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-**Odisha AI** (*aka Odias in AI/ML, Odias in ML, and Odias in AI*) is a not for profit global initiative creating a space for idea sharing, fostering collaborations, and discussing initiatives to increase the presence of Odia people in the field of AI. To this end, we run mentoring programs and maintain various fora for fostering partnerships and collaborations with industry and investors.
 
-As Utkala Gouraba Madhusudan Das’s Utkala Sammilani was created in 1903 to campaign for the unification of all Odia people into the state of Odisha. Likewise, we intend to unite all Odias in the domain of AI, across the world, under a single Odias in AI banner.
+Odisha AI (aka Odias in AI/ML, Odias in ML, and Odias in AI) is a not for profit global initiative creating a space for idea sharing, fostering collaborations, and discussing initiatives to increase the presence of Odia people in the field of AI. To this end, we run mentoring programs and maintain various fora for fostering partnerships and collaborations with industry and investors.As Utkala Gouraba Madhusudan Das’s Utkala Sammilani was created in 1903 to campaign for the unification of all Odia people into the state of Odisha. Likewise, we intend to unite all Odias in the domain of AI, across the world, under a single Odias in AI banner.
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+        Odisha AI Summit Agenda
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+title = "Odisha AI Summit Agenda"
+date = 2025-12-19
+description = "Detailed agenda for the Odisha AI Summit"
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+# Odisha AI Summit Agenda 
+
+## 19th December - Summit Day 1
+**Venue: Odisha State Convention Centre, Bhubaneswar**
+
+| Time Slot | Venue 1 (Main Hall) | Venue 2 (Conference Hall) |
+|-----------|---------------------|---------------------------|
+| 10:30 AM - 10:35 AM | Mr Vishal Dev (Principal Secretary to E&IT, Energy, Government of Odisha) | No Event |
+| 10:35 AM - 10:40 AM | Guest of Honour: Shri Sudeep Shrivastava (Joint Secretary, Ministry of Electronics & IT) | |
+| 10:40 AM - 10:43 AM | Guest of Honour: Mr Ahmed Hefnawy (AI Governance Expert, Egypt) | |
+| 10:43 AM - 10:48 AM | Guest of Honour: Ms Debjani Ghosh (Chief Architect - NITI Frontier Tech Hub) | |
+| 10:48 AM - 10:53 AM | Mr Manoj Ahuja (Chief Secretary, Odisha) | |
+| 10:53 AM - 11:00 AM | Guest of Honour: Dr Mukesh Mahaling (IT Minister, Odisha) | |
+| 11:00 AM - 11:05 AM | Partnership Announcements | |
+| 11:05 AM - 11:06 AM | Odisha AI Mission Portal Launch | |
+| 11:06 AM - 11:14 AM | Guest of Honour: Shri Dharmendra Pradhan (Minister of Education, Government of India) | |
+| 11:14 AM - 11:24 AM | Chief Guest: Hon'ble Chief Minister [Virtual Address] | |
+| 11:24 AM - 11:27 AM | Presentation of Mementos to Dignitaries | |
+| 11:27 AM - 11:30 AM | Mr Manas Panda (Special Secretary, E&IT) | |
+| 11:30 AM - 12:00 PM | Experience Zone Inauguration & Break | |
+
+### 12:00 PM - 1:30 PM
+
+**Breakout session 1: Transformation Roadmaps for AI in India and Indian States**
+- Moderator: Mr Gaurav Goel - CEO, Samagra
+- Speakers:
+  1. Mr Vishal Dev (Odisha)
+  2. Mr Anurag Yadav (Uttar Pradesh)
+  3. Ms Debjani Ghosh (Chief Architect - NITI Frontier Tech Hub)
+
+**Breakout Session 2: Key Outcomes and the Road Ahead: Democratizing AI Resources in India**
+
+A. Set Up (30 Minutes)
+- Introductory remarks (4 mins)
+- Keynote speech by Dr. Saurabh Garg - Secretary MOSPI and Co-Chair of Working Group on Democratising AI Resources (8 mins)
+- Presentation by Kalpa Impact and EkStep Foundation, on AI Resources and its application in real world examples or use cases (10 mins)
+- Expert intervention by Vilas Dhar, President, Patrick J. McGovern Foundation (8 mins)
+
+B. Panel Discussion (45 Minutes)
+- Moderated by Sushant Kumar, Founder and CEO, Kalpa Impact (45 mins)
+- Participants:
+  - Dr. Saurabh Garg, Secretary MOSPI
+  - Vilas Dhar, President, Patrick J. McGovern Foundation
+  - EkStep Leadership (Alok Gupta or Jagadish Babu)
+
+C. Audience Q&A (15 mins)
+
+| Time Slot | Activity |
+|-----------|----------|
+| 1:30 PM - 2:30 PM | Lunch |
+
+### 2:30 PM - 4:00 PM
+
+**Breakout session 3: Impact of AI Research and Innovation**
+- Moderator: Prof. Mrutyunjay Suar
+- Speakers:
+  1. Mr Prasant Mohapatra (Provost, University of South Florida)
+  2. Mr Venu Govindaraju (Senior Vice President for Research, Innovation & Economic Development, SUNY Buffalo University)
+  3. Mr Manish Parashar (Chief AI Officer, University of Utah)
+  4. Mr Ashwini K Nanda (Center Director, AHRC, IIT-Bhubaneswar)
+
+**Breakout session 4: Padh.AI - AI and the Future of Education**
+- Moderator: Simran Bagga, Program Manager, AI Powered Odisha
+
+| Time Slot | Venue 1 (Main Hall) | Venue 2 (Conference Hall) |
+|-----------|---------------------|---------------------------|
+| 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM | Keynote Address: Mr Pratyush Kumar (Co-Founder, Sarvam) | No event |
+| 5:00 PM Onwards | Cultural event | No event |
+
+
+## 20th December - Summit Day 2
+**Venue: Odisha State Convention Centre, Bhubaneswar**
+
+### 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM
+
+**Breakout session 5: Bhasha.AI - Building AI for Odia**
+- Moderator: Ashwini Kumar Rath, CEO (Batoi Systems)
+- Speakers:
+  1. Dr. Bijay Ketan Upadhyaya, IAS (Secretary, Odisha Language Literature & Culture Department)
+  2. Mr Pradeep Rout (Head, Odia Virtual Academy)
+  3. Prof Nalini Ratha (SUNY-Buffalo)
+  4. Mr Shakti Rath (AHRC)
+
+**Breakout session 8: Sushasan.AI - AI for Governance**
+- Moderator: Vijeeth Srinivas, Program Lead, AI Powered Odisha
+- Speakers:
+  1. Shri Surendra Kumar (Additional Chief Secretary, GA&PG)
+  2. Mr Bodhisattwa (Bodhi) Sanghapriya (Founder & CEO, IG Drones)
+  3. Mr Vineet Bhardwaj (Centre for Modernizing Government Initiative)
+  4. Mr Murthy Adivi (Faculty of Emerging Technology, Wadhwani Foundation)
+  5. Mr Niladri Bihari Mohanty (Jt. Director(IT) & Head, AI & Innovation Cell, NIC, Odisha, GoI)
+  6. Ms Maya Sherman (AI Expert, GPAI and Innovation Advisor, Israel Embassy)
+
+| Time Slot | Venue 1 (Main Hall) | Venue 2 (Conference Hall) |
+|-----------|---------------------|---------------------------|
+| 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM | Keynote Address: Mr Raghav Gupta (Education Head, OpenAI) | No event |
+| 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM | Lunch | |
+
+### 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM
+
+**Breakout session 6: Swasth.AI - AI for Healthcare**
+- Moderator: Prattusha Mukhopadhyay, Samagra Governance
+- Speakers:
+  1. Ms Aswathy S (Commissioner-cum-Secretary, Health and Family Welfare, Government of Odisha)
+  2. Prof Tapan Gandhi (Professor, IIT Delhi)
+  3. Dr. Debasis Dash (Director, Institute of Life Sciences, Bhubaneswar)
+  4. Ms Poorva Malviya (Head of Engineering, Noora Health)
+  5. Dr Prachi Karkhanis (Expert - MEL & Gender, Wadhwani AI)
+  6. Mr. Sanjay Swain (Co founder & Chief Technology Officer, CureBay)
+
+| Time Slot | Activity |
+|-----------|----------|
+| 3:30 AM - 4:00 PM | Tea Break |
+
+### 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
+
+**Closing Ceremony**
+
+Dignitaries:
+- Mr Vishal Dev (Principal Secretary, Department of E&IT, Odisha)
+- Ms Anu Garg (Development Commissioner, Odisha)