#charchacontinues Missed out on charcha '23? Keep your eyes peeled for insights & discussions from our 2-day tech-first livelihood convening. Here's @amitabhnag CEO of Digital India's Bhashini Division and his view on AI-enabled livelihoods. #charcha23 #BetterTogether

"India is in a sweet spot today with a young demographic, large start-up ecosystem and consumption market, 4th largest economy. There's a bright scope for both rural and urban livelihoods," shared @DipaliGoenka

Ecosystem builders are system entrepreneurs, working to lift up the whole community to achieve its potential. We hosted Dipali Goenka, Ajai Chowdhry, Satish Reddy & Sonal Bhutra who shared their vision for India's future. @AjaiChowdhry @DipaliGoenka @sonalbhutra @drreddys

Talking about the paradigm shift that is upon us and the ways we can leverage AI to upskill India's workforce, we had Manisha Gupta, Abhishek Gupta, Purushottam Kaushik and moderator Priyanka Singh. @YuWaahIndia @PuruSmartNext

With the conversation on AI looming large in media and in our everyday lives, what this 4th industrial revolution actually entails was the centre of conversation in the panel hosted by @ril_foundation #charcha23

Exploring advanced tech while supporting rural livelihoods: Panelists Alok De, Senthilkumaran Krishnan, Manjula Menon, @trivediravi & Jayashree Balasubramanian discuss integrating innovative agriculture with communities. @FDRVC1 @azimpremjiuniv @ril_foundation

Hosted by KPMG, the panel with Peter La Raus, Sam Owilly, Winnie Auma, Murugan Vasudevan, and Moderator: Devang Bhandari discussed innovation for outcomes that can create poverty-free communities. @KPMGIndia @trickleuporg @BOMA_ngo @VeddisImpact @winniaa1 @village_ent

Can institutional philanthropy play a different role than it has traditionally? "Implementing graduation approach on the ground is challenging, but it shouldn’t be a challenge for donors to pay for it", answers Winnie Auma, Chief Programme Officer - @winniaa1 @village_ent

350M transactions happen on UPI daily, with 50% being under INR 100. @sandeepfarias moderated a panel with Gowri T Mukherjee, Manish Thakkar, & @SateeshPalagiri analyzing UPI's influence and the future of inclusive financing and financial literacy. @AvantiFinance @CreditMantri

“Digital Public Infrastructure though as important as physical roads that pave way to participation and economic progress are invisible and need clear playbooks for anyone to get on them. Capacity building is as important as the design“, said Nita Tyagi. @NitaTyagi

Other panelists included Ashutosh Gupta, RCM Reddy, Priya Naik and were moderated by Aneesh Raman. @AshGupta76 @RCMReddy1 @Samhitadotorg @naikpriya @AneeshRaman

In a country of 140 cr+ people, what does it take to leave no one behind? Ajai Chowdhry, Founder - HCL said "If we can bring about behavioural change in the way we think about degrees vis-a-vis skills, this will lead the way to skills-first thinking". #charcha23 @AjaiChowdhry

Other panelists included Gayatri Nair Lobo and Aniket Doegar. @gayatrinairlobo @DoegarAniket

We as a sector need to take moonshots and that can happen with more risk capital,” said @_mekin setting aspirations high. Moderated by @aa_gulati Director of @actgrants , the panel discussed the importance of catalytic funding for non-profits in creating societal change.

In this masterclass, speakers including Samit Ghosh, Jayshree Vyas and Sandeep Farias explored how microfinance can be leveraged for large-scale transformations. @sandeepfarias @SamitGhosh01

One of India's pioneers in microfinance, @VijayMahajanRGF , opened up the dialogue by sharing that, "In microfinance works the trio of Savings, Credit and Insurance are important for the customers/ beneficiaries. Savings should not be confused with credit".

"Technology has to be simple, human, and ubiquitous for it to make a holistic impact," said Prof. Bhagwan Chaudhury. Aditya Swamy, pointed out, "AI will not make teachers redundant. It can however make teachers who do not use technology redundant". @bhagwanUCLA @Google

#Techpreneurs are on the rise and this panel hosted by @Google with Sairee Chahal, Aditya Swamy, Prof. Bhagwan Chaudhury and Anil Nagar delved into the #futureofwork #techforwomen and leveraging digital infrastructure at scale. @Sairee @bhagwanUCLA @aswamy @anilnagr

#deshruption @ #charcha23 hosted by @BMGFIndia saw thoughtful enquiry into digital public infrastructure, who it is meant to serve and how access to devices can be game-changers for women in rural India. @Ajaita_Shah @dmogilishetty @NitaTyagi @Prab_Borooah

24-hour hackathon @ISBedu 40 teams of young techies & entrepreneurs - Their mission? Using android to revolutionise lives of India's small & marginal farmers. Only at #charcha23 in partnership with @Google & @THubHyd