Explore ideas. Share knowledge. Build the future of landscapes.
The IFLA APR 2025 Conference is the intellectual core of the Congress, bringing together global and regional leaders in landscape architecture and allied fields to explore pressing environmental, cultural, and urban challenges and the creative solutions driving transformation.
Overview
A Future-Focused Landscape Congress
This year’s theme –“Growth Paradox. Reimagining Landscapes”– reflects the urgent need for adaptive, inclusive, and climate-responsive landscape practices across the Asia-Pacific region and beyond.
Conference Highlights:
- 2 Days | 15+ Sessions | 35+ Speakers | 500+ Delegates
- Cross-disciplinary panels and keynotes
- Live networking and breakout sessions
- Climate, culture, and community-centric topics
- Student and emerging professional sessions
Whether you’re a practitioner, educator, policymaker, or student, this conference is designed to elevate your understanding, expand your network, and empower your impact.
Program
Speakers
Speaker and Panelist
Our speakers and panelist lineup includes internationally renowned voices as well as emerging thought leaders from across the Asia-Pacific region.
Aarti Bhambore
Head
Horticulture Management Services Godrej Enterprises Group | INDIA
Aditya Rao
Project Leader
West 8 | NETHERLANDS
Adriaan Geuze
Founder and Design Director
West 8 | NETHERLANDS
H.E. Ahmad Zuwairi Yusoff
Consul General
Of Malaysia in Mumbai | MALAYSIA
Dr. Amita Bhide
Professor
School of Habitat Studies at Tata Institute of
Social Sciences, Mumbai | INDIA
Bhakti Loonawat
Co-Founder
Anomalia | INDIA
Bhakti Thakoor
Principal
Enviroscape India | INDIA
Biju Dominic
Chief Evangelist
of Fractal Analytics | INDIA
Chaitram Pawar
Padmashree awardee
Social Worker : Environmentalist & Sustainable
Farming Pioneer | INDIA
Chung Twn Kuo
Principal
LEF, Laboratory for Environment
and Form | CHINESE TAIWAN
Craig Pocock
Director
Design Environment and Co-chair
NZILA Climate Change | NEW ZEALAND
Cristina Refolo
Founder
Refolo Landscape Architects
UNITED KINGDOM
Devayani Deshmukh Upasani
Congress Convener
INDIA
Dipti Sharma
Co-founder and Director
Earthscapes Consultancy Pvt. Ltd.
INDIA
Dr. Cathe Desiree S. Nadal
Landscape Architect
Associate Professor, and Researcher
PHILIPPINES
Dr. Gurudas Nulkar
Professor & Director
Centre for Sustainable Development,
Gokhale Institute of Politics & Economics | INDIA
Jala Makhzoumi
President
IFLA Middle East Region, and Adjunct Professor
American University of Beirut | LEBANON
Kaushik Varadan
Founder and Director,
Recore Bio Materials | INDIA
Kavita Jain
Principal
JRA Design | INDIA
Keval Valambhia
Chief Operating Officer
CREDAI-MCHI | INDIA
Khushboo Gandhi
Founder
Studio Go Do Good
INDIA
Milind Thatte
Founder-Director,
Teer Foundation, and Managing Trustee,
Vayam | INDIA
Dr. Mittali Sethi
District Collector
Nandurbar | INDIA
Mohan S. Rao
Founder & Principal
Integrated Design INDE | INDIA
Mugdha Sinha
Managing Director (Tourism)
Government of India | INDIA
Nana Pawra
Tribal Activist and Social Forestry Pioneer
INDIA
Namchai Saensupha
Founding Director
Shma Company Limited | THAILAND
Nidhi Madan
Director
Cities and Urban Landscape
Raahgiri Foundation | INDIA
PK Das
Architect and Activist
INDIA
Paul Chan
President
Hong Kong Institute of Landscape
Architects HKILA | Hong Kong
Pranay Lal
Natural History Writer
Public Health Expert and
Climate Change Advocate | INDIA
Pratik Dhanmer
Co-founder and Principal Architect
Design Jatra
Dr. Priyadarshini Karve
CEO,
Clean Energy Access Network (CLEAN) | INDIA
Dr. Purnima Devi Barman
Wildlife Biologist and Conservationist
INDIA
Dr. K Ramesh
Scientist-F/Professor & Head of the Department
Landscape Planning and Management
Wildlife Institute of India | INDIA
Saji Varghese
Grassroots Innovator
INDIA
Samir Mathur
Director & Principal Landscape Architect
Integral Designs International Studio Pvt. Ltd. | INDIA
Saurav Kumar Biswas
Co-founder & Director
Resilient Infrastructure at
Sponge Collaborative | INDIA
Sriganesh Rajendran
Partner & Design Lead
FICUS | INDIA
Sujata Hingorani
Principal: Landscape Architecture,
Streetscape & Public Realm Design,
Oasis Designs Inc. | INDIA
Vaibhav H. Raje
Director
Amenity Tree Care Association | INDIA
Varsha Gavandi
Founder & Principal
Ravi & Varsha Gavandi | INDIA
Varna Shashidhar
Principal
VSLA | INDIA
Vineet Kumar
District Forest Officer,
Andhra Pradesh | INDIA
Dr. Thierry Kandjee
Co-founder & Director
Taktyk Brussels Tropics | BELGIUM
“The diversity of our speakers reflects the diversity of our landscapes and people.”
Session Chairs
Abhishek Chakraborty
Aditya Rao
Akshay Kaul
Dr Abhijit Natu
Dr Sridevi Rao
Jasleen Waraiach
Liza Thomas Menezes
Malak Singh Gill
Neha Apre
Nikhil Dhar
Prashanta Bhat
Priyanka Kanhare
Ravindra Punde
Rituparna Simlai Sood
Sadaf Afridi
Sandeep B Menon
Sanjana Khemani
Sanjana Monappa
Suneet Mohindru
Vina Verghese Biswas
Networking
Meaningful Connections Start Here
The Congress is more than content—it’s community. Build professional relationships, find collaborators, or discover mentors at:
- Thematic Breakout Sessions
- Networking Teas & Breakfast Mixers
- Evening Socials & Gala Night
- Speed Networking for Young Professionals
All networking activities are designed to be informal, inclusive, and high-value for delegates.
Special Events
Beyond the Conference Hall | In Green Court
Some of the most powerful ideas emerge outside formal sessions. IFLA APR 2025 offers curated experiences to enrich your Congress journey.
Special Features:
- Student Design Showcase – A platform for the next generation
- Landscape Narratives Exhibition – Projects that tell stories of place
- ISOLA Excellence Awards – Honoring outstanding work in India
- Book & Publication Lounge – Featuring authors and recent research
- Film & Documentary Screenings – Visual storytelling on landscape issues
These experiences are included in your delegate pass and offer space for pause, reflection, and inspiration.
