Agenda 2025

The Global Technology Summit brings together industry experts, policymakers, scientists, and other stakeholders from all over the world to deliberate on the changing nature of technology and geopolitics.

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Agenda 2025

  • 11 Dec 2025 05:30 PM - 05:45 PM
     
    Time : 05:30 PM - 05:45 PM
    In-Person

    Welcome Remarks

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    Speaker :

    Rudra Chaudhuri, Director, Carnegie India

    Shruti Sharma, Associate Director, Fellow, and Chief Coordinator, Global Technology Summit, Carnegie India

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  • 11 Dec 2025 05:45 PM - 06:45 PM
     
    Time : 05:45 PM - 06:45 PM
    In-Person Panel

    India AI Impact Summit Outcomes

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    Speaker :

    Debjani Ghosh, Distinguished Fellow, NITI Aayog

    Marisa Gerards, Ambassador of the Kingdom of the Netherlands to India, Nepal and Bhutan

    Saurabh Garg, Secretary, Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Government of India

    Moderator :

    Archna Vyas, Interim Country Director for the India Office, Gates Foundation

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  • 11 Dec 2025 06:45 PM - 07:45 PM
     
    Time : 06:45 PM - 07:45 PM
    In-Person Panel

    AI Impact Stories: Where AI Meets People

    This panel will spotlight human-centered stories of AI applications across education, health, and agriculture. Panelists will share their journeys from early pilots to large-scale deployment, reflecting on key friction points such as user adoption, ecosystem readiness, interoperability across local contexts, sectors, and regions, and challenges in accessing and utilizing datasets. Through accounts of real-world impact and lessons learned, this panel will offer valuable insights into the practical realities of deploying AI solutions that genuinely benefit communities and transform lives. 

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    Speaker :

    Thiago Rached, Co-founder & CEO, Letrus

    El Mahdi Aboulmanadel, Co-founder & CEO, DeepLeaf

    Kidist Tesfaye, Founder & CEO, YeneHealth

    Benjamin Mwalimu, Head of Technology, Jacaranda Health

    Moderator :

    Keyzom Ngodup Massally, Director, AI Hub & Head of Digital & AI Programmes, UNDP

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  • 11 Dec 2025 07:45 PM - 08:10 PM
     
    Time : 07:45 PM - 08:10 PM
    In-Person Conversation

    In Conversation with

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    Speaker :

    Sunil Wadhwani, President, Wadhwani Institute for Artificial Intelligence & Founder, W Health Ventures

    Moderator :

    Shalini Kapoor, Chief Strategist, Data and AI, Ekstep Foundation

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  • 11 Dec 2025 08:10 PM - 09:10 PM
     
    Time : 08:10 PM - 09:10 PM
    In-Person Panel

    The Spine that Powers Use-Cases: Compute and its Discontents

    Compute infrastructure is the backbone of every AI success story, yet remains a critical bottleneck in development and deployment. This panel will bring together hyperscalers, incubation labs, and AI practitioners to examine the practical realities of scaling AI solutions: from managing compute costs and accessibility to navigating infrastructure gaps in diverse environments. Panelists will discuss themes surrounding the affordability, provisioning, usage of compute currently, and strategies for navigating infrastructure gaps across diverse environments. The discussion will explore pathways to building sustainable compute access models that enable AI solutions to move from pilots to population scale deployment.  

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    Speaker :

    Shikoh Gitau, CEO, Qhala

    Raymond U. Ononiwu, Founder, Horus Labs

    Raghu Dharmaraju, CEO, ARTPARK at Indian Institute of Science

    Keshri Asthana, Chief Technology Officer (Public Sector), Microsoft India

    Moderator :

    Shankar Maruwada, Co-founder and CEO, EkStep Foundation

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  • 11 Dec 2025 09:10 PM - 09:15 PM
     
    Time : 09:10 PM - 09:15 PM
    In-Person

    Closing Remarks

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