DPG Dialogues 2024 is here!

9th October 2024 | New Delhi, India

Inaugurated in 2023, DPG Dialogues is an annual convening of DPG / DPI ecosystem leaders, practitioners and the larger open source contributor community where discussions around the evolution of the ecosystem, challenges and the future strategic direction are held. This year’s theme, Thinking, Building, and Sustaining DPGs & DPI promises insightful sessions and meaningful connections. With interactive sessions, hands-on showcases and new opportunities to connect with global leaders and change makers, DPG Dialogues will celebrate the power of technology to drive population-scale impact.

Convening Schedule

9-10 AM Main Hall

Registration & Community Spotlight

10-11 AM Main Hall

Opening Remarks & Keynote

11-11:45 AM Main Hall

Thinking DPI: An evolving perspective

Jacques von Benecke

Group CTO | DHI, Govt. of Bhutan

Kavita Bhatia

Senior Scientist – AI & Emerging Tech | MeitY, Govt. of India

Nand Kumarum

CEO | NeGD, Govt. of India

Nitin Kashyap

Senior Vice President | Samagra

11:45-12:30 PM Main Hall

Powering DPI with DPGs: Decoding open-source building blocks

Amar Tumballi

CTO | Dhiway

Hemant Adarkar

Tech Advisor | Artha Global

Samuel Kummary

Technical Director | Mojaloop

Supriya Sankaran

Co-Founder | Agami

Rahul Kulkarni

Chief Technologist | Samagra

12:30-1:15 PM Main Hall

Code for GovTech Showcase

1:15-2:15 PM

Lunch & Community Spotlight

2:15 - 3:15 PM Seminar Room 1

Empowering Health Systems with DPGs & DPI

Bhargava E.M.

COO | Swasth Alliance

Dr. Akhil Malhotra

Domain Specialist | ThoughtWorks

Dr. Mithun James

Technical Architect | Piramal Swasthya

Himanshu Burad

OSD | NHA, Govt. of India

Pallavi Jain

Secretariat Lead | YO.DH

Shailiza Mayal

Senior Manager | Samagra

2:15 - 3:15 PM Seminar Room 2

Leveraging E-governance for Effective Service Delivery

Aanchal Dahima

Program Advocacy & Outreach Manager | eGov Foundation

Aniket Doegar

Founder | Haqdarshak

Ujjwal Relan

Vice President | Samagra

Viswanathan Ravichandran

Partner | Deloitte

Nitin Kashyap

Senior Vice President | Samagra

2:15 - 3:15 PM Seminar Room 3

Harvesting Innovation: Transforming Agriculture with AI Augmented Open Networks

Kirti Pandey

Advisor | GIZ

Samuel Praveen Kumar

Joint Secretary | MoA&FW, Govt. of India

Nikhil Toshniwal

Vice President | DeHaat

Venky Ramachandran

Mission Director | UAI

Vijeeth Srinivas

Senior Consultant | Samagra

Utkarsh Vijay

Vice President | Samagra

2:15 - 3:15 PM Main Hall

AI in Governance

Mihir Kulkarni

ML Scientist | Wadhwani AI

Pragya Mathur

Senior Consultant | Samagra

Praveen Chandrahas

Secretary | Swecha

Ramesh Loganathan

Professor Co-Innovation/Outreach | IIIT Hyderabad

Rahul Kulkarni

Chief Technologist | Samagra

2:15 - 3:15 PM Committee Room 3

Nurturing a Person Centric Dispute Resolution Ecosystem

Aditi Phadnis

Senior Consultant | Samagra

Smita Gupta

Curator | OpenNyAI

Smita Mutt

Strategic Initiatives Lead | DAKSH

Supriya Sankaran

Co-Founder | Agami

Nikhil Nadiger

Vice President | Samagra

3:15 - 4:15 PM Main Hall

Designing User-first DPI: Prioritizing users & usability

Iti Seth

Partner | Treemouse

Prerak Mehta

Partner | Dalberg Design

Ramesh Loganathan

Professor – Co-Innovation / Outreach | IIIT Hyderabad

Tanuj Bhojwani

Head | People+AI

Akshata Malhotra

Vice President | Samagra

4:15 - 5 PM Main Hall

Sustaining DPGs: Open-source, community-led development & maintenance

Ansha Dixit

Head Global community Initiatives | FIDE

Divya Mohan

APAC Lead | CHAOSS

Sai Rahul Poruri

CEO | FOSS United

Steven Haley

Director of Market Development & Partnerships | Mojaloop

Venkatesh Hariharan

India Representative | Open Invention Network

5-6 PM Main Hall

Release of the ‘State of DPG Community Report’ & Fireside Chat

Dr. RS Sharma

Chairperson | ONDC

6 PM Main Hall

Closing Remarks & High Tea