💡 #EventRecap | 𝐃𝐢𝐠𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐕𝐨𝐢𝐜𝐞𝐬 𝐂𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 | 𝐌𝐮𝐦𝐛𝐚𝐢 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐃𝐢𝐚𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐮𝐞 recently convened the first Mumbai edition of the 𝐃𝐢𝐠𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐕𝐨𝐢𝐜𝐞𝐬 𝐂𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞, bringing together over 20 creators, commentators, journalists, storytellers, stand-up artists, and other prominent digital voices with a cumulative audience reach exceeding 5 million. The closed-door discussion served as a dedicated forum to better understand the evolving realities of India’s creator ecosystem and the growing intersection between creator expression, platform governance, and digital regulation. Participants shared perspectives on a wide range of issues, including platform accountability, copyright and impersonation concerns, deepfakes, online safety, transparency in takedown processes, monetisation risks, and the broader implications of regulatory uncertainty for creators and independent digital voices. An important takeaway from the discussion was the need to ensure that creators are not viewed solely as subjects of regulation, but as critical stakeholders in conversations around 𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐡𝐧𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐲 𝐠𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞, 𝐝𝐢𝐠𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐩𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐲, and 𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦 𝐚𝐜𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲. The session also reinforced the importance of a 𝘸𝘩𝘰𝘭𝘦-𝘰𝘧-𝘴𝘰𝘤𝘪𝘦𝘵𝘺 𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘢𝘤𝘩 that enables more sustained engagement between 𝐩𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐲𝐦𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐫𝐬, 𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐬, 𝐜𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐥 𝐬𝐨𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐭𝐲, and 𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐨𝐫 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬. The discussion further highlighted the importance of 𝘣𝘶𝘪𝘭𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘶𝘤𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦𝘥, 𝘪𝘯𝘤𝘭𝘶𝘴𝘪𝘷𝘦, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘤𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘰𝘳-𝘪𝘯𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘮𝘦𝘥 𝘱𝘰𝘭𝘪𝘤𝘺 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 in an increasingly platform-mediated digital environment. We look forward to continuing these conversations through the 𝐃𝐢𝐠𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐕𝐨𝐢𝐜𝐞𝐬 𝐂𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 in the months ahead. #creators #influencers #contentcreators #wholeofsociety #creatoreconomy #onlinesafety #freespeech #deepfakes #platforms #intermediary #digitalregulation #tfgbv #online #civilsociety @kazimriz | @gsaxena03 | @kritisingh29 |

🚨 𝟗 𝐘𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐬 𝐎𝐟 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐃𝐢𝐚𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐮𝐞 Before there was an office, there was a blog. Before there were reports, events, coalitions, and communities, there were simply two people who believed that thoughtful conversations could help shape a better digital future for India. Nine years ago, 𝐊𝐚𝐳𝐢𝐦 𝐑𝐢𝐳𝐯𝐢 and 𝐑𝐚𝐧𝐣𝐞𝐞𝐭 𝐑𝐚𝐧𝐞 set out to create a space for ideas. A space where technology, policy, and people could come together in meaningful dialogue. 𝘞𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘧𝘰𝘭𝘭𝘰𝘸𝘦𝘥 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘯𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘢 𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘯. 𝐀 𝐫𝐨𝐨𝐟𝐭𝐨𝐩 𝐨𝐟𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝐛𝐞𝐜𝐚𝐦𝐞 𝐚 𝐠𝐫𝐨𝐰𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐭𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧. 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐛𝐞𝐜𝐚𝐦𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡. 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡 𝐛𝐞𝐜𝐚𝐦𝐞 𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭. 𝐄𝐧𝐠𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐛𝐞𝐜𝐚𝐦𝐞 𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩𝐬. 𝐀𝐧𝐝 𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩𝐬 𝐛𝐞𝐜𝐚𝐦𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬. Along the way, The Dialogue has been shaped by countless individuals who chose to believe in the power of informed discussion, constructive debate, and collaborative action. Every colleague who joined the journey. Every partner who trusted us. Every policymaker, researcher, entrepreneur, creator, and supporter who pulled up a chair at the table. 𝘛𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘯𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘢𝘳𝘺 𝘪𝘴 𝘢𝘴 𝘮𝘶𝘤𝘩 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘴 𝘢𝘴 𝘪𝘵 𝘪𝘴 𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘴. As we mark nine years, we find ourselves grateful not just for what we've built, but for the people who built it with us. 𝐓𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐤 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧. 𝐓𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐤 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐞. 𝐓𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐤 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲 𝐨𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐭𝐨 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐧. And thank you for helping transform a simple idea into something far greater than we could have imagined. 𝐘𝐞𝐚𝐫 𝐈𝐗. 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘶𝘦𝘴. #YearXAwaits #9YearsOfDialogue #ThenNowNext @kazimriz|@OldWonk|@kritisingh29|@kameshsshekar|@JameelaSahiba|@gsaxena03|@Bhoomika106|@pantswani|

Here is a symbolic comeback on X - this was my 20th year (not 20th time though) covering @SPIEF - Russia’s largest business and geopolitical event Still rocking - both of us 🤟🏻 #spief #sbp

🌏 #WorldEnvironmentDay | 𝐄𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲 𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐬𝐲𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐦 𝐭𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐬 𝐚 𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐲.. 𝖲𝗈𝗆𝖾𝗍𝗂𝗆𝖾𝗌 𝗍𝗁𝗋𝗈𝗎𝗀𝗁 𝖽𝖺𝗍𝖺. 𝖲𝗈𝗆𝖾𝗍𝗂𝗆𝖾𝗌 𝗍𝗁𝗋𝗈𝗎𝗀𝗁 𝗉𝗈𝗅𝗂𝖼𝗒. 𝖠𝗇𝖽 𝗌𝗈𝗆𝖾𝗍𝗂𝗆𝖾𝗌 𝗍𝗁𝗋𝗈𝗎𝗀𝗁 𝗍𝗁𝖾 𝖿𝗅𝗂𝗀𝗁𝗍 𝗉𝖺𝗍𝗁 𝗈𝖿 𝖺 𝖻𝗂𝗋𝖽. 𝖢𝖺𝗉𝗍𝗎𝗋𝖾𝖽 𝖻𝗒 𝐑𝐚𝐧𝐣𝐞𝐞𝐭 𝐑𝐚𝐧𝐞, 𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐧𝐞𝐫 𝐚𝐭 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐃𝐢𝐚𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐮𝐞, 𝗍𝗁𝗂𝗌 𝗉𝗁𝗈𝗍𝗈𝗀𝗋𝖺𝗉𝗁 𝗋𝖾𝗆𝗂𝗇𝖽𝗌 𝗎𝗌 𝗍𝗁𝖺𝗍 𝗍𝗁𝖾 𝗌𝗒𝗌𝗍𝖾𝗆𝗌 𝗐𝖾 𝗌𝖾𝖾𝗄 𝗍𝗈 𝗉𝗋𝗈𝗍𝖾𝖼𝗍 𝖺𝗋𝖾 𝗈𝖿𝗍𝖾𝗇 𝗍𝗁𝖾 𝗈𝗇𝖾𝗌 𝗐𝖾 𝗈𝗏𝖾𝗋𝗅𝗈𝗈𝗄. This #WorldEnvironmentDay, 𝐰𝐞 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐟𝐥𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝗈𝗇 𝗁𝗈𝗐 𝖼𝗅𝗂𝗆𝖺𝗍𝖾, 𝖼𝖺𝗉𝗂𝗍𝖺𝗅, 𝖺𝗇𝖽 𝗉𝗈𝗅𝗂𝖼𝗒 𝗆𝗎𝗌𝗍 𝗐𝗈𝗋𝗄 𝗍𝗈𝗀𝖾𝗍𝗁𝖾𝗋 𝗍𝗈 𝖻𝗎𝗂𝗅𝖽 𝖺 𝗆𝗈𝗋𝖾 𝗋𝖾𝗌𝗂𝗅𝗂𝖾𝗇𝗍 𝖿𝗎𝗍𝗎𝗋𝖾. At 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐃𝐢𝐚𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐮𝐞, we believe that some of the most important conversations of the coming decade will sit at the intersection of 𝖼𝗅𝗂𝗆𝖺𝗍𝖾, 𝖿𝗂𝗇𝖺𝗇𝖼𝖾, 𝗌𝗎𝗌𝗍𝖺𝗂𝗇𝖺𝖻𝗂𝗅𝗂𝗍𝗒, 𝖺𝗇𝖽 𝗉𝗈𝗅𝗂𝖼𝗒. 𝐌𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐬𝐨𝐨𝐧. 🌿 💡 𝐄𝐱𝐩𝐥𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐑𝐚𝐧𝐣𝐞𝐞𝐭'𝐬 𝐨𝐛𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐰𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬 shorturl.at/ZrkJ5 #climate #sustainability #ai #finance #techpolicy #circulareconomony #socialgood #sustainabledevelopmentgoals #SDGs #digitalindia @kazimriz|@OldWonk|@kritisingh29|@kameshsshekar|@JameelaSahiba|@gsaxena03|@Bhoomika106|@pantswani|

🚨 #PublicationAlert | 𝘈𝘐 & 𝘊𝘰𝘱𝘺𝘳𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘚𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘴 | 𝐈𝐟 𝐚 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐭 𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤, 𝐰𝐡𝐨 𝐨𝐰𝐧𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐭𝐲? As generative AI systems become increasingly capable of producing text, images, music, and audiovisual content, a new copyright question is emerging at the heart of the authorship debate: 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐢𝐭𝐬𝐞𝐥𝐟 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐭𝐮𝐭𝐞 𝐚 𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐚𝐜𝐭? Our latest primer, as part of our ongoing 𝘈𝘐 & 𝘊𝘰𝘱𝘺𝘳𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘚𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘴, 𝐂𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐎𝐫𝐢𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐀𝐠𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐆𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐀𝐈: 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐬 𝐂𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐈𝐧𝐩𝐮𝐭, examines how courts and policymakers across jurisdictions are approaching originality, human creative control, prompting, and authorship in AI-assisted works. From the distinction between 𝘪𝘯𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘶𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 and 𝘦𝘹𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯 to the role of prompting, model configuration, and post-generation editing, the publication explores how traditional originality doctrines are being tested by a fundamentally new mode of creation. But if creativity now emerges through a 𝘩𝘶𝘮𝘢𝘯-𝘮𝘢𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘦 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘮𝘱𝘵 𝘤𝘺𝘤𝘭𝘦, 𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘥𝘰𝘦𝘴 𝘤𝘰𝘱𝘺𝘳𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘭𝘰𝘤𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘢𝘶𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘳? Authored by 𝐉𝐚𝐦𝐞𝐞𝐥𝐚 𝐒𝐚𝐡𝐢𝐛𝐚, Associate Director – AI and Public Affairs, The Dialogue, and 𝐀𝐤𝐬𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐀𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐰𝐚𝐥, Founder, AASA Chambers | Visiting Fellow, The Dialogue. 📄 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐮𝐥𝐥 𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐦𝐞𝐫 𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞: shorturl.at/JWpHB 🔗 𝐀𝐜𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐏𝐫𝐢𝐦𝐞𝐫 𝟏 𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞: shorturl.at/1TYmq 🔗 𝐀𝐜𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐏𝐫𝐢𝐦𝐞𝐫 𝟐 𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞: shorturl.at/xr4R7 #copyright #generativeai #artificialintelligence #aigovernance #intellectualproperty #copyrightlaw #digitalpolicy #techpolicy @kazimriz | @JameelaSahiba | @PhilIPnPolicy |

📢 #NewMember | We're excited to welcome 𝐊𝐚𝐫𝐲𝐚 to CoRE-AI Karya is advancing inclusive AI through community-driven innovation, creating high-quality datasets while expanding livelihood opportunities for underserved communities. Welcome aboard! @karya_inc @_DialogueIndia

🚨 #EventHighlights | #FINSEC2026 As part of DSCI's Financial Security Conclave (FINSEC) 2026, The Dialogue convened a closed-door roundtable "𝐒𝐞𝐜𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐌𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐞𝐬 & 𝐒𝐚𝐟𝐞𝐠𝐮𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐬 – 𝐂𝐮𝐫𝐛𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐃𝐢𝐠𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐏𝐚𝐲𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐅𝐫𝐚𝐮𝐝𝐬" on May 29, 2026 in Mumbai. The discussion brought together 𝘱𝘰𝘭𝘪𝘤𝘺𝘮𝘢𝘬𝘦𝘳𝘴, 𝘧𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘪𝘢𝘭 𝘪𝘯𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘵𝘶𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴, 𝘪𝘯𝘥𝘶𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘺 𝘦𝘹𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘵𝘴, and 𝘤𝘺𝘣𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘦𝘤𝘶𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘱𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘦𝘳𝘴 to examine the evolving fraud landscape across India's rapidly expanding digital payments ecosystem. Key themes included: • 𝐄𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐤𝐬 and AI-enabled fraud vectors • 𝐈𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐭𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐝𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬 and ecosystem resilience • 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐮𝐦𝐞𝐫 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 mechanisms and trust-building measures • 𝐂𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐚𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐬 to strengthening payment security and digital trust The roundtable formed part of FINSEC 2026's broader 𝘗𝘰𝘭𝘪𝘤𝘺 𝘛𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘬, which brought together stakeholders to explore 𝘧𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘪𝘢𝘭 𝘵𝘦𝘤𝘩𝘯𝘰𝘭𝘰𝘨𝘺 𝘳𝘦𝘨𝘶𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯, 𝘗𝘳𝘪𝘷𝘢𝘤𝘺 𝘌𝘯𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘛𝘦𝘤𝘩𝘯𝘰𝘭𝘰𝘨𝘪𝘦𝘴 (PETs), and the future of payments in the age of 𝘈𝘨𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘤 𝘈𝘐. As digital payments become increasingly embedded in everyday life, safeguarding users against sophisticated cyber-enabled frauds will require coordinated action across government, regulators, industry, and technology stakeholders. These discussions build on insights from The Dialogue's recent report, 𝘛𝘰𝘸𝘢𝘳𝘥𝘴 𝘚𝘢𝘧𝘦𝘳 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘚𝘮𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘋𝘪𝘨𝘪𝘵𝘢𝘭 𝘗𝘢𝘺𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘚𝘺𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘮𝘴, which examines the evolving cyber fraud landscape, institutional responses, and policy pathways for strengthening trust, resilience, and consumer protection across India's digital payments ecosystem. 📖 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭 𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞: lnkd.in/gAH9N6JF #digitalPayments #paymentSecurity #digitalPaymentFraud #financialSecurity #cyberSecurity #digitalTrust #cyberResilience #consumerProtection #financialFraud #upi #fintech #technologyPolicy #publicPolicy #riskManagement @DSCI_Connect | @kazimriz | @OldWonk | @kritisingh29 |

🚨 #HappeningToday | #FINSEC2026 As part of DSCI's Financial Security Conclave (FINSEC) 2026 in Mumbai, The Dialogue is convening an invite-only closed-door roundtable on: 𝐒𝐞𝐜𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐌𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐞𝐬 & 𝐒𝐚𝐟𝐞𝐠𝐮𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐬: 𝐂𝐮𝐫𝐛𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐃𝐢𝐠𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐏𝐚𝐲𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐅𝐫𝐚𝐮𝐝𝐬. India's digital payments ecosystem continues to expand at an unprecedented pace. At the same time, increasingly sophisticated cyber-enabled frauds, synthetic identities, social engineering attacks, and AI-assisted scams are challenging existing safeguards and consumer protection frameworks. This focused discussion will bring together 𝘱𝘰𝘭𝘪𝘤𝘺𝘮𝘢𝘬𝘦𝘳𝘴, 𝘪𝘯𝘥𝘶𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘺 𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘴, 𝘧𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘪𝘢𝘭 𝘪𝘯𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘵𝘶𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴, 𝘵𝘦𝘤𝘩𝘯𝘰𝘭𝘰𝘨𝘺 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘷𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘴, and 𝘤𝘺𝘣𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘦𝘤𝘶𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘦𝘹𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘵𝘴 to deliberate on 𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐤𝐬, 𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐭𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐝𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬, 𝐫𝐞𝐠𝐮𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐲 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐩𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐞𝐬, and 𝐜𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐚𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐬 to strengthening trust and resilience across India's digital financial ecosystem. 📍 𝐋𝐨𝐭𝐮𝐬 𝐇𝐚𝐥𝐥, 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐖𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐧, 𝐏𝐨𝐰𝐚𝐢 𝐋𝐚𝐤𝐞, 𝐌𝐮𝐦𝐛𝐚𝐢 🕓 𝟒:𝟎𝟎 𝐏𝐌 – 𝟓:𝟎𝟎 𝐏𝐌 | 𝟐𝟗 𝐌𝐚𝐲 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔 The roundtable forms part of FINSEC 2026's broader 𝘗𝘰𝘭𝘪𝘤𝘺 𝘛𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘬, which also features discussions on 𝘧𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘪𝘢𝘭 𝘵𝘦𝘤𝘩𝘯𝘰𝘭𝘰𝘨𝘺 𝘳𝘦𝘨𝘶𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯, 𝘗𝘳𝘪𝘷𝘢𝘤𝘺 𝘌𝘯𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘛𝘦𝘤𝘩𝘯𝘰𝘭𝘰𝘨𝘪𝘦𝘴 (PETs), and the future of payments in the age of 𝘈𝘨𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘤 𝘈𝘐. #digitalPayments #paymentSecurity #digitalPaymentFraud #financialSecurity #cyberSecurity #digitalTrust #cyberResilience #consumerProtection #financialFraud #upi #fintech #technologyPolicy #publicPolicy #trustAndSafety #riskManagement @DSCI_Connect | @kazimriz | @OldWonk | @kritisingh29 |

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🎙️ #EventHighlights | 𝐂𝐍𝐁𝐂 𝐀𝐰𝐚𝐚𝐳 | 𝐁𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐭 𝐄𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐨𝐦𝐢𝐜 𝐒𝐚𝐦𝐯𝐚𝐚𝐝 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔 | 𝐈𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐚’𝐬 𝐀𝐈 𝐌𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 As AI emerges as one of the defining technologies of this century, the conversation is no longer just about capability, but about ensuring that innovation translates into broad-based impact. At 𝐁𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐭 𝐄𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐨𝐦𝐢𝐜 𝐒𝐚𝐦𝐯𝐚𝐚𝐝 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔 hosted by 𝐂𝐍𝐁𝐂 𝐀𝐰𝐚𝐚𝐳, 𝐊𝐚𝐳𝐢𝐦 𝐑𝐢𝐳𝐯𝐢, 𝐅𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐃𝐢𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐫, 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐃𝐢𝐚𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐮𝐞, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐌𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐒𝐞𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐭, 𝐂𝐨𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐩𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐄𝐯𝐨𝐥𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐀𝐈 (𝐂𝐨𝐑𝐄-𝐀𝐈), reflected on why India’s AI journey must remain anchored in 𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘱𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘪𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘪𝘯𝘯𝘰𝘷𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯, 𝘥𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘭𝘰𝘱𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘪𝘮𝘱𝘢𝘤𝘵, and meaningful adoption. The discussion also reflected themes that continue to be advanced through 𝐂𝐨𝐑𝐄-𝐀𝐈, including enabling innovation while building governance pathways that work in practice and ensuring AI development remains aligned with India’s developmental priorities. Kazim was joined by: • 𝐕𝐞𝐧𝐤 𝐊𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐡𝐧𝐚𝐧 — 𝐂𝐄𝐎, 𝐍𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞𝐬; 𝐕𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝐏𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭, 𝐓𝐈𝐄 𝐁𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐚𝐥𝐨𝐫𝐞 • 𝐀𝐭𝐮𝐥 𝐒𝐫𝐢𝐯𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐯𝐚 — 𝐏𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐢𝐩𝐚𝐥, 𝐙𝐢𝐧𝐧𝐨𝐯 • 𝐔𝐦𝐚𝐤𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐒𝐨𝐧𝐢 — 𝐂𝐨-𝐅𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫, 𝐀𝐈 𝐅𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐫𝐲 The conversation explored how India’s AI opportunity may ultimately be defined not by replicating global models, but by solving 𝘭𝘰𝘤𝘢𝘭 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘣𝘭𝘦𝘮𝘴 at scale and ensuring innovation reaches the last mile. 𝘏𝘰𝘸 𝘥𝘰 𝘸𝘦 𝘮𝘢𝘬𝘦 𝘴𝘶𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘐𝘯𝘥𝘪𝘢’𝘴 𝘈𝘐 𝘮𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘣𝘦𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘴 𝘢𝘯 𝘐𝘯𝘥𝘪𝘢𝘯 𝘪𝘮𝘱𝘢𝘤𝘵 𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘺 ➡️ 𝐂𝐚𝐭𝐜𝐡 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐮𝐥𝐥 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐝𝐞𝐞𝐩𝐞𝐫 𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐬 : youtu.be/q0Zkh2DCUiM @kazimriz | @CNBC_Awaaz | @coreaicoalition #Definedge #UPGovt #BharatEconomicSamvad #CNBCAwaaz #ViksitBharat2047 #BES2026 #CNBCAwaazBES #CNBCAwaazBES2026

🚨 #𝐄𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐇𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐬 | 𝐂𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐀𝐈: 𝘚𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘊𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘦 On Monday evening, The Dialogue brought together creators, policymakers, legal experts, and industry stakeholders for a candid conversation on how 𝐆𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐀𝐈 is reshaping India’s creative economy. The convening marked the launch of a 𝘧𝘪𝘳𝘴𝘵-𝘰𝘧-𝘪𝘵𝘴-𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘥 𝘦𝘮𝘱𝘪𝘳𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘭 𝘴𝘵𝘶𝘥𝘺 exploring how creators are adapting to rapidly evolving technological realities across storytelling, monetisation, production workflows, audience engagement, and digital visibility. Over the past few months, at The Dialogue, we engaged with 50 𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐬 navigating this transition in real time, balancing experimentation, uncertainty, adaptation, and opportunity. What emerged was not simply a story about AI tools entering creative workflows, but a broader shift in how value, originality, and creative labour are being understood in the digital economy. The discussion reflected this complexity through perspectives spanning copyright, innovation policy, platform ecosystems, creator sustainability, and the future of creative expression. 🎙️ 𝐏𝐚𝐧𝐞𝐥 𝐃𝐢𝐬𝐜𝐮𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐒𝐩𝐞𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐫𝐬: 🔹 𝐇𝐢𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐡𝐮 𝐁𝐚𝐠𝐚𝐢, Partner, Saikrishna & Associates 🔹 𝐀𝐯𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐤𝐚 𝐆𝐨𝐝𝐞, Vice President, Startup Policy Forum 🔹 𝐒𝐮𝐝𝐢𝐩𝐭𝐨 𝐁𝐚𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐣𝐞𝐞, Deputy Director, nasscom 🔹 𝐙𝐮𝐛𝐚𝐢𝐫 𝐇𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐟𝐢 (@zubairhanifi), Head, Magister Litis & Co. 🔹 𝐊𝐚𝐳𝐢𝐦 𝐑𝐢𝐳𝐯𝐢, Founding Director, The Dialogue 🎤 𝐇𝐨𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐌𝐢𝐜 𝐂𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐬: ✨ 𝐒𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐡𝐭𝐢 𝐏𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐲 (@srishtayyyy) ✨ 𝐌𝐚𝐧𝐮 𝐀𝐛𝐡𝐢𝐬𝐡𝐞𝐤 𝐁𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐰𝐚𝐣 (@naasamjhdoggy) A particularly meaningful part of the evening was the 𝐇𝐨𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐌𝐢𝐜 𝐒𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧, where creators shared deeply personal reflections on navigating AI-driven change within their professions, reminding the room that conversations around emerging technology must remain anchored in 𝐡𝐮𝐦𝐚𝐧 𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐬 and 𝐥𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐝 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬. ➡️ 𝐀𝐜𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐒𝐮𝐫𝐯𝐞𝐲 𝐑𝐞𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭 𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞: shorturl.at/tec53 At its core, 𝘊𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘈𝘐 sought to ensure that conversations on AI and creativity remain grounded in 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐥 𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬, 𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐨𝐫 𝐯𝐨𝐢𝐜𝐞𝐬, and the evolving realities of creative labour in India. #creatoreconomy #generativeai #contentcreators #influencers #aigovernance #creativeeconomy #digitalcreators #futureofwork #aipolicy #innovationpolicy #contentcreation #aiandcreativity #publicpolicy #digitalpolicy #emergingtech #techpolicy 𝐄𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐝 𝐏𝐚𝐧𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐬: @SriKrishnaLavu | @SaikrishnaIP | @SPF_India | @nasscom 𝐄𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐝 𝐂𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐬: @Naasamjhdoggy | @srishtayyyy 𝐇𝐨𝐬𝐭𝐬: @JameelaSahiba | @kazimriz | @kameshsshekar | @MeemansaAgarwal | @kritisingh29

📰 #MediaFeature | #Opinion | 𝐁𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐫𝐝 | 𝐔𝐏𝐈 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐝 𝐡𝐨𝐰 𝐈𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐚 𝐩𝐚𝐲𝐬 𝐢𝐭 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐬𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐞 𝐡𝐨𝐰 𝐢𝐭 𝐛𝐨𝐫𝐫𝐨𝐰𝐬 UPI transformed India’s payments ecosystem by making digital transactions simple, interoperable, and embedded into everyday life. But could the same infrastructure now reshape access to credit itself? In this opinion piece published in the print edition of 𝐁𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐫𝐝, 𝐑𝐚𝐧𝐣𝐞𝐞𝐭 𝐑𝐚𝐧𝐞, 𝐎𝐫𝐠𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐬𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐧𝐞𝐫 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐋𝐞𝐚𝐝, 𝐅𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐡 & 𝐒𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐅𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞, 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐃𝐢𝐚𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐮𝐞, and 𝐒𝐮𝐦𝐢𝐭𝐚 𝐊𝐚𝐥𝐞, 𝐂𝐄𝐎 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐒𝐞𝐧𝐢𝐨𝐫 𝐅𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐨𝐰, 𝐈𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐜𝐮𝐬 𝐅𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧, examine how 𝘤𝘳𝘦𝘥𝘪𝘵 𝘰𝘯 𝘜𝘗𝘐 could fundamentally reshape the future of borrowing, especially for underserved users and small businesses. The piece explores why the next phase of India’s digital public infrastructure story may not just be about payments, but about how 𝘤𝘳𝘦𝘥𝘪𝘵, 𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘬, and 𝘧𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘪𝘢𝘭 𝘪𝘯𝘤𝘭𝘶𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯 evolve together at scale. But as embedded credit expands rapidly, difficult questions around safeguards, repayment behaviour, and systemic stability begin to emerge. If UPI became the infrastructure layer that changed how India pays Could CLOU become the layer that changes how India borrows ➡️ 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐮𝐥𝐥 𝐩𝐢𝐞𝐜𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐞𝐭𝐞 𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐬: business-standard.com/opinio… #UPI #CLOU #Digitalfinance #digital #fintech #DPI #finance #digitalmarkets #digitaleconomy @bsindia | @kazimriz | @OldWonk | @sumitakale | @IndicusOrg

Co-authored with @OldWonk for @bsindia "As UPI completes 10 years, experts say India’s next digital finance opportunity lies in expanding credit access through regulated cash flow-based lending on the platform." @RBI @DFS_India @NPCI_NPCI @CafeEconomics @ShankkarAiyar @icfi_indicus @_DialogueIndia business-standard.com/opinio…

🚨 #𝐇𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐞𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐓𝐎𝐃𝐀𝐘 | 𝐂𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐀𝐈: 𝘚𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘊𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘦 | #LastCalltoRegister What happens when creators, policymakers, legal experts, and industry leaders come together to talk honestly about how Generative AI is reshaping creative work? 𝐓𝐨𝐧𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭, 𝐰𝐞 𝐟𝐢𝐧𝐝 𝐨𝐮𝐭. Hosted by The Dialogue, 𝘊𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘈𝘐: 𝘚𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘊𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘦 will bring together diverse voices for the launch of a 𝘧𝘪𝘳𝘴𝘵-𝘰𝘧-𝘪𝘵𝘴-𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘥 𝘦𝘮𝘱𝘪𝘳𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘭 𝘴𝘵𝘶𝘥𝘺 on AI and India’s creator economy. From shifting monetisation models and changing workflows to visibility, storytelling, and creative identity, the discussion will explore how AI is transforming the realities of creative labour in India. 🎙️ 𝐏𝐚𝐧𝐞𝐥 𝐃𝐢𝐬𝐜𝐮𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐒𝐩𝐞𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐫𝐬: 🔹 𝐒𝐡𝐫𝐢 𝐋𝐚𝐯𝐮 𝐒𝐫𝐢 𝐊𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐡𝐧𝐚 𝐃𝐞𝐯𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐲𝐚𝐥𝐮, Hon’ble Member of Parliament 🔹 𝐇𝐢𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐡𝐮 𝐁𝐚𝐠𝐚𝐢, Partner, Saikrishna & Associates 🔹 𝐀𝐯𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐤𝐚 𝐆𝐨𝐝𝐞, Vice President, Startup Policy Forum 🔹 𝐒𝐮𝐝𝐢𝐩𝐭𝐨 𝐁𝐚𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐣𝐞𝐞, Deputy Director, nasscom 🔹 𝐙𝐮𝐛𝐚𝐢𝐫 𝐇𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐟𝐢 (@zubairhanifi), Head, Magister Litis & Co. 🔹 𝐊𝐚𝐳𝐢𝐦 𝐑𝐢𝐳𝐯𝐢, Founding Director, The Dialogue 🎤 𝐇𝐨𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐌𝐢𝐜 𝐂𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐬: ✨ 𝐒𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐡𝐭𝐢 𝐏𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐲 (@srishtayyyy) ✨ 𝐌𝐚𝐧𝐮 𝐀𝐛𝐡𝐢𝐬𝐡𝐞𝐤 𝐁𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐰𝐚𝐣 (@naasamjhdoggy) At its heart, 𝘊𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘈𝘐 is about ensuring that conversations around AI and the creator economy remain grounded in 𝐥𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐝 𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐬, 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐥 𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬, and 𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐨𝐫 𝐯𝐨𝐢𝐜𝐞𝐬. 𝐄𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐃𝐞𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐥𝐬: 📍 𝐍𝐞𝐰 𝐃𝐞𝐥𝐡𝐢 | In-person 🗓️ 𝐌𝐚𝐲 𝟏𝟖, 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔 | Monday 🕡 𝟔 𝐏𝐌 𝐨𝐧𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐬 ➡️ 𝐑𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐋𝐢𝐧𝐤: lnkd.in/gb7NYdXc #creatoreconomy #generativeai #contentcreators #influencers #aigovernance #creativeeconomy #digitalcreators #futureofwork #aipolicy #innovationpolicy #contentcreation #aiandcreativity #publicpolicy #digitalpolicy #emergingtech #techpolicy #responsibleai Esteemed Panelists: Shree: @SriKrishnaLavu, @SaikrishnaIP, @SPF_India, @nasscom Esteemed Creators: @Naasamjhdoggy, @srishtayyyy Hosts: @JameelaSahiba, @kazimriz, @kameshsshekar, @MeemansaAgarwal, @kritisingh29

📢 #𝐂𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐒𝐩𝐨𝐭𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 | #Happeningin3Days | 𝐇𝐨𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐌𝐢𝐜 𝐒𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐚𝐭 𝘊𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘈𝘐: 𝘚𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘊𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘦 Beyond policy discussions and research findings, this convening is also about hearing directly from the people navigating these shifts in real time — 𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐬. As part of the event, we will host a special 𝐇𝐨𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐌𝐢𝐜 𝐒𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 featuring creators sharing candid reflections on creativity, work, identity, and adaptation in the age of AI. The Honest Mic is designed to be the 𝐞𝐦𝐨𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐫𝐞 of the evening. It is structured as an open-mic where creators take the floor to share a single, specific story about how Generative AI has changed something real in their working life. We are excited to welcome: ✨ 𝐒𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐡𝐭𝐢 𝐏𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐲 (@srishtayyyy) ✨ 𝐌𝐚𝐧𝐮 𝐀𝐛𝐡𝐢𝐬𝐡𝐞𝐤 𝐁𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐰𝐚𝐣 (@naasamjhdoggy) At its heart, 𝘊𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘈𝘐 is about ensuring that conversations around AI and the creator economy remain grounded in 𝐥𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐝 𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐬, 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐥 𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬, and 𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐨𝐫 𝐯𝐨𝐢𝐜𝐞𝐬. 𝐄𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐃𝐞𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐥𝐬: 📍 𝐍𝐞𝐰 𝐃𝐞𝐥𝐡𝐢 | In-person 🗓️ 𝐌𝐚𝐲 𝟏𝟖, 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔 | Monday 🕡 𝟔 𝐏𝐌 𝐨𝐧𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐬 ➡️ 𝐑𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐋𝐢𝐧𝐤: lnkd.in/gb7NYdXc #creatoreconomy #generativeai #contentcreators #influencers #aigovernance #creativeeconomy #digitalcreators #futureofwork #aipolicy #innovationpolicy #contentcreation #aiandcreativity #publicpolicy #digitalpolicy #emergingtech #techpolicy #responsibleai Esteemed Creators- @Naasamjhdoggy | @srishtayyyy Hosts- @JameelaSahiba | @kazimriz | @kameshsshekar | @MeemansaAgarwal | @kritisingh29

🚨 #PublicationAlert | 𝘈𝘐 & 𝘊𝘰𝘱𝘺𝘳𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘚𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘴 | 𝐖𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐀𝐈 𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐬, 𝐰𝐡𝐨 𝐛𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐚𝐮𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐫? As generative AI systems increasingly produce text, images, music, and audiovisual content with minimal human intervention, one foundational question is moving to the centre of global copyright debates: 𝐝𝐨𝐞𝐬 𝐜𝐨𝐩𝐲𝐫𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐥𝐚𝐰 𝐫𝐞𝐪𝐮𝐢𝐫𝐞 𝐚 𝐡𝐮𝐦𝐚𝐧 𝐚𝐮𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐫? Our latest primer, as part of our ongoing 𝘈𝘐 & 𝘊𝘰𝘱𝘺𝘳𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘚𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘴, 𝐇𝐮𝐦𝐚𝐧 𝐀𝐮𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐫𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩 𝐢𝐧 𝐂𝐨𝐩𝐲𝐫𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐋𝐚𝐰, explores how jurisdictions across the world are approaching AI-generated outputs, originality, ownership, and the evolving boundaries of creative rights. From debates around AI as a 𝘵𝘰𝘰𝘭 versus a 𝘤𝘰-𝘢𝘶𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘳 to deeper questions around 𝘩𝘶𝘮𝘢𝘯 𝘤𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘭𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘶𝘳, the publication unpacks one of the most consequential legal questions emerging in the AI era. But if AI systems can independently generate expressive works, 𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘦𝘹𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘭𝘺 𝘳𝘦𝘮𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘴 𝘶𝘯𝘪𝘲𝘶𝘦𝘭𝘺 𝘩𝘶𝘮𝘢𝘯 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯 𝘤𝘰𝘱𝘺𝘳𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘥𝘰𝘤𝘵𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘦? Authored by 𝐀𝐤𝐬𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐀𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐰𝐚𝐥, Founder, AASA Chambers | Visiting Fellow, The Dialogue. 📄 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐮𝐥𝐥 𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐦𝐞𝐫 𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞: thedialogue.org.in/publicati… 🔗 𝐀𝐜𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐏𝐫𝐢𝐦𝐞𝐫 𝟏 𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞: lnkd.in/daKp97S3 #copyright #generativeai #artificialintelligence #aigovernance #intellectualproperty #copyrightlaw #digitalpolicy #techpolicy @JameelaSahiba | @PhilIPnPolicy | @kazimriz

📢 #𝐒𝐩𝐞𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐫𝐀𝐧𝐧𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 | #HappeningNextWeek | 𝐂𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐀𝐈: 𝘚𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘊𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘦 As Generative AI rapidly reshapes creative workflows, monetisation pathways, and digital expression, conversations around the future of India’s creator economy have never been more important. At 𝘊𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘈𝘐: 𝘚𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘊𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘦, The Dialogue will convene creators, policymakers, industry leaders, and researchers for the launch of a 𝘧𝘪𝘳𝘴𝘵-𝘰𝘧-𝘪𝘵𝘴-𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘥 𝘦𝘮𝘱𝘪𝘳𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘭 𝘴𝘵𝘶𝘥𝘺 examining how AI is transforming India’s creative economy. We are delighted to welcome an exciting lineup of speakers bringing perspectives from policymaking, industry, law, and innovation: 🔹 𝐒𝐡𝐫𝐢 𝐋𝐚𝐯𝐮 𝐒𝐫𝐢 𝐊𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐡𝐧𝐚 𝐃𝐞𝐯𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐲𝐚𝐥𝐮 Hon’ble Member of Parliament 🔹 𝐇𝐢𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐡𝐮 𝐁𝐚𝐠𝐚𝐢 Partner, Saikrishna & Associates 🔹 𝐀𝐯𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐤𝐚 𝐆𝐨𝐝𝐞 Vice President, Startup Policy Forum 🔹 𝐒𝐮𝐝𝐢𝐩𝐭𝐨 𝐁𝐚𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐣𝐞𝐞 Deputy Director, nasscom If you care about the future of the 𝘤𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘰𝘳 𝘦𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘰𝘮𝘺, this is where the conversation begins. 𝐄𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐃𝐞𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐥𝐬: 📍 𝐍𝐞𝐰 𝐃𝐞𝐥𝐡𝐢 | In-person 🗓️ 𝐌𝐚𝐲 𝟏𝟖, 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔 | Monday 🕡 𝟔 𝐏𝐌 𝐨𝐧𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐬 ➡️ 𝐑𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐋𝐢𝐧𝐤: forms.gle/DRWm2QTNu39JkY4n9 #creatoreconomy #generativeai #contentcreators #influencers #aigovernance #creativeeconomy #digitalcreators #futureofwork #aipolicy #innovationpolicy #contentcreation #aiandcreativity #publicpolicy #digitalpolicy #emergingtech #techpolicy #responsibleai Esteeemed Speakers- Shree @SriKrishnaLavu | @SaikrishnaIP | @SPF_India | @nasscom Hosts- @JameelaSahiba | @kazimriz | @kameshsshekar | @MeemansaAgarwal | @kritisingh29 |

🚨 #EventRecap | 𝐅𝐢𝐧𝐓𝐞𝐜𝐡, 𝐑𝐞𝐠𝐮𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 & 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐅𝐮𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐃𝐢𝐠𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐅𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐃𝐢𝐚𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐮𝐞 was pleased to collaborate with the 𝐂𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐈𝐧𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐓𝐞𝐜𝐡𝐧𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐲 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐋𝐚𝐰 (𝐂𝐈𝐂𝐓𝐋), 𝐌𝐍𝐋𝐔 𝐌𝐮𝐦𝐛𝐚𝐢, for the successful organisation of the 𝟏𝘴𝘵 𝘐𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭 & 𝟐𝘯𝘥 𝘕𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘚𝘺𝘮𝘱𝘰𝘴𝘪𝘶𝘮 on “𝘍𝘪𝘯𝘛𝘦𝘤𝘩 and the 𝘍𝘶𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘍𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦: 𝘓𝘢𝘸, 𝘐𝘯𝘯𝘰𝘷𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 and 𝘙𝘦𝘨𝘶𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯” on May 9, 2026. A key highlight of the symposium was the launch of our policy report, “𝘛𝘰𝘸𝘢𝘳𝘥𝘴 𝘚𝘢𝘧𝘦𝘳 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘚𝘮𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘋𝘪𝘨𝘪𝘵𝘢𝘭 𝘗𝘢𝘺𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘚𝘺𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘮𝘴,” jointly developed by 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐃𝐢𝐚𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐮𝐞 and 𝐂𝐈𝐂𝐓𝐋, 𝐌𝐍𝐋𝐔 𝐌𝐮𝐦𝐛𝐚𝐢, with support from 𝐌𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐝, and authored by 𝐑𝐚𝐮𝐧𝐚𝐪 𝐒𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐦𝐚, 𝐒𝐞𝐧𝐢𝐨𝐫 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡 𝐀𝐬𝐨𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐭𝐞, 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐃𝐢𝐚𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐮𝐞. The report examines the evolving landscape of 𝐜𝐲𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝐟𝐫𝐚𝐮𝐝, 𝐀𝐈-𝐞𝐧𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞𝐝 𝐝𝐞𝐜𝐞𝐩𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧, and systemic gaps in fraud prevention and response, while proposing pathways towards 𝐬𝐚𝐟𝐞𝐫, 𝐬𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐞𝐫, and 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐭 digital payment systems. Another important milestone during the symposium was the signing of a 𝐌𝐨𝐔 between 𝐂𝐈𝐂𝐓𝐋 and 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐃𝐢𝐚𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐮𝐞, marking a significant step towards strengthening collaborative research and policy engagement in the areas of 𝐟𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐡, 𝐝𝐢𝐠𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐩𝐚𝐲𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬, and 𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐡𝐧𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐲 𝐥𝐚𝐰. We were honoured by the presence of 𝐇𝐨𝐧’𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐌𝐫. 𝐉𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝐀𝐬𝐡𝐚𝐰𝐚𝐧𝐢 𝐊𝐮𝐦𝐚𝐫 𝐌𝐢𝐬𝐡𝐫𝐚; 𝐌𝐫. 𝐒𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐥 𝐊𝐚𝐝𝐚𝐦, Executive Director, SEBI; 𝐌𝐫. 𝐒𝐮𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐮 𝐏𝐚𝐭𝐢, Chief General Manager, RBI; and 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐟. 𝐃𝐢𝐫𝐤 𝐀. 𝐙𝐞𝐭𝐳𝐬𝐜𝐡𝐞, whose insights added immense depth to the discussions. We extend our sincere gratitude to everyone who contributed towards making the symposium and collaboration a success. 📄 𝐀𝐜𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭: lnkd.in/gAH9N6JF #fintech #digitalpayments #cybersecurity #cyberfraud #digitalfinance #policy #technology #india #innovation #techpolicy 𝐇𝐨𝐬𝐭𝐬: @mnlumumbai | @Cictl_Mnlum | @kazimriz | @OldWonk | @kritisingh29 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩 𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐬: @AMS_Shardul | @KhaitanCo | @manupatrainfo 𝐄𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐝 𝐒𝐩𝐞𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐫𝐬: @ukey_dilip | @SEBI_India | @suvendupati | Reserve Bank of India (@RBI) | @uni_lu_FDEF | @Mastercard | @anb_legal | @UofGlasgow | @RGNULPUNJAB