On Monday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi of India stressed that the AI Impact Summit is an international gathering to discuss AI’s potential future applications. India is hosting the summit.
The Prime Minister extended a warm welcome to the summit at Bharat Mandapam in New Delhi to world leaders, industry executives, innovators, policymakers, researchers, and technology experts in a post on X. He made a point of saying that the slogan “Sarvajana Hitaya, Sarvajana Sukhaya” (welfare for all, happiness for all) shows that everyone is on the same page when it comes to using AI to make development that benefits everyone.
The Prime Minister emphasised the revolutionary impact of AI in many fields, including medicine, academia, farming, government, and business. According to him, the summit will facilitate a worldwide conversation on ethical AI deployment, collaboration, and creativity, and the results will hopefully define a future that is progressive, innovation-led, and opportunity-driven.
He highlighted India’s digital public infrastructure, startup environment, and state-of-the-art research as the foundations of the country’s progress and AI leadership, putting India in the vanguard of the AI revolution.
At the same location, the Prime Minister will also launch the India AI Impact Expo 2026. Joining the Summit on February 16–20, the Expo will be held in 10 arenas spanning more than 70,000 square metres, bringing together academic institutions, startups, state governments, foreign partners, and technology firms from around the world.
Thirteen national pavilions showcasing international cooperation in artificial intelligence will be on display at the Expo. These pavilions will represent numerous African nations, as well as Serbia, Estonia, Russia, the UK, France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Switzerland, and Tajikistan.
The event will feature live demos and more than 300 carefully selected exhibition pavilions organised around the themes of people, planet, and progress. Over 600 promising companies will be showcasing their globally scalable solutions that are already in use in real-world applications.
Over 2.5 lakh people, including delegates from around the world, are anticipated to attend the India AI Impact Expo 2026. The global implications of AI and how to promote fair and responsible adoption are going to be discussed in over 500 sessions with over 3,250 presenters and panellists.
An official announcement states that the Expo will be a national demonstration of artificial intelligence (AI) in action, where policy meets implementation, innovation becomes impactful, and citizens benefit from technology.
