AI Summit schedule: Modi, Macron, tech CEOs take centre stage on day 4

Day 4 of the India AI Impact Summit 2026 will feature a packed line-up of global leaders, policymakers and technology executives at Bharat Mandapam in New Delhi, with a series of high-profile keynotes and fireside conversations scheduled through the morning.

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Proceedings will begin with a welcome address by Ashwini Vaishnaw from 9:49 am to 9:54 am at Plenary Hall, Level 3. He will be followed by a keynote from Natarajan Chandrasekaran between 9:55 am and 10:00 am.


Global Keynotes and Major Announcements

Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei is scheduled to deliver a keynote from 10:00 am to 10:05 am, followed by Google CEO Sundar Pichai from 10:05 am to 10:10 am. A keynote by UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is also slated during the morning session.

French President Emmanuel Macron will address the summit from 10:16 am to 10:24 am. This will be followed by the “Announcement of New Delhi Frontier AI Commitments” between 10:25 am and 10:27 am, before Prime Minister Narendra Modi delivers his address.

Industry Voices and Fireside Conversations

The late-morning session shifts to Plenary Hall A, beginning with a keynote by Mukesh Ambani from 11:00 am to 11:12 am.

A fireside conversation from 11:14 am to 11:34 am will feature Sunil Bharti Mittal and Shantanu Narayen, moderated by Haslinda Amin of Bloomberg. This will be followed by a session with Vishal Sikka from 11:36 am to 11:48 am.

Another fireside discussion from 12:04 pm to 12:24 pm will bring together Nandan Nilekani and Dario Amodei, moderated by Rahul Matthan of Trilegal.

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The summit, themed “Sarvajan Hitaya, Sarvajan Sukhaya”, continues to bring together heads of state, global CEOs and AI innovators to shape international dialogue on responsible and human-centric artificial intelligence.

Afternoon Keynotes: Big Tech Leaders Take the Stage

The post-lunch plenary session at Bharat Mandapam will feature a series of high-profile keynotes from global technology leaders in Plenary Hall-A.

At 1:11 pm to 1:23 pm, Brad Smith, Vice Chair and President of Microsoft, will deliver a keynote address.

He will be followed by Demis Hassabis, Co-founder and CEO of Google DeepMind, who is scheduled to speak from 1:25 pm to 1:37 pm.

At 1:39 pm to 1:51 pm, Julie Sweet, CEO of Accenture, will address delegates on AI’s enterprise transformation agenda.

The afternoon keynote block will conclude with Alexandr Wang, Chief AI Officer at Meta, who is slated to speak from 1:53 pm to 2:05 pm.

The post-2 pm session at Bharat Mandapam will continue with a strong lineup of global industry leaders in Plenary Hall-A.

At 2:07 pm, Roy Jakobs, CEO of Philips, will take the stage, followed by Martin Schroeter, Chairman and CEO of Kyndryl, at 2:21 pm.

Jeet Adani, Director at Adani Digital Labs, is scheduled to speak at 2:35 pm, bringing in the perspective of India’s fast-growing digital infrastructure ecosystem.

At 2:49 pm, Olivier Blum, Global CEO of Schneider Electric, will address the gathering, followed by venture capitalist Vinod Khosla, Founder of Khosla Ventures, at 3:31 pm.

The late-afternoon segment will see Ravi Kumar S, CEO of Cognizant, speak at 3:59 pm, followed by Roshni Nadar Malhotra, Chairperson of HCL Technologies, at 4:13 pm.

Address by Former UK PM

The day’s high-profile engagements will culminate at 5:11 pm with an address by Rishi Sunak, former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, marking one of the final headline sessions of Day 4.