BIF Hi Level Committees
AI & IoT
Chair: Mr. Sameer Mahapatra, AERISCo-Chair: Mr. Amit Kushwaha, AT&T Convener: Dr Shiv Kumar
Broadband Infrastructure
Chair: Mr. Praveen Cherian, STERLITE TECHNOLOGIES Co-Chair: 1) Mr Umang Das, RANext2) Mr Pankaj Chaturvedi, LIGHTSTORM TELECOM VENTURES
Convener: – Mr Debashish Bhattacharya
Cross Sectoral Digi Infra
Chair: Mr Manoj K Singh, INDUS TOWERSCo-Chair: Mr Rahul Jain, AMAZON
Convener: Dr Shiv Kumar
Co-Convener: Mr Anand Gupta
Cyber Security
Acting Chair: Dr. N Sarat Chandra Babu, ADVISOR (BIF)Co-Chair: TBD
Convener: Dr Shiv Kumar
Device Ecosystems
Chair: TBDCo-Chair: Mr Kulin Sanghvi, APPLE
Convener: Mr Arun Mukarji
Co-Convener: Dr Shiv Kumar
FTTX
Chair: Mr Umang Das, RANextCo-Chair: 1) Mr. Gopa Kumar, RANext
2) Mr. Mohit Lohani, MOZARK
Convener: Dr Shiv Kumar
ICAG (Internet Content, Applications & Governance)
Chair: Mr Sunil Abraham, METACo-Chair: Mr K Aravamudhan, DISNEY – STAR
Convener: Mr Debashish Bhattacharya
ICT for Inclusive Ability (PwD)
Chair: Dr Nirmita Narasimhan, G3ictCo-Chair: 1) Mr Dinesh Chand Sharma, SESEI
2) Dr Rishi Bhatnagar
Convener: Mr Arun Mukarji
Interconnect Exchange
Chair: Mr Raunak Maheshwari, EXTREME LABS
Co-Chair: TBD
Convener: Dr Shiv Kumar
Co-Convener: Mr Debashish Bhattacharya
Manufacturing – Network
Chair: Mr Amit Marwah, NOKIACo-Chair: 1) Mr Subrata K Mitra, ERICSSON
2) Mr Harish Krishnan, CISCO
Convener: Mr Debashish Bhattacharya
New Technologies
Chair: Dr. Rajkumar Upadhyay,C-DOT
Co-Chair: Prof Kiran Kuchi, IIT HYDERABAD
Convener: Dr Shiv Kumar
Co-Chair: Prof Kiran Kuchi, IIT HYDERABAD
Convener: Dr Shiv Kumar
Online Skill–Based Gaming (OSBG)
Chair: Mr Deepak Jacob, DREAM11Co-Chair: Ashwani Rana, ZUPEE
Convener: Mr Debashish Bhattacharya
Rural Digital Initiatives
Chair: Mr S N Gupta, BLUETOWNCo-Chair: TBD
Convener: Mr Debashish Bhattacharya
Satcom
Chair: Mr P J Nath, TATA NELCOCo-Chair: 1) Mr Rahul Vatts, AIRTEL (ONEWEB)
2) Mr. Pranav Roach, HUGHES
Convener: Mr Debashish Bhattacharya
Spectrum & Regulatory Framework
Chair: Mr Parag Kar, QUALCOMMCo-Chair: TBD
Convener: Mr Debashish Bhattacharya
Startup & MSME
Chair: Prof Kiran Kuchi, WiSiGCo-Chair: Mr James Solomon, CITOTO
Convener: Dr Shiv Kumar
Wi-Fi
Chair: Mr Manohar Raja, RAILTELCo-Chair: Mr Sanjay Padubidri, INTEL
Convener: Dr Shiv Kumar
Co-Convener: Mr Arun Mukarji
Working Group on Academia & Standards
Chair: Prof. Radha Krishna Ganti, IIT MADRASCo-Chair: Mr Krishna Sirohi, IIT DELHI
Convener: Dr Shiv Kumar