Microsoft Chief Executive Officer Satya Nadella will address a conference on Future Decoded in Mumbai on February 22. Though he visited India on a few occasions after taking Microsoft reins, his visit assumes significance after fresh efforts in the US to restrict H1-B visas.

Satya was among the few top heads of IT firms that opposed restrictive immigration moves by the new regime in the US under President Donald Trump.

“As an immigrant and as a CEO, I’ve both experienced and seen the positive impact that immigration has on our company, for the country, and for the world. We will continue to advocate on this important topic,” he had said.

He made this observation while sharing in LinkedIn his colleague and Microsoft’s president and chief legal officer Brad Smith’s email to the staff on the firm’s stand on the immigration issue.

The likely restriction on H1-B visas is seen as a major blow to the Indian IT industry.

The two-day Mumbai conference is expected to be attended by 1,500 top business and government executives. They will discuss how technology will transform all aspects of work and life.

“The meet explores how digital technology is empowering people and organisations across governments, education, banks, hospitals, e-commerce, entertainment, and manufacturing organization,” a company executive said.

Anil Rai Gupta, Chairman and Managing Director of Havells, Günter Butschek, Chief Executive Officer of Tata Motors, Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu will also address the conference.