New Delhi :  Tata Consultancy Services Ltd (TCS) has signed up as Title Sponsor of the TCS-PanIIT Conclave 2019.

Pan IIT Alumni India (PIAI) is a Society established in December 2006 and is the nodal organization of alumni of all the IITs. The Alumni Associations of the IITs are its institutional members. PIAI’s objectives include:

• Bring IIT alumni together and promote friendship and fellowship among them.
• Contribute to fast economic growth of India, and nation building.
• Disseminate knowledge regarding education, technology trends, and industry and economy management.
• Convene conferences/seminars on education, learning technology and other sciences, and to help sharing of experience and views.

The PanIIT movement channels the impulse of all IIT alumni to contribute to the development of India over and above their own personal career contributions. It seeks to leverage the prestige and influence that IIT alumni have achieved, wherever in the world they may be, for the common good.

Tata Consultancy Services Ltd (TCS), is a leading global IT services, consulting and business solutions organization. It is one of the largest Indian companies by market capitalization. TCS is now placed among the most valuable IT services brands worldwide. It has become the title sponsor of the ‘TCS-PanIIT Conclave 2019’.

The PanIIT Conclave 2019 being organized by IIT alumni is expected to bring together leaders in academics and research, business and industry, and policy-makers. Many distinguished speakers from India and abroad have already confirmed their participation. The programme sessions include topics such as AI for Social Good, Future of Work,Ethics Privacy and Security, Governance of AI, and Start-ups & AI, while six industry focus sessions will take up application of AI in Education and Affordable Learning,Manufacturing, Agriculture, Finance, Healthcare and Retail.

The conclave is scheduled to be held on January 19 & 20, 2019 and will be held at Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi.

Krishen Dhar Conclave Coordinator commented, “Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) technologies are poised to transform the way humans will interact with machines, and the role that machines will play in all spheres of human life. The TCS – PanIIT Conclave will bring together global thought leaders, academics, policy makers and business leaders to confer not only on the immense potential of AI to bring benefits, and the opportunities, but also to dwell on the risks and pitfalls that we would need to be wary about. We are thankful to TCS in supporting our endeavor to help India derive maximum gains from the coming AI & ML revolution.”

Significant PanIIT initiatives will be launched at the conclave.

1. PanIIT AI Hackathon 2019

The first PanIIT AI Hackathon 2019 aims to promote AI and ML among the wider community of young software and AI professionals and showcase the talent among them. The Hackathon will be held annually.

In keeping with the theme of the conclave, the Hackathon will focus on AI and how the technology can be used to solve problems important to India. The teams will be given problems which will have direct impact on the society, and present their solutions to the audience at the Conclave.

Details of the Hackathon are available at the conclave website at https://skillenza.com/challenge/pan-iit-hackathon

1. PanIIT AI Forum

The PanIIT AI Forum is a platform to promote efficient communication and the free exchange of views and ideas among persons involved in AI, ML and allied technologies, whether they are researchers and academics, engineers, business and finance persons, policy makers, media persons, social scientists, etc. The activities of the Forum will aim to enhance communication and contact among AI professionals in diverse fields to germinate ideas and business opportunities.

1. The conclave will also have an exhibition area which will provide an excellent opportunity for exhibitors to interact directly with the delegates, comprising of eminent IIT alumni, policy makers and heads of large companies.