HTLS 2026 LIVE updates: Jaishankar, Noel Tata, Blinken, Akhilesh at HT Leadership Summit

HTLS 2026 LIVE updates: The Hindustan Times Leadership Summit was launched in 2003 to raise the level of discourse on critical issues, encourage interaction among leaders across key fields, and provide an international platform for thought leadership and solutions-oriented discussions.

Hindustan Times Leadership Summit 2026

HTLS 2026 LIVE updates: Geopolitics, economics, health, artificial intelligence and showbiz are among the key themes on the agenda at the 24th edition of the Hindustan Times Leadership Summit. Themed "New Rules. New Realities", HTLS 2026 brings together influential voices to examine the forces reshaping how we live, lead and shape the future....Read More

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• 14 Nov 2026, 09:08:08 AM IST

  Beyond US, UK: Where Indian students are heading, according to VFS Global CEO

  For decades, an Indian student going abroad to study was likely to end up in the US, the UK, Canada or Australia. That map is being redrawn, VFS Global founder Zubin Karkaria said at a virtual session of the Hindustan Times Leadership Summit on Thursday.

  “Traditionally, the students always travelled to the US, Canada, Australia, UK. And now what we are seeing is a shift to Europe,” Karkaria said. “There’s a growth of students travelling to Europe by almost 70% every year.”

• 14 Nov 2026, 09:06:05 AM IST

  Caltech’s Anima Anandkumar says speed just part of AI’s story in science, stresses accuracy

  In a virtual session of the 24th Hindustan Times Leadership Summit on Thursday, Anima Anandkumar, a California Institute of Technology (Caltech) professor, said she believes speed is only a part of the artificial intelligence (AI) story, and that AI also allows for better accuracy and reliability in scientific modelling.

  "It's not just that it's faster with less reliable predictions. In fact, it's more accurate, more reliable at this point—what AI can do—compared to traditional models," she said.

• 14 Nov 2026, 08:48:33 AM IST

  HTLS 2026 brings together influential voices

  Across economies, geopolitics, technology, business, and society, the rules of engagement are rapidly evolving.

  The Hindustan Times Leadership Summit (HTLS) 2026 brings together influential voices to explore new realities and discuss how leaders can navigate a landscape where certainty is increasingly being replaced by adaptation.

• 14 Nov 2026, 08:17:12 AM IST

  Key speakers at HT Leadership Summit 2026

  The list of speakers at HTLS 2026 includes:

  • External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar
  • 71st US Secretary of State Antony J Blinken
  • Chairman of Tata Trusts Noel N Tata
  • Nobel Prize-winning Economist Joseph E Stiglitz
  • Samajwadi Party National President Akhilesh Yadav
  • Physician and Author Siddhartha Mukherjee
  • Artificial Intelligence Expert Stuart Russell
  • Film Director Imtiaz Ali
  • Actor Ananya Panday
• 14 Nov 2026, 08:09:34 AM IST

  Hindustan Times Leadership Summit 2026: A recap

  The Hindustan Times Leadership Summit 2026 is set to take place on Saturday, November 14.

  Previously, three virtual sessions took place over the past two days.

  Two virtual sessions took place on Thursday, featuring VFS Global Founder Zubin Karkaria and Caltech Professor Anima Anandkumar. A third virtual session took place on Friday, where World Bank Executive Director Neelkanth Mishra said the Indian economy was on the cusp of structural transformation, aided by access to cheap capital and technology.

• 14 Nov 2026, 08:07:02 AM IST

  Theme for Hindustan Times Leadership Summit (HTLS) 2026

  This year's summit will focus on the forces rewriting the way people live, lead, and shape the future.

  The theme, "New Rules. New Realities", captures a world in which established assumptions are being challenged, and new possibilities are emerging.