At the AI Summit, experts debated India’s challenge of protecting citizens’ data while keeping pace with global AI leaders. CP Gurnani, Co-Founder and Vice Chairman of AIONOS, stressed governance and cybersecurity. Umesh Sachdev, CEO and Co-Founder of Uniphore—one of the world’s largest AI-native, multimodal enterprise-class SaaS companies—warned against overregulation and potential “data colonisation.” Saurabh Kumar Sahu, Managing Director and Lead for India Business at Accenture, advocated human-led AI governance to ensure innovation, security, and strategic competitiveness.
