Wadhwani AI @ India AI
Impact Summit 2026
Impact Summit 2026
Session 1 – Feb 17, 2026 Session 2 – Feb 20, 2026 
Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi 
Join Wadhwani AI at the Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi, for two high-level sessions on Responsible AI and Small AI for the Global South.
Join Wadhwani AI at the Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi, for two high-level sessions on Responsible AI and Small AI for the Global South.
Session 1
Multi-Stakeholder Collaboration for AI Adoption
Co-hosted with CeRAI, IIT Madras
Moving beyond ethical theory to practical governance and real-world Responsible AI deployment.
Feb 17, 2026 
5:30 PM – 6:25 PM Meeting Room 7
Speakers
Safiya Husain
Co-founder,
Karya
Makarand Tapaswi
Principal ML Scientist,
Wadhwani AI
Niyati Chhaya
Co-founder,
Hyperbots Inc.
Prof. Dame Wendy Hall
University of Southampton
Prof. Vukosi Marivate
University of Pretoria
Dr. Aisha Walcott-Bryant
Head of Google Research Africa
Dr. Alpan Raval
Chief Scientist, AI and ML,
Wadhwani AI (Moderator)
Session 2
Small AI for Big Social Impact
Efficiency in Low-Resource Settings
Leveraging low-cost, small-footprint AI systems for maximum impact in the Global South.
Feb 20, 2026 3:30 PM – 4:25 PM Meeting Room 10
Speakers
Dr. Zameer Brey
AI Task Force Lead,
Gates Foundation
Dr. Wassim Hamidouche
Microsoft AI for Good Lab
Illango Patchamuthu
Director, Strategy and Operations,
Digital & AI,
World Bank Group
Dr. Aisha Walcott-Bryant
Head of Google Research Africa
Antoine Tesniere
Directeur général de PariSanté Campus
Dr. Alpan Raval
Chief Scientist, AI and ML,
Wadhwani AI (Moderator)
Co-hosted with CeRAI, IIT Madras
Moving beyond ethical theory to practical governance and real-world Responsible
AI deployment.
Feb 17, 2026 5:30 PM – 6:25 PM Meeting Room 7
Speakers
Safiya Husain
Co-founder,
Karya
Makarand Tapaswi
Principal ML Scientist,
Wadhwani AI
Niyati Chhaya
Co-founder,
Hyperbots Inc.
Prof. Dame Wendy Hall
University of Southampton
Prof. Vukosi Marivate
University of Pretoria
Dr. Aisha Walcott-Bryant
Head of Google Research Africa
Dr. Alpan Raval
Chief Scientist, AI and ML,
Wadhwani AI (Moderator)
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Feb 17, 2026
5:30 PM – 6:25 PM
Meeting Room 7
Speakers
Session 1
Multi-Stakeholder Collaboration for AI Adoption
Co-hosted with CeRAI, IIT Madras
Moving beyond ethical theory to practical governance and real-world Responsible
AI deployment.
Feb 17, 2026 5:30 PM – 6:25 PM Meeting Room 7
Speakers
Safiya Husain
Co-founder,
Karya
Makarand Tapaswi
Principal ML Scientist,
Wadhwani AI
Niyati Chhaya
Co-founder,
Hyperbots Inc.
Prof. Dame Wendy Hall
University of Southampton
Prof. Vukosi Marivate
University of Pretoria
Dr. Aisha Walcott-Bryant
Head of Google Research Africa
Dr. Alpan Raval
Chief Scientist, AI and ML,
Wadhwani AI (Moderator)
Safiya Husain
Co-founder,
Karya
Makarand Tapaswi
Principal ML Scientist,
Wadhwani AI
Niyati Chhaya
Co-founder,
Hyperbots Inc.
Prof. Dame Wendy Hall
University of Southampton
Prof. Vukosi Marivate
University of Pretoria
Dr. Aisha Walcott-Bryant
Head of Google Research Africa
Dr. Alpan Raval
Chief Scientist, AI and ML,
Wadhwani AI (Moderator)
Feb 20, 2026
3:30 PM – 4:25 PM
Meeting Room 10
Speakers
Session 2
Small AI for Big Social Impact
Efficiency in Low-Resource Settings
Leveraging low-cost, small-footprint AI systems for maximum
impact in the Global South.
Feb 20, 2026 3:30 PM – 4:25 PM Meeting Room 10
Speakers
Prof. Milind Tambe
Harvard University & Google Research
Dr. Zameer Brey
AI Task Force Lead,
Gates Foundation
DDr Wassim Hamidouche
Microsoft AI for Good Lab
Illango Patchamuthu
Director, Strategy and Operations,
Digital & AI,
World Bank Group
Dr. Aisha Walcott-Bryant
Head of Google Research Africa
Antoine Tesniere
Directeur général de PariSanté
Campus
Dr. Alpan Raval
Chief Scientist, AI and ML,
Wadhwani AI (Moderator)
Dr. Zameer Brey
AI Task Force Lead,
Gates Foundation
Dr. Wassim Hamidouche
Microsoft AI for Good Lab
Illango Patchamuthu
Director, Strategy and Operations,
Digital & AI,
World Bank Group
Dr. Aisha Walcott-Bryant
Head of Google Research Africa
Antoine Tesniere
Directeur général de PariSanté
Campus
Dr. Alpan Raval
Chief Scientist, AI and ML,
Wadhwani AI (Moderator)