Forum on Hi-Tech Defence Innovation

Programme

0930-0945 hrs

Opening remarks: Shri N.S. Sisodia, Director General, IDSA
Inauguration: Air Vice Marshal M. Matheswaran AVSM VM PhD, ACAS OPS (Space)

0945-1130 hrs

Panel 1: Government: MOD, Armed Forces & DRDO

Chair: Air Vice Marshal M. Matheswaran AVSM VM PhD. ACAS OPS (Space)

Tri-Services Perspective: Air Vice Marshal M. Bahadur, VM, ACIDS (WSOI), Integrated Defence Staff HQs, Ministry of Defence

Presentation: Dr. G. Balachandran, Distinguished Fellow, IDSA

Panelists

• Shri Gyanesh Kumar, Joint Secretary (Shipyards), Ministry of Defence
• Commodore R.K. Rana, Principal Director, Integrated HQs of Ministry of Defence (Navy), Directorate of Indigenisation
• Shri Manik Mukherjee, Director G-Fast, Scientist G
• Major General (Ret) P. K. Chakravorty, VSM, Advisor, Strategic Studies, Brahmos, DRDO
• Brig. Gurmeet Kanwal, Director and CEO, CLAWS
• Anit Mukherjee, Fellow, IDSA

Q & A

1130: Tea break

1145-1300 hrs

Panel 2: Industry

Chair: Shri Gyanesh Kumar, Joint Secretary (Shipyards), Ministry of Defence

Panelists

• Shri Anjan Mukherjee, CEO, HyCa Technologies Pvt Ltd.
• Shri Ashok Kanodia, MD & Chairman of Precision Electronics
• Shri Rajinder Bhatia, CEO Defence, Bharat Forge
• Shri Rahul Chowdhury, CEO Tata Power Strategic Electronics Division
• Shri Bharat Singh, Deputy Director General DG / OF Board
• Mr. Sanjay K Agarwal, Group Managing Director, CbS Technologies Pvt. Ltd.
• Dr. M. Venkatraman, Vice President Essar Steel
• Shri Ajai Shukla, Defence Correspondent, Business Standard
• Shri A.S. Pundle, Advisor, Indian Machine Tools Manufacturers Association

1300-1330 hrs – Lunch break

1330-1430 hrs

Panel 2: Industry (continued)

Chair: Dr. Rajiv Kumar, Director General FICCI

Q & A

1430-1530 hrs

Panel 3: International comparisons

Chair: Ambassador Prabhat Shukla, former Ambassador to Russia
International Speaker: Prof Tai Ming Cheung: "Catching Up in Defence Innovation: The Lessons From China and other Late Industrializers"

1530-1630 hrs

Panel 4: Education and Brainstorming on Final Recommendations and Action Plan

Chair: Ambassador Prabhat Shukla

• Is the Indian educational system nurturing innovation?
• Reforms/action suggested

Speakers:

• Dr Anil Wali, CEO, Foundation for Innovation and Technology Transfer, Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi
• All participants
• Wrapping up – Smita Purushottam, Senior Fellow and Joint Secretary (MEA)

1630 hrs

Closing address: Dr. V. Bhujanga Rao, Ph.D., FNAE, FAEFCT, CC R & D (HR), DRDO