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Reskilling India’s Workforce for the AI Age

From classrooms to careers, and from everyday spaces to workplaces, artificial intelligence is already reshaping how Indians learn, work, and earn. No longer a future promise, AI is redefining job roles, access to opportunity, and pathways to economic mobility across the country.

This India AI Impact Pre-Summit, AI & the Future of Work: Building an Equitable India, is a convening of policymakers, industry leaders, and civil society organisations to advance inclusive workforce readiness in the age of artificial intelligence. Organised by Anudip Foundation, in alignment with India’s Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY), the Pre-Summit serves as a platform to drive collaboration, share scalable models, and strengthen pathways for equitable AI adoption and employment.

Focus Areas of the Pre-Summit

Women in AI Leadership

Building pathways for women to lead, innovate, and shape the AI workforce

Inclusive AI Access

Ensuring AI skilling reaches underserved and underrepresented communities

Reskilling for Workforce Resilience

Preparing today’s workforce for AI-driven jobs and transitions

Industry–Civil Society Collaboration

Mobilising corporate and nonprofit partnerships to scale impact

Confronting India’s AI Skills and Inclusion Challenge

As AI reshapes the future of work, India must simultaneously prepare its workforce at scale, ensure technology is inclusive by design, and build strong cross-sector collaboration to deliver impact. These panel discussions examine how skills systems can adapt to AI-led change, how inclusive AI solutions can reach diverse communities, and how partnerships across government, industry, and civil society can accelerate literacy, adoption, and equitable employment outcomes.

Panel 1: Reskilling for Workforce Resilience

Preparing India’s workforce for AI-driven employment at scale

Panel 2: Designing AI for Inclusion

Building AI solutions that serve diverse communities and real-world needs

Panel 3: Collaboration as a Force Multiplier

Scaling AI literacy, adoption, and inclusion through cross-sector partnerships

1 Registration

9:30:00 – 10:00 AM

2 Welcome and context setting

10:00 – 10:10 AM

3 Key note address

10:00 – 10:10 AM

4 Panel Discussion 1

10:30 – 11:30 AM

5 Tea Break

11:30 – 11:45 PM

6 Fireside Chat

11:45 – 12:30 PM

7 Cup of Connect

12:30 – 1:15 PM

8 Lunch

1:15 – 2:15 PM

9 Panel Discussion 2

2:15 – 3:15 PM

10 Panel Discussion 3

3:15 – 4:15 PM

11 Vote of Thanks and Tea

4:15 PM onwards

Event Schedule

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Meet Our Speakers

Pradyumna Bhattacharjee

Education Specialist, Org – World Bank

Pradyumna Bhattacharjee brings deep experience in skills development, workforce systems, and education reform. His work across skills training, inclusion of girls and disadvantaged groups, and institutional strengthening offers critical insights into designing evidence-led, inclusive pathways for AI-ready education and workforce development at scale.

Lavanya Jayram

AVPN's Regional Director for South Asia

Lavanya leads efforts to strengthen the social investment ecosystem across the region, mobilising philanthropy, corporate capital, and impact finance for large-scale social outcomes. Her perspective on cross-sector collaboration and capital deployment is critical to advancing inclusive AI, workforce readiness, and sustainable skilling initiatives at scale.

Ameya Vanjari

Chief Operating Officer at Tata STRIVE

Ameya Vanjari plays a central role in shaping large-scale skilling and workforce development initiatives aligned with industry needs. His experience across technology, digital transformation, and education systems brings valuable insights into building resilient, future-ready talent pathways for an AI-driven economy.

Satyajit Gupta

VP2 - Associate General Counsel & Head of India Legal & Global Head of CSR

Satyajit Gupta brings a strong perspective on governance, ethics, and responsible scale in technology-driven organisations. His experience in regulatory frameworks, risk management, and corporate social responsibility is central to discussions on building compliant, inclusive, and sustainable AI ecosystems through effective industry–civil society collaboration.

Syed Nazakat

Founder & CEO, DataLEADS

Syed Nazakat is a global voice on information integrity, AI governance, and digital resilience. His work with governments, technology platforms, and civil society on AI literacy, infodemic management, and ethical use of data brings a critical perspective on building trustworthy, inclusive AI ecosystems at scale—central to preparing societies and institutions for the AI age.

Pratima Harite

Head, Asia Pacific Corporate Citizenship, Lenovo Corporate Marketing Group

Pratima Harite leads large-scale initiatives at the intersection of inclusive technology, AI for social impact, and sustainability. Her experience in building AI-driven solutions for nonprofits and driving cross-sector collaboration brings a critical perspective on how industry can responsibly advance inclusive innovation and workforce readiness.

Sudeep George

Chief Technology Officer, iMerit

Sudeep George leads the development of scalable, responsible AI systems and next-generation data platforms. His expertise in AI deployment, multimodal intelligence, and human-AI collaboration offers key insights into building trustworthy AI solutions and preparing the workforce to operate safely, ethically, and effectively in an AI-driven world.

Moutushi Sengupta

Co-Founder & CEO, Oneworld Colab Pte Ltd | Senior Philanthropy and Systems Change Leader – Asia & Southeast Asia

Moutushi Sengupta brings deep expertise in systems change, catalytic philanthropy, and collaborative governance across India and Southeast Asia. Her work in mobilising capital, designing equity-anchored interventions, and strengthening institutional capacity offers a critical perspective on how cross-sector collaboration can drive inclusive, scalable solutions in an AI-shaped economy.

Santosh Abraham

Principal and Lead- Government Engagement, Sattva Consulting

Santosh Abraham brings deep experience in youth skilling, employability, and inclusive livelihoods. His work bridging government, industry, and the social sector offers valuable insights into how collaboration and policy alignment can accelerate scalable, inclusive workforce solutions in the AI era.

Ameya Vanjari

Chief Operating Officer at Tata STRIVE

Gaurav Jain

Head of University Success, Michael & Susan Dell Foundation, India

Gaurav Jain works at the intersection of higher education, technology reform, and workforce outcomes. His experience across public systems and skill innovation brings a valuable perspective on strengthening education-to-employment pathways and preparing young people for an AI-driven economy.