Internati nal Symposium 2025

October 9 – 10, 2025

Venue: YASHOBHOOMI (IICC) (India International Convention & Expo Centre), Dwarka, New Delhi

 

Venue : YASHOBHOOMI (IICC) (India International Convention & Expo Centre), Dwarka, New Delhi

09:00AM-10:00AM

Registration

 

Venue - Pushpagiri

Setting the Tone for Atmanirbhar Bharat 6G

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

SESSION 1 :

Venue - Pushpagiri

SESSION 1 :

Panel on Global 6G Initiatives

(Objective: Discussion of 6G initiatives across US, UK, Japan, S. Korea, Europe and India)

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

12:00PM-2:00PM

Networking Lunch & Exhibition Visit

SESSION 2 :

Venue - Pushpagiri

SESSION 2 :

Industry Leaders Panel: Key 6G Use Cases

(Objective: Explore promising use cases of 6G)

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

SESSION 3 :

Venue - Pushpagiri

SESSION 3 :

Panel on Enabling 6G Technologies

(Objective: Exploring foundational/emerging technology enablers for 6G, and ways of international cooperation between academia and industry)

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

4:00PM-4:15PM

Tea/ Coffee/ Refreshments

4:15PM-4:30PM

Keynote Address

 Mr. Vivek Badrinath, GSMA

4:30PM-4:40PM

Mr. Ross Bateson, GSMA Study on 6G Spectrum Needs

SESSION 4 :Venue - Pushpagiri

SESSION 4 :

Transition towards AI-Native 6G Networks (Industry and Academic Leaders)

(Objective: To transition towards autonomous 6G networks)

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

5:30PM-6:30PM

Visit to Exhibition

6:30PM
Onwards

Networking Dinner - Hosted By Bharat 6G Alliance (by invitation only)

7:00PM-7:15PM

Keynote Address

Dr. 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

SESSION 5 :

Venue - Pushpagiri

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)

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

SESSION 6 :

Venue - Pushpagiri

SESSION 6 :

Harmonization of Spectrum and Standards

(Objective: Alignment of international standards and spectrum frameworks for 6G)

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

12:00PM-1:45PM

Networking Lunch

Fireside Chat:  Semiconductor Advancements for 6G Readiness

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

 

SESSION 7 : Venue - Pushpagiri

SESSION 7 :

Roundtable – Global Cooperation in driving unified 6G roadmap

(Objective : Bridging alliances across continents for a common 6G vision)

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

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)

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