Pan IIT Alumni India (PIAI), the umbrella organisation representing over 500,000 IIT alumni globally, on May 29 soft-launched its flagship think tank – Pan IIT AI Niti (Pariniti) – at a curated gathering at Bombay Gymkhana. The think tank will be chaired by the Chairman of Pan IIT, with subject matter experts drawn from the IIT alumni community serving as Core Members. The initiative will operate through five to six specialised verticals, each focusing on a critical layer of the AI ecosystem. Approximately 50-60 top professionals – including CEOs, CXOs, unicorn founders, venture capital partners, senior civil servants, and leading academics – will be inducted as Members after a rigorous profile scrutiny.
The think tank has been established to create a powerful, credible, and independent voice for India’s Artificial Intelligence ecosystem, covering the full depth of the AI value chain – from semiconductors, energy, cloud infrastructure, and data centres to algorithms, governance, and applications.
Speaking on the occasion, Prabhat Kumar (IRS), Chairman of Pan IIT Alumni India, said: “Pan IIT AI Niti (Pariniti) is a significant step towards building India’s thought leadership in Artificial Intelligence. Through this initiative, Pan IIT Alumni India aims to bring together IIT alumni, industry leaders, researchers, and policymakers to contribute towards responsible AI growth, innovation, and nation building.”
Praxis Global Alliance, a leading Indian management advisory firm with IIT-alumni leadership, has been appointed as the Think Tank Partner and Knowledge Partner for Pariniti. Praxis will drive end-to-end research, data analysis, discussion frameworks, and the preparation of white papers, policy briefs, and op-eds. All intellectual property arising from the think tank’s work will remain solely with Pan IIT.
The think tank will convene monthly online meetings of smaller groups, facilitated by Pan IIT. Discussions will be recorded, synthesised, and converted into actionable policy inputs for the government, industry stakeholders, and the public.
