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Registration |
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SaGAA
Opening Comments
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Former Director, National Centre for Polar and Ocean Research (NCPOR) |
| 10:00 - 11:00 |
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Pre-Conference Session: |
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Inspiring Visionaries | Mentorship in a world in turmoil |
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10:00 - 10:05 |
Chair Moderator |
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Honorary Distinguished Professor, Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) Headquarters; Professor, National Institute of Advanced Studies (NIAS), Bengaluru |
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Panelist |
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Former Deputy Director General (Fisheries) at ICAR and Fmr Chairperson, National Biodiversity Authority (NBA) |
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Director, Shriram Institute for Industrial Research |
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Panelist |
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Prof. School of Biotechnology, Jawaharlal Nehru University |
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Panelist |
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Chief Scientist, CSIR-National Environmental Engineering Research Institute (NEERI)
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11:00 - 11:15 |
Rapid shots of 3 Winning |
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Rapid shots of the 3 winning competitors of the Future Leaders’ Forum held Online on Nov 7, 2025, to select the Winner. |
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11:15 - 12:00 |
Networking Tea/Coffee Break |
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| 12:00 -01:00 |
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Inaugural Session for SaGAA VIII 2025 |
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12:00 -12:10 |
SaGAA Chairman’s Welcome Address |
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Former Deputy, NSA, Convenor, NatStrat and President, LIGHTS |
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12:10-12:20 |
Guest of Honour Address |
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Director, National Institute of Advanced Studies (NIAS) |
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12:20-12:30 |
Guest of Honour Address |
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Secretary, West, Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) |
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12:30-12:40 |
Guest of Honour Address |
MP Bhubaneswar Kalita (TBC)
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Chairman of the Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Science & Technology, Environment, Forests and Climate Change |
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12:40 -12:55 |
Chief Guest Address |
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Secretary, Ministry of Earth Sciences (MoES) |
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12:55 - 1:00 |
Vote of Thanks |
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President, Science and Geopolitics of Arctic-Antarctic (SaGAA),
Convenor SaGAA VIII 2025 |
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Photo Session |
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01:00-02:00 |
Lunch |
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| 02:00-02:45 |
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Technical Panel 1 |
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Breaking the Ice | From Isolation to Cooperation in a Multipolar World |
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Chair Moderator |
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Director-General, National Maritime Foundation |
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Panelist |
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Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha |
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Ambassador, Embassy of Norway to India |
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Additional Secretary, Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) |
| 02:45- 3:30 |
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Technical Panel 2 |
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Breaking Barriers | Collaboration Beyond Isolation |
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Chair Moderator |
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Director, National Centre for Earth Science Studies (NCESS) |
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Panelist |
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Former Director, National Centre for Polar and Ocean Research (NCPOR) |
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Director General, India Meteorological Department (IMD) |
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Director, National Centre for Seismology (NCS) |
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03:30 - 03:45 |
Plenary |
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Director, Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology (IITM) |
| 03:45 - 03:40 |
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Tea break |
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| 04:00 - 05:00 |
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Technical Panel 3 |
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Melting Frontiers | Forging Pathways of Ocean-Polar Synergy |
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Chair Moderator |
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Director, National Institute of Advanced Studies (NIAS) |
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Director, Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute (CMFRI) |
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Senior Research Scientist, Norwegian Polar Institute, Norway |
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Mr Martin Egknud Peterson
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Deputy Head of Mission, Royal Danish Embassy |
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Scientist F, National Centre for Polar and Ocean Research (NCPOR) |
| 05:00 - 06:00 |
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Technical Panel 4 |
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Science Without Borders | Models that still Work |
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Chair Moderator |
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Former Professor, Department of Geology, University of Delhi; and Member, LIGHTS |
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Panelist |
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Director, Norwegian Polar Institute (NPI) |
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Director, National Centre for Polar and Ocean Research (NCPOR) |
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Message |
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Chairman, Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), Bengaluru |
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Panelist |
Shri Nilesh M. Desai (TBC)
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Director, Space Application Centre (SAC) |
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Former Director, Indian National Centre for Ocean Information Services (INCOIS |
| 06:00 - 07:00 |
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Technical Panel 5 |
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Sharing Futures | Building an Ethos of Sustainability for All |
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Chair Moderator |
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Director General, Research and Information System for Developing Countries (RIS) (TBC) |
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H.E. Mr. Benedikt Höskuldsson
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Ambassador, Embassy of Iceland to India |
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Director, Atomic Minerals Directorate for Exploration and Research (AMD)
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Prof. Dr Balaji Ramakrishnan
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Director, National Institute of Ocean Technology (NIOT) |
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Panelist |
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Director, CSIR-North East Institute of Science and Technology |
