[Chapter-delegates] WEBCAST 4 APR – ISOC Hyderabad Universal Acceptance Day 2026

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2026, hosted by the Internet Society India Hyderabad Chapter. Features an
illustrated globe surrounded by multilingual script characters, with four
focus areas: Policy Enablement, Academia, UA Adoption Strategy, and
Developer Engagement/Tech Adoption. Date: Saturday April 4, 2026, 9:00AM –
4:00PM. Sponsored by Universal Acceptance, Microsoft, and ICANN. ```]
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On 4 April 2026 the Internet Society India Hyderabad Chapter
<https://www.isocindiahyderabad.org/> (ISOC HYD) will host ‘Universal
Acceptance Day 2026 <https://www.isocindiahyderabad.org/img/event/Isoc.jpeg>‘.
This full day conference, to be held at the Microsoft Campus in Gachibowli,
Hyderabad, has the theme ‘Universal Acceptance for an Inclusive Digital
Future – Driving Atmanirbhar Bharat‘.
AGENDA (All Times IST = UTC+5.5)

09:30 Opening and Context Setting
Bala Prasad Peddigari – Master of Ceremonies

09:35 Inaugural Ceremony
Dr. Salman Abdul Moiz – Vice-President, ISOC Hyderabad Chapter
K Mohan Raidu – President, ISOC Hyderabad Chapter
Jayesh Ranjan – Govt. of Telangana, Special Chief Guest

10:00 Keynote Address: Building the AI-Powered Multilingual Internet:
Microsoft’s Vision for Universal Acceptance at Scale
Vijay Mamtani – CVP, Microsoft

10:20 Keynote Address: Reimagining the Internet: UA as the Foundation for
the Next Billion Users
Amitabh Singhal – Board Member, ICANN

11:00 Session #1: Language, Identity and Digital Inclusion: Why UA Matters
for Humanity
Ma’aly Hazzaz – Regional Director, APAC, UNESCO

11:20 Session #2: From Policy to Practice: Building a Global-Local
Ecosystem for Universal Acceptance
Satish Babu – Co-Chair ALAC IDNs WG; IEEE Member, MGA Board

11:40 Session #3: Inside Universal Acceptance: Standards, Challenges and
Implementation Roadmap
Sarmad Hussain – Senior Director, IDN and UA Programs, ICANN

12:00 Keynote Address: From Local to Global: Building Bharat’s AI-Native
Multilingual Internet
Kiran Chandra Yarlagadda – Founder, SWECHA and VISWAM.AI

12:30 Lunch

13:30 Keynote Address: India’s Strategic Role in the Global Universal
Acceptance Movement
Samiran Gupta – MD Asia Pacific, ICANN

13:50 Academia and Research Track: Building India’s UA-Ready Talent
Ecosystem
Dr. Uday Desai – Founding Director, IIT Hyderabad
Dr. Rajnikanth Aluvalu – Director, Symbiosis Institute of Technology

14:40 Industry Deep Dive: UA as a Business Multiplier
Seshu Venkata – Vice President, Wipro
MGPL Narayana – Chair, IEEE Hyderabad Section
Rajeev Ranjan – AI Leader, Wipro

15:25 UA Adoption Demonstration
K Pranava Raidu – UA Team, ISOC Hyderabad

15:45 Certificate Distribution & Vote of Thanks
Dr. Salman Abdul Moiz – Vice-President, ISOC Hyderabad Chapter


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