BDTS: Hyderabad Strategic Colloquium – Event Agenda

A focused programme featuring keynote addresses, strategic discussions, technology presentations, and networking opportunities.

09:00 AM – 10:15 AM

Registration, Networking & Morning Tea

10:25 AM – 10:30 AM

Lamp Lighting Ceremony

Dignitaries & Academic Hosts

10:30 AM – 11:00 AM

Inaugural Address

Air Marshal Ravi Kapoor, PVSM AVSM VM (Retired)
Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Central Air Command, Indian Air Force

11:00 AM – 11:15 AM

Inaugural Address

Dr. Viswanathan
GM - Hyderabad, BEL

11:15 AM – 11:30 AM

Special Address – Sovereign AI in Defence

Rear Admiral S Gantayet, VSM (Retd.)
Advisor, HCLTech - Sovereign AI
Professor of Practice at IIT Madras

11:30 AM – 11:45 AM

Defence Standardisation and Codification and Its Role in Defence Production Ecosystem

Cdr Rajeev Kumar Tripathi
OiC, DSC Hyderabad, Directorate of Standardisation (DSI), Department of Defence Production, Ministry of Defence

11:45 AM – 12:00 PM

Industry Address – Counter-UAS, Anti-Drone EW Systems, and Simulation Tech

Brig Ali Adil Mahmood, VSM (Retd.)
Vice President – Projects
ZEN Technologies Limited

12:00 PM – 01:15 PM

Innovator Presentations Showcase – Morning Block

1. Edge Computing System by Manjeera Digital Systems Pvt. Ltd (Dr. Venu Kandadai & Neeraja Reddy Maddi) 2. AI-Based Clutter Rejection by Sri Indu Institute of Engineering and Technology (Ch.balaganesh, A.praneeth, Jinukala saidimple, Chinthapally Sowmya) 3. Radar Classification System by Manjeera Digital Systems Pvt. Ltd (Dr. Venu Kandadai & Neeraja Reddy Maddi) 4. Cyber-Secure Tactical Datalink System by Team SecureLink (B.Pranav, Poornima, T.Tharun, Pavan Kalyan, Jyothi)

01:30 PM – 02:30 PM

Networking & Lunch

02:30 PM – 02:45 PM

Special DRDO Address – Next-Gen EW Suites, ESM Platforms, and Cognitive Jamming Mitigation

Shri MV Ravindra Kumar
Scientist G, DRL (Defence Electronics Research Laboratory, Hyderabad)

02:45 PM – 03:00 PM

Vizag/AP Regional Synergy – Maritime EW, Sonar Systems, and Coastal Radar Hardware

Dr. D Ratan Sanjay
Scientist G, Directorate of Warship Technologies, NSTL

03:00 PM – 04:00 PM

Innovator Presentations Showcase – Afternoon Block

1. AI based UAV Swarm Detection and Tracking System by Lords Institute Of Engineering & Technology (Mohammed Ghouse, Mohammed Ahsan Uddin, Mohd Hamza) 2. Edge-Intelligent Autonomous Underwater Vehicle by Rishihood University (Shubham & Anik Kumar) 3. Cognitive Jamming Mitigation by Sri Indu Institute of Engineering and Technology (B.Aditya Prasad) 4. Krath Control Mesh by Krathveil Private Limited (Samarth Alok Srivastava)

04:00 PM – 04:15 PM

High power Microwave Directed Energy Systems for Defence

Prof. Lalit Kumar
Professor of Practice, Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, BITS Pilani, Hyderabad Campus

04:15 PM – 04:30 PM

Closing Address

BDTS Secretariat

04:30 PM – 05:00 PM

Networking & Evening High Tea

*Organisers reserve the rights to change the above programme.

The 12 Core Problem Statements

Key innovation challenges in radar, electronic warfare, signal processing, cyber security, and next-generation sensing technologies.

AI-Based Clutter Rejection
Real-time suppression for maritime radar.

UAV Swarm Detection
Identifying multiple, low-RCS targets.

Cognitive Jamming Mitigation
On-the-fly algorithm adaptation.

GaN-Based Transmit/Receive Modules
Thermal management for high-density Gallium Nitride.

Multi-Static Radar Synchronisation
Precise timing for passive systems.

Quantum-Enhanced Signal Processing
Quantum sensing for low-SNR detection.

Cyber-Secure Datalinks
Hardening command unit interfaces.

Adaptive Beamforming
Real-time steering in contested environments.

Miniaturisation of EW Suites
ESM for lightweight tactical drones.

Signal Characterisation
Automated radar signal classification via neural networks.

Edge Computing for Sensors
Reducing bandwidth for backhaul.

Next-Gen Radomes
Materials research for Ka and Ku bands.

Featured Speakers

Air Marshal Ravi Kapoor, PVSM AVSM VM (Retired)

Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Central Air Command

Indian Air Force

Dr. Viswanathan

GM - Hyderabad

BEL

Rear Admiral S Gantayet, VSM (Retd.)

Advisor, HCLTech - Sovereign AI

Professor of Practice at IIT Madras

Cdr Rajeev Kumar Tripathi

OiC, DSC Hyderabad

Directorate of Standardisation (DSI), Department of Defence Production, Ministry of Defence

Brig Ali Adil Mahmood, VSM (Retd)

Vice President – Projects

ZEN Technologies Limited

Shri MV Ravindra Kumar

Scientist G, DRL

Defence Electronics Research Laboratory, Hyderabad

Dr. D Ratan Sanjay

Scientist G, Directorate of Warship Technologies

NSTL

Prof. Lalit Kumar

Professor of Practice

Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, BITS Pilani, Hyderabad Campus

*Invited and will be confirmed closer to event date.

Contact & Secretariat

For participation as Delegate or Startup

Email: hyderabad@bharatdefencetechshow.com / sarankumar@bharatdefencetechshow.com
Phone: +91 9741517212

For Partnerships

Email: partnerships@bharatdefencetechshow.com
Phone: +91 9620834903

Event Venue:
Birla Institute of Technology & Science Pilani, Hyderabad Campus

Secretariat
Bharat Defence Tech Show 2027
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HSR Layout, Bangalore,
Karnataka - India - 560102

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BDTS : Hyderabad Strategic Colloquium

Audience Profile

Tier I: Lead System Integrators (LSIs)

Tier II: Precision MSMEs

Tier III: Deep-Tech Innovation Startups

Thematic Architecture (Strategic Roadmap)