India AI Impact Summit 2026

From 16 to 20 February 2026, the AI Impact Summit will take place in New Delhi, India – one of the world’s most important events on responsible artificial intelligence (AI). The summit brings together high-level representatives from politics, the private sector, international organisations and civil society and is dedicated to human-centred, inclusive and sustainable AI.

Building on existing international processes – including the Hamburg Declaration on Responsible AI for Achieving the SDGs – the focus is on concrete implementation in the context of development policy. Organised by the Indian Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology, this will be the first time the AI Impact Summit has been held in the Global South.

The summit addresses key issues for the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ), such as poverty reduction, climate, health and education. The BMZ is participating in several sessions and contributing its own events to the international exchange through GIZ.

Events with GIZ and BMZ participation:

• February 16, 07:00-08:00 (CET):
  Africa-Asia AI Policymaker Network India AI Impact Summit 2026
• February 16, 10:00-11:00 (CET):
  NegotiateCOP – Democratizing Global Climate Negotiations Through Open-Source AI
  
• February 16, 12:00-13:00 (CET):
  Unlocking Impact: A Shared Data Platform for AI Innovation in Development Cooperation
  
• February 18, 07:00-08:15:
  Innovating Together: Harnessing Open-Source AI for Inclusive Economic Development
• February 20, 06:00-07:00 (CET):
  Multistakeholder Partnerships for Thriving AI ecosystems
• February 20, 08:00-09:00 (CET):
  Speaking Everyone’s Language: The Key to Inclusive AI Opportunity