Agenda

Agenda

Agenda

AI & Data Summit India 2026

Thu, Dec 3

2:00PM

Check-In, Registration & Lunch

4:00PM

Excursion: Discovering the spirit of the Golden Temple

Step into the radiant world of the Golden Temple (Harmandir Sahib), the shimmering soul of Amritsar and one of India’s most revered landmarks. Watch its gold-clad sanctum glow above the sacred Amrit Sarovar, move with the gentle rhythm of pilgrims and prayer, and witness the legendary community kitchen that serves thousands as equals each day. It’s a serene, soul-stirring tribute to Amritsar’s sacred heritage and timeless spirit.

6:00PM

Return & Refresh

Take a moment to relax and reset before an evening of connection

7:30PM

Cocktail Networking & Roundtable Dinner

Dinner Roundtables

7:30PM – 9:00PM

Cocktail Networking Dinner Roundtable

7:30PM – 9:00PM

Cocktail Networking Dinner Roundtable

7:30PM – 9:00PM

Cocktail Networking Dinner Roundtable

Fri, Dec 4

8:00AM

Registration and Networking Tea/Coffee

Early Birds Win Big: First 50 Delegates Win a Mini Dancing Robot!

8:35AM

Welcome Address

Jyoti Lalchandani

Jyoti Lalchandani

Head of WW Events & MD – META, Central Asia, India, IDC

8:40AM

IDC Keynote: Generative and Agentic AI: The Next Frontier

Indian enterprises are rapidly moving from experimentation to value realization with Generative and Agentic AI. This keynote will explore how organizations can harness intelligent agents, autonomous workflows, multimodal AI, and advanced automation to drive innovation, enhance productivity, and accelerate business outcomes. Attendees will gain insights into the strategies, technologies, and governance frameworks required to scale AI initiatives and build a competitive advantage in India’s evolving digital economy.

Bob Parker

Bob Parker

Senior Vice President, Enterprise Applications, Data Intelligence, Services, and Industry Research, IDC

9:00AM

Panel Discussion: Beyond the Proof of Concept: Scaling AI with Trust, Talent and ROI

Indian enterprises have moved past the question of whether to adopt AI. The harder question now is how to scale it. Many organizations are stuck in “pilot purgatory”: generative and agentic AI proofs of concept that impress in demos but struggle to reach production, show unclear returns, or collide with data quality gaps, legacy systems, security concerns and skills shortages. This panel brings together CIOs and AI leaders who are doing the hard work of operationalizing AI at scale. They will share what has worked, where they have failed, and how they are balancing speed with governance.
The discussion will cover:
•  Building the data foundation and architecture that AI depends on
•  Measuring and communicating business value beyond productivity anecdotes
•  Governing AI responsibly under evolving regulation, including India’s DPDP Act
•  Deciding between build, buy and partner as the tech landscape shifts
•  Preparing people and operating models for human-AI collaboration

Ravikant Sharma

Ravikant Sharma

Research Director, IDC

9:30AM

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

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Ravikant Sharma

Ravikant Sharma

Research Director, IDC

9:50AM

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.

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Rajiv Ranjan

Rajiv Ranjan

Associate Research Director Worldwide Enterprise Infrastructure Domain, IDC

10:05AM

AI Factories and Unified Platforms: India’s Infrastructure Bet

IDC projects 65% of Global 2000 enterprises will run AI factories as core AI infrastructure by 2028, with forward-looking adopters deploying AI five times faster than those without. For India specifically, the guidance is explicit: ‘bring AI to the data’, with fit-for-purpose infrastructure optimized for latency, cost, and compliance across cloud, edge, and datacenter.

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10:20AM

The Compute Question: Powering the next wave of Enterprise AI

This session will explore how enterprises are balancing compute capacity, performancem infrastructure choices and scalability as AI workloads grow more demanding.

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10:35AM

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.

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10:50AM

Tea / Coffee & Networking Break

Time to Recharge – Grab That Caffeine Kick!

11:20AM

Sovereign AI by Design: Compliance as competitive advantage

Over 60% of Asia/Pacific enterprises already report moderate-to-significant disruption to IT operations and the DPDP Act specifically introduces consent-first governance, DPO requirements, and sectoral localization mandate. Examine how organisation can turn compliance and data sovereignity into a competitve advantage for trsuted, responsble AI adoption.

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11:35AM

Agentic AI in the Enterprise: From Pilot to Autonomous Operations

Indian organisations are actively piloting, testing or deploting agents across in-house, embedded and third-party models and are priortizing autonomous agents. This session will explore what it takes to scale agentic AI to autonomous enterprise operations, with the right data, governance and operating models in place.

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11:50AM

Governance to Enablement: The ROI and Cost-Control Playbook

Indian organizations are already blending financial, operational, customer, innovation, and ESG metrics to measure AI/GenAI ROI, and are sharpening cost-control focus on cloud storage, AI-driven SaaS, data platforms, and network usage. Explore how enterprises can build a disciplined approach to AI economics, using ROI metrics, spend visibility and FinOps-led cost controls to optimise AI investments to scale.

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12:05PM

Operationalizing AI Leadership: Centers of Excellence and the Agentic Workforce

This session ties leadership directly to governance and operating-model change. It will explore how organisations can build the leadership, operating models, and CoEs needed to scale AI and effectively integrate agentic workforces into the enterprise.

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12:20PM

Parallel Tracks

Step into the future

Track 1: Data architecture modernization for AI-readiness

12:20PM – 12:30PM

Integrating Agentic AI with Enterprise IT: From Legacy Systems to Unified Platforms

12:30PM – 12:35PM

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12:35PM – 12:45PM

Operationalising Trust: AI Sovereignty, Governance and Risk when Scaling AI

12:45PM – 12:50AM

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Track 2: Interconnect and hybrid connectivity

12:20PM – 12:30PM

The AI Infrastructure Challenge: Why Intelligent Network Operations Matter

12:30PM – 12:35PM

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12:35PM – 12:45PM

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

12:45PM – 12:50PM

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Track 3: Edge-cloud continuum

12:20PM – 12:30PM

AI for Sustainability and ESG Goals

12:30PM – 12:35PM

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12:35PM – 12:45PM

From Edge to Cloud: Data Infrastructure for AI

12:45PM – 12:50PM

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12:50PM

Lunch Roundtable & Networking

Lunch Roundtables

12:50PM – 2:20PM

Closing the NetOps skills gap with AI assistants

12:50PM – 2:20PM

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

12:50PM – 2:20PM

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

2:35PM

Excursion: Experiencing the spirit of Wagah Border

Feel the thunder of patriotism at the Wagah Border, where the daily Beating Retreat ceremony turns sunset into spectacle. Watch border guards in full regalia perform their famed high-kicking drills, flags descending in perfect unison as roaring crowds cheer on both sides. It’s a dramatic, goosebump-inducing finale that captures the proud, unbreakable spirit of the frontier.

7:05PM

Return and refresh

Take a moment to unwind and refresh before the Awards and Gala Dinner

7:50PM

Awards and Gala Dinner

The evening comes together to celebrate the leaders shaping tomorrow. We’ll honor our Women in Tech and AI Leaders, then unveil the winners of the Future Enterprise Awards, over an evening of recognition, connection, and celebration.

Sat, Dec 5

7:30AM

Yoga & Meditation

Calling All Yoga Gurus

8:15AM

Refresh & Regroup

Take a moment to relax and reset before a morning of connection.

8:45AM

Breakfast Roundtables & Networking

Breakfast Roundtables

8:45AM – 9:45AM

Breakfast & Networking Roundtable

8:45AM – 9:45AM

Breakfast & Networking Roundtable

8:45AM – 9:45AM

Breakfast & Networking Roundtable

10:30AM

Checkout and Departure

Make a final stop at Gobindgarh Fort, the mighty citadel standing proudly in the heart of Amritsar. Pass beneath its towering gateways, wander along centuries-old ramparts, and discover the stories of Punjab’s valor, royalty, and resilience through vivid heritage showcases and living history. It’s a spirited farewell to Amritsar’s storied past and a memorable close to your journey before the airport.