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San Francisco event sets stage for New Delhi AI summit
The event gathered industry leaders, policymakers, and researchers for discussions on human-centric innovation, responsible AI, and global cooperation ahead of the upcoming AI Impact Summit.
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Anushka Pathak - Tue, 09, Dec 2025
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Welcome address by the Consul General of India in San Francisco, K. Srikar Reddy / Courtesy: @CGISFO via ‘X’
The Consulate General of India in San Francisco, in partnership with the Evolve Silicon Valley (Evolve SV) Foundation and the Indiaspora Forum, hosted the AI Impact Pre-Summit Conference this week as a precursor to next year's global Artificial Intelligence (AI) summit in New Delhi.
The event brought together stakeholders from across the Silicon Valley ecosystem to discuss emerging developments in artificial intelligence and priorities for the forthcoming AI Impact Summit.
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Special address from Ambassador Namgya C. Khampa, Deputy Chief of Mission, Embassy of India, Washington, D.C / Courtesy: @CGISFO via ‘X’The program opened with a welcome address from the Consul General of India in San Francisco, K. Srikar Reddy, and a special address from Ambassador Namgya C. Khampa, Deputy Chief of Mission, Embassy of India, Washington, D.C., framing AI cooperation with the U.S. as both strategic and indispensable.
This was followed by a keynote on “AI for All” by Vinod Khosla of Khosla Ventures, who outlined the broad impact of artificial intelligence across sectors. He stressed that technology development should go hand-in-hand with good policy for any country to reap the benefits of it.
Special address by Abhishek Singh, Additional Secretary at the Indian Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology / Courtesy: @CGISFO via ‘X’
A special address by Abhishek Singh, Additional Secretary at the Indian Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology, focused on the INDIAai Mission and India’s digital-economy progress. His remarks highlighted national-level initiatives aimed at expanding AI adoption.
Panelists of “Accelerating Human-Centric Innovation and Scalable Impact” / Courtesy: @CGISFO via ‘X’The first panel, “Accelerating Human-Centric Innovation and Scalable Impact,” moderated by A.K. Pradeep, CEO, Censor.ai; brought together Sachin Kamat, chief product officer, Eightfold.ai; Michael Sellitto, head of global affairs, Anthropic; Velchamy Sankarlingam, president, product and engineering, Zoom Video Communications; and Dev Khare, partner, Lightspeed Venture Partners India. Speakers discussed industry trends, workforce implications, and scalable AI applications.
Panelists of “Investing in Responsible AI: Catalyzing Innovation, Inclusion, and Global Collaboration” / Courtesy: @CGISFO via ‘X’A second panel, “Investing in Responsible AI: Catalyzing Innovation, Inclusion, and Global Collaboration,” moderated by M.R. Rangaswami, founder of Indiaspora, featured Neeraj Arora, MD, General Catalyst; Sumir Chadha, co-founder of WestBridge Capital; Surya Ganguli, senior fellow at Stanford’s Institute for Human-Centered AI; Arun Kumar, managing partner at Celesta Capital; and Abhishek Shukla, MD, Prosperity7 Ventures. The session examined investment strategies, ethical frameworks, and global collaboration.
Panelists of “Sustainable Intelligence: Leveraging AI for a Greener, Equitable, and Resilient Future” / Courtesy: @CGISFO via ‘X’The panel “Sustainable Intelligence: Leveraging AI for a Greener, Equitable, and Resilient Future,” moderated by Vinod Aggarwal, distinguished professor and director of the Berkeley APEC Study Center, convened the EU ambassador to the United States, the chief technology officer of Equinix; Varun Sivaram, founder of Emerald AI; and Shanker Trivedi, senior vice president at NVIDIA. Discussions focused on how AI can advance environmental resilience and equitable development.
Panelists of “AI for All: Building Inclusive, Culturally Aware, and Accessible AI Ecosystems” / Courtesy: @CGISFO via ‘X’The final panel, “AI for All: Building Inclusive, Culturally Aware, and Accessible AI Ecosystems,” moderated by Vishal Sikka, founder and CEO of Vianai Systems, addressed inclusive design and culturally aware AI systems. Speakers included Natasha Crampton, chief responsible AI officer at Microsoft; Paula Goldman, chief ethical and human use officer at Salesforce; Julie Huguet, director of the French Tech Mission in Paris; Srinivas Narayanan, CTO of B2B applications at OpenAI; and Meerah Rajavel, board member and CIO at Palo Alto Networks.
Amandeep Singh Gill, UN Under-Secretary-General and Special Envoy for Digital and Emerging Technologies / Courtesy: @CGISFO via ‘X’The program also included a telecast by Amandeep Singh Gill, UN Under-Secretary-General and Special Envoy for Digital and Emerging Technologies, on digital and emerging technologies, and concluded with remarks from Ben Gomes, chief technologist for learning and sustainability at Google.
The AI Impact Summit 2026 will be inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi on Feb. 19, 2026, marking the first-ever global AI summit hosted in the Global South.
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