Event Itinerary

09.00 am Registration

09.30 – 10.15 Inaugural Session

India’s Highways to the Future: Infrastructure as the Foundation of Viksit Bharat

The inaugural session sets the tone for the day, offering a macro-vision of India’s road development mission, progress under Bharatmala and PM Gati Shakti, and the role of multi-modal connectivity in driving the 5-trillion-dollar economy ambition.

10.15 – 10.30 Tea Break

10.30 – 11.30 SESSION 1

Vision 2047 – The Future of Indian Roads

• Transition from highway-building to integrated infrastructure ecosystems
• Interlinking expressways, economic corridors, and last-mile rural connectivity
• Road infrastructure as a tool for regional equity and economic multiplier

11:30 – 12.30 SESSION 2

Policy Making and Governance Architecture

• The institutional framework of road governance in India
• Role of PPP, EPC, and HAM models
• Role of MoRTH, NHAI, and state PWDs
• Ensuring regulatory clarity, dispute resolution, and environmental compliance

12:30 – 13.15 SESSION 3

Financing India’s Roads: Challenges, Innovations, and Evolving Contract Models- Efficiency through Reform

• Innovative financial mechanisms: Toll securitisation, InvITs, HAM
• Addressing payment risks to contractors
• Green bonds, asset monetisation, and ESG-linked infrastructure funds
• Role of multilaterals like World Bank, JICA, and ADB
• EPC vs PPP vs HAM: Comparative performance
• Need for plug-and-play DPRs
• Risk allocation in contract design
• Drafting enforceable and investor-friendly concession agreements

13.15 – 14.00 NETWORKING LUNCH

14.00 – 14.45 SESSION 4

Design Intelligence – Smarter Roads and Bridges

• Next-gen bridge design, tunnel architecture, and geotechnical engineering
• Use of BIM (Building Information Modelling)
• AI, drone-based surveying, and digital twin integration
• Resilience design in the context of climate change

14.45 – 15.30 SESSION 5

Innovations in Machinery, Materials, and Methods for Safer and Smarter Road Execution and Traffic Management

• Advances in road equipment technology
• Use of recycled plastic, fly ash, and geopolymer concrete
• Automation in paving, curing, and grading
• Equipment lifecycle cost analysis
• Role of AI and IoT in smart traffic control
• Road safety audit protocols
• Black spot identification and rectification
• Enforcement technologies (ANPR, CCTV, e-challan)

15.30 – 15.35 Closing Remarks

15.35 – 16.00 Networking Tea

16.00 – 18.00 RoadTech Awards 2025 followed by Networking Cocktail