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The Programme

Experience a powerful 3-day progression from inspiration to creation to transformation — each day building momentum toward a smarter, AI-powered Bengal.
10–12 Sept 2026WEBEL, Salt Lake, Kolkata

Three-Day Journey

  1. Day 110 September 2026

    Vision

    Ignite ideas and explore the AI-driven future — keynotes, thought leadership, and bold possibilities.

  2. Day 211 September 2026

    Build

    Hands-on workshops, innovation labs, and collaborative sessions to engineer tomorrow's solutions.

  3. Day 312 September 2026

    Transform

    Turning the week's work into commitments — showcases, the AI Challenge finale, and the Bengal AI Declaration.

    Day 3 title inferred from the deck's body copy

Session-level timings, halls and speakers are not published yet. Speaker Reveal is Step 6 on the road to the summit — until it happens, this page carries formats rather than names.

See where we are on the roadmap

Summit Objectives

Ten things this summit is trying to move, stated plainly enough to be judged against afterwards.

  • AI Awareness

    Replace hype and fear with a working understanding of what AI is and is not.

  • Future Skills

    Map the competencies tomorrow's jobs will actually ask for.

  • Coding

    Hands-on programming, from first script to working model.

  • Robotics

    Hardware you can touch — where software meets the physical world.

  • Teacher Training

    Equip educators first; they reach more students than any programme can.

  • Industry Collab

    Put institutions and employers in the same room, with the same problems.

  • Women in AI

    Visibility, mentorship and pathways into a field that needs them.

  • Responsible AI

    Fairness, privacy and accountability treated as engineering requirements.

  • Digital Inclusion

    Access that does not stop at the city limits or the English language.

  • AI for Society

    Measure the work by what it changes for people, not by what it demonstrates.

Major Activities

Twelve formats across three days — the shapes the programme is built from.

  • AI Conference

    Global leaders & local visionaries.

  • Keynotes

    Inspiring talks from top CEOs.

  • Panels

    Deep-dive policy discussions.

  • Masterclasses

    Expert-led intensive sessions.

  • Workshops

    Hands-on skill building.

  • Coding Labs

    Interactive programming setups.

  • Robotics Arena

    Live hardware demonstrations.

  • Future Skills

    Curriculum for tomorrow's jobs.

  • Startup Showcase

    Pitching Bengal's best deep-tech.

  • Networking

    Connecting investors and founders.

  • Career Guidance

    Mentorship for students.

  • Innovation Talks

    Showcasing breakthrough research.

The venue's conference room, set with delegate microphones and facing a wall-mounted display.

Two flagships inside the three days

Bengal AI Challenge 2026AI & FutureTech Expo