The T4GC Summit returns this November 15th at the Infosys Science Foundation, Bengaluru.
We're hosting the second edition of an annual gathering of minds where nonprofits, technologists, funders, and practitioners come together to ask harder questions about technology and its place in social change. A space to reflect on what it really takes for technology to take root: to be adopted, sustained, and shared across the ecosystem.
Expect candid conversations, fireside chats, and collaborative dialogue with some of the most insightful and experienced voices amongst other policy thinkers, funders, and practitioners who are reimagining how technology can drive systemic impact. Come, join us to be a part of the conversation shaping how technology in the social sector can move from pilots to connected ecosystems.
This year, we turn our attention to a foundational idea: tech infrastructure and data interoperability- the backbone of lasting collaboration.
The social sector’s strength depends on how well its systems talk to one another. When data connects and platforms interlink, progress stops being isolated and starts becoming shared. We’ll explore what that shift looks like in practice: from isolated innovation to shared infrastructure, from standalone pilots to connected ecosystems and from vendor-owned to community-owned.
Tanya Kak from Rohini Nilekani Philantropies shares a sneak peek into what this is all about.
Tech4SocialGood Hackathon
Ahead of the Summit, we teamed up with FOSS United and OASIS and hosted our first Hackathon, channeling student innovation to tackle Y-Ultimate’s data and operations challenges with fresh thinking and open-source spirit.
116 registrations, 35 shortlisted and boiled down to 25 submissions. The Hackathon floor was all action, ideas, and buzzing student energy.
The winning team takes home ₹25,000, sponsored by Samagata Foundation and will showcase their work at the event.
Speakers
Event Rundown
9:00AM | Registration and Welcome Note |
10:00AM | Kandid with K: A candid conversation with Kailash Nadh, reflecting on his personal journey, importance of community, open source, solving for technology in social impact and everything in between. |
10:50 AM | Panel- Tech as Common Infrastructure, Not One-Off Tools: How nonprofits, funders, and technologists can move from isolated tools to shared, common infrastructure.
Speakers :Vinay C, Suman Vijetta, Anwesha Sen |
11:30 AM | Hear from the Builders: The journey of building a nationwide report, its significance and navigating the data and infrastructure challenges to power the State of India’s Birds Report.
Speaker: Shashank Ongole |
11:50 AM | What's Brewing in T4GC- Solving the OG Problem: Tech Adoption.
In the social sector, it’s rarely about the tech, it’s about the take-up. We’re making tools simple to use and cloud costs easy to bear.
Speaker: Akhila Somanath |
12:30 PM | Lunch |
1:30 PM | Fireside Chat- Impact of Open Source in the Social Sector: Learning from the past and what the future holds for nonprofits and tool makers from the lens of data privacy and open source AI.
Speaker: Venkatesh Hariharan |
2:00 PM | Hackathon Spotlight: The winning team of the Tech4Social Good Hackathon present their solution |
2:20 PM | Roundtable- Why Data Interoperability Matters: A conversation on bridging design, governance, and ground realities, unpacking how interoperability across data, tools, and people can strengthen the ecosystem and the pathways to achieve it.
Speakers : Bharath Pallavali , Tanya Kak |
3:00 PM | Thank you Note |
3:10 PM | Experience Commons: Explore interactive demos, open tech tools, and meet the creators behind platforms like 10x Impact Labs, VOPA, etc. |
Supported By
Event Details
Infosys Science Foundation
South End Circle, Jaya Nagar 1st Block, Jayanagar, Bengaluru, Karnataka 560011, India
November 15th, 2025
9:00AM - 4:00PM