AI + KumbhMela, a $2B opportunity, Feb 21st at IIT-Delhi
Please apply to attend. This is an in-person event. A govt issued ID is required and must match the full name in the approved application. Please do not join if your application is not approved. Submit all the details in the LuMa form to improve your chances.
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Join us for AI + Kumbh on Saturday, Feb 21 at IIT-Delhi — a lively get-together hosted by during the India AI Impact Summit. Expect sharp conversations, quick demos, and big-picture ideas as folks from IITs, Kumbhathon Foundation, MIT, Harvard, IISc and leading companies swap notes on how AI can transform festivals, public services, and on-the-ground experiences. Location details available to approval delegates.
We’re already gearing up for a digitally supercharged Kumbh in July 2027 — thanks to dynamic leadership in Mumbai under CM Fadnavis and the Kumbh administration in Nasik, the next festival looks ready for the most digital and AI savvy event.
9am -10am: Kick-off and Introduction
10am - 11am: AI + Kumbh : An Agentic Approach for Mass Gatherings
Speakers:
Prof. Ramesh Raskar, MIT
Dr. Pravin Gedam, Divisional Commissioner of Nashik
Mr Shekhar Singh, Commissioner, Kumbh Mela, Nashik, Maharashtra
Prof. Ramesh Raskar, MIT
Dr. Pravin Gedam, Divisional Commissioner of Nashik
Mr Shekhar Singh, Commissioner, Kumbh Mela, Nashik, Maharashtra
11 am -11:30 am: High Tea & Networking
11: 30 am: Private session open to only direct invitees who received separate email
Hosts:
Dr Nikhil Agarwal, Managing Director, Foundation for Innovation and Technology Transfer (FITT), Indian Institute of Technology Delhi (IITD)
Prof. Ramesh Raskar, MIT
Dr. Pravin Gedam, Divisional Commissioner of Nashik
Mr Shekhar Singh, Commissioner, Kumbh Mela, Nashik, Maharashtra
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Background Information
https://www.media.mit.edu/projects/mit-kumbhathon/overview/
https://www.linkedin.com/company/kifnashik/
The Kumbh Mela challenge can be understood through three concentric rings of problems.
Ring 1: Infrastructure and Safety (Out of Scope, leaving to existing security and infrastructure protocols),
Ring 2: Access Services and
Ring 3:Experience Services.
While Ring 1 (infrastructure and security) requires traditional law enforcement and civic resources, Ring 2 and Ring 3 are ripe for agentic transformation because they deal with Coordination Problems, Not Control Problems, Consent-Driven Data Flows, Multi-Stakeholder Orchestration, Privacy-Preserving Aggregation. The agentic approach shifts management from reactive control to anticipatory coordination.