In the long term there is a need to integrate the logistic resources of the three Services and utilise the existing national infrastructure more profitably to economise on overall effort. An efficient logistic structure contributes greatly towards meeting the requirements of the field force. This is particularly relevant in the context of the Indian Army which is deployed over a vast geographical spread in varied terrain and climatic conditions. With advancements in C4ISR capabilities, along with automation providing total asset visibility of the logistic support system, it will be possible to introduce a major transformation to cater to user requirements.
Indian Army Doctrine

"The (IAF) approach is three-pronged – preserve upgrade and acquire. All fleets, including transport and helicopters, with residual life, are being upgraded to contemporary standards; so also is operational and maintenance infrastructure and logistic tools... ‘Maintainability’, which includes logistical issues, is crucial. IAF is proactive on this and has energised interaction with vendors and entered into ‘long-term spares and repair contracts’. We have also put our materials management and equipment accounting on-line."
Air Chief Marshal Fali Major, Retd, former IAF Chief

The Indian Navy’s concerns about availability of spares have continued unabated and have on several occasions offered major challenges to maintain and keep the naval platforms operational. The need for a cohesive logistics infrastructure and the importance of a robust military logistic supply chain has never been more pronounced than today.

Vice Admiral Pradeep Kaushiva, UYSM, VSM, Director National Maritime Foundation
Vice Admiral Anup Singh, PVSM, AVSM, NM, ADC, Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief Eastern Naval Command

Lieutenant General A C Soneja, AVSM, VSM**, Director General Operational Logistics, Army HQ
Lieutenant General I J Singh, AVSM, VSM, Director General Electronics & Mechanical Engineers, Army HQ
Lieutenant General Vinay Sharma, PVSM, AVSM, Former Master General Ordnance, Army HQ
Lieutenant General Rajinder Singh, UYSM, Master General Ordnance, Army HQ
 
Air Marshal P V Athawale, PVSM, AVSM, VSM, ADC, Former AOC-in-C Maintenance Command, IAF
Air Marshal J Chandra, AVS, VSM, Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief Maintenance Command, Indian Air Force
Air Marshal R K Vashisht, AVSM, Air Officer in-Charge Maintenance, Indian Air Force
Air Marshal Bharat Kumar, PVSM, AVSM, former C-in-C Southern Command, Indian Air Force
 
Major General Y S Rawat, SM, Additional Director General Operational Logistics, Army HQ
Major General K B Kapoor, VSM, Director Centre for Joint Warfare Studies
 
Brigadier Gurmeet Kanwal, Director, Centre for Land Warfare Studies
Air Commodore Jasjit Singh, AVSM, VrC, VM, Director, Centre for Air Power Studies

Over 150 serving and recently retired Indian officers are already registered for this event.

 
- Ordnance officers of the Indian Army dealing with Inventories and Ordnance Depots'
   modernisation
- ASC officers dealing with supplies & transport from the S&T Directorate of the Indian Army
- Corps of Engineers officers of the Indian Army dealing with engineering support for combat
   logistics
- Corps of Electronics & Mechanical Engineers officers of the Indian Army dealing with repair &
  overhaul of vehicles, plant and equipment
- Indian Air Force officers from the maintenance branch of Air HQ
- Indian Air Force officers from HQ Maintenance Command
- Indian Navy officers from the Chief of Logistics and Chief of Materials Branch
- Officers from the College of Material Management, Ordnance Corps, Jabalpur
- Officers from the College of Defence Management, Secunderabad
- Officers from the Movement Directorate of Army HQ
- Major General (Admin) from an operational Command HQ
- Experts from industry dealing with large scale logistics support services and manufacturers of
  logistics support equipment
- Logistics solution providers
- MRO services providers

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Kothari Auditorium, DRDO HQ, New Delhi

The Kothari Auditorium is ideally placed directly opposite the HQ's of both the Indian Army and Navy ensuring the highest level of participation from the armed forces.