Sagar vishnoi

Sagar is Co-Founder of Future Shift Labs, a global think tank exploring the transformation potential of emerging technologies in reshaping politics, governance and society. A political communications expert, he holds 12 years of experience in strategy over South East Asia. He understands/ideate positive use-cases, and products of Artificial Intelligence. Currently he's conducting Deepfake detection workshops for law enforcement agencies, election officials, women focused groups and celebrities in India.

He has studied strategy from Columbia B-School, USA & Public Policy from India School of Business, Mohali as executive education.

Sagar has been part of various political war-rooms since 2013 where he has helped politicians & political parties in forming communication strategies, application of strategy on ground from local candidates to Presidential Elections in South East Asia.

Sagar has always priortised innovation which is reflected in his political campaignsi.e. Introducing AI (Video Dialogue replacement) first time in a political campaign around the world. He is member of Coalition of Responsible Evolution of AI group for policy consultations on Responsible AI. Recently, he has contributed to the report " AI & Political leadership: Pitfalls and possibilities" by Apolitical Foundation as an expert which was presented in World Economic Forum Davos Summit, 2024. He's Global Advisory member to Apolitical Foundation on AI & Progressive Politics.

Sagar has written regularly on issues of technology, politics, policy, governance and AI for The Print, Newslaundry, Zee News, Moneycontrol, Dainik Bhaskar and got quoted for his work and gave comments on publications like Vice, Rest of The World, MIT Tech Review, Wired, Al Jajeera, Reuters, Le temps, CNN, Le Soir, The Verge, BBC, The Economic Times, The Diplomat, The Hindu, NDTV, Aajtak, News 18, Dainik Bhaskar, The Indian Express, Dainik Jagran & Financial Express.

Sagar has been awarded by United Nations and honoured by Indian Youth Forum for his efforts in Social Sector. Sagar has spoken at TEDx platform and 40+ other public forums & think tanks worldwide on How Emerging technologies can disrupt democracy for good.