Agenda – SHAPE 2026

Conference Schedule

DAY 01 - Thursday 26th February 2026

(10:00 – 13:30 Registrations near Exploretorium)

EXPLORETORIUM

14:30 - 15:50

Inaugural Session (Exploretorium)

The event will be graced by eminent dignitaries:

Dr. Abhay Purohit, President, Council of Architecture Dr. Madhu Chitkara, Pro-Chancellor, Chitkara University Prof. Ar. Jayashree Deshpande, Director, COA-TRC, Pune Dr. Harveen Bhandari, Principal, CSPA, Chitkara University

15:50 - 16:30

Plenary Session 1 - Ar. Yatin Pandya, Principal Architect, FOOTPRINTS E.A.R.T.H., Ahmedabad

16:30 -17:00 NETWORKING TEA

17:00 - 17:45

Keynote Session 1- Prof. Ali A. Alraouf, Professor of Architecture and Urbanism, University of California, Berkeley, USA

17:45 - 18:30

Keynote Session 2- Ar. Robert Greenwood, Snøhetta, Partner & Director, Asia Pacific

18:30 - 19:15

Plenary Session 2- Ar. Ashok B. Lall, Principal Architect, Ashok B Lall Architects New Delhi

19:15 - 20:00

Panel Discussion: Moderator- Ar. Prasad Vaidya, Director, SDI, Senior Advisor at IIHS and AEEE

(20:00 Onwards) Cultural Extravaganza followed by DINNER WITH THE CHANCELLOR

DAY 02 - Friday 27th February 2026

(9:30 Onwards Registrations near Exploretorium)

EXPLORETORIUM

09:45 - 10:00

Reflections on Day One

10:00 - 10:45

Plenary Session 3 - Ar. Neelam Manjunath, Principal Architect, Manasaram Architects, Bengaluru

10:45 - 11:30

Plenary Session 4 - Ar. Anupama Kundoo, T.U. Berlin, Principal Architect Anupama Kundoo Architects, Pondicherry, Bombay, and Berlin

11:30 - 12:00 MORNING TEA & NETWORKING BREAK

12:00 - 12:45

Plenary Session 5 - Ar. Siddhartha Wig, Principal Architect, The Elements, Panchkula

12:45 - 13:30

Panel Discussion: Moderator- Dr. Manjari Khanna Kapoor, Principal Partner MSA Architects & Vice President, International CPTED Association

13:30 - 14:30 LUNCH & CONNECT

MARTIN LUTHER BLOCK

17:00 - 17:45

Keynote Session 3- Ar. Peter Rich, Founder, Peter Rich Architects, Johannesburg, South Africa

17:45 – 18:30

Plenary Session 6- Prof. Jeurg Grunder, Jeurg Grunder Architekten, Bern, Switzerland

18:30 – 19:15

Panel Discussion: Moderator -Ar. Yatin Pandya, Principal Architect, FOOTPRINTS E.A.R.T.H., Ahmedabad

DAY 03 – Saturday 28th February 2026

(9:30 Onwards Registrations near Exploretorium)

EXPLORETORIUM

10:00 - 10:45

Plenary Session 7 - Ar. BS Bhooshan, Principal Architect, BSB Architects, Mysore

10:45 - 11:30

Plenary Session 8 - Ar. Malay Deshmukh, Partner, Associated Space Designers, Pune

11:30 - 12:00 MORNING TEA & NETWORKING BREAK

12:00 - 12:45

Plenary Session 9 - Ar. Swati Puchalapalli, Founding Partner & Director, Terra Viridis, Hyderabad

12:45 - 13:30

Panel Discussion: Moderator- Dr. Kanika Bansal, Professor & Dean - Academic Affairs, CSPA, Chitkara University, Punjab

13:30 - 14:30 LUNCH & CONNECT

14:30 - 15:30

Plenary Session 10- Dr. Himanshu Burte, Associate Professor, Ashank Desai Centre for Policy Studies, IIT Bombay

15:30 – 15:40

Summing up by Ar. Prasad Vaidya, Director, SDI, Senior Advisor at IIHS and AEEE

(15:40 Onwards) VALEDICTORY CEREMONY followed by CLOSING TEA