GNS 2015

SATURDAY, 21 NOVEMBER, 2015 – PERSISTENT SYSTEMS, NAGPUR.

08:30 am – 10:00 am – Registration, Tea and Networking

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10:00 am – 11:30 am – Inaugural Session

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11:30 am – 11:45 am – Registration, Tea and Networking

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11:45 am – 12:45 pm – Keynote Address 1: Smart City – A road map to growth

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12:45 am – 01:45 pm – Panel 1: Towards a Smarter City – Road maps to growth

A sustainable city of the future would also be a smart city with smart people. With rapid urbanization in India, the cities need to prepare themselves for efficient public service delivery so as to make themselves livable and workable for all. A step towards this direction is the 100 Smart Cities initiative by the Government of India of which Nagpur is a key part. To make the City smarter, we need a better understanding of the as-is scenario and engage the intellectual minds and the common citizens to define the to-be scenario for implementation. This panel will deliberate upon,

• What makes a city smarter?
• What are the methods to assess a city’s situation on a continuous basis?
• What are the key benchmarks that we need to set for ourselves in the pursuit of making Nagpur smart?
• What are the key elements of the city’s roadmap to growth?
• What are the short term and long term action that will help Nagpur become a smarter city?

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01:45pm – 02:45 pm – Lunch and Networking Break

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02:45 pm – 3:15 pm – Keynote Address 2: The state of international cooperation: Opportunities for India

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03:15 pm – 4:15 pm – Panel 2: International Co-operation for City Growth

The world around each one of us is transforming at a tremendous speed. Resources, skills and opportunities are nothing but distributed across boundaries. While we engage the available resources and develop solutions within the ecosystem of our city, we need to identify ways by which we can give and take cooperation from global cities to grow our city and country. This panel shall deliberate on the following key questions,

• What are the key elements of international co-operation for a City?
• What challenges are to be faced and addressed while establishing such co-operation?
• What are the key areas of economic, academic and cultural cooperation for Nagpur as a city?
• Want can we learn from the experiences of other world cities?
• What is the role of administration, civil society, industry in establishing such international cooperation?
• What are the key short and long term actions that Nagpur can take to benefit from international cooperation opportunities?

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04:15 pm – 4:45 pm – Key note address 3: Unleashing demographic dividend

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4:45 pm – 05:45 pm – Panel 3: Nurturing a Talent Hub for the world

Talent is probably nurtured twice. Firstly, in educational institutions who play an important role in recognizing and building the young talent and secondly in the Industry which helps in training and offering them an opportunity to grow and flourish. Lately, Nagpur has become a Launchpad for talent – students study here and then leave it in search of better education and job opportunities. A global Nagpur needs to be a hub where people come to get their education, training and skills to provide services globally. The panel shall deliberate on the following,

• What are the key elements of Education which need to be relooked into?
• How can industry and institution interact to make students job-ready?
• How can we transform our institutions into a Global Education Hub and become a goafter place?
• What lessons are to be learnt from across the world in this area?

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05:45 pm- 06:00 pm – Close of Day

06:30 pm – 07:00 pm – Meet N Greet

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07:00 pm – 07:30 pm – Welcome Note

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07:30 pm – 08:00 pm – Chief Guest Address

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08:00 pm – 09:00 pm – Award Distribution at the hands of Chief Guest and Award Juries

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09:00 pm – 10:30 pm – Cultural Program & Networking Dinner

SUNDAY, 22 NOVEMBER, 2015 – PERSISTENT SYSTEMS, NAGPUR.

08:30 am – 09:30 am – Registrations and Meet N Greet

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09:30 am – 09:35 am – Welcome Note

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09:35 am – 10:45 am – Panel 1: Retail, Supply Chain and Logistics

India is the world’s fifth-largest global destination in the retail space. The overall retail market contributes to 14 percent of India’s GDP, organized retail penetration remains low, at 5 to 6 percent, indicating room for growth. What is the rationale of organized and unorganized retail in Nagpur, how the central location of city can be leveraged and scope of investment will be highlighted in this session.

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10:45 pm – 11:45 pm – Panel 2: Defence and Aerospace

The Indian aerospace and defense market presents an attractive and significant opportunity for Indian and foreign companies across the supply chain. India has the third-largest armed forces in the world, and its defense budget is about 1.90% of its GDP. With the Defence & Aerospace sector being central to the ‘Make in India’ campaign of the Government of India and key investments are planned in Nagpur which is already the busiest air traffic controller in the country, the national maintenance command of Indian Air Force and also the chosen MRO of Boeing in India. The key deliberations of this panel shall be on,

• Offset Management as a driver of Business in Defense and Aerospace
• The role of Aviation in the economic development of a city
• Indigenization and outsourcing opportunities in Manufacturing
• Participation of private industry:

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11:45 am – 12:00 amPanel 2: Defence and Aerospace

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12:00 am – 01:00 pm – Key note address 1

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01:00pm – 02:00 pm – Lunch and Networking Break

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02:00 pm – 02:45 pm – Key note address 2

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02:45 pm – 04:00 pm – Panel 3: Healthcare and Medical Tourism

Today, Nagpur is in a position to offer the best medical facility in terms of both the quality and pricing. This is due to its central location, affordable costs, skilled Professionals and good infrastructure. Nagpur is hub for Central India. With International Airport also at Nagpur; we will discuss ways and means to develop Nagpur at Global Healthcare and Medical Tourism center.

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04:00 pm – 05:00 pm – Panel 4: Growth for SME’s on Global Frontiers

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05:00 pm – 05:15 pm – Close of Summit

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05:15pm – 06:00 pm – High Tea and Networking Breakout and Partnering Meets