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Time (IST)
Session
Session Details
08:30-10:00
Registration
Welcome Tea/ Coffee
10:00-11:30
Technical Session I
Road Infrastructure Vision@ 2047
Session Chair
Praveen Gupta, IAS
Praveen Gupta, IAS Principal Secretary, Public Works Department, Government of Rajasthan
Speaker
Amit Shukla
Amit Shukla Joint Secretary (RC), Ministry of Rural Development & Director General, NRIDA
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Hamdi Aydin
Hamdi Aydin Emay International Engineering and Consultancy Inc, Istanbul
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Prof. Manoranjan Parida
Prof. Manoranjan Parida Director, CSIR-CRRI
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Anilkumar Gaikwad
Anilkumar Gaikwad Vice Chairman & Managing Director, MSRDC Limited
11:30-11:50
Tea/Coffee Break
at Exhibition Area
11:50-13:15
Technical Session II
Infrastructure Development – Vision Net Zero
Keynote Speaker
Dr. Sujit Kumar Bajpayee
Dr. Sujit Kumar Bajpayee Member, Commission for Air Quality Management, Govt. of India
Session Chair
Ms. Susanna Zammataro
Ms. Susanna Zammataro Director General, IRF-Geneva
Speaker
V N Heggade
V N Heggade Founder & CEO, DECon Complete Solutions
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Dr. Bibekananda Mohapatra
Dr. Bibekananda Mohapatra Advisor and Consultant, Ultratech Cement Ltd. & Former DG, NCCBM
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Prof. Mahendrakumar Madhavan
Prof. Mahendrakumar Madhavan Department of Civil Engineering, IIT Hyderabad
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Dr. Ambika Behl
Dr. Ambika Behl Senior Principal Scientist, Flexible Pavement Dept., CSIR-CRRI
13:15-14:00
Inaugural Session
Vision Zero: Sustainable Infratech and Policy for Safer Roads
Welcome Address
Lt. Gen. Harpal Singh (Retd.)
Lt. Gen. Harpal Singh (Retd.) President,, IRF-IC
Special Address
K K Kapila
K K Kapila President (Emeritus), IRF, Geneva & Founder President, IRF-IC
Address by Chief Guest
Shri Nitin Gadkari
Shri Nitin Gadkari Hon’ble Minister of Road Transport and Highways, Govt. of India
Vote of Thanks
D. O. Tawade
D. O. Tawade Sr. Vice-President,, IRF-IC
14:00-15:00
Lunch Break
15:00-17:00
Technical Session III
Future of Bridges & Tunnelling
Keynote Speaker
Dr. Prem Krishna
Dr. Prem Krishna Former Professor and Head (Department of Civil Engineering), University of Roorkee
Session Chair
S. K. Puri,
S. K. Puri Road Safety Ambassador, IRF-IC & Executive Director, ICT
Speaker
Prof. Mahesh Tandon
Prof. Mahesh Tandon Chairman, Tandon Consultants Pvt Ltd (TCPL)
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R K Dhiman, AVSM, VSM
R K Dhiman, AVSM, VSM Former Additional Director General, Border Roads Organisation & President, TAI
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Alok Bhowmick
Alok Bhowmick Managing Director, B&S Engineering Consultants
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G K SAHU
G K Sahu Chief Scientist in Bridge Engineering and Structures Division, CSIR-CRRI
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Akshay Acharya
Akshay Acharya Advisor (Tunnels & Structures), NHAI
17:00-18:00
Exhibitors’ Presentations
At Exhibition Area with Exhibitors’ Brief Presentations
18:30-19:15
Cultural Programme
Indian Dances
19:15-22:00
Drinks & Dinner