NDTV World Summit 2026: Narendra Modi, Shashi Tharoor, S Jaishankar, And More | Full List Of Key Speakers

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will deliver the keynote address at the NDTV World Summit 2026, which will bring together leaders and thinkers from politics, diplomacy, business, technology and culture in the national capital on October 22 and 23.

The two-day summit, themed "A World Between Orders", will examine the choices shaping humanity's collective future amid shifts in established global structures and uncertainty over the emerging international order. Discussions will draw on political, diplomatic, scientific, entrepreneurial and creative perspectives to explore a world undergoing profound change.

Over two days, this thought-leadership dialogue will bring political authority, diplomatic experience, scientific inquiry, entrepreneurial ambition, and creative imagination into conversation, offering perspectives on a world undergoing profound change. Here's a full list of keynote speakers.

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NDTV World Summit 2026: Key Faces 

1. Narendra Modi, Honourable Prime Minister of India
2. His Highness Sheikh Theyab Bin Mohamed Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Chairman of the Presidential Court for Development and Fallen Heroes' Affairs
3. Dr. Swarnim Wagle, Federal Minister of Finance of Nepal
4. Dr. S Jaishankar, Minister of External Affairs of India
5. H.E Abdulla Bin Touq Al Marri, Minister of Economy and Tourism, United Arab Emirates (UAE)
6. Ashwini Vaishnaw, Minister for Railways, Information & Broadcasting, Electronics & Information Technology
7. Sanjay Malhotra, RBI Governor
8. Chaturanga Abeysinghe, Deputy Minister of Industry and Entrepreneurship Development, Sri Lanka
9. Gen. David Petraeus, US Army (Ret.); Partner, KKR and Chairman of the KKR Global Institute, Former Director of the CIA
10. Jean-Eric Paquet, Ambassador of European Union to India
11. Dr. Shashi Tharoor, Member of Parliament - India, Former International Diplomat and Author
12. Kriti Sanon, Actor
13. Philip Green, Australian High Commissioner to India
14. Ambassador Dr. Jasper Wieck, Ambassador of Germany to India
15. Antonio Bartoli, Italian Ambassador to India
16. Swami Sarvapriyananda, Resident Minister, Vedanta Society of New York
17. Nikhil Kamath, Investor, Entrepreneur
18. Tilly Norwood, World's First AI Actor
19. Andrew Ng, Managing Partner, AI Aspire; Founder, DeepLearning.AI; Managing General Partner, AI Fund; Chairman and Co-Founder, Coursera
20. Nicholas Butts, Director, AI & Cybersecurity Policy, Microsoft
21. Zubin Karkaria, Founder and CEO, VFS Global
22. Mike Walsh, CEO, Tomorrow, Futurist
23. Brahmavihari Swamiji, International Spokesperson of BAPS and Head of BAPS Hindu Mandir in Abu Dhabi
24. Dr. Abdul Majeed Hakim Ilahi, Representative of the Supreme Leader of Iran & Senior Iranian Diplomat
25. Gautam Singhania, Chairman and Managing Director, Raymond Group
26. Puneet Chandok, President, Microsoft India and South Asia
27. H.E. Mr. Abdullah M.A. Abushawesh, The Ambassador of the State of Palestine to India
28. Vir Sanghvi, Veteran Indian Journalist, Author, Columnist
29. Eline Van Der Velden, Founder & CEO of Particle 6, Creator of AI Actor Tilly Norwood
30. Vikram Rai, Chief Executive Officer, South Asia, GE Aerospace
31. Prasanna Mohile, National Head Corporate Affairs & Executive Board Member, Pernod Ricard India
32. Parveen Rani, Mayor of Hertsmere Borough Council, UK
33. Tushar Kumar, Youngest-ever Mayor of Elstree and Borehamwood Town Council, UK
34. Himanshu Saini,  Executive Chef & Culinary Director, Trèsind Studio
35. Samyukta Nair, CEO and Creative Director, LSL Capital
36. Mohini Dey, Bassist & Music Composer
37. Akis Evangelidis, Co-founder, Nothing
38. Kumkum Mohod, Double Gold Medalist, Archery, Asian Games 2026
39. Lovlina Borgohain, Gold, Women's 75kg Boxing, Asian Games 2026
40. Neeru Dhanda, Double Gold Medalist, Shooting, Asian Games 2026
41. Savita Punia, Member, Gold Medal Winning Hockey Team
42. Neha Goyal, Member, Gold Medal Winning Hockey Team
43. Vineet Mittal, Founder & Chairman- Avaada Group
44. Shivkumar Kalyanraman, CEO, Anusadhan National Research Foundation
45. Rajiv Mehta, Permanent Trustee for Life, Lilavati Hospital & Research Centre
46. Prof. Duvvuri Subrahmanyam, Associate Professor, Aerospace Engineering, Indian Institute of Science
47. Djalal Khimdjee, CEO of Africa50's Principal Investment Fund
48. Sachin Jain, Regional CEO- India, World Gold Council
49. Dr. Bondada Raghavendra Rao, Chairman & Managing Director, Bondada Group
50. Alex Turner, AI researcher and Former Research Scientist at Google DeepMind
51. Tushar Vikram, Country Head and CEO, Mashreq India
52. Deep Agrawal, Head of Payments, PhonePe
53. Dominic Taylor, Vice President and Regional General Manager - Rides, Uber APAC
54. Jiten Vyas, Chief Commercial Officer and Head - Business Development, VFS Global
55. Ashish Singhal, Co-Founder, CoinSwitch & Lemonn
56. Prateek Sadhu, Founder, Restaurant Naar

NDTV World Summit 2026  will be broadcast live across the NDTV Network, bringing the discussions to audiences in India and around the world.

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