Warm and Special Invitation | Digital Empowerment Foundation’s High-Level Dialogue at India AI Impact Summit 2026 | 17 February, 2026 @ Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi
Digital Empowerment Foundation
Dear Colleagues,
We are pleased to invite you to a closed-door, high-level, multi-stakeholder dialogue being convened as part of the India AI Impact Summit 2026.
Digital Empowerment Foundation (DEF), in principal partnership with Globethics and AI Safety Connect, and with UNESCO’s W4EAISAC as the Inclusion & Equity Partner, warmly invites you to participate in the session titled:
“Data, People, and Pre-Empting Mass Exclusion: Building Ethical AI as Digital Public Infrastructure.”
This dialogue will bring together policymakers, practitioners, researchers, and civil society stakeholders to discuss ethical AI frameworks, inclusion, and the role of digital public infrastructure in preventing large-scale exclusion.
Session Details
Date: 17 February 2026
Time: 10:30 – 11:25 AM
Venue: Meeting Room 8, Bharat Mandapam
RSVP: Kindly confirm your participation by submitting the following Google Form at the earliest: RSVP Link
Mandatory Registration: In addition, all participants are required to complete registration on the official India AI portal at: https://impact.indiaai.gov.in/registration (Formal approval from India AI is required to attend the session.)
Here is the exciting line-up of our esteemed Chair and Speakers, representing diverse perspectives across government, academia, industry, and civil society.
We would appreciate it if you could share this invitation within your professional networks. Due to limited seating and the closed-door nature of the session, early confirmation is strongly encouraged.
We look forward to your participation and to a meaningful exchange of perspectives.
Warm regards,
Organising Committee,
Just AI – Data & Algorithms for Communities Initiative,
Digital Empowerment Foundation
Website Links:
https://justai.defindia.org/
https://www.defindia.org/
To get in touch, write at: in...@defindia.org
