Empowering Tomorrow: AI, Skills, and Global Competence
66th Edition - Delhi
03 September 2025 - The Oval, Hyatt Regency Delhi
Thank you for making Bridge 66th edition a grand success
As Artificial Intelligence (AI) reshapes every industry, the demand for a future-ready, AI-literate workforce has never been greater. According to the World Economic Forum, AI is expected to create 97 million new jobs globally by 2025, yet a significant talent gap persists—particularly in emerging economies like India. A 2023 Microsoft-IDC report highlights that over 83% of Indian businesses are accelerating AI adoption, but over 70% face challenges in finding skilled talent.
"Empowering Tomorrow: AI, Skills, and Global Competence" explores how academia and industry can collaborate to bridge this gap. ICT Academy BRIDGE convenes educators, policymakers, and business leaders to address education transformation, workforce upskilling, and global certification pathways. The focus is on equipping youth with cutting-edge AI skills while nurturing the soft skills and global mindset needed to thrive in a borderless, technology-driven economy. This event is a vital step toward positioning India as a regional AI talent hub.
Chairmen, Secretaries, Principals, Training & Placement Directors, Department Heads & Faculty Members
Policymakers, Senior Officials & Bureaucrats
CXOs, Industry Experts & HR Leaders
BRIDGE a flagship conference of ICT Academy aims to bridge the industry-academia gap. BRIDGE is a confluence of Educators, Researchers, Corporate, Solution Providers, NGOs and Policy Makers to find possible solutions and answers to some of the most challenging, critical and relevant challenges in shaping the future of education and workforce development.
The conference serves as a platform in providing a strategic view on the trends that shape the educational ecosystem. The conference engages various stakeholders to seize opportunities to transform from theories to practice and become indispensable in the new digital world. Started in the year 2011, BRIDGE has completed 65 impactful editions in India, fostering strong academia-industry collaboration. Now, it marks a global milestone with its debut in Malaysia. This international edition aims to expand knowledge exchange and innovation, emerging as a high-impact industry-institute interaction platform that drives educational and economic transformation beyond borders
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