| Welcome remarks |
| 9:00–9:05am | Dr. Ramesh Kanwar, Distinguished Prof, Iowa State U. & Symposium Chair | Welcome Remarks |
| 9:05–9:10am | Dares Kittiyopas, President, Thai Society of Agricultural Engineering | Welcome Remarks |
| 9:10–9:15am | Dr. Lothar Hövelmann, DLG eV Director | Welcome Remarks |
| Session #1Chair: Dr. Sakamon Devahastin, Professor, King Mongkut’s University of Technology, Thailand |
| 9:15am | Dr. T.R. Kesavan, Director on Board and Group President, TAFE Ltd., India | Climate change and challenges for Asian farm equipment industries |
| 9:30am | Dr. Mehari Tekeste, Associate Professor, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa, USA | Mechanization challenges considering crop productivity and climate resilient soil conservation systems |
| 9:45am | Dr. Jeet Chand, President, Nepalese Society of Agricultural Engineers, Kathmandu, Nepal | Climate change science & key concepts of management, adaptation & mitigation: Focusing on water & agriculture sector in Nepal |
| 10:00am | Dr. Mukand Babel, Professor, Asian Institute of Technology (AIT), Thailand | Towards climate-resilient agriculture in Asia: Adaptation planning under uncertain future |
| 10:15am | Anish Ghimire, Assistant Professor, AIT, Bangkok, Thailand | Exploring sustainability horizons: Life cycle assessment of bamboo-derived biochar production and its agricultural application in Thailand |
| 10:30am | Dr. Sakamon Devahastin, Professor, King Mongkut’s University of Technology, Thailand | Carbon-neutral meals: Another step toward sustainability |
| 10:45–11:00am | Coffee Break |
| Session #2Chair: Professor Dr. Abdul Rashid, Putra University, Malaysia |
| 11:00am | Dr. Sangeeta Lenka, Senior Scientist, Indian Institute of Soil Science – ICAR, Bhopal, India | Mitigating GHG emissions from Asian agricultural production systems |
| 11:15am | Dr. Narendra Lenka, Principal Scientist & Head, Division of Soil Physics, IISS-ICAR, Bhopal, India | Climate change impact on Agri-Food System: Experimental Evidences from Central India |
| 11:30am | Dr. Y.R. Satyaji Rao, Director, National Institute of Hydrology (NIH), Roorkee, India | Impact of marine aquaculture on agricultural sustainability in the coastal areas of south India |
| 11:45am | Dr. L Surinaidu, Scientist D, National Institute of Hydrology (NIH), Roorkee, India | Groundwater status and wastewater reuse opportunities for agriculture sustainability in south India’s urban river basin |
| 12:00pm | Dr. Joko Sujono, Professor, University of Gadjah Mada, Indonesia | Sustainable paddy rice cultivation: Enhancing water productivity and reducing emissions with AWD irrigation |
| 12:15–1:30pm | Lunch |
| Session #3Chair: Dr. Jeet Chand, President NSAE, Kathmandu, Nepal |
| 1:30pm | Dr. T.B.S. Rajput, President, Soil Conservation Society of India, India | Innovations climate resilient agricultural water management through the Indian experience |
| 1:45pm | Dr. Abdul Rashid Bin Mohamed Shariff, Professor, President, Institution of Geospatial and Remote Sensing Malaysia, Malaysia | GeoAI intelligence for climate-resilient agriculture and food-water security in Asia |
| 2:00pm | Dr. Sandhya Rijal, Researcher, Chaoyang University of Technology, Taiwan | Closing the loop on food waste: Determining optimal recycling boundaries for sustainable resource security |
| 2:15pm | Dr. Brijesh Kumar Yadav, Professor, Department of Hydrology, Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee, India | Sustainable groundwater management: Strategies for coastal and terrestrial agro-ecosystems under changing climatic conditions in Asia |
| 2:30pm | Dr. Saroj Adhikari, Postdoctoral Researcher, Chaoyang University of Technology, Taiwan | When safe water isn’t safe: Lead and nickel contamination from point-of-use water dispensers and implications for water safety in Asia |
| 2:45pm | Dr. Ramesh Kanwar, Distinguished Professor, Iowa State University, Iowa, USA | Irrigation water availability for Asian agricultural production system and using agricultural trade to mitigate the impacts of climate change |
| 3:00pm | Dr. P P Mahendran, Former Dean ACRI, India | Soil organic carbon: A key to soil health and food security under changing climate |
| 3:15–3:30pm | Coffee Break |
| Session #4Chair: Dr. Mehari Tekeste, Associate Professor, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa, USA |
| 3:30pm | Dr. Sushil Himanshu, Assoc. Professor, AIT, Bangkok, Thailand | Strengthening climate resilience in the greater Mekong subregion through a digital agro-meteorological forecast and advisory system |
| 3:45pm | Dr. P. Balasubramaniam, Professor, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Tamil Nadu, India | Protecting soil and water quality through effective utilization of paper board industrial effluent in agriculture |
| 4:00pm | Dr. Gurusamy Arumugam, Professor, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Madurai, India | Aerobic rice: A climate resilient approach for sustaining rice production |
| 4:15pm | Dr. Kumar Veluswamy, Ex professor & Head, TNAU, India | Reshaping Asian agriculture under climate change: An overview of climate-smart adaptation strategies |
| 4:30pm | Dr. P. Raja, Adjunct Professor, Centurion University of Technology and Management, Paralakhemundi, Odisha, India | Mitigation of carbon footprints through improved soil and agricultural management practices in southern India |
| 4:30–5:00pm | Symposium closing ceremony | Dr. Indra Mani, AAAE President: Distribution of certificates of appreciation
Dr. Gajendra Singh, AAAE Founding President: Closing remarks |