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GBS 2026 will deliberate on key themes including economic disruption, Industry 5.0, the future of globalisation, workforce transformation, energy security and business diversification — bringing together diverse perspectives to map the road ahead.
Who Shapes the Dialogue?
The ET NOW Global Business Summit 2026 convenes an influential mix of decision-makers and thought leaders, including:
- Heads of State and Government
- CEOs, board members and institutional investors
- Ministers, regulators and policy architects
- Industry-defining entrepreneurs and futurists
Day 1 Dignitaries
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will grace Day 1 of the summit, setting the tone for discussions.
Other key Indian leaders attending include:
- Piyush Goyal, Minister of Commerce and Industry
- Chirag Paswan, Union Minister of Food Processing Industries
- Devendra Fadnavis, Chief Minister of Maharashtra
- The global and industry representation on Day 1 includes:
- Ann E. Harrison, Economist and Former Dean, Haas School of Business, University of California, Berkeley
- Madhusudan Kela, Founder, MK Ventures
- Sir Martin Sorrell, Chairman, S4 Capital PLC and Founder, WPP plc
- Namit Malhotra, Founder and Global CEO, Prime Focus Limited and DNEG
- Ranil Manohara Salgado, Senior Resident Representative, IMF
- Sebastian Eckardt, Regional Practice Director (Prosperity), South Asia Region, World Bank
- Vikrant Shrotriya, Corporate Vice President and Managing Director, Novo Nordisk India
- Prashant Tandon, Co-founder & CEO, Tata 1mg
- Arpita Vinay, Senior Managing Director & CEO, Spark Capital PWM
- Praveena Rai, MD & CEO, MCX
- Nishant Arya, Vice Chairman & MD, JBM Group
- Tuhin Kanta Pandey, Chairman, Securities and Exchange Board of India
- Kunal Bahl, Co-founder, Snapdeal; Titan Capital; AceVector Group
- Greg Zeluck, Partner & Co-Head, Asia Buyout, Carlyle
- Dr. Vivek Lall, Chief Executive, General Atomics Global Corporation
- Kishore Moorjani, CEO, Alternatives, Private Funds, CapitaLand Investment
- Mary Ellen Iskenderian, President and CEO, Women’s World Banking
- Mike Jatania, CEO & Chairman, The Body Shop; Co-founder, Aurea
- Rakesh Bharti Mittal, Vice Chairman, Bharti Enterprises
- Shobana Kamineni, Executive Chairperson, Apollo Health Co & Promoter Director, Apollo Hospitals
- H.M. Queen Rania Al Abdullah, Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan
- Anant Maheshwari, President & CEO (Global Regions), Honeywell
- David Schwimmer, CEO, London Stock Exchange Group
- Dr. Piotr Antoni Świtalski, Ambassador of Poland to India
- H.E. Diana Mickevičienė, Ambassador of Lithuania to India
- Dr. Ewa Suwara, Deputy Head, EU Delegation to India
- H.E. Charles Michel, Former Prime Minister of Belgium and President Emeritus of the European Council