IPCIDE Annual Conference 2024
State of India’s Digital Economy
February 16th, 2024 | 09:00 am – 4:30 pm
Taj Mansingh Hotel, New Delhi, India

Agenda

09:00 – 9:30 am: Registration

9:30 – 10:45 am: Inaugural Session and Launch of the Report

9:30 – 9:40 am: Welcome Remarks
Pramod Bhasin, Chairman, ICRIER

9:40 – 9:45 am: Launch of the Report

9:45 – 10:05 am: Report Presentation
Deepak Mishra, Director & CE ICRIER

10:05 – 10:25 am: Industry perspective
Debjani Ghosh, President, NASSCOM

10:25 – 10:40 am: Keynote Address
by Minister (to be confirmed)

10:40– 10:45 am: Vote of Thanks
Sehraj Singh, Managing Director (India), Prosus

10:45 – 11:00 am: Tea Break

11:00 am – 12:00 pm Panel 1: Investing in Meaningful Connectivity

Speakers:
Neeraj Mittal, Secretary, Department of Telecom
Helani Galpaya, CEO, LIRNEasia
Michael Ginguld, Chief Strategy Officer, AirJaldi
Rohit Prasad, Professor of Economics and Public Policy, Management Development Institute, Gurgaon

Chair:
Aruna Sundararajan, Former Secretary, Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology; former Secretary, Department of Telecommunications

12:00 – 1:00 pm Panel 2: India’s Techade for Businesses, Individuals and Governments

Speakers:
S. Krishnan, IAS, Secretary, Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology
Rajesh Bansal, CEO, Reserve Bank of India Innovation Hub
Sanjeev Bikhchandani, Board of Governors, ICRIER
Sangeeta Gupta, Senior VP & Chief Strategy Officer, NASSCOM
C V Madhukar, CEO, Co-Develop

Chair:
R. Chandrashekhar, Chairman of the Centre for The Digital Future and is associated with several organizations in advisory roles and Board positions.

1:00 – 2:00 pm Lunch

2:00 – 3:00 pm Panel 3: The Future of AI: Big Tech Monopoly or Open-Source Technology

Speakers:
Pramod Bhasin, Chairperson, ICRIER & DSCI
Carl Benedikt Frey, Dieter Schwarz Associate Professor of AI & Work, Oxford Internet Institute
Venkatesh Hariharan, India Representative, Open Invention Network & Public Policy Advisor, FOSS United
Payal Malik, Visiting Professor, ICRIER

Chair:
Urvashi Aneja, Founder & Executive Director, Digital Futures Lab

3:00 – 4:00 Panel 4: Safe and Secure Internet in India

Speakers:
Payal Arora, Professor of Inclusive AI Cultures at Utrecht University and Co-founder of FemLab
Vinayak Godse, CEO, Data Security Council of India
Narendra Nath Gangavarapu, Joint Secretary, National Security Council Secretariat, Government of India
N S Nappinai, Senior Advocate, Supreme Court & Founder, Cyber Saathi

Chair: Auguste Tano Kouamé, World Bank Country Director, India

4:00 – 4:30 pm: Vote of thanks followed by high tea