New Delhi is gearing up to host one of the most significant global gatherings on artificial intelligence this year, as the India AI Impact Summit 2026 prepares to bring together world leaders, top CEOs, policymakers, and innovators from across the globe. Positioned by the Government of India as a first-of-its-kind summit focused on the Global South, the event promises to shape an inclusive, people-centric, and sustainable future for AI, with India taking center stage in driving equitable technological progress.
One of the major draws of the AI Impact Summit 2026 is its star-studded guest speaker list, all of whom are expected to share valuable insights about the emerging AI trends in the global south.
AI Impact Summit 2026: Star-studded lineup of global and Indian leaders
The summit has attracted an impressive array of high-profile attendees, including 15–20 Heads of Government, over 50 international ministers, and more than 40 prominent CEOs from global and Indian companies.
Key international figures and CEOs confirmed, including:
– Sam Altman (CEO, OpenAI)
– Sundar Pichai (CEO, Alphabet/Google)
– Jensen Huang (CEO, NVIDIA)
– Demis Hassabis (CEO, Google DeepMind)
– Cristiano Amon (CEO, Qualcomm)
– Alexandr Wang (Chief AI Officer, Meta)
– Bill Gates (Chair, Gates Foundation)
– Brad Smith (President & Vice Chair, Microsoft)
– Arthur Mensch (Co-Founder & CEO, Mistral AI)
– Yann LeCun (Chief AI Scientist, Meta)
From India, some of the notable participants include:
– Mukesh Ambani (Chairman, Reliance Industries)
– Natarajan Chandrasekaran (Chairman, Tata Sons)
– Nandan Nilekani (Co-founder, Infosys)
– Sunil Bharti Mittal (Chairman, Bharti Enterprises)
– K. Krithivasan (CEO, TCS)
– Salil Parekh (CEO, Infosys)
– Roshni Nadar Malhotra (Chairperson, HCLTech)
– Sridhar Vembu (Chief Scientist, Zoho Corporation)
The agenda includes high-impact keynote addresses, policy panels, expert roundtables, a CEO Roundtable for strategic discussions, and a Leaders’ Plenary to forge global commitments. Additional highlights feature an AI Impact Expo, thematic pavilions, and open innovation elements to engage the public.
AI Impact Summit 2026: Event details
The summit is scheduled to take place over five days, from February 16 to February 20, 2026, at the Bharat Mandapam in Pragati Maidan, New Delhi. Organised under the IndiaAI initiative, it emphasizes collaboration between the Global North and Global South through dedicated working groups that will deliver concrete proposals on shared AI infrastructure, trusted tools, compute resources, and sector-specific use cases.
The event is guided by three core pillars – People (focusing on skilling and inclusion), Planet (sustainable and energy-efficient AI), and Progress (economic and social development through AI). Over 700 sessions are expected, covering critical areas such as AI safety, governance, ethics, data protection, and sovereign AI strategies.
Registration is open via the official website (impact.indiaai.gov.in), and interested participants are encouraged to secure their spots online.