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India has seen significant growth in its road network over the last five years, as the government has given priority to this sector. For the financial year 2022-23, the Central budget allocated more than Rs 2.70 trillion to the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH).

India currently has one of the largest road networks in the world, spanning over 5.8 million km. Of this, around 2% are National Highways, 3% are State Highways and the rest are part of the district and rural road network. Over 64.5% of all goods and 90% of passenger traffic move by road.

The government has identified various economic corridors help transform India’s economy. The importance attached to the sector is also evinced by the fact that it accounts for approximately 18% of the National Infrastructure Pipeline. Various state governments are also developing critical road corridors as a catalyst of economic development.

Lately the focus has been on road safety, green initiatives, digital transformation and augmentation of funding sources.

LOCATION

JIO Convention Centre Mumbai

SPEAKERS

50 Speakers

DATE

8th & 9th July 2026
10.00 AM – 5.30 PM

SPONSORS

20 Sponsors

INFRASTRUCTURE INDUSTRY IN INDIA

Infrastructure sector is a key driver for the Indian economy. Massive investments have been made in the construction industry by both public and private enterprises in recent years. India plans to spend US$ 1.4 trillion on infrastructure during 2019-23 to have a sustainable development of the country. The Government has suggested investment of Rs. 5,000,000 crore (US$ 750 billion) for railways infrastructure from 2018-30.

India and Japan have joined hands for infrastructure development in India’s Northeast states and are also setting up an India-Japan Coordination Forum for Development of Northeast to undertake strategic infrastructure projects for the region

Invited Guest and speakers

Shri Ajay Tamta

Honourable Minister of State,

Ministry of Road Transport & Highways, Government of India

Ashwini Bhide

Principal Secretary to the Chief Minister,

Maharashtra

Lt Gen (Retd) Rajeev Chaudhry

Former Director General Border Roads Organisation, Chairman

RAHSTA EXPO Committee

Shivendra Singh Bhosale,

PWD Minister, Maharashtra

Invited Speakers

Dr Sanjay Mukherjee,

MMRDA Commissioner,

Govt of Maharashtra

Abhishek Chhajer,

Chief Financial Officer,

Highways Infrastructure Trust

Bharat Parekh,

Executive Director,

CLSA Ltd

Jagannarayan Padmanabhan,

Sr Director and Global Head -Transport logistics and Mobility,

CRISIL Limited

Ajay Saxena,

Field Expert / Sector Head (Infrastructure Development),

Maharashtra Institution for Transformation (MITRA)

Zafar Khan,

Executive Director and Joint CEO,

Highways Infrastructure Trust

Suneel Vora,

Partner,

KPMG

Jitesh J Thakkar,

Professor & Dean Academics,

Gati Shakti Vishwavidyalaya

Dimitrov Krishnan,

Managing Director,

Volvo Construction Equipment

Akhilesh Srivastava,

Road Safety Ambassador,

International Road Federation (IRF) (IC)

Himanshu Pathak,

Lead Product Manager,

Honeywell

Ambika Behl,

Senior Principal Scientist,

CSIR - Central Road Research Institute (CRRI)

SP Rajan,

Vice President,

L&T Construction

Sandeep Singh,

Managing Director,

TATA Hitachi Construction Machinery Company Ltd

Lt Gen Ata Hasnain,

Member,

National Disaster Management Authority

Prof Dharamveer Singh,

Professor,

IIT Bombay

Prof Satish Pandey,

Principal Scientist & Associate Professor,

Central Road Research Institute

Suneet Kumar Maheshwari,

Founder & Managing Partner,

Udvik Infrastructure Advisors LLP

Elizabeth Kim Row,

CEO,

Dareesoft Inc.

Aris Mukherjee,

Co-founder,

RTDT Laboratories AG (Switzerland)

Phani Prasad Mandalaparthy,

Associate Director - Transport, Mobility & Logistics,

CRISIL Limited

Dr. Shrikant Gabale,

Managing Director,

Graphias Solutions

Ratan Lal Kashyap

President – SCM,

Dineshchandra R Agarwal Infracom

Rajesh Kumar

Operations Manager

Aeroscan Technology

Brig Gurjeet Singh Kambo,

Head, Special Initiatives, TI IC

L&T

Anil Banchor,

Managing Director & CEO

RDC Concrete

Himanshu Agarwal,

Chief Operating Officer

Zydex Industries Pvt Ltd

Nikhil Gandhi,

Senior Manager

Invest India

Ranjan Sharma,

Senior Director – Large Corporate Ratings

CARE Ratings Limited

Anand Sundaresan,

Director

Ammann India

Ashutosh Kapoor,

Partner

KPMG

Dr Sharmila Amin,

Managing Director - South Asia India

Bertling Logistics India

Jaideep Shekhar,

Managing Director

Terex India

Sandeep Kumar,

National Sales Head (Excavator Business)

LiuGong India

Sanjay Patwari,

Vice President Sales, Business Unit Mobility & Wind

Bonfiglioli India

Chandra Vasireddy,

CEO and Co-Founder

Inncircles

Sushanta Dey,

Director, Transport and Logistics,

KPMG India

WHY ATTEND

  • Reinforce your position as a thought leader in the Infrastructure Industry
  • Get a chance to interact with Industry Stalwarts and Policy Makers
  • Get effective solutions to Infrastructure related queries shared by the industry experts
  • Get yourself updated through recent trends
  • Take advantage of focused networking sessions to enter the strategic partnerships

WHO SHOULD ATTEND

  • Road operators – Road products (Geosynthetics, Steel, Bitumen, etc.)
  • Construction firms and contractors
  • Infrastructure development organizations
  • Construction equipment providers
  • OMT organizations and service providers
  • Government agencies
  • International financial agencies
  • Technology solution providers (GIS, RAMS, etc.)
  • Financial institutions and banks
  • Consultants – Coir geotextile manufacturers
  • Road development agencies – Legal firms, etc.

Past Partners

EVENT SCHEDULE

Day 1
Day 2
TIME SESSION
10:00 - 10:25 am

Inaugural Keynote

India’s Highways at an Inflection Point: From Expansion to Value Creation

India’s road sector is entering a decisive phase – where scale alone is no longer enough. As fiscal pressures rise and project complexity increases, the focus is shifting from rapid expansion to long-term value, efficiency, and asset performance.

  • NHAI’s fiscal realities and the future of public funding
  • From kilometre expansion to value-driven corridor development
  • Monetisation, InVITs and the evolving role of private capital
  • What the next growth model for highways must look like
10:25 - 11:15 am

PANEL DISCUSSION

Financing Roads & Highways in a Capital-Constrained Era

With capital becoming more selective and risks more visible, financing India’s highways is undergoing a structural reset. This session brings together investors, developers and policymakers to examine what will be the next wave of funding.

  • The future of InVITs and asset recycling in India (Raajmarg Infra InvIT and similar structures)
  • Investor expectations: risk allocation, returns and governance
  • Is the current bidding environment financially sustainable?
  • Global lessons in financing large-scale infrastructure
11:15 - 12:05 pm

Contractors’ Perspective: Execution Realities, Risks & the Quality Imperative

Behind every project milestone lies a complex web of execution challenges. As projects become more demanding and margins tighter, contractors are being forced to rethink risk, quality and participation strategies.

  • Project slowdown: reality, perception, and pipeline uncertainty
  • Working capital stress, margins and risk recalibration
  • NHAI vs State ecosystems: payments, processes and predictability
  • Deep discounting, L1 pressures and long-term project viability
  • Standardisation gaps, disputes and accountability frameworks
12:05 - 12:25 pm

Opening Ceremony (VIP window)

  • Lamp Lighting
  • Welcome Address
  • Address by Chief Guest / Government Dignitary
  • Formal Conference Opening
12:25 - 12:30 pm
  • Key messages from policy, finance and execution discussions
  • Setting the context for industry recognition and awards
12:30 - 12:30 pm Networking Lunch & Delegate Transition
03:00 - 03:45 pm Registration for Awards
04:00 - 07:30 pm

RAHSTA Awards & Construction World Most Admired Brands Awards

(Including RAHSTA Awards – Sustainable Roads, Smart Highways, Safety & Innovation)

04:00 - 07:30 pm

RAHSTA Awards & Construction World Most Admired Brands Awards

(Including RAHSTA Awards – Sustainable Roads, Smart Highways, Safety & Innovation)

TIME SESSION
09:30 - 10:00 am

Global Keynote

Global Roads & Highways: What India Must Adopt – Not Reinvent

As one of the fastest-growing infrastructure markets, India has the opportunity to leapfrog by adopting proven global practices rather than reinventing them.

  • Global best practices in road, bridge and tunnel development
  • Lessons from infrastructure failures and recoveries
  • Digital twins, safety governance and asset intelligence
  • Where India must accelerate adoption v/s experimentation
10:00 - 11:15 am

Panel Discussion 1

Designing Roads for Sustainability, Durability & Climate Resilience

The future of road infrastructure lies in building assets that last longer, perform better, and withstand climate stress – while optimising lifecycle costs.

  • Lifecycle-based design vs lowest-cost construction
  • Low-carbon materials and climate-resilient pavements
  • Scaling alternative materials: plastic waste, slag, fly ash
  • Bridging the gap between global standards and Indian practices
  • From specification-based to performance-driven design
11:15 - 11:30 am Tea Break
11:30 - 12:45 pm

Panel Discussion 2

Bridges & Tunnels: Complex Engineering, Safety & Future Readiness

As India moves toward more complex and high-value infrastructure, bridges and tunnels are becoming critical to connectivity – but also to risk.

  • Structural health monitoring, sensors and predictive systems
  • Why infrastructure fails: design, execution or governance?
  • India’s tunnel pipeline and the challenge of scale
  • TBM dependency and the need for domestic capability
  • Integrating roads with rail and multi-modal infrastructure
12:45 - 01:45 pm

Networking Lunch

01:45 - 03:00 pm

Panel Discussion 3

Technology as a Risk-Mitigation Tool for Developers & Investors

Technology is no longer optional – it is central to reducing risk, improving asset performance, and building investor confidence.

  • AI-driven monitoring across the project lifecycle
  • Digital twins and intelligent corridor management
  • Predictive maintenance and lifecycle optimisation
  • Is technology ahead of policy and procurement frameworks?
  • Building lender confidence through data-driven infrastructure
03:00 - 03:15 pm Coffee Break
03:15 - 04:30 pm

Panel Discussion 4

Construction Equipment & Technology: Driving Productivity Under Pressure

With tighter margins and rising expectations, construction efficiency is under scrutiny. Equipment innovation and workforce capability will define project outcomes.

  • Smart equipment, telematics and automation
  • Reducing fuel consumption and improving sustainability
  • Workforce skill gaps and site-level execution challenges
  • Cost pressures vs technology adoption
  • The future of semi-autonomous and intelligent machinery
04:30 - 05:30 pm

Rebuilding Confidence in India’s Roads & Highways

A decisive dialogue bringing together key stakeholders to address the sector’s most pressing structural challenges.

Outcome-driven discussion on:
  • Strengthening quality assurance and accountability frameworks
  • Bridging the gap between policy intent and on-ground execution
  • Governance, transparency and industry responsibility
  • Enabling sustainable financing and investor confidence
  • Accelerating technology adoption across the ecosystem
05:30 - 06:00 pm

Conference Closing

  • Key takeaways and strategic insights
  • Announcement of post-conference White Paper
  • Vote of Thanks

Contact Us

For booking exhibition space and for sponsorship:

Maharashtra: Chandrashekhar : 86524 93000 | Chandrashekhar.B@ASAPPinfoGlobal.com

Gujarat & M.P. Ninad : 86577 58122 | Exhibition1@ASAPPmedia.com

South : Anupama : 84228 74045 | Exhibition2@ASAPPmedia.com

For delegate seats for the conferences:

Name: Rohan Joshi
Phone: +91 84240 82455
Email: rohan.j@ASAPPinfoGlobal.com

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