European Commission
Friedrich Ebert Stiftung
AI Impact Summit 2026
Infosys Science Foundation
IT for Change
IT for Change, in partnership with the Friedrich Ebert Stiftung and with support from the European Commission, is convening a two-day global dialogue titled ‘Towards Regenerative AI: Frames for Inclusive, Indigenous, and Intentional Innovation’, an official Pre-Summit Event of the India - AI Impact Summit 2026, on 30 October - 1 November 2025 at the Infosys Science Foundation (ISF), Bengaluru.
The event brings together around 50 leading researchers, technology practitioners, and policymakers from India, the EU, and beyond to chart the course for a regenerative AI paradigm that foregrounds inclusivity, indigenous knowledge, and intentional design.
The dialogue seeks to interrogate the political economy of contemporary AI — dominated by a handful of transnational corporations — and engage with alternative pathways that cultivate equity, ecological stewardship, and democratic oversight. It aims to generate actionable insights for policy and research priorities in regenerative AI, advancing locally grounded, socially just, and sustainable innovation. The deliberations and outcomes from this dialogue will help shape the agenda of the India AI Impact Summit 2026, offering critical and globally informed perspectives to the conversation.
The agenda will feature plenaries and immersive breakout sessions exploring democratic knowledge societies, communitarian AI models, localized innovation ecosystems, digital non-alignment, and structural mechanisms for public and social value.
Participation in this event is invite-only.
More details coming soon!