Conference Programme · 30 July 2026
Agenda
AI by Design: India and Tamil Nadu's Moment to Build, Own & Lead
One Day · End to End
The full-day flow
From the inaugural ceremony and Knowledge Paper release to five deep-dive panels, exhibition walk-throughs and the closing raffle.
8:30 – 9:25 AM
Registration
Registration
9:30 – 11:00 AM
Inaugural Session
Inaugural
Chief Guest
Thiru R. Kumar
Hon’ble Minister for Artificial
Intelligence, Information Technology
and Digital Services, Government of
Tamil Nadu
Welcome Address
Dr. GSK Velu
Chairman, FICCI Tamil Nadu State Council & CMD, Trivitron Healthcare / Neuberg Diagnostics Group
Special Address · Guest of Honour
Dr. Atul Anand, IAS *
Additional Chief Secretary, IT & Digital Services Dept., Govt. of Tamil Nadu
Guest of Honour
His Excellency Mr. Aleksandr Fomin
Acting Consul-General, Consulate General of the Russian Federation in Chennai
Vote of Thanks
Mr. Bhupesh Nagarajan
Co-Chair, FICCI TNSC & CMD, Indira Group of Companies
Keynote Address · Guest of Honour
Padma Shri Prof. Kamakoti Veezhinathan *
Director, IIT Madras
Theme Address
Dr. Rajaram Venkataraman
Convenor & Head, FICCI TNSC Technology Panel; Member, FICCI National Committee on ICT
Release of the FICCI DT10 Knowledge Paper by the Chief Guest & Guests of Honour
10:45 AM
Unveiling of the DT10 Exhibition
by the Chief Guest & Guests of Honor
Special
10:45 – 11:20 AM
Caffeine, Chai & Chatter!
Visit to the DT10 Exhibition
Break
11:20 AM – 12:20 PM
India and TN – Can it survive without AI?
Panel 1
Vision & policy architecture for AI leadership — national priorities, TN AI policy & regulatory frameworks, AI governance and Responsible AI.
Session Chair
Dr. Sandhya Shekhar
Independent Director; Advisor, Digital & Business Strategy
Speaker 1
Dr. Satya Chakravarthy
Professor of Aerospace, IIT Madras; Co-founder, ePlane Company
Speaker 2
Mr.Gopi Koteeswaran
Founder, Dzruptive.ai and Former CEO, Latent view Analytics
Speaker 3
Mrs. Subathra Mylsamy
Managing Partner, AK Mylsamy & Associates LLP
Speaker 4
Mr. Ravindra Barlingay
CEO, CDOT Samgnya — National Hub for Quantum Communication, IIT Madras
12:20 – 1:20 PM
India and AI Infrastructure
Panel 2
Compute, Models, Platforms, Data center, Infrastructure
Session Chair
Mr. Manikandan Thangaratnam
Senior Director, Mobility & Platforms, Uber India
Speaker 1
Mr. Sandeep Barve
Founder & MD, Inunison Strategy Consultancy
Speaker 2
Mr. Chandrasekaran Vasudevan
CTO – Core Networks, Cloud Software & Services (SEA, Oceania & India), Ericsson
Speaker 3
Mr. Srinivas Varadarajan
CEO, Vigyanlabs Innovations Pvt Ltd
1:20 – 2:00 PM
Lunch Break
Visit to the DT10 Exhibition
Break
2:00 – 2:10 PM
Book Launch
Mrs. Kalyani Hariharan’s book “I lost my job, Not my worth”
Special
2:10 – 3:10 PM
How AI Changes Industries?
Panel 3
Manufacturing/Automotive, Healthcare, BFSI, Mobility
Session Chair
Dr. L. N. Rajaram
Co-founder & CTO, Kritilabs
National Head, Govt Vertical, IoT Society of India
National Head, Govt Vertical, IoT Society of India
Speaker 1
Dr.Apoorva Haree *
Director, Rajalakshmi Group of Institutions and Rajalakshmi HealthCity
Speaker 2
Dr. Kanakasabapathi Subramanian
Senior VP, Product Development, Ashok Leyland Limited
Speaker 3
Dr. Satyanarayanan
Chairman, Chakra Hospitals
Speaker 4
Dr. Ramakrishna Srinivasan
CEO, MINT, IIT Madras
3:10 – 4:10 PM
How India Creates AI Companies?
Panel 4
Research, startups, DeepTech, investment, commercialization.
Session Chair
Mr. Manu Iyer
General Partner, Bluehill Capital
Speaker 1
Mr. Balamurali Shankar
CKO, IIT Madras Pravartak
Speaker 2
Mr. Atul Shree
Co-founder and CTO, Convin.ai
Speaker 3
Dr. Chandrakumar
CEO, Veltech TBI
Speaker 4
To be confirmed
Speaker to be announced
4:10 – 4:45 PM
Caffeine, Chai & Chatter!
Visit to the DT10 Exhibition
Break
4:45 – 5:45 PM
How we build the future with AI?
Panel 5
Talent, Leadership, MSME, Future of Work
Session Chair
Mr. Chandrashekar Kupperi
Founder, ANOVA — M&A and Fundraising Advisory
Speaker 1
Mr. Venkatrangan
Regional Director, Microsoft
Speaker 2
Mr. A Chandrasekaran
Director, Golden Planet Senior Heritage Homes & Infocareer
Speaker 3
Mr.K.E.Raghunathan
Social Entrepreneur, Voice of MSME’s & National Chairman, Association of Indian Entrepreneurs
Speaker 4
Adv. Dr. CA. M. Sathya Kumar
Advocate — Supreme Court, High Courts & Tribunals; Public Policy & Economic Thought Leader
5:45 – 5:55 PM
Audience Unconference
Audience interaction anchored by the DT10 Org Committee
Special
5:55 PM
DT10 Raffle & Wrap-up
Winner receives an electronic gadget
Special
* Invited.
Knowledge Paper to be released on July 30th at the Conference: “Tamil Nadu AI-based Transformation Roadmap — Vision 2030: Ideas & Opportunities”.
Knowledge Paper to be released on July 30th at the Conference: “Tamil Nadu AI-based Transformation Roadmap — Vision 2030: Ideas & Opportunities”.