Google CEO Sundar Pichai has arrived in India for the prestigious AI Summit, where he will deliver the keynote address on February 20. The India-born and United States-based CEO of Google said that it was good to be back in the country.
In a post on X Wednesday morning, he said, "Nice to be back in India for the AI Impact Summit - a very warm welcome as always and the papers looked great too."
Nice to be back in India for the AI Impact Summit - a very warm welcome as always and the papers looked great too:) pic.twitter.com/szM9g2wB4d
— Sundar Pichai (@sundarpichai) February 18, 2026
What is India AI Impact Summit?
The India AI Impact Summit is one of the biggest international conferences on artificial intelligence (AI) that is taking place in New Delhi, India. The five-day event started on February 16 and will see some of the biggest tech CEOs and world leaders gather at Bharat Mandapam in the national capital.
The India AI Impact Summit is being organised by the Government of India under the IndiaAI Mission and the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology. The event will focus on how AI can be used responsibly and inclusively.
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At what time will Sundar Pichai speak at the AI Summit?
According to the schedule published on the official website of the AI Summit, Sundar Pichai will speak on February 20 at 9.30 am.
Ahead of the summit, Sundar Pichai was quoted as saying by Hindustan Times that he aims to partner with India when it comes to AI.
"India is one of the most dynamic countries in the world, and the scale of the opportunity it has with AI is immense. That excites me," he told Hindustan Times.
"We are coming with a very clear message: we want to be a partner to India. I believe India is going to have an extraordinary trajectory and opportunity with AI.
"Our role can span the full stack-providing the infrastructure and compute needed for this transformation, investing in the sustainable energy required to power it, offering open models and open datasets, conducting research with local partners and creating opportunities for the country's talent base, too."
Who else will speak at summit?
A slew of global dignitaries, policymakers and tech leaders have been taking the stage and more are lined up at the AI Impact Summit that kicked off on February 16.
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Some of the notable personalities who have been taking the stage include Open AI CEO Sam Altman, Mukesh Ambani of Reliance Industries, Bill Gates, Adobe chairman Shantanu Narayen, Anthropic co-founder Dario Amodei, and the Godfather of AI himself, Yann LeCun.
