The India AI Impact Summit 2026, held from February 16–20 in New Delhi, is attended by a significant gathering of approximately 20 heads of state, 50 international ministers, and over 100 CEOs from the world’s leading technology and AI companies.
Below is a breakdown of the key attendees across major sectors:
Heads of State and Government
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is hosting the summit, with official attendance confirmed from several world leaders:
- France: President Emmanuel Macron (attending for bilateral talks and sessions).
- Brazil: President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.
- Netherlands: Prime Minister Dick Schoof.
- Spain: President Pedro Sánchez Pérez-Castejón.
- United Arab Emirates: Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi, H.H. Sheikh Khaled bin Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan.
- Bhutan: Prime Minister Tshering Tobgay.
- Sri Lanka: President Anura Kumara Disanayaka.
- Other participating nations: Leaders from Switzerland, Serbia, Slovakia, Croatia, Estonia, Finland, Greece, Mauritius, Kazakhstan, Bolivia, and Guyana.
Global Tech and AI Leaders
The summit features “headline” sessions from the executives currently defining the global AI landscape:
- Google & Alphabet: CEO Sundar Pichai.
- OpenAI: CEO Sam Altman.
- Anthropic: CEO Dario Amodei.
- Google DeepMind: Co-founder and CEO Sir Demis Hassabis.
- Microsoft: President and Vice Chair Brad Smith.
- Mistral AI: Co-founder and CEO Arthur Mensch.
- Meta: Chief AI Officer Alexandr Wang.
- NVIDIA: Founder and CEO Jensen Huang was a scheduled highlight, though he pulled out on February 14 due to unforeseen circumstances.
- Adobe: Chair and CEO Shantanu Narayen.
- Additional Leaders: Bill Gates (Gates Foundation), Julie Sweet (CEO of Accenture), and Cristiano Amon (CEO of Qualcomm).
Indian Corporate and Tech Leaders
Leading Indian figures from the technology and industrial sectors are participating to represent the domestic AI ecosystem:
- Reliance Industries: Chairman Mukesh Ambani.
- Tata Sons: Chairman Natarajan Chandrasekaran.
- Infosys: Co-founder Nandan Nilekani and CEO Salil Parekh.
- Tata Consultancy Services (TCS): CEO K. Krithivasan and COO Aarthi Subramanian.
- HCLTech: Chairperson Roshni Nadar Malhotra and CEO C. Vijayakumar.
- Bharti Enterprises: Founder and Chairman Sunil Bharti Mittal.
- Salesforce India: Chairperson and CEO Arundhati Bhattacharya.
International Organizations
Global governance and policy are represented by senior leadership from major international bodies:
- United Nations: Secretary-General António Guterres.
- IMF: Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva.
- International Labour Organization (ILO): Director-General Gilbert F. Houngbo.
- ITU: Secretary-General Doreen Bogdan-Martin.
- Other Agencies: Senior officials from UNDP, UN Women, UNESCO, UNICEF, and WIPO.