India AI Impact / PM Modi to Inaugurate India AI Impact Expo 2026, India AI Impact Summit Begins Today
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Key Points
- Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the India AI Impact Expo 2026 at Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi, today.
- The accompanying Expo, spanning over 70,000 sqm, features 13 country pavilions, 300+ exhibitions, and 600 startups.
- Over 2.5 lakh visitors and 3,250+ speakers are expected to participate in 500+ sessions across five days.
New Delhi, Feb 16: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the India AI Impact Summit 2026 on Monday at Bharat Mandapam.
The five-day Summit is the first-ever global AI summit to be hosted in the Global South. World leaders from twenty nations are scheduled to attend the event. They include President of France, Emmanuel Macron, Brazil President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, President of Spain, Pedro Sánchez Pérez-Castejón, President of Switzerland, Guy Parmelin, Netherlands Prime Minister Dick Schoof, UAE’s Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi, Sheikh Khaled bin Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Prime Minister of Mauritius Dr Navinchandra Ramgoolam, Sri Lanka President Anura Kumara Disanayaka, Vice President of Seychelles, Sebastien Pillay and the Bhutanese Prime Minister, Tshering Tobgay.
The External Affairs Ministry said in a statement that leaders from Bolivia, Croatia, Estonia, Finland, Greece, Guyana, Kazakhstan, Liechtenstein, Serbia, and Slovakia are also set to participate in the Summit. Ministerial delegations from over 45 countries would be participating in the Summit. The UN Secretary-General and Senior Officials from several International Organisations will also join the deliberations.
The Summit will be held from February 16 to 20, alongside the India AI Impact Expo, at the same venue. Spread across 10 arenas covering more than 70,000 square metres, it will bring together global technology firms, startups, academia and research institutions, Union Ministries, state governments, and international partners.
Also Read: PM Modi Inaugurates India AI Impact Expo 2026 in New Delhi
The India AI Impact Expowill also feature 13 country pavilions, showcasing international collaboration in the AI ecosystem. These include pavilions from Australia, Japan, Russia, the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Switzerland, Serbia, Estonia, Tajikistan, and African countries.
Hosting over 300 curated exhibition pavilions and live demonstrations, structured across three thematic chakras - People, Planet and Progress, the Expo, in addition, will feature over 600 high-potential startups, many of them building globally relevant and population-scale solutions. These startups will demonstrate working solutions that are already deployed in real-world settings.
The India AI Impact Expo 2026 is expected to witness the participation of over 2.5 lakh visitors, including international delegates. The event aims to foster new partnerships and create business opportunities within the global AI ecosystem.
Over 500 sessions will be organised, featuring more than 3250 visionary speakers and panel members. These sessions will focus on acknowledging the transformative impact of AI across sectors and deliberating on future actions to ensure that AI benefits every global citizen.
Also Read: Odisha to Build Robot Army with ₹300 Crore IG Drones Project
"The Expo will serve as a national demonstration of AI in action, where policy meets practice, innovation meets scale, and technology meets the everyday citizen," the PMO statement mentioned.
(IANS)
The five-day Summit is the first-ever global AI summit to be hosted in the Global South. World leaders from twenty nations are scheduled to attend the event. They include President of France, Emmanuel Macron, Brazil President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, President of Spain, Pedro Sánchez Pérez-Castejón, President of Switzerland, Guy Parmelin, Netherlands Prime Minister Dick Schoof, UAE’s Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi, Sheikh Khaled bin Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Prime Minister of Mauritius Dr Navinchandra Ramgoolam, Sri Lanka President Anura Kumara Disanayaka, Vice President of Seychelles, Sebastien Pillay and the Bhutanese Prime Minister, Tshering Tobgay.
The External Affairs Ministry said in a statement that leaders from Bolivia, Croatia, Estonia, Finland, Greece, Guyana, Kazakhstan, Liechtenstein, Serbia, and Slovakia are also set to participate in the Summit. Ministerial delegations from over 45 countries would be participating in the Summit. The UN Secretary-General and Senior Officials from several International Organisations will also join the deliberations.
The Summit will be held from February 16 to 20, alongside the India AI Impact Expo, at the same venue. Spread across 10 arenas covering more than 70,000 square metres, it will bring together global technology firms, startups, academia and research institutions, Union Ministries, state governments, and international partners.
Also Read: PM Modi Inaugurates India AI Impact Expo 2026 in New Delhi
The India AI Impact Expowill also feature 13 country pavilions, showcasing international collaboration in the AI ecosystem. These include pavilions from Australia, Japan, Russia, the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Switzerland, Serbia, Estonia, Tajikistan, and African countries.
Hosting over 300 curated exhibition pavilions and live demonstrations, structured across three thematic chakras - People, Planet and Progress, the Expo, in addition, will feature over 600 high-potential startups, many of them building globally relevant and population-scale solutions. These startups will demonstrate working solutions that are already deployed in real-world settings.
The India AI Impact Expo 2026 is expected to witness the participation of over 2.5 lakh visitors, including international delegates. The event aims to foster new partnerships and create business opportunities within the global AI ecosystem.
Over 500 sessions will be organised, featuring more than 3250 visionary speakers and panel members. These sessions will focus on acknowledging the transformative impact of AI across sectors and deliberating on future actions to ensure that AI benefits every global citizen.
Also Read: Odisha to Build Robot Army with ₹300 Crore IG Drones Project
"The Expo will serve as a national demonstration of AI in action, where policy meets practice, innovation meets scale, and technology meets the everyday citizen," the PMO statement mentioned.
(IANS)
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