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CONFERENCE
Theme:
"VSATs...Bridging the Digital Divide"
0900
- 0945 hrs
0945 - 1100 hrs
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Registration
Inaugural Session - Panel Discussion
Welcome Address
Mr. Prem Behl, Managing Director, Exhibitions India Pvt.
Ltd.
Panelists
Shri. S. Prabhakaran, Adviser (EDUSAT), Department of
Space, ISRO - HQ
Lt. Gen. Davinder Kumar, VSM BAR, Signal Officer-in-Chief,
Indian Army
Dr. Gulshan Rai, Executive Director - ERNET India, Department
of Information Technology, Ministry of Communications &
IT
Mr. Rajiv K Sharma, CEO, Airtel Enterprise Services and
President, VSAT Services Association of India
Mr. David Hartshorn, Secretary General, Global VSAT Forum
Vote of Thanks
Mr. Prem Behl, Managing Director, Exhibitions India Pvt.
Ltd.
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| 1100
- 1120 hrs |
Tea/Coffee
break |
1120 - 1320 hrs
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Session I: "VSATs :
Bridging the Digital Divide - Rural To Urban"
Chairperson
Shri. Shyamal Ghosh, IAS, Administrator - USO Fund, DOT, Ministry
of Communications & IT
Speakers
Mr. Deepak Mathur, Managing Director, WorldSAT
"Broadband Evolution"
Mr. Amit Tripathi, Vice President - Enterprises, Hughes Escorts
Communications Ltd.
"Hughes Takes Connectivity Beyond
Metros - Bridging Rural India"
Mr. David Hartshorn, Secretary General, Global VSAT Forum
"Broadband VSAT, Competition &
India’s Rural Market"
Mr S. Barathy, Founder Partner & VP- Satcom, HCL Comnet
Ltd.
"Multi Services VSAT for Rural India"
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| 1320
- 1420 hrs |
Networking
Lunch |
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1420 - 1620 hrs
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Session II: "Satellite Broadband: Value-Added Services
Vendors Meeting End User Demand"
Chairperson
Col. Rajeev Joneja, Director, DSA, Directorate
General of Signals, Army HQ
Speakers
Mr. Sanjay Tari, Divisional Manager - Operations, Tatanet
"Value-Added Services for the
Enterprises"
Ms. Rina Singh, Head - Education & Training (NR),
CMC
"Education Services @ CMC"
Mr. Stephen Chenard, Senior Consultant, Euroconsult
Mr. Sanjay Duda, Head - Sales & Mktg., Essel Shyam
Communication Ltd.
"Promoting Broadband for VAS"
Mr. Ashish Duggal, Manager - Technical Marketing, Gilat
Satellite Networks India Pvt. Ltd.
"GSM - The Solution with Satellite
Communications"
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| 1620
- 1635 hrs |
Tea/Coffee
break |
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1635 - 1835 hrs
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Session III: "VSAT
Technology - Enterprise Markets & The Road to ROI"
Chairperson
Mr. David Hartshorn, Secretary General, Global VSAT Forum
Speakers
Shri. D. John, Deputy Program Director, EDUSAT, Department
of Space, Satellite Communications Programmes Office, ISRO
"EDUSAT - Bridging the Digital
Divide in Education"
Wg. Cdr. (Retd.) Dr. D. Lavanian, Delivery Head - Telemedicine,
Apollo Telemedicine Network Foundation
"VSATs in Telemedicine: A Grossly
underutilised technology?"
Dr. Ravi Shanker, Professor & Chairman - Foundational
Programmes, Indian institute of Foreign Trade
"Interactive-Real Time Education:
IIFT Experience"
Mr. V. V. Rajasekhar, Chief Information Officer, International
Business Division, ITC Limited
"ITC - e-Chaupal: Experience Sharing"
Mr. Paramjit Singh, National Sales Manager - Connectivity,
Comsat Max
"VSATs - The Tool for Kiosk/Cash
Dispensing"
Mr. K. S. Bajwa, General Manager - IT Division, Punjab National
Bank
"VSATs: Enterprise Markets
& The Road to ROI"
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| 1835
- 2000 hrs |
Networking
Reception |
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