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AGENDA-SETTING PRESENTATION
• Presentation by Prof G. Raghuram, Indian Institute
of Management, Ahmedabad
• Plus Q&A
KEYNOTE SESSION
Questions/Topics:
• What is the role that IT and Communications can play
in modernisation and upgradation of Indian Railways?
• What are the key initiatives of Indian Railways in
this area?
• What are the key requirements of Indian Railways
as a result of these initiatives?
• Inaugural address by Sam Pitroda, Advisor to PM,
Public Information Infrastructure and Innovations (via Skype)
• Keynote address by Madhav Pathak, Managing Director,
CRIS
• Plus Q&A
FREIGHT OPERATIONS
Questions/Topics:
• What is the current status of freight operation information
systems?
• What are the future plans and key initiatives in
this area?
• What are the key issues and opportunities/requirements?
• Presentation by Pramod Uniyal, Chief Administrative
Officer, FOIS, CRIS
• Interaction between delegates and Mr Uniyal
ENTERPRISE APPLICATIONS: ASSET MANAGEMENT, ERP AND BEYOND
Questions/Topics:
• What is the current status of enterprise applications
like asset management?
• What are the future plans in this area?
• What are the key issues and requirements?
• Presentation by Ravinder Gupta, General Manager,
Projects II, CRIS
• Interaction between delegates and Mr Gupta
ICT-RELATED R&D INITIATIVES AT RDSO
• Presentation on recent research and development related
initiatives at RDSO, by Akhilesh Misra, Director, Research,
Mechanical, RDSO
• Plus Q&A
ENHANCING USE OF IT IN INDIAN RAILWAYS
• Joint presentation by Prof Narayan Rangaraj, Indian
Institute of Technology, Mumbai and U. Hari Prasad, Independent
Consultant
• Plus floor discussion
RESERVATION AND TICKETING
Questions/Topics:
• What is the current status of reservation and ticketing
systems?
• What are the key initiatives in this area?
• What are the main issues and challenges? What are
the key opportunities/requirements?
• Presentation by S.B. Roy, Director, Passenger Reservation
System, CRIS
• Interaction between delegates and Mr S.B. Roy
TELECOM INITIATIVES
Questions/Topics:
• What is the role that telecom can play in modernisation
and upgradation of railways?
• What are the key telecom requirements?
• What are some of the more interesting technologies
and approaches?
Presentations by:
• R.K. Bahuguna, Director, Network Planning and Marketing,
RailTel Corporation of India
• Pankaj Gupta, Business Head, Enterprise and Retail,
Spice Digital
• Plus floor discussion and Q&A
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