Artificial intelligence is a rapidly emerging field which seeks to simulate human-like intelligence, rational thinking and problem-solving in machines. This field has seen major breakthroughs recently owing to easy availability of data and explosion in parallel computing power. Recent years have witnessed stronger synergy and collaborations between academia and industry towards advancements in AI. At RIISE, we present talks and interactions with the masterminds from industry and academia who are, in their own way, revolutionizing AI for the future.