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RAHSTA Conference 2026

The conversations
that shape India's roads.

3 days. 5 parallel tracks. 80+ sessions. The Minister, the Chairman of NHAI, 12+ state PWD secretaries, global CEOs and the engineers who actually build the roads — all on one stage.

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Conference Tracks

5 tracks. Pick the room that matters.

Programming is built bottom-up from a 200-person advisory council of working engineers, contractors and policymakers — not a marketing team.

T1

Policy & Investment

Gati Shakti, NHAI's 25-year highway plan, BOT vs. HAM economics, viability gap funding, multilateral capital. Where the tenders come from.

T2

Materials & Pavement Tech

Modified bitumen, perpetual pavements, warm-mix, cold recycling, geosynthetics, end-of-life tyre asphalt, plastic roads. The chemistry of the next decade.

T3

Smart Mobility & Digital

FASTag 2.0, ANPR, ITS architecture, BIM mandates, AI inspection, drone-based asset management, EV charging corridors.

T4

Project Execution

Time and cost overruns, contract management, risk allocation, dispute resolution, claims, EPC vs. HAM lessons-learned. The CRO's track.

T5

Safety & Sustainability

iRAP audits, Vision Zero, climate-resilient design, EPDs, decarbonising road construction, embodied-carbon benchmarking, ESG & green bonds.

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Plenary & Keynotes

Cross-track plenaries — Day-1 inaugural, India outlook, CEO roundtable, fireside chats with global infrastructure leaders.

Day-by-day

2 days, mapped.

8th & 9th July 2026 · JIO Convention Centre, Mumbai · 10:00 AM – 5:30 PM

10:00 – 10:15 am
Welcome Address

  • Pratap Padode, Founder, ASAPP Info Global Group
10:15 – 11:15 am
Panel Discussion: Financing Roads & Highways in a Capital-Constrained Era

Moderator

  • Suneet K Maheshwari, Managing Partner, Udvik Infra and Independent Board Director

Speakers

  • Bovin Kumar, CEO, Cube Highways & Transportation Asset Advisors
  • Pratik Panwala, Vice President, Investments, National Investment and Infrastructure Fund Ltd (NIIFL)
  • Vishal Gupta, Senior Vice President - PA&SF, SBI Capital Markets
  • Sandeep Upadhyay, Managing Director - Infrastructure Advisory, Centrum Capital
  • Vishal Biraia, Portfolio Manager, Bandhan Infra Fund
11:15 – 11:30 am
Presentation: Building Smarter Infrastructure: Market Intelligence for India's Roads, Bridges & Tunnels

  • Tanveer Padode, CEO, IMPACT
11:30 – 11:40 am
Presentation: From Design to Delivery: Building Smarter, Faster, and More Resilient Road Infrastructure

  • Preethi Rao, Tech Sales Manager, Autodesk
11:40 – 12:30 pm
Panel Discussion: Contractors’ Perspective: Execution Realities, Risks & the Quality Imperative

Moderator

  • Bharat Parekh, ED, CLSA

Speakers

  • Ajay Hans, Managing Director, GHV Infra Projects
  • Abhishek Chaudhary, CEO – Transportation Vertical and Head Digital Transformation Initiatives, Welspun Enterprises
  • Suhas Eklahare, Associate Director, NCC Ltd
  • TR Rao, Whole Time Director, PNC Infratech Ltd
  • Puneet Singh, MD, Maccaferri India*
  • Kamal Gupta, Managing Director, J Kumar Infraprojects Ltd*
  • Jayant Mhaiskar, Managing Director, MEP Infrastructure Developers*
12:30 – 01:00 pm
Opening Ceremony
Welcome Address, Address by Guest of Honour, Keynote Speaker, Vote of Thanks

  • Lamp Lighting
  • Welcome Address: Pratap Padode, Founder, ASAPP Info Global Group
  • Address by Guest of Honour: Dr Brijesh Dixit, Managing Director, Maharashtra State Infrastructure Development Corporation
  • Keynote Speaker: Bidur Kant Jha, Director, New Technology for Highway Development, Ministry of Road Transport & Highways
  • Vote of Thanks: Kamolika Gupta Peres, Vice President – India & SAARC, Autodesk
01:00 – 01:30 pm
Walkthrough
01:30 – 02:30 pm
Networking Lunch & Delegate Transition
02:30 – 03:00 pm
VIP Networking
03:00 – 03:30 pm
RAHSTA Awards Registration
03:30 – 04:00 pm
Talk Show by Azeem Banatwalla
04:00 – 05:30 pm
RAHSTA Awards

  • Welcome Address: Pratap Padode, Founder, FIRST Construction Council
  • RAHSTA Jury Felicitation
  • Chief Guest: Union Minister of State for Roads & Highways Shri Ajay Tamta
  • Felicitation of RAHSTA Awards Jury/ Launch of TMT Steel Quality Report by FIRST Construction Council
  • Keynote Speaker: Bidur Kant Jha, Director, New Technology for Highway Development, Ministry of Road Transport & Highways
  • Award Presentation to Winners
  • Guest of Honour Address: Anil Gaikwad, Managing Director, MSRDC
  • Guest of Honour Address: Dr. Sanjay Mukherjee, IAS, Metropolitan Commissioner, MMRDA
  • Chief Guest Address: Sanjay Sethi, IAS, Additional Chief Secretary, (Transport) Home Department, Government of Maharashtra, and Director, Ministry of MSRTC Corporation
  • Momento Presentation to Dignataries
  • Vote of Thanks
09:30 – 10:45 am
Panel Discussion: Designing Roads for Sustainability, Durability & Climate Resilience

Session Keynote:

  • Prof Satish Pandey, Head, Flexible Pavement Division, CSIR-CRRI

Moderator

  • Phani Prasad Mandalaparthy, Practice Leader, Transport, Logistics & Mobility, Crisil Intelligence

Speakers

  • Prof Satish Pandey, Head, Flexible Pavement Division, CSIR-CRRI
  • Prof. Dharamveer Singh, Professor, Dept of Civil Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay
  • Prof. Venkatesh Balasubramanian, Ph.D., Professor, Department of Engineering Design, IIT – Madras
  • Himanshu Agarwal, COO – Roads & Infrastructure, Zydex Group
  • Navin Bhuwalka, Director, SRMB Steel
10:45 - 11:00 am
Keynote Session: From Connectivity to Competitiveness: How Expressways Are Reshaping Uttar Pradesh's Industrial Landscape

  • Shri Srihari Pratap Shahi IAS, Additional Chief Executive Officer, Uttar Pradesh Expressways Industrial Development Authority
11:00 - 11:20 am
Keynote Address: Building Industrial Growth Engines in Uttar Pradesh

  • Deeksha Jain IAS, Additional Chief Executive Officer, Uttar Pradesh State Industrial Development Authority (UPSIDA)
11:20 - 11:30 am
Keynote Session: Global Roads & Highways: What India Must Adopt – Not Reinvent

  • Ajay Saxena, Sector Head, Infrastructure Development & PPP Head, Maharashtra Institution for Transformation (MITRA)
11:30 – 11:45 am
Tea Break
11:45 – 12:00 pm
Tea Break

Keynote Address: National Highways – Plans & Approach for 2026-27

  • Shri Mridul Dubey, CGM Finance, National Highways Authority of India
12:00 – 01:00 pm
Panel Discussion: Bridges & Tunnels: Complex Engineering, Safety & Future Readiness

Keynote Address: National Highways – Plans & Approach for 2026-27

  • Dr Harshavardhan Subbarao, President, IABSE and Chairman & Managing Director, Construma Consultancy

Moderator

  • Parth Kamdar, Executive Director, Deloitte India

Speakers

  • Col Parikshit Mehra, Secretary, Government of Telangana
  • Dr Harshavardhan Subbarao, President, IABSE and Chairman & Managing Director, Construma Consultancy
  • Santosh Rai, Operations Director and Chief Business Officer (CBO), HCC
  • Akhilesh Srivastava, Roads Safety Ambassador, International Roads Federation
01:00 – 01:45 pm
Networking Lunch
01:45 – 03:00 pm
Panel Discussion: Technology as a Risk-Mitigation Tool for Developers & Investors

Speaker Presentation:

  • Dola Gnana Swarup Rao, Founder & CEO, Symbiotes Martech Private Limited (Symbiotes.ai)

Moderator

  • Suneel Vora, Partner, KPMG India

Speakers

  • Rajesh Chaabra, Chief Technical and Sustainability Officer, NxtInfra Trust
  • Ashish Kataria, Whole-Time Director, Ashoka Buildcon
  • Satyanarayan Purohit, Vice President & HOD, Dilip Buildcon
  • Lt Gen Harpal Singh, former Engineer-in-Chief, Military Engineering Services, Indian Army
  • Nikhil Vijay Bagalkotkar, Director, Technical Sales, Autodesk
03:00 – 03:15 pm
Coffee Break
03:15 – 03:25 pm
Presentation

  • Gouranga Charan Rout, Sr. Vice President, Electrotherm (India) Ltd
03:25 – 04:30 pm
Panel Discussion: Construction Equipment and Technology: Driving Productivity Under Pressure

Moderator

  • Sanjay Pendharkar, Co-founder & Business Consultant - Earthmoving, Construction and Material Handling Industry, Whetstone Business Solutions

Speakers

  • Abhijit Som, Managing Director, FAYAT Road Equipment Division – India
  • Sandeep Singh, Managing Director, Tata Hitachi Construction Machinery Company Pvt Ltd
  • Chandrashekar V, Managing Director, GMMCO
  • Gouranga Charan Rout, Sr. Vice President, Electrotherm (India) Ltd
  • Samir Kale, AVP and Global Leader – Construction and Agri Business, Kirloskar Oil Engines Ltd
  • Farid Ahmed, BKT Tires
04:30 – 05:30 pm
CXO Forum: Rebuilding Confidence in India’s Roads & Highways Sector

Moderator

  • Anshuman Srivastava, Director, Ernst & Young

Speakers

  • DK Sen, Whole-time Director & Head-Infrastructure, L&T
  • Sudhir Hoshing, Whole-Time Director, Ceigall India
  • Prashant Kapila, President, Consulting Engineers Association of India
  • Mridul Dubey, CGM Finance, National Highways Athourity of India
  • Rakshit Jain, Managing Director & CEO, National Highways Infra Investment Managers Pvt Ltd*
  • Danny Samuel, CEO, Roadstar Infra Investment Trust*
  • Dr. Ashwini Joshi, I.A.S, Additional Metropolitan Commissioner, MMRDA*
05:30 – 06:00
Conference Closing
  • Key takeaways and strategic insights
  • Announcement of post-conference White Paper
  • Vote of Thanks
Chief Guest
Mr. Bidur Kant Jha
Chief Guest

Shri. Sanjay Sethi, IAS

Additional Chief Secretary

Transport & Ports Govt of Maharashtra

Guest of Honour
Lt Gen Rajeev Chaudhry
Guest of Honour

Dr. Sanjay Mukherjee, IAS

MMRDA Commissioner

Govt of Maharashtra

Lt Gen Rajeev Chaudhry
Guest of Honour

Anilkumar Gaikwad

Vice Chairman & Managing Director

MSRDC

Brijesh-Dixit
Guest of Honour

Dr. Brijesh Dixit

Managing Director

Maharashtra State Infrastructure Development Corporation (MSIDC)

Keynote Speaker
Lt Gen Rajeev Chaudhry
Keynote

Mr. Bidur Kant Jha

Director, New Technology for Highway Development

MoRT&H

Mridul Dubey
Keynote

Mr. Mridul Dubey

CGM Finance

National Highways Authority of India

Srihari
Keynote

Shri Srihari Pratap Shahi

IAS, Additional Chief Executive Officer

Uttar Pradesh Expressways Industrial Development Authority

Prerna-Sharma
Keynote

Ms Prerna Sharma

IAS, Special Secretary IIDD & Additional Chief Executive Officer

Invest UP

Deeksha-Jain
Keynote

Ms Deeksha Jain

IAS, Additional Chief Executive Officer

Uttar Pradesh State Industrial Development Authority (UPSIDA)

Speakers
Lt Gen Rajeev Chaudhry
Speaker

Lt Gen (Retd) Rajeev Chaudhry

Former DG Border Roads Organisation, Chairman

RAHSTA EXPO Committee

Mr. DK Sen
Speaker

Mr. DK Sen

Former Board Member & Advisor to CMD, Development Projects,

Larsen & Toubro

Ajay Hans
Speaker

Ajay Hans

Managing Director

GHV Infra Projects

Col. Parikshit Mehra
Speaker

Col. Parikshit Mehra

Secretary

Government of Telangana

Mr. Bovin Kumar
Speaker

Mr. Bovin Kumar

CEO

Cube Highways & Transportation Asset Advisors

Harshavardhan Subbarao
Speaker

Dr. Harshavardhan Subbarao

President, IABSE India; Chairman & Managing Director

Construma Consultancy

Rajesh Chhabra
Speaker

Mr. Rajesh Chhabra

Chief Technical & Sustainability Officer

Nxtra Infra Trust

Pratik Panwala
Speaker

Mr. Pratik Panwala

Vice President, Investments

National Investment and Infrastructure Fund Ltd. (NIIFL)

Prof. Satish Pandey
Speaker

Prof. Satish Pandey

Head, Flexible Pavement Division

CSIR-CRRI

Prof. Dharamveer Singh
Speaker

Prof. Dharamveer Singh

Professor, Dept of Civil Engineering

IIT Bombay

Prof. Dharamveer Singh
Speaker

Mr. Abhishek Chaudhary

CEO – Transportation Vertical and Head Digital Transformation Initiatives,

Welspun Enterprises

Suhas
Speaker

Mr. Suhas Eklahare

Associate Director

NCC LIMITED

Santosh Rai
Speaker

Mr. Santosh Rai

Operations Director & Chief Business Officer (CBO)

Hindustan Construction Company (HCC)

Abhijit Som
Speaker

Mr. Abhijit Som

Managing Director

FAYAT Road Equipment Division – India

Shallendra Kumar Tripathi
Speaker

Mr. Shailendra Kumar Tripathi

Deputy Managing Director

Kalpataru Projects International Ltd.

Mr. T.R. Rao
Speaker

Mr. T.R. Rao

Whole Time Director

PNC Infratech Ltd.

Vishal Gupta
Speaker

Mr. Vishal Gupta

Senior Vice President – PA & SF

SBI Capital Markets

Sandeep Singh
Speaker

Mr. Sandeep Singh

Managing Director

Tata Hitachi Construction Machinery Company Pvt. Ltd.

Zafar Khan
Speaker

Dr. Zafar Khan

Joint CEO

Vertis Infrastructure Trust

Akhilesh Shrivastava
Speaker

Mr. Akhilesh Srivastava

Road Safety Ambassador

International Road Federation (IRF)

Venkatesha
Speaker

Prof. Venkatesh Balasubramanian

Professor, Department of Engineering Design

IIT Madras

Swarup
Speaker

Mr. Dola Gnana Swarup Rao

Founder & CEO

Symbiotes Martech Private Limited (Sitesync.live)

Chandrashekar
Speaker

Mr. Chandrashekar V

Managing Director

GMMCO

Suneet Maheshwari
Speaker

Mr. Suneet K. Maheshwari

Managing Partner

Udvik Infra and Independent Board Director

sandeep Upadhyay
Speaker

Mr. Sandeep Upadhyay

Managing Director - Infrastructure Advisory

Centrum Capital

Sudhir Hoshing
Speaker

Mr. Sudhir Hoshing

Whole-Time Director

Caigall India

Himanshu Agrawal
Speaker

Mr. Himanshu Agrawal

COO – Roads & Infrastructure

Zydex Group

Vishal Biraia
Speaker

Mr. Vishal Biraia

Portfolio Manager

Bandhan Infra Fund

Bharat Parekh
Speaker

Mr. Bharat Parekh

Executive Director

CLSA

Gouranga Charan Rout
Speaker

Mr. Gouranga Charan Rout

Sr. Vice President

Electrotherm (India) Ltd

Swarup
Speaker

Mr. Suneel Vora

Partner

KPMG India

Navin Bhuwalka
Speaker

Mr. Navin Bhuwalka

Director

SRMB Steel

Satyanarayan Purohit
Speaker

Mr. Satyanarayan Purohit

Vice President & HOD

Dilip Buildcon

Rishi Rai Singh
Speaker

Mr. Rishi Rai Singh

Head of OEM - Asia Pacific

BKT Tyres

Parth-Kamdar
Speaker

Mr. Parth Kamdar

Executive Director

Deloitte India

Parth-Kamdar
Speaker

Mr. Phani Prasad Mandalaparthy

Practice Leader, Transport, Logistics & Mobility

Crisil Intelligence

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