Agenda Overview

Access the draft agenda here including abstracts (see ‘abstracts’ tab of document)

[https://docs.google.com/document/d/1mDzVWayuDJLIq62xr05sfZ1zDENnEAgjb8f_jHA_2Hc/edit?tab=t.0](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1mDzVWayuDJLIq62xr05sfZ1zDENnEAgjb8f_jHA_2Hc/preview?tab=t.0)

Key details

Date: 17th February 2026

Time: 09:00 - 18:30 UTC

Venue: Zoom & Discord

• Live presenters / panelists
• Delegate participation possible via voice and video or text chat

Format: Short presentations, panels and poster session.

Register now!

Get your delegates ticket here. Pay what you can, with recommended donations:

• Students / Community groups - £15 / $20
• Junior Academics / Civil Society Organisations - £30 / $40
• Private Sector / Government / Senior Academics - £60 / $80

Logistical Information: PAIRS

Joining instructions and logistics note will be shared with presenters and registered delegates shortly before the event.

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Planning to be in New Delhi for the AI Impact Summit? Apply to join us in person on 18th Feb. Details here.

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The team

PAIRS 2026 has been organised by a volunteer programme committee. Anchor funding support from AI Collaborative.

Co-chairs:

• Astha Kapoor (Aapti Institute)
• Tim Davies (Connected by Data)

Committee members:

• Ameen Jauhar (CABI)
• Angèle Kandé (Niyel)
• Anna Colom (The Data Tank)
• Bobina Zulfa (Pollicy)
• Eleanor O'Keefe (Ada Lovelace Institute)
• Emily Tseng (University of Washington)
• Fabro Steibel (ITS Rio)
• Jhalak M. Kakkar (Centre for Communication Governance at National Law University Delhi)
• Kiito Shilongo (Mozilla Foundation)
• Lisa Gutermuth (Mozilla Foundation)
• Mardiya Siba (Independent)
• Marlena Wisniak (European Center for Not-for-Profit Law)
• Meg Young (Data & Society)
• Mila Samdub (Open Future)
• Ned Cooper (Cornell University)
• Nupura Gawde (Civic Data Lab)
• Octavia Field Reid (Ada Lovelace Institute)
• Paz Pena (Mozilla Foundation)
• Pierre Noro (Sciences Po)
• Rajesh Veeraraghavan (Georgetown University)
• Ramya Chandrasekhar (Centre for Internet and Society, CNRS)
• Renata Avilla (Open Knowledge Foundation)
• Renee Sieber (McGill University)
• Seeta Pena Gangadharan (London School of Economics)
• Sergio Branco (ITS Rio)
• Susan Aaronson (George Washington University)
• Susan Oman (University of Sheffield)
• Tim Davies (Connected by Data)
• Vinay Narayan (Aapti Institute)
• Yossra Kallali (Niyel)

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