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Urban Infra Business Summit & Awards 2020-Agenda and Speakers


1st URBAN INFRA BUSINESS SUMMIT & AWARDS 2020

Day 1: Welcome Address 

10:00 AM

Ms. Mahima Suryavanshi, Project Associate, Centre for Urban and Regional Excellence (CURE)

Session 1: Panel Discussion

10:06 AM - 10:45 AM

Combating COVID-19 across Metro Railways: Key Challenges

- Mr. Sushil Kumar, Director (Operations),UP Metro Rail Corporation

- Mr. M. C. Chauhan, Ex-Chairman,Kolkata Metro Rail Corporation

- Dr. Amita Singh, Lead-Health, Safety & Environment, CDM Smith

- Ar. Priyanka Kumar, Urban Planner,RCUES, Lucknow

- Ms. Mahima Suryavanshi, Project Associate, Centre for Urban and Regional Excellence (CURE)

Session 2A: Presentation

11:00 AM - 11:20 AM

The international heritage linkages of Rail Infrastructure

- Mrs. Vinita Srivastava, ED (Heritage),Railway Board

Session 2B: Presentation

11:21 AM - 11:45 AM

Tracks & HT Rails: New opportunities for the Indian Firms

- Mr. Suresh Babu Salla,MD,Primerail Infralabs

Session 3: Presentation

02:15 PM - 02:45 PM

AIl in Telecom Networks for Fibre Optics Transmission Systems for Metros

- Mr. Abhishek Kumar,Sales Lead-India & SAARC,Allied Telesis

- Dr. Amudhan Valavan, Independent Director,MTC Chennai Ltd.

Session 4A: Presentation

03:00 PM - 03:20 PM 

Resilience of Operations Systems across Metro and Railway Networks

- Mr. Ashish Upadhyay,Country Director,Cylus

Session 4B: Presentation

03:21 PM - 03:45 PM  

Adoption of Open Loop Payments and NCMC – Payment Terminals

- Mr. Mandeep Gupta,Country Sales Head,FEIG Electronic GmbH

Session 5: Panel Discussions

04:00 PM - 17:00 PM       

Make in India & Atmanirbhar Bharat, Indigenisation in Metro & Rail sectors

- Mr. SVR Srinivas, Commissioner,MMRDA

- Mr. H.K. Raghu, ED (Urban Transport & HS),RDSO, Lucknow

- Mr. Sudhanshu Mani, Former GM,ICF, Chennai

- Dr. Tansen Chaudhari, COO,Fluid Controls

- Mr. Keshav Kumar, Vice President,Systra

Day 2: Welcome Address 

10:00 AM

Ms. Mahima Suryavanshi, Project Associate, Centre for Urban and Regional Excellence (CURE)

Session 6: Panel Discussion

10:06 AM - 10:45 AM

New developments in Railway Signalling System: The future ahead

Mr. Rajeev Sharma, Former Addl Member (Sig.), Railway Board

- Mr. Vidyasagar Gunti, Chief Manager,Siemens Rail Automation

- Mr. Navendu Lad, Ex. Project Director, Navi Mumbai Metro

- Ms. Mahima Suryavanshi, Project Associate,CURE

Session 7: Panel Discussion

11:00 AM - 11:45 AM

New Construction Strategy during Covid-19: Challenges & Solutions

- Dr. Amita Singh, Lead-Health, Safety & Environment,CDM Smith

- Mr. Sourajit Mukherjee,CEO,e2E Rail

- Mr. Daljeet Singh, Director (Works),Delhi Metro Rail Corporation

- Ar. Priyanka Kumar,Urban Planner,RCUES, Lucknow

- Ms. Mahima Suryavanshi, Project Associate,CURE

Session 8: Presentation

12:00 PM - 12:30 AM

Role of Nano-Technology in Smart Urban Transportation: Future of Mobility

- Mr. Saurabh Choudhary, CEO,BizSpan

- Dr. Amudhan Valavan, Independent Director,MTC Chennai Ltd

- Mr. Keshav Kumar, Vice President,GR Infraprojects

Session 9: Panel Discussion

03:00 PM - 03:45 AM

Modern Railway Electrification: New development in power supply system

- Mr. Devendra Dutta Mishra, ED (Rolling Stock),Maharashtra Metro Rail Corporation

- Mr. Rakesh Gaur, President (Railway),Kalpataru Power Transmission

- Mr. Sourajit Mukherjee, CEO,e2E Rail

- Mr. Keshav Kumar, Vice President,GR Infraprojects

Session 10A: Presentation

04:00 PM - 04:15 AM 

Power & Energy performance for Railway Applications

- Vikas Kumar Tyagi, Head-Marketing, Socomec

- Mr. Rakesh Gaur, President (Railway),Kalpataru Power Transmission

- Mr. Devendra Dutta Mishra,ED (Rolling Stock),Maharashtra Metro Rail Corporation

- Mr. Keshav Kumar, Vice President, GR Infraprojects

Session 10B: Presentation

04:16 PM - 05:00 AM 

Digitization in Railways: Role of Multidimensional BIM Technology

- Mrs. Sonali Dhopte,Director,Excelize Group of Companies

- Ar. Priyanka Kumar, Urban Planner,RCUES, Lucknow

- SMH Adil, Director,GEED Simulations

- Ar. Shivang Mittal, Architect (Transit & Railways),AECOM

Day 3: Welcome Address 

10:00 AM

Ms. Himani Gupta, Manager-Communications,Urban Transport News

Session 11: Panel Discussion

10:06 AM - 10:45 AM

The world of rolling stock, analysing new trends with global players

- Mr. Rajesh Agrawal, Former Member (Rolling Stock),Railway Board

- Mr. Bedy Kharisma, Rolling Stock Researcher, PT INKA, Indonesia

- Mr. Rajiv Agrawal, Director (System),MMRDA

- Dr. Tansen Chaudhari, COO,Fluid Controls

- Mr. Keshav Mishra, Vice President,GR Infraprojects

Session 12: Presentation

11:00 AM - 11:45 AM

Railway Freight: The business perspective of dedicated freight corridor projects in India

Mr. Nanduri Srinivas, Director (Ops & BD),DFCCIL

- Ar. Priyanka Kumar, Urban Planner,RCUES, Lucknow

- Ms. Himani Gupta, Manager-Communications,Urban Transport News

Session 13: Presentation

03:00 PM - 03:45 PM

Semi High-Speed Rail: A cost effective sustainable transportation model

- Mr. V Ajeeth Kumar, MD,K-Rail

- Mr. Navendu Lad, Ex. Project Director,Navi Mumbai Metro

- Mr. Keshav Kumar, Vice President,GR Infraprojects

Session 14: Panel Discussion

04:00 PM - 05:30 PM

Financing, Investment and Business Avenues in the Metro & Rail sectors

- Mr. Siddharth Sinha,P ublic Policy Consultant,NITI Aayog

- Mr. Philipp Wyrsch, Head, Sustainable Urban Development,KfW Development Bank

- Ms. Mona Srivastava, Chief Engineer (Station Development),Indian Railways

- Mr. Abhay Mishra, Ex. President & CEO,Reliance Infrastructure

- Dr. Amudhan Valavan, Independent Director,MTC Chennai Ltd

- Mr. Harsh Dhingra, Consultant,Bombardier Transportation

- Mr. Keshav Kumar, Vice President,GR Infraprojects