Official Pre-Summit Event of the AI Impact Summit 2026: UK-India AIxcelerate 2025-26

In-person

𝘾𝙖𝙡𝙡𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝘼𝙄 𝙧𝙚𝙨𝙚𝙖𝙧𝙘𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙨, 𝙩𝙚𝙘𝙝𝙣𝙤𝙡𝙤𝙜𝙞𝙨𝙩𝙨, 𝙨𝙩𝙖𝙧𝙩𝙪𝙥𝙨, 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙡𝙚𝙖𝙙𝙚𝙧𝙨 — 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝙞𝙨 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙮𝙤𝙪!

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗨𝗞 𝗚𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁, 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗗𝗶𝗮𝗹𝗼𝗴𝘂𝗲, 𝗜𝗻𝗳𝗼𝘀𝘆𝘀 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘀𝘂𝗹𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴, and 𝗜𝗻𝗳𝗼𝘀𝘆𝘀 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗽𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗔𝗜 𝗢𝗳𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗲, are pleased to announce the launch of the 𝗨𝗞–𝗜𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗮 𝗔𝗜𝘅𝗰𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱–𝟮𝟲.

This flagship bilateral programme will bring together leading innovators, researchers, startups and policy experts from India and the UK to co-develop responsible, inclusive and high-impact artificial intelligence solutions.

Focusing on six priority sectors — 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵, 𝗲𝗻𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗯𝗶𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝘆, 𝗰𝗹𝗶𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗲, 𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗿𝗴𝘆, 𝗮𝗴𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗰𝗵 and 𝗳𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗰𝗵 — the programme will follow a three-stage journey:

🔹 𝗦𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗽𝗶𝘁 (September 2025, Hyderabad/Bangalore): Intensive cross-border ideation and design workshops

🔹 𝗦𝗽𝗿𝗶𝗻𝘁 (November 2025, Hyderabad/Bangalore): Prototype development, testing and refinement

🔹 𝗦𝗵𝗼𝘄𝗰𝗮𝘀𝗲 (February 2026, Delhi): Presentation of innovations at the 𝗜𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗮 𝗔𝗜 𝗜𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗰𝘁 𝗦𝘂𝗺𝗺𝗶𝘁 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲

The 𝗨𝗞–𝗜𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗮 𝗔𝗜𝘅𝗰𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲 initiative is backed by the 𝗨𝗞–𝗜𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗮 𝗖𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗔𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲, as part of the 𝗧𝗲𝗰𝗵𝗻𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝘆 𝗦𝗲𝗰𝘂𝗿𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗜𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲, with support from both governments. It represents a unique opportunity to advance cross-border collaboration, strengthen responsible AI practices and deliver enduring societal impact.