Seminars will be held during DEFEXPO 2022 at Mahatma Mandir Convention and Exhibition Centre, Gandhinagar in a hybrid format, enabling the speakers as well as the audience to participate virtually. These will be streamed worldwide. The seminars will be conducted by the leading Industry Associations, Think Tanks, Indian Defence Public Sector Entities, Service Headquarters (SHQs), Defence Research & Development Organisation (DRDO), Directorate General of Quality Assurance (DGQA), Ministry of Civil Aviation and State Government etc.
The theme of these seminars will broadly cover Exports, Financing and Investments in Defence Start-ups & MSMEs, Emerging role of MSME in Aerospace manufacturing & MRO, Aatmanirbharta in Defence R&D, Futuristic Autonomous Technologies for Air Dominance etc. Leading international and national experts from Defence and Aerospace sector are the speakers for various seminars. The details of the seminars are available on DefExpo 22 website and mobile app. The schedule of the seminars is as follows:
18th Oct 2022 : Morning Session (1000-1445 hrs)
1000-1145 SIDM Stimulating India’s Defence Exports Hall 1
1345-1445 SHQ Navy- SIDM Arming for tomorrow- Envisioning the manned-unmanned force mix for armed forces
1000-1230 PHDCCI Financing and Investments in Defence Startups & MSMEs Hall 2
1000-1130 Synergia Foundation Future of conflict (Technologies)-Outer space, deep ocean and Cyber Hall 3
1215-1345 Govt of Tamil Nadu Tamil Nadu- the global hotspot for aerospace and defence Manufacturing
18th Oct 2022 : Afternoon Session (1530-1815 hrs)
1530-1730 FICCI One year of corporatization of OFB: Lessons and way forward Hall 1
1645-1815 MoCA – CII Civil-Defence Convergence : Emerging Role of MSME in Aerospace Manufacturing & MRO Hall 2
1530-1730 ASSOCHAM Technologies required for manufacturing of an indigenous Aeroengine Hall 3
19th Oct 2022 : Afternoon Session (1430-1815 hrs)
1430-1545 Bharat Chamber of Commerce Pricing Strategy for Defence Exports Hall 1
1630-1815 Govt of Gujarat Gujarat-Taking a Quantum Leap in Aerospace & Defence Sector
1430-1600 SHQ IAF – SIDM Certification and Qualification of Airborne Stores Hall 3
1645-1800 Govt of UP Integration of Aerospace & Defence (A&D) Startups, MSMEs with value chain
20th Oct 2022 : Morning Session (1000-1330 hrs)
1000-1245 ASSOCHAM Futuristic technology for defence production Hall 1
1000-1245 DGQA Global QA Practices Hall 2
1000-1245 USIBC – SIDM New Frontiers in US-India Defence Cooperation Hall 3
1030-1330 DRDO Aatmanirbharta in Defence R&D- Synergistic Approach. Hall 4
20th Oct 2022 : Afternoon Session (1400-1715 hrs)
1400-1545 HQ IDS – FICCI “Atmanirbhar Bharat” & “Make in India” Road Map for the Armed Forces Hall 1
1400-1530 SHQ Army-SIDM Synergising Defence Industry competence in Research & Design with National Security Need. Hall 2
1615-1715 DGDE Draft Standards for Drone Survey
1400-1515 Indian Chamber of Commerce India Rising : – Defence Opportunities in ASEAN and BIMSTEC Hall 3
1600-1715 HAL Futuristic Autonomous Technologies for Air Dominance