Chairperson & Moderator Mr. Srinivas Katikithala, Secretary, MoHUA

Speakers / Panellists:

1. Ms. Ashwini Bhide, Managing Director, Mumbai Metro Rail Corporation Limited, Mumbai

2. Ms. Mio Oka, Country Director, ADB

3. Ms. Anna Roy, IES, Senior Advisor, Niti Aayog

4. Ms. Jaya Varma Sinha, Former CEO and Chairman Railway Board, Ministry of Railways

5. Mr. Luis Antonio Ramirez Garcia, Urban Development Strategist, Mexico.

6. Mr. Carlos Miranada de Larra Carcedo, Director de Explotacion Ferroviaria (COO) en, Metro d Madrid, S.A.

7. Prof Ashish Verma, Professor, Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bengaluru.

Mobility options in Tier-2 and Tier-3 cities ( Co - Organised by ADB)

Chairperson Mr. Hideaki Iwasaki, Director General, Asian Development Bank

Moderator Mr. Sharad Saxena, Principal Transport Specialist, Asian Development Bank

Speakers / Panellists:

1. Mr. S. Krishna Chaitanya, MD, MPMRCL

2. Mr. Loknath Behera, Managing Director, Kochi Metro Rail Limited

3. Dr. Klaus Liebig, Head of Climate Finance and Mobility, KfW Development Bank, Frankfurt Germany.

4. Mr. Sushil Kumar, Managing Director, UPMRC Ltd.

5. Ms. Vasumana Pant, Additional Municipal Commissioner, Nagpur.

5. Dr. Himani Jain, Senior Programme Lead, CEEW.

Future Cities, Last Mile Connectivity and Innovative Mobility Solutions ( Co - Organised by Alstom )

Chairperson

Moderator

Mr. Om Hari Pande, Director, Electrical, DMRC.

Speakers / Panelists

2. Dr. Amit Jain, Director, Operations & Systems, DMRC

4. Mr. Hari Somalraju, Managing Director, Systra.

5. Mr. Mohit Dubey, Founder & CEO, CHALO Mobility

6. KT Ravindran, Expert Member, Urban Design, SPA, New Delhi

Citizens engagement for developing Urban Transit Solutions ( Co - Organised by CRDF + WRI)

Chairperson

Shri Amrutesh Aurangabadkar, Dy. Commissioner, AMC

Moderator

Dr. Shalini Sinha, PhD, Professor, CEPT University , CRDF.

Speakers / Panellists:

1. Prof. H.M. Shivanand Swamy, Director Emeritus (CoE-UT), CEPT, Ahmedabad

2. Ms. Harshita Jamba , Project Team Member, WRI India

3. Ms. Jayanthi Srikanth, founding member, HSR Citizen Forum and Public Transport Activist

4. Mr. Bankim Kalra, Chief Executive Officer, Centre for Green Mobility

5. Mr. Kaustuv Bandyopadhyay, Director, Participatory Research in Asia (PRIA)

6. Ms. Sarika Panda Bhatt, Co-Founder, Raahagiri Foundation

Accessibility and gender mainstreaming in mobility solutions. ( Co - Organised by GIZ, ITDP & Urban Catalyst)

Chairperson

Ms. Ines Sanchez Madriaga , Professor of Urban Planning, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid and UNESCO Chair on Gender

Moderator

Ms. Kashmira Dubash – Deputy Director, ITDP India

Speakers / Panellists:

1. Dr. Rajani Tewari, Green Cell Mobility

2. Mr. Prasanna Patwardhan, Prasanna Purple Mobility Solutions Pvt. Ltd.

3. Ms. Avny Lavasa, Administrative Secretary, Transport Department, Govt. of Jammu & Kashmir

4. Mr. Vivek Ogra, Partner, Transport, Ernst and Young LLP (EY), Ahmedabad

5. Ms. Pamela Baijal, Deputy Head of Economic Co-operation and Development, Embassy of Federal Republic of Germany.

6. Dr. T. Prabhushankar, Managing Director, MTC(Chennai) Ltd

Inclusive Urban Mobility and Travel Behavior

Chairperson

Prof. Ashish Verma, Professor, Indian Institute of Science Bangalore.

Rapporteur

Mr. Mustansir Farooq, IIT Delhi

Authors

Emerging and Shared Mobility

Chairperson

Dr. Shalini Sinha, Professor and Dean CEPT University

Rapporteur

Mr. G. Vamsi krishna, IIT Delhi

Authors

1. Vaibhav Kushwaha, Shubhajit Sad hukhan and Manan Monga

2. Suhail Masood and Mayank Dubey

3. Kokku Pratika, Srikanta Bhargava Teja and Machavarapu Pavan Kumar

4. Nikhil and T.M Rahul

5. Gongalla Vamsi Krishna and Manoj M

6. Mohammad Zabiulla, Prasanta Sahu and Bandhan Majumdar

Public Transport

Chairperson

Prof. Manoj M., Associate Professor, Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi.

Rapporteur

Mr. Saptarshi Panda, IIT, Delhi

Authors

AI and Optimization for Sustainable Urban Transport Planning

Chairperson

Prof. Pramesh Kumar, Assistant Professor, Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi.

Rapporteur

Ms. Debjani Panda, IIT, Delhi

Authors

Chairperson

Prof Ashish Verma, Professor, Indian Institute of Science (IISC), Bengaluru.

Co-Chairperson

Mr. Mohinder Singh, Former Dean, The Land Transport Authority (LTA), Singapore

Moderator

Ms. Aswathy Dilip, Managing Director, ITDP

Speakers / Panelists

1. Mr. Manjunath Sekhar, Director-Sustainable Urban Mobility, GIZ

2. Mr.Vivek Bhimanwar (IAS), Transport Commissioner, Govt. of Maharashtra

3. Mr. I Jeyakumar, IRTS, Member Secretary, CUMTA

4. Ms. Shalini Sinha, PhD, Professor, CEPT University

5. Mr. Sourav Dhar, Programme Lead, CEEW.

6. Mr. Parin Visariya, Program Manager, ITDP

Smart Bus Operations for City Specific needs through Digitalisation ( Co - Organised by CHALO) 

Chairperson

Dr. Surendrakumar Bagde, IAS, Director General, National Centre for Good Governance (NCGG).

Moderator

Ms.Priya Singh, Co-Founder and Director, CHALO Mobility Private Limited.

Speakers / Panelists

1. Mr. P. S. Pramoj Sanker IOFS, Chairman & Managing Director, Kerala State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC)

2. Mr. Prasanna Patwardhan, Prasanna Purple Mobility Solutions Pvt. Ltd.

3. Mr. Vivek Ogra, Partner, Transport, Ernst and Young LLP (EY), Ahmedabad

4. Mr. Venkatesh Subbarao Chunduru, Director & Head India Operations, ARCADIS, IBI Group

5. Shri. Vinayak Bhavnani, CTO, Chalo Mobility Private Limited.)

6. Mr. Loknath Behera, Managing Director, Kochi Metro Rail Limited

7. Mr. Sanjay Kumar Biswal, MD, CRUT, Bhubaneswar

Integration of modes and Last mile of Public Transport in Mega Cities ( Co - Organised by Spanish Embassy )

Chairperson

Dr. Vikas Kumar, MD, DMRC

Moderator

Ms. Rupa Nandy, Head, UITP, India.

Speakers / Panelists

1. Mr. M.A.Siddique, MD, Chennai Metro Rail Limited

2.Mr. Carlos Miranada de Larra Carcedo, Director de Explotacion Ferroviaria (COO) en, Metro d Madrid, S.A

3.Mr. Michael Steidl, Head of Regional Representation to South Asia, European Investment Bank

4. Mr.Rajeev Tyagi, Director Projects, MMRCL

5. Mr. Sandip Ray, Country Manager, Ardanuy Ingeniera

6. Mr.Arshad Ali,MD, Cemosa India & Introsoft

7. Mr.Ankur Agarwal, Technical Director, CAF India

8. Mr. Guillermo, Area Manager MEA & South Asia, LDA Audiotec

Innovation Challenge ( Co - Organised by GIZ )

Chairperson

Mr. M Ramchandran, former Secretary MoHUA- (Jury Member)

Co-Chairperson

Mr Vijay Kovvali, Research Professor, CiSTUP, IISc, Bengaluru - (Jury Member)

Moderator

Ms. Sarika Saxena , Managing Partner , IAN Alpha Fund. - (Jury Member)

Electric Vehicle Technologies: Prospects and Challenges ( Organised by MoHUA )

Chairperson

Mr. Sudesh Kumar, Retired Member Electrical, Railway Board.

Speakers / Panelists

1. Mr. Praveen, MD, Alektrify Private Limited.

2. Ms. Veronika Pliats, Principal Portfolio Manager, S A Division, KFWs

PPP- Paradigm Shift from financing to partnership ( Co - Organised by ADB )

Chairperson

Mr. Hideaki Iwasaki, Director General, Asian Development Bank

Moderator

Mr. Mukund Kumar Sinha, Senior Transport Specialist, Asian Development Bank.

Speakers / Panelists

1. Mr. Partha Sarathi Reddy Chevuru, , Programme Director Island, PPP, NITI Aayog, New Delhi.

2. Ms. Namita Mehrotra, Director Finance, NCRTC

3. Mr. Baldeo Purushartha, Joint Secretary Infra, DEA, Ministry of Finance

4. Ms. Sumika Nakane, Senior Investment Specialist, ADB

5. Mr. Ajit Sharma, Director Finance, DMRC.

6. Ms. Neha Pandit, Senior Vice-President, Tata Realty

Big Data Applications in Urban Transport ( Co - Organised by GIZ )

Chairperson

Mr. GVL Satya Kumar, Managing Director, CRIS

Co-Chairperson

Prof. Gitakrishnan Ramadurai , IIT Madras

Moderator

Mr. Narendra Verma, Technical Advisor, Sustainable Urban Mobility, GIZ

Speakers / Panelists

1. Mr. Venkatesh Subbarao Chunduru, Director & Head India Operations, ARCADIS IBI Group

2. Mr. Kishor Nathani, Managing Director & CEO, UMTC, New Delhi

3. Prof. Rahul Shankar IIM Indore

4. Mr. Asit Kadyan , Advisor, Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI)

5. Mr Vijay Kovvali, Research Professor, CiSTUP, IISc, Bengaluru

6. Dr. Swapnil Garg, Professor (Strategic Management) , IIM Indore

Urban Transit Enabled Economic Development ( Co - Organised by WRI )

Chairperson

Mr. Shalabh Goel, MD, NCRTC, New Delhi

Co-Chairperson

Prof.Sanjay Gupta, Head, Faculty of Transport Planning, SPA, Delhi

Moderator

Ms. Radha Chanchani, Senior Manager, Sustainable Cities and Transport, WRI India Ross Center

Speakers / Panelists

1. Prof. Shivanand Swamy, Professor Emeritus (CoE-UT), Ahmedabad

2. Ms. Aditi Chaudhary, Commissioner, Asansol Municipal Corporation

3. Mr. Rajiv Dhanker, Director Projects and Planning, DMRC

4. Ms. Kuppu Usha Rao, Freelance Consultant, Former Team Lead, UNDP

5. Mr. Loknath Behera, Managing Director, Kochi Metro Rail Limited

6. Mr. Rahul Yadav, Deputy Chief (Operations, Strategy & Planning) DMRC

Quick response for Disaster Management in Urban Transport Systems ( Organised by MoHUA )

Chairperson

Dr. Surendra Kumar Bagde, Director General, National Centre for Good Governance (NCGG).

Moderator

Mr. Jaideep, OSD(UT), MoHUA

Speakers / Panelists

1. Mr. Luis Antonio Ramirez Garcia, Urban Development Strategist, Mexico

2. Mr. Mathais Merforth, Transport Economist, Project Manager, GIZ

3. Mr. Prashanth Kumar Palani, Head- Automotive Homologation, Haritha Techlogix, Coimbatore.

4. Mr. Devendra Gill, Executive Director Safety, DMRC

5. Ms. Kuppu Usha Rao, Freelance Consultant, Former Team Lead, UNDP

6. Mr. Praveen Goyal, CEO DB RRTS

Sustainable Transport Systems: Resilience and Perspective

Chairperson

Prof. Gopal R. Patil, Professor, Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay

Rapporteur

Mr. Mustansir Farooq, IIT, Delhi

Data-Driven and Strategic Mobility Planning

Chairperson

Prof. Sanjay Gupta, Head, Faculty of Transport Planning, SPA, New Delhi

Rapporteur

Mr. G. Vamsi Krishna, IIT, Delhi

Authors

Pedestrian Safety and Inclusive Mobility

Chairperson

Prof. Rahul TM, Associate Professor, Indian Institute of Technology, Ropar

Rapporteur

Mr. Saptarshi Panda, IIT, Delhi

Authors

Freight, Infrastructure and Multi-Modal Integration

Chairperson

Prof. B. K. Bhavathrathan, Associate Professor, Indian Institute of Technology, Palakkad

Rapporteur

Ms. Debjani Panda, IIT, Delhi

Authors

Strategies for Non-fare Box revenue ( Co - Organised by AIIB )

Chairperson

Mr. Jaideep, OSD(UT), MoHUA.

Co-Chairperson

Mr. Vikas Kumar, MD, DMRC

Moderator

Ms. Jaishree Jindal, Senior Infrastructure Officer, Public Sector Clients Department, AIIB.

Speakers/Panelists

1. Mr. Sushil Kumar, Managing Director, UPMRC Ltd.

Young Voices for planning Indian Cities ( Co - Organised by GIZ )

Chairperson

Dr. Surendrakumar Bagde, Director General, National Centre for Good Governance (NCGG).

Speakers/Panelists

1. Mr. Ishant Bhale Rao, TKS Activator, Maharashtra

2. Ms. Ashwariya Agarwal, Lead public Policy and Advocacy OMI Foundation New Delhi

3. Mr. Pravar Chaudhry, Designer and Founder of Benga walk, Bengaluru

4. Ms. Nikita Lalwani, Founder of CROOZE, Gujarat

5. Mr. Vedant Raj Matre, Founder of Walking Project, Mumbai

6. Ms. Priyanka Krishnan, Program Head of B. Mobile, B.PAC, Bengaluru

Chairperson

Dr. S.D. Attri, Member Technical, CAQM sd.attri@imd.gov.in

Co-Chairperson

Prof Ashish Verma, Professor, Indian Institute of Science (IISC), Bengaluru.

Moderator

Dr. Himani Jain, Senior Programme Lead, CEEW.

Speakers/Panelists

1. Mr. Rajnish Ahuja, Head of Transport & Urban Development, AFD

2. Mr. Mahendra Kumar, Director E&RS, NCRTC

3. Dr. Sunil Gulia, Senior Scientist, CSIR-NEERI

4. Ms. Swagata Dey, Air Quality Lead, CSTEP

5. Ms.Namita Gupta , CEO, Airveda

6. Ms. Megha Kumar, Researcher, Centre for Sustainable Mobility Solution Transport

Creative Redevelopment of Cities ( Organised by MoHUA )

Chairperson

Mr. Mohinder Singh, Former Dean, The Land Transport Authority (LTA), Singapore

Moderator

Mr. Sandeep Fuller, CEO (Project Services), SYSTRA.

Speakers/Panelists

1. Mr. Sanjay Kumar Biswal, MD, CRUT, Bhubaneswar

2. Mr. S.S Joshi, Former Director, Rolling stock, DMRC

3. MR. R Srinivas – Former Town & Country Planner, TCPO, Honorary Secretary IUT

4. Prof Nitika Bhakuni, CEPT University, Ahmedabad

5. MR. R Srinivas – Former Town & Country Planner, TCPO, Honorary Secretary IUT