GORAKHPUR: The two-day ‘Global Artificial Intelligence Confluence 2026’, organised under the joint auspices of the World Organisation 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 Organising 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 Organisation of Students and Youth comprised six sessions, with the inaugural session on the first day and another special session on 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 held in the presence of eminent technical expert and policymaker 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 positives and negatives of AI.
Following this, the closing session was organised, in which the newly elected MP from Nepal, Sandeep Rana, ABVP National Joint Organising 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 civilisation 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 alongside this, serious challenges such as misleading information, data privacy, and changes in employment have also emerged, which we must address using technology with awareness, ethics, and critical thinking. Young entrepreneurs and leaders should link AI to human values and social justice so that technology serves 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 Organising 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 of competing globally. He said that while the solution to complex problems has become easier with AI, entrepreneurship has also taken a new direction through digital platforms and data. However, alongside this, challenges such as misleading information, data privacy concerns, 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 emphasised that technology is a means for us, not our master, and that the future will belong to those youth who maintain their human values alongside technology.
World Organisation 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 the world a new direction 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 enhance the participants’ knowledge, skills, and leadership capacity and prepare them to face future challenges. He also sent his best wishes for the program’s success and a bright future for all the participants.
In the event, ABVP Zonal Girls’ Work Coordinator Prof. Sushma Pandey, Zonal Organising Secretary Ghanshyam Shahi, National Convener of World Organisation of Students and Youth Nikhita Reddy, International Secretary Yashoraj Pandey, International Secretary Kushal Bosamia, and other workers were present.
