Prime Minister Narendra Modi, French President Emmanuel Macron, and a roster of leading global technology executives are set to address the India AI Impact Summit 2026 in the national capital today, underscoring the gathering’s rising prominence as a major global forum on artificial intelligence policy, innovation and ethics.
The summit, hosted at Bharat Mandapam in New Delhi, carries the theme “Sarvajan Hitaya, Sarvajan Sukhaya” — translated roughly as “welfare for all, happiness for all” — reflecting India’s ambition to frame AI development around societal benefit and inclusive progress.
Alongside Modi and Macron, top CEOs slated to speak include Sundar Pichai of Google & Alphabet, Sam Altman of OpenAI, and Bill Gates, co-founder of Microsoft and chair of the Gates Foundation. Also expected are other technology leaders such as Dario Amodei of Anthropic, Demis Hassabis of Google DeepMind, Shantanu Narayen of Adobe, and Rishad Premji of Wipro, among dozens of founders and executives from the global tech sector.
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The India AI Impact Summit — the latest in an annual series that previously convened in the United Kingdom (2023), South Korea (2024), and France (2025) — has drawn leaders from more than 20 countries, over 500 AI specialists and business figures, and around 100 chief executives and founders.
In remarks ahead of the event, PM Modi highlighted AI’s transformative potential across healthcare, education, agriculture, governance and enterprise and called for responsible innovation that uplifts people and economies. Indian officials also see the summit as a platform for attracting substantial investment into the country’s AI ecosystem, with government and industry leaders discussing commitments worth tens of billions of dollars.
The event has become a focal point for global dialogue on balancing the opportunities and risks of artificial intelligence — from economic growth and infrastructure development to ethical governance, safety standards and international cooperation — as nations seek shared frameworks for shaping AI’s future.
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