International Startup Foundation announces 1st Global AI Summit in May

 

 The1^st ISF Global AI Summit along with 1^st International Junicorns Startup Festival in Dallas, USA from 28^th to 30^th May 2025 announced.

·          International Startup Foundation signs MOU with Co-ignite’s , an Ed Tech company to leverage their disruptive platform Learnathon 4.0 AI/ML to equip over 2 lakh students and corporate professionals with cutting-edge Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning skills.

·         Hosts 3 Roundtables on:Ecosystem for Gen AI applications, AI in Healthcare Roundtable and AI in Education Roundtable

International Startup Foundation(ISF) announced the 1^st ISF Global AI Summit and the 1^st International Junicorns Startup Festival in Dallas, USA from 28^th to 30^th May 2025 at a curtain raiser event at International Institute of Information Technology (IIIT-H), Hyderabad. Sri N. Uttam Kumar Reddy, Hon’able Minister for Irrigation, Food and Civil Supplies, Government of Telangana along with Sri. J A Chowdary, Founder and Chairman of ISF in the presence of Dr Siva Mahesh Tangutooru, Co-Founder and Managing Trustee of ISF, Co-Founders of ISF are M Satyendra Kumar, Seshadri Vangala, Bipin Chandra Pendyala and Dr Bhanu Prakash Varlathe, panellists for the roundtables, and delegates launched the website and announced the  ISF Global AI Summit 2025  and the 1^st International Junicorns Startup Festival at Dallas.

Minister of Irrigation, Food and Civil Supplies, Sri N. Uttam Kumar Reddy highlighted the critical and disruptive role of AI in every sphere of life and business and the resolve of the Government of Telangana to make Hyderabad a Global Hub for AI. Speaking at the ISF Global AI Summit Curtain Raiser, Honourable Minister of Irrigation, Food and Civil Supplies, Sri N. Uttam Kumar Reddy, said “The Advent of GenAI is transforming the world at an unprecedented pace. Rate of transformation is phenomenally more rapid that what human race has seen in the past with steam engine, oil, personal computing, internet, social media, etc. While there is euphoria on one hand about the exponential possibilities and revenue multiplier, there is also the downside of job losses as we understand today and the potential misuse and social disruption. Yet, technology and economics will move forward and change the world as we know today. Industries across the canvas will benefit immensely: smart mobility, healthcare, drug discovery, compute, cloud storage, retail, agriculture, manufacturing, defence and aerospace, mining, exploration & drilling, and so on. Hence it is imperative that societies and governments across the world have to adopt the role of enablers of the economic momentum and on the other hand work to build robust frameworks to harness the power of AI for the improvement of humanity, while limiting the challenges of deepfake, fraud, hallucinations, bias, and so on. Government of Telangana is ahead of the curve initiating the AI City, setting up the SKILLS University to nurture and develop skilled manpower and other such initiatives. As we understand, Compute power and AI Ethics will be the major challenges going forward and need to be addressed collaboratively by Government, Industry, Academia and think tanks.” He complimented the role of International Startup Foundation in mentoring and providing the relevant ecosystem to foster early-stage startups with their disruptive and innovative ideas.

According to Sri J.A. Chowdary, Founder and Chairman of ISF, “We are excited to announce the 1^st International Junicorns Festival 2025, a platform for young innovators in the age group of 8 to 18 years at ISF Global AI Summit, at Dallas, USA from 28^th to 30^th of May. We will be conducting a hackathon for the Junicorns based on themes selected by our elite panel of mentors from different domains, to find disruptive solutions to real life problems. We will be selecting the most promising Junicorns and sponsoring them to the Festival, giving them an opportunity to network with the best minds in the AI space at Dallas. The Global AI Summit 2025 will provide a valuable platform for start-ups to network with a pool of global CXO’s, Investors, start-ups, innovators in AI domain and academia to showcase the innovative solutions to the real-life problems and to seek mentorship from leaders in the AI domain. The objective of ISF Global AI Summit 2025 is to explore the disruptive role of AI in driving inclusive growth and to foster collaboration among academia, industry, and policymakers to leverage the transformative role of AI in addressing global challenges—from healthcare and education to climate change and economic empowerment. The interested start-ups and innovators can register on our website www.isfnetwork.org to participate in the ISF Global AI Summit 2025.”

The event witnessed the participation of over 100+ delegates including experts, working professionals and students from diverse fields, particularly healthcare and education sector. The event showcased a series of interactive roundtables – Ecosystem for Gen AI applications, AI in Healthcare Roundtable and AI in Education Roundtable where the eminent speakers explored cutting-edge developments in AI applications, from diagnostics in healthcare to adaptive learning systems in education.

Vedant Ahluwalia, Founder & MD, Dataviv Technologies spoke about how AI labs will change the education system in rural and urban youth. ISF is signing an MoU with Dataviv to make the difference in education with AI application.

A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed between International Startup Foundation and Co-ignite, an edu-tech company. This collaboration marks the launch of Co-ignite’s revolutionary initiative, Learnathon 4.0 AI/ML, aimed at equipping over 2 lakh students and corporate professionals with cutting-edge Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning skills.  With the support of ISF, this initiative will foster strong connections between colleges, universities, and corporates, addressing the growing demand for an industry-ready workforce.

The ISF Global AI Summit sets the stage for a transformative journey, driving innovation and excellence in AI technology. It is a testament to Hyderabad’s growing reputation as a global hub for tech and innovation. The event aims to highlight the transformative potential of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and foster collaboration among stakeholders across industries.

The roundtables at the event had the industry leaders deliberated on how professionals were using AI especially in India. They also discussed how AI can be used to benefit various sectors like healthcare and education with innovative AI products. They also explored the potential of collaboration between innovative AI startups and large corporations to provide disruptive solutions to real life problems faced by the different industries.

Finally, the event concluded with a networking opportunity where working professionals, students, mentors interacted with global thought leaders, innovators and visionaries in the AI space.