Bengaluru Space Expo 2026

Speakers

As of now

V Narayanan (Dr)

Secretary, Department of Space

Chairman, Space Commission & Chairman, ISRO

V Narayanan (Dr)

Secretary, Department of Space

Chairman, Space Commission & Chairman, ISRO

Pawan Goenka (Dr)

Chairman

Indian National Space Promotion and Authorisation Centre (IN–SPACe)

Pawan Goenka (Dr)

Chairman

Indian National Space Promotion and Authorisation Centre (IN–SPACe)

HE Antonio Bartoli

Italian Ambassador to India

HE Antonio Bartoli

Italian Ambassador to India

HE Philip Green OAM

Australia High Commissioner to India

HE Philip Green OAM

Australia High Commissioner to India

ISHII Yasuo

Senior Vice President

JAXA

ISHII Yasuo

Senior Vice President

JAXA

Radha Krishna A

CMD (Add Inc) & Director (Finance)

NewSpace India Limited

Radha Krishna A

Chairman

NewSpace India Limited

Apparao Mallavarapu

Chairman, CII National Committee on Space &

CMD, Centum Electronics Ltd.

Apparao Mallavarapu

Chairman, CII National Committee on Space &

CMD, Centum Electronics Ltd.

Rohan M Ganapathy

Co-chairman, CII National Committee on Space &

Co-founder and CEO, Bellatrix Aerospace

Rohan M Ganapathy

Co-chairman, CII National Committee on Space &

Co-founder and CEO, Bellatrix Aerospace

Government

Anupam Sharma (Dr)

Distinguished Scientist & Director General

Technology Management, DRDO, MoD, GoI

Anupam Sharma (Dr)

Distinguished Scientist & Director General

Technology Management, DRDO, MoD, GoI

Anupam Anand, IAS

Joint Secretary

IN-SPACe

Anupam Anand, IAS

Joint Secretary

IN-SPACe

Bijaya Kumar Behera

Associate Scientific Secretary

ISRO

Bijaya Kumar Behera

Associate Scientific Secretary

ISRO

Chandra Prakash Singh (DR)

Deputy Director- Technical Directorate

IN-SPACe

Chandra Prakash Singh (DR)

Deputy Director- Technical Directorate

IN-SPACe

D Gowri Sankar (Dr)

Director

OIIC, ISRO HQ

D Gowri Sankar (Dr)

Director

OIIC, ISRO HQ

D K Singh

Director

Human Space Flight Centre (HSFC), ISRO

D K Singh

Director

Human Space Flight Centre (HSFC), ISRO

Dhananjay Khot (AVM Retd.)

Director – Strategy & Planning

IN-SPACe

Dhananjay Khot (AVM Retd.)

Director – Strategy & Planning

IN-SPACe

G Harikrishnan

Director

CBPO, ISRO HQ

G Harikrishnan

Director

CBPO, ISRO HQ

Ganesh Mohan

Deputy Director

IN-SPACe

Ganesh Mohan

Deputy Director

IN-SPACe

Jean-Claude Souyris

Director (Strategy)

CNES, France

Jean-Claude Souyris

Director (Strategy)

CNES, France

M Ganesh Pillai

Scientific Secretary

ISRO

M Ganesh Pillai

Scientific Secretary

ISRO

Mamatha Maheshwarappa (Dr)

Head- Research & Development

UK Space Agency

Mamatha Maheshwarappa FRAeS CEng (Dr)

Head- Research & Development

UK Space Agency

Manish Saxena (Dr)

Director

SCN-PO, ISRO

Manish Saxena (Dr)

Director

SCN-PO, ISRO

Manu Midha (AVM)

Defence Space Agency (DSA)

MOD

Manu Midha (AVM)
DG

Defence Space Agency (DSA)

MOD

MS Anurup

Director

STPO, ISRO

MS Anurup

Director

STPO, ISRO

P Madhusoodhanan (Wg Cdr Retd)

Vice President - Aerospace & Defence

Tamil Nadu Industrial Development Corporation, GoT

P Madhusoodhanan (Wg Cdr Retd)

Vice President - Aerospace & Defence

Tamil Nadu Industrial Development Corporation, GoT

P Veeramuthuvel (Dr)

Director

DSP, ISRO HQ

P Veeramuthuvel (Dr)

Director

DSP, ISRO HQ

Prafulla Kumar Jain (Dr)

Director - Program Management and Authorisation

IN-SPACe

Prafulla Kumar Jain (Dr)

Director - Program Management and Authorisation

IN-SPACe

Prakash Chauhan (DR)

Director

NRSC

Prakash Chauhan (DR)

Director

NRSC

Prasanth Balakrishnan Nair

Indian Astronaut

ISRO

Prasanth Balakrishnan Nair
(Air Commodore KC)

Indian Astronaut

ISRO

Rahul Gupta (AVM)

ACAS Ops (Space)

DTE of Ops (Space), Air HQ

Rahul Gupta (AVM)

ACAS Ops (Space)

DTE of Ops (Space), Air HQ

Rajeev Jyoti

Director

Technical Directorate, IN-SPACe

Rajeev Jyoti

Director

Technical Directorate, IN-SPACe

RV Kaushik

Deputy Director (Satellites)

IN-SPACe

RV Kaushik

Deputy Director (Satellites)

IN-SPACe

Sannala Mangesh

General Manager

NewSpace India Limited (NSIL)

Sannala Mangesh

General Manager

NewSpace India Limited (NSIL)

Sergio Ledda (Prof)

Italian Scientific Attaché to India

Sergio Ledda (Prof)

Italian Scientific Attaché to India

Shubhanshu Shukla (Group Captain)

Indian Astronaut

ISRO

Shubhanshu Shukla (Group Captain)

Indian Astronaut

ISRO

SS Vinod

Project Director

Ganganyan, ISRO

SS Vinod

Project Director

Ganganyan, ISRO

Sumit Kumar

Chief Manager

NewSpace India Limited (NSIL)

Sumit Kumar

Chief Manager

NewSpace India Limited (NSIL)

Tony Forsythe

Head – Technology

UK Space Agency

Tony Forsythe

Head – Technology

UK Space Agency

Umang M Parikh

General Manager

NewSpace India Limited (NSIL)

Umang M Parikh

General Manager

NewSpace India Limited (NSIL)

Vinod Kumar (Dr)

Director

Promotion Directorate, IN-SPACe

Vinod Kumar (Dr)

Director

Promotion Directorate, IN-SPACe

Director

Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre (VSSC)

ISRO

Director

Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre (VSSC)

ISRO

Director

U.R. Rao Satellite Centre (URSC)

ISRO

Director

U.R. Rao Satellite Centre (URSC)

ISRO

Director

Space Applications Centre (SAC)

ISRO

Director

Space Applications Centre (SAC)

ISRO

Industry and Academia

Aastha Kacha Jhala (Dr)

Founder & CEO

AAKA Space Studio

Aastha Kacha Jhala (Dr)

Founder & CEO

AAKA Space Studio

Abheek Saha

Vice President & Head- Satellite NTN & Wireless Engineering

CoE, Hughes Systique Corporation

Abheek Saha

Vice President & Head- Satellite NTN & Wireless Engineering

CoE, Hughes Systique Corporation

Anand Verma

CEO

Perovskia Solar, Switzerland

Anand Verma

CEO

Perovskia Solar, Switzerland

Ankit Bhateja

Founder & Director

Xovian Aerospace

Ankit Bhateja

Founder & Director

Xovian Aerospace

Arpan Sahoo

Co-founder & COO

KaleidEO

Arpan Sahoo

Co-founder & COO

KaleidEO

Awais Ahmed

Founder & CEO

Pixxel Space Technologies

Awais Ahmed

Founder & CEO

Pixxel Space Technologies

Chiranjeevi Phanindra (Dr)

Founder & CEO

Cosmoserve Space

Chiranjeevi Phanindra (Dr)

Founder & CEO

Cosmoserve Space

CVS Kiran (DR)

Founder & CEO

Red Balloon

CVS Kiran (DR)

Founder & CEO

Red Balloon

Devanshu Ganatra

Partner

GraySpace

Devanshu Ganatra

Partner

GraySpace

Fabien Ghez

Chief Sales Officer

CAILABS, France

Fabien Ghez

Chief Sales Officer

CAILABS, France

Ganendra Selvaraj

Chief Commercial Officer

MEASAT International (South Asia) Ltd, Malaysia

Ganendra Selvaraj

Chief Commercial Officer

MEASAT International (South Asia) Ltd, Malaysia

Gautam Sharma

Managing Director

Viasat

Gautam Sharma

Managing Director

Viasat

Gianpietro Marchiori

President

EIE GROUP, Italy

Gianpietro Marchiori

President

EIE GROUP, Italy

Gurvinder Chohan

CEO & President

RSAT Space, Canada

Gurvinder Chohan

CEO & President

RSAT Space, Canada

Gwenael Guillois

EVP, Satellite On-Board Electronics, Safran Space & President, Safran Space Propulsion

Safran Space, France

Gwenael Guillois

EVP, Satellite On-Board Electronics, Safran Space & President, Safran Space Propulsion

Safran Space, France

Jack Kendall (Dr. Sc. ETH)

CEO & Co-Founder

Nordfen, Switzerland

Jack Kendall (Dr. Sc. ETH)

CEO & Co-Founder

Nordfen, Switzerland

Jai Dialani

CEO & Managing Director

Leaf Space, USA

Jai Dialani

CEOCEO & Managing Director

Leaf Space, USA

Johan Leijtens

CEO

Lens R&D, The Netherlands

Johan Leijtens

CEO

Lens R&D, The Netherlands

Maneck Behramkamdin

Sr Vice President

Godrej Aerospace

Maneck Behramkamdin

Sr Vice President

Godrej Aerospace

Masayuki Urata

Regional Manager

Asia Pacific Sales Group, ISPACe Inc., Japan

Maneck Behramkamdin

Sr Vice President

Godrej Aerospace

N Balaji

General Manager

Hindustan Aeronautics Limited

N Balaji

General Manager

Hindustan Aeronautics Limited

Naga Bharath Daka

Co-Founder and Chief Operating Officer

Skyroot Aerospace

Naga Bharath Daka

Co-Founder and Chief Operating Officer

Skyroot Aerospace

Natalia Platonova

Head- Global Marketing

Glavkosmos, Russia

Natalia Platonova

Head- Global Marketing

Glavkosmos, Russia

Natarajan Malupillai

Group CEO

IIT Madras Research Park

Natarajan Malupillai

Group CEO

IIT Madras Research Park

Navneet Singh

Chief Executive Officer

Kepler Aerok

Navneet Singh

Chief Executive Officer

Kepler Aerok

Neha Satak (Dr)

Co-founder & CEO

Astrome Technologies

Neha Satak (Dr)

Co-founder & CEO

Astrome Technologies

Nitish Singh

Co-Founder & CEO

Astrogate Labs

Nitish Singh

Co-Founder & CEO

Astrogate Labs

Pablo Ghiglino (Dr)

Founder & CEO

Klepsydra Technologies AG, Switzerland

Pablo Ghiglino (Dr)

Founder & CEO

Klepsydra Technologies AG, Switzerland

Paramjit Singh Malhi (AVM Retd.)

Vice President

Tata Advanced

Paramjit Singh Malhi (AVM Retd.)

Vice President

Tata Advanced

Paulo P

Founder & Managing Director

SSIP, Switzerland

Paulo P

Founder & Managing Director

SSIP, Switzerland

Peter Stocken

Director- Business Development (MEA & APAC)

Filtronic plc, UK

Peter Stocken

Director- Business Development (MEA & APAC), Defence & Space

Filtronic plc, UK

Pierpaolo Pergola

Director & Head (Sales)

Officina Stellare, Italy

Pierpaolo Pergola

Director & Head (Sales)

Officina Stellare, Italy

Raghavendra BM

Head of Space Marketing & BD

Aerospace Systems, L&T

Raghavendra BM

Head of Space Marketing & BD

Aerospace Systems, L&T

Renato Aurigemma

Director

Società Aerospaziale Mediterranea and R&D & Business Development Manager at Euro.Soft. srl, Italy

Renato Aurigemma

Director

Società Aerospaziale Mediterranea and R&D & Business Development Manager at Euro.Soft. srl, Italy

Ritu Verma (Dr)

Managing Partner

Ankur Capital

Ritu Verma (Dr)

Managing Partner

Ankur Capital

Sakthikumar R

Founder & CEO

OrbitAID Aerospace

Sakthikumar R

Founder & CEO

OrbitAID Aerospace

Sanjay H Upadhyay (Prof)

Ph D, Head, Centre for Space Science and Technology (CSST)

IIT Roorkee

Sanjay H Upadhyay (Prof)

Ph D, Head, Centre for Space Science and Technology (CSST)

IIT Roorkee

Sanjay Nekkanti

Founder & CEO

Dhruva Space

Sanjay Nekkanti

Founder & CEO

Dhruva Space

Sandro Panagini

Vice President

Strategy (Space Division), Leonardo S.p.A., Italy

Sandro Panagini

Vice President

Strategy (Space Division), Leonardo S.p.A., Italy

Sathvik Shetty

Director

India LatConnect60, Australia

Sathvik Shetty

Director

India LatConnect60, Australia

Satya Chakravarthy (Prof)

Aerospace Engineering Professor

IIT Madras

Satya Chakravarthy (Prof)

Aerospace Engineering Professor

IIT Madras

Siddharth Pandey (Dr)

Space Systems Engineer and Strategic Partnerships

Fugro, The Netherlands

Siddharth Pandey (Dr)

Space Systems Engineer and Strategic Partnerships Lead (Asia Pacific)

Fugro, The Netherlands

Srinath Ravichandran

Co-founder & CEO

Agnikul Cosmos

Srinath Ravichandran

Co-founder & CEO

Agnikul Cosmos

Sudheer Kumar N

Vice President

XDLINX Space Labs

Sudheer Kumar N

Vice President

XDLINX Space Labs

Sunil Indurti

Director

Azista Space

Sunil Indurti

Director

Azista Space

Suyash Singh

Co-Founder & CEO

GalaxEye Space

Suyash Singh

Co-founder & CEO

GalaxEye Space

Takayoshi Fukuyo

CEO

ArkEdge, Japan

Takayoshi Fukuyo

CEO

ArkEdge, Japan

Tanveer Ahmed

Co-founder & CTO

Digantara Industries

Tanveer Ahmed

Co-founder & CTO

Digantara Industries

Tony Lin

Partner

Cooley LLP

Tony Lin

Partner

Cooley LLP

Tushar Jadhav

Co-founder & CEO

Manastu Space

Tushar Jadhav

Co-founder & CEO

Manastu Space

Vinod Chippalkatti (Dr)

CTO

Centum Electronics

Vinod Chippalkatti (Dr)

CTO

Centum Electronics

Vinu Vijayan

Managing Director

EOS India

Vinu Vijayan

Managing Director

EOS India

Vishesh Vatsal

Co-Founder & CTO

Hyspace Technologies

Vishesh Vatsal

Co-Founder & CTO

Hyspace Technologies

VK Anandan

CTO & Sr Vice President

Astra Microwave Products Limited

VK Anandan

CTO & Sr Vice President

Astra Microwave Products Limited