SPEAKERS
Shri. Devendra Fadnavis
Hon'ble Chief Minister
Government Of Maharashtra
Hon'ble Chief Minister
Government Of Maharashtra
Dr. Jitendra Singh
Minister of State, Ministry of Science & Technology; Ministry of Earth Sciences; Minister of State
Prime Minister’s Office, Government of India
Minister of State, Ministry of Science & Technology; Ministry of Earth Sciences; Minister of State
Prime Minister’s Office, Government of India
Shri. Dattatray Bharane
Hon'ble Minister For Agriculture
Government Of Maharashtra
Hon'ble Minister For Agriculture
Government Of Maharashtra
Advocate. Ashish Jaiswal
Hon'ble State Minister For Agriculture
Government Of Maharashtra
Hon'ble State Minister For Agriculture
Government Of Maharashtra
Shri. Nandan Nilekani
Chairman & Co-founder, Founding Chairman
Infosys & UIDAI
Chairman & Co-founder, Founding Chairman
Infosys & UIDAI
Mr. Parameswaran Iyer
Executive Director
The World Bank
Executive Director
The World Bank
Mr. Johannes Zutt
Vice President, South Asia Region
The World Bank
Vice President, South Asia Region
The World Bank
Ms. Mio Oka
Country Director
India Resident Mission, ADB
Country Director
India Resident Mission, ADB
Shri. Deepak Parekh
Chairman
H. T. Parekh Foundation
Chairman
H. T. Parekh Foundation
Shri. Devesh Chaturvedi
Secretary
Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare, GOI
Secretary
Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare, GOI
Shri. Abhishek Singh
Mission Director and CEO
India AI Mission Addln. Secretary, MeitY, GOI
Mission Director and CEO
India AI Mission Addln. Secretary, MeitY, GOI
Shri Vikas Chandra Rastogi
Additional Chief Secretary (Agriculture)
Government of Maharashtra.
Additional Chief Secretary (Agriculture)
Government of Maharashtra.
Smt.Soumya Swaminathan
Chairperson
M.S. Swaminathan Research Foundation
Chairperson
M.S. Swaminathan Research Foundation
Shri J. Satyanarayana
Chief Advisor
C4IR India, World Economic Forum (WEF)
Chief Advisor
C4IR India, World Economic Forum (WEF)
Shri.Vilas Shinde
Chairman & Managing Director
Sahyadri Farms
Chairman & Managing Director
Sahyadri Farms
Mr Dejan Jakovljevic
Chief Information Officer (CIO) and the Director of Digital FAO and Agro-Informatics Division
FAO
Chief Information Officer (CIO) and the Director of Digital FAO and Agro-Informatics Division
FAO
Ms. Kanta Singh
Deputy Country Representative & Country Representative
UN Women India
Deputy Country Representative & Country Representative
UN Women India
Ms. Brenda Mulele Gunde
Lead Global Technical Specialist, ICT for Development
IFAD
Lead Global Technical Specialist, ICT for Development
IFAD
Ms. Angela Lusigi
Resident Representative
UNDP
Resident Representative
UNDP
Shri. Virendra Singh, IAS
Secretary (IT)
Government of Maharashtra
Secretary (IT)
Government of Maharashtra
Mr. Josh Woodard
Strategic Digital & Data Advisor
International Rice Research Institute
Strategic Digital & Data Advisor
International Rice Research Institute
DR. RAMASWAMI. N, IAS
Secretary, ADF
Government of Maharashtra
Secretary, ADF
Government of Maharashtra
Mr. Takayuki Hagiwara
Representative in India
FAO
Representative in India
FAO
Mr. ByeongJo Kong
Digital Technology Specialist (AI & Data Analytics)
Asian Development Bank
Digital Technology Specialist (AI & Data Analytics)
Asian Development Bank
Mr. Kwang-Hyung Kim
Professor, Department of Agricultural Biotechnology Interdisciplinary Program in Agricultural and Forest Meteorology
Seoul National University, South Korea
Professor, Department of Agricultural Biotechnology Interdisciplinary Program in Agricultural and Forest Meteorology
Seoul National University, South Korea
Dr. Lav R. Khot
Director Agri-Weather Network and Professor, Agril Automation Engg., Dept of Biological Systems Engg
Washington State University, Pullman, USA.
Director Agri-Weather Network and Professor, Agril Automation Engg., Dept of Biological Systems Engg
Washington State University, Pullman, USA.
Mr. Satish Nagaraji
ICT for Development Specialist
International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center
ICT for Development Specialist
International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center
Mr Sandeep Kumar
Mission Director
JKCIP
Mission Director
JKCIP
Mr. Prabir Mishra
Founder
TRST01
Founder
TRST01
Shri. Narendra Nath Gangavarapu
Joint Secretary
National Security Council Secretariat
Joint Secretary
National Security Council Secretariat
Dr Niyati Singaraju
Postdoctoral Fellow
International Rice Research Institute (IRRI)
Postdoctoral Fellow
International Rice Research Institute (IRRI)
Shri. Parimal Singh
Project Director
Nanaji Deshmukh Krishi Sanjeevani Project
Project Director
Nanaji Deshmukh Krishi Sanjeevani Project
Shri. Suraj Mandhare
Commissioner of Agriculture
Government of Maharashtra
Commissioner of Agriculture
Government of Maharashtra
Shri. Shrikant Andge
Managing Director
AI and AgriTech Innovation Centre (AIAIC)
Managing Director
AI and AgriTech Innovation Centre (AIAIC)
Shri. Vikas Kanungo
Global AI and Digital Transformation Strategist
Global AI and Digital Transformation Strategist
Shri. Parag Dabhade
Chief Technology Officer
AI and AgriTech Innovation Centre (AIAIC)
Chief Technology Officer
AI and AgriTech Innovation Centre (AIAIC)
Mr. Yoram Ben Zvi
ELK Connect, Geneva, Switzerland
Partner
ELK Connect, Geneva, Switzerland
Partner
Dr. Mukund Dhavaji Patil
Senior Scientist
Soil Physics, ICRISAT, Hyderabad
Senior Scientist
Soil Physics, ICRISAT, Hyderabad
Mr. Feroz Sheikh
Group Chief Information and Digital Officer (CIO and CDO)
Syngenta Group | Board Chair AgGateway
Group Chief Information and Digital Officer (CIO and CDO)
Syngenta Group | Board Chair AgGateway
Mr. Vikram Sarbajna
Chief Executive Officer
Agtuall B.V.
Chief Executive Officer
Agtuall B.V.
Dr Himanshu Pathak
Director General
ICRISAT, Hyderabad
Director General
ICRISAT, Hyderabad
Dr. B. Venkateswarlu
Former Director, ICAR-CRIDA and Former Vice Chancellor
VNMKV, Parbhani
Former Director, ICAR-CRIDA and Former Vice Chancellor
VNMKV, Parbhani
Dr. Usha Barwale Zehr
Executive Director
Grow Indigo
Executive Director
Grow Indigo
Mr. Eliot Jones-Garcia
Senior Research Analyst
Natural Resources and Resilience Unit, IFPRI
Senior Research Analyst
Natural Resources and Resilience Unit, IFPRI
Mr. Abhishek Upperwal
Founder and CEO
Soket AI Labs
Founder and CEO
Soket AI Labs
Mr. Satyajit Bhatkal
CEO
Paani Foundation
CEO
Paani Foundation
Ms Monica Petri
Senior Natural Resource & Agriculture Specialist
ADB
Senior Natural Resource & Agriculture Specialist
ADB
Mr. Tarun Katoch
Co-founder and Head - Value Chain
Dvara E-Registry
Co-founder and Head - Value Chain
Dvara E-Registry
Mr. Jagadish Babu
Chief Operating Officer
EkStep Foundation
Chief Operating Officer
EkStep Foundation
Ms. Nidhi Bhasin
CEO
Digital Green - India
CEO
Digital Green - India
Ms. Fangfang Jiang
Principal Operations Officer
International Finance Corporation, The World Bank Group
Principal Operations Officer
International Finance Corporation, The World Bank Group
Mr. Arun Kumar Pratihast
Senior Researcher
Wageningen University & Research
Senior Researcher
Wageningen University & Research
Mr. Dhruva Ranjan
Chief Revenue Officer
SatSure
Chief Revenue Officer
SatSure
Mr. Gautam Karajgi
Vice President
Solutions and Customer Success, Cropin
Vice President
Solutions and Customer Success, Cropin
Dr. Manzul K. Hazarika
Director, Geoinformatics Center
Asian Institute of Technology
Director, Geoinformatics Center
Asian Institute of Technology
Dr. Prasad Ramanathan
Chief Technology Officer
Technology Innovation Hub, IIT Bombay
Chief Technology Officer
Technology Innovation Hub, IIT Bombay
Smt. Rahibai Soma Popere
Padma Shri(2020), Jijamata Krishi Bhushan Award (2017)
Awardee
Padma Shri(2020), Jijamata Krishi Bhushan Award (2017)
Awardee
Mr. Abhay Pareek
Lead
Fourth Industrial Revolution for Agriculture
Lead
Fourth Industrial Revolution for Agriculture
Shri Amitabh Nag
CEO, Director
Digital India's BHASHINI Division, Digital India Corporation
CEO, Director
Digital India's BHASHINI Division, Digital India Corporation
Dr. Nitya Rao
Professor of Gender and Development
University of East Anglia; Trustee, M.S. Swaminathan Research Foundation
Professor of Gender and Development
University of East Anglia; Trustee, M.S. Swaminathan Research Foundation
Mr. Vivek Agarwal
Country Director (India)
Tony Blair Institute for Global Change
Country Director (India)
Tony Blair Institute for Global Change
Mr. Alok Talekar
Agriculture & Sustainability Lead
Google DeepMind
Agriculture & Sustainability Lead
Google DeepMind
Dr Soumya Bandyopadhyay
Director
Mahalanobis National Crop Forecast Centre (MNCFC)
Director
Mahalanobis National Crop Forecast Centre (MNCFC)
Mr. Nikhilesh Kumar
Co-Founder & CEO
Vassar Labs
Co-Founder & CEO
Vassar Labs
Mr. Kapil Vaswani
Founder
SPARC
Founder
SPARC
Mr. D Manjunath
Professor of Electrical Engineering & Head Centre for Machine Intelligence and Data Science
IIT Bombay
Professor of Electrical Engineering & Head Centre for Machine Intelligence and Data Science
IIT Bombay
Mr. Siddharth Chaturvedi
Senior Program Officer, Agriculture Development, Asia
Gates Foundation
Senior Program Officer, Agriculture Development, Asia
Gates Foundation
Mr. Santoshkumar A. Vasudevan
Co-Global Lead for Data, Digital Agri and AgTech in the Farming and Agribusiness department
The World Bank Group
Co-Global Lead for Data, Digital Agri and AgTech in the Farming and Agribusiness department
The World Bank Group
Mr. Ken-Wei CHNG
Deputy Director
Digital Identity & Document Attestation Infocomm Media Development Authority of Singapore
Deputy Director
Digital Identity & Document Attestation Infocomm Media Development Authority of Singapore
Dr. Santosha Rathod
Senior Scientist (Agricultural Statistics)
ICAR- National Institute of Abiotic Stress Management (ICAR-NIASM)
Senior Scientist (Agricultural Statistics)
ICAR- National Institute of Abiotic Stress Management (ICAR-NIASM)
Mr. Mahesh Uttamchandani
Regional Practice Director for Digital and AI in East Asia and Pacific (EAP) and South Asia (SAR) regions
The World Bank Group
Regional Practice Director for Digital and AI in East Asia and Pacific (EAP) and South Asia (SAR) regions
The World Bank Group
Ms. Malvika Chaudhary
Global Team Leader, Digital Product Usage
Commonwealth Agricultural Bureaux International, CABI
Global Team Leader, Digital Product Usage
Commonwealth Agricultural Bureaux International, CABI
Dr. Rajul Patkar
Founder and CEO
Proximal SoilSens Technologies Pvt. Ltd.
Founder and CEO
Proximal SoilSens Technologies Pvt. Ltd.
Dr. Ranjitha Puskur
Leader, Gender Equality and Inclusive Innovation
Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research, CGIAR
Leader, Gender Equality and Inclusive Innovation
Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research, CGIAR
Dr. Amarender Reddy
Joint Director, Crop Health Policy Support Research
ICAR-NIBSM
Joint Director, Crop Health Policy Support Research
ICAR-NIBSM
Mr. Vincent Martin
Director OIN
Food and Agriculture Organization of United Nation
Director OIN
Food and Agriculture Organization of United Nation
Mr. Ganesh Neelam
CEO
Sustain Plus Energy Foundation
CEO
Sustain Plus Energy Foundation
Dr. Vinayak S. Shedekar
Assistant Professor and Director of International Program for Water Management in Agriculture
The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, USA
Assistant Professor and Director of International Program for Water Management in Agriculture
The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, USA
Ms. Surbhi Bhatia
Lead, Data Insights
Open Network for Digital Commerce (ONDC)
Lead, Data Insights
Open Network for Digital Commerce (ONDC)
Ms. Jyoti Narain Kapoor
Country Director
Better Cotton Initiative (India)
Country Director
Better Cotton Initiative (India)
Ms. Mitali Nikore
Founder
Nikore Associates
Founder
Nikore Associates
Mr. Vasanth Rajaraman
Vice President
Development, Centre of Data for Public Good, Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru
Vice President
Development, Centre of Data for Public Good, Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru
Mr. Shailendra Tiwari
Founder/CEO
Fasal
Founder/CEO
Fasal
Dr. Srivalli Krishnan
Deputy Director
Agricultural Development - South Asia
Deputy Director
Agricultural Development - South Asia
Dr. Purvi Mehta
Board Member
M.S. Swaminathan Research Foundation
Board Member
M.S. Swaminathan Research Foundation
Mr. Kazuhiro Kobayashi
President & CEO
Farm Alliance Management Co. Ltd
President & CEO
Farm Alliance Management Co. Ltd
Mr. Shankar Maruwada
CEO
EkStep Foundation
CEO
EkStep Foundation
Dr. S. K. Shukla
Director
ICAR-Central Institute for Research on Cotton Technology (CIRCOT), Mumbai
Director
ICAR-Central Institute for Research on Cotton Technology (CIRCOT), Mumbai
Mr. Arthur Rimoldi
Director
National Registry of Family Farming (CAF)
Director
National Registry of Family Farming (CAF)
Mr. Volker Klima
Agricultural Counsellor
German Embassy, New Delhi, India
Agricultural Counsellor
German Embassy, New Delhi, India
Ms. Aafreen Siddiqui Sherwani
Regional Lead- Public Sector Innovation and Digital Partnerships
UNDP Asia Pacific
Regional Lead- Public Sector Innovation and Digital Partnerships
UNDP Asia Pacific
Mr. Brijendra Kumar
Partner and Lead, GovTech
KPMG India
Partner and Lead, GovTech
KPMG India
Mr. Prakash Jayaram
Partner
EY
Partner
EY
Mr. Raman Ahuja
Senior Policy Advisor
FAO
Senior Policy Advisor
FAO
Mr. Parag Sabhlok
Associate Director – Portfolio
Acumen
Associate Director – Portfolio
Acumen
Ms. Marion van Schaik
Agriculture Counsellor
Netherlands Embassy
Agriculture Counsellor
Netherlands Embassy
Mr Krishnan Pallassana
Sr Specialist – Strategy, Innovation and Partnerships
FAO India
Sr Specialist – Strategy, Innovation and Partnerships
FAO India
Mr. Sanjeev D Rohilla
Chief General Manager
NABARD
Chief General Manager
NABARD
Mr. Samir Shah
Executive Vice-Chair and Co-Founder
Dvara Holdings
Executive Vice-Chair and Co-Founder
Dvara Holdings
Mr James Marc de Sousa Sheilds
Country Director
International Fund for Agriculture Development (IFAD)
Country Director
International Fund for Agriculture Development (IFAD)
Mr Shaji K V
Chairman
National Bank for Agriculture & Rural Development (NABARD)
Chairman
National Bank for Agriculture & Rural Development (NABARD)
Mr. Chetan Bhakkad
Partner
GT
Partner
GT
Shri. Nikhil Rathi
ITC
ITC
Shri. Sunil Jain
Agrostar
Agrostar
