Uttarakhand's flagship AI gathering

DEVBHOOMIAI SUMMIT 2026

Building an AI-Native Uttarakhand

A premier AI innovation summit bringing together policymakers, industry leaders, startups, academia and investors to shape an intelligent future.

Government · Industry · Startups · Academia · Investors

calendar_monthOctober 9, 2026location_onHyatt Centric, Dehradun

About the summit

Building the future of Uttarakhand

Devbhoomi AI Summit 2026 is the state's flagship AI event focused on innovation, entrepreneurship, governance, education, mobility, tourism and sustainable development.

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Focus areas

Pilgrim Safety

AI for Char Dham Yatra and crowd management.

Smart Mobility

Data-led traffic and transport management.

Urban Intelligence

Encroachment and construction monitoring.

Citizen Services

Faster, AI-enabled grievance redressal.

Smart Governance

AI for resilient public infrastructure.

Climate Tech

Sustainable Himalayan development models.

What we will explore

Summit Agenda

A focused agenda on how Artificial Intelligence can transform governance and public service delivery across Uttarakhand.

AI for Governance
AI for Public Administration
AI for Disaster Management
AI for Environment & Forests
AI for Smart Cities
AI for Public Safety
AI for Citizen Services
AI for Data Governance
AI for Administrative Efficiency

Leadership and expertise

Summit Speakers

Lt Gen (Retd) Gurmit Singh

Lt Gen (Retd) Gurmit Singh

Hon'ble Governor, Uttarakhand

Shri Pushkar Singh Dhami

Shri Pushkar Singh Dhami

Hon'ble Chief Minister, Uttarakhand

Shri Pradeep Batra

Shri Pradeep Batra

IT Minister & Good Governance, Uttarakhand

Dr. Pankaj Kumar Pandey

Dr. Pankaj Kumar Pandey

IT Secretary, Government of Uttarakhand

Shri Alok Pandey

Shri Alok Pandey

Director, ITDA

Shri Ravi Shankar Singh

Shri Ravi Shankar Singh

CTO and GM AI and Emerging Tech ITDA, Head SeMT

Shri Ashish Upadhyaya

Shri Ashish Upadhyaya

DGM Cyber Security

Manoj Kumar

Manoj Kumar

Co-founder, MatterCodeAI | IIT Kanpur

Umesh Joshi

Umesh Joshi

Co-founder, Calibr.AI | CPTO, MindSpark | Co-founder, Hush | IIT Kanpur

Built for decision-makers and innovators

Who Should Attend

Government departments and policymakers
CIOs, CTOs, CDOs and technology leaders
Tourism, transport and infrastructure leaders
AI startups and solution providers
Academia and research institutions
Media and civil society representatives

Why this matters

AI built for the Himalayan state

Uttarakhand is at a crucial inflection point where seasonal pilgrim movement, fragile terrain, urban expansion and infrastructure pressure demand AI-native solutions rather than conventional fixes. The summit creates a platform to turn AI from a buzzword into a practical governance tool for safety, mobility, encroachment monitoring and citizen services.

Ready to shape the future of AI?

Join Uttarakhand's largest AI gathering.