Program Agenda 2026

Day 1: 03 July 2026 (Friday)

09.00 AM  - 10.00 AM : Registration & Welcome Tea

10.00 AM - 11.00 AM - Inaugural Ceremony (Session 1)

10.00 AM - 10.05 AM : Program Briefing by Ms. Payal Agrawal, Urban Infra Group

10.05 AM - 10.10 AM : Lamp lighting by Chief Guest, Guest of Honor & Other Dignitaries

10.10 AM - 10.15 AM : Welcome Note by Prof. (Dr.) Surabhi Singh, Dean (Int'l Relations), GNIOT

10.30 AM - 10.45 AM : Keynote by Guest of Honor Shri Ashwini Vaishnaw, Union Railway Minister, Govt. of India*

10.45 AM - 10.55 AM : Keynote by Shri Tokhan Sahu, Union Minister for Housing & Urban Affairs (MoS), Govt. of India

11.00 AM - 12.15 PM - The Future in Fast Forward – Leaders’ Vision (Session 2)

11.00 AM - 11.05 AM : Keynote by Shri Vivek Kumar Gupta, Member (Infrastructure), Railway Board, Ministry of Railways*

10.05 AM - 11.10 AM : Keynote by Shri Sitaram Sinku, Addl. Member (Production Units), Railway Board, Ministry of Railways*

11.10 AM - 11.20 AM : Keynote by Shri Umesh Chowdhary, VCMD, Titagarh Rail Systems Ltd*

11.20 AM - 10.30 AM : Keynote by Shri Sudipta Mukherjee, MD, Texmaco Rail & Engineering Ltd.

11.30 AM - 11.40 AM : Keynote by Shri Manoj Kumar Dubey, CMD, Indian Railway Finance Corporation (IRFC)

11.40 AM - 11.50 AM : Keynote by Prof. (Dr.) Manoj Choudhary, VC, Gati Shakti Vishwavidyalaya, Ministry of Railways

11.50 AM - 11.55 PM : Keynote by Dr. Aleksan Kagrimanian, Head- Aviation & Railway Ministry of Industry & Trade of Russian Federation

11.55 AM - 12.00 PM : Keynote 

12.00 PM - 12.10 PM : Keynote by Shri Sanjay Jamuar, CEO, Delhi Metro International Limited 

12.10 PM - 12.15 PM : Vote of Thanks and Call to Action

12.15 PM - 01.00 PM : Stall Visit & Interaction with Innovators 

01.00 PM - 02.00 PM : LUNCH NETWORKING BREAK

CONFERENCE SESSIONS

02.00 PM - 03.00 PM : Technical Presentations

02.00 PM - 02.15 PM : Presentation by Mr. Praveen K. Nakkella, Director – Pre Sales Octave Intelligence PLC

02.15 PM - 02.30 PM : Presentation by Mr. Abhijeet Sinha, Project Director, National Highway for Electric Vehicles (NHEV)

02.30 PM - 02.40 PM : Dr. Amit Kumar Jain, Director (Operations), Delhi Metro Rail Corporation Limited

02.40 PM - 02.50 PM : Technical Presentation

02.50 PM - 03.00 PM : Technical Presentation

03.00 PM - 04.00 PM : Penal Discussions

Policy, Investment & Global Rail Competitiveness for Viksit Rail

Speakers

• Ms. Nivruti Roy, CEO, Invest India
  
• Mr. Rakesh Gaur, CEO (SAE Tower, Brazil), KEC International Ltd
• Ms. Deepa Kotnis, ED (Finance), Indian Railway Finance Corporation (IRFC)
• Ms. Archana Mittal, PD (E-Mobility & Infra Connect), NITI Aayog, Govt of India
• Prof. (Dr.) Surabhi Singh, Dean (International Relations), GNIOT - Moderator

04.00 PM - 04.30 PM : Technical Presentations

04.00 PM - 04.10 PM : Presentation by Dr. Surendra Ahirwar, ED (Traffic Comm.) Railway Board, Ministry of Railways

04.10 PM - 04.20 PM : Technical Presentation

04.20 PM - 04.30 PM : Technical Presentation

04.30 PM - 04.45 PM : Q&A with Speakers

04.45 PM - 05.00 PM : TEA NETWORKING

Day 2: 04 July 2026 (Saturday)

09.00 AM - 10.00 AM : Registration & Welcome Tea

10.00 AM - 10.30 AM : Technical Presentations

10.00 AM - 10.10 AM : Technical Presentation 

10.10 AM - 10.20 AM : Technical Presentation

10.20 AM - 10.30 AM : Technical Presentation

10.30 AM - 11.30 AM : Panel Discussions

Indigenous & Smart Rail Infrastructure Development for Viksit Rail

Speakers

• Mr. Manoj Tandon, Director (Projects & Operations), RailTel Corporation of India
• Mr. Mrityunjay Pratap Singh, Director (Operations), Rail Vikas Nigam Limited
• Mr. Aditya Vikram Birla, CMD, COSMIC Birla Group
• Mr. Dipankar Ghosh, CEO (Railway, EPC & Signalling), Texmaco Rail & Engineering Limited
• Mr. Mangal Dev, Head (Rail Business), Hitachi India & South Asia
• Mr. Harsh Dhingra (Moderator)

11.30 AM - 12.00 PM : Technical Presentations

10.00 AM - 10.10 AM : Technical Presentation 

10.10 AM - 10.20 AM : Technical Presentation

10.20 AM - 10.30 AM : Technical Presentation

12.00 PM - 01.00 PM : Panel Discussions

Next-Gen Technologies & Future-Ready Rail Systems for Viksit Rail

Speakers

• Dr. Namrita Kalsi, Chief Architect, HMRTC & Gurugram Metro Rail Limited
• Prof. (Dr.) Neha Yadav, Postdoctoral Researcher, NORTA DeSyCo
• Mr. Mansur Faroqui, CEO & Co-Founder, LinqHaul
• Ms. Sujata Sahay, CEO, IndiaWelds (Moderator)

01.00 PM - 02.00 PM : LUNCH NETWORKING BREAK

02.00 PM - 02.30 PM : Technical Presentations

02.00 PM - 02.10 PM : Technical Presentation 

02.10 PM - 02.20 PM : Technical Presentation

02.20 PM - 02.30 PM : Technical Presentation

AWARD CEREMONY

02.30 PM - 04.00 PM : Award Presentation

04.00 PM - 04.30 PM : Feedback & Vote of Thanks

04.30 PM - 05.00 PM : Tea Networking Break & Closing