AI Impact Summit

February 16, 2026 10:02 AM

French President Macron to visit India next week for AI Impact Summit, jointly launch India-France Year of Innovation 2026

French President Emmanuel Macron will pay an official visit to India at the invitation of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, during which he will participate in the AI Impact Summit in the national capital. The summit will be the first global AI summit to be hosted in the Global South, underscoring the importance both countries attach to cooperation in emerging and critical technologies, including artificial intelligence. According to a statement by the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA), President ...

February 15, 2026 7:31 PM

PM Modi to inaugurate India AI Impact Expo 2026 at Bharat Mandapam on February 16

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the India AI Impact Expo 2026 at 5 pm on February 16 at Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi, according to an official release issued on Sunday. The Expo will be held from February 16 to 20 alongside the India AI Impact Summit and is being positioned as a national demonstration of “AI in action” — where policy meets practice, innovation meets scale and technology connects with citizens. Spread across 10 arenas covering more than 70,000 square metres, th...

February 10, 2026 7:31 PM

AI being co-authored in classrooms and startups of the Global South, says Indian ambassador to UAE

The Road to AI Impact Summit 2026, a two-day event running February 10-11, opened at Symbiosis International University Dubai campus in Dubai Knowledge Park, serving as a precursor to the main AI Impact Summit in New Delhi. Organised by Symbiosis International University Dubai in collaboration with the Embassy of India in Abu Dhabi, the summit brought together policymakers, academics and industry leaders to discuss the purpose-driven use of artificial intelligence and its societal impact. Dr ...

November 23, 2025 5:29 PM

PM Modi calls for “human-centric” tech, global compact on AI at the third G20 session

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday urged G20 member nations to fundamentally rethink how emerging and critical technologies are developed and deployed. Addressing the third session of the G20 Summit, themed 'A Fair and a Just Future for All – Critical Minerals; Decent Work; Artificial Intelligence", the Prime Minister said technological progress must be “human-centric rather than finance-centric, global rather than national, and rooted in open-source models instead of exclusive systems....

September 15, 2025 7:24 PM

India to host AI Impact Summit in February 2026: Ashwini Vaishnaw

India will host the next edition of the AI Impact Summit in February 2026, Union Minister for Electronics and Information Technology Ashwini Vaishnaw announced on Monday. The summit will focus on the safety and impact of artificial intelligence and follows the previous edition co-chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Paris. In preparation, NITI Aayog held a conclave to showcase best practices of AI applications in districts across India. The Minister highlighted how AI-driven initiativ...