Wipro’s India-Romania AI Pre-Summit 2026 brings forward fresh perspectives on AI-driven national and enterprise transformation

Wipro, together with the Embassy of India in Romania, recently held the India Romania AI Pre-Summit 2026, an affiliated event leading into the India AI Impact Summit in New Delhi. As AI reshapes industries and national priorities, this gathering brings together diplomatic leaders, business executives, and AI experts to discuss responsible, scalable, and trusted AI adoption.

Hosted at Wipro’s Bucharest office, the Pre-Summit provided a focused platform to explore policy frameworks, cross border collaboration, and emerging opportunities for India Romania cooperation, supported by Wipro’s intelligence led approach to innovation.

The event brought forward fresh perspectives on AI driven national and enterprise transformation, powered by Wipro Intelligence™, the company’s AI first architecture that helps organizations scale with confidence. Through high‑impact conversations and expert insights, participants engaged in the future of ethical AI ecosystems, innovation pathways, and talent development.

The gathering welcomed senior representatives from both diplomatic and corporate circles, including H.E. Dr. Manoj Kumar Mohapatra, Ambassador of India to Romania, and Ciprian Dan, Romania Country Head of Wipro.

The event discussions have been moderated by Teodora Todoran, PhD, Talent Skilling Head, Wipro.

Statement of Ciprian Dan, Country Head of Wipro Romania offered the welcoming speech:

Artificial intelligence now touches virtually every sector and every individual. In the business world in particular, AI has become central to strategic conversations — not merely as a productivity tool, but as a core strategic capability. Given the scale of its impact, AI calls for new skills across all levels of organizations. It is reshaping how work is organized, performed, and valued, making it increasingly difficult to draw clear boundaries between the roles of today and those of tomorrow.

AI-driven technologies are now embedded across localized software systems, back-office functions, customer agents, and operational workflows. Almost every business process is being enhanced — and, in some cases, redefined — by AI, leading to new expectations around productivity and performance. As technology and AI sit at the heart of organizational operations, questions of AI governance, accountability, and oversight become critically important.

In his turn, H.E. Dr. Manoj Kumar Mohapatra, Ambassador of India to Romania addressed the strong capabilities of India workforce and talents in the technology area and the scalable expansion of Indian companies in the world. H.E also highlighted that India and Romania are strengthening their partnership through collaboration in digital technology, specifically leveraging AI to drive future-ready innovation. He emphasizes AI applications in smart cities, healthcare, and cybersecurity, positioning Romania as a key gateway to the EU. 

A dedicated session on the impact of AI on academic learning and corporate operations and services was chaired by Raluca Andreea Popa, PhD, ACC, Internationally Certified Leadership Coach, together with Laura Băiașu, Client Delivery Excellence Head Europe BPS, Wipro

The conference also featured a special videocall session with Ivana Bartoletti, Wipro’s Global Privacy and AI Governance Officer, who—ahead of her participation in the India AI Impact Summit—shared comprehensive insights into AI’s societal impact, spanning social, corporate, and geopolitically sensitive dimensions.