Agenda
- Bangalore
- 16 October 2025
- Delhi
- 09 October 2025
8:30 AM - 9:00 AM
Registration Opens
Check-in, grab your badge, and settle into a day focused on AI’s role in accelerating Climate Tech.
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM
Facilitated Networking & Morning Connect
A curated networking hour designed to help attendees connect with peers, collaborators, and innovators from across the AI and Climate Tech ecosystem.
10:00 AM - 10:20 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
10:20 AM - 10:50 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.
Karthik Padmanabhan
Developer Ecosystem Lead
10:50 AM - 11:50 AM
Panel Discussion
AI for Power - Modernisation, Decarbonisation, and Resilience
A high-voltage discussion exploring how AI is transforming power systems from reactive to predictive, and from slow adoption to climate-scale acceleration.
Alexander Hogeveen Rutter
Electricity Sector Lead
Third Derivative
Mustafa Wajid
Chairman
Meher Group
Dr. Rahul Walawalkar
Founder & President
NetZero Energy Transition Association (NETRA)
Sandhya Sundararagavan
Senior Advisor - Climate and Energy Resilient Innovation
Vasudha Foundation
Moderator
11:50 AM - 12:50 PM
Panel Discussion
Designing for Urgency: How AI Can Accelerate Urban Risk Readiness
As climate threats intensify, can AI help cities stay one step ahead? Explore how AI is helping city planners go beyond reaction, towards real-time, predictive, and resilient infrastructure.
Ajay Lavakare
Senior Advisor
Coalition for Disaster Resilient
Infrastructure (CDRI)
Ankit Jain
Co-Founder & CEO
StepChange
Jai Asundi
Executive Director
Center for Study of Science, Technology and Policy (CSTEP)
Shuchi Vora
Head of Learning
Global Resilience Partnership (GRP)
Sumedha Malaviya
Program Head- Building decarbonisation and sustainable cooling
WRI India
Moderator
12:50 PM - 1:25 PM
Networking Break
Refuel, refresh, and reconnect over conversations.
1:25 PM - 1:45 PM
Fireside Chat
Responsible Innovation at the Heart of AI for Climate
In the race for Climate Innovation, ethics can’t be an afterthought. This fireside in conversation with Kaela Montgomery explores how ethics, transparency, and justice will determine whether AI becomes Climate Tech’s greatest asset or its biggest liability. And how we can build trust into every layer of intelligent systems.
Kaela Montgomery
Sustainability Program Manager
Nalin Agarwal
Founding Partner
Climate Collective
1:45 PM - 3:00 PM
Lunch & Open Networking
Enjoy a relaxed lunch and connect with fellow attendees. Find your next partner, collaborator, or idea worth growing.
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Parallel Deep-Dive Roundtables
Participate in interactive, small-group roundtables focused on key areas where AI can accelerate Climate Innovation
Power
Anchored By
Alexander Hogeveen Rutter
Electricity Sector Lead
Third Derivative
Manufacturing
Anchored By
Dr. Rahul Walawalkar
Founder & President
NetZero Energy Transition Association (NETRA)
Urban Risk
Anchored By
Sundeep Reddy Mallu
Co-founder
Resilience AI
Data
Anchored By
Jai Asundi
Executive Director
Center for Study of Science, Technology and Policy (CSTEP)
Mobility
Anchored By
Anannya D. Banerjee
Associate Director
University of California, Davis
Rajit Bhat
Senior Program Associate - Integrated transport
World Resources Institute
Adaptation & Resilience
Anchored By
Shuchi Vora
Head of Learning
Global Resilience Partnership (GRP)
Responsible Innovation
Anchored By