2nd India Australia Space & Geospatial Business Meet
GWCC is organising the 2nd India Australia Space and Geospatial Business Summit on 4th March 2025 at Hotel Vivanta Dwarka, New Delhi in association with Geospatial World (GW) as the Knowledge Partner and AustCham India as the Supporting Partner.
Indian Ecosystem
It is, indeed, an exciting time as India is witnessing a coordinated and holistic approach towards opening up much needed geospatial and space industry for commercial companies while continuing its commitment to nurture and handhold commercial companies to play meaningful role in national development. Though there have been several policy initiatives towards opening of data and facilitating of private sector engagement through incubation programs and the same has played a key role in scalability of applications and maturing of user adoption levels. However, growing demand of geospatial services and harnessing huge business potential would require greater partnerships with commercial enterprises and therefore it is imperative for progressive governments to play a pro-active role in developing ‘geospatial and space infrastructure’ and creating conducive and enabling business environment, and promoting trade and commerce in global market.
Australia & India
Relationship between Australia and India goes back to a long way. India and Australia upgraded their bilateral relationship from a ‘strategic partnership’ in 2009 to a ‘Comprehensive Strategic Partnership’ in 2020. Over the past few years, several institutional mechanisms have been implemented to promote bilateral cooperation. Bilateral mechanisms include high-level visits, Annual Meetings of Prime Ministers, Foreign Ministers’ Framework Dialogue, 2+2 Defence and Foreign Ministers’ Dialogue, Joint Trade & Commerce Ministerial Commission, Defence Policy Talks, Australia-India Education Council, Defence Services Staff Talks, Energy Dialogue, JWGs on different issues etc.
The Cooperation between India and Australia puts emphasis on a) working to shape technology, technology governance in support of the shared vision of open, inclusive and prosperous Indo-Pacific region and b) enhancing the already strong critical tech work being done between Australia and India. The two countries have expanded their strategic partnership, focusing on maritime security, counter-terrorism, and regional stability in the Indo-Pacific region.
GWCC firmly believes that India and Australia could explore supporting and expanding its business relationship through collaborative approach in following fields: a) Geospatial and Space Infrastructure; b) Research, Innovation, Incubation of Startups; c) FDI and Joint Ventures in Geospatial and Space companies; d) Training and Workforce Development; e) Deployment of Space and Geospatial Technologies in Smart Cities, Infrastructure, Agriculture, and Security
SPEAKERS
Lisa Vitaris
Interim CEO
EDirector, IAC 2025 Sydney
Space Industry Association of Australia
Lisa is an experienced business leader with a strong commitment to enable the growing Australian space sector to thrive. As Interim CEO of SIAA and Director, IAC 2025 Sydney, Lisa is focused on harnessing the increasing amount of attention, interest, and desire to partner with our Australian space industry, due to our innovative industry and universities, geographical advantage, and the world’s largest space event IAC 2025 Sydney, bringing 10,000+ of our global space community to Australia. Lisa was previously part of the Executive Leadership team and Chief Marketing Officer (CMO) and at two high growth companies, and her experience spans technology, telecommunications, financial services, automotive, and travel including brands such as amaysim (Optus), Tyro, CMC Markets, Hyundai, Tourism Tasmania, Volvo, and LG. Lisa serves on the Board of Engineers Australia, Australia’s national engineering body, who champion their 120,000+ members, providing resources, connections, and growth for high-value work in our communities.
ambassador Amit Dasgupta
Indian Diplomat (retired as Ambassador to the Philippines, Micronesia, Palau, and the Marshall Islands)
Amit spent three and a half decades as an Indian diplomat and retired as Ambassador to the Philippines, Micronesia, Palau, and the Marshall Islands. Post retirement, he has worked in the area of international education. He spends much of his time writiing and speaking extensively on foreign and security policy, negotiations, goal-setting, leadership, team work, and other soft skills. He is also a published author and his last book (non-fiction) is titled Why We Fail. He has nineteen books to his credit. He has worked in the area of international education for the last ten years, initially as the Inaugural Head of the Mumbai Campus of the SP Jain School of Global Management, where he was also a faculty member. Thereafter, he was appointed the Inaugural India Country Director for the University of New South Wales, Sydney in July 2016. Since July 2020, he has been the Senior Advisor Strategy (India) for the University. He was a Director on the Board of UNSW Global India Private Limited for seven years. In 2022, the Australian government appointed him as an Honorary Member in the General Division of the Order of Australia (AM) for his contribution in strengthening India-Australia relations, making him the third Indian citizen to be appointed to the Order of Australia. The previous Indian citizens, who are recipients of this high distinction are the late Soli Sorabjee, an eminent jurist, and Sachin Tendulkar, a cricket icon. The fourth recipient is Ratan Tata. In 2013, the Multicultural Commission of the New South Wales government in Australia awarded him the gold medal in recognition of his contribution, during his tenure as the Indian Consul General, in promoting multiculturalism and harmony. Amit was a Commonwealth Fellow at the University of McGill in Montreal (1980-82). He is a Distinguished Fellow of the Australia-India Institute, and of CUTS International, and a Senior Fellow at the Society for Policy Studies. He is married and lives in Noida.
Ambassador Gurjit Singh
Former Ambassador of India to Germany, Indonesia, Ethiopia, ASEAN, and the African Union
Lt Gen AKS Chandele
Geospatial World
Lt Gen Girish Kumar
Advisor Government of Haryana and Former Surveyor General of India
Sanjay Kumar
Founder and CEO
Geospatial World & GWCC
Er. M C Gaur a Civil Engineering graduate who joined Survey of India through Engineering Services and did Survey Engineering from NIGST and also course in Geo infomatics from ITC, The Neterlands.
He has more than 27 years of experience in the field of survey and mapping including Geo-Spatial Technology. During his career he has hold charges of various units and Directorates in Survey of India. During his professional career Sh. Gaur has handled various projects involving topographical surveys, digital photogrammetry, digital Cartography, GIS related activities in projects such as National Urban Mapping System, Integrated Coastal Zone Mapping, National Hydrology Project, SVAMITVA to name a few.
He is presently Additional Surveyor General in Survey of India
Merin Devassia
Chief Executive Officer
Indo-Australian Chamber of Commerce
Ms. Merin Devassia, the Chief Executive Officer of the Indo-Australian Chamber of Commerce (AustCham India), brings over 20 years of experience in policy advocacy, industrial development, and strategic initiatives. Before joining AustCham India, she served as the Director at the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) for two decades, leading impactful projects in the South India region. Her notable contributions include spearheading the Southern Regional Manufacturing and Digital Excellence Forum, driving MSME Ease of Doing Business and Market Linkage programs, and championing Women's Leadership through CII's Indian Women Network.
The Indo-Australian Chamber of Commerce (AustCham India), established in 1989, is India’s leading bilateral Chamber of Commerce promoting trade and investment between India and Australia. Founded by former Prime Ministers Mr. Bob Hawke of Australia and Mr. Rajiv Gandhi of India, the AustCham India was inaugurated by His Excellency Graham Feakes A.O., the then Australian High Commissioner to India.
Headquartered in Chennai, with chapters across key regions, the Chamber serves approximately 500 members across diverse sectors. It organizes Industry-Sector Leadership Forums for priority areas like Science & Innovation, Resources & METS, Health, Education, Infrastructure, Agribusiness, and F&B, offering valuable business opportunities and fostering strong economic ties between the two nations.
Saurabh Rai
Chief Executive Officer
Arahas Technologies
Sreeramam G V
CEO
NeoGeoInfo Technologies
Krishanu Acharya
CEO
Suhora Technologies
Gaven Standon
Executive
Telstra Partner Ecosystem
Gaven Standon is the Executive of GBS Partner Eco-system and the Sponsor of Diversity & Inclusion at Telstra, India. As the head of Partner Ecosystem, he oversees the development of partner delivery at Telstra India, helping Telstra developing business partnerships that help in the transformation to a digitally innovative technology-led solutions company for its customers. As a Sponsor for DEI, he guides the team to increase awareness & implement inclusive programs for the organisation at Telstra, India. He is also the President of The Indo-Australian Chamber of Commerce where he leads the chambers that is a consortium of business houses with business interests between India & Australia.
Born in KGF, Gaven received his Post Graduate Diploma in Business Management from IMT Ghaziabad, and his Mechanical Engineering Degree from RV College of Engineering, Bangalore University. Gaven is also a certified Six Sigma Master Black Belt from General Electric and a recipient of multiple accelerated executive leadership programs from National University of Singapore & New York University Stern School of Business.
A business leader with 28+ years of experience in global operations and enterprise-wide business strategies, Gaven has led multiple functions across Operations, Sales, Analytics, Supply-chain, and Sourcing across different business models. From 2015 to 2019, he held the position of Director for Asia Pacific Sales Operations at Hewlett Packard (HP), managing regional pre-sales. Prior to that, he was the Director for Global Business Services between 2011 and 2015, where he steered a global domain-centric practice in post-sales and optimising contra revenue. From 2004 to 2011, as the Global Strategy Lead for HP, he established the global shoring and sourcing strategy in India for the consumer sector. Before his stint at HP, he was instrumental in developing IT infra support services for General Electric Capital International Services in India from 2000 to 2004, and in developing the first greenfield canning and bottling operations for Coca Cola International from 1996 to 2000.
His areas of interest outside of work include following leadership blogs, Plane spotting, and enjoys Cricket.
Er. M C Gaur
Additional Surveyor
General in Survey of India
Er. M C Gaur a Civil Engineering graduate who joined Survey of India through Engineering Services and did Survey Engineering from NIGST and also course in Geo infomatics from ITC, The Neterlands.
He has more than 27 years of experience in the field of survey and mapping including Geo-Spatial Technology. During his career he has hold charges of various units and Directorates in Survey of India. During his professional career Sh. Gaur has handled various projects involving topographical surveys, digital photogrammetry, digital Cartography, GIS related activities in projects such as National Urban Mapping System, Integrated Coastal Zone Mapping, National Hydrology Project, SVAMITVA to name a few.
He is presently Additional Surveyor General in Survey of India
Yashasvi Mund
Deputy Director, DPIIT, Ministry of Commerce and Industry
Government of India
Gaven Standon is the Executive of GBS Partner Eco-system and the Sponsor of Diversity & Inclusion at Telstra, India. As the head of Partner Ecosystem, he oversees the development of partner delivery at Telstra India, helping Telstra developing business partnerships that help in the transformation to a digitally innovative technology-led solutions company for its customers. As a Sponsor for DEI, he guides the team to increase awareness & implement inclusive programs for the organisation at Telstra, India. He is also the President of The Indo-Australian Chamber of Commerce where he leads the chambers that is a consortium of business houses with business interests between India & Australia.
Born in KGF, Gaven received his Post Graduate Diploma in Business Management from IMT Ghaziabad, and his Mechanical Engineering Degree from RV College of Engineering, Bangalore University. Gaven is also a certified Six Sigma Master Black Belt from General Electric and a recipient of multiple accelerated executive leadership programs from National University of Singapore & New York University Stern School of Business.
A business leader with 28+ years of experience in global operations and enterprise-wide business strategies, Gaven has led multiple functions across Operations, Sales, Analytics, Supply-chain, and Sourcing across different business models. From 2015 to 2019, he held the position of Director for Asia Pacific Sales Operations at Hewlett Packard (HP), managing regional pre-sales. Prior to that, he was the Director for Global Business Services between 2011 and 2015, where he steered a global domain-centric practice in post-sales and optimising contra revenue. From 2004 to 2011, as the Global Strategy Lead for HP, he established the global shoring and sourcing strategy in India for the consumer sector. Before his stint at HP, he was instrumental in developing IT infra support services for General Electric Capital International Services in India from 2000 to 2004, and in developing the first greenfield canning and bottling operations for Coca Cola International from 1996 to 2000.
His areas of interest outside of work include following leadership blogs, Plane spotting, and enjoys Cricket.
R V Kaushik
Deputy Director
IN-SPACe
Government of India
Er. M C Gaur a Civil Engineering graduate who joined Survey of India through Engineering Services and did Survey Engineering from NIGST and also course in Geo infomatics from ITC, The Neterlands.
He has more than 27 years of experience in the field of survey and mapping including Geo-Spatial Technology. During his career he has hold charges of various units and Directorates in Survey of India. During his professional career Sh. Gaur has handled various projects involving topographical surveys, digital photogrammetry, digital Cartography, GIS related activities in projects such as National Urban Mapping System, Integrated Coastal Zone Mapping, National Hydrology Project, SVAMITVA to name a few.
He is presently Additional Surveyor General in Survey of India
Soumya Misra
CEO
Sisir Radar
Er. M C Gaur a Civil Engineering graduate who joined Survey of India through Engineering Services and did Survey Engineering from NIGST and also course in Geo infomatics from ITC, The Neterlands.
He has more than 27 years of experience in the field of survey and mapping including Geo-Spatial Technology. During his career he has hold charges of various units and Directorates in Survey of India. During his professional career Sh. Gaur has handled various projects involving topographical surveys, digital photogrammetry, digital Cartography, GIS related activities in projects such as National Urban Mapping System, Integrated Coastal Zone Mapping, National Hydrology Project, SVAMITVA to name a few.
He is presently Additional Surveyor General in Survey of India
Dr VSS Kiran
CEO
Garudalytics
Gaven Standon is the Executive of GBS Partner Eco-system and the Sponsor of Diversity & Inclusion at Telstra, India. As the head of Partner Ecosystem, he oversees the development of partner delivery at Telstra India, helping Telstra developing business partnerships that help in the transformation to a digitally innovative technology-led solutions company for its customers. As a Sponsor for DEI, he guides the team to increase awareness & implement inclusive programs for the organisation at Telstra, India. He is also the President of The Indo-Australian Chamber of Commerce where he leads the chambers that is a consortium of business houses with business interests between India & Australia.
Born in KGF, Gaven received his Post Graduate Diploma in Business Management from IMT Ghaziabad, and his Mechanical Engineering Degree from RV College of Engineering, Bangalore University. Gaven is also a certified Six Sigma Master Black Belt from General Electric and a recipient of multiple accelerated executive leadership programs from National University of Singapore & New York University Stern School of Business.
A business leader with 28+ years of experience in global operations and enterprise-wide business strategies, Gaven has led multiple functions across Operations, Sales, Analytics, Supply-chain, and Sourcing across different business models. From 2015 to 2019, he held the position of Director for Asia Pacific Sales Operations at Hewlett Packard (HP), managing regional pre-sales. Prior to that, he was the Director for Global Business Services between 2011 and 2015, where he steered a global domain-centric practice in post-sales and optimising contra revenue. From 2004 to 2011, as the Global Strategy Lead for HP, he established the global shoring and sourcing strategy in India for the consumer sector. Before his stint at HP, he was instrumental in developing IT infra support services for General Electric Capital International Services in India from 2000 to 2004, and in developing the first greenfield canning and bottling operations for Coca Cola International from 1996 to 2000.
His areas of interest outside of work include following leadership blogs, Plane spotting, and enjoys Cricket.
Surendra Nath Das
CEO - Geospatial Global
Er. M C Gaur a Civil Engineering graduate who joined Survey of India through Engineering Services and did Survey Engineering from NIGST and also course in Geo infomatics from ITC, The Neterlands.
He has more than 27 years of experience in the field of survey and mapping including Geo-Spatial Technology. During his career he has hold charges of various units and Directorates in Survey of India. During his professional career Sh. Gaur has handled various projects involving topographical surveys, digital photogrammetry, digital Cartography, GIS related activities in projects such as National Urban Mapping System, Integrated Coastal Zone Mapping, National Hydrology Project, SVAMITVA to name a few.
He is presently Additional Surveyor General in Survey of India
Rahul Pinamanneni
CEO
Polygon Geospatial
Er. M C Gaur a Civil Engineering graduate who joined Survey of India through Engineering Services and did Survey Engineering from NIGST and also course in Geo infomatics from ITC, The Neterlands.
He has more than 27 years of experience in the field of survey and mapping including Geo-Spatial Technology. During his career he has hold charges of various units and Directorates in Survey of India. During his professional career Sh. Gaur has handled various projects involving topographical surveys, digital photogrammetry, digital Cartography, GIS related activities in projects such as National Urban Mapping System, Integrated Coastal Zone Mapping, National Hydrology Project, SVAMITVA to name a few.
He is presently Additional Surveyor General in Survey of India
Anku Khanna
Managing Partner
The Attorneys
Gaven Standon is the Executive of GBS Partner Eco-system and the Sponsor of Diversity & Inclusion at Telstra, India. As the head of Partner Ecosystem, he oversees the development of partner delivery at Telstra India, helping Telstra developing business partnerships that help in the transformation to a digitally innovative technology-led solutions company for its customers. As a Sponsor for DEI, he guides the team to increase awareness & implement inclusive programs for the organisation at Telstra, India. He is also the President of The Indo-Australian Chamber of Commerce where he leads the chambers that is a consortium of business houses with business interests between India & Australia.
Born in KGF, Gaven received his Post Graduate Diploma in Business Management from IMT Ghaziabad, and his Mechanical Engineering Degree from RV College of Engineering, Bangalore University. Gaven is also a certified Six Sigma Master Black Belt from General Electric and a recipient of multiple accelerated executive leadership programs from National University of Singapore & New York University Stern School of Business.
A business leader with 28+ years of experience in global operations and enterprise-wide business strategies, Gaven has led multiple functions across Operations, Sales, Analytics, Supply-chain, and Sourcing across different business models. From 2015 to 2019, he held the position of Director for Asia Pacific Sales Operations at Hewlett Packard (HP), managing regional pre-sales. Prior to that, he was the Director for Global Business Services between 2011 and 2015, where he steered a global domain-centric practice in post-sales and optimising contra revenue. From 2004 to 2011, as the Global Strategy Lead for HP, he established the global shoring and sourcing strategy in India for the consumer sector. Before his stint at HP, he was instrumental in developing IT infra support services for General Electric Capital International Services in India from 2000 to 2004, and in developing the first greenfield canning and bottling operations for Coca Cola International from 1996 to 2000.
His areas of interest outside of work include following leadership blogs, Plane spotting, and enjoys Cricket.
Narasimha Sharma Narayanam
CEO
Agnitha Space
Er. M C Gaur a Civil Engineering graduate who joined Survey of India through Engineering Services and did Survey Engineering from NIGST and also course in Geo infomatics from ITC, The Neterlands.
He has more than 27 years of experience in the field of survey and mapping including Geo-Spatial Technology. During his career he has hold charges of various units and Directorates in Survey of India. During his professional career Sh. Gaur has handled various projects involving topographical surveys, digital photogrammetry, digital Cartography, GIS related activities in projects such as National Urban Mapping System, Integrated Coastal Zone Mapping, National Hydrology Project, SVAMITVA to name a few.
He is presently Additional Surveyor General in Survey of India
Amit Seymour
CEO
Satpalda
Er. M C Gaur a Civil Engineering graduate who joined Survey of India through Engineering Services and did Survey Engineering from NIGST and also course in Geo infomatics from ITC, The Neterlands.
He has more than 27 years of experience in the field of survey and mapping including Geo-Spatial Technology. During his career he has hold charges of various units and Directorates in Survey of India. During his professional career Sh. Gaur has handled various projects involving topographical surveys, digital photogrammetry, digital Cartography, GIS related activities in projects such as National Urban Mapping System, Integrated Coastal Zone Mapping, National Hydrology Project, SVAMITVA to name a few.
He is presently Additional Surveyor General in Survey of India
Dr. Munish Sharma
Senior Advisor (Cyber & Technology), Australian High Commission, New Delhi
Gaven Standon is the Executive of GBS Partner Eco-system and the Sponsor of Diversity & Inclusion at Telstra, India. As the head of Partner Ecosystem, he oversees the development of partner delivery at Telstra India, helping Telstra developing business partnerships that help in the transformation to a digitally innovative technology-led solutions company for its customers. As a Sponsor for DEI, he guides the team to increase awareness & implement inclusive programs for the organisation at Telstra, India. He is also the President of The Indo-Australian Chamber of Commerce where he leads the chambers that is a consortium of business houses with business interests between India & Australia.
Born in KGF, Gaven received his Post Graduate Diploma in Business Management from IMT Ghaziabad, and his Mechanical Engineering Degree from RV College of Engineering, Bangalore University. Gaven is also a certified Six Sigma Master Black Belt from General Electric and a recipient of multiple accelerated executive leadership programs from National University of Singapore & New York University Stern School of Business.
A business leader with 28+ years of experience in global operations and enterprise-wide business strategies, Gaven has led multiple functions across Operations, Sales, Analytics, Supply-chain, and Sourcing across different business models. From 2015 to 2019, he held the position of Director for Asia Pacific Sales Operations at Hewlett Packard (HP), managing regional pre-sales. Prior to that, he was the Director for Global Business Services between 2011 and 2015, where he steered a global domain-centric practice in post-sales and optimising contra revenue. From 2004 to 2011, as the Global Strategy Lead for HP, he established the global shoring and sourcing strategy in India for the consumer sector. Before his stint at HP, he was instrumental in developing IT infra support services for General Electric Capital International Services in India from 2000 to 2004, and in developing the first greenfield canning and bottling operations for Coca Cola International from 1996 to 2000.
His areas of interest outside of work include following leadership blogs, Plane spotting, and enjoys Cricket.
Veleraian Joseph Pinto
Manager - Business Development (Defence Projects) North India, North India, MicroGenesis TechSoft
Er. M C Gaur a Civil Engineering graduate who joined Survey of India through Engineering Services and did Survey Engineering from NIGST and also course in Geo infomatics from ITC, The Neterlands.
He has more than 27 years of experience in the field of survey and mapping including Geo-Spatial Technology. During his career he has hold charges of various units and Directorates in Survey of India. During his professional career Sh. Gaur has handled various projects involving topographical surveys, digital photogrammetry, digital Cartography, GIS related activities in projects such as National Urban Mapping System, Integrated Coastal Zone Mapping, National Hydrology Project, SVAMITVA to name a few.
He is presently Additional Surveyor General in Survey of India
Rohit Malhotra
Lt Col (Veteran)
Managing Partner
Spatial Logix
Er. M C Gaur a Civil Engineering graduate who joined Survey of India through Engineering Services and did Survey Engineering from NIGST and also course in Geo infomatics from ITC, The Neterlands.
He has more than 27 years of experience in the field of survey and mapping including Geo-Spatial Technology. During his career he has hold charges of various units and Directorates in Survey of India. During his professional career Sh. Gaur has handled various projects involving topographical surveys, digital photogrammetry, digital Cartography, GIS related activities in projects such as National Urban Mapping System, Integrated Coastal Zone Mapping, National Hydrology Project, SVAMITVA to name a few.
He is presently Additional Surveyor General in Survey of India
Amb. Anil Wadhwa
Chairperson of IACC’s Northern India Chapter and Author Australia Economic Strategy
Gaven Standon is the Executive of GBS Partner Eco-system and the Sponsor of Diversity & Inclusion at Telstra, India. As the head of Partner Ecosystem, he oversees the development of partner delivery at Telstra India, helping Telstra developing business partnerships that help in the transformation to a digitally innovative technology-led solutions company for its customers. As a Sponsor for DEI, he guides the team to increase awareness & implement inclusive programs for the organisation at Telstra, India. He is also the President of The Indo-Australian Chamber of Commerce where he leads the chambers that is a consortium of business houses with business interests between India & Australia.
Born in KGF, Gaven received his Post Graduate Diploma in Business Management from IMT Ghaziabad, and his Mechanical Engineering Degree from RV College of Engineering, Bangalore University. Gaven is also a certified Six Sigma Master Black Belt from General Electric and a recipient of multiple accelerated executive leadership programs from National University of Singapore & New York University Stern School of Business.
A business leader with 28+ years of experience in global operations and enterprise-wide business strategies, Gaven has led multiple functions across Operations, Sales, Analytics, Supply-chain, and Sourcing across different business models. From 2015 to 2019, he held the position of Director for Asia Pacific Sales Operations at Hewlett Packard (HP), managing regional pre-sales. Prior to that, he was the Director for Global Business Services between 2011 and 2015, where he steered a global domain-centric practice in post-sales and optimising contra revenue. From 2004 to 2011, as the Global Strategy Lead for HP, he established the global shoring and sourcing strategy in India for the consumer sector. Before his stint at HP, he was instrumental in developing IT infra support services for General Electric Capital International Services in India from 2000 to 2004, and in developing the first greenfield canning and bottling operations for Coca Cola International from 1996 to 2000.
His areas of interest outside of work include following leadership blogs, Plane spotting, and enjoys Cricket.
Dr Deb Jyoti Pal
Sr. Vice President GalaxEye
Er. M C Gaur a Civil Engineering graduate who joined Survey of India through Engineering Services and did Survey Engineering from NIGST and also course in Geo infomatics from ITC, The Neterlands.
He has more than 27 years of experience in the field of survey and mapping including Geo-Spatial Technology. During his career he has hold charges of various units and Directorates in Survey of India. During his professional career Sh. Gaur has handled various projects involving topographical surveys, digital photogrammetry, digital Cartography, GIS related activities in projects such as National Urban Mapping System, Integrated Coastal Zone Mapping, National Hydrology Project, SVAMITVA to name a few.
He is presently Additional Surveyor General in Survey of India
Abhishek Gupta
Director, Edina Australia Pty Limited (Group Company of EESL
Er. M C Gaur a Civil Engineering graduate who joined Survey of India through Engineering Services and did Survey Engineering from NIGST and also course in Geo infomatics from ITC, The Neterlands.
He has more than 27 years of experience in the field of survey and mapping including Geo-Spatial Technology. During his career he has hold charges of various units and Directorates in Survey of India. During his professional career Sh. Gaur has handled various projects involving topographical surveys, digital photogrammetry, digital Cartography, GIS related activities in projects such as National Urban Mapping System, Integrated Coastal Zone Mapping, National Hydrology Project, SVAMITVA to name a few.
He is presently Additional Surveyor General in Survey of India
Sushmit Chakraborty
Manager – South Asia, Industry Engagment, DeakinCo., Deakin University
Gaven Standon is the Executive of GBS Partner Eco-system and the Sponsor of Diversity & Inclusion at Telstra, India. As the head of Partner Ecosystem, he oversees the development of partner delivery at Telstra India, helping Telstra developing business partnerships that help in the transformation to a digitally innovative technology-led solutions company for its customers. As a Sponsor for DEI, he guides the team to increase awareness & implement inclusive programs for the organisation at Telstra, India. He is also the President of The Indo-Australian Chamber of Commerce where he leads the chambers that is a consortium of business houses with business interests between India & Australia.
Born in KGF, Gaven received his Post Graduate Diploma in Business Management from IMT Ghaziabad, and his Mechanical Engineering Degree from RV College of Engineering, Bangalore University. Gaven is also a certified Six Sigma Master Black Belt from General Electric and a recipient of multiple accelerated executive leadership programs from National University of Singapore & New York University Stern School of Business.
A business leader with 28+ years of experience in global operations and enterprise-wide business strategies, Gaven has led multiple functions across Operations, Sales, Analytics, Supply-chain, and Sourcing across different business models. From 2015 to 2019, he held the position of Director for Asia Pacific Sales Operations at Hewlett Packard (HP), managing regional pre-sales. Prior to that, he was the Director for Global Business Services between 2011 and 2015, where he steered a global domain-centric practice in post-sales and optimising contra revenue. From 2004 to 2011, as the Global Strategy Lead for HP, he established the global shoring and sourcing strategy in India for the consumer sector. Before his stint at HP, he was instrumental in developing IT infra support services for General Electric Capital International Services in India from 2000 to 2004, and in developing the first greenfield canning and bottling operations for Coca Cola International from 1996 to 2000.
His areas of interest outside of work include following leadership blogs, Plane spotting, and enjoys Cricket.
Dr Rajeshree Dutta Kumar
Vice President
Programmes & Partnerships
GWCC
Er. M C Gaur a Civil Engineering graduate who joined Survey of India through Engineering Services and did Survey Engineering from NIGST and also course in Geo infomatics from ITC, The Neterlands.
He has more than 27 years of experience in the field of survey and mapping including Geo-Spatial Technology. During his career he has hold charges of various units and Directorates in Survey of India. During his professional career Sh. Gaur has handled various projects involving topographical surveys, digital photogrammetry, digital Cartography, GIS related activities in projects such as National Urban Mapping System, Integrated Coastal Zone Mapping, National Hydrology Project, SVAMITVA to name a few.
He is presently Additional Surveyor General in Survey of India
Anjali Shekhawat
Global Affairs Centre
CUTS International
Er. M C Gaur a Civil Engineering graduate who joined Survey of India through Engineering Services and did Survey Engineering from NIGST and also course in Geo infomatics from ITC, The Neterlands.
He has more than 27 years of experience in the field of survey and mapping including Geo-Spatial Technology. During his career he has hold charges of various units and Directorates in Survey of India. During his professional career Sh. Gaur has handled various projects involving topographical surveys, digital photogrammetry, digital Cartography, GIS related activities in projects such as National Urban Mapping System, Integrated Coastal Zone Mapping, National Hydrology Project, SVAMITVA to name a few.
He is presently Additional Surveyor General in Survey of India
Kunal Dewan
Country Manager India
Qantas Airways Limited
Gaven Standon is the Executive of GBS Partner Eco-system and the Sponsor of Diversity & Inclusion at Telstra, India. As the head of Partner Ecosystem, he oversees the development of partner delivery at Telstra India, helping Telstra developing business partnerships that help in the transformation to a digitally innovative technology-led solutions company for its customers. As a Sponsor for DEI, he guides the team to increase awareness & implement inclusive programs for the organisation at Telstra, India. He is also the President of The Indo-Australian Chamber of Commerce where he leads the chambers that is a consortium of business houses with business interests between India & Australia.
Born in KGF, Gaven received his Post Graduate Diploma in Business Management from IMT Ghaziabad, and his Mechanical Engineering Degree from RV College of Engineering, Bangalore University. Gaven is also a certified Six Sigma Master Black Belt from General Electric and a recipient of multiple accelerated executive leadership programs from National University of Singapore & New York University Stern School of Business.
A business leader with 28+ years of experience in global operations and enterprise-wide business strategies, Gaven has led multiple functions across Operations, Sales, Analytics, Supply-chain, and Sourcing across different business models. From 2015 to 2019, he held the position of Director for Asia Pacific Sales Operations at Hewlett Packard (HP), managing regional pre-sales. Prior to that, he was the Director for Global Business Services between 2011 and 2015, where he steered a global domain-centric practice in post-sales and optimising contra revenue. From 2004 to 2011, as the Global Strategy Lead for HP, he established the global shoring and sourcing strategy in India for the consumer sector. Before his stint at HP, he was instrumental in developing IT infra support services for General Electric Capital International Services in India from 2000 to 2004, and in developing the first greenfield canning and bottling operations for Coca Cola International from 1996 to 2000.
His areas of interest outside of work include following leadership blogs, Plane spotting, and enjoys Cricket.
Ajay Sethi Managing
Partner
ASA Corporate Catalyst (India) Pvt Ltd, BHP
Er. M C Gaur a Civil Engineering graduate who joined Survey of India through Engineering Services and did Survey Engineering from NIGST and also course in Geo infomatics from ITC, The Neterlands.
He has more than 27 years of experience in the field of survey and mapping including Geo-Spatial Technology. During his career he has hold charges of various units and Directorates in Survey of India. During his professional career Sh. Gaur has handled various projects involving topographical surveys, digital photogrammetry, digital Cartography, GIS related activities in projects such as National Urban Mapping System, Integrated Coastal Zone Mapping, National Hydrology Project, SVAMITVA to name a few.
He is presently Additional Surveyor General in Survey of India
Aakash Malik
Senior Consultant
Geospatial Analytics, Alluvium Group
Er. M C Gaur a Civil Engineering graduate who joined Survey of India through Engineering Services and did Survey Engineering from NIGST and also course in Geo infomatics from ITC, The Neterlands.
He has more than 27 years of experience in the field of survey and mapping including Geo-Spatial Technology. During his career he has hold charges of various units and Directorates in Survey of India. During his professional career Sh. Gaur has handled various projects involving topographical surveys, digital photogrammetry, digital Cartography, GIS related activities in projects such as National Urban Mapping System, Integrated Coastal Zone Mapping, National Hydrology Project, SVAMITVA to name a few.
He is presently Additional Surveyor General in Survey of India
Dilip Suresh
Vice President Zip Residential Zip Water
Gaven Standon is the Executive of GBS Partner Eco-system and the Sponsor of Diversity & Inclusion at Telstra, India. As the head of Partner Ecosystem, he oversees the development of partner delivery at Telstra India, helping Telstra developing business partnerships that help in the transformation to a digitally innovative technology-led solutions company for its customers. As a Sponsor for DEI, he guides the team to increase awareness & implement inclusive programs for the organisation at Telstra, India. He is also the President of The Indo-Australian Chamber of Commerce where he leads the chambers that is a consortium of business houses with business interests between India & Australia.
Born in KGF, Gaven received his Post Graduate Diploma in Business Management from IMT Ghaziabad, and his Mechanical Engineering Degree from RV College of Engineering, Bangalore University. Gaven is also a certified Six Sigma Master Black Belt from General Electric and a recipient of multiple accelerated executive leadership programs from National University of Singapore & New York University Stern School of Business.
A business leader with 28+ years of experience in global operations and enterprise-wide business strategies, Gaven has led multiple functions across Operations, Sales, Analytics, Supply-chain, and Sourcing across different business models. From 2015 to 2019, he held the position of Director for Asia Pacific Sales Operations at Hewlett Packard (HP), managing regional pre-sales. Prior to that, he was the Director for Global Business Services between 2011 and 2015, where he steered a global domain-centric practice in post-sales and optimising contra revenue. From 2004 to 2011, as the Global Strategy Lead for HP, he established the global shoring and sourcing strategy in India for the consumer sector. Before his stint at HP, he was instrumental in developing IT infra support services for General Electric Capital International Services in India from 2000 to 2004, and in developing the first greenfield canning and bottling operations for Coca Cola International from 1996 to 2000.
His areas of interest outside of work include following leadership blogs, Plane spotting, and enjoys Cricket.
Rajat
Senior Manager
Invest India
Er. M C Gaur a Civil Engineering graduate who joined Survey of India through Engineering Services and did Survey Engineering from NIGST and also course in Geo infomatics from ITC, The Neterlands.
He has more than 27 years of experience in the field of survey and mapping including Geo-Spatial Technology. During his career he has hold charges of various units and Directorates in Survey of India. During his professional career Sh. Gaur has handled various projects involving topographical surveys, digital photogrammetry, digital Cartography, GIS related activities in projects such as National Urban Mapping System, Integrated Coastal Zone Mapping, National Hydrology Project, SVAMITVA to name a few.
He is presently Additional Surveyor General in Survey of India
Veronica Thompson
Executive Indian Operations, National Australia Bank (NAB)
Er. M C Gaur a Civil Engineering graduate who joined Survey of India through Engineering Services and did Survey Engineering from NIGST and also course in Geo infomatics from ITC, The Neterlands.
He has more than 27 years of experience in the field of survey and mapping including Geo-Spatial Technology. During his career he has hold charges of various units and Directorates in Survey of India. During his professional career Sh. Gaur has handled various projects involving topographical surveys, digital photogrammetry, digital Cartography, GIS related activities in projects such as National Urban Mapping System, Integrated Coastal Zone Mapping, National Hydrology Project, SVAMITVA to name a few.
He is presently Additional Surveyor General in Survey of India
Mr. Manav Gulati
AGM Sales Excellence- Tata Bluescope
Gaven Standon is the Executive of GBS Partner Eco-system and the Sponsor of Diversity & Inclusion at Telstra, India. As the head of Partner Ecosystem, he oversees the development of partner delivery at Telstra India, helping Telstra developing business partnerships that help in the transformation to a digitally innovative technology-led solutions company for its customers. As a Sponsor for DEI, he guides the team to increase awareness & implement inclusive programs for the organisation at Telstra, India. He is also the President of The Indo-Australian Chamber of Commerce where he leads the chambers that is a consortium of business houses with business interests between India & Australia.
Born in KGF, Gaven received his Post Graduate Diploma in Business Management from IMT Ghaziabad, and his Mechanical Engineering Degree from RV College of Engineering, Bangalore University. Gaven is also a certified Six Sigma Master Black Belt from General Electric and a recipient of multiple accelerated executive leadership programs from National University of Singapore & New York University Stern School of Business.
A business leader with 28+ years of experience in global operations and enterprise-wide business strategies, Gaven has led multiple functions across Operations, Sales, Analytics, Supply-chain, and Sourcing across different business models. From 2015 to 2019, he held the position of Director for Asia Pacific Sales Operations at Hewlett Packard (HP), managing regional pre-sales. Prior to that, he was the Director for Global Business Services between 2011 and 2015, where he steered a global domain-centric practice in post-sales and optimising contra revenue. From 2004 to 2011, as the Global Strategy Lead for HP, he established the global shoring and sourcing strategy in India for the consumer sector. Before his stint at HP, he was instrumental in developing IT infra support services for General Electric Capital International Services in India from 2000 to 2004, and in developing the first greenfield canning and bottling operations for Coca Cola International from 1996 to 2000.
His areas of interest outside of work include following leadership blogs, Plane spotting, and enjoys Cricket.
Mr. Subhashish Dey
Regional Director
India- GapMaps Pty
Er. M C Gaur a Civil Engineering graduate who joined Survey of India through Engineering Services and did Survey Engineering from NIGST and also course in Geo infomatics from ITC, The Neterlands.
He has more than 27 years of experience in the field of survey and mapping including Geo-Spatial Technology. During his career he has hold charges of various units and Directorates in Survey of India. During his professional career Sh. Gaur has handled various projects involving topographical surveys, digital photogrammetry, digital Cartography, GIS related activities in projects such as National Urban Mapping System, Integrated Coastal Zone Mapping, National Hydrology Project, SVAMITVA to name a few.
He is presently Additional Surveyor General in Survey of India
CORE OBJECTIVES
To deliberate on the various policy reforms pertaining to Geospatial and Space technologies towards strengthening the existing bilateral relations between the two countries
To demonstrate combined value of geospatial and space technology in overall development of the two countries through business dialogue
To showcase latest technology innovations across space, geospatial, AI/ML, Cloud, Autonomy and their combined integration with geospatial and EO capabilities to develop national geospatial knowledge infrastructure and its applications
To share and exchange the best practices of the Geospatial technologies embedded with future generation technologies and applications
To facilitate an actionable agenda for capacity building of the key stakeholders by leveraging of each other’s capabilities
To draw a roadmap for the next five years with Geospatial and Space technologies and applications at the nucleus
WHO WILL ATTEND?
Industry Leaders
Government Functionaries
Thought Leaders
Business Users
Implementing Agencies
HIGHLIGHTS OF THE PROGRAMME
- Dialogue forums consisting of participation from Government, Industry and Civil Society leaders
- High Level Networking Reception
PROGRAMME SCHEDULE
INDIA -USA GEOSPATIAL AND SPACE BUSINESS SUMMIT
November 15, 2022
14:00 -17:00
Programme Agenda | Hall 2.5
Topic 1 – Policy Impact and Ease of Doing Business: An Indian Perspective
Topic 2 – India-USA Geospatial & Space Technology Collaboration: Opportunities for Industry
Topic 3 – Technology Transfer and Make in India: Opportunities and Potentials
