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    NORTH AMERICAN Newsline                                            FEBRUARY 27, 2026       |  The Indian Eye 19

            AI  may  outperform  humans  in  speed  and  logic,
            emotional depth, empathy, creativity, and ethical
            judgment remain profoundly human. e encour-
            aged youth to focus on “problem engineering” and
            human connection rather than competing with
            machines. The future, he noted, belongs to those
            who combine technological literacy with emotion-
            al intelligence.
                Financial Literacy: From Awareness to Action
            - Mr. Mirat Joshi, Director, Strategy & Regulatory
            Initiatives at CITI Bank, emphasized that financial
            literacy is freedom literacy. He discussed savings,
            investments,  compounding,  diversification,  and
            the importance of starting early. He advised youth
            to cultivate disciplined investing habits and choose
            the right investment vehicles early in life. Wealth
            creation, he noted, is not about speed but consis-
            tency — great things that truly last take time to
            build.
                Entrepreneurial Mindset: Courage Meets
            Clarity - Mr. Nemil Dalal, Visiting Partner at Y
            Combinator and crypto expert, shared insights on
            founder-market fit and early-stage innovation. He
            highlighted resilience, execution bias, and obses-
            sion with solving real problems as defining traits
            of successful entrepreneurs. He emphasized that
            the current AI era is resetting power dynamics
            between startups and incumbents, presenting un-
            precedented opportunities for bold builders will-
            ing to iterate, learn from failure, and adapt.
                Purpose Over Popularity: Character as Com-
            petitive Advantage - Mr. Jesson Jose, Founder of
            Sports Mission Infusion (SMI), presented his im-
            pactful work in Mumbai, addressing crime preven-
            tion and gender-based violence through sports and
            character development programs. He underscored
            that integrity must outweigh algorithms, and that
            success should be measured by internal impact
            rather than social metrics. His call to action urged
            the “silent majority” to challenge abusive behavior
            and champion responsible masculinity.
                Hustle to Harmony: Mental Well-being in
            High Performance - Mr. Lokesh Naidu, Founder
            of Loksun.ai and Optico.health, spoke on balanc-
            ing ambition with mental clarity. He cautioned   Future Impact The meeting featured a panel dis-  Interactive Panel for Defining Success in 2030
            that success without peace leads to burnout. The   cussion with mentors sharing their perspectives on  - Mr. Viresh and the panel with all speakers coming
            discussion emphasized daily micro-practices - re-  AI,financial  freedom,  emotional  well-being,  and   together, discussed their perspectives on their per-
            flection,  digital  boundaries,  mind  fulness,  and   future skills.                      spectives of the definition of success in 2030.
            intentional pauses — as tools for sustaining per-  Mr. Ramesh Thalli, an AI Solution Architect,   Closing  Reflection:  One  Action  Within  Sev-
            formance. Emotional awareness, not emotional   emphasised the importance of building skills from   en Days - The session concluded with Mr Viresh
            suppression, was positioned as the path to inner   a young age and highlighted how modelling tools   highlighting a call to action for participants to im-
            strength.                                     can empower individuals to create and innovate.  plement one change within 7 days, aiming to trans-
                Youth Innovation Showcase: The Future        Mr. Satyaki Mookerjee, CDO JIO-BP,  form lives rather than just following trends. Par-
            Presenting  Today  Ms.  Nayan  Aggarwal,  Young   stressed the need for lifelong learning, adapting   ticipants were reminded: Awareness builds clarity.
            innovator from Chandigarh University, present-  to technological changes, and developing human   AI requires humanity. Money requires wisdom.
            ed an AI-powered patient avatar simulator for   qualities like empathy.                    Entrepreneurship requires resilience. Leadership
            psychology students, which provides dynamic, un-  Dr. Geeta Narayan, Emotional Intelligence   requires integrity. Success requires balance
            predictable interactions similar to real patients   Expert & Coach, spoke about emotional agility,   The event ended with concluding remarks and
            while eliminating risks associated with real patient   cultural grounding, and the value of Indian youth   a vote of thanks by GOPIO Secretary Siddharth
            contact.Veeresh K, a high school sophomore from   in contributing to the world, emphasizing the im-  Jain, expressing gratitude to speakers, participants,
            Northwood High School, discussed his web-based   portance of purpose-driven performance and in-  and the global GOPIO team. Technical support
            Alzheimer’s cognitive assessment tool aimed at   tergenerational intelligence.             was provided by GOPIO Associate Secretary
            reducing stigma and promoting early screening in   Youth Power for Positive Change - The meet-  Vatsala Upadhyay.
            communities where mental health support is stig-  ing focused on the power of youth and the im-  The  GOPIO  International  Youth  Council
            matized.                                      portance of harnessing that power peacefully. Dr.  serves as a global platform for empowering young
                Both young presenters emphasized the impor-  Shashi Bhushan Singh, Ex Director & Head R&D   leaders across the Indian Diaspora through dia-
            tance of making mental health support more ac-  at DRDO, emphasized the need for reducing con-  logue, mentorship, innovation, and collaborative
            cessible and culturally sensitive.Mentor Panel on   flicts and using technology for a positive impact.  impact initiatives.

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