Panel Discussion: Reimagining Governance & Administration Through Technology: Digital Transformation, AI, and Future-Ready IT Infrastructure

Panellists in this video:
+ Srikanth RP, Editor, Express Computer, the Indian Express Group (Moderator)
+ Abhishek Jain, Secretary Finance, Planning, Jal Shakti, Technical Education, Economics & Statistics, Government of Himachal Pradesh
+ Jeya Ragul Geshan B, Director- Information Technology, Directorate of Information Technology, Tripura
+ Rahul Gupta, Superintendent of Police, Crime & Cyber Crime-Goa, Ribandar-Goa, Government of Goa
+ Dr. Shilpa Vijaivargia, Chief Technology Officer, Passport Seva, Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India
+ Sreekant Lanka, Chief Strategy Officer, Chief Relations Officer, Joint Director, Promotions, ITE&C Department, Telangana
+ Santhi Kumari, Additional Secretary to the Government, Finance, Andhra Pradesh
+ Nagi Reddy, Senior Vice President, CtrlS
+ Ameeta Roy, Senior Director- Solution Architect & Adoption, Red Hat APAC
+ Dr Shailaja Donempudi, Distinguished Scientist Head – Business Development Group (BDG) Council of Scientific & Industrial Research Ministry of Science & Technology, Government of India, New Delhi

Key Highlights:
[1] Abhishek Jain, Secretary Finance, Planning, Jal Shakti, Technical Education, Economics & Statistics, Government of Himachal Pradesh:
+ AI-driven analytics rationalize schools, optimize cash management, eliminate leakages, strengthening accountable public governance.

[2] Jeya Ragul Geshan B, Director- Information Technology, Directorate of Information Technology, Tripura:
+ AI-driven governance enhances service delivery, grievance resolution, beneficiary targeting, and innovation across government systems.

[3] Rahul Gupta, Superintendent of Police, Crime & Cyber Crime-Goa, Ribandar-Goa, Government of Goa:
+ AI-enabled platforms, speech-to-text analytics, and cyber patrolling help Goa Police improve services, efficiency, cybercrime response.

[4] Dr Shilpa Vijaivargia, Chief Technology Officer, Passport Seva, Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India:
+ Passport Seva Programme uses AI-enabled biometric verification, strengthening security; DigiLocker integration enables paperless faster services.

[5] Sreekant Lanka, Chief Strategy Officer, Chief Relations Officer, Joint Director, Promotions, ITE&C Department, Telangana:
+ Government of Telangana builds AI ecosystem via officer training, Telangana Data Exchange, enabling data-driven policymaking.

[6] Santhi Kumari, Additional Secretary to the Government, Finance, Andhra Pradesh:
+ Integrated digital governance delivers transparent services, seamless applications, and citizen access without office visits.

[7] Nagi Reddy, Senior Vice President, CtrlS:
+ CtrlS builds hyperscale future-ready data centers with optimized power, cooling, and resilient cloud-aligned infrastructure.

[8] Ameeta Roy, Senior Director- Solution Architect & Adoption, Red Hat APAC:
+ Red Hat enables open hybrid-cloud and AI platforms, abstracting complexity, accelerating innovation and scalable production.

[9] Dr Shailaja Donempudi, Distinguished Scientist Head – Business Development Group (BDG) Council of Scientific & Industrial Research Ministry of Science & Technology, Government of India, New Delhi:
+ AI-quantum convergence accelerates drug discovery, digital twins, and advanced research innovation across CSIR national scientific ecosystem.