Recently, I had the privilege of serving as a judge at “Netweb’s Ideatron: AI for Public Good” hackathon an inspiring event focused on leveraging Artificial Intelligence to solve real-world societal challenges. The hackathon was organized as a pre-summit initiative leading up to the AI Impact Summit 2026, bringing together innovators, mentors, and policymakers around the shared goal of using AI for meaningful public impact. Here are a few key takeaways from this remarkable experience.

India is hosting the AI Impact Summit 2026, reaffirming its commitment to making Artificial Intelligence (AI) accessible and beneficial for the public good. The event will explore how AI can address real-world challenges in healthcare, education, agriculture, climate change, and governance—building on the momentum of global gatherings like the AI Action Summit France, AI Seoul Summit, and AI Safety Summit. Ideatron: AI for Public Good, a hackathon organized as an official pre-summit event of the AI Impact Summit 2026, brought together innovative minds to develop AI solutions addressing societal challenges.

Season of AI, a virtual event series of the Microsoft Azure Developer Community by Reskill, stands as a flagship event in empowering aspiring professionals. Recently, I had the privilege of delivering a session, where I had the opportunity to guide the community and share insights from my experience in XR and AI development. It was an honor to accept this invitation, and special thanks to Rohit Sardana and Azkar Khan for extending the invitation.

The CareerMaker meetup, hosted by the Microsoft Azure Developer Community and managed by Reskill, stands as a flagship event in empowering aspiring professionals. Recently, I had the privilege of delivering a special keynote address at Microsoft Gurugram, where I had the opportunity to guide students from various institutes and share insights from my experience in product management. It was an honor to accept this invitation, as engaging with the young, fresh minds of our nation is not only an opportunity to learn from them but also a responsibility to impart valuable knowledge.