Dr. Sunayana Sitaram
Principal Researcher, Microsoft Research India
“Does the Cloud Have a Water Bill? What It Costs to Run an Artificial Mind
8:30 AM
Participant Registration
9:00 AM
Inauguration
9:40 AM
Session I — Talk I
10:05 AM
Session I — Talk II
Divya Kumar
Global Deputy CFO & Chief Business Steering and Analytics Officer, Decathlon · Author, CFO AI Compass
“The Illusion of Abundance: When intelligence is infinite, human judgement matters more
10:30 AM
Break
10:50 AM
Session I — Talk III
Avik Roy & Ranjitha Jayasimharao
Head of Product, and Head of Research & Development, Smarter Dharma
“Don't measure AI by what it burns. Measure it by what it builds
11:35 AM
Session I — Talk IV
Dr (Fr) Bala Kiran Kumar Hrudayaraj, SJ
Founding Director, Centre for Religion and Culture, and Assistant Professor of Economics, St. Joseph's University
“Where Does the Human Stand? Ethics and Education in the Age of AI
12:00 PM
Session Break
12:30 PM
Registration
1:00 PM
Session II — Talk I
Eshwar Sundaresan
Author, Counsellor & Freelance Journalist
“From Circuit Boards to Story Arcs: Who Thinks When the Machine Answers?
1:25 PM
Session II — Talk II
Rishi Mazumdar
Quest Alliance
“Who Gets to Understand, Question and Shape AI? Access, Agency and Futures in Young India
1:50 PM
Break
2:05 PM
Session II — Talk III
Dr. Rimjhim Agrawal
Co-Founder & CTO, BrainSightAI
“Twenty Watts: What Reading the Brain Teaches Us About Building Machines
2:35 PM
Session II — Talk IV
M N Anuchethan
Commissioner, Department of Information and Public Relations & Department of Youth Empowerment and Sports
“Beyond the Gridlock: Building a City That Thinks
Vote of Thanks
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