Invited Speakers

Prof. Saroj Kanta Barik
Former Director, NBRI, Lucknow, UP
Centre for Advanced Studies in Botany Department of Botany, North-Eastern Hill University, Shillong-793022, India

Prof. Ashwani Pareek
Executive Director,NABI
National Agri-Food Biotechnology Institute (NABI), Sector-81, SAS Nagar, Mohali, (Punjab) - 140306, INDIA

Dr. Ajit Kumar Shasany
Director,NBRI
CSIR - National Botanical Research Institute, Rana Pratap Marg, Lucknow – 226001, Uttar Pradesh, India

Dr. Sudesh Kumar Yadav
Director,IHBT
CSIR - Institute of Himalayan Bioresource Technology (IHBT) Palampur, INDIA

Dr. Alok Krishna Sinha
Staff Scientist VII
National Institute of Plant Genome Research, New Delhi, India.

Dr. Arup Kumar Mukherjee
Principal Scientist
Division of Crop Protection, ICAR-National Rice Research Institute, Cuttack, Odisha, India

Dr. Sharat K. Pradhan
Assist. Director General
Food & Fodder Crops), ICAR, Govt. of India

Prof. (Vd.) Rabinarayan Acharya
Director General
Central Council for research in Ayurvedic Sciences 61-65, Opp. D Block, Institutional Area, Janakpuri, New Delhi 110 058 /p>

Prof. Pratap Kumar Pati
Professor and Head
Department of Biotechnology Guru Nanak Dev University Amritsar-143005, Punjab, India

Prof. P. Giridhar
Chief Scientist & ProfessorI
CSIR-Central Food Technological Research Institute (CFTRI) Mysuru - 570 020, Karnataka, India

Dr. Manoj Prasad
Professor
Delhi University, South Campus, New Delhi

Dr. Manoj Majee
Staff Scientist VI
National Institute of Plant Genome Research, New Delhi, India.

Dr. R. Murugeswaran
Deputy Director (Medicinal Plants)
National Medicinal Plants Board (NMPB) Ministry of Ayush, Govt. of India

Dr. Khirod K. Jena
Professor Emeritus
School of Biotechnology KIIT University (Deemed University), Bhubaneswar 751024, Odisha, India

Dr. Gopaljee Jha
Staff Scientist V,
National Institute of Plant Genome Research, New Delhi, India .

Dr. Sudhansu Sekhar Dash
Scientist F & In-charge
Technical Division.Chief Vigilance Officer (Botanical Survey of India)

Dr. R.G. Sharathchandra
Professor and Chairman
Department of Studies and Research in Biotechnology and Microbiology Tumkur University Tumkur, Karnataka 572103, INDIA

Dr. Pratap Chandra Panda
Professor
Centre of Biotechnology, SIKSHA 'O' ANUSANDHAN University, Bhubaneswar

Dr. Ravi Kumar Asthana
Senior Professor & Head
Institute of Science, BHU, UP

Dr. Partha Pratim Baruah
Professor
Department of Botany Gauhati University, Guwahati,

Prof Chandi Charan Rath
Vice-Chancellor (I/C)
Rama Devi Women's University, Odisha, India

Dr. Sanghamitra Nayak
HOD
Centre of Biotechnology, SIKSHA 'O' ANUSANDHAN University, Bhubaneswar

Dr. Pradeep Kumar Das Mohapatra
Associate Professor
Raiganj University Raiganj, Uttar Dinajpur, WB, India

Dr. Binod Bihari Sahu
Associate Professor
National Institute of Technology, Rourkela

Prof. Ekamber Kariali
Professor and Head
School of Life Sciences Sambalpur University, Sambalpur, Odisha, India

Dr. Kutubuddin Molla
Scientist
Crop Improvement Division, ICAR-National Rice Research Institute, Cuttack, Odisha, India

Dr. Surjendu Kumar Dey
Professor
Department of Environmental Sciences Fakir Mohan University, Odisha, India

Dr. Mrutyunjay Jena
Associate Professor
Algal Biotechnology and Molecular Systematic Laboratory, Post Graduate Department of Botany, Berhampur University, Brahmapur 760007, India

Dr. Debabrata Panda
Assistant Professor
Department of Biodiversity & Conservation of Natural Resources, Central University of Odisha, Koraput-764020, Odisha, India

Dr. Keshav Kant Sahu
Professor & Head
School of Studies in Biotechnology Pt. Ravishankar Shukla University Raipur 492 010, India

Dr. Totan Adak
Senior Scientist
ICAR-National Rice Research Institute, Cuttack, Odisha, India

Dr. Sujit Kumar Bhutia
Professor
Department of Life Science National Institute of Technology Rourkela, Sundargarh, Odisha, India – 769008

Dr. Bijay Kumar Nayak
Head, Department of Botany
K.M.G for PG Studies & Research Puducherry University, Puducherry-605008

Dr. Anima Nanda
Professor and Dean, IQAC
Sathyabama Institute of Science and Technology (Deemed to be University,) Jeppiaar Nagar, Rajiv Gandhi Salai, Chennai - 600 119, Tamilnadu, INDIA.