India AI Summit: From Sam Altman to Sundar Pichai — full list of tech CEOs to attend major expo in Delhi
All eyes are on the India AI Impact Summit 2026, to be held from February 16 to February 20 at the Bharat Mandapam in New Delhi. Technology leaders from nearly 100 countries are expected to attend as the world’s largest companies aim to expand their presence in what is seen as a critical growth market.
Which tech CEOs will attend?
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai, Anthropic co-founder Dario Amodei and Google DeepMind CEO Demis Hassabis are also expected to attend.
Reuters Nvidia’s media agency in India, MSL, reportedly confirmed via email that CEO Jensen Huang will not be traveling to India due to “unforeseen circumstances.” Huang was scheduled to address the media in New Delhi on Wednesday.
Here is the complete list of tech giants expected to attend the India AI Impact Summit 2026:
1. Amanda Brock, Chief Executive Officer (CEO), OpenUK
2. Matthew Prince, CEO, Cloudflare
3. Anastasia Stasenko, Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer (Co-Founder and CEO), Pleias
4. Anna Tumadóttir, Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Creative Commons
5. Aparna Bawa, Chief Operating Officer (COO), Zoom
6. Arthur Mensch, Co-Founder and CEO of Mistral AI
7. Arundhati Bhattacharya, President and CEO, Salesforce India
8. Bipul Sinha, CEO, Chairman and Co-Founder, Rubrik
9. Borje Ekholm, President and CEO of Ericsson Group
10. C Vijayakumar, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and Managing Director, HCLTech
11. Dario Amodei, Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Antropik
12. Giordano (Gio) Albertazzi, Chief Executive Officer (CEO), VERTIV
13. Harshil Mathur, CEO and Co-Founder of Razorpay
14. Hemant Taneja, CEO, General Catalyst
15. J. Trevor Hughes, IAPP President and CEO
16. Jay Chaudhry, Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Chairman and Founder of Zscaler
17. Jeff (Jeffrey) Shapiro, Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Scanline VFX
18. Jorge Solis, CEO, Soufflet Malt
19. Julie Sweet, President and CEO of Accenture
20. Martin Schroeter, Chairman and CEO, Kyndryl
21. Naveen Tewari, Founder and CEO, InMobi
22. Navrina Singh, Founder and CEO of Credo AI
23. Olivier Blum, Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Schneider Electric
24. Raj Koneru, CEO of Kore.ai
25. Richard Marko, Chief Executive Officer (CEO), ESET
26. Salil Parekh, CEO and MD, Infosys
27.Sam Altman, CEO, OpenAI
28. Sameer Jain, Founder and CEO, Net Solutions
29. Sanjay Mehrotra, Chairman, President and CEO of Micron
30. Shantanu Narayen, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Adobe
31. Sir Demis Hassabis, Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Google DeepMind
32. Sundar Pichai, CEO, Google and Alphabet
33. Umesh Sachdev, CEO and Co-Founder of Uniphore
34. Victoria Espinel, CEO, Business Software Alliance
35. Vijay Shekhar Sharma, Founder and CEO, Paytm
36. Vishal Sikka, Founder and CEO of Vianai Systems
37. Vivek Mahajan, CTO, Fujitsu Limited
All about India AI Summit
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the India AI Impact Expo 2026 on February 16 at the Bharat Mandapam, which hosted the G20 Summit for the first time in 2023.
The Expo is expected to attract more than 2.5 lakh visitors, including international delegates, and aims to foster global partnerships and business opportunities within the AI ecosystem.
Additionally, more than 500 sessions will be held throughout the event with the participation of more than 3,250 speakers and panelists.
More than 600 high-potential startups are participating, many of which are already developing globally relevant, population-scale AI solutions that are being deployed in real-world environments.
The Expo will be held in 10 arenas covering over 70,000 square meters and will host global technology companies, startups, academia, research institutions, Union Ministries, State Governments and international partners.
Thirteen country pavilions will highlight international collaboration in the AI ecosystem, including participation from Australia, Japan, Russia, the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Switzerland, Serbia, Estonia, Tajikistan and African countries.
More than 300 curated exhibition pavilions and live shows will be held in three thematic areas.chakras“–People, Planet and Progress–reflects the broad-based impact of AI across sectors.
The Impact Summit, the first international AI summit held in the Global South, will showcase New Delhi’s ambition: shaping an inclusive, responsible and impactful AI future.
Under the IndiaAI Mission, the country is introducing 12 indigenous foundation models developed by indigenous startups and consortia, trained on large Indian datasets and tailored to the country’s 22 official languages.
The summit will showcase AI Impact Expo, a sprawling 70,000-square-foot showcase of real-world applications from precision agriculture to accessible education.
