Agenda
AI & Data Summit India 2026
Day 0
Welcome Lunch: Where AI Innovation Meets Amritsar’s Timeless Charm
Excursion: Discovering Amritsar’s Sacred Heritage & Timeless Spirit
Excursion 1 – Golden Temple: A Journey into Amritsar’s Spiritual Grandeur
Excursion 2 – Wagah Border: Witness the Spirit and Pride of India
Return from Excursion
Check-In
Cocktail Networking & Roundtable Dinner
Dinner Roundtables
8:00PM – 9:30PM
Cocktail Networking Dinner Roundtable 1
8:00PM – 9:30PM
Cocktail Networking Dinner Roundtable 2
8:00PM – 9:30PM
Cocktail Networking Dinner Roundtable 3
Day 1
Registration and Networking Tea/Coffee
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Welcome Address
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
Vice President, Research, IDC
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.
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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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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.
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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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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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Tea / Coffee & Networking Break
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.
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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.
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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
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Platinum Tracks (Parallel Tracks)
Step into the future
Track 1: Data architecture modernization for AI-readiness
12:10PM – 12:20PM
Integrating Agentic AI with Enterprise IT: From Legacy Systems to Unified Platforms
12:20PM – 12:25PM
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12:25PM – 12:35PM
Operationalising Trust: AI Sovereignty, Governance and Risk when Scaling AI
12:35AM – 12:40AM
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Track 2: Interconnect and hybrid connectivity
12:10PM – 12:20PM
The AI Infrastructure Challenge: Why Intelligent Network Operations Matter
12:20PM – 12:25PM
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12:25PM – 12:35PM
Scaling GenAI: What’s Next for Agentic AI in the Enterprise Space
12:35PM – 12:40PM
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Track 3: Edge-cloud continuum
12:10PM – 12:20PM
AI for Sustainability and ESG Goals
12:20PM – 12:25PM
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12:25PM – 12:35PM
From Edge to Cloud: Data Infrastructure for AI
12:35PM – 12:40PM
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Lunch Roundtables
Track A
12:40PM – 2:10PM
Closing the NetOps skills gap with AI assistants
Track B
12:40PM – 2:10PM
Risk Management for AI: Protect your Data, Agents, and Business
Track C
12:40PM – 2:10PM
Case Study: Scaling 10X Global Expansion with Advanced Automotive Analytics
Excursion: Discovering Amritsar’s Sacred Heritage & Timeless Spirit
Excursion 1 – Golden Temple: Amritsar’s Sacred Legacy
Excursion 2 – Wagah Border: A Tribute to India’s Pride and Patriotism
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.
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Return from Excursion and Break
Awards and Gala Dinner
Day 2
Yoga & Meditation
Calling All Yoga Gurus
Audience to Regroup
Breakfast Roundtable
Roundtable 1
8:45AM – 9:45AM
Unlocking the Power of Data and AI: Making Enterprise AI Actually Work
Roundtable 2
8:45AM – 9:45AM
Integrating Agentic AI with Enterprise IT: From Legacy Systems to Unified Platforms
Roundtable 3
8:45AM – 9:45AM
Operationalising Trust: AI Sovereignty, Governance and Risk when Scaling AI
Checkout and Departure
Gobindgarh Fort Excursion on the way to the airport