Symposium 2025
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Venue : YASHOBHOOMI (IICC) (India International Convention & Expo Centre), Dwarka, New Delhi |
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09:00AM-10:00AM |
Registration and Networking Tea |
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SESSION 1 : Venue - Main Hall |
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SESSION 1 : Inauguration of 2nd International Bharat 6G Symposium (Objective: A high-level discussion with government leaders, industry CEOs, and heads of international alliances on how 6G will shape digital sovereignty, economic growth, and innovation) |
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10:00AM-10:30AM |
Welcome Dignitaries:Mr. Rajesh Kumar Pathak, Bharat 6G Alliance Welcome Address:Prof. David Koilpillai, Chairman, Bharat 6G Alliance and Qualcomm Institute Chair Prof., IIT Madras Keynote Address:Dr. Neeraj Mittal, Chairman, Digital Communications Commission and Secretary, Department of Telecommunications, Government of India. Keynote Address:Prof. Ajay Sood, Principal Scientific Advisor to the Government of India. Inaugural Address:Shri Jyotiraditya M Scindia, Hon’ble Minister of Communications; and Minister of Development of North Eastern Region, Government of India Vote of thanks:Shri Anil Kumar Bhardwaj, DDG SE, Department of Telecommunications, Government of India |
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SESSION 2 : Venue - Hall No. 3 |
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SESSION 2 : Panel on Global 6G Initiatives (Objective: Discussion of 6G initiatives across US, UK, Japan, S. Korea, Europe and India) |
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10:45AM-12:00PM |
Moderator:Prof. Bhaskar Ramamurthi, IIT Madras Panellists:Prof. Harald Haas, Future Telecoms, UK Dr. Hosako Iwao, NICT, Japan Dr. Magnus Frodigh, Vice Chair of Hexa-X, Europe Dr. Charles Clancy, CTO, MITRE, USA Prof. David Koilpillai, Bharat6G Alliance |
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12:00PM-1:45PM |
Networking Lunch & Exhibition Visit |
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SESSION 3 : Venue - Hall No. 3 |
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SESSION 3 : Industry Leaders Panel: Key 6G Use Cases (Objective: Explore promising use cases of 6G) |
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2:00PM–3:00PM |
Moderator:Mr. Robert Ravi, Chairman and Managing Director, Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited, India Panellists:Mr. Aayush Bhatnagar, Reliance Jio Mr. Sachin Mehta, Airtel Dr. Rajkumar Upadhyay, C-DOT Mr. Jayanta Dey, HFCL Dr. Magnus Ewerbring, Ericsson Dr. Anita Doehler, NGMN Alliance Mr. Charles Santhosam, Nvidia |
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SESSION 4 : Venue - Hall No. 3 |
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SESSION 4 : Panel on Enabling 6G Technologies (Objective: Exploring foundational/emerging technology enablers for 6G, and ways of international cooperation between academia and industry) |
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3:00PM–4:00PM |
Moderator:Prof. Kiran Kuchi, IIT Hyderabad Panellists:Prof. Mathini Sellathurai, Heriott Watt University, Scotland Dr. P Hanumantha Rao, SAMEER Prof. Nandana Rajatheva, University of Oulu, Finland Prof. Erik Strom, Chalmers University, Sweden Prof. Debarati Sen, IIT Kharagpur Prof. Deepa Venkitesh, IIT Madras Prof. Kaveh Delfanazari, University of Glasgow, UK |
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4:00PM-4:15PM |
Tea/ Coffee/ Refreshments |
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4:15PM-4:40PM |
GSMA – Mr. Vivek Badrinath, DG, GSMA |
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SESSION 5 : Transition towards AI-Native 6G Networks (Industry and Academic Leaders) (Objective: To transition towards autonomous 6G networks) |
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4:40PM–5:30PM |
Moderator:Shri. Ashok Kumar, DDG(SRI),Depatment of Telecommunications Panellists:Prof. Mahesh Marina, University of Edinburgh, UK Dr. Elena Fersman, Ericsson Dr. Simone Redana, Nokia Mr. Sandeep Sharma, Tech Mahendra Dr. Ashwin Gumaste, Principal AI Systems Architect, Microsoft Mr. Ramu T S, Lekha Wireless Prof. Rohit Budhiraja, IIT Kanpur |
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5:30PM-6:30PM |
Visit to Exhibition |
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6:30PM |
Networking Dinner - Hosted By Bharat 6G Alliance (by invitation only) |
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7:00PM-7:15PM |
Keynote AddressDr. Pemmasani Chandra Sekhar, Minister of State in the Ministry of Communications and Minister of State in the Ministry of Rural Development, Government of India |
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Venue : YASHOBHOOMI (IICC) (India International Convention & Expo Centre), Dwarka, New Delhi |
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SESSION 6 : Venue - Hall No. 3 |
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SESSION 6 : Panel on Non-Terrestrial Networks, 6G for Space & Global Connectivity (Objective: Discussing satellite-terrestrial integration, 3D networks topologies, and connectivity for remote regions) |
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10:00AM-11:00AM |
Moderator:Prof. Mike Short, UK Panellists:Prof. Rahim Tafazolli, University of Surrey, UK Prof. Tommy Svensson, Chalmers University, Sweden Dr. Veena Rawat, GSMA Lt. Col VS Velan, Elena Geo System Mr. Rahul Vatts, Airtel Mr. Ravi Gandhi, Reliance Jio |
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SESSION 7 : Venue - Hall No. 3 |
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SESSION 7 : Harmonization of Spectrum and Standards (Objective: Alignment of international standards and spectrum frameworks for 6G) |
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11:00AM-12:00PM |
Moderator:Mr. Satish Jamdagani, TSDSI Panellists: Standards leadersMr. Lorenzo Casaccia, Qualcomm Standards Ms. M. Revathi, Wireless Planning and Coordination, Depatment of Telecommunications Dr. Ulrich Dropmann, Nokia Standards Mr. Dhivagar Baskaran, CEWiT Shri S. T. Abbas, Telecom Engineering Centre, Department of Telecommunications Mr. Jishnu A., Tejas Networks Dr. Ashutosh Dutta, IEEE Future Networks, Johns Hopkins University, USA |
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12:00PM-1:45PM |
Networking Lunch |
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Fireside Chat: Global Developments in Use Cases |
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| 1:45PM-2:30PM |
Moderator:Mr. Rajesh Kumar Pathak DG Bharat 6G Alliance
Panellists: Dr. Naveen Yanduru, Axiro Semiconductor Sh. Akshay Aggarwal, MediaTek
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SESSION 8 : Roundtable – Global Cooperation in driving unified 6G roadmap (Objective : Bridging alliances across continents for a common 6G vision) |
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2:30PM–3:30PM |
Moderator:Dr. Kumar Sivarajan, Vice-chairman, Bharat 6G Alliance and Tejas Networks Panellists:Dr. Amitava Ghosh, NextG Alliance, USA Prof. Harald Haas, Future Telecoms, UK Prof. Rahim Tafazolli, University of Surrey, UK Dr. Anita Doehler, NGMN Alliance Dr. Collin Willcock, 6G-IA Dr. Andreas Mueller, 5G ACIA Prof Gerard Parr, UK-India Future Networks Initiative (UKI-FNI)- UK |
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SESSION 9 : Valedictory Session and Way Forward (Objective: Closing reflections and actionable roadmaps from global leaders on research, policy, and partnerships to deliver a trusted, inclusive, and scalable 6G future) |
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3:30PM–4:30PM |
Moderator:Shri. Anil Kumar Bhardwaj, DDG SE, Department of Telecommunications, Government of India Panellists:Dr. Neeraj Mittal, Chairman, Digital Communications Commission and Secretary, Department of Telecommunications, Government of India Dr. Mallik Tatipamula, Chief Technology Officer, Ericsson Silicon Valley, Santa Clara, USA Dr. Ulrich Dropmann , Head of Standardization and Industry Environment , Nokia Prof. David Koilpillai, Chairman, Bharat 6G Alliance and Qualcomm Institute Chair Prof., IIT Madras Mr. Rajesh Kumar Pathak, Bharat 6G Alliance |
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