NATIONAL URBAN CONCLAVE 2026

Speakers

Special Address

Shri Praveer Kumar
Shri Mohan Charan Majhi
Hon’ble Chief Minister of Odisha Read More
Shri Praveer Kumar
Shri Rajiv Gauba
Member, NITI Aayog Read More

Keynote Address

Shri Praveer Kumar
Shri Anurag Jain
Chief Executive Officer, NITI Aayog Read More
Shri Praveer Kumar
Smt Anu Garg
Chief Secretary of Odisha Read More

Right to Walk - Creating Safe, Walkable and Well-Connected Cities

Moderator
Shri Praveer Kumar
Shri Praveer Kumar
Joint Secretary, Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs Read More
Prof. (Dr) Virendra Kumar Paul
Prof. (Dr) Virendra Kumar Paul
Director, School of Planning and Architecture, Delhi Read More
Dr Deepty Jain
Dr Deepty Jain
Associate Professor Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi Read More
Dr P.P. Anil Kumar
Dr P.P. Anil Kumar
Professor, Department of Architecture & Planning, National Institute of Technology, Calicut Read More
Shri Chanchal Rana
Shri Chanchal Rana
Commissioner, Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation Read More
Shri N. Saravana Kumar
Shri N. Saravana Kumar
Vice Chairman, Delhi Development Authority Read More
Smt Mandeep Kaur
Smt Mandeep Kaur
Commissioner & Secretary, Housing and Urban Development Department, Government of Jammu & Kashmir Read More
Shri Smit Santosh Lodha
Shri Smit Santosh Lodha
Deputy Municipal Commissioner, Surat Municipal Corporation Read More
Shri Aojasvi Raj
Shri Aojasvi Raj
Municipal Commissioner, Mathura-Vrindavan Municipal Corporation Read More

Water, Waste and Resource Efficiency

Moderator
Smt Isha Kalia
Smt Isha Kalia
Joint Secretary, Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs Read More
Moderator
Smt Shalini Pandey
Smt Shalini Pandey
Director, Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs Read More
Shri Aman Mittal
Shri Aman Mittal
Joint Chief Executive Officer, Maharashtra Institution for Transformation, Government of Maharashtra Read More
Shri Sanjay Kulshrestha
Shri Sanjay Kulshrestha
Chairman & Managing Director, Housing and Urban Development Corporation Limited Read More
Mr Gaurav Bhatt
Mr Gaurav Bhatt
Head of Sector - Water and Environment India, Jacobs Read More
Ms Laura Sustersic
Ms Laura Sustersic
Senior Water & Climate Resilience Director, GIZ India Read More
Mr Neeraj Gupta
Mr Neeraj Gupta
Principal Investment Officer, International Finance Corporation Read More
Mr William Rex
Mr William Rex
Practice Manager - Water, World Bank Read More
Mr Sanjay Divakar Joshi
Mr Sanjay Divakar Joshi
Principal Urban Development Specialist, Asian Development Bank Read More

Affordable Housing – Demand and Supply Dynamics

Moderator
Shri Kumar Ravikant Singh
Shri Kumar Ravikant Singh
Joint Secretary, Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs Read More
Moderator
Shri Vaibhav Rundwal
Shri Vaibhav Rundwal
Director, Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs Read More
Smt Usha Padhee
Smt Usha Padhee
Additional Chief Secretary, Housing & Urban Development Department, Government of Odisha Read More
Mr Pankaj Motwani
Mr Pankaj Motwani
Managing Director, Motwani Constructions Read More
Shri N.K. Patel
Shri N.K. Patel
Council Member, Ex-President Institute of Town Planners, India Read More
Mr Soumendu Chatterjee
Mr Soumendu Chatterjee
Executive Director, ANAROCK Property Consultant Read More
Smt Manju Paul
Smt Manju Paul
Commissioner (Planning), Delhi Development Authority Read More
Mr Kiran Avadhanula
Mr Kiran Avadhanula
Senior Urban Sector Specialist, KfW Development Bank Read More

Integrated Urban Development and Infrastructure Delivery

Moderator
Shri Pradeep Kumar Jha
Shri Pradeep Kumar Jha
Joint Secretary, Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs Read More
Moderator
Smt Anita Meena
Smt Anita Meena
Director, Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs Read More
Shri Vikramaditya Singh Mallik
Shri Vikramaditya Singh Mallik
Municipal Commissioner, Ghaziabad Nagar Nigam Read More
Dr Vinay Thakur
Dr Vinay Thakur
Director General, Bhaskaracharya National Institute for Space Applications and Geo-informatics Read More
Smt Kavitha Padmanabhan
Smt Kavitha Padmanabhan
Secretary and Commissioner, Department of Housing & Urban Affairs, Government of Assam Read More
Shri Praful Desai
Shri Praful Desai
Commissioner, Karimnagar Municipal Corporation Read More
Dr Teresa Kerber
Dr Teresa Kerber
Project Director, GRC, GIZ, GmBH Read More
Shri Animesh Kumar Parashar
Shri Animesh Kumar Parashar
Secretary, Urban Development and Housing Department, Government of Bihar Read More

New Paradigms for Service Delivery

Moderator
Smt Surabhi Malik
Smt Surabhi Malik
Director, Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs Read More
Dr Kailas Baburao Shinde
Dr Kailas Baburao Shinde
Municipal Commissioner, Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation Read More
Smt Sofia Dahiya
Smt Sofia Dahiya
Principal Chief Controller of Accounts, Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs Read More
Dr Sameer Sharma
Dr Sameer Sharma
Former Chief Secretary, Government of Andhra Pradesh Read More
Shri Radhabinod Aribam Sharma
Shri Radhabinod Aribam Sharma
Municipal Commissioner, Mira-Bhayandar Municipal Corporation Read More
Dr T. K. Sreedevi
Dr T. K. Sreedevi
Secretary to Government, Municipal Administration Department & Commissioner and Director of Municipal Administration (FAC), Telangana Secretariat Read More
Prof. V. Srinivas Chary
Prof. V. Srinivas Chary
Urban & WASH Professional, Independent Expert Read More
Ms Ramola Naik-Singru
Ms Ramola Naik-Singru
Principal Urban Development Specialist, Asian Development Bank Read More

Model Building Bye-Laws

Moderator
Smt Rohina Gupta
Smt Rohina Gupta
Director, Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs Read More
Moderator
Prof. Jignesh Mehta
Prof. Jignesh Mehta
Adjunct Senior Associate Professor, Program Chair for Master of Urban Planning, Faculty of Planning, CEPT University Read More
Moderator
Prof. (Dr) Debapratim Pandit
Prof. (Dr) Debapratim Pandit
Professor, Architecture and Regional Planning, Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur Read More
Shri Rajesh T. N.
Shri Rajesh T. N.
Chief Town Planner, Local Self Government Department, Keralam Read More
Shri V Suresh
Shri V Suresh
Former Chairman and Managing Director, Housing and Urban Development Corporation, Chairman, Latest National Building Code Standards 2026 Read More
Mr Nilam Doshi
Mr Nilam Doshi
Vice President, Confederation of Real Estate Developers' Associations of India – Gujarat Institute of Housing and Estate Developer Read More
Smt R.J. Vidyullatha
Smt R.J. Vidyullatha
Director, Town and Country Planning Department, Government of Andhra Pradesh Read More
Shri Manoj Kar
Shri Manoj Kar
Founding Chairman, Confederation of Indian Industry - Indian Green Building Council, Bhubaneswar Chapter Read More
Shri P Guruprasad
Shri P Guruprasad
Principal Secretary, Housing & Urban Planning Department, Government of Uttar Pradesh Read More
Shri Sudeep Roy
Shri Sudeep Roy
Assistant Town and Country Planner, Town and Country Planning Organisation Read More

Model Municipal Law

Moderator
Shri Gopal Prasad
Shri Gopal Prasad
Economic Adviser, Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs, Government of India Read More
Moderator
Prof. (Dr) Debolina Kundu
Prof. (Dr) Debolina Kundu
Director, National Institute of Urban Affairs Read More
Mr Amlanjyoti Goswami
Mr Amlanjyoti Goswami
Chief – Legal & Regulation, Indian Institute of Human Settlements Read More
Mr Anand Iyer
Mr Anand Iyer
Chief Policy and Insights Officer, Janaagraha Read More
Shri Susanta Kumar Dutta
Shri Susanta Kumar Dutta
Director, Municipal Administration Government of Assam Read More
Dr Kaustuv Kanti Bandyopadhyay
Dr Kaustuv Kanti Bandyopadhyay
Director, Participatory Research in Asia Read More
Smt Parveen Batra Joshi
Smt Parveen Batra Joshi
Mayor, Faridabad Municipal Corporation Read More
Smt Sulochana Das
Smt Sulochana Das
Mayor, Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation Read More
Dr Nehal Shukla
Dr Nehal Shukla
Mayor, Rajkot Municipal Corporation Read More
Smt Kirandeep Kaur Sahota
Smt Kirandeep Kaur Sahota
Municipal Commissioner, Cuttack Municipal Corporation Read More
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