India's Digital Economy: Potential & Prospects

India's Digital Economy: Potential & Prospects

07 July, 2026 | 9:30 AMVenue : The Dome, Ambassador, New Delhi
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India has emerged as one of the world's leading digital economies, driven by its robust Digital Public Infrastructure and the world's largest real-time digital payments ecosystem. From expanding financial access and accelerating innovation to enabling economic participation at scale, India's digital transformation has become a global benchmark.

Against this backdrop, Chintan Research Foundation, in partnership with Ikigai Law and Koan Advisory Group, is organising a one-day conclave, India's Digital Economy: Potential & Prospects, on 07 July 2026 at The Dome, Ambassador, New Delhi.

The conference will bring together policymakers, industry leaders, legal experts, researchers, and practitioners to deliberate on the future of India's digital economy, the evolution of UPI and cross-border payment systems, emerging payment rails such as CBDCs and stablecoins, and the critical challenges of cybersecurity, digital fraud, regulation, and financial inclusion. The conclave seeks to foster dialogue on building a secure, inclusive, and future-ready digital ecosystem for India.

Speakers

Dr. Deepak Mishra

Distinguished Visiting Professor, Indian Council for Research on International Economic Relations (ICRIER)

Mr. Sanjeev Ahluwalia

Distinguished Fellow, CRF, and Mr. Vivan Sharan, Partner, Koan Advisory

Mr. Smarak Swain

Director (Admin & AML/CFT), Department of Revenue, GoI

Mr. Mandar Kagade

Founder & Principal, Black Dot Public Policy Advisors

Mr. Abhijit Mukhopadhyay

Senior Research Consultant, Centre for Economy and Trade, CRF

Mr. Anirudh Rastogi

Founder, Ikigai Law

Mr. Soumyarendra Barik

Assistant Editor, The Indian Express

Mr. Aashish Aryan

Sr. Asst. Editor, Business Standard

Mr. Sumanta Dey

Vice President, Public Policy, Delta Exchange

Mr. Abhinav Kumar (IPS)

DGP, Uttarakhand, Government of India

Mr. Dilip Chenoy

Chairman, Bharat Web3 Association

Dr. Rajat Kathuria

Dean, School of Social Sciences, School of Social Sciences, Shiv Nadar University (SNU)

Ms. Rutuja Pol

Founder, Ikigai Law

Ms. Meghna Pradhan

Research Analyst, Manohar Parrikar Institute for Defense Studies & Analysis

Dr. Gulshan Rai

Former Director General, CERT-In

Mr. Atul Kumar

Head Government Affairs, Data Security Council of India (DSCI)

Mr. Atul Kumar

Head, Cyber Security & Cyber Resilience Practice, Mitkat Advisory Services

Mr. Dhruv Garg

Partner, Indian Governance & Policy Project (IGAP)

Mr. Tamal Bandhopadhyay

Consulting Editor, Business Standard

Ms. Aparajita Bharti

Co-Founder, The Quantum Hub

Mr. Shishir Priyadarshi

President, CRF

Dr. Balakrishnan Mahadevan

Former COO, National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI)

Ms. Monica Jasuja

Chief Expansion & Innovation Officer, Emerging Payments Association Asia

Mr. Kiran Shetty

MD, Swift India

Mr. Ashok Lavasa

Former Finance Secretary, Former Election Commissioner