January 21, 2026
Shangri-La, New Delhi
An Official Pre-Summit Event of The India-AI Impact Summit 2026
A SYMPOSIUM ON HEALTH, EDUCATION, AND AGRICULTURE
The symposium will serve as a primer to the India-Impact Summit, offering a practical showcase of how AI is being leveraged at scale to strengthen India’s development story, particularly across public health, agriculture, and education. The one-day session aims to move beyond abstract ideas by highlighting real-world, scalable solutions that demonstrate AI’s augmentative and inevitably transformative potential on the ground.
THE PANELS
1
DEMOCRATIZING AI FOR SOCIAL GOOD IN PUBLIC HEALTH
Explore how AI is transforming India’s public health systems. Learn about innovative, end-to-end solutions that strengthen disease surveillance, diagnostic support, and maternal/child health. This panel focuses on operationalizing AI for social good, making healthcare more accessible, efficient, and equitable for every community.
2
AI DRIVING INCLUSIVE GROWTH FOR FARMERS
Delve into the crucial role of AI across the agricultural value chain. Discussions will focus on on-farm applications like enhanced yield prediction and disease detection, and optimizing precision farming. The session examines strategies to democratize access to AI advisories, ensuring these powerful tools benefit smallholder farmers and create a more resilient food ecosystem.
3
AI FOR FOUNDATION, EQUITABLE, AND PERSONALIZED LEARNING
Explore how AI is transforming education from foundational skills to professional upskilling. This session will cover personalized learning, teacher enablement, and equity in access. We will discuss responsible scaling of AI to drive better learning outcomes, accountability, and preparation for the modern workforce at every stage.
4
EVOLVING CSR: DATA AND AI
Explore how AI is transforming education from foundational skills to professional upskilling. This session will cover personalized learning, teacher enablement, and equity in access. We will discuss responsible scaling of AI to drive better learning outcomes, accountability, and preparation for the modern workforce at every stage.
our speakers
Dr. Ashwini Gajarushi
Engineering Manager, Electronic System Group
Technology Innovation Hub for IoT and IoE (TIH-IoT), IIT-Bombay
Azeez Gupta
Co-founder
Rocket Learning
Bhavna Mathur
Lead, Social Impact & CSR
LinkedIn
Dr. K Ramesh
Principal Scientist
ICAR–Indian Institute of Oilseeds Research (IIOR)
Prateek Agarwal
IN Education Lead, Amazon Community Impact
Amazon
Kiran Mayi Botlaguduru
Senior Manager, India CSR
Salesforce
Lavanya Jayaram
Executive Director – South Asia
AVPN
Manju Dhasmana
Senior Director, CSR
Microsoft India
Dr. Radhika Tandon
Professor, Opthalmology
AIIMS
S Neethi
Professor of Practice
Department of Data Science & AI, IIT Madras
Dr. Saadhna Panday
Chief of Education
UNICEF
Shri Samuel Praveen Kumar
Director, Marketing & Corporate Planning
Central Warehousing Corporation
Shri Sitaram Jat
Director of Secondary & Elementary Education
Department of Education, Rajasthan
Sumit Roy
Assistant General Manager, Palm Oil Programme
Solidaridad Network
Abhishek Kumar
Vice President, Engineering & Product
Wadhwani AI
Aditya Nayan
Associate Director, Partnerships
Wadhwani AI
Shekar Sivasubramanian
Head
Wadhwani AI
Dr. Alpan Raval
Chief Scientist AI/ML
Wadhwani AI
Abhishek Kumar
Vice President
Engineering & Product, Wadhwani AI
Sumit Roy
Assistant General Manager
Palm Oil Programme, Solidaridad Network
DR. KUPPUSAMY RAMESH
Principal Scientist
ICAR-Central Institute for Cotton Research (CICR), Nagpur
Azeez Gupta
Co-founder
Rocket Learning
DR. S Neethi
Professor of Practice
Department of Data Science & AI, IIT Madras
Aditya Nayan
Associate Director
Partnerships, Wadhwani AI
Manju Dhasmana
Senior Director
Corporate Social Responsibility & Microsoft Philanthropies, Microsoft Corporation India Private Limited
Kiranmayi Botlaguduru
Senior Manager
India CSR Salesforce
Dr. Radhika Tandon
Chief
Dr. R.P. Centre for Ophthalmic Sciences, AIIMS, New Delhi
Shri Samuel Praveen Kumar
Director (Marketing & Corporate Planning)
Central Warehousing Corporation, Government of India
Dr. Ashwini Gajarushi
Engineering Manager (Electronic System Group)
TIH Foundation for loT & loE, IIT-Bombay
Shekar Sivasubramanian
Head
Wadhwani AI
Dr. Saadhna Panday
Chief of Education
UNICEF India
Dr. Malvika Chaudhary
Global Team Leader
Digital Tool Promotion, CABI
Bhavna Mathur
Lead
Social Impact & CSR, Linkedin
Prateek Agarval
IN Education Lead
Amazon Community Impact, Amazon India
Lavanya Jayaram
Executive Director (South Asia)
AVPN
Agenda
10:00 AM
Welcome
10:05 AM
Inaugural Lamp
10:10 AM
Welcome Note by
Shekar Sivasubramanian, Head, Wadhwani AI
10:15 AM
Introductory Address
10:20 AM
Panel 1:
Democratizing AI for social good in public health
11:10 AM
Q&A
11:20 AM
Tea Break
11:35 AM
Panel 2:
AI Driving Inclusive Growth for farmer
12:20 PM
Q&A
12:35 PM
Lunch
01:35 PM
Panel 3:
AI for Equitable, foundational personalised learning.
02:20 PM
Q&A
02:35 PM
Panel 4:
CSR and aI
03:20 PM
Q&A
03:35 PM
onwards
High Tea and Reception
Head, Wadhwani AI
Democratizing AI for Social Good in Public Health
AI Driving Inclusive Growth for Farmers
AI for Equitable, Foundational, and Personalized Learning
CSR and AI
Onwards
Our Valued Partners
Democratizing AI for Social Good in Public Health
AI Driving Inclusive Growth for Farmers
AI for Equitable, Foundational, and Personalized Learning
Evolving Data: CSR and AI
Onwards