#BTDavos2026 | Ananya Birla, Director, Aditya Birla Group, On AI And Why India Is The Place To Be

At BT Davos 2026, Siddharth Zarabi, Group Editor, Business Today, speaks with Ananya Birla, Director, Aditya Birla Group, on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting. Birla discusses how artificial intelligence is rapidly transforming businesses and the importance of protecting human capital while boosting productivity. She outlines the Aditya Birla Group’s global footprint across 41 countries and the growing importance of global integration amid trade disruptions and tariffs. Calling India “the place to be” for long-term investors, Birla highlights India’s demographic strength, infrastructure growth, women’s workforce participation, financial inclusion, and the country’s path towards Viksit Bharat 2047.