Symposium 2025
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Venue : YASHOBHOOMI (IICC) (India International Convention & Expo Centre), Dwarka, New Delhi |
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09:00AM-10:00AM |
Registration and Networking Tea |
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SESSION 1 : Venue - Main Hall |
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SESSION 1 : Inauguration of 2nd International Bharat 6G Symposium (Objective: A high-level discussion with government leaders, industry CEOs, and heads of international alliances on how 6G will shape digital sovereignty, economic growth, and innovation) |
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10:00AM-10:30AM |
Welcome Dignitaries:Shri Rajesh Kumar Pathak, DG, Bharat 6G Alliance Welcome Address:Prof. David Koilpillai, Chairman, Bharat 6G Alliance and Qualcomm Institute Chair Prof., IIT Madras Keynote Address:Dr. Neeraj Mittal, Chairman, Digital Communications Commission and Secretary, Department of Telecommunications, Government of India. Keynote Address:Prof. Ajay Sood, Principal Scientific Advisor to the Government of India. Inaugural Address:Shri Jyotiraditya M Scindia, Hon’ble Minister of Communications; and Minister of Development of North Eastern Region, Government of India Vote of thanks:Shri Anil Kumar Bhardwaj, DDG SE, Department of Telecommunications, Government of India |
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SESSION 2 : Venue - Hall No. 3 |
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SESSION 2 : 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 Panellists:Prof. Harald Haas, Future Telecoms, UK Dr. Hosako Iwao, NICT, Japan Dr. Inkyu Lee, S. Korea Dr. Magnus Frodigh, Vice Chair of Hexa-X, Europe Dr. Charles Clancy, CTO, MITRE, USA Prof. David Koilpillai, Bharat6G Alliance |
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12:00PM-1:45PM |
Networking Lunch & Exhibition Visit |
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SESSION 3 : Venue - Hall No. 3 |
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SESSION 3 : 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 Panellists:Mr. Aayush Bhatnagar, Reliance Jio Mr. Sachin Mehta, Airtel Dr. Rajkumar Upadhyay, C-DOT Dr. Magnus Ewerbring, Ericsson Dr. Anita Dohler, CEO, NGMN Alliance Mr. Kuntal Chowdhury, Nvidia |
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SESSION 4 : Venue - Hall No. 3 |
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SESSION 4 : 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. Kiran Kuchi, IIT Hyderabad Panellists:Prof. Mathini Sellathurai, Heriott Watt University, Scotland Dr. H 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-4:40PM |
GSMA – Mr. Vivek Badrinath, DG, GSMA |
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SESSION 5 : 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:Prof. R. K. Ganti, IIT Madras Panellists:Prof. Mahesh Marina, Univercity of Edinburgh, UK Dr. Elena Fersman, Ericsson Mr. Sandeep Sharma – Tech Mahendra Mr. Ashok Kumar, DDG(SRI),DOT Dr. Ashwin Gumaste, Principal AI Systems Architect, Microsoft Shri Ramu, 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 |
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Venue : YASHOBHOOMI (IICC) (India International Convention & Expo Centre), Dwarka, New Delhi |
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SESSION 6 : Venue - Hall No. 3 |
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SESSION 6 : 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-11:00PM |
Moderator:Prof. Mike Short, UK Panellists:Prof. Rahim Tafazolli, Univ. of Surrey, UK Prof. Tommy Svensson, Chalmers University, Sweden Dr. Veena Rawat, O.C., Ph.D., Senior Spectrum Advisor, GSMA Lt. Col VS Velan CEO, Elena Geo System Mr. Rahul Vatts, One Web Mr. Ravi Gandhi , R JIO |
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SESSION 7 : Venue - Hall No. 3 |
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SESSION 7 : Harmonization of Spectrum and Standards (Objective: Alignment of international standards and spectrum frameworks for 6G) |
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11:00PAM-12:00PM |
Moderator:Shri Satish Jamdagani, Chair, TSDSI Panellists: Standards leadersMr. Lorenzo Casaccia, Qualcomm Standards Ms. M. Revathi, Wireless Planning and Coordination Dr. Ulrich Dropmann, Nokia Standards Mr. Dhivagar Baskaran, CEWiT Shri S. T. Abbas, Sr. DDG, TEC Mr. Jishnu A., Tejas Networks Dr. Ashutosh Dutta, Founding Co-chair, IEEE Future Networks, Johns Hopkins University, USA |
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12:00PM-1:45PM |
Networking Lunch |
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2:00PM-2:30PM |
Keynote Address
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SESSION 8 : 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:Mr. N. G. Subramaniam (NGS), Chairperson of Tata Elxsi; and Chairperson, Tejas Networks Panellists:Dr. Amitava Ghosh, Chair, National 6G Roadmap, Next G Alliance, USA Mr. Kyung Hi Chang, 6G Forum, South Korea Dr. Kumar Sivarajan, Bharat 6G Alliance, India Dr. Collin Willcock, 6G-IA Dr. Andreas Mueller, 5G ACIA Prof Gerard Parr, Lead, UK-India Future Networks Initiative (UKI-FNI)- UK |
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SESSION 9 : 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 Panellists: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, New Delhi Shri Rajesh Pathak, Director General, Bharat 6G Alliance |
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