INDIAN TECHNOLOGY CONGRESS 2016 Excellence in Engineering Practice: Networking and Collaboration

01 – 02 December 2016

Jnana Jyothi Auditorium, Central College Campus, Bengaluru

REPORT

Executive Summary

The Indian Technology Congress-2016 envisages identifying pathways to enable entrepreneurs and

organizations to effectively translate new ideas into valuable products and services, and architect

effective frameworks for commercialization by establishing actionable networks that enable Enterprise

across the Private and Public Sectors, Academia and Research Organizations to effectively leverage

India's market and its access to global market place; and assets.

This year's agenda offered a wide variety of topics, and it is clear from participants' feedback that the

sessions they attended were greatly appreciated. This was due not only to the quality of the input from

speakers and panel lists but also to the richness and pertinence of the discussions.

ITC-2016 successful by engaging participants with the opportunity to interact, network and collaborate

with over 450 delegates from 100+ Academic Institutions and Universities, R&D Laboratories and

Industries including Public Sector Enterprises, Corporate and MSMEs; and broaden the technology

perspective through 30+ Keynote & Invited talks, 37 Technical Paper Presentations and engagement with

Organizations Exhibiting their innovations & products during the two-day technology event.

The outcome of ITC-2016 is highly positive. It is aimed that engineering and technological community

well contribute to make India an economic super power by 2025. Students have involved in contributing

their knowledge through paper presentation about 37 papers were presented in the areas of Aerospace,

Civil, Mechanical, Metallurgy, Medical instrumentation etc. All the papers presented were of better

quality.

Day 1 – 09.30 to 11.00 Hours

Inaugural Function

The Two day Indian Technology Congress 2016 (ITC 2016), Inaugurated on 01 December 2016.

Welcome Address

Dr. L.V. Muralikrishna Reddy Chairman,

Organising Committee, ITC 2016

Immediate Past President - IEI

Inaugural Address

Justice Dr. M. Rama Jois

Former Governor of Jharkhand and Bihar

& Former Chief Justice-Punjab and

Haryana High Court

Key-note Address

Dr. Kota Harinarayana

Padma Shri Awardee

Formerly LCA Programme Director,

Eminent Aeronautical Scientist &

Former VC, University of Hyderabad

Presidential Address

Prof. R.M. Vasagam Padma Shri Awardee

Chairman, National Advisory Committee,

ITC 2016,

Chancellor, Dr. MGR University,

Former Vice Chancellor, Anna University

Indian Technology Congress 2016

had a celebratory feel at the

Inauguration with close to 450

people participating Dr. L.V.

Muralikrishna Reddy began with

the Welcome speech, ITC provide a

good platform to exchange ideas

thus reaching an appropriate

conclusion for defining the future

value chain of technology

advancement. ITC provides with a

forum to exchange scientific ideas,

inspire new research and new

contacts for closer co-operation,

networking and collaboration, so

that we can, together envisage the

future of a promising development

of technology. Dr. Wooday P.

Krishna, captured the key

takeaways of the two days of

Indian Technology Congress

crisply. He also mentioned that

Innovation can contribute to

economic progress by

commercializing productivity

enhancing products and solutions

that effectively deploy the nation's

labour and capital resources. The

recommendations from the event

will be submitted to the relevant

government entities for further

action.

Justice Dr. M. Rama Jois, Former

Governor of Jharkhand and Bihar

& Former Chief Justice-Punjab and

Haryana High Court have the

Inaugural address. Dr. B.N.

Suresh, the Guest of Honour

addressed the gathering and shared

the experience and also honors on

the excellence awards. Dr. Kota

Harinarayana, in his inaugural

Key note address set an Inspiring

and high think ing but most

relevant thought on Role of

Collaboration in Development of

Light Combat Aircraft, Tejas.

Dr. Y.S. Rajan, released the ITC

2016 Souvenir & Abstracts of

Technical Papers and address the

participants. Padma Shri Prof.

R.M. Vasagam emphasized the need for collaborating in his

Presidential address and the

inaugural function was completed

with the vote of Thanks by

Dr. K. Gopalakrishnan.

About the Congress

Dr. Wooday P. Krishna National President, IIPE

Presentation of Technology Excellence

Awards & Address by Guest of Honour

Dr. B.N. Suresh

Padma Shri and Padma Bhushan Awardee

President - INAE, Vikram Sarabhai

Distinguished Professor, ISRO

Release of Publications & Address

Dr. Y.S. Rajan

Padma Shri Awardee

Former Distinguished Professor ISRO and

Former VC, Punjab Technical University

Vote of Thanks:

Dr. K. Gopalakrishnan

Council Member, IEI Dean (R&D), NHCE

TECHNOLOGY EXCELLENCE AWARDS

Shri. T. Suvarna Raju

CMD, HAL

for Technology Excellence Award

for his outstanding Contributions and

Achievements towards promoting

"Excellence in Innovation, and Technology

Indigenization"

Shri. N. Vinaya Hegde

Chancellor, Nitte University

for Technology Excellence Award

for his outstanding Contributions and

Achievements in the field of

" Industries and Engineering Education"

Shri. S.K. Sharma

CMD, NPCIL

for Technology Excellence Award

for his outstanding Contributions and

Achievements towards attaining

" Self Reliance in Safer Nuclear Technology"

Agni College of Technology

Chennai

for Technology Excellence Award

for promoting excellence in

"Engineering Education and Research"

Day 1 – 11.30 to 13.00 Hours

Plenary Session: “Make in India”: Role of Engineering in Enhancing Manufacturing Competitiveness

Lt. Gen. (Dr.) V.J. Sundaram

PVSM, AVSM, VSM (Retd.)

Advisor, Micro, Nano, Bio Systems,

National Design and Research Forum

Shri. T. Suvarna Raju

Chairman and Managing Director,

Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL)

This session was Chaired &

address by Lt. Gen. (Dr.) V.J.

Sundaram, set an Inspiring and

high thinking but most relevant

thoughts.

Shri. T. Suvarna Raju, Chairman and Managing Director,

Hindustan Aeronautics Limited

(HAL) delivered an inspiring Key

note address and made a

presentation on “Make in India”:

Role of Engineering in Enhancing

Manufacturing Competitiveness.

Shri. Anup Vittal, Managing

Director and Member of the

Board, Safran Engineering

Services India in his Presentation

on “First Time Right” through

Engineering Excellence

This session was not only

informative for audience but also engrossing.

Shri. Anup Vittal

Managing Director and

Member of the Board,

Safran Engineering Services India

Day 1 – 14.00 to 15.30 Hours

Session – II:

WFEO - Engineering Education for a Sustainable Future

Prof. D.N. Reddy

Prof. D.N. Reddy, Chairman,

Appellate Committee,

National Board of Accreditation

Ex-Chairman, RAC, DRDO,

Ex-Member, UGC

Prof. S. Sancheti

President

Manipal University, Jaipur

Chaired & Address by

Dr. D.N. Reddy and spoke on

Quality Enhancement in Engineering

Education for a Sustainable Future.

He also lauded our Key note

Speakers for their contributions from

their Organizations and as

Individuals and Leaders for sharing

their thoughts and knowledge in such

forums.

Prof. S. Sancheti, spoke on

Promoting Engineering Education

Through Open Learning

Dr. S. Ravichandran, presented the

Road Map for World Class

Universities. He also mentioned that

Involve students in community;

Develop new incubation centers to

encourage new start ups of upcoming

entrepreneurs; Enhance publications

and patents of University; Bring out

more research centers collaborating

with both private and government

research organizations both from

India and abroad.

Dr. Anand K. Joshi, delivered a key

note address on Value for Money:

Quality Initiatives and Role of

Stakeholders

This session not only discussed key

issues but also triggered an active

discussion from the participants as

well.

Dr. S. Ravichandran

Vice Chancellor

St Peter’s University

Dr. Anand K. Joshi

Vice Chancellor

CMR University

Day 1 – 16.00 to 17.30 Hours

Session – III

Internet of Things (IoT) Applications: Value Creation for Industry

Mr. Somushubhro Pal Choudhury IoT Consultant and Advisor, Board

Exc Council Member, IESA,

IOT Next Co-chair, TiE Charter Member

Chaired & Address by

Mr. Somushubhro (Som) Pal

Choudhury and spoke on IoT

Hype Cycle and the Road Ahead.

He also thanked our Key note

Speakers for sharing their

thoughts and knowledge.

Mr. Ravi Mundada delivered a

key note talk on IoT - A

Perspective for Agriculture Sector

and also mentioned that Zero

Chemical Inputs for Food

Production becomes reality &

Protection of the Bio-diversity &

Mr. Ravi Mundada Management Consultant,

TiE Charter Member,

NASSCOM Lead for IoT in

Agriculture & Energy

Mr. Srinivasan R Chary Head - Internet of Things Practice,

Digital Services, Global Business

Services, IBM India Pvt. Ltd

Environment will be easy by

optimum use of natural resource

in as much quantity as minimum

required for the farming.

Mr. Srinivasan R Chary spoke

on the topic Towards Sustainable

IoT Solutions.

Mr. Puneet Gupta, delivered a

key note address on IoT:

Integrated Solutions for Future

These sessions had particularly

evinced huge interest and

participation from Academia &

Industry and they were happy to

have the takeaways as expected.

Mr. Puneet Gupta Global Chief Technology Officer

Brillio

Day 2 – 09.30 to 11.00 Hours

Session – IV

Successful Innovation to Productization Lifecycle: Case Studies

Dr. (Ing) B.V.A. Rao Former Chairman NDRF and President,

Indian Institution of Plant Engineers

Dr. R.R. Sonde Executive Vice President

Research, Technology and Innovation

Thermax Limited

This session was Chaired by

Dr. (Ing) B.V.A. Rao Former

Chairman NDRF and President,

Indian Institution of Plant

Engineers. He also thanked our

Key note Speakers for sharing

their thoughts and knowledge.

Dr. G. Jagadeesh delivered a key

note talk on Shock Waves - From

Lab to Land.

Dr. R.R. Sonde who made

presentation on "R&D to

Business: Innovation as the key

Bridging Glue on Successful

Introduction of New Products into

Market". He also mentioned that,

Entrepreneur is the one who can

solve complex problem with

unpredictable outcome using “

system level integration”

capabilities

Chair & Key note Speakers

honoued by Dr. A. Sivathanu

Pillai, Honorary Distinguished

Professor, Indian Space Research

Organisation (ISRO), ISRO HQ,

Bengaluru

This session also engaged and

enthused the audience

significantly.

Dr. G. Jagadeesh Professor

Dept. of Aerospace Engineering

Indian Institute of Science

Day 2 – 11.30 to 13.00 Hours

Session – V: Transformational Technologies for Enhancing Global Competitiveness

Dr. M.P. Sukumaran Nair

Chairman, Public Sector Restructuring

and Internal Audit Board,

Government of Kerala

Shri. Prasad .S

Former Executive Director (Rail &

Metro), BEML Limited, Bengaluru

Chaired & Address by

Dr. M.P. Sukumaran Nair. He

also thanked our Key note

Speakers for sharing their

thoughts and knowledge.

Dr. A. Sivathanu Pillai delivered

a key note talk on Shock Waves -

From Lab to Land.

Shri. Prasad .S who made

presentation on "Make in India -

Through Manufacturing

Excellence - BEML’s

Experience". He mentioned that,

with increased understanding of

Metro technology and well-

conceived Localization/Make in

India Initiative, BEML is on its

way towards Self-Reliance.

Shri. N. Balamurali Krishnan spoke on A Perspective on

Aerospace Propulsion an Indian

Scenario.

Chair & Key note Speakers

honoued by Padma Shri Prof.

R.M. Vasagam.

This session kept the audience

highly energized and engaged

Dr. A. Sivathanu Pillai

Honorary Distinguished Professor,

Indian Space Research Organisation

(ISRO), ISRO HQ, Bengaluru

Shri. N. Balamurali Krishnan Outstanding Scientist & Project

Director (Small Turbofan Engine),

GTRE, DRDO, Bengaluru

Day 2 – 14.00 to 15.30 Hours

Session – VI: Promoting Innovation, Incubation and Fostering Startups

Dr. Mathew J. Manimala

Formerly IIM Professor and Director,

Xavier Institute of Management &

Entrepreneurship

Mr. Anadi Charan Sahu

General Manager

Small Industries Development Bank of

India, Bengaluru

This session was Chaired &

Address by Dr. Mathew J. Manimala. He also thanked our

Key note Speakers for sharing

their thoughts and knowledge.

Co-Chaired by Dr. S K Prasad

and address the participants.

Mr. Anadi Charan Sahu who

made presentation on "SIDBI

Initiatives in Promoting

Innovation, Incubation and

Fostering Startups".

Mr. Seshadri Shankar spoke on

"Golden Compass" - The

Importance of Aligning Passion,

Technology and Market for

Commercial Success. He also

mentioned that Caveats for Start-

up Entrepreneurs - Need to keep

kitchen fire burning; Trade-off

Passion vs. Perseverance : Pivot

or cut losses.

Prof. Raman Gujral who made

presentation on "Myths and

Realities of Startups: Challenges

Ahead ".

Dr. S K Prasad

Professor and Dean,

Dayananda Sagar University

Mr. Seshadri Shankar

Director, SEC Communications Pvt

Ltd,, Bengaluru

Prof. Raman Gujral

Regional Director, Entrepreneurship

Development Institute of India

Chair, Co-Chair & Key note

Speakers honoued by Shri. P.K.

Thiagarajan, Former President,

The Institution of Valuers,

Thiruchirapalli.

Speakers not only added the

flavor in terms of their own

profile but also kept the audience

highly energized and engaged

Day 2 – – 16.00 to 16.30 Hours

Valedictory Function

Dr. E. Ranga Reddy

CEO & Founder

ENTI Innovations Pvt. Ltd, Bengaluru

Dr. S. Seetharamu

Former Director

Central Power Research Institute

Bengaluru

Padma Shri Prof. R.M.

Vasagam

Shri. P.K. Thiagarajan

Prof. (Dr.) M.R. Pranesh

Dr. K. Ramachandra

Dr. E. Ranga Reddy

Dr. S. Seetharamu

Prof. (Dr.) M.R. Pranesh,

Chairman, Technical Publication

Committee, ITC 2016

Former Professor, IIT-Chennai

Recommendations

The invited lectures, topic discussions, technical paper presentations at the two day congress as the basis for the

recommendations. In a Holistic Manner, all the speakers focused on Excellence in Engineering Practice to Make

In India as an Implementable Technique and not at Planning Stage.

ITC recognized as right platform for Academia, Industry, R&D Labs & Policy making bodies.

To attract more Research Organizations to participate and collaborate with Academia Institutions to

carry out Research & Development on cutting edge technologies.

To encourage participation of MSME’s, a separate pavilion for MSME’s may be created in the future

ITC’s.

Gap that exists between available technology and implementation mechanism is to be minimized during

coming years through ITC.

The outcome of ITC-2016 is highly positive. It is aimed that engineering and technological community

well contribute to make India an economic super power by 2025. It is needless to say that

responsibilities are to be shouldered by engineers of different disciplines.

KEY TAKEAWAYS

For Sponsors & Exhibitors: Exposure, Information, Feedback, Visibility, Branding and Networking

For Speakers: Branding and Networking

For Participants: Knowledge, Information, Collaboration, Funding opportunities and Networking

Technical Paper Presentation: Both the days 37 Technical Papers were presented in 4 sessions and each each

presenter was given a minimum of 10 min for presentation technical contributions were made in the main focal

theme “Excellence in Engineering Practice: Networking and Collaboration”. Technical Sessions were conducted

in two days.

We Thank all our supporters and partners for the success of

INDIAN TECHNOLOGY CONGRESS 2016