Technology, Infrastructure & Sustainable
Mobility for Zero Fatalities

Technology, Infrastructure & Sustainable Mobility for Zero Fatalities Technology, Infrastructure & Sustainable Mobility for Zero Fatalities Technology, Infrastructure & Sustainable Mobility for Zero Fatalities

Overview

The ET Edge India Road Safety & Smart Mobility Summit 2026 is a high-impact, cross-sector platform uniting policymakers, industry leaders, and technology innovators to address India’s road safety challenge at scale. As logistics networks and urban mobility rapidly expand, the summit aligns policy priorities with next-generation solutions to build a safer, smarter mobility ecosystem.

Anchored on five strategic pillars, Employee Safety & Wellbeing, Road Tech, Road Infrastructure, Safety Infrastructure, and Safety Products, the summit advances beyond dialogue to deliver a collaborative action agenda for future-ready, scalable interventions.

Join global and national leaders in New Delhi to drive systemic change, strengthen workforce safety, and shape a resilient mobility future for India.

Impact by Numbers

Deaths every hour

20

Cost of accidents to Indian economy

3% to 5% of GDP

Nearly 7 out of 10 road victims are aged

18–45

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Who Should Attend?

Policy Makers & Government Officials

Automotive CXOs & Engineers

Road Safety Auditors & NGOs

Urban Planners & Smart City Developers

Tech Startups in Mobility AI

Speakers

Akhilesh Srivastava

President

International Road Federation (IC) & ITS India Forum

Bhuvnesh Pacholi

Head of Sales

DrivebuddyAI

Deepanshu Gupta

Managing Trustee

Crashfree India

Girikumar Kumaresh

Principal Advisor & Director, Road Safety Future Mobility

Bosch Global Software Technologies

Dr. Harish Sabharwal

National President

All India Motor Transport Congress (AIMTC)

Kartik V Nagpal

President

Rosmerta Technologies

Mudit Agarwal

CEO

Indian Highways Management Company Ltd. (IHMCL)

Pawan Pandey

CTO

SaveLIFE Foundation

Piyush Tewari

Founder and CEO

SaveLIFE Foundation

Pooja Yadav

Chief Product Officer

Zuno General Insurance

Prashant K Banerjee

Chief Executive Director

The Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers (SIAM)

Priya Singh

Co-Founder and Director

Chalo Mobility

Raghvendra Kumar

Helmet Man of India

Rama Shankar Pandey

Chairperson

BARS

Rameshbabu S

Head of Software Defined Mobility Practice

L&T Technology Services

Randheer Singh

CEO and Founder

ForeSee Advisors

Dr. Rohit Baluja

President

Institute of Road Traffic Education (IRTE)

Sarika Panda Bhatt

Co-Founder

Raahgiri Foundation

Sonal Shah

Founder

The Urban Catalysts

Subhrajeet Das

Head of Sales, India and SEA

LightMetrics

Sudershan Singh Gusain

Chairman - Tyre Safety Awareness

ITTAC (Indian Tyre Technical Advisory Committee)

Tania Chakrabarti

Appointed Actuary

Zuno General Insurance

Dr. Venkatesh Balasubramanian

Head of Centre of Excellence for Road Safety

Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IITM)

Vikram Chopra

Builder

Cars24

Vinkesh Gulati

Vice Chairperson

Bharat Association of Road Safety Volunteers (BARS)

Professor Vivek Kumar

National Program Leader

Abhay SAARTHI

Agenda

The event agenda is subject to change. We recommend checking back for the latest updates.

09:00 AM – 09:30 AMRegistration
09:30 AM – 09:40 AMContext setting
09:40 AM – 10:00 AMInaugural Keynote
10:00 AM – 10:05 AMZuno General Insurance Report Unveiling by the Chief Guest
10:05 AM – 10:50 AMPanel 1: From Reaction to Prevention: Reimagining Road Safety as a Systems Challenge
10:50 AM – 11:00 AMSpecial address
11:00 AM – 11:30 AMPanel-style Fireside: Smart Highways, GIS, AI Traffic Systems & Digital Mapping
11:30 AM – 11:45 AMTea break and networking
11:45 AM – 12:30 PMPanel 2: How Associations Can Accelerate India’s Road Safety Mission
12:30 PM – 12:45 PMSpecial segment – Helmet Man of India Raghavendra Kumar
12:45 PM – 01:00 PMSpecial Address: Bhuvnesh Pacholi, Head of Sales, DriveBuddyAI
01:00 PM – 2:00 PMLunch
02:00 PM – 2:40 PMPanel 3: ADAS, Insurance, and the future of road safety accountability
02:40 PM – 02:55 PMSpecial segment: Kartick V Nagpal, President, Rosmerta
02:55 PM – 3:20 PMFireside chat: How Road Tech is rewriting India’s safety playbook
03:20 PM – 03:30 PMSpecial Segment
3:30 PM – 3:50 PMTea Break & Technology Experience Zone
3:50 PM – 4:35 PMPanel 4: Sustainable Mobility & Safety: Securing the Transition to Green Transport
4:35 PM – 4:50 PMClosing Keynote
4:50 PM – 4:55 PMClosing remarks

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