Speaking on this occasion, Union Minister of Electronics & Information Technology, Government of India, Ashwini Vaishnaw said, "Aadhaarha has made an immense difference in the lives of millions of people especially those who are at the bottom of the pyramid". The minister welcomed the workshop and expressed hope that new ideas will evolve after this three-day workshop. Vaishnav shared three thoughts that can make the workshop comprehensive. 

1) Aadhar has a reach of international standards for identification given in the context of the globe which is increasingly getting digitalized. 

Nandan Nilekani who could not make it to the event sent a recorded message. Nilekani recalled the initial days when he took over as UAID chairperson and shared the teething problems. He said, "It wasn't easy to explain the concept and we had met state chief ministers, politicians, journalists, intellectuals. We told them there would be no breach of privacy. In this endeavor I had many colleagues without whose relentless work Aadhaar would not have been possible". Nilekani said, "After Narendra Modi assumed office as Prime Minister I met him and he gave a patient hearing. He understood and was extremely helpful", added Nilekani.

Speaking on this occasion, Dr. Saurabh Garg said, "The workshop is an introspection-cum-exploratory endeavor by UIDAI that will have more scope for improvement as we are expecting effective suggestions in the next three days. It also aims to look into various futuristic aspects of Digital Identity to achieve universal inclusion, both social as well as financial".