Make In India Advancing Space and Geospatial Industry Ecosystem

30th September 2024 // Taj Mahal Hotel, Man Singh Road, New Delhi

Overview

India is on a transformative journey powered by science, technology, and industrial innovation, supported by key policy reforms and initiatives. Launched in 2014 by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the “Make in India” initiative is built on four pillars: New Mindset, New Sectors, New Infrastructure, and New Processes. It aims to inspire confidence, provide comprehensive frameworks, and engage audiences globally.

The main goals are to boost manufacturing growth by 12–14% annually, create 100 million jobs by 2022, and raise the sector’s GDP contribution to 25% by 2025. “Make in India” has spurred investment, innovation, and skill development, while opening key sectors like defence, railways, and space to higher levels of Foreign Direct Investment. Six industrial corridors are under development, and the initiative has strengthened India’s

Trade and Commerce

Over the past decade, the space and geospatial industries have gained significant attention from global leaders, driven by government support through incubation, strategic financing, and trade missions. Policy reforms in India, particularly under the “Make in India” initiative, have accelerated trade and commerce in these sectors, promoting FDI and technology transfer. Indian geospatial services exports, valued at $1.6 billion in 2021, are expected to grow rapidly due to these reforms. The sector is projected to reach $1 trillion by 2030, positioning India as a global leader in space and geospatial technologies. International cooperation, technology transfers, and ease of doing business are now central to industry growth..

Session Topics

SPEAKERS

Shri Periasamy Kumaran

Officer on Special Duty & Additional and Special Secretary,
Economic Relations & Development Administration Partnership, Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India

Shri Mahaveer Singhvi

Joint Secretary, NEST Division, (New, Emerging & Strategic Technologies Division), Ministry of External Affairs (MEA, India) Government of India

Jacob Gullish

Executive Director, Policy & Digital Economy, Media & Entertainment, US- India Business Council (USIBC) – LinkedIn

Lt Gen Anil Kapoor

IIT Tirupati - IPGF

Sanjay Kumar

CEO and Founder, Geospatial World & Geospatial World Chamber of Commerce

Representative

Indian National Space Promotion & Authorization Centre (IN-SPACe), Department of Space, Government of India

SUMMIT PARTNER

SUPPORTING PARTNERs

Co-Organiser

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