| Time | Session |
|---|---|
| 1:00pm - 3:00pm | Lunch and Registration |
| 3:00pm - 3:10pm | Inauguration with Lamp Lighting by the Dignitaries |
| 3:10pm - 3:15pm | Welcome Address: Topic : Celebrating India's Digital Successes in e-Governance: The 35th Edition of Technology Sabha Speaker : Srikanth RP, Editor, Express Computer, The Indian Express Group |
| 3:15pm - 3:30pm | Guest of Honour: Topic : Empowering Digital Growth: Strategies for a Thriving IT Ecosystem in West Bengal Speaker : Dr Amit Mitra, Cabinet Rank, Principal Chief Advisor to Hon'ble Chief Minister and Finance Department, Government of West Bengal |
| 3:30pm - 3:45pm | Guest of Honour: Topic : Positioning West Bengal as a Premier IT Hub: Fostering Innovation and Sustainability in the Digital Realm Speaker : Babul Supriyo, Minister for Information Technology and Electronics Department, West Bengal |
| 3:45pm - 4:05pm |
Topic : AI For All Speaker : Akash Saxenaa, Vice President and Head of Enterprise Business, Samsung India Electronics Pvt. Ltd |
| 4:05pm - 4:25pm |
Topic : A New Era of Digital Transformation: What's Now & Next Speaker : Monojit Datta, Customer Engineer, Infrastructure Modernization, Google Cloud |
| 4:25pm - 4:55pm |
Topic : Addressing challenges in digital evolution through sustainable innovation Speaker : Rohan Kumar Pandey, Senior Manager- Business Development, Schneider Electric |
| 4:55pm - 5:05pm | Networking Tea Break |
| 5:05pm - 5:20pm |
Key Address : Topic : Unlocking India's Potential: Language Technologies as Catalysts for Digital Empowerment Speaker : Amitabh Nag, Chief Executive Officer, Digital India Bhashini Division (Bhashini), Digital India Corporation |
| 5:20pm - 5:40pm |
Topic : Secured Data Centers for Sustainable Tomorrow Speaker : Akhil Suneja, Director Sales - North, NTT Data |
| 5:40pm - 5:55pm |
Key Address : Topic : Breakthroughs and Digital Evolution at the Department of Stamps and Registration Speaker : Dr. Mamatha B. R., Inspector General of Registration and Commissioner of Stamps, Karnataka |
| 5:55pm - 6:15pm |
Topic : Take Control of Digital Transformation Speaker : Amit Singh, Sr. Vice President, CtrlS Datacenters |
| 6:15pm - 6:30pm |
Key Address : Topic : Empowering Education Through Digital Governance: Strategies for Transformative Change in West Bengal Speaker : Manish Jain, Principal Secretary, School Education, West Bengal |
| 6:30pm - 8:30pm | Stall Visits / Free and Easy |
| 7:00pm - 8:00pm | Power Discussion by Rakuten & Schneider |
| 8:30pm - 8:35pm |
Topic : Simplify Citizen Experience Speaker : Subrato Bandhu, Vice President , Sprinklr |
| 8:35pm - 9:00pm | Technology Sabha Awards |
| 9:00pm - 11:00pm | Networking Cocktails and Dinner |
| Time | Session |
|---|---|
| 8:00am - 9:00am | Power Discussion by Google Cloud & Open Text |
| 8:00am - 9:30am | Breakfast |
| 9:30am - 9:45am |
Keynote Address: Topic : Breakthroughs and Digital Evolution at the Centre For Railway Information Systems (CRIS) Speaker : G V L Satya Kumar, Managing Director, Centre For Railway Information Systems |
| 9:45am - 10:05am |
Topic : Smarter Governance Speaker : Praveen Kulkarni, National Manager (Business Development), Digital India & Strategic Projects, OpenText |
| 10:05am - 10:20am |
Key Address: Topic : Advancements in IT and Governance Practices within the Energy Industry Speaker : Arun Mahesh Babu MS, Managing Director, Gujarat Power Corp. Ltd., and Managing Director, Uttar Gujarat Vij Co. Ltd. |
| 10:20am - 10:45am |
Topic : Measuring Security by CrowdStrike Speaker : Nitin Varma, Managing Director - India & SAARC, CrowdStrike |
| 10:45am - 11:00am |
Key Address: Topic : Transformative Healthcare: Pioneering Innovations for Inclusive Access and Quality Service Delivery Speaker : Dr Basant Garg, Additional Cheif Executive Officer, National Health Authority |
| 11:00am - 11:20am |
Topic : Towards Tomorrow with Technology Speaker : Sumit Wadhwa, Director and Head of Enterprise Government Business, Samsung India Electronics Pvt. Ltd |
| 11:20am - 11:35am |
Topic : Kramer-Digital Revolution in AV Landscape Speaker : Antriksh Verma, Regional Sales Manager - N&E, Kramer Electronics India Pvt Ltd |
| 11:35am - 11:50am | Networking Tea Break |
| 11:50am - 12:05pm |
Key Address: Topic : Technology Trends in Transforming of Public Services at the Grassroots Level Speaker : Golok Kumar Simli, Principal Advisor & CTO, Passport Seva Programme, Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India |
| 12:05pm - 12:25pm |
Topic : Building a Strong Cybersecurity Ecosystem by Sophos Speaker : Rajeev Gupta, Director Channel Sales, India & SAARC, Sophos |
| 12:25pm - 12:45pm |
Topic : AI Powered, Cloud - Delivered Cyber Security Speaker : Vikas Awasthi, Director, Government Business, Check Point Software, India & SAARC |
| 12:45pm - 1:25pm |
Panel Discussion : Topic : Government Sector's Digital Evolution: Navigating Challenges and Embracing Opportunities Moderator : Srikanth RP, Editor, Express Computer, The Indian Express Group Panelists : Pratap Singh, Principal Commissioner Income Tax, Government of India Vivek Bhimanwar, Transport Commissioner, Maharashtra Anu Kumari, Director, KSITM, Department of Information Technology, Kerala Shubham Gupta, CEO, Zila Parishad, Dhule, Maharashtra Anil Kumar Tentu, CEO, AP Innovation Society, Department of IT, Andhra Pradesh Diya Chamaria, Head, Sales, Google Cloud Sanjeev Sharma, GM- Government. & BFSI Key Accounts, Schneider Electric |
| 1:25pm - 2:30pm | Networking Lunch |
| 1:25pm - 2:30pm | Power Lunch by Checkpoint & Jabra |
| 2:30pm - 2:45pm |
Key Address : Topic : Building Open and Inclusive E-commerce for Citizen Services Speaker : Nitin Mishra, Chief Technology Officer, Open Network for Digital Commerce |
| 2:45pm - 3:00pm |
Key Address : Topic : From Large Language Models to Large Action Models: Ethics and Governance Frameworks for AI Speaker : Dr. Adapa Karthik, Secretary, Government of Punjab |
| 3:00pm - 3:15pm |
Key Address : Topic : TransformingTaxation: Innovations and Strategies for Commercial Taxation in Telangana Speaker : Dr. T K Sreedevi, Commissioner of Commercial Taxes, Government of Telangana |
| 3:15pm - 3:30pm |
Key Address : Topic : Harnessing Innovation and Technology for Taxation in the Digital Age Speaker : Dheeraj Rastogi, EVP, Services & Support, Goods and Services Tax Network |
| 3:30pm - 3:45pm |
Key Address : Topic : Webel - A golden journey for 50 years Speaker : Sanjay Kumar Das, Additional Secretary, IT & Electronics Department, and Managing Director, WEBEL |
| 3:45pm - 4:00pm |
Key Address : Topic : Harnessing Technology for Citizen-Centric Governance Speaker : Shekhar Singh, Commissioner, Pimpri-Chinchwad Municipal Corporation, Maharashtra |
| 4:00pm - 4:40pm |
Panel Discussion : Topic : Embracing the Digital Horizon: Best Practices to Balance Innovation and Security Moderator Dr Pankaj Kumar Dalela, Director, Centre for Development of Telematics (C-DOT) Vijay Devnath, GGM and CISO, Infrastructure & Security, Ministry of Railways, Center for Railway Information Systems Lilly Prasad, CTO, FSSAI Praveen Kulkarni, National Manager (Business Development), Digital India & Strategic Projects, OpenText |
| 4:40pm - 4:50pm | Networking Tea Break |
| 4:50pm - 5:30pm |
Panel Discussion : Topic : How Government Entities can Harness New Technologies to Set eGovernance Standards Moderator : Srikanth RP, Editor, Express Computer, The Indian Express Group Panelists : Sumnesh Joshi, Deputy Director General at the Ministry of Communications & IT, GOI K S Meena, Special Secretary, Urban Development Departmetn, Government of NCT of Delhi Parul Gaur, Special Secretary, IT, Arunachal Pradesh Sarita Sunil Narke, Additional Collector & State Director, Land Records, Government of Maharashtra Dr. Binu Francis, Secretary, Corporation of Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala Dr. Abhishek Roy, Head, e-Governance, West Bengal |
| 5:20pm - 6:45pm | Stall Visits / Free and Easy |
| 6:00pm - 7:00pm | Power Discussion by Samsung |
| Power Discussion by CrowdStrike on Protecting Critical Infrastructure in the Face of Targeted Attacks | |
| 7:00pm - 7:30pm | Technology Sabha Awards |
| 7:30pm - 9:30pm | Entertainment, Networking, Cocktails and Dinner |
| Time | Session |
|---|---|
| Breakfast and Departure |
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