India AI Impact Summit 2026
The India AI Impact Summit is an international summit on artificial intelligence scheduled at Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi, from 16 to 20 February 2026. Organized by MeitY with the Software Technology Parks of India (STPI) as custodian, it is being described as the first global AI summit hosted in the Global South. It follows the AI Safety Summit series initiated at Bletchley Park, UK (November 2023) and continued at Seoul, South Korea (May 2024), and Paris, France (February 2025).
- Venue: Bharat Mandapam, Pragati Maidan, New Delhi (inaugurated July 2023; hosted G20 Summit in September 2023)
- Delegates from over 100 countries; representation at heads of government and ministerial levels
- Over 300 exhibitors from 30 countries across 10+ thematic pavilions (AI Impact Expo)
- Over 400 pre-events organized before the summit
- Proposed themes: Democratization of AI, AI for Social Impact, Safe and Trustworthy AI, AI for the Global South
- Expected to yield at least 15 deliverables, culminating in a Leaders' Declaration
- UN Secretary-General confirmed attendance
- India's positioning: Shifting global AI debate from safety-focused regulation to impact-driven deployment and development outcomes
● Tracked since February 14, 2026 · last seen February 21, 2026 · updates as the daily brief publishes
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