India AI Impact Summit opens today in New Delhi; PM Modi to welcome world leaders

The India AI Impact Summit will open today at Bharat Mandapam in New Delhi, bringing global tech leaders, policymakers and researchers in one place, as the government looks to position the country at the forefront of the artificial intelligence (AI) movement.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who will inaugurate the summit, said the event will focus on harnessing AI for “human-centric progress”, anchored in the theme “Sarvajana Hitaya, Sarvajana Sukhaya” or welfare for all, happiness for all.



The three-day summit will see participation from top executives of leading AI companies across the globe, including a keynote by OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, senior leaders from major cloud and chipmakers, as well top executives from Indian IT services companies, startups and academic researchers.

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang, who was earlier expected to attend, has cancelled his India visit, though the semiconductor giant’s role in the AI ecosystem will feature prominently in discussions.

In a series of posts on X ahead of the summit, Modi said AI is already transforming sectors such as healthcare, education, agriculture, governance and enterprise.

"The AI Impact Summit will enrich global discourse on diverse aspects of AI, such as innovation, collaboration, responsible use and more. I am confident that the outcomes of the Summit will help shape a future that is progressive, innovative and opportunity-driven," Modi wrote on X.

The summit will host sessions on innovation, global collaboration, responsible AI and safety, as well as country-specific showcases and industry roundtables. Entry will be restricted on the first day of the event, and the expo being organised along with it will open for all from February 17.

The Expo will feature 13 country/region pavilions, showcasing international collaboration in the AI ecosystem, from Australia, Japan, Russia, the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Switzerland, Serbia, Estonia, Tajikistan, and Africa.

In all, the expo will host over 300 curated exhibition pavilions and live demonstrations, structured across three thematic chakras: people, planet and progress.