Consul General @srikar_koppula welcomed the distinguished guests visiting from India, along with Silicon Valley leaders from the Tech and VC ecosystem. Amb. Namgya Khampa highlighted India’s vision for “AI for All,” emphasizing technology as a tool for empowerment, inclusion, and responsible innovation, while underscoring the strategic importance of India-US collaboration in AI. Mr. Abhishek Singh noted that the pre-summit conference served as a lead-up to the AI Impact Summit in New Delhi, hosted by Indian Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, and outlined India’s AI Mission, noting how AI will enhance digital public infrastructure, extend services to rural populations, create nearly five million new jobs, and contribute significantly to India’s goal of becoming a $30 trillion economy by 2047, while making governance more efficient, transparent, and inclusive. Other distinguished participants included Asha Jadeja@ashajadeja325, Founder, Motwani Jadeja Family Foundation; Ram Reddy, Co-founder & CEO, Evolve Silicon Valley@EvolveSVF; Satya Bathula, CEO, D3e Studio; Swapnil Jain, CEO & Co-Founder, @observeAI; Raj Judge, Board Member and EVP Corporate Strategy and Ventures, Zscaler @zscaler; Ketan Karkhanis@karkhanis, CEO, ThoughtSpot; Raghavendra Parvataraju, Founder & Chief Executive Officer, Graphsafety ai.