The Center of Policy Research and Governance (CPRG), as part of its Future of Society initiative, will organise a series of main summit events and official dialogues during the India AI Impact Summit 2026, scheduled from February 16 to 20 across multiple venues in New Delhi. The sessions will focus on artificial intelligence’s implications for education, employability, data governance, and institutional transformation.On February 16, CPRG will host two sessions at Bharat Mandapam: Future of Employability in the Age of AI, organised with AI4India, and AI for Education: Future-Ready Universities and Schools. On February 17, the PadhAI Conclave 2.0: Reimagining the Indian Education System will take place at Gulmohar Hall, India Habitat Centre. February 18 will see Data for Development: Building AI in the Global South at Bharat Mandapam, and the final session, Reimagining Education in the Age of AI, will be held on February 20 at Sushma Swaraj Bhawan.
Ahead of the summit, Dr Ramanand, Director of CPRG, said, “This Summit comes at an important juncture. The discussion around AI is no longer confined to panels and reports. It is already reflected in the way institutions are functioning,” adding “The task now is to examine how these steps are being shaped and what frameworks will guide them going forward. Through our engagements during the Summit week, CPRG will place these questions at the centre of discussion.” Participants include senior ministers, policymakers, international experts, and industry leaders. Among them are Shri Jitin Prasada, minister of State for commerce & industry and electronics & IT, Shri Ashish Sood, minister of education, Delhi, Shri Nishikant Dubey, Member of Parliament, Ms Anne Neuberger, former US deputy national security advisor; Mr Johan Harvard, Tony Blair Institute; and Dr R. Balasubramaniam, Capacity Building Commission.Industry representatives include Shri Sanjeev Bikhchandani, Founder of Info Edge, and Shri Gokul Subramaniam, Intel India President.