Gurugram: Haryana State Chapter of PHDCCI organized AI in Action India Summit at Gurugram. The summit brought together eminent industry leaders, policymakers, technology experts, and innovators to deliberate on the rapidly evolving landscape of Artificial Intelligence and its impact on business, governance, and society.
Mr. Rakesh Sangrai, Director, PHDCCI while moderating the session emphasized the critical role of AI in enhancing India’s global competitiveness and highlighted the need for strong industry-academia-government collaboration to drive innovation and scalability Mr. Satish Dev Jain, Chair, Haryana State Chapter, PHDCCI, highlighted Haryana’s growing prominence as an industrial and technological hub. He stressed the need for AI-driven growth opportunities and build a future-ready economy.
Mr. Harjeet Singh, Group Chair & CEO, Cerebrent and Event Chair, shared deep insights on the practical implementation of AI in marketing, analytics, and customer engagement. He emphasized that organizations must embrace data-centric strategies and leverage AI tools to enhance decision-making and customer experiences.
Mr. Anupam Shrivastava, MD, Accenture, while giving a presentation talked about the transformative potential of AI in driving business innovation, improving operational efficiencies, and enabling digital reinvention. He highlighted global trends and the increasing role of AI in creating sustainable and scalable business models.
Mr. Arvind Kumar, DG, STPI, elaborated on various government initiatives aimed at strengthening India’s AI ecosystem, including support for startups, incubation programs, and development of digital infrastructure. He encouraged industry players to actively participate in building a robust innovation ecosystem. Mr. Shivam Saluja, Co-Chair, Haryana State Chapter, PHDCCI,while proposing the vote of Thanks emphasized the critical need for skill development, reskilling, and workforce readiness to effectively harness AI technologies.
Panel discussion was held on Building a Trusted and Resilient AI Ecosystem; Governance, Infrastructure & DPI. Ms. Shuchita Gaur, Director of Engineering and AI Programs at SAP, Mr. Harjeet Singh, Group Chair and CEO, Cerebrent, Mr. Alok Agrawal, Co-Founder, AI4India and Mr. Manas Pandey CEO MS Risktec Solutions shared their perspectives during the session.
Another panel discussion was held on AI Frameworks and the Future of Work; From Technology to Talent Transformation. Mr Madhur Arora, Head AI Powered Ad Solutions, Google, Ms Poonam Masand, Senior Director, Genpact, Mr Gaurav Budhiraja, Director, Data Science and Advance Analytics , AI & ML, Digital Strategy & Transformation, Tech Mahindra and Mr Sachin Puniyani, AI Lead for Public Sector, AWS India joined as Speakers during the discussion.
Workshops and case studies were also discussed during the program in which the speakers were Mr Vijay Krishan Gupta, CEO and Director Think Future Technologies Pvt Ltd, Mr Alok Gotam, Founder and CEO, Olbrain, Mr Ritesh Watts, President Watts Group and Mr Mark Walker, Chief Product Officer, Evantiv Digital (Avirat Ai). Over 100 industry leaders joined and benefitted from the program.