Samsung ennovateX 2026

AI for Living - Shaping how we Live, Work, and Thrive!

30 July, 2026

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AX Hackathon AX Startup Pitch

Agenda

30 July, 2026

Time AURA
9:00 – 10:00
Samsung Opening Note AURA
Vision for AI Living
Mohan Rao GoliMohan Rao Goli
D.B. SreevatsaSreevatsa D B
Ravindra B ShetRavindra B Shet
10:00 – 10:30
Keynote AURA
The Evolution of AI: From Foundation Models to Intelligent Worlds
Vishal DhuparVishal Dhupar
10:30 – 11:00 Break
[AURA 2] AI-For-Living Experiences Track [AURA 3] AI-For-Communication Track
11:00 – 11:30
Tech Talk AURA 2
Molecular Neuromorphic Computing: A New Paradigm for Edge AI
Dr. Navakanta BhatDr. Navakanta Bhat
Tech Talk AURA 3
6G: The Infrastructure of the AI-Native Era
Dr. Kumar SivarajanDr. Kumar Sivarajan
11:30 – 12:15
Panel Discussion AURA 2
Living in the Intelligence Age: Redefining Home, Work & Autonomy
Alok ShuklaAlok Shukla (Moderator)

Mohan BVMohan BV
Vijay EkambaramVijay Ekambaram
Dr. Dinesh Babu JDr. Dinesh Babu J
Dr. Ramasuri NarayanamDr. Ramasuri Narayanam
Panel Discussion AURA 3
Reimagining Connectivity for the Age of AI
Ratnakar RayavarapuRatnakar Rayavarapu (Moderator)
Pamela KumarPamela Kumar
Dr. Chandra R. MurthyDr. Chandra R. Murthy
Mahesh Nayaka Mysore AnnaiahMahesh Nayaka Mysore Annaiah
Narasimhan AgaramNarasimhan Agaram
12:15 – 12:45
Open Science Presentations AURA 2
Volterra Neural Networks (VNNs)
Dr. Siddhartha RohedaDr. Siddhartha Roheda
SmoGVLM: A Small, Graph-enhanced VLM
Rituraj SinghRituraj Singh
Building Efficient Foundation Models for the next Generation of Ondevice AI
Pragya Paramita SahuPragya Paramita Sahu
Open Science Presentations AURA 3
6G Compute-aware Traffic Steering: User Plane as a Compute
Dr. Rajesh ChallaDr. Rajesh Challa
6G Meets AI: What Works, What's Next
Ashok Kumar Reddy ChavvaDr. Ashok Kumar Reddy Chavva
Beyond Speed: Insights from the Rooms shaping Next Gen Connectivity
Manasi EkkundiManasi Ekkundi
The Thinking Network: How AI is Rewiring the RAN
Dr. Madhan Raj KanagarathinamDr. Madhan Raj Kanagarathinam
12:45 – 13:00
Academia Project Presentation AURA 2
Enhance RAG Recommendations for Home AI Device Control Commands
Dr. Niha Kamal BashaDr. Niha Kamal Basha
M.M. Rahul
Aditya Pratap
Academia Project Presentation AURA 3
Slice-aware Non Terrestrial Network(NTN)
Dr. Navin KumarDr. Navin Kumar
Aditya Ithamraju
K Tappan Chengappa
13:00 – 14:00 restaurant Networking Lunch
AURA
14:00 – 14:30
Keynote AURA
The Transformative Power of AI and Open Challenges
Harsh DhandHarsh Dhand
14:30 – 15:15
AX Hackathon & AX Start-up Pitch Top - 2 Presentations
15:15 – 16:00
Grand Panel Discussion AURA
AI 2030: Possibilities and Challenges
Manu PrasadManu Prasad (Moderator)
Vishal KatariyaVishal Katariya
Arjun RaoArjun Rao
Shubham SandeepShubham Sandeep
Dr. Debabrata DasDr. Debabrata Das
Anant TambadeAnant Tambade
16:00 – 16:30
Award Ceremony, Vote of Thanks
16:30 – 17:30 local_cafe Networking Hi-Tea

Our Esteemed Speakers

Mohan Rao

Mohan Rao Goli

Corporate VP & MD, SRI-B
Vishal Dhupar

Vishal Dhupar

Managing Director, South Asia, NVIDIA
Ratnakar

Ratnakar Rayavarapu

VP, Head of Team - Beyond 5G, SRI-B
Amit Mannan

Amit Mannan

VP, Head of Team - Network Control Intelligence, SRI-B
Sreevatsa DB

Sreevatsa D B

VP, Head of Team - Platform Intelligence, SRI-B
Debabrata Das

Dr. Debabrata Das

Director, IIIT Bangalore
Harsh Dhand

Harsh Dhand

Director, AI Partnerships Google Asia Pacific
Anant Tambade

Anant Tambade

Design Director, Microsoft
Pamela Kumar

Pamela Kumar

Chief Strategic Advisor (Telecom & Data), FSID-IISc, India
Dr. Kumar Sivarajan

Dr. Kumar Sivarajan

CTO, Tejas Networks
Manu Prasad

Manu Prasad

Sr. Director, Head of Tech Strategy & Consumer Experience, SRI-B
ravindra

Ravindra B Shet

Sr. Director, Head of Team - SmartThings, SRI-B
Alok

Alok Shukla

Sr. Director, Visual Intelligence, SRI-B
Vishal Katariya

Vishal Katariya

VP, Ankur Capital
Mohan BV

Mohan BV

VP, Head of Tech Strategy & Innovations - BGSW
Dr. Navakanta Bhat

Dr. Navakanta Bhat

Professor, Dean, Division of Interdisciplinary Sciences, IISc Bangalore
Dr. Chandra R. Murthy

Dr. Chandra R. Murthy

Professor, Dept. of ECE, IISc Bangalore
Arjun Rao

Arjun Rao

Founding Partner, Speciale Invest
Shubham Sandeep

Shubham Sandeep

Partner, pi Ventures
Dr. Dinesh Babu J

Dr. Dinesh Babu J

Professor, Dean R&D and HoD DSAI Dept., IIIT Bangalore
ashok

Ashok Kumar Reddy Chavva

Director, Principal Architect, SRI-B
Dr. Ramasuri Narayanam

Dr. Ramasuri Narayanam

Senior Research Scientist-2, Adobe Research
rajesh

Dr. Rajesh Challa

Architect, SRI-B
Mahesh Nayaka Mysore Annaiah

Mahesh Nayaka Mysore Annaiah

AVP, Jio
manasi

Manasi Ekkundi

Architect, SRI-B
Narasimhan Agaram

Narasimhan Agaram

Sr. Director, Engineering, Qualcomm
madhan

Dr. Madhan Raj Kanagarathinam

Architect, SRI-B
Dr. Navin Kumar

Dr. Navin Kumar

Professor, Dept. of ECE, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham
pragya

Pragya Paramita Sahu

Sr. Chief Engineer, SRI-B
siddharth

Dr. Siddharth Roheda

Sr. Chief Engineer, SRI-B
Vijay Ekambaram

Vijay Ekambaram

STSM, Principal Research Scientist, IBM India
rituraj

Rituraj Singh

Sr. Chief Engineer, SRI-B
Dr. Niha Kamal Basha

Dr. Niha Kamal Basha

Assistant Professor, VIT Vellore

Testimonials

"Event was extremely well managed and quality of talks/startups for the showcase was very high."

Neeraj Poddar
Neeraj Poddar
Co-Founder & CTO, NimbleEdge

"A very well organized event. Lots of networking ...both industry and academia..."

Dr. Shanta Rangaswamy
Dr. Shanta Rangaswamy
Professor & Head, Dept. of CSE, RV College of Engg.

"The event was organized very well and the interactions were very insightful."

Sujoy Chakravarty
Sujoy Chakravarty
CEO, Quanfluence

"It brought together participants in a lively, collaborative atmosphere and ensured smooth flow from start to finish...."

Dr. Swarnalatha P
Dr. Swarnalatha P
Professor, Dept. of Information Security, VIT - Vellore