09:00 AM - 09:30 AM
Registration
9:30: AM- 11:00 AM
Inaugural Session: Sustainable Mobility Solutions for a Greener Future
Welcome Address
Dr. Ravi Gupta, Founder, Publisher & Editor-in-Chief, Elets Technomedia
Keynote Address
Prof (Dr.) Manoj Choudhary, Vice Chancellor, Gati Shakti Vishwavidyalaya
Rajan C S, Regional Director – Asia Pacific, Asis Elektronik Ve Bilisim Sistemleri A.S.
Introduction & Special Address
Loknath Behera, Managing Director, Kochi Metro Rail Limited (Program Chair)
Timings Sessions
Manish Gupta, Executive Director-Electrical Energy and Management (EEM), Railway Board,
Ministry of Railways, Government of India
Special Address "DFCCIL: A Game Changer in Freight Transportation" by
Ravindra Kumar Jain, Managing Director, Dedicated Freight Corridor Corporation of
India Ltd. (DFCCIL)
Special Address
G.V.L Satya Kumar, Managing Director, Centre for Railway Information Systems (CRIS),
Ministry of Railways, Government of India
Special Address
Shantanu Roy, Chairman & Managing Director, Bharat Earth Movers Limited (BEML)
Vote of Thanks
Mani Venkata Kumar, General Manager (Signalling & Telecom), Kochi Metro Rail Limited
11:00: AM- 11:20 AM
Networking break & visit to expo
11:20 AM- 11:35 AM
Technology Presentation
Rajan C S, Regional Director – Asia Pacific, Asis Elektronik Ve Bilisim Sistemleri A.S.
‘Sustainable AFC Technology for Future’
11:35 AM- 11:50 AM
Technology Presentation
Gaurav Goyal, Regional Sales Manager, Fortinet
11:50 AM- 12:05 PM
Special Address
Nitin Nair, Senior Vice President (Mobility, Transportation & Travel ), Open Network for Digital
Commerce (ONDC)
12:05 PM- 12:20 PM
Special Address & Presentation
Dr. Amit Kumar Jain, Director Operations & Services, Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC)
‘Digitalisation in Metro Rail: DMRC case’
12:20 PM - 01:05 PM
Panel Discussion 1 - Digital Transformation in Railways: IoT, Big Data, and
Artificial Intelligence for Efficiency and Sustainability
Dr. Nalinaksh S. Vyas, Former Chairman, Technology Mission for Indian Railways (TMIR) &
Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology - Kanpur
Sharat Sahai Mathur, Group General Manager, Centre for Railway Information Systems (CRIS)
Alok Shankar Pandey, CISO & Additional General Manager (IT), Dedicated Freight Corridor
Corporation of India Ltd (Session Moderator)
Dr. Daleesh Viswanathan, Head of Information Technology, Cochin University of Science and
Technology (CUSAT)
01:05 PM - 01:20 PM
Special Address & Presentation by:
01:20 PM - 01:35 PM
Technology Presentation by
P. Rajasekaran, Chief Products Officer, Bahwan CyberTek
‘Digitalization of Metro Asset Management - Predictive & Adaptive maintenance with IIOT for Rolling
Stock, Track and Signalling assets’
01:35 PM - 01:50 PM
Special Address & Presentation
Santosh Kumar Jha, Director (Operations & Commercial) Konkan Railway Corporation Limited
‘Advancements in Metro Rail Systems for Urban Mobility: Technologies, Funding,
and Challenges ‘
01:50 PM - 02:30 PM
Lunch & Networking Break
This panel will discuss innovative approaches to modernize existing rail
systems, strategies for expansion to meet growing demands, and the
importance of sustainable practices for a greener future in
transportation.
02:30 PM - 03:15 PM
Panel Discussion 2 - Transitioning Public Transport Networks to Low Carbon
Solutions
R.D. Nazeem, Principal Secretary, Department of Transport, Government of Himachal Pradesh
S Sreejith, ADGP, Transport Commissioner, Motor Vehicles Department, Kerala
P. Ramesh, Chairman & Managing Director, Jaipur Metro Rail Corporation Ltd
Sajan P John, Chief Operating Officer, Kochi Water Metro Ltd
Gokul TG, Sr. DGM (Urban Transport) Kochi Metro Rail Limited (Moderator)
Adesh Kumar, General Manager (Electrical & Traction) National Capital Region Transport
Corporation (NCRTC)
Amit Kumar Tripathi, Deputy General Manager-Electrical, National High Speed Rail Corporation
Ltd (NHSRCL)
03:15 PM- 03:30 PM
Technology Presentation
Vijaykumar T.T, DGM/Tele- II (O&M)
Digitalising O&M: The Unique Perspective of KMRL
Arjun Krishna K, Manager (Marine) Water Transport
Kochi Water Metro: Sustainable Public Transport Model for Inland Water
03:30 PM- 04:15 PM
Panel Discussion 3 - Metro Mobility Revolution: Trends & Technologies Shaping
the Future Railway & Infrastructure Development: Modernisation, Expansion &
Sustainability
Dr. Ravi Gupta, Founder, Publisher & Editor-in-Chief, Elets Technomedia (Moderator)
Thiruman Archunan, Director-Projects, Chennai Metro Rail Limited
Tarun Kumar Goyal, Member Planning, Rail Land Development Authority
P. Uday Kumar Reddy, General Manager, Metro Railway Kolkata and Chairman at Kolkata Metro
Rail Corporation Limited (KMRCL)
04:15 PM - 04:20 PM
Special Address
Dr. Anirudh Gautam, Principal Executive Director, Resource & Testing Vertical, Research Designs
& Standards Organisation (RDSO) Lucknow
eletsegov Elets Governance egovonline eletsvideos
Digitalising O&M: The Unique Perspective of KMRL
Arjun Krishna K, Manager (Marine) Water Transport
Kochi Water Metro: Sustainable Public Transport Model for Inland Water
‘Implementation of Gati Shakti National Master Plan on the Foundation of Railway
Research & Innovation’
04:20 PM - 04:30 PM
Technology Presentation
Prof. Job Thomas, Department of Civil Engineering, CUSAT
‘Quality Checking of Concrete Works’
04:30 PM - 05:15 PM
Panel Discussion 4 - Innovative project financing for Transport projects:
Advancing High-speed rail and metro initiatives
Ajith Kumar.V, Managing Director, Kerala Rail Development Corporation Ltd (K-Rail)
Dr. Prasanna Kumar Acharya, Director (Finance), Chennai Metro Rail Limited
Dr. Namrita Kalsi, Chief Architect, Haryana Mass Rapid Transport Corporation Limited (HMRTC)
Annapoorani Srinivasan, Director (Finance), Kochi Metro Rail Limited (Moderator)
05:15 PM - 05:30 PM
Valedictory and Vote of Thanks
