INDIA INTERNET DAY 2024
Navigating India's Digital Frontier with Artificial Intelligence
27th September 2024 – Delhi-NCR – The Leela Ambience, Gurugram

About Us

A focus on how AI is reshaping and revolutionizing various aspects of India's internet ecosystem, from e-commerce and fintech to healthcare and education and more. How to delve into the innovative applications of AI in the Indian context, highlighting the unique opportunities and challenges that arise from the convergence of technology and culture while focusing on responsible AI. It also emphasizes the local context and the country's growing influence on the global digital stage. It celebrates India's vibrant tech community while showcasing its contributions to the advancement of AI technology.

Nandan Nilekani recently said that India is on path to becoming the AI use case capital of the world, underscoring the immense potential that exists within the country to lead the way in AI innovation and implementation. AI is ubiquitous and India's diverse population provides a rich pool of data and insights for AI applications. The diversity of languages, cultures, and demographics in India creates a broad spectrum of use cases for AI technologies. India’s ever growing technological prowess and innovation ecosystem, is fuelling the development and adoption of AI solutions.

Speakers

Agenda Delhi - NCR

27th September 2024

8:30 am - 9:30 am

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Registration

8:30 am - 9:30 am

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Power Breakfast @ Ind.AI with Investors (Maple Hall)

• Aakash Kumar – z47 (Matrix Partners)
• Anil Gupta – 3Lines VC
• Gaurav Ranjan – Principal, Prime Venture Partners
• Kriti Gupta – PeakXV Partners
• Ojasvi Babber – Amity Innovation Incubator & Amity Capital Ventures
• Padmaja Ruparel – IAN Fund
• Rama Bethmangalkar – Qualcomm Ventures
• Rishabh Katiyar – InfoEdge Ventures
• Ritesh Banglani – Stellaris Ventures
• Romit Mehta – Lightspeed India Partners
• Sampath P – Kalaari Capital
• Shiva Shanker – Ankur Capital
• Shraeyansh Thakur – PeakXV Partners
• Tej Kapoor – ICICI Venture

9:45 am - 10:00 am

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Introducing #iDay2024 by the Co-Chairs (Pearl Ballroom)

• Mohit Joshi – CEO, Havas Media India & Charter Member,TiE Delhi NCR
• Lathika Pai – Country Head, VC and PE Partnerships, Microsoft & Board Member,TiE Delhi NCR
• Gautam Gandhi – Partner, NYTCP

10:00 am - 10:30 am

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Keynote – AI-Powered India: Fostering Innovation (Pearl Ballroom)

• Shri. S Krishnan – Secretary, Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology, Govt. of India
• Alok Mittal – Co-Founder & CEO, Indifi Technologies & President, TiE Delhi – NCR (Chair)

10:30 am - 10:50 am

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Keynote – In the Era of Co-Pilot – How do we not leave anyone behind? (Pearl Ballroom)

• Irina Ghose – MD, Microsoft India

10:50 am - 11:25 am

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Responsible AI – Ethics and Governance in the Indian Context (Pearl Ballroom)

• Bishakha Bhattacharya – Head- Public Policy India/South Asia, AWS
• Nidhi Killawala – Partner, Khaitan and Co.
• Sharath Adavanne – Associate Director for Applied AI, Krutrim
• Dr. Subi Chaturvedi – SVP & Chief Corporate Affairs & Public Policy Officer, InMobi
• Prasanto K Roy – Senior Advisor, FTI Consulting & Public Policy Expert (Chair)

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Masterclass: Economic Underpinnings of Regulatory Policy (Maple Hall)

• Pratik Datta – Associate Director, Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas

11:25 am - 11:35 am

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UAE the New Frontier (Pearl Ballroom)

• Deepak Ahuja – CEO & Co-Founder, iACCEL Gulf Business Incubator

11:25 am - 12:15 pm

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Panel: Contemporary Technology Policy Landscape in India (Maple Hall)

• Jaideep Reddy – Partner, Trilegal
• Meghna Bal – Research Director, ESYA Centre
• Rahul Rai – Partner, Axiom5
• Pratik Datta – Associate Director, Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas (Chair)

11:35 am - 12:15 pm

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AI in Action – Real-World User Studies (Pearl Ballroom)

• Amlesh Sinha – VP, Engineering, MakeMyTrip
• Omkar Pandharkame – Chief Evangelist and Strategy Officer, Supervity.AI
• Saurabh Arora – Founder & CEO, University Living
• Shayak Mazumder – CEO & CTO, Adya
• Rajat Garg – Co-Founder – myUpchar (Chair)

12:15 pm - 1:00 pm

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AI-Enhanced Content Creation: Unlocking New Possibilities (Pearl Ballroom)

• Anurag Seth – Principal AI/ML Advisor, AWS India
• Rishabh Shekhar – Co-Founder & COO, Pepper Content
• Ritwika Chowdhury – Founder & CEO, Unscript AI
• Prashanth Aluru – Co-Founder & CEO,TMRW & Charter Member – TiE Delhi-NCR
• Ritesh Banglani – Partner, Stellaris Venture Partners (Chair)

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Microsoft Gen AI Workshop (Maple Hall)

• Anil Arora – Senior Specialist, AI Sales India, Microsoft
• Manoranjan Rajguru – AI Global Black Belt, Microsoft
• Raghav Saigal – Senior Account Executive, Microsoft

1:00 pm-2:00 pm

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Power Lunch @ Ind.AI with Leaders (Maple Hall)

• Alok Mittal – Co-Founder & CEO, Indifi Technologies
• Aloke Bajpai – CMD & Group CEO, ixigo & Charter Member – TiE Delhi-NCR
• Ashish Gupta – Founder & CEO, Benori Knowledge Solutions & Charter Member – TiE Delhi-NCR
• Deep Kalra – Founder & Chairman, MakeMyTrip
• Gautam Gandhi – Partner, NYTCP
• Kalpana Jain – Partner – Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu India LLP & Board Member
• Lathika Pai – Country Head, VC and PE Partnerships, Microsoft & Board Member,TiE Delhi NCR
• Miten Sampat – CRED
• Prashanth Aluru – Co-Founder & CEO,TMRW
• Rajat Garg – Co-Founder – myUpchar

2:00 pm - 2:45 pm

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Optimizing Operations: The AI Revolution in Industry and Commerce (Pearl Ballroom)

• Ankush Sabharwal – Founder & CEO, CoRover
• Mukul K Gupta – Chief Enterprise Architect, Minfy
• Rohan Chincholi – Chief Digital Officer, Havas Media Network
• Sampath P – Partner, Kalaari Capital
• Vaibhav Jain – Startup & VC Partnerships, Google Cloud (Chair)

2:30 pm - 3:00 pm

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Masterclass: 10 Myth About LLMs & Generative AI for Business (Maple Hall)

• Ekhlaque Bari – Enterprise Strategist, Minfy

2:45 pm to 3:25 pm

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Why Indian LLMs?: Necessity and Impact (Pearl Ballroom)

• Arvind Pani – Co Founder & CEO, Reverie
• Manu Kumar Jain – CEO, G42 India
• Rajkiran Panuganti – Senior Director | Foundational LLM Models, Krutrim
• Nayantara Rai – Ombudsman, Zomato (Chair)

3:00 pm - 3:45 pm

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Masterclass – Domain specific adaptations of Large Language Models (Maple Hall)

• Anurag Seth – Principal AI/ML Advisor, AWS India
• Goutam Kurumella – Head of Startup Solutions Architecture, AWS India

3:25 pm to 3:30 pm

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The Big AI Reveal: Next-Gen Platform Elevates the Startup Ecosystem (Pearl Ballroom)

• Inderjit Makkar – Founder & Chief Innovator, Factacy.AI

3:30 pm - 4:15 pm

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Navigating Public Markets with Profitability & Growth (Pearl Ballroom)

• Akshant Goyal – CFO, Zomato
• Aloke Bajpai – CMD & Group CEO, ixigo & Charter Member – TiE Delhi-NCR
• Kunur Bavishi – Senior VP, IIFL Securities
• Upasana Taku – Co-founder & CFO, MobiKwik
• Yashish Dahiya – Chairman & CEO, PB Fintech & Charter Member – TiE Delhi-NCR
• Shereen Bhan – Managing Editor, CNBC-TV18 (Chair)

3:45 pm to 4:45 pm

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AI Transform Zone @ Ind.AI AI Quickfire Workshops: Micro-Masterclasses (Maple Hall)

• Ajay Yadav – Founder, Simplified AI
• Atul Rai – Co-Founder & CEO, Staqu
• Meenakshi Nagdeve – Head of Marketing (Fractional),Babblebots.ai
• Dr. Subrat Panda – CTPO, Agnext
• Kinner N Sacchdev – Co-Founder & CEO, Knorish &
Charter Member – TiE Delhi-NCR(Anchor Moderator)

4:15 pm - 4:45 pm

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Share the Stage with (Pearl Ballroom)

• Vijay Shekhar Sharma, Founder & CEO – Paytm
• Lathika Pai – Country Head – Venture Capital and PE Partnerships,
Microsoft & Board Member – TiE Delhi-NCR (Anchor)

4:45 pm to 5:30 pm

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The OGs: What’s next? (Pearl Ballroom)

• Deep Kalra – Founder & Chairman, MakeMyTrip & Governing Council Member – TiE Delhi-NCR
• Sanjeev Bikhchandani – Founder & Executive VC, Info Edge & Governing Council Member – TiE Delhi-NCR
• Rajan Anandan – MD, India and SEA, PeakXV Partners & Surge (Chair) & Governing Council Member – TiE Delhi-NCR (Chair)

5:30 pm to 6:00 pm

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Fireside Chat ( Maple Hall)

• Adam Connon – GM & General Counsel Web Summit Qatar
• Gautam Srinivasan – Consulting Editor, CNBC-TV18

6:00 pm - 6:30 pm

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AI Startup Showcase ( Maple Hall)

6:30 pm - 7:00 pm

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Girls in ICT India – Closing Ceremony ( Maple Hall)

Keynote address:
• Dr. Pranita Upadhyaya – Head, ITU Area Office & Innovation Centre\
• Dr. Neeraj Mittal – Secretary, Department of Telecommunications

7:00 pm onwards

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Networking Evening & Dinner (Maple Hall)

Partners













Community Partners




Gifting Partners

Co Chairs

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Partner, NYTCP

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Country Head – Venture Capital and PE Partnerships, Microsoft

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CEO, Havas Media India

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