Time: Friday, November 28, 2025, 8:30AM - 10:30AM
Program Agenda
8:30 AM – 9:00 AM
Registration & Networking
9:00 AM – 9:03 AM
Introductory Remarks
Tarun K. Vasudeva
Indian Institute of Technology Alumni Canada President
9:04 AM – 9:09 AM
Greetings on behalf of the City of Markham
Mayor Frank Scarpitti
Mayor, City of Markham
9:10 AM – 9:13 AM
Keynote Speaker Introduction
Pankaj Agrawal
IITAC Immediate Past President
9:14 AM – 9:30 AM
Keynote Speaker
Kapidhwaja Pratap Singh
Acting, Consul General of India, Toronto
9:35 AM – 9:50 AM
Panel Discussion
Moderator – Pankaj Agrawal
Panelists:
Nafis Ahmed, Associate Director, Entrepreneurship - YSpace | York University
Payal Singh, Founder of YoGPS
Rahul Shukla, Head of CoForge Canada
Kundan Joshi, CEO of The App Lab and The AI Lab, Chair, Canada India Tech Council, Canada AI Alliance
9:50 AM – 9:59 AM
Q&A
10 AM - 10:05 AM
Program Conclusion
Vinay Sharda, Director of Economic Growth, Culture and Entrepreneurship, President of Destination Markham Corporation, City of Markham
10:05 AM – 10:30 AM
Networking