India to Host AI Impact Summit 2026 in Delhi, Invites China, Global Tech CEOs including Bill Gates to Join

India will be hosting the AI Impact Summit in New Delhi from 15 to 20 of Febraury 2026 placing the country at the forefront of global dialogue on the future development and real-world application of artificial intelligence. The summit will be held at Bharat Mandapam and is expected to attract participation from more than 100 countries, along with leading global technology companies.
Sharing details of the event, S. Krishnan, Secretary, Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY), stated that Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the summit’s exhibition and is also likely to address a CEO Round Table comprising global industry leaders and policymakers. Heads of government from 15 to 20 nations, including France, are expected to attend.
Several internationally renowned leaders have confirmed their participation, including Bill Gates; Dennis Hassabis of DeepMind; Dario Amodei of Anthropic; Shantanu Narayen of Adobe; Mark Benioff of Salesforce; Cristiano Amon of Qualcomm; and Raj Subramaniam of FedEx.
With a strong emphasis on applied AI, the event will focus on practical solutions across key sectors such as healthcare, agriculture, education, governance and manufacturing, aligned with the core themes of People, Planet and Progress.
The summit has already recorded over 15,500 registrations from 136 countries, with notable participation from the Global South.