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Using AI to Empower Communities
Inauguration on 10th May, 2025
| Event | Speaker | Time | Duration |
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| IBM Executive Speaker | Vishal Chahal, Vice President, IBM India Software Labs | 10:00–10:10 AM | 10 mins |
| Chief Guest Key Note | Shri Anurag Yadav, IAS, Principal Secretary of the Information Technology & Electronics Department, Government of Uttar Pradesh | 10:10–10:25 AM | 15 mins |
| Academia Executive Sponsor Special address | Prof. Jai Prakash Pandey, Vice Chancellor, Abdul Kalam Technical University, Uttar Pradesh | 10:25–10:40 AM | 15 mins |
| Hackathon Overview | Latha Raj, Program Director, Strategic Initiatives & Enterprise Operations | 10:40–11:05 AM | 25 mins |
| Gagan Agarwal – Leader, Academic Partnerships (North), IBM Career Education, IS/A | |||
| Q&A | IBM & AKTU team | 11:05–11:10 AM | 5 mins |
| Closing remarks | Prof. Neelam Srivastava, Dean Training & Placement, Abdul Kalam Technical University, Uttar Pradesh | 11:10–11:15 AM | 5 mins |
Chief Guest
Principal Secretary, IT & Electronics
Department of IT & Electronics,
Government of Uttar Pradesh
Vice President,
IBM India Software Lab
Software
Vice Chancellor,
Abdul Kalam Technical University
Uttar Pradesh
Dean
Training & Placement
Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam Technical University,
Lucknow
IAS
Special Secretary IT&E
GoUP, MD UPDESCO
Advisory Prarambh 2025
Program Director,
Strategic initiatives & Enterprise
Operations Leader
Software
Leader
Academic Partnerships (North)
IBM Career Education,
India Southeast Asia
AI & GovTech Leader
Lab Director @ IBM India Software Lab,
Lucknow
Driving Agentic AI & Innovation