2025 Conference
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Preliminary conference programme available via desktop.
- 10:00 - 11:15
Inauguration Session
Thiru. M. K. Stalin
Hon’ble Chief Minister, Government of Tamil Nadu
Thiru T.M Anbarasan
Minister for MS&ME
Thiru. Dr. Rajaa Thallikotai Raju Balu
Minister for Industries, IP&C
Dr B. K. Das
Distinguished Scientist & Director General (ECS)
Mr Stephane Castet
CEO, BCI Aerospace
Mr. N. Muruganandam, IAS
Chief Secretary, Government of Tamil Nadu
Director General Paramesh Sivamani AVSM, PTM, TM, DG
Indian Coast Guard
Mr. Arun Roy IAS
Industries Secretary, Government of Tamil Nadu
Dr Christopher
Chairman-AIDAT, Former secretary, R&D and Chairman DRDO
Rear Admiral Satish Shenai, NM,
Flag Officer Commanding HQ (TN &P)
Thiru. Dr. Darez Ahamed, IAS
Managing Director, Guidance Tamil Nadu
Shri M.C Balasubramaniam
CMD - Gliders India Limited
Thiru. Sandeep Nanduri, IAS
Managing Director, TIDCO
- 11:15 - 12:30
Tamil Nadu Aerospace and Defence Corridor: Strategies for Developing Ecosystem
Thiru. Dr. Rajaa Thallikotai Raju Balu (Key Note Address)
Minister for Industries, Investment, Promotion and Commerce,
Government of Tamil Nadu
Mr Sunil Prasad (Moderator)
Head Aerospace and Railways, LTTS
Mr Frederic Besson
Vice President - CATIA Global, Dassault Systemes
Mr Jetendra Gavankar
CEO & Country Head, Safran India
Mr Sharad Agarwal
CEO, AIESL
Mr Marian Lubieniecki
CEO, PowerTech
- 12:30 - 14:00
Lunch Break
- 14:00 - 15:30
DRDO Technology Cluster Session
Mr Ramachandran (Moderator)
Managing Director, MELSS & President, AIDAT
Dr K Rajalakshmi Menon
Distinguished Scientist & Director General - Aeronautical Systems (AS)
Shri Prateek Kishore
Distinguished Scientist & Director General - Armament & Combat Engineering Systems (ACE)
Shri Mangal Lal Chand
Distinguished Scientist & Director General - Technology Management (TM)
Dr B.K.Das
Distinguished Scientist & Director General - ECS
Armament & Combat Engineering Systems (ACE)
Shri M. Sheik Altaf
Director, LRDE
- 15:30 - 16:15
Future Warfare Readiness: Positioning Industry for the Next Generation Battlespace
Vish Saharanamam (Moderator)
CEO, Forge Innovation & Ventures
Lt, Gen. Karambir Singh Brar (Retd)
Gen PJS Pannu (Retd)
Cmde Dr Arun Pratap Goloya (Retd)
- 16:15 - 17:00
Enhancing Cybersecurity for Highly Critical Infrastructure
Wg Cdr P Madhusoodhanan (Retd) (Moderator)
Vice President,
TIDCO, Govt of Tamilnadu
Mr Alexandre Correia
Director – Aeroline India, Sopra Steria
Ms. Priyamvadha Vembar
Senior Director - Head Cybersecurity Practice, Bosch Global Software Technologies
Mr Darius Liu
Head of Strategic Planning & Business Expansion, ST Engineering
Mr Prince Devaraj
Technical Lead, LTTS
- 17.00 - 17:05
Special Address from Pondicherry-Chennai Consul General
Etienne Rolland-Piègue
Consul General of France in Pondicherry-Chennai
- 17.05 - 17.45
Aerospace & Defence: The next steps in Indo – French cooperation
Mr Oscar Samet (Moderator)
GIFAS representative India
Ms Clementine Gallet
MSME’s Committee Chairperson,
GIFAS
Mr Niranjan Malode
Deputy CEO, Safran Data Systems
Mr Serge Delwasse
CEO, CetraC
Mr Thibaut Spor
Attache for Aeronautics, French Embassy in India
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- 09:30 - 10:15
Integrated Space Strategy: Advancing Commercial and Defence Capabilities
Key Note Speaker: Shri Rajeev Jyoti
Director Technical Directorate, INPASCe
Mr Alaqshendra Singh (Moderator)
Principal Associate, TMT
Dr Srimathy Kesan
Founder and CEO, Space Kidz India
Mr Niranjan Malode
Deputy CEO, Safran Data Systems
Dr Satya Charavarthy
Founder and CEO, ePlane Company
Mr Srinath Racichandran
AgniKul
- 10:15 - 11:00
Leveraging Technological Developments to Streamline Aerospace Manufacturing
Mr Alex T Koshy (Moderator)
Director - India, M&A - SAS Partners Corporate Advisors Private Limited
Mr Colin Frost
CEO, Carr Lane, USA
Mr Cedric Buzay
Director - CATIA Global, Dassault Systemes
Mr Maanav Goel
Managing Director, Hoffman Group India
Smt. Nidhi Bansal
Outstanding Scientist & Director, TDF
- 11:00 - 12:00
Building the Future Workforce: Integration of Veterans, Technocrats and Industry Professions for Developing the Next-Gen Resource for the Aerospace and Defence Industry
Professor Ashwani Sharma (Moderator)
Chairperson, Aeronautical Society of India
Smt Vaishnavi Jayaraman
Vice President, UCAL
Dr Asad Ahmed
Professor, TNECFWA
Mr Ramachandran
Managing Director, MELSS & President AIDAT
Subramoni PH
Founder and Managing Director , Val-met
Mr Thyagu Valliappa
Executive Director , Sona Valliapa Group
- 12.00 - 12:30
Workshop, Carr Lane – Combating Galvanic Corrosion – Applying Lessons from Shipbuilding in Aerospace Tooling
Mr Colin Frost
CEO, Carr Lane, USA
Mr Sriram Ramamurthy
General Manager, Carr Lane India
- 12:30 - 14:00
Lunch Break
- 14:00 - 14:45
Redefining Global Supply Chains: Positioning India as a Strategic Defence & Aerospace Manufacturing Partner
Mr Debasis Dash (Moderator)
Country Representative, Quantum Systems GmbH
Mr Bart Korff
General Manager, Sona Speed
Mr Chanabasappa S Shirkoli
Head of Business Development, LMW
Ms Devi James Melchior
Senior Senior Vice President - Logistics, Indev Infra Private Limited
Mr Mohan D.S
CEO - Operations, SQuAD Forging India Private Ltd
Mr Shanmugavel
UMS Technologies
- 14:45 - 15:15
Presentation from CMD GIL
Shri M C Balasubramaniam
CMD, Gliders India Limited
- 15.15 - 15.30
Joint Strength, Shared Vision: Australia and India in the New Defence Era
Ms Silai Zaki
Consul-General, Australian Government
- 15:30 - 16:00
Workshop, The Future of Engineering with Generative AI, Dassault Systemes
Mr Cedric Buzay
Director, CATIA Dassault Systemes
Rajashekar Swarmy
Senior Manager - Cities and Public Services, Dassault Systemes
Dr Ravishankar Mariayyah
Senior Manager - Aerospace and Defense,Dassault Systemes
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- 10.00 - 10.30
Workshop – Quantum Powered Simulations for Mission Crucial Aerospace, Space & Defence Application, BQP
Mr Vijay Vishwathan
Head of Marketing, BQP
Dr Ferdin Don Bosco
Lead Computational Scientist, BQP
- 10:30 - 11.15
From Regional to Global: Essential Certifications for Aerospace and Defence Companies
Mr Karthi Thiyagarajan (Moderator)
CEO & Lead Consultant, Nucleus Consultants
Mr Girish Nilage
General Manager – Sales & Marketing, Rotary Connectors
Mr Gilad Hassid
Vice President of Business Development, Scope Metals
Mr Sanjay Gupta
Head of Marketing, AIESL
- 11.15 - 12.00
Integrating with FOEMs & DPSUs: Unlocking Collaboration Opportunities for Indian Industry
Brigadier G Muthukumar, SM, VSM, PH.D (Moderator)
Strategic Educator and People Leader
Shri Sivakumar Ramalingham
GM, HAL
Mr Surjeet Sur
Deputy GM, Mazgaon Shipyard
Mr Harekrishna Behera
CGM Operations,AVNL
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