Agenda

Agenda

Agenda

AI & Data Summit India 2026

Day 0

12:00PM

Welcome Lunch: Where AI Innovation Meets Amritsar’s Timeless Charm

1:00PM

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

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 Tea/Coffee

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8:35AM

Welcome Address

9:00AM

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

9:20AM

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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9:40AM

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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9:55AM

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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10:10AM

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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10:25AM

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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10:40AM

Tea / Coffee & Networking Break

11:10AM

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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11:25AM

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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11:40AM

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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12:10PM

Platinum Tracks (Parallel Tracks)

Step into the future

Track 1: Data architecture modernization for AI-readiness

12:10PM12:20PM

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

12:20PM12:25PM

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12:25PM12:35PM

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

12:35AM12:40AM

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Track 2: Interconnect and hybrid connectivity

12:10PM12:20PM

The AI Infrastructure Challenge: Why Intelligent Network Operations Matter

12:20PM12:25PM

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12:25PM12:35PM

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

12:35PM12:40PM

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Track 3: Edge-cloud continuum

12:10PM12:20PM

AI for Sustainability and ESG Goals

12:20PM12:25PM

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12:25PM12:35PM

From Edge to Cloud: Data Infrastructure for AI

12:35PM12:40PM

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12:40PM

Lunch Roundtables

Track A

12:40PM2:10PM

Closing the NetOps skills gap with AI assistants

Track B

12:40PM2:10PM

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

Track C

12:40PM2:10PM

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

2:25PM

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

11:55PM

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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6:55PM

Return from Excursion and Break

7:40PM

Awards and Gala Dinner

Day 2

7:30AM

Yoga & Meditation

Calling All Yoga Gurus

8:15AM

Audience to Regroup

8:45AM

Breakfast Roundtable

Roundtable 1

8:45AM9:45AM

Unlocking the Power of Data and AI: Making Enterprise AI Actually Work

Roundtable 2

8:45AM9:45AM

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

Roundtable 3

8:45AM9:45AM

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

10:15AM

Checkout and Departure

Gobindgarh Fort Excursion on the way to the airport