The INAE Annual Convention 2024 was held on December 19-21, 2024 at Lecture Hall Complex (LHC) Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Delhi. This was a mega event  attended by a large number of Fellows, Foreign Fellows, Young Associates and Invitees. The highlights of the Convention were the following:

DAY 1 – 19 Dec 2024 (Thursday) –

Inaugural Session

• Invocation Ceremony and lamp lighting.
• Welcome Address by Indranil Manna, President, INAE and Prof. Rangan Banerjee, Director, IIT Delhi.
• Visual Presentation on INAE followed by release of Convention Souvenir.
• Presentation of Mementoes to Guests:
• Chief Guest – Shri Rajnath Singh, Hon’ble Raksha Mantri, Ministry of Defence, Government of India.
• Guests of Honour –
• Dr Samir V Kamat, Secretary DDR&D and Chairman DRDO.
• Shri SN Subrahmanyan, Chairman & MD, Larsen & Toubro Ltd.
• Address by Chief Guest – Shri Rajnath Singh, Hon’ble Raksha Mantri, Ministry of Defence, Government of India.
• Vote of Thanks by Lt Col Shobhit Rai (Retd), Deputy Executive Director, INAE.
• National Anthem.

Visit to DRDO Industry Academia Exhibition, DIA-CoE at LHC Foyer

Plenary Lecture by eminent leaders in the field of Engineering and Technology:

• Shri SN Subrahmanyan, Chairman & MD, Larsen & Toubro Ltd.
• Dr. SV Kamat, Secretary DDR&D and Chairman DRDO, Ministry of Defence

Key-note Lectures by eminent leaders in the field of Engineering and Technology:

• Ajay Kumar, former Secretary Defence (Production) and Defence Secretary, Ministry of Defence
• Dr. Ajay Mathur, DG, International Solar Alliance

Distinguished Lecture by eminent leaders in the field of Engineering and Technology:

• Manish Gupta, Director, Google Research India, Bangalore
• (Dr.) SK Sarin, Director, ILBS and Former President, NAMS

153rd Governing Council meeting (in parallel)
“Elevating Program” by SPIC MACAY

DAY 2 – 20 Dec 2024 (Friday) –

• Brief Presentations on Technical Report by Conveners, Sectional Committees; Technical Presentations by Fellows and Young Associates ;
• Panel Discussion on “Road Map for Viksit Bharat”
• Fireside Chat in the areas of ‘Manufacturing’ and ‘AI’

DAY 3 – 21 Dec 2024 (Saturday) –

• Session on Follow-up discussion on “AI/ML: Future Directions, Threats, and Way Forward”
• AGM/ SGM of Fellows
• Induction of newly elected Fellows & Young Associates (Part of AGM)

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