Agenda

Agenda

Agenda

AI & Data Summit India

Day 0

12:00PM

Registration & Lunch

1:00PM

Excursion

Excursion 1 – Golden Temple
Excursion 2 – Wagah Border

6:00PM

Return from Excursion

7:00PM

Check-In

8:00PM

Cocktail Networking & Roundtable Dinner

Dinner Roundtables

8:00PM9:30PM

Cocktail Networking Dinner Roundtable 1

8:00PM9:30PM

Cocktail Networking Dinner Roundtable 2

8:00PM9:30PM

Cocktail Networking Dinner Roundtable 3

Day 1

8:00AM

Registration and Networking

9:00AM

Welcome Address

9:05AM

Advisory Council Felicitation

9:15AM

IDC Keynote: Generative and Agentic AI: The Next Frontier

Indian enterprises are rapidly moving from curiosity to high-value GenAI applications across customer service, productivity, development, and operations. This theme explores next-wave innovations: agentic systems, autonomous workflows, multimodal models and what they mean for competitiveness in India’s digital economy.

Deepika Giri

Deepika Giri

Vice President, Research, IDC

9:35AM

Infrastructure Evolution: Edge, Cloud and AI Platforms

With 75% of AI workloads expected to run on hybrid infrastructure, Indian organizations need agile, cost-effective, and secure architectures. This theme examines the future of AI infrastructure spanning edge computing for real-time use cases, multi-cloud strategies, AI accelerators, and enterprise-ready AI platforms.

9:55AM

Business Value and ROI from AI & Data

As budgets come under scrutiny, enterprises need clear answers on AI’s commercial impact. This theme focuses on practical value pathways: productivity gains, revenue models, cost optimization, and industry-specific ROI, helping leaders justify investments and prioritize the highest-value initiatives.

10:10AM

People, Culture and AI Readiness

With 55% of Indian enterprises facing digital skill shortages, the human dimension of AI adoption is critical. This theme explores how organizations can build a future-ready workforce, nurture AI-first cultures, redesign roles, and drive change management to ensure adoption matches ambition.

10:25AM

AI and Data: Balancing Innovation with Responsibility

As India accelerates toward large-scale AI adoption, enterprises must innovate while addressing rising expectations for safety, fairness, and accountability. This topic focuses on how Indian organizations can advance AI ambition without compromising trust or compliance.

10:40AM

Scaling AI from Pilot to Enterprise-Wide Deployment

India has thousands of AI proof-of-concepts, but far fewer scaled implementations. This topic examines the playbook for becoming an enterprise-wide AI organization, covering architecture, platforms, governance, talent, and measurable business outcomes.

10:55AM

Tea / Coffee & Networking Break

11:25AM

Digital Sovereignty in a Global Economy

India’s data governance landscape from the Digital Personal Data Protection Act to sector-specific regulations, creates new imperatives for data localization and secure digital operations. This topic helps enterprises navigate sovereignty requirements while enabling global collaboration.

11:40AM

The Human Side of AI and Data

India’s workforce is diverse, young, and digitally ambitious. This topic highlights how companies can prepare employees for AI-enabled roles, drive adoption at scale, and build cultures that embrace continuous learning and digital fluency.

11:55AM

Trustworthy AI: Ethics, Bias, and Transparency

With AI influencing sectors like finance, healthcare, agriculture, and governance in India, mitigating bias and enhancing explainability is critical. This topic explores practical frameworks and tools to ensure fairness, transparency, and responsible decision-making

12:10PM

Leadership in the Age of AI: Empowering People for a Data-Driven Future

India’s CXOs are navigating one of the fastest digital transformations globally. This topic focuses on leadership strategies that empower cross-functional teams, encourage experimentation, and build resilient, data-driven organizations.

12:25PM

Platinum Tracks (Parallel Tracks)

Step into the future

Track 1

12:25PM12:35PM

Future-Proofing Data Strategies

12:35PM12:40PM

Rate the Session & Stand a Chance to Win

12:40PM12:50PM

Driving Business Value with AI & Data

12:50AM12:55AM

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Track 2

12:25PM12:35PM

Data Sharing and Collaboration Across Industries

12:35PM12:40PM

Rate the Session & Stand a Chance to Win

12:40PM12:50PM

Scaling GenAI: What’s Next for Agentic AI in the Enterprise Space

12:50PM12:55PM

Rate the Session & Stand a Chance to Win

Track 3

12:25PM12:35PM

AI for Sustainability and ESG Goals

12:35PM12:40PM

Rate the Session & Stand a Chance to Win

12:40PM12:50PM

From Edge to Cloud: Data Infrastructure for AI

12:50PM12:55PM

Rate the Session & Stand a Chance to Win

12:55PM

Lunch Roundtables

Track A

12:55PM1:55PM

Closing the NetOps skills gap with AI assistants

Track B

12:55PM1:55PM

Risk Management for AI: Protect your Data, Agents, and Business

Track C

12:55PM1:55PM

Case Study: Scaling 10X Global Expansion with Advanced Automotive Analytics

2:10PM

Excursion

Excursion 1 – Golden Temple
Excursion 2 – Wagah Border

6:40PM

Return from Excursion and Break

7:25PM

Awards and Gala Dinner

Day 2

7:30AM

Yoga & Meditation

Calling All Yoga Gurus