Future of Knowledge Work Summit 2026: The Economic Times’ Mumbai summit to explore AI, productivity and the future of work

A strange thing happens when technology becomes part of everyday work. The conversation eventually stops being about the technology itself and the questions become harder. Who makes the final call when a system is involved? Which skills become more valuable? How much control should an organisation give up in the interest of speed?

Such questions will come into focus at the Future of Knowledge Work Summit 2026, taking place on 19 November 2026 at ITC Grand Central, Mumbai. Presented by The Economic Times, the summit will bring together 300+ enterprise leaders, AI practitioners and knowledge work professionals for a day focused on how organisations are responding to changes in the way work gets done.

The premise of the summit is fairly simple. Work is changing, and the decisions around that change are becoming more immediate. For senior leaders, it’s no longer simply where to deploy new technology but about how those choices will change the way their organisations work.


The Mumbai edition features 15+ speakers and 10+ sessions, with conversations designed around enterprise adoption, productivity, workforce transformation and the decisions that follow.

The agenda includes a launch of the AI Adoption Index, CEO panels, focused track conversations and fireside chats deliberating examining how workplace, workforce and organisational roles are evolving.

Some of the most interesting conversations sit in the afternoon. Discussions will look at the tension between speed and control in regulated businesses, the practical challenge of reskilling at scale and the complications that arise when AI becomes part of recruitment and decision-making.

There is also a focus on data governance across different regulatory environments.

The summit gives considerable space to conversations outside the formal sessions. Networking and an expo walk-through open the day, followed by demonstrations and audience engagement. It is designed as a curated gathering of senior leaders, with a focus on quality conversations and connections.

The Future of Knowledge Work Summit extends an ongoing conversation around the changing workplace. The Mumbai edition takes that conversation into a room with the people responsible for making these decisions inside their organisations.

The result: less about predicting some distant version of work and more about examining the choices already sitting on leadership tables.

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