Venue : YASHOBHOOMI (IICC) (India International Convention & Expo Centre), Dwarka, New Delhi |
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09:00AM-10:00AM |
Registration |
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Venue - Pushpagiri |
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Setting the Tone for Atmanirbhar Bharat 6G |
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10:00AM-10:45AM |
Welcome Address:Prof Rohit Budhiraja, IIT Kanpur Dr. Kumar Sivarajan, CTO Tejas Networks Keynote Address: Dr. Neeraj Mittal, Chairman, Digital Communications Commission and Secretary, Department of Telecommunications,Government of India Special Address:Prof. Ajay Sood, Principal Scientific Advisor to the Government of India. Shri Anil Kumar Bhardwaj, DDG SE, Department of Telecommunications, Government of India |
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SESSION 1 : Venue - Pushpagiri |
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SESSION 1 : Panel on Global 6G Initiatives (Objective: Discussion of 6G initiatives across US, UK, Japan, S. Korea, Europe and India) |
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10:45AM-12:00PM |
Moderator:Prof. Bhaskar Ramamurthi, IIT Madras Session Speakers:Prof. Harald Haas, Future Telecoms, UK Dr. Hosako Iwao, NICT, Japan Dr. Magnus Frodigh, Vice Chair of Hexa-X, Europe Dr. Ashutosh Dutta, IEEE Future Networks, Johns Hopkins University, USA Prof. David Koilpillai, Chairman, Bharat 6G Alliance and Professor, IIT Madras |
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12:00PM-2:00PM |
Networking Lunch & Exhibition Visit |
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SESSION 2 : Venue - Pushpagiri |
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SESSION 2 : Industry Leaders Panel: Key 6G Use Cases (Objective: Explore promising use cases of 6G) |
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2:00PM–3:00PM |
Moderator:Mr. Robert Ravi, Chairman and Managing Director, Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited, India Session Speakers:Mr. Aayush Bhatnagar, Reliance Jio Mr. Sachin Mehta, Airtel Dr. Rajkumar Upadhyay, C-DOT Mr. Jayanta Dey, HFCL Dr. Magnus Ewerbring, Ericsson Ms. Anita Doehler, NGMN Alliance Mr. Charles Santhosam, Nvidia |
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SESSION 3 : Venue - Pushpagiri |
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SESSION 3 : Panel on Enabling 6G Technologies (Objective: Exploring foundational/emerging technology enablers for 6G, and ways of international cooperation between academia and industry) |
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3:00PM–4:00PM |
Moderator:Prof. Rohit Budhiraja, IIT Kanpur Session Speakers:Prof. Mathini Sellathurai, Heriott Watt University, Scotland Dr. P Hanumantha Rao, SAMEER Prof. Nandana Rajatheva, University of Oulu, Finland Prof. Erik Strom, Chalmers University, Sweden Prof. Debarati Sen, IIT Kharagpur Prof. Deepa Venkitesh, IIT Madras Prof. Kaveh Delfanazari, University of Glasgow, UK |
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4:00PM-4:15PM |
Tea/ Coffee/ Refreshments |
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4:15PM-4:30PM |
Keynote AddressMr. Vivek Badrinath, GSMA |
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4:30PM-4:40PM |
Mr. Ross Bateson, GSMA Study on 6G Spectrum Needs |
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SESSION 4 :Venue - Pushpagiri | ||
SESSION 4 : Transition towards AI-Native 6G Networks (Industry and Academic Leaders) (Objective: To transition towards autonomous 6G networks) |
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4:40PM–5:30PM |
Moderator:Shri Ashok Kumar, Bharat 6G Mission Head & DDG(SRI),Depatment of Telecommunications Session Speakers:Prof. Mahesh Marina, University of Edinburgh, UK Dr. Elena Fersman, Ericsson Dr. Simone Redana, Nokia Mr. Sandeep Sharma, Tech Mahindra Dr. Ashwin Gumaste, Principal AI Systems Architect, Microsoft Mr. Ramu T S, Lekha Wireless Prof. Rohit Budhiraja, IIT Kanpur |
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5:30PM-6:30PM |
Visit to Exhibition |
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6:30PM |
Networking Dinner - Hosted By Bharat 6G Alliance (by invitation only) |
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7:00PM-7:15PM |
Keynote AddressDr. Pemmasani Chandra Sekhar, Minister of State in the Ministry of Communications and Minister of State in the Ministry of Rural Development, Government of India |
Venue : YASHOBHOOMI (IICC) (India International Convention & Expo Centre), Dwarka, New Delhi |
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SESSION 5 : Venue - Pushpagiri |
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SESSION 5 : Panel on Non-Terrestrial Networks, 6G for Space & Global Connectivity (Objective: Discussing satellite-terrestrial integration, 3D networks topologies, and connectivity for remote regions) |
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10:00AM-11:00AM |
Moderator:Prof. Mike Short, UK Session Speakers:Prof. Rahim Tafazolli, University of Surrey, UK Dr. Dilip Krishnaswamy, C-DOT Dr. Veena Rawat, GSMA Lt. Col VS Velan, Elena Geo System Mr. Amitabh Madathil, Airtel Mr. Ravi Gandhi, Reliance Jio Dr. Chandra Prakash, ISRO |
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SESSION 6 : Venue - Pushpagiri |
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SESSION 6 : Harmonization of Spectrum and Standards (Objective: Alignment of international standards and spectrum frameworks for 6G) |
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11:00AM-12:00PM |
Moderator:Shri S. T. Abbas, Telecom Engineering Centre, Department of Telecommunications Session Speakers:Mr. Lorenzo Casaccia, Qualcomm Standards Dr PSM Tripathi, Sr DWA, Wireless Planning and Coordination, Department of Telecommunications Dr. Ulrich Dropmann, Nokia Standards Mr. Dhivagar Baskaran, CEWiT Mr. Jishnu A., Tejas Networks Prof. Sudhir Dixit, IEEE Future Networks, Basic Internet Foundation & WWRF, USA |
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12:00PM-1:45PM |
Networking Lunch |
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Fireside Chat: Semiconductor Advancements for 6G Readiness |
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1:45PM-2:30PM |
Moderator:Mr. Rajesh Kumar Pathak DG Bharat 6G Alliance
Session Speakers: Dr. Naveen Yanduru, Axiro Semiconductor Mr. Akshay Aggarwal, MediaTek Mr. Udayan Mukherjee, Intel Shri Akshay Tripathi (IAS), Government of Uttar Pradesh
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SESSION 7 : Venue - Pushpagiri | ||
SESSION 7 : Roundtable – Global Cooperation in driving unified 6G roadmap (Objective : Bridging alliances across continents for a common 6G vision) |
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2:30PM–3:30PM |
Moderator:Dr. Kumar Sivarajan, Vice-chairman, Bharat 6G Alliance and Tejas Networks Session Speakers:Dr. Amitava Ghosh, NextG Alliance, USA Prof. Harald Haas, Future Telecoms, UK Prof. Rahim Tafazolli, University of Surrey, UK Dr. Anita Doehler, NGMN Alliance Dr. Colin Willcock, 6G-IA, Europe Mr. Afif Osseiran, 5G-ACIA Prof. Gerard Parr, UK-India Future Networks Initiative (UKI-FNI)- UK Prof. KyungHi Chang, 6G Forum, South Korea Prof. Akihiro Nakao, XG Mobile Promotion Forum (XGMF), Japan |
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Valedictory Session and Way Forward (Objective: Closing reflections and actionable roadmaps from global leaders on research, policy, and partnerships to deliver a trusted, inclusive, and scalable 6G future) |
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3:30PM–4:30PM |
Moderator:Shri Anil Kumar Bhardwaj, DDG SE, Department of Telecommunications, Government of India Session Speakers:Dr. Neeraj Mittal, Chairman, Digital Communications Commission and Secretary, Department of Telecommunications, Government of India Dr. Mallik Tatipamula, Chief Technology Officer, Ericsson Silicon Valley, Santa Clara, USA Dr. Ulrich Dropmann , Head of Standardization and Industry Environment , Nokia Prof. David Koilpillai, Chairman, Bharat 6G Alliance and Professor, IIT Madras Mr. Rajesh Kumar Pathak, Bharat 6G Alliance |