Bangalore Event report
IFCCI Roundtable on AI for Business Leaders : Use Cases & Insights
IFCCI, in collaboration with iSPIRT Foundation, was delighted to host a high-level roundtable on AI for Business Leaders : Use Cases & Insights.
The Indo-French Chamber of Commerce & Industry (IFCCI), in collaboration with iSPIRT Foundation, was delighted to host a high-level roundtable on “AI for Business Leaders: Use Cases & Insights” at Dassault Systèmes, Bangalore.
This session proudly served as an Official Pre-Summit Event of the AI Impact Summit 2026, being organised by the Government of India, and forms part of the broader AI Impact Summit framework -focused on building a shared understanding of AI’s real business impact while fostering responsible, meaningful, and human-centric AI adoption.
The dialogue opened with insightful remarks from Dr. Rousseaux Francis (iSPIRT Foundation), Mr. Yohann Samuel (IFCCI), and Mr. Deepak N G (Dassault Systèmes), setting the stage for a rich exchange of perspectives from an exceptional group of experts spanning academia, startups, and industry:
🔹 Pr. Pierre-Jean Benghozi, CNRS
🔹 Pr. Gregory Verdugo, Université CY Cergy Paris
🔹 Mr. Gautier Cloix, H Company (Agentic AI)
🔹 Dr. Nicolas Granatino, STEM AI (Open Source & Agent Stores)
🔹 Dr. Umakant Soni, AI Foundry (Humanity-Centric AI)
🔹 Dr. Mathieu Aguesse, TheSchoolLab
🔹 Ramya Chandrasekhar, CNRS (Digital Commons)
💡 𝑾𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒎𝒂𝒅𝒆 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒅𝒊𝒂𝒍𝒐𝒈𝒖𝒆 𝒑𝒐𝒘𝒆𝒓𝒇𝒖𝒍?
Business leaders and AI experts came together to move beyond hype; examining real enterprise use cases, operational transformation, and the deeper questions of trust, ethics, governance, and human transformation. Interactive group discussions enabled participants to reflect on how AI is reshaping the future of work across sectors.
𝑲𝒆𝒚 𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒎𝒆𝒔 𝒆𝒙𝒑𝒍𝒐𝒓𝒆𝒅:
✅ Concrete, real-world AI experiences
✅ Opportunities, expectations, and emerging concerns
✅ Envisioning responsible, ethical, and creative AI
The evening concluded with an informal networking session at The Pump House, allowing conversations to continue in a relaxed and collaborative setting.
🔮 𝑾𝒉𝒂𝒕’𝒔 𝒏𝒆𝒙𝒕?
IFCCI looks forward to building on this momentum through future dialogues aligned with the India AI Impact Summit 2026 and India France Year of Innovation 2026, reinforcing the importance of collaboration between academia, industry, and policy in shaping the future of AI.
A sincere thank you to all speakers and participants for making this an insightful and energising exchange.
