AI Impact Summit 2026: Sam Altman To Sundar Pichai, Check Who’s Coming, Expo Dates, Agenda And More

India will be hosting the biggest global technology gatherings of the year next week, as the AI Impact Summit will take place from February 16 to February 20 at Bharat Mandapam in New Delhi, marking what the government describes as the first major global AI summit hosted in the Global South. Prime Minister Narendra Modi and French President Emmanuel Macron are set to formally launch the summit on February 19. With top AI founders, Big Tech CEOs and Indian industry leaders joining in, the attention will be on India’s growing role in shaping the future of artificial intelligence.Global AI Leaders To Land In DelhiAlphabet CEO Sundar Pichai, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, Google DeepMind CEO Demis Hassabis, Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei and Mistral AI CEO Arthur

Mensch are all confirmed to attend.Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang is also expected to be present, alongside Microsoft founder Bill Gates and Microsoft President Brad Smith. Adobe CEO Shantanu Narayen, Accenture CEO Julie Sweet, Qualcomm CEO Cristiano Amon and Palo Alto Networks CEO Nikesh Arora are among other high-profile names. AI pioneers Yann LeCun and Yoshua Bengio are also slated to participate.From India, Reliance Industries Chairman Mukesh Ambani, Tata Sons Chairman Natarajan Chandrasekaran, Infosys co-founder Nandan Nilekani, Bharti Enterprises Chairman Sunil Bharti Mittal and several top tech CEOs are confirmed attendees.Why India Is At The Centre Of The ConversationThere’s a reason so many AI companies are lining up. India accounts for nearly 20 per cent of the world’s data and has the second-largest AI workforce globally. With over 700 million internet users and a massive services economy, the country represents both a testing ground and a growth engine for AI applications.Recent moves underline that interest. Anthropic has expanded its India leadership. OpenAI has strengthened its presence. Google has partnered with the government and education platforms to integrate AI in classrooms. Add to that tax incentives for data centres, and hardware giants are watching closely.Competitions like AI for ALL and AI by HER, focused on women-led innovation, offer top prizes of Rs 2.50 crore. YUVAi targets young innovators aged 13 to 21 with awards reaching Rs 85 lakh and the India AI Impact Expo, spread across more than 70,000 square metres, is expected to feature over 300 exhibitors from 30 countries