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AI4India Summit 2026: National Dialogue on AI's Impact on Future Jobs

AI4India is hosting a high-level roundtable on the future of employability at the AI Impact Summit 2026 in New Delhi. The event will gather leaders from government, industry, and academia to examine how India can prepare its workforce for an AI-driven economy. Discussions will focus on workforce transitions, skill demands, and the necessary policy choices to ensure AI strengthens opportunity. The session builds on a pre-summit held at IIT Delhi and aims to generate actionable insights for national and global conversations.

Key Points: AI Impact Summit 2026: Future of Employability in India

  • Workforce transitions in AI era
  • Evolving skill demands
  • Institutional & policy readiness
  • Ensuring inclusion and opportunity
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As AI Reshapes Work, AI4India Leads National Dialogue on Employability at AI Impact Summit 2026

AI4India convenes leaders to discuss workforce transitions, skills, and policy for an AI-driven economy at the AI Impact Summit 2026 in New Delhi.

"India's AI journey must be anchored in employability. - Alok Agrawal, AI4India"

New Delhi, February 13

As artificial intelligence rapidly transforms the nature of work, redefining skills, roles, and career pathways, employability has emerged as a central concern for India's economic and social future. Addressing this critical issue, AI4India has convened a high-level roundtable on "The Future of Employability in the Age of AI" at the AI Impact Summit 2026.

The roundtable is set to be held on February 16 at the Bharat Mandapam venue in the national capital. It will bring together senior leaders from government, industry, academia, research, and media to examine how India can prepare its workforce for an AI-driven economy while ensuring inclusion, adaptability, and long-term opportunity.

Eminent participants include Sanjiv Bikhchandani, Co-Founder of Info Edge; Dr. V. Anantha Nageswaran, Chief Economic Advisor to the Government of India; Vineet Nayar, Founder of Sampark Foundation and former CEO of HCL Technologies; Sateesh Seetharamiah, CEO of EdgeVerve; Prof. Anurag Mairal, Adjunct Professor at Stanford University School of Medicine; and Smita Prakash, Editor, ANI. Together, they bring perspectives spanning labour markets, macroeconomics, education, enterprise transformation, research, and public discourse.

The discussion will focus on workforce transitions, evolving skill demands, institutional readiness, and the policy choices required to ensure that AI adoption strengthens employability rather than displacing opportunity.

Alok Agrawal, Co-Founder of AI4India, said, "India's AI journey must be anchored in employability. The objective is not just adoption of technology, but ensuring that people remain central to growth, productivity, and innovation."

The session will be anchored by Shashi Shekhar Vempati, Co-Founder of AI4India and Padma Shri awardee, whose work spans technology, media, and digital public institutions. "AI Impact Summit 2026 offers a timely platform to examine how opportunity, inclusion, and skills must evolve in an AI-driven economy," he said.

The roundtable also sets the context for AI4India's Pre-Summit on the Future of Employability, successfully held at IIT Delhi, which brought together academia, industry, and policy stakeholders for deeper, solution-oriented deliberations. Building on those discussions, AI4India aims to carry forward actionable insights into the broader national and global conversations at the AI Impact Summit 2026.

- ANI

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Sarah B
As someone working in tech, I see AI changing roles daily. Conferences are good, but we need faster action in colleges. The curriculum is 10 years behind. When will new courses be mandated?
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Priya S
Finally, a dialogue that puts people at the center! Alok Agrawal's point is spot on. Technology for growth is meaningless if it leaves our youth behind. We need policies that support reskilling for mid-career professionals too, not just fresh graduates.
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Rohit P
Good initiative, but will it reach tier 2 and 3 cities? Most of these summits happen in Delhi/Mumbai. The real skilling challenge is in smaller towns. Hope AI4India has a plan for that.
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Vikram M
The panel looks excellent. Having the Chief Economic Advisor there means the government is listening. The key is to create "future-proof" jobs, not just train for today's AI. Jai Hind!
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Kavya N
I appreciate the focus on inclusion. We must ensure women and other underrepresented groups get equal access to these new opportunities. AI should reduce bias, not amplify existing inequalities.

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