GPAI 2023 begins in New Delhi from tomorrow

1. Background

The Global Partnership on AI (GPAI) is a multi-stakeholder initiative which aims to bridge the gap between theory and practice on AI by supporting cutting-edge research and applied activities on AI-related priorities.

Launched in June 2020 with 15 members, GPAI is the fruition of an idea developed within the G7. Today, GPAI’s 29 members are Argentina, Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Czech Republic, Denmark, France, Germany, India, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Mexico, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Poland, the Republic of Korea, Senegal, Serbia, Singapore, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Turkey, the United Kingdom, the United States, and the European Union.

GPAI has a Council and a Steering Committee, supported by a Secretariat hosted by the OECD, and two Centres of Expertise: one in Montreal (CEIMIA, the International Centre of Expertise in Montreal for the Advancement of Artificial Intelligence) and one in Paris (at INRIA, the French National Institute for Research in Digital Science and Technology). Currently, GPAI has four working groups on the themes of Responsible AI, Data Governance, the Future of Work, and Innovation and Commercialization.

India is a founding member of GPAI, having joined the multi-stakeholder initiative on June 15, 2020.

The third Annual GPAI Summit was held in Tokyo, Japan, on the 21st and 22nd of November, 2022. This two-day summit saw participation from senior government leaders from 24 Countries and AI leaders from the India, European Union (EU), OECD, and UNDP. The summit also saw in-person ministerial representation from over 6 nations. Further, over 100 diverse AI experts from Industry, Civil Society, Academia, Trade Unions, etc., also joined to discuss key AI issues during the summit.

In November 2022, India received more than two-thirds of first preference votes and was elected as the Incoming Council Chair of GPAI. India is serving as the Incoming Support Chair in 2022-23. India is taking over as Lead Chair on 12 December 2023 for 2023-24 and will serve as Outgoing Support Chair in 2024-25. As Lead Chair, India is hosting the annual GPAI Summit a three-day event from 12^th to 14^th December 2023 to convene all 29 GPAI members to discuss matters related to AI.

In addition to the official GPAI events, the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology, Government of India, is organizing multiple side-events including the AI Game Changers Award for Startups, Global AI Expo with more than 150 Startups and AI solutions, Research Symposium in partnership with IIT Madras, Workshops and  Roundtable discussion on key issues related to AI Innovation, Governance and Regulation. In addition UK will be organizing a session as a follow up of the discussions at UK AI Safety Summit. Shri Amandeep Gill, Tech Envoy to UN Secretary General will be leading a session with the members of the UN Advisory Group on AI. The events will be centered around AI-related priorities including healthcare, accessibility, skilling, governance, data, and global collaboration among others.

Youth for Unnati and Vikas with AI (YUVAi) program, a joint program of MeitY and Intel, has been fostering a deeper understanding of AI, equipping school students from classes 8 to 12 across the nation with relevant mindset and skill sets and empowering them to become human-centric designers and users of AI. Intel will have the YuvaAI Award winning students from across the world showcase their solutions in it’s pavilion. Winners of Global Impact Festival – students from Brazil, Poland, Malaysia, Thailand and Costa Rica will also be showcasing their solutions.

In the GPAI Summit 2023, delegations of 28 member countries and European Union including 5 Ministerial delegations (Canada, France, Japan, Turkiye, UK) are participating.

In addition to above, 67 GPAI Experts and more than 120 industry leaders and experts are participating in the Summit.

The flagship initiatives of the Summit are as follows:

• Research Symposium: Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY), in collaboration with the Centre for Responsible AI (CeRAI), IIT Madras is organising a Research Symposium as part of the Annual GPAI Summit in New Delhi. The Symposium, under the theme Responsible AI in Public-Sector Applications, is intended to provide a platform for Indian and International academics and researchers to collaborate with other AI experts and present their actionable research on Responsible AI in front of a global audience. Over 150 abstracts have been received from 38 countries and 11 submissions have been selected for a paper presentation during the GPAI Summit. This session will also include Technical Talks from global AI experts such as:

• Dr. Gisele Waters, Working Group Chair, Developing P3119 Standard on Artificial Intelligence Procurement, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers.
• Dr. Shyam Sundaram, Chief – Business Ontology & Knowledge Engineering, Bajaj Finserv.
• Dr. Ramayya Krishnan, Dean, Heinz College of Information Systems And Public Policy, Carnegie Mellon University.
• Professor Arun Sundararajan, Harold Price Professor, Entrepreneurship and Professor of Technology, New York University.

• AI Gamechangers Award: The AI Gamechangers Award aims to recognize and celebrate impactful AI solutions that are driving responsible AI innovation across two categories of awards – AI in Governance Leader Award and the NextGen Leaders Award. Shortlisted participants will get to attend the Summit and pitch their solutions to a jury of global AI experts, industry representatives etc. Three winners will be selected from each of the two categories of Awards after the jury evaluation and announced in the Awards Ceremony during the Annual GPAI Summit, 2023. The Call for Applications was floated till 15^th November 2023 to seek participation from domestic and global AI startups. Around 150 applications were received and 10 have been selected for pitching during the GPAI Summit.

• IndiaAI Expo: As part of the GPAI Summit, the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology is organizing a Global AI Expo. The Expo will feature organizations (educational institutions, companies, start-ups, MSMEs) who are at the forefront of AI innovation and have technologies that have a potential to benefit society and address critical global challenges. The exhibition will be visited by global audience of industry leaders, policymakers, thought leaders, domain experts, fellow innovators and institutions, start-ups, and other stakeholders from 28 countries and EU.

The AI Expo is centered around the following themes/sectors:

• Agriculture, Food, Health, Water Resources, Environment and Pollution, Education, Culture, Transportation, Highways and Waterways, Railways, Energy, Public Safety, Disaster Management, Legal, Finance, Governance and Cyber-Security.

There is a space for 100 built-up stalls (in 7 clusters), 12 pavilions of 100 sq mts each and 6 pavilions of 50 sq mts each. 261 applications were received for built-up stalls and 48 applications were received for raw pavilions. There will be around 18 pavilions where organizations like Reliance Jio, Paytm, Intel, AWS, Meta, Microsoft and Google will participate. Meta and AWS will showcase more than 20 start-ups in their ecosystem within their pavilions. Youth for Unnati and Vikas with AI (YUVAi) program, a joint program of MeitY and Intel, has been fostering a deeper understanding of AI, equipping school students from classes 8 to 12 across the nation with relevant mindset and skill sets and empowering them to become human-centric designers and users of AI. Intel will have the YuvaAI Award winning students from across the world showcase their solutions in it’s pavilion.

• Pitch Fest: The AI Pitch Fest is conceptualized to harness the platform provided by the Annual GPAI Summit towards promoting financial sustainability and support for GPAI’s most impactful projects, advancing the idea of Safe and Secure AI for all. The Pitch Fest will provide an opportunity for GPAI experts to present their ongoing projects to prominent donor organizations with a view to exploring opportunities for collaboration as well as support. The event will act as a bridge between GPAI projects and organizations actively looking to support impactful Responsible AI work.

In addition to above flagship initiatives, a session on follow up on AI Safety Summit is also being organised by Government of UK. This session will provide an overview of the outcomes of the UK Safety Summit at Bletchley Park. An Innovation Workshop was organised in Montreal, Canada by GPAI Expert Centres CEIMIA (Montreal based) and INRIA (Paris based). A session on Innovation Workshop knowledge sharing by CEIMIA and INRIA will also be organised. This session will present the key outcomes from the Montreal GPAI Innovation Workshop and discuss the way forward.

In addition, around 19 sessions will also be organised on various aspects of Artificial Intelligence. These side events are classified into four categories and are closely aligned with GPAI’s priorities and working groups. As outlined below, these events cover various aspects integral to guide responsible development, use and adoption of AI and facilitate international collaboration on AI.

1. AI as Catalyst of Growth: Kinetic Enabler for the Digital Economy

The following side events cover avenues where AI is being utilised to enable social transformation and address global challenges, including healthcare, accessibility, climate change, DPIs, sustainable agriculture among others:

1. AI and Global Health – Role of AI in advancing Healthcare

The session seeks to explore the growing use of Artificial Intelligence enabled systems in the field of healthcare, through a panel discussion. Discussion will span topics of role of AI in Universal Health Coverage, workflow in healthcare operations, diagnostics, and drug discovery, AI-assistance for healthcare professionals, ethical aspects of deploying AI in healthcare, challenges faced by countries, and public-private synergies.

2. AI and Sustainable Agriculture: Towards Global Food Security

The session aims to identify opportunities for leveraging AI innovations for sustainable agriculture in the Global South by discussing case studies and examples of successful AI deployment models. It will also examine the challenges of deploying AI for sustainable agriculture and explore policy issues that are critical to catalysing the use of AI innovation for sustainable agriculture.

3. AI for Climate Action: Accelerating Sustainable Solutions

The session will focus on building localized knowledge about the opportunities, challenges, and risks of the intersection of AI and climate change that resonates with the priorities and concerns of countries in the Global South.

The discussion will leverage the collective expertise to add value to GPAI deliberations and open the forum to a geographically and professionally diverse group of experts.

4. Building Scalable Large Language Models (LLMs)

The session is about learning and sharing knowledge on Large Language Models (LLMs) and Natural Language Processing (NLP). The aim is to deepen understanding through research and industry insights while encouraging networking and professional growth in the LLM and NLP sectors. It will cover various aspects like multilingual support and bias reduction, with discussions on ethical use and the creation of specific models for different countries.

5. AI and Governance: The next Techade of DPIs

The session will bring together key stakeholders to discuss approaches to building inclusive and advanced DPIs over the next 10 years.

The objectives of the session include:

• Recognize the pivotal role of international collaboration in AI democratization
• Address challenges related to data ownership, governance, and the concomitant opportunities for development and adoption of DPI tools for accelerating AI adoption and development.
• Discussing the role of technological advances, particularly in AI/ML technologies, in shaping the next generation of Digital Public Infrastructure.

6. AI for All – Bridging the Global AI Divide

The session will focus on building localized knowledge about the opportunities, challenges, and risks of the intersection of AI and climate change that resonates with the priorities and concerns of countries in the Global South.

The discussion will leverage the collective expertise to add value to GPAI deliberations and open the forum to a geographically and professionally diverse group of experts.

Discuss creation of a global repository of open-source AI resources, ensuring affordable and inclusive technological responses to climate change.

7. Applied AI Research and Indigenous Innovations

The objective of the session is to provide an overview of the latest trends and developments in AI research, showcase a diverse range of AI applications, and discuss the social and ethical implications of AI. The session also aims to encourage dialogue and collaboration between AI researchers and practitioners.

8. Applications of AI in Priority Sectors

The session will focus on challenges and opportunities in adoption of AI by industry towards enhancing competitiveness, market potential of AI and its uptake across industries.

Objectives of the session are:

• Establish comprehensive understanding of AI’s current penetration across essential sectors like education, security, finance, healthcare, etc.
• Highlight the successful case studies of AI adoption in industry and its value growth across the globe.

 

9. Productization and Scaling-up of AI Solutions

The session will focus on multifaceted implications of AI and dimensions such as impact on innovation, SME adoption and commercial practices between businesses. Identify mechanisms to cultivate strategic partnerships between businesses in the AI value chain to explore solutions for future proofing trade and commerce, commercial best-practices, tailored to cater both global and local needs.

10. Neurotechnologies and AI

The session will facilitate a Roundtable/Panel discussion on UNESCO report on AI and neurotechnology. The session will bring together experts to engage in a meaningful dialogue about the implications, findings, and recommendations outlined in the report.

11. AI and Intellectual Property: Protecting Innovations

The session will focus on expanding the concepts mentioned in the IP Primer released by GPAI’s Working Group on Innovation and Commercialization.

This session will address the IP protection of various constituents of AI systems, namely – Hardware, AI algorithms, Software in which Algorithm is embedded, Training Datasets and Outcome. 

The session will also seek to identify avenues where current IP laws are silent or may require modification to address challenges of Generative AI.

2. Safe and Trusted AI: Global Framework for Regulating AI

The side events mentioned below cover various aspects of Safe, trusted, accountable and Responsible use of AI where global convergence is critical, including Generative AI, AI governance principles, ethical guidelines along with actionable frameworks for implementing Responsible use of AI:

1. International AI Regulations: Catalysing Innovation while ensuring Safety, Trust and Accountability

The objective of the session is to distill insights that can contribute to fostering a harmonized AI landscape characterized by growth, responsibility, and shared aspirations. The key objectives will include:

• Enhancing international collaboration among GPAI nations to share best-practices, insights, and strategies for AI governance and regulations.
• Discussing the advantages and challenges of both sector-specific (sectoral) and overarching (horizontal) AI governance.

2. Safe and Trustworthy AI: Adopting Robustness and Security in AI Systems

The session will discuss various issues relating to safe, secure and trustworthy AI. The session seeks to identify key threats, challenges and opportunities that industry and governments face. It will bring together key stakeholders to share their ideas.

3. Mitigating social risks for a safe and resilient society

• As the world approaches an AI-driven future, ongoing discussions about Responsible AI are crucial. In this context, the session has the following objectives:
• Develop initial guidance on the safe, secure and responsible use of generative AI;
• Address global imperatives while also addressing region-specific challenges, especially those faced by developing nations;
• Prioritize development and endorsement of technical standards that ensure responsible and effective AI utilization.

 

4. Generative AI: Issues and Challenges

This session will give a broad overview of Generative AI and its potential to revolutionize various sectors. The session will also address several concerns with this technology such as ethical deployment, disinformation, privacy concerns, data governance, and potential biases.

5. Future of Global Governance on AI: Perspectives from UN High-Level Advisory Body on AI

This side event aims to convene various members of the High-Level Advisory body on AI to deliberate on the future of global cooperation and governance of AI and how various existing initiatives may converge towards ensuring a unified approach towards advancing Trustworthy AI.

3. AI Challenges: Impact of AI on the Future of Work & Talent

The side event mentioned below highlights the significant challenge of talent gap in the global AI innovation ecosystem and will focus on proposing approaches to re-define future of work:

1. AI Education and Skilling: Bridging the Talent Gap

The session will focus on multifaceted implications of AI and dimensions such as impact on innovation, SME adoption and commercial practices between businesses. Identify mechanisms to cultivate strategic partnerships between businesses in the AI value chain to explore solutions for future proofing trade and commerce, commercial best-practices, tailored to cater both global and local needs.

4. Enabling AI Growth: Datasets, Compute and Global Partnerships

The following side events cover foundational elements of AI innovation including responsible access to datasets and equitable distribution of resources, like compute and physical infrastructure to enable global adoption of AI:

1. Harnessing the Power of Data Responsibly

The session will discuss the importance of ensuring data used in AI models is reliable and secure, aligning with organizational values to mitigate bias and risks. It will also touch upon AI ethics and address concerns about personal data handling, social media censorship, and demonstrating the insufficiency of existing laws through real-world examples.

2. Collaborative AI for Global Partnership (CAIGP) – Global Cooperation for Equitable AI

The session aims to catalyze discourse around the need to join efforts across countries and organizations towards making the AI innovation ecosystem more inclusive.

The objectives of the event include:

• Identifying how to collectively align and harmonize efforts towards building the future of AI through a multistakeholder approach towards AI research and innovation.
• Exploring the role of large industry players, including AI compute providers in driving inclusivity across the AI ecosystem.

The GPAI Experts in association with GPAI Expert Support Centres (CEIMIA and INRIA) are also organising 9 side session on various project undertaken in four Working Groups of GPAI (Responsible AI, Data Governance, Innovation & Commercialisation and Future of Work).

A mobile App “Bharat Mandapam” has been developed and available on both Playstore (for Android) and AppStore (for iOS) to provide details about the venue, agenda and other tourist places in New Delhi. This app is a contribution from MeitY to ITPO which can be used for future events at Bharat Mandapam.

MeitY has also developed a Chat Bot which has been integrated with the GPAI Delhi Summit website. Any delegate can ask questions related to Summit such as venue, agenda, meeting rooms etc. at this Chat Bot. This is available on the website – gpaidelhi2023.in. More than 9000 people have registered for the event.

The event will be held in hybrid mode and will also be available on a specially created virtual platform live.negd.in

List of Ministers from GPAI member countries

 

Canada	HoD: Dr. Mark Schaan,  Senior Assistant Deputy Minister at Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada
France	HoD: Mr. Jean-Noël Barrot, Minister for Digital Transition and Telecommunications
Japan	HoD: Mr. Hiroshi Yoshida, Vice-Minister for Policy Coordination, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications
United Kingdom	HoD: Viscount Camrose, Minister for Artificial Intelligence and Intellectual Property
Türkiye	HoD: Mr. Zekeriya Çoştu, Deputy Minister of Industry and Technology (Virtual Participation)

 

 

List of Member Delegations

 

Argentina	HoD: Amb. Hugo Javier Gobbi, Ambassador of Argentina to India	In person
	Mrs. Cecilia Inés Silberberg, Head of the Science, Technology and Legal Affairs of the Argentine Embassy in India	In person
	Ms. Gabriela Mattausch, Diplomat, Ministry of Foreign Affairs	Online
Australia	HoD: Ms. Helen Wilson, Deputy Secretary, Science and Technology Group, Department of Industry, Science and Resources	Online
	Ms. Caitlin Searle, Counsellor, Australian High Commission	In person
	Ms. Jahla Madonna Gato, Assistant Manager AI Engagement, Department of Industry Science and Resources	In person
Belgium	HoD: Mr. Steven De Wilde, Deputy Head of Mission, Embassy of Belgium in India	In person
Brazil	HoD: Mr. Henrique de Oliveira Miguel, Secretary of Science and Technology for Digital Transformation, Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation	Online
	Ms. Cristina Akemi Shimoda Uechi, General Coordinator of Digital Transformation, Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation	Online
	Mr. Paulo Afonso, Multilateral Cooperation General Coordinator, Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation	Online
	Mr. Ciro Eduardo Ferreira, Diplomat, Ministry of Foreign Affairs	Online
	Mr. Everton Goursand de Freitas, Program and project coordinator for Digital Transformation, Ministry of Science, Technology, and Innovation	Online
Canada	HoD: Dr. Mark Schaan,  Senior Assistant Deputy Minister at Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada	In person
	Mr. Christophe Mariage-Beaulieu, Senior Analyst, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada	Online
	Dr. Aysha Mawani, Director General, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada	Online
	Ms. Gabrielle Trottier, International adviser, Canadian délégation – Quebec	Online
Czech Republic	To be confirmed
Denmark	HoD: Mr. Johan Christian Amby, Head of Section, International Affairs, Ministry of Digital Government and Gender Equality	In person
European Union	HoD: Amb. Hervé Delphin, Ambassador, Delegation of European Union to India	In person
	Mr. Juha Heikkilä, Adviser for Artificial Intelligence in the European Commission Directorate-General for Communications Networks, Content and Technology.	Online
	Dr. Sara Zennaro, Counsellor, Delegation of the European Union	In person
France	HoD: Mr. Jean-Noël Barrot, Minister for Digital Transition and Telecommunications	In person
	Mr. Guillaume Avrin, France coordinator for artificial intelligence	In person
	Ms. Constance Mickiewicz, Policy Advisor,Ministry of Foreign Affairs	In person
	Mrs. Luisa Terranova, Political Counsellor, Embassy of France in India	In person
	Mr. Michaël Yann Nicolas REFFAY, Advisor in charge of regulation and digital sovereignty, Ministry of Digital Affairs	In person
Germany	HoD: Dr. Anna Christmann, Member of the Bundestag, Federal Government Coordinator for Aerospace, BMWK representative for the digital economy and start-ups	In person
	Mr. Jochen Zimmermann, Head of Start-up Division, German Federal Ministry of Economic Affairs and Climate Action	In person
	Mr. Manfred Meiss, Policy Officer, Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action	Online
	Mr. Alexander Reck, Embassy Counselor, Head of the Digital Affairs and Transport Department, German Embassy New Delhi	In person
India	HoD: H.E. Shri Ashwini Vaishnaw, Hon’ble Minister of Electronics and Information Technology	In person
	HoD: H.E. Shri Rajeev Chandrasekhar, Hon’ble Minister of State in the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology	In person
	Shri Abhishek Aggarwal, Scientist D, Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology	In person
	Shri Abhishek Singh, P&CEO NEGD & Additional Secretary, Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology	In person
	Shri S. Krishnan, Secretary, Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology	In person
	Smt. Kavita Bhatia, Scientist G and Group Coordinator, Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology	In person
Ireland	HoD: H.E. Kevin Kelly, Ambassador of Ireland to India, Bangladesh, Nepal, Sri Lanka and the Maldives	In person
	Dr. Toby Sainsbury, Head of AI and Future of Manufacturing Unit	In person
Israel	Mr. Barak Gatenyo, Head of International Organizations Desk, International Relations division, Ministry of Innovation, Science and Technology	Online
Italy	Dr. Daniela Grazia Battisti, Head of international Relations, Department for Digital Transformation- Presidency of the Council of Ministers	Online
Japan	HoD: Mr. Hiroshi Yoshida, Vice-Minister for Policy Coordination, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications	In person
	Mr. Kawai Kenichiro, Assistant Director, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications	In person
	Mr. Koji Isowa, Deputy Director for Global Digital Policy Office, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications	In person
	Mr. Yasunari Ueno, Director for International Policy Coordination, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications	In person
	Mr. Yoichi Iida, Assistant Vice Minister for International Affairs, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications	In person
	Mr. Koji Hara, Second Secretary, Economic DIvision, Embassy of Japan	In person
	Ms. Honoka Ninagawa, Officer,  Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications	In person
Korea	Mr. Byungwoo Kim, Senior Researcher, KISDI	Online
	Mrs. CHOI SOOHO, Second Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs	In person
	Ms. Soohyeon Kang, Deputy Director, Ministry of Science and ICT	Online
	Ms. Sungeun Kim, Assistant Director, Ministry of Science and ICT	Online
Mexico	HoD: Amb. Ulises Canchola, Ambassador of Mexico to Norway and soon-to-be Special Representative for Emerging Technologies	Online
	Ms. Karen de Brouwer Vásquez, Director of Financing for Development and Technologies at the Mexican MFA	Online
	Mr. Rodrigo Riojas Martínez, Coordinator for Global Issues	Online
Netherlands	HoD: Amb. Nathalie Jaarsma, AI Envoy for the Netherlands	In person
	Mr. Dhoya Snijders, Innovation Council, Embassy of the Netherlands in India	In person
	Mr. Justin de Bruijn, Cyber Diplomat, Embassy of the Netherlands in India	In person
	Mr. Mark Pryce, International Affairs Coordinator, Ministry of Interior and Kingdom Relations	Online
	Mr. Luca Kuiper, Policy Officer AI governance, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, The Netherlands	Online
	Ms. Lisa Vermeer, Senior Policy Officer at the Digital Economy Directorate of the Dutch Ministry of Economic Affairs and Climate Policy	Online
New Zealand	To be confirmed
Poland	HoD: Mr. Robert Kroplewski, Plenipotentiary of Minister of Digital Affairs for Information  Society	In person and online
	Mr. Adam Rogowski – expert of Digital Policy Department, Ministry of Digital Affairs	Online
	Mr. Kamil Giera – expert of Technology and Innovation Department, Ministry of Digital Affairs	Online
	Ms. Pamela Krzypkowska, Deputy Director of Innovation Department, Polish Ministry of Digital Affairs	In person and online
Senegal	HoD: Ms. Fatou Binetou Ndiaye, Secretary General, Ministry of Communication, Telecommunications and Digital Economy	In person
	Amb. Abdoul Wahab Haidara, Ambassador of Senegal to India	In person
	Mrs. Ndeye Maimouna Diop Ep Diagne, Advisor, Ministry of Communications, Telecommunications and Digital Economy/TBI	In person
	Ms. Aissatou Jeanne Ndiaye, Director of ICT, Ministry of Digital Economy	In person
	Ms. Ndeye Fatou Mboup, Expert in IA et assistante de recherche à IPAR	Online
	Mr. Seydina Mouss Ndiaye, expert de l’Union africaine pour la rédaction de la stratégie panafricaine sur l’IA	In person
Serbia	HoD: Dr. Miroslav Trajanovic, State secretary, Ministry of Science, Technological Development and Innovation	In person
	Mr. Uroš Poluga, Head of AI Development Team in the Office for IT and eGovernment, Government of Serbia	In person
Singapore	HoD: Mr. Poon Hong Yuen, Deputy Secretary, Digital Economy and International, Ministry of Communications and Information	In person
	Mr. Wu Po Cheng, First Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs	In person
	Ms. Nazeeya Nashrath, Assistant Director, International Affairs, Ministry of Communication and Information	In person
Slovenia	HoD: Amb. Tadej Rupel, National coordinator for Foreign affairs on digitalization, AI and Cybersecurity, Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs	In person
	Mr. Samo Zorc,  Secretary, Ministry of Digital Transformation	Online
	Mr. Gašper Hrastelj, Director of UNESCO Office,  Ministry of Higher Education, Science and Innovation	Online
Spain	To be confirmed
Sweden	HoD: Dr. Anders Hektor, Deputy Director, Ministry of Finance	Online
	Dr. Per-Arne Wikström, Science and Innovation Counsellor, Embassy of Sweden in New Delhi	In person
Türkiye	HoD: Mr. Zekeriya Çoştu, Deputy Minister of Industry and Technology
	Ms. Melisa Tekeli, Industry and Technology Expert	Online
	Ms. Seyma Ozcan, Unit Manager of the International Relations Department	Online
	Ms. Yagmur Yasayan, Analyst, Digital Transformation Office (DTO) of the Presidency of the Republic of Türkiye	Online
United Kingdom	HoD: Viscount Camrose, Minister for Artificial Intelligence and Intellectual Property	In person
	Ms. Christi Thomas, Tech and Innovation Policy Officer, British High Commission New Delhi, FCDO	In person
	Mr. Joshua Bamford, Head of Tech and Innovation, British High Commission New Delhi, FCDO	In person
	Mr. Amit Thapar, Head of International and AI Safety Summit Policy, DSIT	In person
	Mr. Craig Stanley-Adamson, Head of Multilateral Strategy, DSIT	In person
	Mr. Hasan Siddiqi, Senior International Development Policy Advisor, FCDO	In person
	Mr. Joseph Mervyn Phillips, International AI Policy Adviser, DSIT	In person
	Mr. Oliver Ilott, Director, AI Safety Institute	In person
	Mr. Scott Bailey, Prime Minister’s Deputy Representative for the AI Safety Summit, DSIT	In person
	Ms. Sophie Morris, Senior Private Secretary to Viscount Camrose, DSIT	In person
United States	HoD: Dr. Seth Center, Deputy Special Envoy for Critical and Emerging Technology	Online
	HoD: Mr. David Jea, Dep. Dir. Multilat. Affairs | Int’l Info. & Com. Policy	In person
	Mr. Aamod Omprakash, Cyber and Digital Policy Officer, US Embassy in New Delhi	In person
	Mr. Andrew Merluzzi, Emerging Technology Advisor, USAID	In person
	Mr. David Turnbull, US GPAI representative, US Department of State	In person
	Mr. Roshon Nair, Project Management Specialist, USAID, US Embassy New Delhi	In person
	Ms. Isabel Gates, Telecommunications Policy Specialist	Online
	Mr. Sean Ruthe, Unit Chief, Environment Science Technology Health Section	In person
	Ms. Nazneen Akbari, Economic Advisor	In person
	Mr. Drew Schufletowski, Minister Counselor for Economic Affairs	In person
	Ms. Sonia Laul, Trade Officer	In person
	Mr. Travis Coberly, Trade and Technology Unit Chief	In person
	Mr. John Speaks, Deputy Minister-Counselor for Economic Affairs	In person
Observers
UNESCO	HoD: Ms. Gabriela Ramos, Assistant Director-General for Social and Human Sciences of UNESCO	In person
	Ms Mariagrazia Squicciarini, DIR/SOP a.i. & Chef SHS/EO	In person
	Ms. Eunsong Kim, Programme Specialist and Chief of Social and Human Sciences Section	In person
	Ms. Marielza Couto e Silva de Oliveira, Director, Division for Digital Inclusion, Policies and Transformation	Online
	Mr. Tim Curtis, Director and UNESCO Representative	In person
	Ms. Aishwarya Sehgal, Programme Officer, UNESCO	In person
OECD	HoD: Mr. Jerry Sheehan, Director, Directorate for Science, Technology and Innovation	In person
	Ms. Audrey Plonk, Head of Division – Digital Economy Policy	In person
	Ms. Gallia Daor, Policy Advisor	Online

 

 

List of Key Note Speakers

SL.No.	Name	Designation	Organisation
1	H.E. Omar Al Olama	MoS for AI, Digital Economy, and Remote Work Applications	Ministry of UAE
2	Mr. Vijay Shekhar Sharma	CEO	Paytm
3	Ms. Nivruti Rai	MD & CEO	Invest India
4	Dr. Anna Makanju	Vice President, Global Affairs	OpenAI
5	Dr Ricardo Baptista Leite	CEO	I-DAIR
6	Dr Mariagrazia Squicciarini	Chief of Executive Office, Social and Human Sciences Sector	UNESCO
7	Mr Gokul Subramaniam	President Intel India; Vice President, Client Computing Group; and General Manager, Client Platform and Systems	Intel
8	H.E. Amandeep Singh Gill	Under-Secretary-General, Envoy on Technology, United Nations	United Nations
9	Ms. Gabriela Ramos	Assistant Director-General (ADG) for Social and Human Sciences	UNESCO
10	Mr. Pandu Nayak	Vice President	Google Search
11	Dr. Swami Sivasubramanian	VP, Database, Analytics, and Machine Learning	Amazon Web Services (AWS)
12	Mr. Sriram Raghavan	Vice President	IBM Research AI
13	Mr. Rajan Anandan	Managing Director	Peak XV
14	Mr. P. Anandan	Founder	AI Matters Advisors LLC
15	Dr. Yossi Matias	Vice President Engineering & Research	Google
16	Mr. Arun K. Subramanian	Vice President – Cloud and AI, Strategy and Execution, Intel	Intel
17	Hon’ble Justice Pratibha Singh	Judge	High Court of Delhi
18	Mr. Rohit Chauhan	Executive Vice President	MasterCard
19	Mrs. Debjani Ghosh	President	NASSCOM
20	Mr. Mitesh Khapra	Associate Professor, Computer Science	IIT Madras
21	Prof. Ajay Kumar Sood	PSA to Govt. of India	Govt of India
22	Howard Lakougna	Senior Program Officer, Digital Technology	Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
23	Yushi Nagano	Deputy Director, Office for Science, Technology and Innovation, and Digital Transformation	Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA)
24	Jordan Sandman	Principal, Investments	CoDevelop
25	Andrew Merluzzi	Emerging Technology Advisor	USAID
26	Mr. Vilas Dhar	President and Trustee	Patrick J. McGovern Foundation
27	Ms Mary Snapp	Vice President – Strategic Initiatives, Microsoft	Microsoft
28	Hon. Neema Lugangira	Member of Parliament, Tanzania; Chair, African Parliamentary Network on Internet Governance

 

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