New Delhi – In a momentous declaration, Pan IIT Alumni India, the apex body representing alumni of all Indian Institutes of Technology, unveiled the Pan IIT Global Leadership Summit 2026 (PAN IIT GLS 2026). Scheduled for June 20-21, 2026, at the state-of-the-art Yashobhoomi Convention Centre in New Delhi, the summit is envisioned as one of the world’s largest cross-sector leadership and venture platforms.
The two-day event will convene over 5,000 IITians and global leaders, including 500 CXOs and managing directors, 200 investors and venture capitalists, and more than 100 speakers and policymakers from over 100 countries. Aligned with Prime Minister Modi’s Vision 2047 for a developed India, the summit operates under the unifying theme: Technology, Investments, Governance, and Diplomacy.
Speaking at the announcement, Mr. Prabhat Kumar, Chairman of Pan IIT Alumni India, stated: “Hosted in Delhi, India’s hub for business and policy, the PAN IIT Global Leadership Summit 2026 will serve as a powerful gateway for global knowledge exchange, leadership excellence, and cross-border collaboration. With participation from over 100 countries, it is uniquely positioned as one of the world’s most influential platforms for leadership and venture engagement.”
The summit aims to catalyze high-level dialogues, strategic partnerships, and capital flows to bolster India’s global economic and innovation leadership. Key focus areas include artificial intelligence, semiconductor design, fintech, climate technology, and space engineering—sectors where India is setting international standards.
Attendees can expect global keynote addresses, high-impact panels, leadership labs, policy roundtables, venture funding forums, investor lounges, startup showcases, and curated networking sessions.
The event will be chaired by Mr. Gaurav Goyal (also referred to as Gourav Goel in some reports), an IIT Delhi alumnus, with Mr. Ashish Shandilya as co-chair. Their leadership promises to deliver tangible outcomes, reinforcing India’s role as a hub for technology-enabled governance and economic diplomacy.
As the world anticipates this groundbreaking gathering, PAN IIT GLS 2026 stands poised to set a new benchmark in global collaboration, driving sustainable growth and resilience in an interconnected era.
In the heart of India’s thriving innovation ecosystem stands PanIIT Alumni India, commonly known as Pan IIT—an umbrella organization that unites the alumni of all Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs). Registered as a not-for-profit society in 2006 under the Societies Registration Act, Pan IIT serves as the Indian legal entity for a global movement that has grown exponentially over the years.
With active chapters in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Korea, Singapore, and Australia, it harnesses the collective potential of over 500,000 IIT alumni worldwide. The organization’s core purpose is to serve humanity through innovation, guided by values of collaboration, integrity, environmental responsibility, and relentless innovation. Its vision—”Think Innovation, Think PanIIT”—aims to position India as a source of cutting-edge technology solutions for the world, particularly developing nations. Missions include promoting IITs as global innovation hubs, aggregating research, contributing to policy-making, and establishing innovation centers focused on defense, water, climate action, and skilling.
At the helm of this transformative body is Mr. Prabhat Kumar, an IRS officer from the 1994 batch and an IIT Delhi alumnus (Batch of 1991). Prabhat Kumar embodies the rare blend of technical prowess and public service dedication that defines many IITians.
From humble beginnings, he discovered IITs late in his school years but persevered to join one of India’s premier institutions. IIT instilled in him resilience, frugality, systems thinking, and problem-solving—qualities he carried into civil services and now into leading Pan IIT. As Chairman, Kumar has championed initiatives like digitizing alumni elections for greater transparency, building a robust alumni database, expanding digital engagement, and fostering a funding ecosystem for IITian startups. His bold vision of shifting talent “From Silicon Valley to Indus Valley” seeks to repatriate innovation and entrepreneurship to India. Programs like MANTRA, the PanIIT Mentorship initiative, empower younger alumni, while global gatherings showcase the community’s spirit of networking and impact.
Under Kumar’s leadership, Pan IIT has evolved into a powerful think tank, mobilizing alumni to address national and global challenges in AI, sustainability, and governance.
This legacy of excellence culminated in a landmark announcement that sent ripples across the global IIT community and beyond.