EU AI Office to host two sessions at India AI Impact Summit 2026

The AI Office is set to host two panel discussions at the India AI Impact Summit 2026, which will take place in New Delhi from 16 to 20 February. The summit is a global forum on AI, following earlier international AI meetings held in the United Kingdom, South Korea, and France.

For readers without a technical background, the summit brings together governments, companies, and experts to discuss how AI affects everyday life, from public services to economic development. The overall theme of the event is ‘People, Planet and Prosperity’, reflecting an emphasis on social impact alongside technological progress.

One of the panels hosted by the AI Office will focus on how AI can be used to deliver practical solutions, particularly in the public sector. The discussion will include examples of cooperation between governments and technology developers, and how such partnerships can help modernise public services. This session will also refer to EU initiatives such as AI Factories, which aim to provide shared infrastructure to support AI development and testing.

The second panel will focus on the challenges posed by increasingly powerful AI systems. Speakers are expected to discuss risks related to safety, transparency, and accountability, and how these risks can be addressed through common rules and practices. As part of this discussion, the panel will present the EU’s General-Purpose AI Code of Practice, a voluntary framework designed to help developers align with EU rules while continuing to innovate.

Both sessions will include remarks from Henna Virkkunen and will be moderated by Lucilla Sioli. According to the organisers, the panels are intended to illustrate the EU’s approach to AI, which combines regulatory oversight, support for innovation, and engagement with international partners.