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Agenda 2025

GAFX - 2025 Agenda

LALIT 3-4 - LIVE : DAY 01

08:00 - 09.30

REGISTRATION

GAFX 2025 INAUGURATION

– Introduction by the MC
– Lamp Lighting and Felicitation of Guests and VIPs
– Photo Op of all guests on Dias

– Welcome Address by Dr. Ekroop Caur, IAS, Secretary to Government, Dept. of Electronics,
IT, Bt and S&T, Govt. of Karnataka

– Curtain Raiser on Bengaluru GAFX 2025 by Biren Ghose, President, ABAI

– Address by INDUSTRY GUEST OF HONOR – Ms Kiran Mazumda | Mr. Nitish M

– – Address by Shri Sharath Bachegowda, Chairman, Keonics

– Address by Shri Priyank Kharge,
Hon’ble Minister for Rural Development and Panchayat Raj and Information Technology & Biotechnology*

– Address by Shri D.K. Shivakumar, Hon’ble Deputy Chief Minister of Karnataka*

– Address by Shri Siddaramaiah, Hon’ble Chief Minister of Karnataka *

– Vote of Thanks by RK Chand, Secretary, ABAI

12:15 - 13:00

Portfolio Review - Launch and Introduction to Industry Partners :

13:00 - 14:00

LUNCH BREAK

14:00 - 14:40

Animation Portfolio Review

14:45 - 15:25

Assets Portfolio Review

16:15 - 16:55

MESC Session

17:00 - 17:40

Houdini User Group Launch and Meetup

Kalinga 2 - LIVE : DAY 01

08:00 - 09.30

REGISTRATION

GAFX 2025 INAUGURATION

– Introduction by the MC
– Lamp Lighting and Felicitation of Guests and VIPs
– Photo Op of all guests on Dias

– Welcome Address by Dr. Ekroop Caur, IAS, Secretary to Government, Dept. of Electronics,
IT, Bt and S&T, Govt. of Karnataka

– Curtain Raiser on Bengaluru GAFX 2025 by Biren Ghose, President, ABAI

– Address by INDUSTRY GUEST OF HONOR – Ms Kiran Mazumda | Mr. Nitish M

– – Address by Shri Sharath Bachegowda, Chairman, Keonics

– Address by Shri Priyank Kharge,
Hon’ble Minister for Rural Development and Panchayat Raj and Information Technology & Biotechnology*

– Address by Shri D.K. Shivakumar, Hon’ble Deputy Chief Minister of Karnataka*

– Address by Shri Siddaramaiah, Hon’ble Chief Minister of Karnataka *

– Vote of Thanks by RK Chand, Secretary, ABAI

12:00 - 13:00

Marvel's Spider-Man games : Magic of Procedural Systems

Craig Halperin

VFX Supervisor, Sony’s Insomniac Games

13:00 - 14:00

LUNCH BREAK

14:00- 15:00

AI in Games: Shaping the Future of Immersive Experiences

Sriharsha Setty

Vamsi Krishna Veligatla

Manvendra Shukul

Avinash Pandey

Prateek Jain

14:45 - 15:25

FREE

15:30 - 16:10

Women in Gaming: Empowering the Next Generation

Shagufta Khan

Woman Influencer

Vandana Goyal

Megha Gupta

Vaishnavi Palleda

16:15 - 16:55

The Game Development Pipeline: From Concept to Launch

Zain Fahadh

LALIT 1-2 - LIVE : DAY 01

08:00 - 09.30

REGISTRATION

GAFX 2025 INAUGURATION

– Introduction by the MC
– Lamp Lighting and Felicitation of Guests and VIPs
– Photo Op of all guests on Dias

– Welcome Address by Dr. Ekroop Caur, IAS, Secretary to Government, Dept. of Electronics,
IT, Bt and S&T, Govt. of Karnataka

– Curtain Raiser on Bengaluru GAFX 2025 by Biren Ghose, President, ABAI

– Address by INDUSTRY GUEST OF HONOR – Ms Kiran Mazumda | Mr. Nitish M

– – Address by Shri Sharath Bachegowda, Chairman, Keonics

– Address by Shri Priyank Kharge,
Hon’ble Minister for Rural Development and Panchayat Raj and Information Technology & Biotechnology*

– Address by Shri D.K. Shivakumar, Hon’ble Deputy Chief Minister of Karnataka*

– Address by Shri Siddaramaiah, Hon’ble Chief Minister of Karnataka *

– Vote of Thanks by RK Chand, Secretary, ABAI

12:15 - 13:00

ZBrush Masterclass

Vichar BN

Technicolor Games

13:00 - 14:00

LUNCH BREAK

14:00 - 14:40

XR WORKSHOP

Rajendra Praveen

14:45 - 15:25

Breaking Panels - Conversations with acclaimed international comic creators

Moderator

Savio

Danesh Mohiuddin

Roshan Kurichiyanil

Sunando C

15:30 - 16:10

Insight on Netapp Storage

Sandeep Thota

Netapp

16:15 - 16:55

Panel to Profit - The business of comics in India

Moderator

Preeti Vyas

Nikhil Pran

Sohini Mitra

Ajitesh Sharma

Sanjay Gupta

17:00 - 17:40

How to create a striking animation reel (Mentoring session)

Prathik Gopinath

Rubul Das

Kaustav Chakravarty

Damodar V Sawant

Subharaj Biswas

Sean Peter Mullen

17:45 - 18:30

The Creative Gurukul – Interacting with the creative leadership from Mikros.

Vikram Varma

Avanish S Phatak

Sean Peter Mullen

Anil Sam

Somnath Saha

Murali Chinnappa

GBR - LIVE : DAY 01

08:00 - 09.30

REGISTRATION

GAFX 2025 INAUGURATION

– Introduction by the MC
– Lamp Lighting and Felicitation of Guests and VIPs
– Photo Op of all guests on Dias

– Welcome Address by Dr. Ekroop Caur, IAS, Secretary to Government, Dept. of Electronics,
IT, Bt and S&T, Govt. of Karnataka

– Curtain Raiser on Bengaluru GAFX 2025 by Biren Ghose, President, ABAI

– Address by INDUSTRY GUEST OF HONOR – Ms Kiran Mazumda | Mr. Nitish M

– – Address by Shri Sharath Bachegowda, Chairman, Keonics

– Address by Shri Priyank Kharge,
Hon’ble Minister for Rural Development and Panchayat Raj and Information Technology & Biotechnology*

– Address by Shri D.K. Shivakumar, Hon’ble Deputy Chief Minister of Karnataka*

– Address by Shri Siddaramaiah, Hon’ble Chief Minister of Karnataka *

– Vote of Thanks by RK Chand, Secretary, ABAI

12:15 - 13:00

LAUNCH OF B2B AND KEY NOTE

13:00 - 14:00

LUNCH BREAK

14:00 - 14:40

Global Collaboration in creating Indian IP - Mikros & Graphic India on  LOH season 02

Moderated by

Harshita Nair

Technicolor
Mikros Team

Nirupama

Ravi

Maruti

Partheek

Gopal

Naresh

14:45 - 15:25

IICT & STATE COEs ROUND UP

Biren Ghose

Mr. Sanjay Jaju

Secretary, MoI & B, GoI

Dr Ekroop Caur

Secy, ITBT, Gok

Munjal Shroff

Ashish K

Chaitanya C

15:30 - 16:10

Session 4 - Animation Rooted in India

Moderator

Vaibhav Kumaresh

Govinda Sao

Swati Agarwal

16:15 - 16:55

NEW IMMERSIVE WORLD OF EXPERIENCE CENTERS AND GALLERIES

Chand

Moderator

Jahnavi Phalkey*

Dr Ekroop Caur*

17:00 - 18:30

PREMIERE OF PIECE BY PIECE - ZEBU ANIMATION STUDIOS

KALINGA - LIVE : DAY 01

08:00 - 09.30

REGISTRATION

GAFX 2025 INAUGURATION

– Introduction by the MC
– Lamp Lighting and Felicitation of Guests and VIPs
– Photo Op of all guests on Dias

– Welcome Address by Dr. Ekroop Caur, IAS, Secretary to Government, Dept. of Electronics,
IT, Bt and S&T, Govt. of Karnataka

– Curtain Raiser on Bengaluru GAFX 2025 by Biren Ghose, President, ABAI

– Address by INDUSTRY GUEST OF HONOR – Ms Kiran Mazumda | Mr. Nitish M

– – Address by Shri Sharath Bachegowda, Chairman, Keonics

– Address by Shri Priyank Kharge,
Hon’ble Minister for Rural Development and Panchayat Raj and Information Technology & Biotechnology*

– Address by Shri D.K. Shivakumar, Hon’ble Deputy Chief Minister of Karnataka*

– Address by Shri Siddaramaiah, Hon’ble Chief Minister of Karnataka *

– Vote of Thanks by RK Chand, Secretary, ABAI

11:30 - 12:15

Govt Policy Keynote

12:15 - 13:00

EPISODE PREMIERE - SUPPANDI ANIMATED SHOW AND TRAILER RELEASE- WINGSTAR ANIMATED SHOW

Rana Dagubatti

Team Tinkle

Zebu animation studio

13:00 - 14:00

LUNCH BREAK

14:00 - 14:40

THE SOUND OF STORYTELLING – A DEEP DIVE INTO MUSIC AND ANIMATION

E Suresh

Rajat Dholakia

Nilima Eriyat

14:45 - 15:25

CRAFTING CONTRAST: THE ANIMATION AESTHETICS OF THE GARFIELD MOVIE AND THAT CHRISTMAS - DNEG ANIMATION

Anand Baid

Head of Animation, DNEG India

15:30 - 16:10

Crafting Epic Worlds Through VFX Expertise

Mohen Leo

ILM

16:15 - 16:55

Fury is Born: The VFX of ‘Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga

Payal Selvam

Head of Creative Operations, DNEG India

17:00 - 17:40

AI IN MEDIA & ENTERTAINMENT

Jehil Thakkar
(Moderator)

Partner and Media and Entertainment Sector Leader, Deloitte India

Biren Ghose

Technicolor Group

Vishal Dupar

NVIDIA

Gopichand Katragadda

Ricky Kej

17:45 - 18:30

TECH BEHIND THE MUFASA THE LION KING : VFX IN THE AGE OF INNOVATION BY MPC

Shajy Thomas

Technicolor

Bengaluru GAFX, an annual event in Karnataka, supported by the Government of Karnataka, aims to enrich the local artistic community.

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