R.N. Ravi
Governor of Tamil Nadu
Former Governor of Nagaland, former Deputy National Security Advisor, former Chairman of Joint Intelligence Committee in the Prime Minister’s Office, India
Vint Cerf
Vice President and Chief Internet Evangelist, Google. Co-Inventor of Internet
He is the co-designer of the TCP/IP protocols and the architecture of the Internet. He has served in executive positions at ICANN, the Internet Society, MCI, the Corporation for National Research Initiatives and the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency.
Vilas Dhar
McGovern Foundation
President and Trustee of the Patrick J. McGovern Foundation, a 21st century philanthropy advancing AI and data solutions to create a thriving, equitable, and sustainable future for all. A leading voice on equity in a tech-enabled world, Vilas champions individuals and communities as architects, decision makers, and primary stakeholders in shaping our digital future.
Paul Nemitz
Principal Advisor, European Commission
Experienced lawyer and leader of public policy projects in the European Commission and in non profit organisations. Lead director for putting in place GDPR, negotiator of the EU-US Privacy Shield and the EU Code of Conduct against Hate Speech and Xenophobia with major Tech companies
Alessandra Nilo
General Coordinator at Gestos-HIV, Communication and Gender
Since 2001, she has been engaged in United Nations monitoring processes by publicizing the Declaration of Commitment on HIV and AIDS as a tool to monitor and evaluate the implementation of national policies on sexual and reproductive health
Vijay Nambiar
Sherpa of the C20 charter
Former UN Secretary Generals Special Advisor and Deputy National Security Advisor to the Government of India
Marco Teixeira
United Nations Representative on Drugs and Crime, Regional Office for South Asia (UNODC ROSA)
Led programme development and implementation, partnership building and resource mobilization efforts in various positions, including Programme Coordinator (Head of Office in Mozambique and Malawi) in Maputo, Senior Programme Officer with the Division for Treaty Affairs in Vienna leading the Global Programme for the implementation of the Doha Declaration etc
Micha Weis
CISO, CRISC, CISM
A Strategic financial cyber-leader and advisor for the Israeli Ministry of Finance. Expert in managing cyber security, risk management, cyber security frameworks, technological innovation, and channels development between national and international organizations. Former CISO of MT Bank. Retired lieutenant colonel of the Israeli Defense Forces
Bharati Ghosh
Former UN Staff Officer, National Spokesperson BJP
Member of National Executive Committee of BJP
Oded Margalit
Professor at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev
Research areas include machine learning, formal verification and cybersecurity. Member of IBM AoT (Academy of Technology), CTO of Citi Cybersecurity Innovation Center. Member of the advisory committee for Computer Science education at the Israeli Ministry of Education
Marcele Frossard
Policy advisor for the National Campaign for the Right to Education, Brazil
Researcher at Laboratory for the Analysis of Violence (LAV-UERJ), the Institute for Research, Prevention and Studies on Suicide (IPPES), and the Group for Studies and Research in Sociology of Education (UERJ / RJ)
Pradeep Gupta
Chairman, Cyber Media Group
Pradeep was conferred the “National Entrepreneurship Award as the Best Mentor” by the Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship, Government of India. He is on the Investment Management Committee of the 10,000 crore Fund of Funds set up by the Government of India. Pradeep is the Chief Mentor of Electropreneur Park, Delhi & Bhubaneshwar
Anne-Laure Mention
Professor (College of Business and Law) and Director, Global Business Innovation Enabling Impact Platform, RMIT, Melbourne
Professor at the School of Management at RMIT, Deputy Head of the Centre d'Evaluation de la Performance des Entreprises, Co-founding editors of the Journal of Innovation Management, Deputy Head of the ISPIM Advisory Board
Mr. Abhishek Singh
President and CEO of National E-Governance Division
Shri Abhishek Singh is a career Civil Servant with 27 years of experience in governance and policy formulation. He specializes in the use of Technology for improving Governance. In his role as President & CEO, National e-Governance Division and MD&CEO of Digital India Corporation, he leads major Digital India Initiatives including projects in the field of Artificial Intelligence & Emerging Technologies.
Dr. K. Srinath Reddy
Honorary Distinguished Professor and Goodwill Ambassador of PHFI for Public Health Partnerships
Dr. K. Srinath Reddy is the past President of, the Public Health Foundation of India (PHFI) and formerly headed the Department of Cardiology at All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS). He was appointed as the First Bernard Lown Visiting Professor of Cardiovascular Health at the Harvard School of Public Health in (2009-13) and presently serves as an Adjunct Professor of Epidemiology at Harvard (2014-2023).
Sundar Narayanan
Advisor from AI Tech Ethics
Advisor and Consultant, Ethics & Compliance. Tech & Data Ethics Researcher
Sameer Patil (ThinkTank20)
Senior Fellow at Observer Research Foundation
Former Assistant Director at the National Security Council Secretariat in the Prime Minister's Office, India. He is a recipient of the Canberra Fellowship from the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Australia. Junior Research Fellowship from the University Grants Commission.
Rajat Sen
FS-ISAC
Founder and Director of Discerning Consulting Services Pvt. Ltd., India Regional Director for FS-ISAC, a not-for-profit organization that advances cybersecurity and resilience in the global financial system.
Sambratha Shetty
Chief Operating Officer
Synergia Foundation, a non-partisan think tank helps to augment decision making at a policy level while enriching individual discourse and public dialogue.
Edan Ring
VP Community Affairs ISOC-IL
Edan Ring is VP of community and social affairs at the Israeli Internet Association (ISOC-IL) and a lecturer on media, communications and social change at the Ben Gurion University of the Negev. He leads the Israeli Internet Association's public activities to promote Internet safety and security, digital literacy and promoting digital rights and equality for minority groups in Israel. He is also a media and communications scholar and researcher with a special focus on the intersection between technology, protest and social movements.
Joydeep Nag
CFO and Chief Strategy officer, Genworks
Senior level Multinational Executive with extensive experience in business leadership and working with Board of Directors, Bankers & Lawyers, Chartered Accountants & Consultants. Established successes in driving enterprise value, growth, globalization and controllership.
Satish Babu
InApp, ICANN
Free Software activist and early Internet advocate. Founding Director of the International Centre for Free and Open Source Software (ICFOSS). Earlier the CEO of SIFFS. Co-founder and President of InApp Information Technologies; Associated with IEEE, Internet Society (ISOC), ICANN, and the Computer Society of India (CSI). Active in Internet Governance since the 2009 IGF.
Ravindran L
MD and CEO, Wealthmax Group of Companies
Member of the Bangalore Chamber of Industry and Commerce
Dr Sunanda Reddy
Carenidhi
Developmental Paediatrician in New Delhi with special interest in Early Intervention for children with Neurodevelopmental problems.
Abheejit Khandagale
Vruksh Foundation
Lindy Ajiambo Wafula
CEO of Village Ventures Kenya
Founder of Project Africa. A community organizer advocating for the advancement of women in leadership and decision-making in social, economic and political positions. Works for educating, engaging, and encouraging women in Africa in political leadership and International Development.
Apoorv Kulkarni (OMI Foundation)
Head of Research, OMI Foundation
National Award 2022. UN-India & NIUA Smart Solutions Challenge 2022 Winner. Expert Member, NIUA Advisory Committeeand FICCI Task Force on EPWD. Stanford MBA. Chartered Accountant
Advocate Prem (Kerala High Court)
Lawyer in Kerala High Court
Cyber Security Law Consultant. Lecturer in Academic Institutions, Law Enforcement Agencies, IT Industry, and Corporates. Speaker at various conferences related to cyber law. Policy drafting, frameworks & regulations in various aspects of IT Law.
Venky Nagan
Ex-CEO Asmara International Ltd
Adjunct professor of Practice, Amrita University
Molly Harriss Olson
Independent Board member and Ex-CEO Fairtrade
Non Executive Director - Global Reporting Initiative
Avinash Agarwal
Deputy Director General (Convergence & Broadcasting), Telecommunication Engineering Centre
Chair, National Working Group-9 corresponding to ITU-T Study Group-9 on "Broadband Cable and TV" Developed a Framework for Fairness Assessment of Artificial Intelligence/ Machine Learning Systems.