SPEAKERS     Inagural Speakers Dr. T Ramasami Secretary Department of Science and Technology Govt. of India K K Singh Chairman and Managing Director Rolta India India K K Singh is a Mechanical Engineer and MBA, started his career as first generation entrepreneur after completing his education in 1970. Currently, he is the CMD of Rolta India. A veteran in the Software Industry, Mr Singh started his career in the steel industry. However, in 1982 he decided to switch to the industry which showed tremendous growth opportunities at the time. He pioneered the CAD/ CAM/ GIS solutions and has been instrumental in taking Rolta to its current leadership position. Rajendra S Pawar Chairman NIIT India Rajendra S Pawar is a distinguished alumnus of IIT, Delhi, co-founded NIIT along with his batchmate Vijay Thadani and with the active support of Shiv Nadar. Pawar, a great visionary and developer of human resource potential, has played a role in instituting Quality processes and Crosby's Complete Quality Management System in NIIT. He is interested in foreseeing the trends and crucial directions in the deployment of IT for quantum change in organisation effectiveness. He is a member of the National Task Force on Information Technology and Software Development. He heads the Quality Committees of various Industry bodies. R R Shah Member Secretary, Planning Commission Govt. of India, India He is Member Secretary Planning Commission and Ex-officio Member of NSC . He joined the Indian Administrative Service in 1967 in Uttar Pradesh cadre. Dr. Shah has held important positions in the Government of Uttar Pradesh and in Government of India before his current assignment as Member Secretary, Planning Commission. He was Secretary in Cabinet Secretariat, CEO Prasar Bharati, Special Secretary in Ministry of Information & Broadcasting, Secretary in Department of Industrial Policy & Promotion, Secretary-Department of Information Technology, Trade Commissioner for India to America and Regional Director, Trade Development Authority of India, New York (USA). Ajay Maken Union Minister of State for Urban Development Government of India Prof. Vinod Menon Member National Disaster Management Authority India Plenary Sessions Enterprise GIS & Infrastructure Development Chairpersons: Maj. General R S Tanwar Survey General Survey of India India Speakers BVR Mohan Reddy Chairman and Managing Director Infotech Enterprises Limited India Mr. B V R Mohan Reddy is the founder, Chairman and Managing Director of Infotech Enterprises Limited. Mr. Reddy started his career with the DCM Group in 1974, and later worked with MICO Bosch and Hindustan Computers Limited. Mr. Reddy has over twenty-five years of Engineering and Management Experience. Before starting Infotech Enterprises Ltd., Mr. Reddy was the Managing Director of OMC Computers Limited. A graduate in Mechanical Engineering from Andhra University, India Mr. Reddy is acknowledged to have pioneered the CAD/CAM culture in India. In the year 1996, Mr. Reddy was awarded the "Entrepreneur of the Year" by Hyderabad Management Association. He was awarded HYSEA Outstanding Contribution Award for 1997 for his efforts in promoting Software Industry in the State of Andhra Pradesh. Ernst & Young Private Limited nominated him for the "Outstanding Entrepreneur Award" for the year 1999-2000. Mr.Reddy was also recipient of the “Outstanding Industrial Achievement Award 2004” presented by All India Manufacturers Organisation (AIMO) in recognition of his path-breaking services to the State and the Nation. Greg Bentley Chief Executive Officer Bentley Systems Inc. USA Greg Bentley has been Chief Executive Officer of Bentley Systems since August 2000. Prior to joining Bentley in 1991, Mr. Bentley founded and served as Chief Executive Officer of Devon Systems International, Inc., a provider of financial trading software. In 1987, that company was acquired by SunGard Data Systems, Inc., a New York Stock Exchange listed information technology provider. Mr. Bentley continues to serve as a director of SunGard and a member of its Audit Committee. Mr. Bentley holds a bachelor's degree in Decision Sciences and a M.B.A. in Finance from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. Jill Smith President & CEO DigitalGlobe USA Jill Smith was previously president and CEO of eDial, a collaboration software company that Smith successfully repositioned and grew, culminating in eDial’s acquisition by Alcatel. Before that, she was COO of Micron Electronics, Inc., a $1.5 billion direct PC manufacturer and marketer. While at Micron, Smith drove the PC business to profitability, and grew HostPro, Micron’s award-winning Web hosting division, into the third-largest Web and application hosting company and a candidate for an IPO. Additionally, Smith co-founded and led Treacy & Company, LLC, a boutique consulting and investment business, and was CEO of SRDS, L.P., a private publishing and printing company that she successfully established as an electronic publishing leader. Smith’s earlier professional experience includes executive positions at Sara Lee Corporation and the role of vice president at Bain & Company. She earned a master’s degree in business administration from the MIT Sloan School of Management. Kanwar Chadha Founder SiRF Technology Inc. USA Kanwar Chadha is a Founder, Member Board of Directors and VP of Marketing of SiRF Technology, Inc. He has over 20 years of experience in various marketing and management positions. Prior to founding SiRF, he served as General Manager of the multimedia group and Director of Strategic Marketing at S3 Inc. where he led the development of innovative audio and video processing technologies. Kanwar Chadha holds a Bachelor's Degree from the Indian Institute of Technology, New Delhi; an MS in CIS from the University of Pennsylvania and an MBA from the Wharton School of Business, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia.