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india AI summit -Research Symposium

 The Research Symposium on AI & Its Impact, held on February 18, 2026, as part of the India AI Impact Summit, brought together a distinguished group of academic, government, and industry leaders.

Below is the comprehensive list of the people involved in the symposium's leadership and speaking tracks.

🏛️ Symposium Leadership

These individuals were responsible for the overall curation and execution of the research agenda.

  • Symposium Chairs:

    • Mr. Abhishek Singh: AS (MeitY), CEO (IndiaAI), and DG (NIC).

    • Prof. PJ Narayanan: Former Director, IIIT Hyderabad.

  • Core Program Committee:

    • Ms. Kavita Bhatia: Scientist 'G', MeitY & COO IndiaAI Mission.

    • Dr. Preeti Banzal: Office of the Principal Scientific Advisor (PSA).

    • Dr. Shivkumar Kalyanaraman: CEO, Anusandhan National Research Foundation (ANRF).

    • Prof. Balaraman Ravindaran: Head of Data Science & AI, IIT Madras.

    • Prof. Mausam: Professor, IIT Delhi.

    • Dr. Kalika Bali: Senior Principal Researcher, Microsoft Research / IndiaAI.

    • Dr. Sunayana Sitaram: Principal Researcher, Microsoft Research.

    • Dr. Mohit Sewak: Google.

    • Prof. Richa Singh: IIT Jodhpur.

    • Prof. Sandipan Dandapat: IIT Hyderabad.

    • Mr. Mohammed Y. Safirulla: Director, IndiaAI Mission (MeitY).

🎤 Keynote & Plenary Speakers

The plenary sessions featured some of the most influential figures in global AI research:

  • Sir Demis Hassabis: Co-founder & CEO, Google DeepMind.

  • Prof. Yann LeCun: Chief AI Scientist at Meta; Professor, NYU.

  • Prof. Yoshua Bengio: Founder & Chair, Mila Institute; Turing Award winner.

  • Prof. Dame Wendy Hall: Professor of Computer Science, University of Southampton.

  • Dr. Manish Gupta: Senior Director, Google DeepMind.

  • Dr. Archana Sharma: Principal Scientist, CERN Switzerland.

🌐 Research Dialogue & Showcase Speakers

These experts led the technical discussions across the "International" and "Global South" tracks:

NameOrganization / Affiliation
Prof. Stuart RussellUniversity of California, Berkeley
Dr. Pushmeet KohliVP of Science, Google DeepMind
Dr. Sara HookerCo-Founder, Adaptation Labs
Prof. Alison NobleProfessor of Engineering, University of Oxford
Prof. Neil LawrenceDeepMind Professor of ML, University of Cambridge
Prof. Priya DontiAsst. Professor, MIT
Prof. Alice OhKAIST (Korea Advanced Institute of Science & Technology)
Dr. Bonnie KruftManaging Director, Microsoft Research AI for Science
Prof. Surya GanguliAssociate Professor, Stanford University
Prof. Monojit ChoudhuryProfessor of NLP, MBZUAI
Dr. Aisha Walcott-BryantHead of Research, Google Africa
Prof. Vukosi MarivateUniversity of Pretoria
Dr. Liming ZhuHead of AI & Digital Division, CSIRO

🏢 Government & Strategic Representatives

Key officials who bridged the gap between research and national policy:

  • Shri Ashwini Vaishnaw: Hon'ble Minister of Electronics & IT (MeitY).

  • Shri S. Krishnan: Secretary, MeitY.

  • Prof. Ajay Sood: Principal Scientific Advisor to the Government of India.

  • Shri Yugal Kishore Joshi: Programme Director, NITI Aayog.

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