Smart Manufacturing with Lasers

11:00 -11:10 AM

11:10 - 11:15 AM

11:15 - 11:30 AM

Dr Jagannath Nayak
Distinguished Scientist & Director General - Missiles & Strategic Systems, DRDO

Keynote: Lasers in Defence: From Innovation to
Operational Superiority

11:30 - 11:45 AM

Antony Paul, Sr. DGM & Head – AMCoE, – L&T Precision Engineering and Systems

Harnessing Laser Technologies for Defence

11:45 - 12:00 PM

Dr. T. Ram Prabhu,
Additional Director (Scientist F), Centre for Military Airworthiness & Certification (CEMILAC), DRDO

Airworthiness Certification of Laser processed parts

12:00 – 12:30 PM

Panel Discussion & Memento Distribution

Moderator - N Kumarswami (Editor - Laserman Media)

Panellist / Q&A
1) Dr Jagannath Nayak
2) Antony Paul
3) Dr. T.Ram Prabhu
4) Joel fernandes - Group Leader (Marketing & Sales) - INDO - MIM Ltd
5) Dr. Lalit Kumar - MD - Laser Science Services Q&A (10 min)

12:30 -12:45 PM

Anil Kumar Bhadu, DGM (Manufacturing Engineering) - Ultraviolette Automtive Pvt Ltd.

Laser Welding Benefits & limitation on EV Cells

12:45 - 1:00 PM

Dr. Sulthan M. Shariff, Scientist, International Advanced Research Centre for Powder Metallurgy & New Materials (ARCI)

Novel laser surface re-engineering technologies for advanced high-strength steel structures used in auto-body components"

1:00: 1:30 PM

Panel Discussion

Moderator - N Kumarswami (Editor - Laserman Media)

Panelist / Q&A
1) Anil Kumar Bhadu
2) Dr. Sulthan M. Shariff
3) Mr. Chethan Srinivasa – EV business development (Pan India) - IPG Photonics India Pvt. Ltd.
4) Mr. Philipp Hochmann - - MD - ALPHA LASER GmbH
5) Mr. Hideo Jotaki - CEO - Quantec Inc.

2:00 - 2:15 PM

Dr. Anusha Epparla
Scientist-C, Additive Manufacturing (AM)
Centre for Additive & Special Manufacturing Processes (C-ASMP)
Central Manufacturing Technology Institute (CMTI)

Smart Manufacturing through Laser Additive Manufacturing: From In-situ Process Monitoring to AI-Enabled Adaptive Control."

2:15 - 2:30 PM

Dr Meena Dasan, Scientist from LRDE

Recent Trends in Microwave Photonic Technologies.

2:30 - 3:00 PM

Panel Discussion

Moderator - N Kumarswami (Editor - Laserman Media)


Panelist
1) Dr. Anusha Epparla-Scientist-C, Additive Manufacturing (AM) -CMTI
2) Ms. Shipra Sinha - director marketing & sales - Light mechanics
3) Ms. Lisa Zacharias, Senior Solution Engineer , edmund optics India Pvt Ltd.
4) Ms. Gayatri Vasudevan Rajeswari,Research Associate & Project Manager,
Department of Photonic Components & Systems, Fraunhofer HHI

3:00 - 3:15 PM

Shri (Dr.) Nagahanumaiah,
Director, Central Manufacturing Technology Institute (CMTI)

3:15 - 3:30 PM

Vote of Thanks and Visit to Expo

Invited as on 1st Sept 2026-
Rajiv Wadhwa - Business Unit Head – New Technologies / Brijesh Nair - Group Exhibition Director