Dr. V. Anantha Nageswaran, Chief Economic Advisor, Government of India Inaugurates DICCI's International Conclave on AI for Inclusion and the Future

NEW DELHI [INDIA]: February 18: The Dalit Indian Chamber of Commerce and Industry, (DICCI), hosted the International Conclave titled AI for Inclusion & the Future of Work 2026: Bridging Divides, Building Futures at The Park Hotel, New Delhi. The conclave brought together senior policymakers, global representatives, industry leaders and academic institutions to deliberate on how artificial intelligence can be shaped as a force for equitable growth and livelihood security. The event served as a strategic lead-in to the India AI Impact Summit 2026. Chief Guest Dr. V. Anantha Nageswaran, Chief Economic Advisor to the Government of India inaugurated the DICCI' International Conclave on AI for Inclusion and the Future of Work, and emphasized that productivity gains from AI must be complemented by investments in skilling, institutional preparedness and equitable access to digital infrastructure to ensure sustained and broad-based growth.

From a global governance perspective, Ms. Anne Bouverot, Special Envoy for Artificial Intelligence to the President of France stressed that trust, transparency and human-centric design are essential to building AI systems that serve society at scale. She noted the importance of international cooperation in ensuring that AI standards reflect democratic values and inclusive development priorities.

Addressing the conclave, Dr. Milind Kamble, Founder Chairman, DICCI, said, “Our focus must be clear i.e., education that delivers excellence, entrepreneurship that creates empowerment, and technology that drives transformation. A child in a tribal village or remote hill area must have access to the same quality of education taught at Harvard or Oxford. We must shift the narrative from victimhood to leadership, so that communities once excluded become architects of India’s growth. With 73 percent of our economy in the informal sector, AI must accelerate formalisation and expand opportunity. By 2047, development must be measured not only by GDP, but by dignity, participation and shared prosperity.”