Side Events
Monday, 10th October 2022
Time (hrs) G.01-02
10:00 - 11:30 Side Event #1 - Indian Evolving
Geospatial Ecosystem: Dialogue
with Global Stakeholders
11:30 - 11:45 Tea/Coffee Break
11:45 - 13:15 Side Event #2 - Enabling the
Geospatial Ecosystem – Policy
considerations for the governments
and industry in a rapidly evolving
technology landscape
13:15 - 14:30 Lunch Break (Hall 3)
14:30 - 16:00 Side Event #4 - Bridging Academia
and Industry in Geospatial Research,
Education and Training
16:00 - 16:30 Tea/Coffee Break
16:30 - 18:00 Side Event #4 - Bridging Academia
and Industry in Geospatial Research,
Education and Training
18:30 - 21:00 Official Welcome Reception (Hall 3)
Friday, 14th October 2022
Time (hrs) Novotel Ballroom
09:30 - 11:00 Eleventh Plenary Meeting of the
Regional Committee of United
Nations Global Geospatial Information (by invitation)
Management for Asia and the Pacific
(UN-GGIM-AP)
(Hosted by the Survey of India)
11:00 - 11:30 Tea/Coffee Break
11:30 - 13:15 Eleventh Plenary Meeting of the
Regional Committee of United
Nations Global Geospatial Information (by invitation)
Management for Asia and the Pacific
(UN-GGIM-AP)
(Hosted by the Survey of India)
13:15 - 14:30 Lunch Break (Hall 3)
14:30 - 16:00 Eleventh Plenary Meeting of the
Regional Committee of United
Nations Global Geospatial Information
Management for Asia and the Pacific
(UN-GGIM-AP)
(Hosted by the Survey of India)
16:00 - 16:30 Tea/Coffee Break
16:30 - 17:30 Eleventh Plenary Meeting of the
Regional Committee of United
Nations Global Geospatial Information
Management for Asia and the Pacific
(UN-GGIM-AP)
(Hosted by the Survey of India)
G.03-04
Special Event - Geo-enabling
the global village with Generation
Z and Alpha
Special Event - Geo-enabling
the global village with Generation
Z and Alpha
Special Event - Geo-enabling the
global village through the celebration
of multi-faceted diversity and
inclusion approaches
Special Event - Geo-enabling the
global village through the celebration
of multi-faceted diversity and
inclusion approaches
G.01-02
Meeting of the UNWGIC 2022
International Advisory Committee
Meeting of the UNWGIC 2022
International Advisory Committee
2022 meeting of the Expanded
Bureau together with co-Chairs of
functional groups
(by invitation)
2022 meeting of the Expanded
Bureau together with co-Chairs of
functional groups
(by invitation)
G.05-06
Side Event #3 - Matchmaking Forum
for the Indian Geospatial Industry
and National Government Agencies
Side Event #3 - Matchmaking Forum
for the Indian Geospatial Industry
and National Government Agencies
G.03-04
Program Schedule
Side Event #5 - Space-based
geospatial activities in India:
Applications of Space Technology in
the User Ministries
Side Event #6 - The Importance
of Land Administration for the
Implementation of the SDGs
Side Event #7 - Transitioning from
geospatial data to geospatial
knowledge for enhanced national
development – the Geospatial
Knowledge Infrastructure (GKI)
Main Program Note: For side event 10th and 14th please refer back page

Tuesday, 11th October 2022

Time (hrs) Hall 4,5,6
09:30 - 11:00 Official Opening Session
11:00 - 11:30 Tea/Coffee Break | Exhibition Opening (Hall 1,2)
11:30 - 13:15 Plenary Session #1: Supporting Sustainable Development and the Wellbeing of Society; Embracing Digital Transformation and Technological Development; Environmental and Climate Challenges
13:15-13:30 Geospatial Knowledge Infrastructure Readiness Index and Value Proposition in World Economy, Society, and Environment (Report Launch)
13:30-14:30 Lunch Break (Hall 3)
Ground Floor First Floor
Hall 5 G.01-02 G.03-04 G.05-06 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06
Parallel Track 4 Parallel Track 5 Parallel Track 7 Parallel Track 8 Parallel Track 1 Parallel Track 2 Parallel Track 3 Parallel Track 6 Parallel Track 9 Parallel Track 10
Strengthening Capacities, Operationalizing the National Development Integrated Geospatial Governance, Policy and Data and Standards Creativity and Determining the Future Enabling Geospatial Generations, Diversity
Capabilities and Integrated Geospatial Priorities and the 2030 Information and Earth Legal Frameworks, and Innovation Geospatial Information Knowledge, Innovation and Partnerships
Communications Information Framework at Agenda for Sustainable Observations for Climate Sustainable Financing Ecosystem and Technology via
the Country-level Development Resilience Academia and Private
Sector

14:30 - 16:00 TP4A - Capability TP5A - Regional cooperation TP8A - Geospatial solutions TP1A - Geospatial TP2A - Integrated TP3A - Innovative use TP6A - Drivers for TP9B - Geospatial TP10A - Celebrating
development for sustainability for implementing the UN-IGIF for climate challenges policy development at marine geospatial of remotely sensed the future geospatial knowledge for an diversity in geospatial
and resilience the country-level information for Earth observations information ecosystem enabling environment information
sustainable oceans, management
seas and coastal zones
16:00 - 16:30 Tea/Coffee Break | Indian SDGs Showcase: Geospatial in Women Empowerment (G-Choupal Area: Foyer of Hall G0.6 Ground Floor)
16:30 - 18:00 TP4B - Strengthening TP5B - Global cooperation for TP7B - Supporting national TP8B - Applications for TP1B - Geospatial TP2B - Developing TP3B - Innovative TP9A - Effective
capacities for sustainability implementing the UN-IGIF priorities and the SDGs climate adaptation policy and legal foundational data for location-based communication for an
and resilience frameworks for ALL the SDGs services enabling environment
19:00 - 21:30 Official Congress Dinner (Hall 4)

Wednesday, 12th October 2022

Time (hrs) Hall 4 Hall 5,6
09:30 - 11:00 Special Session #1A: UN-IGIF for transformative evidence based policy development and decision making Special Session #1B: The future geospatial information ecosystem
11:00 - 11:30 Tea/Coffee Break | Indian SDGs Showcase: Mera Gaav Humara Jal (G-Choupal Area: Foyer of Hall G0.6 Ground Floor)
11:30 - 13:15 Plenary Session #2: Supporting Sustainable Development and the Wellbeing of Society; Embracing Digital Transformation and Technological Development; Environmental and Climate Challenges (Hall 4)
13:15 - 14:30 Lunch Break (Hall 3)
Ground Floor First Floor
Hall 5 G.01-02 G.03-04 G.05-06 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06
14:30 - 16:00 TP4C - Promoting the TP5C - Operationalizing the TP7C - Supporting national TP8C - Pilots and tools for TP2C - Understanding TP3C - Creativity TP6C - Data TP9C - Towards an
usefulness of geospatial UN-IGIF at the country-level priorities and the SDGs mitigating climate related and valuing standards and innovation in accessibility for the Effective Geo-enabled
information and profession impacts for the SDGs geospatial research SDGs Environment
and development
16:00 - 16:30 Tea/Coffee Break | Indian SDGs Showcase: Z-Gen School Students (G-Choupal Area: Foyer of Hall G0.6 Ground Floor)
16:30 - 18:00 TP4D - Communicating TP5D - Operationalizing the TP7D - Measuring and TP8D - Strategies and TP1D - Strategizing TP3D - Innovative TP6D - Next steps in TP8E - Operational TP10D - Effective
the value and significance UN-IGIF at the country-level monitoring for the SDGs - Tools for Urban and Rural and implementing geospatial services, thinking spatially Framework for partnerships
of geospatial information Case studies Flood Mitigation geospatial policy for platforms and systems Integrated Marine
effectively ALL Geospatial Information
for Sustainable
Oceans, Seas and
Coastal Zones

Thursday, 13th October 2022

Time (hrs) Hall 4 Hall 5,6
09:30 - 11:00 Special Session #2A: Modernizing and Transforming National Geospatial Information Arrangements Special Session #2B: Making the difference - SDG Data Alliance, international collaboration and partnership
11:00 - 11:30 Tea/Coffee Break | Indian SDGs Showcase: Indigenous Community (G-Choupal Area: Foyer of Hall G0.6 Ground Floor)
11:30 - 13:15 Plenary Session #3: Supporting Sustainable Development and the Wellbeing of Society; Embracing Digital Transformation and Technological Development; Environmental and Climate Challenges (Hall 4)
13:15 - 14:30 Lunch Break (Hall 3)
Ground Floor First Floor
Hall 5 G.01-02 G.03-04 G.05-06 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06
14:30 - 16:00 TP4E - Strengthening TP5E - Operationalizing the TP7E - Sustainable water Side Event: Advancing TP1E - Implementing TP2E - Approaches TP6E - Decision Side Event: Geospatial TP10E - Effective
geospatial knowledge for UN-IGIF according to national management and the 2030 Inter-regional Collaboration and Resourcing for the for effective data support systems Industry - Empowering multistakeholder
sustainability circumstances Agenda (coordinated by Regional IGIF integration United Nations’ partnerships
Committees of UN-GGIM) Programs
(Coordinated by
UN-GGIM Private
Sector and UN
Geospatial Networks)
16:00 - 17:00 Official Closing Session (Hall 4)