- Venue: West Wing Room 4A, Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi
- Co-host: Plug and Play
Overview
This high-level session, convened by CoRE-AI and Plug and Play India at the India AI Impact Summit 2026, focuses on defining the vision and foundations for the proposed Asia Pacific Centre for Artificial Intelligence. The dialogue aims to test the Centre’s core concepts against real-world ecosystem needs and establish early priorities for cross-border collaboration and sustained AI adoption.
Key Themes of Discussion
- Ecosystem Alignment: Gathering candid inputs on the Centre’s design to ensure it addresses practical industry and public sector needs.
- Cross-Border Collaboration: Identifying pathways for market access, regional expansion, and trusted partnership models across the Asia Pacific.
- Adoption at Scale: Understanding the requirements of corporate and public sector buyers to translate AI pilots into long-term deployments.
- Governance & Trust: Coordinating on regional policy issues to enable innovation while strengthening safety, accountability, and public trust.
Speakers List
- Moderator: Kamesh Shekar – Associate Director, The Dialogue
- Dr. Sivaramakrishnan R Guruvayur: Founder CEO & Chief AI Scientist, Aaquarians.ai
- Mohit Jain: Principal Researcher, Technology and Empowerment (TEM) group, Microsoft Research Lab India
- Jeremy Fritzhand: VentureStudio, Ahmedabad University