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Event Schedule

IMS 2025: Inaugural Session

Day 1	Tech Session	Time	Topic	Speakers
November 6, 2025 Jacaranda Hall	Inaugural	11:00 AM 01:30 PM		1. Shri. Rajnath Singh Hon’ble Minister for Defence Government of India 2. Shri. Pralhad Joshi Hon’ble Minister of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution and New & Renewable Energy Government of India 3. Shri. HD Kumaraswamy Hon’ble Minister for Heavy Industries and Steel, Government of India 4. Sushri Shobha Karandlaje Hon’ble Minister of State for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises, Labour and Employment Government of India 5. Shri. Pramod Sawant Hon’ble Chief Minister Government of Goa 6. Shri. Tejasvi Surya Member of Parliament-Bengaluru South Lok Shabha 7. Shri, Sanjeev Kumar, IAS Secretary Defence Production *Ministry of Defence* 8. Air Chief Marshal Amar Preet Singh PVSM AVSM, Chief of the Air Staff Indian Air Force 9. Dr. Samir V Kamat Secretary DDR&D and Chairman Defence Research and Development Organisation DRDO 10. Shri. V Narayanan Chairperson Indian Space Reserach Organisation (ISRO) 11. Shri. Baba Kalyani Chairman & Managing Director Bharat Forge Limited & Chairman, IMS 2025 Advisory Board 12. Shri. Satyanarayan Nuwal Founder and Chairman *Solar Industries India Ltd.* 13. Shri. Arun Ramchandani Senior Vice President & Head, L&T Precision Engineering and Systems 14. Mr. Roland Kristl MD & Member of the Board *INTECO Melting and Casting Technologies GmbH*
November 6, 2025	Special Address	5.00 PM		Param Pujaneeya Dr. Mohan Bhagwat Ji Sarsanghchalak Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh
TechMart Session
Cassia Hall	TechMart Session: (Paid Session) Showcasing of New Technologies, Machine Launch, Product Launches
Cassia Hall	B2B Business opportunities	Full Day	Co-Creation \| Co-Development \| Collaboration \| JVs \| Distribution opportunties

Empowering India: The Future of Global Manufacturing

Day 2	Tech Session	Time	Topic	Speakers	Session Moderator
November 7, 2025: Day 2 Jacaranda Hall	Inaugural	10.30 am 11.00 am	Conference Inaugural Session	1. Shri. Sunil Deodhar Member, Advisory Board for IMS 2025 Founder, My Home India 2. Dr. Sachin B Sabnis All India Vice President, LUB and Chairman, *IMSCON 2025*
Jacaranda Hall	Session 1	11.10 am 12.30 pm	Indigenisation in Armed Forces: Policy, Opportunities and Refo	Panelists 1. AVM Rishi Seth VSM, SMSO HQTC, Indian Air Force 2. RAdm Sanjay Adhana VSM, ACOM, Indian Navy 3. Maj Gen NR Jakhar, SM, ADG CD&A, *Indian Army* 4. Shri. H G Chandrashekhar Chairman and Managing Director Sasmos HET Technologies	Moderator Shri. Jitendra Singh Chief Advisor-Aerospace & Defence, Laghu Udyog Bharati-Karnataka
Extra Slide		12.45 pm to 1.00 pm	TechMart Session INTECO Melting & Casting Technologies -Austria	Mr. Michael Kubin Senior Product Manager Special Melting and Remelting Division INTECO Melting and Casting Technologies
Jacaranda Hall	Session 2	02.00 pm 03.30 pm	India’s Role in Global Value Chains: From Local productions to Global Exports	Panelists 1. Mr. Marcin Jabłoński Vice President Chamber of Commerce of Exporter and Importers, Poland 2. Shri. Ritesh Darji Business Development Manager Girder-Slab International Australia 3. Mr. Shankho Gupta Director – Customer Relations SBER Bank 4. Ms. Sobhana Jaya-Madhavan President British Columbia India Business Network (BCIBN), Canada	Moderator Dr. Jagat Shah Founder Global Networks Institute
Jacaranda Hall	Session 3	04.00 pm 05.30 pm	How ready are we for critical components in Defence & Aerospace	Panelists 1. Mr. Arunakar Mishra MD & CEO Genser Aerospace & IT Pvt Ltd. 2. Mr. N. Somashekara Director JRVD Defspace 3. Mr. Shyam Karigiri Managing Director Moog India 4. Mr. Kalyan Kumar Partner Grant Thornton	Moderator Mr. Tosher Hormusjee Founder, Gusti Group & Managing Director Gusti Tool Works LLP
Parallel Session
CASSIA Hall	Session 1	02.00 pm 03.30 pm	A New Era for Indian Manufacturing & Innovation in Aerospace & Defence	Panelists 1. Air Chief Marshal VR Chaudhari, PVSM AVSM VM ADC (Retd.), Former Chief of the Air Staff, Indian Air Force 2. Mr. Toby Malhoutra CEO & Managing Director Dynamatic Technologies Limited 3. Shri. Ravishankar Thiyagarajan General Manager & Head – Aerospace Business Larsen & Toubro 4. Dr. Ashok Atluri Chairman and Managing Director Zen Technologies Ltd.	Moderator Shri. Nitin Gokhale Founder & Editor-in-Chief, StratNews Global and BharatShakti.in.
CASSIA Hall	Session 2	04.00 pm 05.30 pm	NexGen Technology and Innovation: AI	Panelists 1. Mr. Evgeny Konev Founder, SpicyRocket AI, Russia 2. Dr Saurabh Katiyar Group Chief Information Officer Advance India Projects Limited Thailand 3 Shri. Suyash Singh Founder Galaxy Space 4. Shri. Subhashish Banerjee Co-Founder and CEO AI Foundry & *Chief Investment Officer* *ARTPARK*	Moderator Shri. Rajat Sethi Author & political analyst andCo-Founder QuBeats Quantum Tech
TechMart Session
Cassia Hall	TechMart Session: (Paid Session) Showcasing of New Technologies, Machine Launch, Product Launches
Cassia Hall	B2B Business opportunities	Full Day	Co-Creation \| Co-Development \| Collaboration \| JVs \| Distribution opportunties

Day 3	Tech Session	Time	Topic	Speakers	Session Moderator
November 8, 2025 Day 3: Jacaranda Hall	Inaugural	10.30 am 11.15 am		1. Dr Vijay Chauthaiwale In-charge Foreign Affairs Department & Member, National Executive Committee Bhartiya Janata Party 2. Dr. B.K. Das Distinguished Scientist and Director General (DG), Electronics & Communication Systems (ECS), DRDO
Jacaranda Hall	Session 4	11.15 am 012.15 pm	Defence Airtowthiness Certifications	1. Shri. APVS Prasad Chief Executive CEMILAC 2. Dr Peter Arun Sc-G RD, RCMA (A/c) CEMILAC
Jacaranda Hall	Session 5	02.00 pm 03.30 pm	Digital Manufacturing Industry 4.0	Panelists 1. Shri. Thej Kumar Vice President – Operations, Product Development and Quality Toyoda Gosei South India Pvt. Ltd 2. Shri. Vidyadhar J Vice President-Engineering Sansera Engineering Limited 3. Dr. S Deverajan Senior Vice President TVS Motors Company 4. Shri. Madhusudan N. Kestur Founder Director, AceMicromatic Manufacturing Intelligence Technologies (AmiT)	Moderator Shri. Rajesh Nath Managing Director, VDMA India (German Engineering Federation) India Office
Parallel Session
CASSIA Hall	Session 3	11.15 am 12.45 pm	Funding for Aerospace and Defence	Panelists 1. Shri. Rahul Devjani General Partner IndusBridge Ventures 2. Shri. Krishnan Iyer Senior Vice President (Products, Relationships & Business National Stock Exchange 3. Dr. LC Mangal Director General of Technology Management (TM) Defence Research and Development Organisation 4. Ms. Jin Ah Kim (Mahima) Founder Unicorn incubator Seoul, South Korea	Moderator CMA N Raveendranath Kaushik Raveendranath Kaushik & Associates Cost Accountants Chairman-District Programmes Laghu Udyog Bharati-Karnataka
Cassia Hall	Vendor Development by DPSUs	2.00 pm – 3.00 pm	NexGen Technology and Innovation: AI	Bharat Electricals Limited (BEL) Hindustan Aeronautical Limited (HAL)	Mr Basavraj Wadagera Sr.DGM / Supply Chain Management Co BEL basavarajmwadagera@bel.co.in
TechMart Session
Cassia Hall	TechMart Session: (Paid Session) Showcasing of New Technologies, Machine Launch, Product Launches
Cassia Hall	B2B Business opportunities		Co-Creation \| Co-Development \| Collaboration \| JVs \| Distribution opportunties