​14:00 - 15:00 ​Registration

​​15:15 - 15:30 ​​Opening Ceremony

• Mr. Ram Narain, DDG (International Relations), Department of Telecommunications [Biography]
• Mr. Anil Kumar Bhargava, Member (Technology), Telecom Commission, India
• Mr. Malcolm Johnson, Director, Telecommunication Standardization Bureau, ITU  [Biography | Speech]
• Mr Rakesh Garg, Chairman, Telecom Commission & Secretary (Telecom), India [Biography]

​​15:30 - 17:00 ​Session 1: The other side of ICT convergence - EMF exposure and issues
The proliferation of radiocommunication stations in urban environments has raised a need to address public concern regarding human exposure to electromagnetic fields (EMF) and possible health effects. This session will provide a general overview of the problem.

Moderator:  Mr. SS Sirohi, Senior Deputy Director General, Department of Telecom, Ministry of Communications and Information Technology, Law and Justice, India

• Ms. Emilie van Deventer, Team Leader, Radiation Programme, World Health Organization, WHO: RF and Health: A WHO Perspective  [Biography | Presentation]
• Mr. R. S. Sharma, Senior Deputy Director General, Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), India [Biography | Presentation]
• Mr. Ahmed Zeddam, Chairman, ITU-T Study Group 5 "Environment and Climate Change": An overview of ITU's activities on EMF  [Biography | Presentation]

Questions & Answers

​​17:00 - 17:15​ ​Coffee Break

​​17:15 - 18:30 ​Session 2: Issues related to EMF and the potential role of standards and policies in EMF management

Moderator:  Ahmed Zeddam, Chairman, ITU-T Study Group 5  [Biography]

• Mr. Jack Rowley, Leader of the Technical report on EMF Considerations in Smart Sustainable Cities, FG-SSC [Biography] [Presentation]
• Mr. J. Behari, School of Environmental Sciences, JNU, New Delhi, India [Biography | Presentation]
• Mr. Rajan S Mathews, Director General, COAI, "Indian Industry and EMF issues" [Biography] [Presentation]

Questions & Answers

​​18:30 - 18:35 Closing remarks

• Mr. Shri Rakesh Garg, Secretary Telecom, Department of Telecom (DoT), Government of India

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