India is scheduled to host the 2026 AI Impact Summit in New Delhi on Monday, one of the largest AI gatherings in the Global South. Several world leaders and representatives of leading artificial intelligence and technology companies are expected to attend. Prominent participants include Emmanuel Macron of France and Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva of Brazil.
According to India’s Ministry of External Affairs, leaders who have confirmed their participation at the invitation of Prime Minister Narendra Modi include French President Emmanuel Macron, Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, Mauritian Prime Minister Navinchandra Ramgoolam, Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake and many others.
Leaders arriving at India’s AI Impact Summit 2026 LIVE updates
23:40: Croatian Prime Minister Andrej Plenković and Delhi
After landing in Delhi and meeting the Prime Minister at the Bharat Mandapam, Croatian Prime Minister Andrej Plenkovic said: “In the 21st century, digital infrastructure and data management are matters of sovereignty and resilience, not just technology. We look forward to meeting @narendramodi and other leaders at the #India’AIImpact26summitSummit today at Newshaping of Delhi20 the world.”
10:59 pm: Modi’s itinerary tomorrow
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will welcome the world leaders at the Bharat Mandapam early in the morning on Thursday, February 19, and a picture will be taken with everyone around 9:15 am.
The Prime Minister will attend the opening ceremony of the India AI Impact Summit 2026 starting around 9:40 am and will address the gathering around 10:25 am.
22:45: Hereditary Prince Alois, Hereditary Prince of the Principality of Liechtenstein, has arrived
Hereditary Prince Alois, Hereditary Prince of the Principality of Liechtenstein arrived in New Delhi on Wednesday February 18 to attend the India AI Impact Summit 2026. He was received by MoS Power and New & Renewable Energy, Shripad Y Naik.
10.43pm: These are the leaders who will attend the AI Summit
Tshering Tobgay – Prime Minister of Bhutan
Edmand Lara Montano – Vice President of Bolivia
Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva – President of Brazil
Andrej Plenković – Prime Minister of Croatia
Alar Karis – President of Estonia
Petteri Orpo – Prime Minister of Finland
Emmanuel Macron – President of France
Kyriakos Mitsotakis – Prime Minister of Greece
Bharrat Jagdeo – Vice President of Guyana
Olzhas Bektenov – Prime Minister of Kazakhstan
Alois, Hereditary Prince of Liechtenstein – Hereditary Prince of Liechtenstein
Navinchandra Ramgoolam – Prime Minister of Mauritius
Aleksandar Vučić – President of Serbia
Peter Pellegrini – President of Slovakia
Pedro Sánchez – leader of Spain
Anura Kumara Dissanayake – President of Sri Lanka
Sebastien Pillay – Vice President Seychelles
Guy Parmelin – President of Switzerland
Dick Schoof – Prime Minister of the Netherlands
Khaled bin Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan – Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
The summit is expected to strengthen global cooperation in the field of artificial intelligence, especially among countries in the Global South.
Meanwhile, Prime Minister Narendra Modi today held nine bilateral meetings with world leaders and CEOs. Seven meetings were held with leaders of countries including Spain, Finland, Serbia, Croatia, Estonia, Kazakhstan and Bhutan, and two meetings with the CEO of Google and co-founder of Sun Microsystems.