India AI Impact Summit 2026: Dates, venue, speakers, and everything you need to know

India is hosting the AI Impact Summit 2026 in New Delhi from February 16 to 20. Over 500 events are scheduled across four venues. More than 840 exhibitors—national delegations, AI startups, tech companies, and research labs—will be on the ground.

Heads of state, tech CEOs, researchers, and policymakers are all expected.This is the fourth edition of the global AI Summit series. Previous editions were held in the UK, Seoul, and Paris. None were in the Global South—this one is the first. The Summit's three guiding principles are People, Planet, and Progress—essentially, AI that serves people, uses resources responsibly, and isn't concentrated in the hands of a few.

Bharat Mandapam is the main venue, with three others in rotation

Bharat Mandapam in New Delhi hosts the AI Impact Expo and the main plenary sessions. Other events are split between Sushma Swaraj Bhawan, Vigyan Bhawan, and Dr. Ambedkar Bhawan.The Expo runs all five days at the Bharat Mandapam Exhibition Halls. It's organised around seven thematic zones called 'Chakras'—Health, Agriculture, Safe & Trusted AI, Science, Inclusion, Democratising AI Resources, and Economic Development.

Over 30 countries and 300-plus exhibitors are participating.

What's happening on each day of the Summit

February 16 (Monday): Keynote addresses, policy panels, and expert roundtables. The AI Expo is inaugurated.February 17 (Tuesday): Panels continue. The notable addition is the launch of Knowledge Compendiums—casebooks covering AI in Health, Energy, Education, Agriculture, Gender Empowerment, and Disabilities. A seminar on Applied AI is also on the schedule.February 18 (Wednesday): Academics and think tanks present new AI research at the Research Symposium. Industry sessions follow. Finalists of the AI by HER – Global Impact Challenge are expected to demo their solutions. A Summit Dinner is planned at Bharat Mandapam.February 19 (Thursday): The formal Summit begins. PM Narendra Modi inaugurates it in an invite-only ceremony at Bharat Mandapam Convention Centre.

A Leaders' Plenary and CEO Roundtable follow—both addressed by the PM. Venue access is restricted, but registered visitors can still enter the Expo Arena from 11 am to 6 pm.February 20 (Friday): GPAI Council members meet to align on responsible AI priorities. The Leaders' Declaration is expected to be adopted. India is reportedly pushing for a trusted AI commons and a global governance framework.The agenda is tentative and may change. Livestreaming links will go up on the IndiaAI website.

Google's Sundar Pichai, Microsoft's Brad Smith, and 40+ CEOS and tech executives—who's attending

Confirmed attendees include Sundar Pichai, CEO of Google, Demis Hassabis, CEO of Google Deepmind, Brad Smith, President and Vice Chair of Microsoft; Cristiano Amon, CEO of Qualcomm; and Arthur Mensch, Co-Founder and CEO of Mistral AI. Alexandr Wang, Chief AI Officer at Meta, and Børge Brende, President of the World Economic Forum, are also on the list.Other names worth noting: Zoom COO Aparna Bawa, IBM's Ana Paula Assis, Andreessen Horowitz's Anne Neuberger, OpenUK CEO Amanda Brock, and Ofcom Chief Executive Dame Melanie Dawes.From India, the list includes HCLTech CEO C Vijayakumar, Salesforce India Chairperson Arundhati Bhattacharya, Accenture India's Ajay Vij, KPMG India's Akhilesh Tuteja, and Cyient founder BVR Mohan Reddy, along with researchers and startup founders.

No registration fee—here's how to sign up

Register at impact.indiaai.gov.in. Fill the form, verify your email via OTP, and wait for approval. Once cleared, a QR code will be sent to your registered email.

That's your entry pass.Entry points: Bharat Mandapam Gate No. 4 and Gate 10, and Sushma Swaraj Bhawan Gate No. 2. Carry a valid government-issued photo ID. International visitors need their passports. On-site counters may be available, but pre-registering online is recommended.Pass validity varies by category. Some are single-day; others cover all five days.

Transport and accommodation are limited to select participants

Only approved speakers, panellists, researchers, hackathon finalists, and selected invitees get transport support.

Options include dedicated vehicles, Delhi Metro passes, and a Summit-specific Uber feature.The Uber facility works through the app itself. Eligible participants register with their Summit ID and get up to three geo-fenced trips per day—restricted to approved hotels, venues, and official locations.Hotel The Ashok is the primary option for MeitY-arranged accommodation, with spillover to empanelled 3-star and 4-star hotels.

Room and hotel allocation is centralised—participants cannot choose. Everyone else arranges their own stay.Bharat Mandapam is accessible via Delhi Metro. Parking is limited and mostly reserved for exhibitors and VIPs.

Two cultural evenings bookend the Summit week

Two cultural evenings are planned—February 17 and February 20. The first, "India's Journey from Tradition to Technology," features classical and folk performances and includes the felicitation of Global Impact Challenge winners. The closing evening, "Hornbill Dream – Where Tradition Meets Technology," wraps up the week. Both are free for all registered participants.