India's Digital Economy: Potential & Prospects
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