Conference on “Use of Smart Contract in Public Procurement and Supply Chain" onDate: 17th–18th March 2023
Venue: Scope Convention Center, CGO Complex, Pragati Vihar, New Delhi – 110003
- Or join our live session on YouTube link from 9:45AM on 17th March 2023. Link: https://youtube.com/live/FP0P1MpteGc?feature=share
- Or join our live session on YouTube link from 9:45AM on 17th March 2023. Link: https://youtube.com/live/H4T3Ffy3Gkg?feature=share
Procurement Research Centre is going to organise a conference on the "Use of Smart Contracts in Public Procurement and Supply Chain" on 17th - 18th March 2023.The objective of this conference is to bring about an awareness and share the current experience in developin smart contracts and thereby explore the possibility of using smart contract in public procurement in India.
Accordingly, In this Conference, professionals and academics who have contributed to the knowledge and dissemination of smart contracts in India have been invited to deliver a series of lectures.The speakers who will deliver lecture during this conference are-
Keynote Speaker
Prof. R.K. Shyamasundar
Professor Emeritus, CSE, IIT Bombay
(Chief Guest)
Speakers
| S. No. | Name | Organisation |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dr. Manoj Kumar Tiwari | Director, NITIE Mumbai |
| 2 | Dr. Amit Kumar Vishwakarma | Blockchain Consultant, AJNIFM, Ministry of Finance |
| 3 | Dr. Sandeep Shukla | Professor, IIT Kanpur |
| 4 | Dr. Subodh Vishnu Sharma | Associate Professor, Department of Computer Science, IIT Delhi |
| 5 | Ms. Swati Bhide | IBM India |
| 6 | Sri Deepak Lalan | Accenture India |
| 7 | Dr. Parwat Singh Anjana | IIT Hyderabad |
Since the conference aims to bring about awareness about smart contracts among public procurement professionals, start-ups, students, and researchers, there is no entry fee for start-ups, students, and researchers.
Accordingly, You are requested to nominate such persons who have a strong motivation for smart contracts. In order to avoid participation of non-serious individuals, nominations may please forwarded with the approval as following:
| S. No. | Organisation Type | Nomination to be Approved By |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Academic Institutions | Head of Department |
| 2. | Participants from Private Sector | HR Department |
| 3. | Govt. Departments | Officers of the level L14 or above |
| 4. | Public Sector Units | Executive Director / Chief General Manager or above |
The nominations will be accepted on a first-come-first-serve basis on the review of applications by organising committee and will be closed once a minimum number of participants have been registered.
Topics of Conference:
- Blockchain Technology and Applications
- Blockchain Technology in Public Procurement
- Use of Smart Contracts in Public Procurement
- Use Cases of Smart Contracts
- Challenges and Limitations in Implementation of Smart Contracts
- Use of ML/AI in Blockchain-based Public Procurement
For any query, please contact Dr. Amit Kumar Vishwakarma: +91 9651700815
Participation request may be submitted online using the following links:
https://ajnifm.ac.in/form/use-of-smart-contract-register-f
