Schedules

PROGRAM SCHEDULE – PLENARY SESSION (Day-1)

11 September 2025 Hall No 4, Ground Level | HICC, Hitech City, Hyderabad

Time

Session

Speaker/Panelist

11:00 -13:00 Hrs

Plenary Session

11:00 -11:10 Hrs

Welcome Address

Dr. Kanakasabapathi Subramanian
Chair, ASME IMECE INDIA 2025 & Sr. Vice President, Ashok Leyland Limited

11:10 -11:20 Hrs

ASME Address

Thomas Costabile
Executive Director & CEO, ASME

11:20- 11:30 Hrs

Distinguished Guest Address

Mr. K. Shashank
‍IAS, Managing Director, TGIIC, Govt of Telangana

11:30– 12:00 Hrs

Guest of Honor and Keynote Address

Mr. Baba N. Kalyani
‍Chairman & Managing Director Bharat Forge Limited

12:00– 12:10 Hrs

ASME Holley Award 2025 Presentation

Felicitation - Mr. Baba Kalyani
Citation by Dr. Mahantesh Hiremath

12:10 –13:10 Hrs

PANEL -1
Theme: Advancing Research – Creating Vibrant and Enabling Research Architecture for Rapid Technology Development and Deployment

India stands at a pivotal moment in its journey toward becoming a global innovation powerhouse. With a rich pool of scientific talent, a growing startup ecosystem, and increasing government focus on R&D, the potential is immense. However, the Indian research ecosystem continues to face structural and operational challenges that hinder the pace and impact of technology development and deployment. To unlock India's full potential, there is a pressing need to create a vibrant and enabling research architecture that fosters innovation, accelerates technology transfer, and ensures societal relevance.

This panel will delve into strategies for strengthening India’s research ecosystem. The discussion will focus on identifying systemic bottlenecks, exploring successful global models, and proposing actionable reforms to build a robust architecture for rapid technological development and deployment.

Chair & Moderator

Dr. Kanakasabapathi Subramanian
Chair, ASME IMECE INDIA 2025 & Sr. Vice President, Ashok Leyland Limited

Panelists

Dr. Yogi Goswami
Distinguished Professor & Director, Clean Energy Research Center USF. Editor-in-Chief, Solar Compass, Journal of ISA

Dr. Shivkumar Kalyanaraman
CEO, Anusandhan National Research Foundation, Govt of India

Dr. Jitendra Sharma
MD & CEO, AMTZ Vizag

Dr. Jocelyn Gaudin
Head of Engineering, Airbus India

Dr. Sasikumar Muthusamy
Sr. Director - Global Engineering, Collins Aerospace

13:10 – 14:00 Hrs

NETWORKING LUNCH (EXPO HALLS-1, 2 & 3)

PROGRAM SCHEDULE – PLENARY SESSION (Day-2)

12th September 2025 Hall No 4, Ground Level | HICC, Hitech City, Hyderabad

Time

Session

Speaker/Panelist

11:00 -13:00 Hrs

Plenary Session Day-2

11:00 -11:05 Hrs

Welcome Address

Dr. Shanmuga Sundaram
Vice Chair, ASME IMECE INDIA 2025 &Director CUIC, Anna University

11:05 -11:15 Hrs

Presidential Address

Dr. Lester Su
President, ASME (2025-2026)

11:15- 11:20 Hrs

Special Address

Sri Thammireddy Sivasankara Rao
Chairman, Andhra Pradesh MSME Development Corporation

11:20- 11:30 Hrs

Distinguished Guest Address

Shri Duddilla Shridhar Babu
Hon’ble Minister – Industries, Commerce and Information Technology, Govt. of Telangana

11:30- 11:40 Hrs

Distinguished Guest Address

Shri Kondapalli Srinivas
Hon'ble Minister –MSME, SERP, NRI Empowerment and Relations, Government of Andhra Pradesh

11:40– 12:10 Hrs

Keynote Address

Mr. Pawan Chandana
Founder & CEO, Skyroot Aerospace

12:05 –13:00 Hrs

PANEL -2
Theme: Advancing New Energy – Creating vibrant and enabling infrastructure for rapid Green Hydrogen technology development and deployment for Clean Energy Transition

India has already taken rapid strides to lead a vibrant and enabling infrastructure that supports rapid development, testing, and deployment of clean energy technologies, especially Hydrogen and waste to energy. The 1st tranche of Pilot scale 1MW – 10MWprojects on green hydrogen have already hit the ground, while regulators are fast placing, the framework of compliance and certification. However, three challenges remain of High cost, Low temp Storage and work force skilling

The panel will deliberate on the pathways for collaborating and integrating the roles of industry, research institutions, startups, and government in creating a cohesive ecosystem that accelerates innovation and ensures equitable energy access to build a vibrant and enabling clean energy infrastructure.

Chair & Moderator

Dr. N. Saravanan
Chief Technology Officer & President, Ashok Leyland Limited

12:05-13:05 Hrs

Panelists

Dr. Anshuman Awasthi,
Sr. Vice President, Mercedes Benz R&D India

Mr. S. Jayachandran,
Sr. Vice President, Reliance Industries Limited

Mr. Soumendra Banerjee
Director – New Energy Initiatives, Honeywell UOP India

Dr. Ritwick Ghosh,
Manager, RE/H2 Energy, NTPC Limited

13:05- 14:00 Hrs

NETWORKING LUNCH (EXPO HALLS-1, 2 & 3)