From technology and finance to law and healthcare, every leader on the IBLA 2025 Jury Round panel echoed a shared conviction — that India’s next decade of growth will be powered by the fusion of technology, scale, and human capital.

Arundhati Bhattacharya, President & CEO of Salesforce South Asia and Preetha Reddy, Executive Vice Chairperson of Apollo Hospitals underscored how AI can transform inclusion and access in India. Bhattacharya urged industries to “get excited, not fearful” about artificial intelligence, arguing that India must build frugal innovation models suited to its unique conditions rather than replicate resource-intensive Western approaches. Reddy reinforced that view from the healthcare lens, highlighting Apollo’s “Clinician’s Intelligence Engine” as an example of how AI

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