India AI Impact Summit 2026: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will welcome world leaders on Thursday, February 19, at the Bharat Mandapam during India’s AI Impact Summit 2026. The ceremony will begin after a “family photo” of all top officials around 9:15 am.
“The Prime Minister will attend the opening ceremony of the India AI Impact Summit 2026, which will begin around 9:40 am,” ANI reported.
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address the ceremony, which will be attended by about 20 heads of state from around the world, along with policymakers, industry leaders, researchers and startup founders at around 10:25 am, the agency said.
French President Emmanuel Macron, UN Secretary-General António Guterres and top industry leaders from around the world will also speak at the event, according to reports.
Today, the summit will feature a star-studded line-up of global technology and industry leaders, including OpenAI’s Sam Altman, Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates and Reliance’s Mukesh Ambani.
On Wednesday, President Modi held nine bilateral meetings with world leaders and CEOs on the sidelines of the summit. Modi held seven meetings with leaders of countries including Spain, Finland, Serbia, Croatia, Estonia, Kazakhstan and Bhutan on the sidelines of the summit. He also held two meetings with Google CEO Sundar Pichai and Sun Microsystems co-founder Vinod Khosla.
The India AI Impact Summit 2026, the first global AI summit to be held in the Global South, is being held in Delhi from February 16 to 20. The summit attracted government policymakers, AI experts, academics, technology innovators and civil society representatives from around the world to advance global discussions on AI.
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On Wednesday, French President Emmanuel Macron, who is in India for an AI summit, shared an AI-generated photo with Prime Minister Modi on his official X handle with the caption: “When friends come together, innovation follows. Ready for the AI Impact Summit!” The text on the image read: “Yes, it’s an AI.”
Complete schedule of the day
-PM Modi will attend the opening ceremony of the India AI Impact Summit 2026 at around 9:40 am.
-At 11 am, the Prime Minister will visit India’s AI Impact Expo 2026 and tour various country pavilions with other leaders.
When friends come together, innovation follows.
-Leaders plenary at noon to discuss AI governance, infrastructure and international cooperation.
Before 5.30pm, the Prime Minister will attend a CEO roundtable on investment, research collaboration, supply chains and the deployment of artificial intelligence.