[image: Here's the alt text for the image: ``` Banner for ISOC HYD UA Day 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. ```] <https://i0.wp.com/isoc.live/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/isoc-hyd-ua.jpg?ssl=1> LIVESTREAM <https://us06web.zoom.us/j/86580496596> | ADD TO CALENDAR <https://addcal.co/e/isoc-hyd-ua> | PERMALINK <https://isoc.live/20519> 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 #isochyderabad #uaday #universalacceptance #internet4all -- -------------------------------------- Joly MacFie +12185659365 -------------------------------------- -