The India AI Impact Summit 2026 is scheduled to take place from February 16 to 20, 2026, at Bharat Mandapam in New Delhi. Top global technology leaders are set to attend the summit, including Sundar Pichai of Google, Sam Altman from OpenAI, Jensen Huang of Nvidia, Dario Amodei from Anthropic, Demis Hassabis of Google DeepMind, Brad Smith of Microsoft, Alexandr Wang, and Cristiano Amon of Qualcomm—underscoring the summit’s stature as a major global AI gathering.
The US-India Strategic Partnership Forum (USISPF) has announced plans to mobilise its biggest-ever American corporate delegation for the upcoming summit, underlining the deepening engagement between the two countries.
This strong turnout reflects a growing convergence between US industry leaders and Indian policymakers, particularly on the development, regulation, and large-scale adoption of artificial intelligence. The expanding interest signals confidence in India’s policy direction and its role in shaping global AI frameworks.
Size and leadership of the delegation
As an official summit partner, USISPF will spearhead a group of more than 120 top executives drawn from technology, manufacturing, logistics, and advanced services. The delegation will be jointly led by Shantanu Narayen, Vice Chair of USISPF and Chairman and CEO of Adobe, and Raj Subramaniam, Vice Chair of USISPF and President and CEO of FedEx.
Key business leaders attending
The delegation is expected to include senior figures such as Börje Ekholm of Ericsson, Umesh Sachdev of Uniphore, Bipul Sinha of Rubrik, Raj Koneru of Kore.ai, Denis Dignam of Chemours, Brad Smith of Microsoft, and Hemant Taneja of General Catalyst, among others.
Together, the delegation highlights the scale of US corporate interest in India’s technology and policy ecosystem, especially as collaboration around AI continues to accelerate.
Registration and event information
Participation in the summit is free of charge. Attendees can sign up through the event’s official website by submitting their personal and professional information. Businesses looking to showcase their products and solutions can enrol as exhibitors through the dedicated Impact Expo registration portal. Members of the media are also required to apply separately via the media accreditation platform.
Key details at a glance:
Venue: Bharat Mandapam, Pragati Maidan, New Delhi, India
Dates: February 16–20, 2026
Attendee registration: Available on the official summit website
Exhibitor sign-up: Through the Impact Expo portal
Media accreditation: Via the media registration portal
The summit is expected to bring together policymakers, industry leaders, startups, and researchers to discuss the future of artificial intelligence and its impact across sectors in India and globally.