Pre-Summit Dialogue
Uncovering levers to accelerate AI for Climate Tech for India's growth
- New Delhi
- 09 October 2025
Official Pre-Summit Event of the AI Impact Summit 2026
If AI is going to move from pilot to scale, we need a sharper, more frictionless public stack, and Delhi is where we begin building it. We are bringing together policy thinkers, capital architects, and infrastructure enablers to ask the hard questions: What regulatory moves can fast-track AI x Climate solutions? Where does capital need to flow faster—and with more clarity? How do we enable deployment-ready innovation at national scale?
Glimpses from October 2025
Agenda
9:30 AM - 10:00 AM
Registration and Networking
Check-in, grab your badge, and settle into a day of dialogues around high-priority theme where AI can deliver rapid and visible impact.
10:00 AM - 10:15 AM
Opening Remarks by CCF and Overview of AI work
Welcome by the CCF. Get an overview of the summit's vision, goals, and a snapshot of CCF's broader AI for Climate Tech efforts across the ecosystem.
10:15 AM - 10:30 AM
Special Address
Join Mohammed Y Safirulla, IAS, Director at India AI Mission and Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology, for a special address from one of India’s leading voices in public service and technology leadership.
Mohammed Y. Safirulla
Director
IndiaAI Mission and Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM
Keynote Addresses
Hear from senior leaders and national climate champions on how AI can support India’s climate goals and priorities, and how AI can power a resilient and sustainable future.
Ovais Sarmad
Vice Chair
Green House Gas Protocol (GHG-P) Steering Committee
Amit Verma
Director of the Green Transition, Environment and Climate Change vertical, & for Economics and Finance vertical
NITI Aayog
11:00 AM - 12:15 PM
Roundtable Discussion
Closed-door, high-trust discussions under Chatham House Rule. Participants split into two parallel groups across policy, industry, investment, and technology. The roundtable will zero in on identifying one high-impact AI theme that can deliver visible results within 12-18 months.
12:15 PM - 12:30 PM
Playback: Top Insights from the Roundtable
Facilitated sharing of 3–5 distilled insights from the roundtable.
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM
Panel Discussion
How AI can Accelerate Power Sector Modernisation, Decarbonisation, and Resilience
From coal-heavy grids to clean electrons, how can AI accelerate India’s transition to a net-zero electricity system? This panel explores the role of emerging technologies in scaling renewables, modernizing infrastructure, and ensuring just, inclusive electrification.
Abhishek Ranjan
CEO
BSES Rajdhani Power Limited
Roli Agarwal
India Head, Strategic Product Partnerships
Google India
Siddharth Singh
Lead on Energy & AI
International Energy Agency (IEA)
Amit Tripathi
Advisor - Power Sector
Coalition for Disaster Resilient Infrastructure (CDRI)
Moderator
1:30 PM - 1:45 PM
Closing Reflections
A look back at the insights, tensions, and opportunities surfaced today, and a look ahead to what the ecosystem must build next. From Delhi to Bangalore, and into the decade of deployment.
1:45 PM - 3:00 PM
Lunch & Networking
Share a story, exchange contacts, or maybe sketch out high priority areas that could lead to deployable change in months, on the back of a napkin. The real work often starts after the agenda ends.
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