Global tech leaders Sundar Pichai and Sam Altman and leaders of about 20 countries, including Brazil and France, are among those from about 100 countriesexpected to attend the Artificial Intelligence (AI) Impact Summit this week. The event kicks off on Monday (February 16, 2026) with Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurating the “India AI Impact Expo 2026”, including pavilions from 13 other countries.
The event is being hosted from February 16 to 20 at the Bharat Mandapam complex in Delhi where the G-20 Summit was hosted first in 2023. It marks the 4th AI Summit after Summits in the U.K., South Korea and France. Officials said it would be showcased as the first time the Summit on the transformative effect and challenges from AI is hosted in a Global South country.
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“India has consistently championed the voice of developing economies in digital policy forums. The Summit will push for equitable access to AI resources and fair rule-making,” a senior government official briefing journalists about the Summit said here. Unlike developed countries, India was not seeking to build regulatory frameworks, but was focusing the Summit on a “human-centric” approach, for the “economic good” of all, the official added.
