The AI Impact Summit has brought together leaders from at least 20 countries and the United Nations in New Delhi, marking what has been described as the largest edition of the annual global AI meeting so far. The four-day summit, held from February 16 to 20, has focused on examining the risks and opportunities linked to the rapid growth of artificial intelligence.
The global gathering has been convened at the invitation of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and has positioned India at the centre of conversations around responsible AI development and global cooperation.
World Leaders in Attendance
Among the prominent heads of state and government who have attended are:
- Emmanuel Macron, President of France
- Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, President of Brazil
- Pedro Sánchez Pérez-Castejón, Prime Minister of Spain
- Guy Parmelin, President of Switzerland
- Dick Schoof, Prime Minister of the Netherlands
- Tshering Tobgay, Prime Minister of Bhutan
- Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva
Other participating leaders have included:
- Andrej Plenković, Prime Minister of Croatia
- Alar Karis, President of Estonia
- Petteri Orpo, Prime Minister of Finland
- Kyriakos Mitsotakis, Prime Minister of Greece
- Bharrat Jagdeo, Vice President of Guyana
- Olzhas Bektenov, Prime Minister of Kazakhstan
- Navinchandra Ramgoolam, Prime Minister of Mauritius
- Aleksandar Vučić, President of Serbia
- Peter Pellegrini, President of Slovakia
- Anura Kumara Dissanayake, President of Sri Lanka
- Sebastien Pillay, Vice President of Seychelles
- Sheikh Khaled bin Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi
Ministerial delegations from more than 45 countries have also participated in the summit’s deliberations.
United Nations and Global Institutions
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has attended the summit alongside senior UN officials, including Volker Türk, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights; Amandeep Singh Gill, Under-Secretary-General and Special Envoy for Digital and Emerging Technologies; Kristalina Georgieva, Managing Director of the IMF; and Gilbert F. Houngbo, Director-General of the ILO.
Senior representatives from UNDP, UN Women, UNESCO, UNICEF, UNFPA, FAO, WIPO and the UN Interregional Crime and Justice Research Institute have also joined the discussions.
Tech Leaders Take Centre Stage
The summit has drawn some of the biggest names in global technology and AI. Among those attending are:
- Sundar Pichai, CEO of Google and Alphabet
- Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI
- Jensen Huang, Founder and CEO of NVIDIA
- Bill Gates, Co-founder of Microsoft and Chair of the Gates Foundation
- Brad Smith, President and Vice Chair, Microsoft
- Demis Hassabis, Co-founder and CEO of Google DeepMind
- Dario Amodei, CEO of Anthropic
- Shantanu Narayen, Chair and CEO of Adobe
- Julie Sweet, Chair and CEO of Accenture
- Cristiano Amon, President and CEO of Qualcomm
- Sridhar Vembu, Co-founder and Chief Scientist, Zoho Corporation
- Yann LeCun, Chief AI Scientist, Meta
Described as the largest edition yet, the fourth annual AI Impact Summit has reinforced its role as a key global platform to debate governance, innovation, safety and inclusive growth in the age of artificial intelligence.
