Global industry leaders and IIT Directors to attend IITians’ Tech Summit today

Over 500 policymakers, global industry leaders, entrepreneurs, and IIT leadership and alumni will participate in the PanIIT Tech4Bharat Summit 2026 on January 18 in Chennai to chart a technology-led growth roadmap towards achieving the vision of Viksit Bharat by 2047.

The Summit, marking 75 years of the Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs), is being convened by PanIIT Alumni India, a Delhi-based umbrella organisation representing alumni of all 23 Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs), in association with IIT Madras.

New Delhi-headquartered PanIIT Alumni India has a presence in 27 countries.

The eminent congregation will brainstorm on innovation, entrepreneurship, public policy, deep tech, infrastructure, finance, energy, and nation-building, reflecting the evolving role of IITs as catalysts for a Viksit Bharat, said Prabhat Kumar, Chairman, PanIIT Alumni India.

“Tech4Bharat is a collective expression of the IIT alumni community’s commitment to India’s future. As the IIT system completes 75 years, the Summit will explore how technology, policy, industry, and academia can collaborate to accelerate inclusive and sustainable national development.”