RAISE 2020 (Responsible AI for Social Empowerment 2020), a mega virtual summit on Artificial Intelligence was held on Hubilo’s Virtual Event Platform from October 5 – 9, 2020.Organized by the Government of India, Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) and NITI Aayog, the 5-day online conference brought together global minds to discuss how artificial intelligence can be used for social transformation, inclusion and empowerment in different sectors of the society (such as healthcare, agriculture, education and transportation).It included participation from key industry players, thought leaders, visionaries, Government representatives and members from academic backgrounds.It was a first-of-its-kind event, constructed to drive India’s vision for growth by using responsible AI for inclusive development, resonating with the nation's 'AI for All' strategy. The inaugural ceremonykick-started the event, featuring prominent personalities like Mr. Narendra Modi (Hon’ble Prime Minister of India), Mr. Ravi Shankar Prasad (Hon’ble Minister of Electronics & IT), Mr. Arvind Krishna (IBM), Mr. Mukesh Ambani (Reliance Industries Limited), Prof. Raj Reddy (Turing Award Winner), Mr. Amitabh Kant (NITI Aayog) and Mr. Ajay Sawhney (MeitY), filling the room with enthusiasm.
Along with this, the event featured an AI Startup Pitch Fest to showcase startups who came up with promising AI-backed solutions, to address different roadblocks and increase efficiencies in the respective domains. This was a part of the Indian Government’s mission to support budding entrepreneurs and aid startups in their growth, through exposure, guidance and funding.Over 60,000 people from 125+ countries registered for the event, to access the extraordinary line-up of 40+ sessions that were streamed live on Hubilo's virtual event platform and also available on-demand.Apart from these sessions, the event included speaker profiles, theme-based networking lounges, virtual media rooms and the facility to chat and set meetings with other attendees.If you want to receive a personal demo of Hubilo’ virtual conference platform for your next event, do send in your request here.