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Ministry of Urban Development
Government of India
Seminar on
“Smart Cities – the Urban Challenge”
14th April, 2015, Hannover, Germany
Programme
2:00 pm - 2:15 pm
2:00 pm – 2:02 pm
Inaugural Session
Welcome remarks by Mr. Harshavardhan Neotia, Senior Vice
President, FICCI & Chairman, Ambuja Neotia Group
2:02 pm – 2:14 pm
Inaugural Address by
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Mr. M. Venkaiah Naidu, Hon’ble Minister of Urban Development,
Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation and Parliamentary Affairs,
Govt. of India on “New Initiatives for Urban Development in
India”
2:14 pm – 2:15 pm
Declaration of FICCI-Hannover Messe Partnership
for Launch of Metropolitan Solutions India Event 2015-16
2:15 pm – 3:15 pm
Session 1 – Smart City & The Urban Challenge: Panel Discussion
– Government’s plan for smart city development in India
– Greenfield & brownfield smart cities
– Pillars of a smart city: creation of physical, social, institutional
and economic infrastructure
– Improving urban life through sustainable solutions for
o Urban water supply
o Urban sewerage and sewage treatment
o Intelligent urban transport
o Safety and security systems
o Recycling of waste materials
o Skill development for management of smart cities
o Smart Grids
o E-governance
– Implementation framework and action plan for smart cities
General Theme
Moderator:
Mr. Madhusudan Prasad, Secretary (Urban Development), Ministry
of Urban Development, Govt. of India
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Panelists
3:15 pm – 4:00 pm
General Theme
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Chief Secretary, Govt. of Andhra Pradesh / Govt. Gujarat
Mr. Harshavardhan Neotia, Senior Vice President, FICCI &
Chairman, Ambuja Neotia Group
 Mr. Sushil Sethi, MD, SPML Infra Limited
 Mr. Indresh Batra, VC & MD, Jindal ITF Ltd.
 Dr. Willfried Wienholt, Global Head – City Account
Management, Siemens Plc
 Dr. Joachim Richter, Board Member of ZVEI-AWA & CEO of
Project Finance International
 Mr. Adrian Harris, Director General, Orgalime
 Dr. Eckhart Hertzch, Deputy Project Leader, Fraunhofer
Institute for Building Physics (IBP)*
* To Be Confirmed
Session 2 – Financing of Urban Infrastructure
– Challenges in financing urban infrastructure
– Domestic and foreign funding options for scaling up India’s
urban infrastructure
– PPP in Urban Infrastructure
Moderator:
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Mr. Pradeep Puri, CEO, IL&FS Ltd.
Panelists
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Dr. Sameer Sharma, Joint Secretary (Smart Cities), Ministry of
Urban Development, Govt. of India
Mr. Sanjay Kumar Shukla, Secretary (Urban Development),
Govt. of Madhya Pradesh
Mr. Shailesh Pathak, Executive Director, Bhartiya Group
Mr. Sameer Vyas, MD, IL&FS Water Ltd.
Mr. Roland Siller, Member of Management Committee, KfW
Mr. Pedro Miranda, Corporate Vice President, Siemens AG
and Head of Corporate Development Siemens One*
GIZ*
* To Be Confirmed
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