Making AI work 2025: Summit for enterprise AI leaders

The Economic Times’ vertical, ET Enterprise AI, will host its flagship summit, Making AI Work 2025, on October 30, 2025, at the Conrad Hotel in Bengaluru. The one-day event is aimed at guiding Indian enterprises in moving from artificial intelligence (AI) experimentation to production-scale deployment. The summit will bring together technology leaders, policymakers, and AI practitioners to share practical frameworks, case studies, and strategies for scaling AI in business operations.

The summit will address a key challenge faced by Indian enterprises: translating AI pilots into measurable business outcomes. Participants will engage in discussions on operational resilience, revenue growth, regulatory compliance, and building trusted AI governance structures.

Executives who have successfully transitioned AI initiatives from pilot phases to tangible business impact will headline the event. Confirmed speakers include Nandini Harinath, Deputy Director at SpOA, ISRO; Hari Marar, MD & CEO of Bangalore International Airport Ltd; Phani Mitra B, Global CIO & CDO at Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories; Suresh Kumar Sivaraj, CHRO at Muthoot Fincorp; Dhaval Radia, CFO of ZEISS India; Abhishek Bansal, CISO at Max Life Insurance; Anjani Kumar, CDIO at Ather Energy; Shuvadip Banerjee, Chief Digital Marketing Officer at ITC; Lalit Chandnani, CTO/VP Technology at Urban Ladder; Prashant Parashar, SVP & Head of Technology at Delhivery; and Dr. Ashish Bajaj, Group CMO at Narayana Health. Additionally, the summit will feature 16-year-old AI prodigy Raul John Aju, Founder & CTO of AIRealm Technologies.

Sessions will focus on enterprise-oriented content, including methods for measuring return on investment (ROI), sector-specific applications of AI, cyber-resilience, and compliance with regulatory frameworks. The program is designed for CXOs, CIOs, data leaders, and product heads who are actively deploying or overseeing AI initiatives at scale. Attendees will have access to real-world case studies, deployment insights, and metrics for successful AI adoption.

Amit Kumar Gupta, Business Head of ET Business Verticals, stated, “Making AI Work focuses on leaders who are sharing how they have operationalized AI in real-world enterprise contexts, beyond pilot projects and experiments.” The summit will offer a platform for senior executives to benchmark outcomes, assess vendor strategies, and develop scalable, audit-ready governance frameworks.

Making AI Work 2025 is supported by Salesforce as the Gold Partner and Adobe as the Silver Partner. The event is expected to convene over 400 AI leaders from across Indian enterprises.

About ET enterprise AI ET Enterprise AI is the Economic Times’ dedicated vertical covering enterprise adoption of artificial intelligence. It provides case studies, governance frameworks, and practical guidance to help business leaders translate AI initiatives into measurable business value.