One Decade. One Billion. One Aadhaar.

About the event

DeepTalk is an interactive series on Deep Tech where leaders, experts, and trendsetters at the forefront of technological change, discuss and share their unique perspective and knowledge in disruptive technologies like AI, ML, Blockchain, FinTech, IoT and more with our vast community of professionals.

The 5th episode of DeepTalk turns its spotlight on India’s biggest endeavour of the decade: inclusion. Dr. Pramod Varma will discuss the interplay of disruptive technologies in architecting an inclusive identity for nearly 1.24 Billion Indians. And what is the future of Aadhaar when it comes into convergence with other identities of citizens.

Speaker

Dr. Pramod Varma
Chief Architect, Aadhaar and India Stack,
CTO of EkStep Foundation
(Ex Sterling Commerce, Yantra Corporation, Infosys)

Dr. Pramod Varma is the Chief Architect of Aadhaar, India's digital identity program that has successfully covered more than 1.2 billion people in a short span of 7 years. In addition, he helped architect various India Stack layers such as eSign, Digital Locker, and Unified Payment Interface (UPI) all of which are now working at population scale in India. He is currently the CTO of EkStep, a not-for-profit creating learner-centric, technology enabled platform aiming to provide learning opportunities to 200 million children in India.

Host

Dr. Santanu Paul
Founder & CEO, TalentSprint
(Ex Virtusa, IBM, Open Pages)

Dr. Santanu leads the evolution of TalentSprint, an exciting ed-tech firm, which operates high-end deep tech learning programs and smart digital platforms. He serves as an Independent Director for organisations that use disruptive technologies as their engine of growth. Under his leadership, TalentSprint has emerged as India's leading youth career accelerator and technology platform to skill young job seekers for the knowledge sector.

About TalentSprint

TalentSprint brings transformational learning programs to young and experienced professionals seeking deep tech expertise. With an aim to enable 1 million professionals by 2020, the company partners with top academic institutions and global corporations creating and delivering world-class programs and outcomes. Know more at talentsprint.com

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