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Create awareness on the importance of “geospatial thinking” and “geospatial skills” at college/school level.
Encourage educational institutions to incorporate “geospatial thinking” and strengthen “geospatial skills” in their pedagogy and curriculum.
Highlight the strategic value of geospatial in economic, social, and environmental spheres.
Strengthen geospatial learning, research, and knowledge towards creating intellectual property.

A.S. Kiran Kumar

Member Space Commission and Former Chairman, ISRO

Shri A.S. Kiran Kumar is currently a member of the Space Commission. He was also the former Chairman of ISRO from 2015-2018. He is a highly accomplished space scientist and engineer with a distinguished career spanning over four decades in ISRO in the satellite payload and applications domains. He has made immense contributions to the design and development of Electro-Optical Imaging Sensors for Airborne, Low Earth Orbit and Geostationary Orbit satellites starting from Bhaskara TV payload to the Mars Orbiter Mission payloads.

He obtained his Physics (Honours) Degree from Bangalore University and later obtained his Master’s degree in Electronics from the same university.

Vinit Goenka

Secretary, Centre for Knowledge Sovereignty

Mr. Vinit Goenka is associated as Secretary with Centre for Knowledge Sovereignty for more than a decade. He is a fervent nationalist, technocrat, educationist, social activist, people’s man, & visionary with a tenacious drive to inspire and bring about change within society. He has also been a student activist in ABVP and been a part of several initiatives of RSS.

He has also occupied the following positions; Spokesperson - BJP Delhi, Prabhari - IT and Social Media Cell, BJP Delhi Pradesh, Chair- Data Sovereignty Committee - FEAI (Esports), Fmr National Co-convener, BJP’s Information Technology (IT) Cell, Fmr Honorary Secretary, Uttan Krishi Sanshodhan Sanstha, Former Trustee @SEIL

Dr K. J. Ramesh

Advisor Regional Integrated Multi-Hazard Early Warning System (RIMES) and
Former Director General, India Meteorological Department (IMD)

Dr. K. J. Ramesh has over 40 years of academic, R & D and professional service in the field of weather, climate and disaster risk management in India. Before joining the Regional Integrated Multihazard Early Warning System (RIMES) in 2020 as Advisor, South Asia Hydromet Forum, he served as Director General to the India Meteorological Department and the Permanent Representative and Member Executive Council of WMO during 2016-19.

He has served as a Member of the Indian Delegation for UNFCCC Negotiations on climate change related issues (2008-2016); member Core Groups, National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) for the Development of Guidelines in respect of Cyclones; Floods; Disaster Communication.

Lt Gen Girish Kumar VSM

Advisor to Government of Haryana and Former Surveyor General of India

Lt Gen Girish Kumar VSM, Former Surveyor General of India is currently serving as the Chairman Monitoring Committee of Swamitva Yojana and is mission director and Vice Chairman of Drone Imaging and Information Services in the Government of Haryana. Under his guidance the country has seen a diverse and amplified development of geospatial science and applications. He has spearheaded the conception and launch of drone survey for the ambitious Swamitva Scheme with the Ministry of Panchayati Raj.

Agendra Kumar

Managing Director, Esri India

An industry veteran with over three decades of experience in the IT industry, Agendra has been promoting the use of geospatial technologies in the country. Under his leadership, Esri India has partnered with numerous government and private organizations to execute critical and transformative projects using Esri’s GIS (Geographic Information System) technology. Before joining Esri India, Agendra held leadership positions at Silicon Graphics, Veritas Software and Symantec.

He also served a tenure as President, Association of Geospatial Industries (AGI), and currently holds the position of Chairman, FICCI Committee on Geospatial Technologies. Agendra holds M.Sc. (Hons.) in Mathematics and Master of Management Studies (MMS) degrees from BITS, Pilani.