10.00 AM Onwards
Registrations
10.45 - 11.00 AM
Inaugural Introduction
11.00 - 11.10 AM
Keynote
The Future Of Airport Infrastructure In India
Capt. BVJK Sharma
Chief Executive Officer, Navi Mumbai International Airport
11.10 - 12.10 PM
Airport Operators Panel
"Future-Proofing Airport Operations: AI, Automation, and the 10x Efficiency Leap
Moderator
Gp Capt C Sreenivas VSM (Retd)
Vice President– Daily Operations & Customer Experience, Bangalore International Airport Ltd
Panellist
Jodhbir Sachdeva
Associate Partner, Business Consulting—Aviation and Transport, KPMG India
Hitarth Mankodi
Chief Operating officer, Mumbai International Airport Limited
Goutam Mukherjee
Regional Director, India & Subcontinent, Amadeus IT Group
Swati Pandey
Vice Chairman and Managing Director, Maharashtra Airport Development Company Ltd.
Kapil Bardeja
Chief Executive Officer, Vehant Technologies
Dr. Sharad Kumar
Member - Operations, Airports Authority of India
12.10 - 12.20 PM
Coffee and VIP Expo Tour
12.20 - 12.30 PM
Special Address
The Role of Suppliers in Shaping Better Airports
Jens Reinhard
Managing Director, GATE – German Airport Technology & Equipment Alliance
12.30 - 1.10 PM
Green Airports Panel
Global Sustainability Leadership: Building Net-Zero Airports of Tomorrow
Vivekanandhan Sindhamani
Head of Sustainable Aviation & Resilience, Netherlands Airport Consultants (NACO)
Ravindra Thakur
Head- Environment and Sustainability, Navi Mumbai International Airport
Michael T. Hansen
Managing Director – Asia Pacific, Nilfisk
Sven Deckers
Director – Sustainability, innovation & partnerships, Dubai Airports
Jens Reinhard
Managing Director, GATE – German Airport Technology & Equipment Alliance
1.20 - 2.00 PM
Taking The Lead Panel
Hyper-Personalization at Scale – How Global Leaders Are Rewriting the Rules of Passenger Journeys
Moderator
Rakhee Biswas
Member - National Aviation Council, WICCI & Co-Managing Partner, Spaviatech Law
Panellist
Neeraj Manoria
Asst. Vice President and Head Digital Strategy, Bangalore International Airport Ltd
Mital Khona Kaul
Vice President – Aerospace & Travel, Accenture in India
Rahul Sahni
Head Commercial- Non Aero, Navi Mumbai International Airport
2.00 - 2.20 PM
Partner Presentation
Resereved for Diamond Engineering Corporation
3.00 - 3.10 PM
Partner Presentation
Role of Innovations in Achieving Sustainable goals in Airport Operations
Bharat Agrawal
Business Director, Diversey India Hygiene Pvt Ltd
3.10 - 3.50 PM
Balancing Human Interaction And Tech Panel
Smart Technologies In Baggage Handling: Reducing Wait Times And Enhancing Security
Moderator
Gaurav Jindal
Managing Director, Gaurav Airport Consulting
Pannelist
Vikram Kumar
Director, CPHI-Holding A/S
Prabhat Mahapatra
Chief Operating Officer, Navi Mumbai International Airport
Gaurang Harit
Project Director, Malaysia Airports
Luca Tripaldella
Head of Business Development, Leonardo
3.50 - 5.00 PM
Digi Yatra Masterclass
Igniting the Spark for a Seamless Process
Suresh Khadakbhavi
CEO, Digi Yatra Foundation
5.00 - 5.10 PM
Closing Remarks
10.00 - 10.15 AM
Registration and Networking
10.15 - 10.30 AM
Opening Keynote
Empowering India's Aviation Workforce for the Next Decade
Sumeet Suseelan
Member, Ministry of Civil Aviation Govt of India (AAC)
10.30 - 11.10 AM
Diversity & Inclusion Panel
"Empowering Aviation: The Role of Women in Shaping Future-Ready Terminals
Moderator
Sanjana Chowhan
Editorial Consultant and Anchor, NDTV Profit
Pannelist
G. Srilata Ramkumar
Director, E&A Design Consultants LLP
Pushpa Pandey
Associate General Manager, Navi Mumbai International Airport
Huyen Dieu Do
Airport Operations Specialist , Airports Corporation of Vietnam
Surabhi Rana
Head - Aero Commercial, Noida International Airport
11.10 - 12.00 PM
Panel Discussion
What Is The Future Of Airport Terminal Design: Creating Passenger-Centric Spaces?
Moderator
Kapil Handa
Founder and Principal Architect, Studio DRA
Panellist
Geetha Priya G
Senior Director and Sector Head - Infrastructure & Airports, JLL India
Debayan Sen
Managing Director, Avinia
Nandita Bhatt
Member - National Aviation Council, WICCI & Executive Director Planning, Airports Authority of India (AAI)
Vikram Falodiya
Head – Terminal Operations, Navi Mumbai International Airport
12.00 - 12.20 PM
Coffee and Networking
12.20- 1.00 PM
Next-Gen Duty-Free Panel
Next-Gen Duty-Free & Travel Retail: Innovation, Consumer Shifts & India’s Growth Playbook
Moderator
Sharath Kanth
Country Commercial Director, Dufry India
Panellist
Ranjit Adyanthaya
Co- Founder & Head of Aviation, Triteleia Ventures
Vishwanatth Iiyer
Head of Buying and Supply ChainHead of Buying and Supply Chain, Delhi Duty Free Services
Shah Nawaz Khan
Chief Operating Officer, Ospree Duty Free by MTRPL
1.00 - 1.15 PM
Case Study
Building the Ayodhya Terminal – Designing for Devotion, Crowds, and Growth
Harsh Varshneya
Principal Architect, STHAPATI
1.15 - 1.30 PM
Case Study
Wayfinding & Signage: How Simple, Smart Directions Prevent Chaos in Complex Environments
Rajan Bhatt
Director, Bezel Design
2.00 - 2.30 PM
Fireside Chat
Zero Hour: Fire Life Safety Strategies for the Airport of Tomorrow
Mahesh Khanapurkar
Technical Director-Airports and Urban Infrastructure, NUDES Architecture
Hemant Khadse
CEO, East Corp Group
2.30 - 3.00 PM
Fireside Chat
Behind The Scenes: A Day In The Life Of Airport Operations
Manu Gopalkrisha Pillai
Airport Director, Cochin International Airport Limited
Huyen Dieu Do
Airport Operations Specialist, Airports Corporation of Viet Nam
3.00 - 3.30 PM
Paving The Way For Growth Chat
Vision 2030 For Indian Airports and Innovations In Smaller Airports
Moderator
Jigar Mehta
Founder, Sankalit IT Consultant
Pannelist
Snehasish Dutta
Chief Executive Officer, Reliance Airport Developers Ltd.
Debashis Ghosh
Executive Vice President, iDeCK - Infrastructure Development Corporation (Karnataka) Ltd
Prashant Karanjkar
Head of Aviation, Nippon Koei India Private Limited
4.00 - 4.30 PM
Closing Address and End of Conference
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