Agenda

Day- 1

May 6, 2025

Registration

• 9:00 AM - 09:45 AM

Arrival of Dignitaries.

• 9:45 AM - 10:00 AM

10.00 AM to 10.05 AM

Lighting of Lamp

10.05 AM to 10.10 AM

Welcome Address: Mr. Arnob Roy, Chairman, TEPC

10.10 AM to 10.15 AM

Keynote Address :

Dr. Neeraj Mittal, Chairman DCC & Secretary (Telecom)

10.15 AM to 10.25 AM

Special Address :

Hon’ble Dr. Pemmasani Chandra Sekhar, Minister of State for Communications

10.25 AM to 10.40 AM

Inaugural Address :

Hon’ble Shri Jyotiraditya M. Scindia, Minister of Communications & Development of North Eastern Region

10.40 AM to 10.45 AM

Group Photographs of Foreign Delegates with the dignitaries.

10:45 AM - 11:00 AM

Exhibition Walk

Session 1: Telecom API Economy

Building monetisable telecom API ecosystems and standardizing developer access to core network capabilities via TM Forum/Open Gateway initiatives.

• 10:45 AM -11:25 AM

Moderator: Mr. Sunit Kumar, Associate Partner Advisory Telecom, KPMG India

• Speakers:

• Mr. Gaurav Agnihotri, Vice President - Digital Business, Airtel, India
• Ms. Anuradha Gupta, Founder & Chief Executive Officer, Amantya Technologies Private Limited, India
• Mr. Nakshatra Gupta, Head of solutions, NSS group, Tata Consultancy Services, India
• Mr. José de Ibarrola, Sales Director (LATAM), Heimgard technology, Norway
• Mr. Vinay Sharma, Director Technology & Procurement, GX India Private Limited, India

11.25 AM – 11.40 AM

Bharat Telecom Export Excellence Awards Distribution

11.40 AM – 12.30 PM

Exhibition & B2B Meetings

Networking Lunch

12:30 PM -01:30 PM

01.30 PM – 6.00 PM

Exhibition & B2B Meetings continues

06.00 PM Onwards

Cultural Programme & Networking Dinner

Day- 2

May 7, 2025

Session 2: Private Networks for Industry 4.0

Use cases of highly secure, low-latency private 5G networks in manufacturing, logistics, energy and defence sectors.

• 10:00 AM - 10:40 AM

Moderator: Mr. Yasharth, Srivastava, Director Advisory Telecom, KPMG India

• Speakers:

• Mr. Rajesh Tuli, Managing Director, Coral Telecom Limited, India
• Mr. Praveen Arora, Vice-President- IoT & Private Networks, Tata Communication Limited, India
• Mr. Stone Ligomeka, Chief Technology Officer, Zambia Telecommunications Company Limited, Zambia
• Mr. Le Van Thuong, Chief Executive Officer, Halotimes Communications Company Limited, Vietnam
• Mr. Sanjeev Sehgal, Founder & Managing Director, Sparsh CCTV, India
• Mr. Ujjwal Bagchi, Assistant Vice President (5G), HFCL Limited, India

Session-3: Next-Gen Broadband: The Catalyst for a Digital Leap

Next-gen broadband is not just about faster internet - it’s the backbone for smart cities, digital healthcare, online education, AI, IoT. Rural connectivity is receiving a much-needed boost, bringing millions into the digital economy and enabling inclusive growth.

• 10:40 AM - 11:20 AM

Moderator: Mr. Rajneesh Khullar, Senior Vice President & Global G2G Head, Tejas Networks Limited, India

• Speakers:

• Mr. Rajeev Saraf, Founder & Chief Executive Officer, Lepton Software
• Mr. Mahaveer Singhvi, Joint Secretary, New Emerging Science and Technology Division, Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India
• Mr. Rohith Udalagama, Managing Director, LankaCom Private Limited, Sri Lanka
• Mr. Alexander Dieteren, Technical Director, Genexis Germany GmbH, Germany
• Ms. Violet Kolamba, Chief Executive Officer, Tetranet Services Limited, Kenya
• Mr. Willard Nyagwande, Managing Director, PowerTel, Zimbabwe

Session-4: Developing Collaborative Partnership for Secured Telecom Ecosystem

• 11:20 AM - 11:40 AM

• Speakers:

• Dr. Raj Kumar Upadhyay, Chief Executive Officer, Centre for Development of Telematics, India

11:40 AM – 12.30 PM

Exhibition & B2B Meetings

Networking Lunch

12:30 PM - 1:30 PM

01:30 PM – 06.00 PM

Exhibition & B2B Meetings continues

Day- 1

August 09, 2023

9:00 AM to 10:00 AM

Registration & Networking Tea

INAGURAL SESSION

10.00 AM to 11:00 AM

10.00 AM to 10.05 AM

Arrival of Guests & Welcome of the Dignitaries

10.05 AM to 10.10 AM

Welcome Address

Mr. Arun Gupta, Director General, TEPC

10.10 AM to 10.15 AM

Special Remarks

Mrs. Mesenbet Shenkute, President, Addis Ababa Chamber of  Commerce and Sectoral Associations

10.15 AM to 10.22 AM

Introductory Remarks

Mr. Sanjeev Kumar, Chairman & Managing Director, Telecommunications Consultants India Limited (A Government of India Enterprise) India

10.22 AM to 10.30AM

Special Address

Engr. Balcha Reba, Director General, Ethiopian Communications Authority

10.30 AM to 10.40 AM

India Ethiopia Relationship- Special Remarks

H.E. Mr. Robert Shetkintong, Ambassador of India in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

10.40 AM to 10:50 AM

Key Note Address

Mr. Sunil Kumar Verma, Joint Secretary, Department of Telecommunications, Ministry of Communications, Government of India   

10.50 AM to 11.00 AM

Guest of Honour Address

H.E.   Ms. Huria Ali, State Minister of Information Communication Technology & Digital Economy

11.00 AM to 11.05 AM

Vote of Thanks

Mr. Jai Prakash, Group Leader, Group Leader, Centre for Development of Telematics, India

Invitation for Exhibition Walk

Exhibition Walk

11.05 AM to 11:30 AM

Session 1: Telecom Infrastructure: Accelerating 5G Led Growth

• Moderator: Mr. Rajesh Tuli, Managing Director, Coral telecom Limited, India
• 5-7 minutes presentations/speech each from panelists across Industry, and Institutional Investors followed by suggestions from industry participants

11:30 AM to 12:15 PM

Details of Panelists

To be designated from Ethio-Telecom

Mr. Dawit Birhanu, CEO, WebSprix

Mr. Kumar Satyam, Chief Executive Officer, CEQU Labs Pvt. Ltd., India

Pankaj Bhardwaj, Head of Sales Africa, Tech Mahindra, Ethiopia

Ketan Bavaria, Head of Africa Business for Truebyl, Eppix E-solutions Ltd.

LUNCH

12:15 PM - 1:15 PM

Session 2 : Technology & Skill Development

• Moderator: Mr. Reapan Tikoo, Chief Executive Officer, Powai Labs Technology Pvt. Ltd., India
• 5-7 minutes presentations/speech each from panelists across Industry, and Institutional followed by suggestions from industry participants:

1:15 PM to 2:15 PM

Details of Panelists

Dr Abiyot Sinamo Chirf Executi National Electronic Government Development,

Mr. Yilikal Abate, President ICT-ET (Private Sector Association for ICT Companies)

Mr. Chandrakumar Chettiar, Founder & CEO, OptimusLogic Systems India Private Limited, India

Speaker for India

Speaker from India/ Ethiopia/ Africa

Exhibition & B2B continues till 5:00 PM

Day- 2

August 10, 2023

9:00 AM to 10:00 AM

Registration & Networking Tea

Session 3: Telecom and Cyber Security

• Moderator: Mr. Sharad Arora, Founder Director, Mashmari, India
• 7 minutes presentations/speech each from panelists across Industry, and Institutional Investors followed by suggestions from industry participants

10:00 AM to 11:00 AM

Details of Panelists

Mr. Amit Pasari, Managing Director, XS Infosol Pvt. Ltd., India

To be designated from Information Network Administration of Ethiopia

Mr. Faris Mubarek, Managing Director, Zsecuredtech Plc.

Mr. Jaspreet Singh, Director, Kirat Communications Private Limited, India

Session 4: Transformative Power of Technology

• Moderator: Mr. Jai Prakash, Group Leader, Centre for Development of Telematics, India
• 5-7 minutes presentations/speech each from panelists across Industry, and Institutional followed by suggestions from industry participants

11.00 AM-12:00 PM

Details of Panelists

Mr. Sridhar Rayasam, Vice President (Business Development), OptimusLogic Systems India Private Limited, India

Dr. Abiyot Bayu, Senior Advisor to the Minister, Ministry of Innovation and Technology

Mr. Nael Hailemariam, Co-founder and CEO, Chapa Financial Technology S.C.

Binish Vettickal, Sales Director, Asttecs Communications Pvt. Ltd., India

Mr. Vivek Chandra, Deputy General Manager, Telecom Consultants India Limited, India

Session 5: India Africa Technology Collaboration

• Moderator: Mr. Rajneesh Khullar, Sr. Vice President- International Sales & Global GTG Head
• 5-7 minutes presentations/speech each from panelists across Industry, and Institutional followed by suggestions from industry participants :

12.00 PM-1.00 PM

Details of Panelists

Mr. Shivanandham Muthuswamy, Chief Executive Officer, CIG Incorporation, India

H.E. Amb Gebeyehu Ganga Gayito, Director General for Middle East, Asia & Pacific Affairs Directorate

Jeremiah Kiplagat, Director, Kenya Power and Lighting Company

John Orutwa, Chief Technology Officer, Bandwidth and Cloud Services

Yvette Nsabimana, Head Procurement, Burundi Backbone services

Brian Kariuki, Senior Project Officer, Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Authority

Mr. Subhendu Mohapatra, Strategic Advisor, AFRICOM Ethiopia

LUNCH

1 PM to 2 PM

Exhibition & B2B meetings continues till 5:00 PM