Digital Economy & Artificial Intelligence Forum (DEAI Forum)
The Digital Economy & Artificial Intelligence Forum (DEAI Forum) focuses on shaping a safe, inclusive, and interoperable digital future for South Asia. As the region experiences rapid digitization, challenges arise around cross-border data flows, AI-driven misinformation, and fragmented digital public infrastructure (IDs, payments, health). Deepfakes and unchecked AI systems threaten democratic stability, while small and medium enterprises (SMEs) risk exclusion without state-backed digital support. Delegates will debate regional standards for AI safety, mechanisms to counter misinformation, and frameworks for SME integration. The forum seeks to establish AI testing and watermarking principles, a digital infrastructure roadmap, and an SME digitization toolkit.
Aryan Soniminde steps into the Digital Economy & AI Forum with over a dozen MUNs behind him and prior experience chairing. A strategist at heart and a storyteller by passion, Aryan blends sharp diplomacy with a love for worlds both real and imagined. Thrilled to guide delegates, he invites them to shape a future as bold as their ideas.
Manan Sharma is a high school student at Indus International School Pune, passionate about astronomy, innovation, and leadership. Founder of AstroBott, he is recognized as an ISRO Young Scientist and YEB entrepreneur, and has received the Defence Minister Commendation Card. As the Hercules House Captain in the IISP Innovation Council, Manan has represented his school in national competitions like RDC 2025. With a focus on science, entrepreneurship, and collaborative problem-solving, he is committed to fostering global curiosity, collaboration, and positive change within the student community, aligning with the values of the G20 Summit.
