 
 
A SYMPOSIUM ON HEALTH, EDUCATION, AND AGRICULTURE
The symposium will serve as a primer to the India-AI Impact Summit 2026, 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
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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.
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.
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 FOUNDATIONAL, 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. It will discuss responsible scaling of AI to drive better learning outcomes, accountability, and preparation for the modern workforce at every stage.
3
AI FOR FOUNDATIONAL, 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. It 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
Witness the evolution of Corporate Social Responsibility from traditional philanthropy to CSR 2.0: a strategic, data-driven approach. This panel explores the necessity of this shift, where AI and technology enable smarter, scalable, and more measurable social impact. Discover how cross-sector collaboration and AI can drive sustainable outcomes that communities truly adopt and benefit from.
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EVOLVING CSR: DATA AND AI
our speakers
Dr. Ashwini Gajarushi
Engineering Manager (Electronic System Group)
TIH Foundation for loT & loE, IIT-Bombay
Azeez Gupta
Co-founder
Rocket Learning
Bhavna Mathur
Lead
Social Impact & CSR, LinkedIn
Kiranmayi Botlaguduru
Senior Manager
India CSR Salesforce
Dr. Kuppusamy Rameash
Principal Scientist
ICAR-Central Institute for Cotton Research (CICR), Nagpur
Lavanya Jayaram
Executive Director (South Asia)
AVPN
Dr. Malvika Chaudhary
Global Team Leader
Digital Tool Promotion, CABI
Manju Dhasmana
Senior Director
Corporate Social Responsibility & Microsoft Philanthropies, Microsoft Corporation India Private Limited
Pranit Tulsi
Program Manager
Google.org India and APAC
TBC
Prateek Agarval
IN Education Lead
Amazon Community Impact, Amazon India
Dr. Radhika Tandon
Chief
Dr. R.P. Centre for Ophthalmic Sciences, AIIMS, New Delhi
DR. S Neethi
Professor of Practice
Department of Data Science & AI, IIT Madras
Dr. Saadhna Panday
Chief of Education
UNICEF India
Shri Samuel Praveen Kumar
Director (Marketing & Corporate Planning)
Central Warehousing Corporation, Government of India
Suhel Bidani
Lead
Digital and AI, Gates Foundation
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
Dr. Alpan Raval
Chief Scientist AI/ML
Wadhwani AI
Shekar Sivasubramanian
Head
Wadhwani AI
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 Farmers
12:20 PM
Q&A
12:35 PM
Lunch
01:35 PM
Panel 3:
AI for Equitable, Foundational, and Personalized Learning
02:20 PM
Q&A
02:35 PM
Panel 4:
Evolving Data: CSR and AI
03:20 PM
Q&A
03:35 PM
onwards
High Tea and Reception
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