The summit brings together world leaders, senior officials, and top executives from leading technology firms to discuss the future of AI governance, safety, and innovation.
The 2026 AI Impact Summit is underway in New Delhi, an event set to become one of the largest artificial intelligence gatherings ever held in the Global South. The summit brings together world leaders, senior officials, and top executives from leading technology firms to discuss the future of AI governance, safety, and innovation.
Some of the most influential figures from the tech industry attending the event include:
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- Sundar Pichai, CEO of Google
- Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI
- Demis Hassabis, CEO of Google DeepMind
- Dario Amodei, CEO of Anthropic
- Mukesh Ambani, Chairman and MD of Reliance Industries
- Salil Parekh, CEO & MD, Infosys
- Sridhar Vembu, Co-founder and Chief Scientist, Zoho Corporation
- Alexandr Wang, Chief AI Officer, Meta
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Political leaders in attendance
Among the most prominent leaders attending the summit are French President Emmanuel Macron and Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva. According to the Ministry of External Affairs, several other heads of state and government will join at the invitation of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, including:
- Tshering Tobgay (Prime Minister of Bhutan)
- Anura Kumara Disanayaka (President of Sri Lanka)
- Olzhas Bektenov (Prime Minister of Kazakhstan)
- Pedro Sánchez Pérez-Castejón (President of Spain)
- Guy Parmelin (President of the Swiss Confederation)
- Dick Schoof (Prime Minister of The Netherlands)
- Petteri Orpo (Prime Minister of Finland)
- Kyriakos Mitsotakis (Prime Minister of Greece)
- Edmand Lara Montano (Vice President of Bolivia)
- Andrej Plenković (Prime Minister of Croatia)
- Alar Karis (President of Estonia)
- Hereditary Prince Alois (Liechtenstein)
- Dr Navinchandra Ramgoolam (Prime Minister of Mauritius)
- Aleksandar Vučić (President of Serbia)
- Sheikh Khaled bin Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan (Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi)
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Other leaders from Slovakia, Seychelles, and Guyana will also be present, alongside ministerial delegations from more than 45 countries. The UN Secretary-General and senior officials from international organisations such as the World Economic Forum are also expected to participate.
Summit agenda
The summit features 500 sessions scheduled across five days, focusing on:
- AI safety and governance
- Ethical use of artificial intelligence
- Data protection frameworks
- India’s vision for sovereign AI
The gathering underscores India’s ambition to position itself as a leading voice in shaping the global AI landscape.
Published: 16 Feb 2026, 11:08 am IST
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