Day 1 of the Bengaluru Tech Summit 2025 set an energetic tone with Circuit Stage Session 3A, which delved into the transformative potential of Edge AI and emerging technologies. The dialogue brought sharp clarity to how intelligent processing at the edge is redefining digital infrastructure, enterprise capability and the future of real time innovation in India.

A Shift from Cloud Centric to Intelligent Edge First

The panellists highlighted that the next decade of digital transformation will be shaped not by cloud only models, but by distributed intelligence. Edge AI is enabling data to be analysed and acted upon at the source, reducing latency, strengthening privacy and supporting mission critical decisions where milliseconds matter.

From industrial automation to consumer devices, the speakers agreed that edge systems are becoming the backbone of real time responsiveness. India’s digital economy, they noted, will increasingly rely on architectures capable of handling complex workloads closer to the point of generation.

Security, Scalability and Low Latency as Future Mandates

A key theme of the session was the strategic necessity of secure and scalable edge ecosystems. With billions of connected devices entering the network, robust security frameworks at the edge will be essential to protect data integrity. Equally critical will be building architecture that scales effortlessly and delivers consistent low latency performance for enterprise and consumer applications.

The speakers emphasised that organisations must invest in edge native capabilities — from chip level optimisation to distributed analytics — if they are to unlock new efficiencies and accelerate growth.

Industry Perspectives: Designing the Intelligent Future

Each panellist brought a distinct industry lens to the conversation:

• Kannan Babu Ramia, Principal Engineer, Edge Computing – Technology India Pvt Ltd, outlined how distributed compute models are already reshaping product design and end user experience.

• Sridhar Subrahmanya, Group Director – R&D, Dell Technologies India, emphasised the rapid convergence of hardware, software and AI orchestration required to enable dependable edge environments.

• Hitesh Garg, Vice President and MD, NXP Semiconductors India, detailed the semiconductor innovations powering low power, high performance edge devices that will drive India’s next wave of intelligent systems.

Moderating the discussion, Vivek Tyagi, MS & Country Manager, Analog Devices, steered the conversation towards practical adoption challenges and the strategic opportunities organisations can harness today.

 Intelligence as a Growth Engine for India

The session underlined a clear consensus: Edge AI is moving from experimental to foundational, and the organisations that embrace distributed, secure and high performance edge networks will lead the next chapter of India's digital growth. As industries push for faster insights, safer operations and more personalised services, Edge AI will become a central pillar of strategic competitiveness.