The conference was inaugurated by Chief Guest Shri Ravi Shankar Prasad, Hon’ble Union Minister of Law and Justice, Communications and Electronics and Information Technology who delivered the inaugural address.

In his welcome address, Shri Shishir Jaipuria, Chairman, JGEI stressed upon empowering education and Industry 4.0. He also emphasized on personalized learning and how technology can facilitate the same.

Speaking on the occasion, Shri Ravi Shankar Prasad laid stress on how artificial intelligence will play a major role in the economic development of the country and how it will provide opportunities as well as put challenges around the globe. He also emphasised on how technological advancement will bring inclusivity in India.

The event also witnessed the presence of Mr. Vijay Thadani, Co-founder, NIIT as a Guest of Honour who enthralled the audience with his equation on AI+AI =AI². Dr Radhe Shyam Pradhan, Professor of Tribhuban University, Nepal also, shared his views on the theme.

An edited book titled “Emergence of Artificial Intelligence and Internet of Things: Challenges and Opportunities for Business, Society & Education” was also released during the inaugural session.

The subsequent sessions were addressed by CEOs and Directors from different verticals in AI & IoT space which included large corporations of public and private sector viz., Mr Alok Khanna, Executive Director of IOCL, Mr Atul Srivastava, Director-Personnel of SAIL to name a few. A few selected Research papers were also presented in the final technical session.

The valediction session was chaired by Dr Nar Bahadur Bista who is the Principal & MD of Interglobe College Nepal. Dr Bista thanked Jaipuria School of Businees for inviting him and applauded the institute for holding Conference on such a contemporary topic.