Nasscom Technology & Leadership Forum (NTLF) 2025: Full Schedule

2:30pm IST

Edge Dialogues | Digital Nation: AI, Data, Infrastructure (Ballroom I) | Session 2A: Leaders' Discussion: Building AI Independence: Homegrown Models Meet Scalable Infrastructure

Tuesday February 25, 2025 2:30pm - 3:00pm IST

Grand Balroom I

As AI reshapes industries worldwide, India’s leadership in this space will depend on two critical pillars—cutting-edge infrastructure and the development of indigenous AI models. This session brings together key industry and academic leaders to explore how we can build the technological backbone necessary to support AI at scale while ensuring India’s AI future is not just built on borrowed models but on homegrown innovation. From high-performance data centers to foundational models trained on indigenous data, we will examine what it takes to create an AI ecosystem that is robust, self-reliant, and globally competitive.

Moderators

Shri Kaustubh Dhavse

Joint Secretary(JS) and Officer on Special Duty (OSD) to Hon. Chief Minister

Kaustubh Dhavse is Joint Secretary in the Government of Maharashtra designated as Officer on Special Duty to the Chief Minister, Govt. Of Maharashtra.In this role he drives Policy, Investments, Technology and Infrastructure in the state via various programs and Special Projects. Kaustubh... Read More →

Speakers

Prof Ganesh Ramakrishnan

Bank of Baroda Chair Professor in Digital Entrepreneurship, Department of Computer Science and Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay

Sunil Gupta

Co-Founder, MD & CEO, Yotta Data Services

Sunil Gupta, cofounder, Managing Director, and CEO of Yotta Data Services, is recognized as the "Data Center Man of India" with over 30 years of experience in the data center and cloud industries. An alumnus of Columbia University and NIT Kurukshetra, he leads Yotta in building hyperscale... Read More →

Tuesday February 25, 2025 2:30pm - 3:00pm IST
Grand Balroom I

Leaders’ Discussion