CONFERENCE PROGRAM
Day 1 - 1st July 2024
INAUGURATION
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10:00 - 11:15Inaugural Panel & Lamplighting Ceremony
Opening Remarks
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Praveen PA
Director Aerospace & Defence, Government of Telangana
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Stephane Castet
CEO, BCI Aerospace
Industry Remarks
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Thierry Cloutet
Regional Procurement Officer, India & South Asia, Airbus
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Masood Hussainy
Executive Director, TATA Advanced Systems Ltd
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Jetendra Gavankar
CEO, Safran India
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Prakash Chauha
Director, NRSC
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Tapash Ghose
General Manager (Indigenisation, Joint Ventures & Outsourcing), HAL
Welcome Remarks
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Sri Jayesh Ranjan IAS
Special Chief Secretary for Industries & Commerce, IT, E&C of Government of Telangana
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Dr G Satheesh Reddy
President AESI and Former Chairman DRDO
Inaugural Address
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Sri Duddilla Sridhar Babu
Minister for Industries & Commerce, IT, E&C and Legislative Affairs, Government of Telangana
SUPPORTING SUSTAINABLE GLOBAL INDUSTRY GROWTH
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11:15 – 12:45Panel: Accessing and Developing Global Aerospace Supply Chains: A Roadmap to Success
- Understanding the strategic imperatives for growth
- Regional vs. national vs. global scale-up for SMEs
- Filling the supply chain gaps in aerospace and defence markets
- Key Technologies Transforming the Future of Global Supply Chains
- Understanding the role of certification and accreditation
- Reinvention in Supplier Lifecycle Management
- Building Sustainability in Supply Chain
Moderator:
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Mital Khona Kaul
VP Aerospace and Defence, Accenture
Panelists:
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Chandra Shekhar
Sr. Director - Global Sourcing Strategy, GE Aviation
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Sunil Prasad
Global Delivery Head – Aerospace and Defense, L&T Technology Services
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Karthik Krishnamurthy
Director Operations, Mahindra Aerospace
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Niklas Lohse
Senior Global Commodity Manager, Rolls-Royce
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Thierry Cloutet
Regional Procurement Officer, India & South Asia, Airbus
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Vamsi Vikas Ganesula
MD, Raghu Vamsi Group
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12:45 – 14:25Lunch break
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14:25 – 15:00DRONES - OPPORTUNITIES, CHALLENGES AND THE WAY FORWARD
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Amber Dubey
Senior Advisor, McKinsey & Company
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15:00 – 16:00Panel: Unlocking the Opportunities for a Growing Aviation and Engine MRO Market
- How is India well-positioned to make the most of the expanding market?
- What are the key growth areas to focus on?
- Scaling-up operations to capture more market potential
- Taking a digital-first approach to developing MRO technologies
Moderator:
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Bharat Malkani
Managing Director, Max AeroSpace
Panelists:
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Jetendra Gavankar
CEO, Safran India
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Laveen Sundararaj
Senior Engineering Manager, COLLINS AEROSPACE
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Dinesh Bohra
CEO, GMR Aero Technic
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R.S. Thakur
General Manager, AI Engineering Services Limited - AIESL
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16:00 - 17:30Panel: Understanding and Leveraging the Key Regional Space Industry Growth Opportunities
- Strengthening India’s manufacturing capability base to prepare for a larger space sector
- Key industry segments that are economically viable and helping to drive growth
- Financing a sustainable space sector
- Digital Transformation as the Key to Accelerating Access to Space
- How Can Industry Partnerships Play a Role in Developing Value-Add Capabilities for the Space Industry?
Moderator:
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Alex T Koshy
Director - India Entry, M&A, SAS Partners Corporate Advisors Private Limited
Panelists:
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Sudheer Kumar
Retd Director - Capacity Building and Outreach, ISRO
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Chaitanya Dora Surapureddy
CFO & Co-founder, Dhruva Space
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Munetaka Ueno
Research Director- Space Exploration Innovation Hub Center, JAXA
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Gautier Champion
Deputy General Manager, CNES India
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Giritharan Thiruppathirajan
Chief of Staff, Agnikul Cosmos
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Ashwin Mahavadi
Senior VP - Business, Skyroot Aerospace
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17:30Conference Day 1 Close
Day 2 – 2nd July 2024
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10:00 - 11:00Panel: Building a Viable Ecosystem for UAV Manufacturing
- Where is the current market potential for drones and UAVs?
- Building the next-generation ecosystem for urban air mobility
- Redefining economic and service models for eVtols
- How can the aerospace supply chain adapt to future aircraft requirements?
Moderator:
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Smit Shah
President, Drone Federation of India
Panelists:
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Vijay Sridasyam
VP, Marvel Geospatial Solutions
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Prem Kumar Vislawath
Founder & Chief Innovator, Marut Drones
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Sunil Jha
Senior Director of Engineering, ideaForge Technology
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AVM KVR Raju, VM (Retd.)
Technical Lead-UAV & Missiles, ADANI Defence & Aerospace
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11:00 - 12:00Panel Discussion: Defence as a Key Growth Industry
- Leveraging the research and development ecosystem to drive modernisation of the sector
- Establishing long term opportunities and partnerships: a roadmap for success
- Understanding and leveraging the synergies in defence and space
- Government policies/focus as a catalyst for growth of the sector
- Potential for India to transition from a net defence importer to net exporter
Moderator:
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Kunal Sikka
CEO, SIKA Aerospace and Defence
Panelists:
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Jetendra Gavankar
CEO, Safran India
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JAVED ALI
Deputy General Manager, Business Development and Marketing, HAL
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G M Anitha
Addl General Manager (Head electronics), Bharat Dynamics Ltd
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Girish Nilange
Head Of Business Development, Rotary Connectors ltd
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Addepalli Krishna Sai Kumar
Director of Operations, Apollo Microsystems
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12:00 - 12:30Boeing India Supply Chain Overview
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Ganapati Hebbar
Supplier Development & Growth Manager, Boeing India
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12:30Conference Day 2 Close
Day 3 – 3rd July 2024
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10:30 – 10:55Supply Chain Logistics - Concepts of Ease of Doing Business in India
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Nishchal Padhya
Managing Director, Siddhartha Logistics
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11:30 – 11:55Machining Transformation (MX): A Mindset Change for Aerospace Manufacturing?
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Michael Kirbach
Director, DMG MORI India
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11:55Conference Day 3 Close