Gorakhpur,

28 March (HS): The two-day 'Global Artificial Intelligence Confluence 2026',

organized under the joint auspices of the World Organization of Students and

Youth (WOSY), Meta, and Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Gorakhpur University, concluded on

Saturday at the auditorium of Guru Gorakshnath Shodh Peeth, in which 180

foreign-origin students studying in various educational institutions of India

participated. Newly elected MP from Nepal Sandeep Rana, ABVP National Joint

Organizing Secretary Balkrishna, WOSY Chairperson Nitin Sharma, and WOSY

General Secretary Shubham Goyal were present as chief guests in the closing

ceremony.

The

two-day program of the World Organization of Students and Youth was divided

into a total of six sessions, in which after the inaugural session on the first

day, another special session was held on the subject of AI Startups under the

auspices of Vision Digital India. On the second day, a total of four sessions

were conducted, in which the first session 'Artificial Intelligence for an

Accessible Future' saw the presence of Deoria MP Shashank Mani Tripathi,

Director of IIIT Lucknow Dr. Arun Mohan Sherry, Dr. Manish Pandey, AI SOC Lead

at Intel India, Manu Sharma, founder of Digital Oval, and Prof. Vivek Mishra.

The second session 'Culture and Education in the Age of AI' was completed in

the presence of Prof. Neelima Mishra of National Institute of Biologicals,

Noida, and Rahul Poddar, founder of Travon.ai and JNU University. Similarly,

the third session 'Entrepreneurship and AI' was completed in the presence of

eminent technical expert and policy maker Dr. Omkar Rai, Managing Director of

Scholars Den Vivek Thakur, and Prabhakar Srinivasan, founder of VoxAura Labs,

Bengaluru. In this session, an intensive discussion was held on the positivity

as well as negativity of AI.

Following

this, the closing session was organized in which newly elected MP from Nepal

Sandeep Rana, ABVP National Joint Organizing Secretary Balkrishna, WOSY

Chairperson Dr. Nitin Sharma, and WOSY National General Secretary Shubham Goyal

were present. Along with this, students from 26 countries displayed the culture

and civilization of their respective countries through their local folk dances.

Participants from Morocco presented their folk dance Shikhat, and participants

from Bangladesh presented the Naga dance.

In the

closing ceremony, newly elected MP from Nepal Sandeep Rana said through virtual

medium that I am extremely happy to be part of the AI Confluence. Today,

artificial intelligence is giving a new direction to global competition,

education, and entrepreneurship; where earlier limited resources, geographical

barriers, and lack of capital were challenges, today data, algorithms, and

digital platforms are ending these boundaries and providing new opportunities

for innovation. But along with this, serious challenges like misleading

information, data privacy, and changes in employment have also emerged, which

we have to deal with by using technology with awareness, ethics, and critical

thinking. Young entrepreneurs and leaders should link AI with human values and

social justice so that technology becomes helpful in the service of humanity.

Nepal is world-famous for its natural beauty and cultural heritage—holy places

like Kathmandu and Lumbini are its identity, and I cordially invite you all to

visit Nepal. Ultimately, the future of AI depends on our decisions today, so

let us together build a responsible and humane technical era.

ABVP

National Joint Organizing Secretary Balkrishna said that today Artificial

Intelligence (AI) is bringing revolutionary changes in the fields of education,

research, and innovation, providing new learning opportunities to students and

making them more capable for global competition. He said that while the

solution to complex problems has become easier through AI, entrepreneurship has

also been given a new direction through the use of digital platforms and data.

However, along with this, challenges like misleading information, data privacy,

excessive dependence on technology, and the changing nature of employment have

also emerged. Shri Balkrishna ji called upon the students to use AI with

awareness, ethics, and critical thinking and to empower their knowledge,

values, and creativity. He emphasized that technology is a means for us, not

our master, and the coming time will belong to those youth who will maintain

their human values along with technology.

World

Organization of Students and Youth President Nitin Sharma said that platforms

like ‘Global AI Confluence 2026’ provide an important opportunity to connect

youth with innovation, technology, and a global perspective. He said that

artificial intelligence is giving a new direction to the world today and in

such a situation, it is necessary for students and young entrepreneurs to

learn, understand, and use this technology for the benefit of society. He

expressed confidence that this confluence will empower the knowledge, skills,

and leadership capacity of the participants and prepare them to face future

challenges. He also sent his best wishes for the success of the program,

wishing for the bright future of all the participants.

In the

event, ABVP Zonal Girls' Work Coordinator Prof. Sushma Pandey, Zonal Organizing

Secretary Ghanshyam Shahi, National Convener of World Organization of Students

and Youth Nikhita Reddy, International Secretary Yashoraj Pandey, International

Secretary Kushal Bosamia, and other workers were present.

Hindusthan Samachar / Abhishek Awasthi