Bengaluru, Karnataka, India | 21st January 2026: The 20th edition of the India Digital Summit (IDS 2026), the flagship annual conference of the Internet and Mobile Association of India (IAMAI), will be held on January 29–30, 2026, at Leela Bhartiya City, Bengaluru. Themed “India’s AI Moment: Leveraging the Intelligent Economy,” the summit will focus on how artificial intelligence is transforming India’s digital, economic, and governance landscape.
Organised in collaboration with the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) and Make in India, the India Digital Summit 2026 is an official pre-summit event of the AI Impact Summit 2026. The conference will host a strong AI-focused agenda, bringing together both builders and users of AI to explore real-world applications, infrastructure, and policy frameworks.
Key AI-centric sessions at IDS 2026 will include “Building a National AI Stack for Viksit Bharat 2047,” “Building New Digital Infrastructure for India’s Financial Ecosystem,” “How AI Is Shaping the Future of Media and Entertainment,” and “Indian AI at Scale: Powering a Million MSMEs.” These discussions will highlight India’s readiness to adopt AI at scale while fostering innovation, inclusion, and sustainable growth.
The summit will feature an eminent lineup of over 300 speakers, including Shri Priyank Kharge, Minister of Rural Development and Panchayat Raj, Government of Karnataka; Smt. Manjula N. (IAS), Secretary, Department of Electronics, IT, Biotechnology and Science & Technology, Government of Karnataka; Shri Sahil Kini, CEO, Reserve Bank Innovation Hub; Mr. Rajesh Magow, Co-Founder & Group CEO, MakeMyTrip; Mr. Hitesh Oberoi, Co-Promoter, Managing Director & CEO, Naukri; Mr. Chandan Khaitan, CEO, Muthoot FinCorp One; Mr. Dinesh Agarwal, Founder and CEO, IndiaMART; and Mr. Kiran Mani, CEO – Digital, JioStar.
Recognised as one of the largest annual conferences of India’s digital ecosystem, IDS 2026 will bring together policymakers, regulators, industry leaders, startup founders, and decision-makers from across the country. The two-day summit will feature over 60 sessions across five thematic tracks: AI Readiness and Adoption, Cyber Resilience, Offline Intelligence, Intelligent Commerce, and Creative Intelligence, addressing both opportunities and regulatory challenges shaping India’s digital economy.
JioHotstar is the Title Partner for IDS 2026, while the event is co-powered by the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) and Getepay, and organised in association with Meta. Other prominent partners include PhonePe, PayPal, Times Internet, Jagran News Media, IDA Ireland, Proximus Global, FirstHive, PaySprint, and In-Solutions Global.
The summit will also witness the launch of the ‘Internet in India 2025’ report, jointly published by IAMAI and Kantar. Based on the widely respected ICUBE study, the report draws insights from a sample of nearly one lakh consumers across more than 400 towns and 1,000 villages, offering a comprehensive view of digital adoption, usage patterns, and emerging online platforms across India.
Additionally, the 16th edition of the India Digital Awards (IDA) will be hosted as part of IDS 2026. Considered India’s most prestigious digital awards platform, the IDA will recognise excellence across six categories and 47 subcategories, honouring individuals, organisations, platforms, and initiatives that have made a significant impact on India’s digital ecosystem.
For more details and registrations, visit www.indiadigitalsummit.in
