Google CEO Sundar Pichai lands in India for AI summit: ‘Nice to be back’

Google chief Sundar Pichai has landed in India for the high-profile AI summit, where he is set to deliver the keynote address on February 20.

Updated on: Feb 18, 2026 9:18 AM IST

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Google chief Sundar Pichai has landed in India for the high-profile AI summit, where he is set to deliver the keynote address on February 20. The India-born, United States-based CEO of Google said it was good to be back in the country.

Google and Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai will deliver the keynote at the AI Impact Summit on February 20 (REUTERS)

“Nice to be back in India for the AI Impact Summit - a very warm welcome as always and the papers looked great too,” wrote Sundar Pichai in an X post shared this morning.

What is the India AI Impact Summit?

The India AI Impact Summit is a major international conference on artificial intelligence (AI) being held in New Delhi, India. The five-day event, which kicked off on February 16, will see some of the top tech CEOs and world leaders converge at Bharat Mandapam in the national capital.

Organised by the Government of India under the IndiaAI Mission and the Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology, the summit will focus on how AI can be used responsibly and inclusively for real-world impact.

When will Sundar Pichai speak at the summit?

According to the schedule published on the official website, Sundar Pichai will deliver the keynote address at 9:30am on February 20.

Sundar Pichai on India's future

Speaking to the Economic Times ahead of the summit, Sundar Pichai said 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,” said the CEO of Google.

"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 are the other speakers at the summit?

A host of international dignitaries, policymakers and tech leaders have spoken or will speak at the AI Impact Summit, which kicked off on February 16.

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, Reliance Industries chairman Mukesh Ambani, Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates, Adobe chairman Shantanu Narayen, Anthropic co-founder Dario Amodei, and one of the Godfathers of AI, Yann LeCun, are just some of the high-profile speakers at the summit.

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