Speakers, World AI Summit 2026

62 confirmed speakers so far for World AI Summit 2026 on 14-15 October 2026 at Sheraton Grand Bangalore Hotel at Brigade Gateway, Bengaluru, India. More names are added as they are announced. Speakers from the 2025 edition are listed for reference.

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Government, policy and regulators

Pankaj Kumar Pandey, IASPrincipal Secretary, e-Governance, KarnatakaConfirmed 2026
T Bhoobalan, IASCEO, Centre for e-Governance, KarnatakaConfirmed 2026
Dr Ravikumar Surpur, IASSecretary, IT & Communication, RajasthanConfirmed 2026
Aman Mittal, IASJoint CEO, MITRA, MaharashtraConfirmed 2026
Sanjeev GuptaCEO, Karnataka Digital Economy MissionConfirmed 2026
Hemant GargDeputy Director, Ministry of Labour and EmploymentConfirmed 2026
Prajeet PrabhakaranRegional Director, Embassy of AustriaConfirmed 2026
Ram Mohan RaoExecutive Director, SEBIConfirmed 2026
M. Balasubramaniam (Bala MS)Chairman, Southern Regional Committee, AICTEConfirmed 2026
Mahesh Hariharan IyerVP Engineering, Reserve Bank Innovation HubConfirmed 2026
Dr. Sushil Kumar MeherHead, IT and CISO, AIIMSConfirmed 2026
Mohamed MalikiAmbassador of the Kingdom of Morocco to IndiaConfirmed 2026
Babu A, IASChief Commissioner, State Taxes, Andhra PradeshConfirmed 2026
Kumar Vineet, IASSpecial Secretary, Youth Welfare & Sports, Uttar PradeshConfirmed 2026

Enterprise and technology leaders

Sanjeev RastogiHead, Group Policy Services, Adani GroupConfirmed 2026
Sandeep VaragantiCEO, JioMart, Reliance RetailConfirmed 2026
George InasuMD and Country Head, Fidelity National Financial IndiaConfirmed 2026
Anand RamakrishnanManaging Director, Equiniti IndiaConfirmed 2026
Tulshekar GangireddyED and Head of Data Strategy, JPMorgan ChaseConfirmed 2026
Deepak MohantyExecutive Director, Wells FargoConfirmed 2026
Anand ThakurCPTO, Reliance RetailConfirmed 2026
Pawan SachdevaSenior MD and Technology Head India, CarelonConfirmed 2026
Pranav SaxenaCPTO, API HoldingsConfirmed 2026
Suman GuhaChief Digital and Technology Officer, CromaConfirmed 2026
Avinash NaikCIO, Bajaj Allianz General InsuranceConfirmed 2026
Harsh VardhanGlobal Head, AI and Digital Innovation, Apollo TyresConfirmed 2026
Vijaya KadiyalaExecutive Director, DBS BankConfirmed 2026
Shanmugam ManivannanChief Digital Officer, Equitas Small Finance BankConfirmed 2026
Rajesh ChoudharyCIO, CSB BankConfirmed 2026
Dipayan ChakrabortyHead, India Analytics Center, eBayConfirmed 2026
Archana MenonHead of Analytics and Watches, TitanConfirmed 2026
Deepika SandeepHead, AI/ML CoE, HSBCConfirmed 2026
Anil VarmaCTO, Multi Commodity Exchange Clearing CorporationConfirmed 2026
Deepak SharmaIndependent Director, Suryoday Small Finance BankConfirmed 2026
Animesh KishoreHead, Digital and Analytics CoE, ITCConfirmed 2026
Sandeep SharmaHead of Technology and Product, Shoppers StopConfirmed 2026
Shireen AliHead, UK Data Enablement and Standards, HSBCConfirmed 2026
Vishal ChughEVP, Head Risk FRM, Tata CapitalConfirmed 2026
Shantanu DasguptaHead of Digital Initiatives, Treasury and Transaction Banking, Axis BankConfirmed 2026
Sushan RungtaCTO, AbsoluteConfirmed 2026
Ganesh JoshiCIO, Nilons EnterprisesConfirmed 2026
Praveen BistCIO, Amrita HospitalsConfirmed 2026
Kuldeep TCISO and DPO, BigBasketConfirmed 2026
Anshuma (Dogra) SinghSenior Director, India IT Head, Applied MaterialsConfirmed 2026
Padmanaban TADGM and Head of Digital Banking, Karnataka BankConfirmed 2026
Joyce RodriguezHead of Digital Cybersecurity, Airbus IndiaConfirmed 2026
Pavankumar GurazadaAssociate Director, Great LearningConfirmed 2026
Aneelkumar (Aneel) SavalagiGlobal Chapter Leader, ICC, TakedaConfirmed 2026
Sivakumar Selva GanapathyVP Software Engineering, Johnson ControlsConfirmed 2026
Mitali Dutta DasHead, Data Science, ASMLConfirmed 2026
Saripalli Surya KumariDirector, Enterprise Architecture, GSKConfirmed 2026
Anshuman SinghdeoDirector, Global Delivery Services, Landis+GyrConfirmed 2026
Manish MittalDirector, GBS Corporate Shared Services, NovozymesConfirmed 2026
Vijoy BasuManaging Director – AI, State StreetConfirmed 2026
Rathnaprabha ManickavachagamMD, Head of Innovation, India and APAC, Morgan StanleyConfirmed 2026
Sharmistha ChatterjeeData/AI Thought Leader, 2X Google Developer ExpertConfirmed 2026
Chandan VijayGlobal Chief Data Officer, ABBConfirmed 2026

Founders, investors and ecosystem builders

Shalini KapoorChief Strategist, Data and AI, EkStepConfirmed 2026
Sandhya VasudevanBoard Member, TiE BangaloreConfirmed 2026
Suman DashCOO, Acsel Technology ForumConfirmed 2026
Shashank RandevFounder and General Partner, 247VCConfirmed 2026
David MenezesDirector – Partnerships, People+aiConfirmed 2026

Speaker names, roles and organisations are as at the time of announcement. Session times and halls are confirmed on each speaker page and on the agenda once the programme is final. Programme subject to change.