REIMAGINING AI

An International Conference on Artificial Intelligence

January
22-23, 2026

9:00am
onwards

IIT Alumni Centre,
Bengaluru

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ACSEL Technology Forum’s first International Conference on Artificial Intelligence will be a two-day global gathering, bringing together leading thinkers, technologists, policymakers, and innovators to explore how AI is reshaping our world.

Under the theme ‘REIMAGINING AI’, the conference will examine the future of AI and its sweeping implications for society, economy, governance, healthcare, climate action, and human well-being.

The agenda includes plenary sessions, deep-dive thematic tracks, and curated interactions with distinguished speakers and innovators from India and across the world.

PLENARY TALK

FUTURE OF AI AND ITS IMPACT ON SOCIETY

Speaker

MR.BABA KALYANI
Chairman, Bharat Forge Group.
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HEALTHCARE AI

Artificial intelligence (AI) is transforming healthcare by improving the speed and accuracy of diagnoses, accelerating drug discovery, and streamlining administrative tasks. From assisting in robot-assisted surgery to powering virtual health assistants, AI technologies are poised to enhance patient outcomes, improve efficiency, and make care more personalised and accessible.

Speakers

DR DEVI PRASAD SHETTY
Chairman and Founder,
Narayana Health & Distinguished Honorary Member, IIT Alumni Centre, Bengaluru (IITACB)
PROF. ARVIND RAO
Associate Professor, The University of Michigan,
Ann Arbor, Departments of Computational Medicine and Bioinformatics, & Radiation Oncology

PROF. JOYITA DUTTA
Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Massachusetts,
Amherst

DR SRIKANTH NADHAMUNI
CEO Khosla Labs
Research Affiliate MIT
Founder CTO Aadhaar
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RESPONSIBLE AI

Responsible AI (RAI) is the practice of developing, assessing, and deploying artificial intelligence in a safe, ethical, and trustworthy manner that benefits society while minimising harmful consequences. It provides a framework for managing the powerful and fast-evolving technology by keeping human values at the centre of development.

Responsible AI frameworks are built upon core ethical values that include:
Fairness | Accountability | Transparency | Reliability and safety | Privacy and security | Inclusivity

Speakers

PROF. SUBASHIS CHAUDHURI
IIT Bombay
DR ALOK AGARWAL
CEO & Chief Data Scientist, Scry.ai
PROF. KANISHKA MISRA
Boston College

BHARATH REDDY
Takshashila Institution

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CLIMATE AI

Climate AI is the use of artificial intelligence and machine learning to address climate change by improving climate modelling, optimising energy systems, and enhancing adaptation and mitigation efforts. AI can process vast amounts of climate data from various sources, such as satellites and environmental sensors, to identify trends and inform decision- making. AI is a critical tool for both climate change mitigation (reducing emissions) and adaptation (building resilience to climate impacts).

Speakers

DR AJAY MATHUR
Former DG, International Solar Alliance
PROF. SUBIMAL GHOSH
IIT Bombay

PROF. HARIPRASAD KODAMANA
IIT Delhi

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THE ROAD AHEAD

Artificial Intelligence (AI) will face a number of significant challenges over the next 5–10 years, spanning technical, ethical, societal, and regulatory dimensions. In this segment, all speakers will focus on the:

Technical and Research Challenges : Generalisation & Robustness,
Interpretability & Explainability, Multi-modal Reasoning, Energy Efficiency & Compute Costs, Long-Term Memory and Reasoning
Ethical and Societal Challenges : Regulation, Governance, AI Safety and Existential Risk (in the long term)
Data and Scaling Challenges : Data Quality & Availability and Scaling Limits

Speakers

DR EDWARD JUNG
Co-Founder and Chief Technology Officer, Intellectual Ventures
ARJUN DIVECHA
Chairman, GMO
ANIL ANANTHASWAMY
Award-winning Science Writer

PROF. AMEYA JAGTAP
WPI

PROF. GANESH RAMAKRISHNAN
Bharat Gen, IIT Bombay
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