Bengaluru,Dec 5: Grace Hopper Celebration India 2025 (GHCI 25), hosted by AnitaB.org India, concluded after three energizing days of innovation, leadership conversations, and community connection at KTPO, Whitefield. Now in its 11th edition, GHCI 25 brought together over 8,000 women and allies in technology from across the country, reaffirming its position as Asia’s largest and most impactful gathering of women and allies in technology.
GHCI 25 advanced the theme “Unbound,” celebrating the collective ambition of all participants to push boundaries, build inclusive solutions, and shape a more equitable digital future.
This year’s conference adopted a future-focused lens through its central narrative, “The Unbound Decade: India’s Pivotal Role in Shaping the Global Inclusion Narrative.” In her Opening Keynote, Sirisha Voruganti, Managing Director & CEO of Lloyds Technology Centre India, outlined India’s potential to shape global standards for responsible innovation and digital equity in the coming decade. The leadership discourse continued with insights from Kirthiga Reddy, CEO & Co-founder, OptimizeGEO.ai & Verix.io and ex-MD, Facebook India on The Chaos & the Calm of Today’s Transformative World. Kathy Pham, VP-AI, Workday, on Future of AI, Dr Purnima Voria, Founder and CEO, Northwest US India Chamber of Commerce, on building bridges, breaking barriers and Arindam Banerrji of State Street on building resilient global tech systems
Highlights from GHCI 2025;
Held from December 2-4, 2025, at the KTPO, Whitefield, the event was a hive of activity with 300+ speakers and 150+ sessions.December 2, the event opened with the GHCI 25 Hackathon, themed “Unbound with GenAI: Breaking Barriers, Creating Impact,” which received an impressive 6,000 registrations. Shreya Krishnan, Managing Director, AnitaB.org India, outlined the vision, evaluation criteria, and collaborative expectations for this year’s challenge. The day concluded with a celebratory Gala Dinner, creating space for meaningful exchanges and relationship-building.
December 3 opened with a keynote by Ms. Uma Mahadevan, I.A.S., Additional Chief Secretary and Development Commissioner, Govt. Of Karnataka, on India’s transformation edge and how we can create spaces where women can lead. This was followed by Kathy Pham’s insightful talk on the future of AI and followed by dialogues on the human side of technology, including culture, community, and connection. The day also featured a full line of sessions across six tracks: AI: Today & Tomorrow, Tech for Social Good & Ethics, Entrepreneurship, Digital & Data, Cyber & Cloud, Leadership Evolution, and Media & Communications, bringing together experts and industry leaders for dialogues on emerging technology and innovation.
December 4, the final day of GHCI 25, opened with two interesting fireside chats, “The New Leadership Blueprint“, featuring Uma Reddy President, FKCCI, Shaili Chopra, Founder, SheThePeople & Gytree and Neeraja Ganesh, Leadership Trainer and Coach and the other on Women who Built at Scale, featuring Brenda Darden Wilkerson, President & CEO, AnitaB.org, Rhimjhim Agrawal, Co-founder & CTO, BrainsightAI, Neha Singh, Co-founder, Tracxn, and Aparna Shahi, Founder, Gabit. This was followed by a special video message from Bo Young Lee, CEO of AI4ALL (former President of Research and Advisory and interim Chief Impact Officer at AnitaB.org). A keynote by Anil Thomas on Imposter Syndrome resonated deeply with attendees, leading into the closing fireside chat, with Tahira Kashyap called “Unfiltered Strength: Owning your Story.” GHCI 25 concluded with a high-energy performance by Aanchal Shrivastava, bringing the three-day celebration to a spirited close.
Leadership Speaks;
Brenda Darden Wilkerson, President & CEO, AnitaB.org, said:
“At GHCI 25, standing in a room with over 8,000 women and allies, I could feel an energy that is impossible to describe: bold, unafraid, and deeply committed to change. The ideas I saw in the ‘Solve for Tomorrow’ Hackathon, the honesty in our conversations on AI and leadership, and the sheer determination of every participant showed me something very clear: India isn’t just imagining an equitable tech future, it is building it, loudly and unapologetically. If India chooses to continue its investment in gender equity and innovative enterprise, the rest of the world would have no choice but to follow a course for transformative global impact. This community continues to inspire and remind the world what is possible when innovation is powered by inclusion.”
Shreya Krishnan, Managing Director, AnitaB.org India, added;
“GHCI 25 was a magnificent showcase of what it means to be ‘Unbound.’ From the predictive AI model for social good to the dialogues on resilient innovation between industry leaders, we saw our community redefine what’s possible. This celebration is a testament to the fact that when we foster an ecosystem of connection and support, women and allies in technology not only thrive but also become the driving force behind a more sustainable and impactful tech industry.”
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