India AI Impact Summit 2026: The AI Impact Summit will bring together technology leaders from around the world. (Express photo)
India AI Impact Summit 2026: The third day of the AI Impact Summit 2026 at Bharat Mandapam in New Delhi places greater emphasis on research and real-world applications. The Research Symposium brings together leading academics, researchers and think tanks to present cutting-edge AI research, emerging methodologies and evidence-based policy ideas.
In parallel, dedicated industry sessions bring together global technology leaders, startups and industry champions to showcase scalable solutions, live deployments and future-ready innovations.
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Held for the first time in the Global South, the summit is expected to see participation from over 100 countries, including 15-20 heads of government, over 50 ministers from various countries and over 40 CEOs of major global and Indian companies, such as Sam Altman of OpenAI, Sundar Pichai of Google and Dario Amodei of Anthropic, as well as Mukesh Ambani of Reliance Industries.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is expected to inaugurate the two-day official summit on February 19 and is also expected speak at a CEO roundtable. The AI Impact Summit 2026 builds on the AI Action Summit held in Paris and co-chaired by Prime Minister Modi last year, as well as a smaller meeting in Seoul in 2024 and the inaugural edition hosted at Bletchley Park in Britain in 2023.
AI Impact Summit week will feature more than 500 eventsalongside the main program. It also serves as a trade show for AI products and solutions with more than 840 exhibitors, including national delegations, ministerial groups, technology companies, AI startups and research labs, making it one of the most comprehensive global congresses focused on AI.
Follow our live blog for real-time updates, key announcements and on-the-ground reporting from what promises to be an intense few days in the capital.
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