India AI Impact Summit - Day 4, PM Narendra Modi

 

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s participated at the India AI Impact Summit 2026 held at Bharat Mandapam in New Delhi. He addressed global leaders, tech CEOs, policymakers, and researchers, highlighting India’s ambition to become a major hub for artificial intelligence and stressing the need for inclusive, human-centric AI that benefits all, especially developing nations.

The summit brought together international figures and companies to discuss AI’s future, opportunities, and challenges. It reflects India’s strategy to democratize AI access and lead discussions on responsible AI development on the global stage.

AI Impact Summit 2026 l Keynote Speakers

Event Timeline Outline (India AI Impact Summit 2026)

Opening & Inaugural Speakers (Day 1)

• Emmanuel Macron – President of France (opening address)
• Narendra Modi – Prime Minister of India (inaugural keynote)
• António Guterres – United Nations Secretary-General (global AI governance)

Tech & Industry Leaders

• Sam Altman – CEO, OpenAI (AI leadership & vision)
• Sundar Pichai – CEO, Google & Alphabet (AI innovation and responsibility)
• Mukesh Ambani – Chairman & MD, Reliance Industries (industry-AI integration)
• Sunil Bharti Mittal – Founder & Chairman, Bharti Enterprises (AI in telecom/business)
• Shantanu Narayen – Chairman & CEO, Adobe (enterprise AI adoption)
• Vishal Sikka – Founder & CEO, Vianai (AI for entrepreneurship)
• Nandan Nilekani – Co-founder & Chairman, Infosys (digital transformation)
• Dario Amodei – CEO, Anthropic (AI safety and global standards)

Panel Discussions & Conversations

(These likely round out the summit video, though exact timestamps aren’t available via text search.)

• CEOs and tech execs on AI governance, ethics, and innovation
• Government ministers on policies for AI deployment
• Global leaders on AI’s socio-economic impact

Speakers in the timeline listed as below,

• 05:58 - 20:37 Mukesh Dhirubai Ambani, Chairperson - Reliance Jio
• 21:57 - 28:35 Demis Hassabis, CEO - Google Deepmind
• 29:31 - 39:24 Vishal Sikka, CEO - VianAi
• 41:16 - 1:04:10 Conversation - Nandan Nilekani, Co-founder & Chairperson - Infosys & Dario Amodei, CEO - Anthropic, (Moderator - Rahul Matthan, Partner - Trilegal)
• 1:05:36 - 1:17:45 Rishad Premji, Executive Chairperson - Wipro
• 1:18:47 - 1:26:57 Sam Altman, CEO - OpenAI
• 1:27:38 - 1:40:46 Brandsmith, Vice Chairperson President - Microsoft
• 1:41:45 - 2:01:15 Conversation - Yan Lakun, Executive Chairperson - Advanced Machine Intelligence Labs, Moderator Marya Shakil, Editor - India Today
• 2:01:48 - 2:13:03 Ankur Vora, Chief Strategy Officer - Gates Foundation
• 2:13:48 - 2:26:44 Julie Sweet, CEO - Accenture
• 2:27:43 - 2:37:24 Alexandr Wang, Chief AI Officer - Meta
• 2:38:11 - 2:52:51 Roy Jakobs, CEO - Phillips
• 2:53:38 - 3:04:32 Martin Schroeter, CEO - Kyndryl
• 3:05:10 - 3:16:50 Olivia Blum, Global CEO - Schneider Electric
• 3:20:25 - 3:33:06 Arthur Mensch, CEO - Mistral AI
• 3:33:57 - 3:44:25 Rajesh Subramanyan, CEO - FedEx
• 3:45:21 - 3:53:19 Jeet Adani, Director - Adani Digital Labs
• 3:45:09 - 4:06:35 Vinod Khosla, Co-founder - Sun Microsystems, Founder - Khosla Ventures
• 4:07:34 - 4:19:16 Nikesh Aurora, CEO - Paulo Alto Networks
• 4:20:21 - 4:31:43 Roshni Nadar Malhotra, Chairperson - HCL
• 4:37:31 - 5:04:36 Conversation - Cina Lawson, Minister of Digital Transformation - Togo, Nezar Patria, Vice Minister of Communications - Indonesia, Raafat Hindy, Minister of Communications - Egypt, (Moderated by Debjani Ghosh, Fellow - Niti Ayog)
• 5:05:56 - 5:23:32 Lars Reger, CTO - NXP Semiconductors
• 5:23:50 - 5:47:19 Conversation - Paula Bogantes Zamora Minister of Science & Technology - Costa Rica, Omar Al Olama, Minsiter of State AI - UAE, Sriram Krishnan, Senior Policy Advisor o f AI, White House, (Moderated by Samir Saran - President - Observer Research Foundation)
• 5:48:22 - 6:01:56 Rishi Sunak, Former Prime Minister - United Kingdom
• 6:02:46 - 6:17:37 Bejul Somaia, MD - Lightseed Venture Partners
• 6:18:27 - 6:32:35 Surya Ganguli, Professor - Stanford University
• 6:32:43 - 6:45:30 Converstaion - Amit Zaviri, Chief Product Officer - Service Now, (Moderator Arjun Karpal - CNBC Senior Tech Correspondent)