Prime Minister Narendra Modi will deliver the keynote address at the third edition of the NDTV World Summit 2026, scheduled for October 22–23 in New Delhi. The summit will bring together policymakers, diplomats, business leaders, technology experts and cultural personalities to discuss global challenges and the changing world order.

According to an NDTV press release, the summit’s theme is ‘A World Between Orders’. The two-day event will explore changes in global politics, international relations, business, artificial intelligence and technology, along with their impact on India’s future and the wider world.

The international speakers include Abdulla bin Touq Al Marri, UAE Minister of Economy and Tourism; Dr Swarnim Waglé, Nepal’s Federal Minister of Finance; and Chaturanga Abeysinghe, Sri Lanka’s Deputy Minister of Industry and Entrepreneurship Development.

General David Petraeus, former Director of the CIA, Partner at KKR and Chairman of the KKR Global Institute, will share his experience in military and strategic affairs. Shashi Tharoor, Member of Parliament and Chairman of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on External Affairs, will also discuss the political and historical forces shaping global affairs.

Other speakers include Dr Jasper Wieck, German Ambassador to India; Jean-Eric Paquet, Ambassador of the European Union to India; Philip Green, Australian High Commissioner to India; and Djalal Khimdjee, CEO of Africa50’s Principal Investment Fund.

Artificial intelligence will be another key focus of the summit. Andrew Ng, founder of DeepLearning.AI, Managing General Partner of AI Fund, and Chairman and Co-Founder of Coursera, will join futurist and AI specialist Mike Walsh, AI researcher and former Google DeepMind Research Scientist Alex Turner, and Nicholas Butts, Director of AI and Cybersecurity Policy at Microsoft, to discuss AI and its impact on business and society.

India’s foreign policy, economy and technology sector will also feature prominently. External Affairs Minister Dr S. Jaishankar, Reserve Bank of India Governor Sanjay Malhotra, and Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw are among the Indian leaders listed in the programme.

Vaishnaw, who handles the Railways, Information and Broadcasting, and Electronics and Information Technology portfolios, will bring a policy perspective to discussions on semiconductor manufacturing, artificial intelligence and digital infrastructure. Shivkumar Kalyanaraman, CEO of the Anusandhan National Research Foundation, and Professor Duvvuri Subrahmanyam of the Indian Institute of Science will contribute perspectives on research and scientific development.

NDTV Managing Editor Shiv Aroor said the summit would bring together people from different fields to discuss geopolitical uncertainty, rapid technological changes and the questions these developments raise for humanity.

The summit will also explore philosophy, faith and human purpose. Speakers include Swami Sarvapriyananda, Resident Minister of the Vedanta Society of New York, and Brahmavihari Swamiji, international spokesperson of BAPS and Head of the BAPS Hindu Mandir in Abu Dhabi.

The business line-up includes Nikhil Kamath, investor and entrepreneur; Gautam Singhania, Chairman and Managing Director of Raymond Group; and Zubin Karkaria, Founder and CEO of VFS Global.

Other participants include Puneet Chandok, President of Microsoft India and South Asia; Dominic Taylor, Vice President and Regional General Manager, Rides, Uber APAC; and Akis Evangelidis, Co-Founder of Nothing. The programme will also feature business leaders from energy, aerospace, finance, payments and other sectors, including Vineet Mittal of Avaada Group, Vikram Rai of GE Aerospace, Sachin Jain of the World Gold Council, Deep Agrawal of PhonePe, Tushar Vikram of Mashreq India, and Ashish Singhal of CoinSwitch and Lemonn.

Culture and creativity will be another part of the event. Musician and composer Mohini Dey, Himanshu Saini, Executive Chef and Culinary Director of Trèsind Studio, Samyukta Nair, CEO and Creative Director of LSL Capital, and journalist and author Vir Sanghvi are among the personalities listed in the programme.

NDTV CEO and Editor-in-Chief Rahul Kanwal said the summit would examine how technology, economic competitiveness and national security are connected, and what these developments mean for India and the rest of the world.

Eline van der Velden, Founder and CEO of Particle 6 and creator of AI actor Tilly Norwood, will bring a perspective on the relationship between technology and creative expression. Actor, producer and entrepreneur Kriti Sanon will share her views on cinema, business and public influence.

The sports line-up includes Kumkum Mohod, Neeru Dhanda, Lovlina Borgohain, Pranavi Urs, Savita Punia and Neha Goyal. They will bring their experiences of competing at the highest level, handling pressure and achieving success in sports.

The third edition of the NDTV World Summit will bring together voices from government, business, technology, science and culture to discuss issues shaping the future. The event will take place on October 22–23 in New Delhi and will be broadcast live across the NDTV Network.