Inc42 AI Summit 2026 is set for May 28 in Bengaluru, bringing together 600 handpicked, founders, CXO and investors to focus on real-world AI execution in India
The summit will spotlight operator-led playbooks, India-specific AI challenges and scalable deployment strategies, moving beyond theory to actionable insights across two dedicated stages
The summit is co-presented by Skyflow, powered by Intellemo, Avalara, Vobiz with support from Peak XV, Rukam Capital, Mobavenue, CloudKeeper and Rocketlane
India’s AI ecosystem is no longer in its experimental phase. A new generation of startups and enterprises have moved from exploring artificial intelligence to actively deploying it across use cases, from consumer experience and operations to core product innovation.
The opportunity is massive. India is projected to become a $126 Bn AI market by 2030with a potential $1.7 Tn impact on GDP by 2035. But alongside this promise lies a more immediate challenge: execution.
While global AI narratives often dominate the conversation, Indian operators are discovering that these playbooks don’t always translate. Building for a market defined by price, sensitivity, multilingual users, infrastructure gaps, and distribution complexity requires a fundamentally different approach.
This is where Inc42 has consistently enabled meaningful conversations and built high-signal communities. Last year’s GenAI Summit brought together some of the sharpest operators in the ecosystem from companies including PhysicsWallah, MakeMyTrip, OfBusiness, L&T and more, catalysing discussions around real-world AI adoption and laying the foundation for what comes next.
Now, Inc42 is taking that vision forward with the Inc42 AI Summit 2026set to take place on May 28, 2026, at The Sheraton Grand, Bengaluru.
Bringing together 600 handpicked founders, CXO and investors, the invite-only summit is designed to decode what’s actually working in India’s AI landscape, from shipping products at scale to turning constraints into competitive advantages.
The summit will feature deep-dive sessions, operator-led discussions and insights from leaders actively building and deploying AI across sectors like robotics for manufacturing, AI-powered applications in healthcare, supply chain and logistics, fraud detection, automation and much more.
At its core, the AI Summit 2026 is where cutting-edge AI innovation meets India’s on-ground reality. It is built for those who are not just thinking about AI, but actively implementing it, offering both the vision to transform and the playbooks to ship in one of the world’s most complex yet rewarding markets.
This edition of Inc42 AI Summit is co-presented by Skyflow, powered by Intellemo, Avalara, Vobiz with support from Peak XV, Rukam Capital, Mobavenue, CloudKeeper and Rocketlane.
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What To Expect At The Inc42 AI Summit 2026?
At a time when most AI conversations remain high-level and abstract, the AI Summit 2026 is sharply focused on one thing: actionable outcomes.
The summit is structured to provide operator-led playbooks and practical, experience-driven insights from founders and leaders who have successfully navigated the complexities of building and scaling AI in India. These are not surface-level discussions, but deep dives into what works, what doesn’t and why.
Across two stages, the sessions will spotlight how AI is being built and deployed in India. On the Main StageIndia’s most successful AI operators will reveal what’s working and how Indian unicorns scaled AI from prototype to production. And on the Build Stagethose same operators will unpack how they have made AI work in India’s complex operating environment, from engineering for Indian ACVs and building vernacular products that truly perform, to navigating regulatory realities and cracking distribution across Tier II and III markets.
The summit agenda is tightly curated, featuring panel discussions on topics such as The Operator Playbook for Building and Scaling Agentic AI Systems That Deliver Real Business ROI; How AI Is Rewiring the Ecommerce Conversion Funnel; Inside the New AI-Led Fintech Stack Powering Risk, Payments and Credit at Scale; and What AI Investors Look For & What Kills Deals Before IC, among others.
The event will bring together speakers from some of the country’s leading AI-driven companies, including Ankush Sabharwal, founder and CEO of CoRover.ai; Ganesh Gopalan, cofounder and CEO of Gnani.ai; Anish Achuthan, cofounder and CEO of Open Financial Technologies; Yashwanth Kumar of MoEngage; Kausal Malladi of INDmoney; and Ankit Agarwal of Zepto, among others.
Attendees will also get access to key ecosystem insights, emerging trends and opportunities for collaboration through partnerships, curated interactions and ecosystem participation.
More importantly, the summit bridges the gap between vision and execution, offering both strategic clarity and tactical framework that teams can implement immediately.
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Who Should Attend?
The AI Summit is not a conference for the masses, despite the widespread utility of AI these days. We have deliberately curated a high-signal, invite-only gathering that is actively shaping India’s AI ecosystem.
If you are building, deploying or funding AI in India, this room is designed for you.
In a few years, the $126 Bn India AI opportunity won’t just be a projection, it’ll be a reality owned by the people who focused on execution while everyone else was distracted by the hype.
Attendees have the opportunity to build meaningful relationships, whether with potential partners, customers, or investors, in a room designed for depth, not noise.
If you are actively building, deploying or funding AI in India and are focussed on execution, not just exploration, this is exactly where you need to be. If you are serious about that journey, this summit might just be the highest-ROI two days of your year.
With only 600 seats and an invite-only list, this is the highest-signal room you’ll step into all year!
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