Mohit Saxena, Co-founder & CTO, InMobi
“As we stand at the crossroads of human ingenuity and artificial intelligence, engineering is being redefined. With AI taking over routine tasks, the true role of engineers now lies in solving problems that have never been attempted, designing systems of massive scale, and building the future. In this new era, the demand is shifting decisively toward depth—where advanced research and PhDs across domains will become the cornerstone of innovation. The world’s most advanced economies, from the USA to China, have long invested in nurturing deep specialists who dedicate their lives to research and mastery. India, with its vast STEM talent, has the opportunity to emulate and leapfrog by creating a culture that celebrates depth, research, and lifelong learning. The future will belong not just to those who code, but to those who dare to imagine audaciously, explore relentlessly, and contribute rare skills in AI, semiconductors, quantum computing, robotics, and beyond. It is this spirit of engineering excellence that will power India’s next decade of breakthroughs.”