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Session examines how OSAI can support inclusive innovation and reduce reliance on proprietary ecosystems. It will focus on the enabling conditions, strategic alignment, and governance approaches needed to scale OSAI responsibly. 18 Feb 2026, 11:30 AM – 12:25 PM Room 15, Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi

PanelistsModerator: Amanda Brock, CEO, OpenUKSpeakers:1. Jimmy Wales, Founder, Wikipedia2. Laura Gilbert, Senior Director of AI, Tony Blair Institute for Global Change3. Anastasia Stasenko, Co-founder and CEO, Pleias4. Mishi Choudhary, Founder, SFLC.in18 Feb 2026, 10:30 – 11:25Room number 15, Bharat Mandapam About  Amanda Brock, CEO, OpenUK OpenUK CEO and Executive Producer State of Open Con, Amanda’s 25

Panel will examine how AI resources can be democratized across the Global South through shared infrastructure, open collaboration, and public interest design. The culminating event of the series, bringing together insights from Hyderabad and Chennai roundtables into actionable recommendations. Features high-level plenaries, hackathon finalist presentations, and formal adoption of policy recommendations. 17 Feb 2026, 4:30

Date and time: 17 February, 1:30 PM to 2:25 PM (IST)Venue: Room 16, Bharat Mandapam Convention Centre, New Delhi, India Overview As AI systems grow in sophistication and scale, the tools we use to ensure their safety should be equally robust and, crucially, universally accessible. The India AI Impact Summit emphasises that meaningful innovation depends

Workshop session exploring open source AI approaches Hosts: 1 Amanda Brock, CEO, OpenUK, OpenHQ2 Karan MV, Developer Relations, GitHub Workshop Leaders:1 Simon Hansford, Chief Commercial Officer, Civo2 Saiyam Pathak, Founder, Kubesimplify3 Rohit Ghumare, Ambassador, OpenUK; Founding Developer Relations, motia.dev4 James Lovegrove, Head of Policy, RedHat5 Naresh Vyas, Founder and CTO, TwoCents.ai6 Anil Madhavapeddy, Professor, Cambridge University7

Discover how Open Source and Artificial Intelligence are shaping Africa’s digital transformation in this exclusive webinar featuring Amanda Brock, CEO of OpenUK. This session explores the evolving role of open technologies, community-driven innovation, and the opportunities AI brings to governments, startups, and developers across the continent. Join us to learn about future trends, ethical considerations,

This conference offers the opportunity to arm yourself with the latest information and insights ahead of an AI focused MWC agenda. Register to join the UK Telecoms Innovation Network (UKTIN) for its upcoming conference “AI & Advanced Communications Conference” Open to all from the telecoms ecosystem, this conference offers the opportunity to share the latest