Indiaspora’s 4th Global AI Summit on March 25 was the high-energy finale to the Forum 2026 in Bengaluru, bringing together founders, investors, policymakers, and tech leaders at the JW Marriott Prestige Golfshire. The day kicked off with keynotes from Ray Wang of Constellation Research, BCG’s Neeraj Aggarwal, and Malini Goyal of UnboxingBLR, and included a fun fireside debate between T.V. Mohandas Pai, badminton legend Pullela Gopichand, and Goyal over whether Bengaluru or Hyderabad deserves the crown as India’s top tech city. A major highlight was the release of two reports by Indiaspora and Zinnov spotlighting India’s top 100 AI startups, which have collectively raised $3.6 billion and employ nearly 20,000 people, alongside a deep dive into how Global Capability Centers are shifting from back offices to innovation hubs. The afternoon featured Persistent Systems founder Anand Deshpande, iMerit CEO Radha Basu, and leaders from Walmart Global Tech and Bosch. The takeaway was clear: India isn’t just part of the global AI conversation anymore, it’s helping lead it.
