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Keynote speaker: Marc d. Paradis, Founder and Principal of SIYOM Consulting and Vice President & Dean of Data Science University at Optum.

Chair: Arjun Malhotra, Chairman of the IPHS Society at the Indian Institute of Public Health-Delhi. 
Discussant: Prof Ravi Mahajan currently associated with Apollo Hospitals Group and a leader in UK Anaesthesia and Intensive Care; and  Prof Suman Chakraborty,Director, Indian Institute of Technology,Kharagpur

The talk examines how emerging AI- and data-enabled capabilities can support that rethinking by enabling care models designed explicitly for population scale rather than incremental system expansion. Drawing on the experience deploying data and AI at scale within large health systems, it explores how care itself, rather than individual technologies, must be reengineered to meet national and population-level health needs.

(Collaboration:Open Health Systems Laboratory)
 

Sweet Excess: Crafting Mishti in Bengal
by Ishita Dey (Routledge, 2026)

Discussants: Dr. Brahma Prakash, writer, cultural theorist and Assistant Professor of Theatre and Performance Studies at the School of Arts and Aesthetics, Jawaharlal Nehru University; Shirin Mehrotra, independent food writer, researcher and content & communication strategist; Dr. Ishita Dey, Assistant Professor, Department of Sociology,  Faculty of Social Sciences, South Asian University & Author of the book

Moderator: Prof. Kiranmayi Bhushi, Department of Sociology, School of Social Sciences, Indira Gandhi National Open University
 

Children’s cultural film festival, a screening of the best films on heritage made by children across different schools in Delhi-NCR
 

(Collaboration: Heritage Education and Communication Service, INTACH)
 

The Delhi History Congress is an annual conference organised by The History Collective with the support of the India International Centre. It aims to bring together historians to share and discuss new research on varied themes. The third annual event covers four themes - Entangled histories: Human, non-human and post-human; Sources and methods in history: The challenge of the oral and the visual; History of emotions; and Histories of conflict, contestations and co-existence

For more details on the programme and registeration please reach out to The History Collective.
Entry strictly by invitation only.

(Collaboration: The History Collective)
 

Set against rising global conflicts, polarization, and ecological stress, this two-day conference examines how Buddhist principles can inform diplomacy and sustainable coexistence. The conference brings together an eminent group of scholars and policy experts from India and Nepal who shall draw on India and Nepal’s shared Buddhist heritage. The conference explores cultural diplomacy, academic collaboration, heritage preservation, and policy-oriented dialogue to strengthen ties and advance regional and global harmony.

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(Collaboration: South Asia Foundation)

Mind, Body and Self (Springer, 2024)

Edited by Purushottama Bilimoria, Jaysankar Lal Shaw, Anand Vaidya, Michael Hemmingsen

Discussants: Prof. Shashi Prabha Kumar, President of the Indian Institute of Advanced Study (IIAS) Society and Chairperson of the Governing Body, Shimla; Prof. R. Krishnaswamy, Associate Professor of Philosophy, O P Jindal University, Sonipat; Prof. Ananya Barua, Associate Professor of Philosophy, Hindu College, DU;Prof. Savita Singh, Poet and Professor, IGNOU; Prof. Rajan, Associate Professor of Philosophy, Allahabad University; Abhilasha Semwal, Researcher, JNU Centre for Philosophy

Moderator: Prof. Purushottama Bilimoria, University of Melbourne and University of San Francisco & Editor of the book

Gail & Bharat
(2025; 80 min; Marathi & English)
Directed by Somnath Waghamare, documentary filmmaker and researcher whose work focuses on Dalit histories and social justice. 
This documentary traces the life and work of sociologist and Dalit rights activist Dr Gail Omvedt and Dr Bharat Patankar, capturing their shared journey through India’s anti-caste and social justice movements. Avoiding academic jargon, it offers an accessible and important record of their enduring contributions.
 

The screening will be followed by a discussion with Prof. Smita Patil (IGNOU); Dr. Rahul Dev (art historian) and the director, Somnath Waghamare.

A Global political and economic realignment? Global supply chains in the next decade

Speaker: Rajneesh Narula OBE, John H. Dunning Chair of International Business Regulation, Henley Business School, University of Reading; and Perspectives Editor of Journal of International Business Policy.

Moderator: Prof. Suma Athreye, FRSA, FAcSS

School of Public Policy, IIT Delhi

This talk examines the unravelling of “Pax Americana” and the shift towards a fragmented global economy shaped by inequality and geopolitical realignment. As globalisation’s hidden costs drive unrest and interventionism, the world is moving towards two hegemonic blocs centred on the U.S. and China, alongside loosely aligned, economically peripheral countries. This realignment will reshape multinational enterprises’ global value chains and compel unaligned states to pursue deep structural reforms, long-term capacity building, and regional integration.