National Workshop on Strengthening of Geospatial Ecosystem

“Geospatial Mission: An Enabler of Viksit Bharat”

17th December 2025
09:30–18:00 (India Standard Time UTC +5:30)
Amaltas Hall, Yashobhoomi
Dwarka, New Delhi, India

Programme Schedule

Registration
09:00 am onwards
Inaugural Session
10:15 am – 11:00 am
  • Invocation and Lighting of Lamp
  • Welcome Address:Sh. Hitesh Kumar S Makwana, IAS, Surveyor General of India
  • Address by Guest of Honour Sh. Srikant Sastri, Chairman, Geospatial Data Promotion and Development Committee
  • Address by Guest of Honour PProf. Abhay Karandikar, Secretary, Department of Science & Technology
  • Address by Chief Guest Dr. Jitendra Singh, Hon’ble Minister of State (I/C), Ministry of Science & Technology
  • Launch of Survey of India’s Coffee Table Book
  • Felicitation of the delegates at the dais followed by Inauguration of Exhibition
Tea Break
11:00 am – 11:30 am
Session 1
11:30 am – 12:45 pm

Agenda: Modernization and Strengthening of National Geodetic Reference Frame

Panelists:
  • Chair: Sh. Vivek Bharadwaj, IAS, Secretary, Ministry of Panchayat Raj
  • Sh. G Varuna Kumar, Additional Surveyor General, Survey of India
  • Cdr. P. K. Srivastava, Scientist-G/Advisor, Ministry of Earth Sciences (MoES)
  • Dr. Balakrishnan Nair T.M., Director, INCOIS
  • Sh. Sajid Malik, Chairman & Managing Director, Genesys International Corporation
  • Prof. Onkar Dikshit, Coordinator, National Centre for Geodesy, IIT Kanpur
  • Distinguished International Speaker – Mr. Olivier Casabianca, Vice President, Trimble Advanced Positioning.

Announcement of the Survey of India’s participation in the Multilateral MoU on Strengthening the Global Geodesy Supply Chain with the United Nations Global Geodesy Centre of Excellence (UN-GGCE), on behalf of the Government of India.

Session 2
12:45 pm – 02:00 pm

Agenda: Strengthening of Geospatial Data and Mapping Infrastructure

  • Chair: Sh. Srikant Sastri, Chairman, Geospatial Data Promotion and Development Committee
  • Sh. S V Singh, Additional Surveyor General, Survey of India
  • Dr. Prakash Chauhan, Director, National Remote Sensing Centre.
  • Sh. Seeram Sambasiva Rao, IAS, Special Secretary (E & IT) and Director, Survey and Land Records, Government of Kerala.
  • Sh. Rohan Verma, Chief Executive Officer, MapmyIndia
  • Dr. Manabendra Saharia, Associate Professor, IIT Delhi.
  • Distinguished International Speaker - Dr. Yury Filippov, Head of Department, National Spatial Data System Centre for Information, Roskadastr-Infotech, Russian Federation
Lunch Break
02:00 pm – 03:00 pm
Session 3
03:00 pm – 04:15 pm

Agenda: Role of Standards in Harmonizing Geospatial Frameworks

Panelists:
  • Chair: Dr. Debapriya Dutta, Chairman, LITD 22, Bureau of Indian Standards.
  • Sh. Sandeep Shrivastava, Additional Surveyor General, Survey of India.
  • Dr. Rajendra Gaikwad, Satellite Application Centre, Ahmedabad.
  • Sh. Sanjay Sinha, Sr. Consultant, Office of the Chief Secretary, Government of Andhra Pradesh.
  • Sh. Nikhil Kumar, President, Association of Geospatial Industries
  • Cdr. G Abraham Mathew, National Hydrographic Office
  • Distinguished International Speaker - Dr. Zaffar Sadiq Mohamed-Ghouse, Director of Advisory & Innovation, Woolpert & Vice-Chair, Board of Directors, OGC.
Tea Break
04:15 pm – 04:45 pm
Session 4
04:45 pm – 06:00 pm

Agenda: Keeping pace with technological advancements in Geospatial field

Panelists:
  • Chair: Sh. Abhishek Singh, IAS, Director General, National Informatics Centre.
  • Sh. S K Sinha, Additional Surveyor General, Survey of India.
  • Sh. Alok Prem Nagar, Joint Secretary, Ministry of Panchayati Raj.
  • Sh. Kunal Satyarthi, Joint Secretary, Department of Land Resources.
  • Sh. Agendra Kumar, Managing Director, ESRI India.
  • Dr. Roshan Srivastava, Associate Professor, IIT Tirupati.
  • Distinguished International Speaker - Mr. David Henderson, Chief Geospatial Officer, Ordnance Survey, United Kingdom.

Vote of Thanks (06:00 pm)