​A policy-and-capital conversation on shaping AI for the world’s majority population

​A pre-summit event of AI Impact Summit 2026

​This high-level, invite-only conversation will delve into:

• ​Why AI is becoming capital- and infrastructure-intensive, not just a software layer

• ​How human-first principles can move from ethics to system design and deployment

• ​The Global South’s position in the AI economy — risks of dependency and pathways to agency

• ​The role of capital, compute, data, and institutions in enabling inclusive AI outcomes

• ​How governments, investors, and builders can align incentives for long-term public value

• ​From principles to execution — rethinking how AI is financed, governed, and deployed for impact at scale.

​Speakers

​Shri Ashwini Vaishnaw (Invited)

​Union Cabinet Minister for Railways, Information & Broadcasting, and Electronics & Information Technology, Government of India

​Shri Abhishek Singh, IAS DG NIC & Additional Secretary, MeitY; GoI

​Nina Frey Executive Director ICAIN (International Computation and AI Network)

​Kalyan Kumar Chief Product Officer - HCLSoftware

​John Cook Chairman, Rock Lake Advisors

​Ramesh Raskar Associate Professor at MIT Media Lab