3rd India Japan Space and Geospatial Business Summit
The 3rd edition of India-Japan Geospatial Business Summit, is being organised by the Geospatial World Chamber of Commerce (GWCC), on December 3, 2024, as part of the GeoSmart India conference at the Hyderabad International Convention Centre. The summit, supported by Geospatial World as Knowledge Partner and IN-SPACe & the Geospatial Data Promotion and Development Committee (GDPDC) as Strategic Partners, aims to strengthen business cooperation between India and Japan in the geospatial sector. It will also provide a platform for advancing bilateral commitments on geospatial trade and technology, with the potential to grow the India-Japan geospatial trade to $10 billion by 2030. This event aligns with broader initiatives to enhance India-Japan relations in critical technologies like space, AI, and geospatial data, fostering collaboration across government, business, and research sectors.
Introductory Session: India -Japan Space and Geospatial Market: An Overview
Sanjay Kumar
CEO and Founder
Geospatial World & Geospatial World Chamber of Commerce
Opening Keynote Session: India-Japan Space and Geospatial Cooperation
Dr Rajeev Jyoti
Director
Technical Directorate, Indian National Space Promotion and Authorization
Center (IN-SPACe), Department of Space, Government of India
Srikant Sastri
Chairman
Geospatial Data Promotion & Development Committee (GDPDC), Government of India
Koji Ina
Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA)
Manager, Strategic Planning Division, Space Strategy Fund Department
Masayasu Ishida
Co-Founder, President & CEO, SpaceTide Foundation, Japan
Watanabe Makoto
First Secretary (Science & Technology), Embassy of Japan in India, Government of Japan
Taku Hiroki
Deputy Director General, JETRO India, Japan
Major General Harsh Chhibber
Commandant, College of Defence Management, Secunderabad, India
Session 1: Collaborative Opportunities for Geospatial and Space towards Digital Transformation
Lt Gen Girish Kumar
Advisor, Government of Haryana, India
Eiichi Sakata
Executive Managing Director, Remote Sensing Technology Center of Japan (RESTEC), Japan
Ramesh Ananthakrishnan
CEO, DSM Soft Pvt Ltd, India
Amit Seymour
CEO, Satpalda | Satellite Imagery & Geospatial Services, India
Takayuki Odawara
Executive Officer, GM of Business Department, Synspective, Japan
Amit Kumar
COO, Suhora Technologies, India
Session 2: Geospatial Products, Solutions & Services: Trade and Commerce
Dr Rajeshree Dutta Kumar
Vice President
Programmes and Partnerships, GWCC
Javed Shaikh
CEO
QuantaSIP Geomatic Informative Solutions Pvt Ltd, India
Hiroyuki Miyazaki
Founder & CEO
Glodal, Inc., Japan
Dr VSS Kiran
CEO
Garudalytics Pvt Ltd, India
Akshay Loya
CEO
GIS Kernel Technologies, India
Vatsal Dave
Senior Vice President - Enterprise Solutions
Ceinsys Tech Ltd, India
Session 3: Space Infrastructure and Downstream Applications
Dr Chandra Prakash Singh
Deputy Director
Technical Directorate, Indian National Space Promotion and Authorization Center (IN-SPACe), Department of Space, Government of India
Tsugito Nagano
Japan Lead
Aerospace & Satellite, Amazon Web Services Japan G.K., Japan
Ankit Bhateja
CEO
Xovian Aerospace, India
Kazuya Higuchi
Whole Time Director
Air Water India Private Limited, Japan
Naruo Kanemoto
CEO
Space Shift, Inc., Japan
Naveen Reddy SN
India Sales Manager
Axelspace Corporation, Japan
Soumya Misra
CEO
Sisir Radar, India
Session 4: In Conversation - BIM and Digital Twin for Infrastructure
Col Gaurav Singh
Chief Consultant – Pinkerton
Anurudh Singh
DM - High-End Solutions
Topcon Sokkia India Private Ltd
Co-Organiser
Strategic partners
SUPPORTING PARTNERs
SUPPORTING AGENCY
KNOWLEDGE PARTNER
ORGANISER
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
