South Asia’s definitive thought leadership dialogue, The Times Group’s ET NOW Global Business Summit 2026, co-powered by Spark Capital and Bennett University, is back. The summit will be held on 13–14 February in New Delhi, with the theme ‘A decade of disruption, a century of change.’

This has been, by most accounts, a decade of unprecedented disruption, marked by seismic shifts in geopolitics, climate, capital and technology. In fact, over the past 10 years, the world has learned to view disruption as not just a rare event, but almost as a constant.

There is a new and often chaotic world order, and AI technology has already disrupted the way we live and work. Rapid and unforeseen climate change emergencies have often required an urgent systemic response, which needs resources and newer standard operating procedures. And the COVID-19 pandemic and a large number of economic realignments have simultaneously fractured legacy models.

A unique platform for global conversations

As a result, we are not just managing change, we are entering a century of change, and new paradigms of leadership, growth and governance must be reimagined, while continuing to also remain rooted in resilience, inclusivity and ethical innovation. Amid these challenges, the Global Business Summit offers a platform for discussions around critical socio-economic and business issues.

It is only fitting that India, now the world’s fourth-largest economy and a rising global power, should host thought leaders, policymakers and heads of state at the Global Business Summit.

The summit holds an extraordinary convening power, having brought together Nobel laureates, heads of state, senior policymakers, global business leaders, technocrats and leading thinkers from India and the world over the last decade.

In the previous editions, the summit has hosted leaders and luminaries from across the world, like Prime Minister of Guyana Mark Anthony Phillips, the Commonwealth of Nations’ former Secretary-General Patricia Scotland, Nobel Laureate Paul Krugman, Microsoft’s Bill Gates, Blackstone Group’s Stephen Schwarzman, Apple Co-Founder Steve Wozniak, Airbnb’s Brian Chesky, Netflix’s Reed Hastings, Standard Chartered Bank’s Bill Winters, Franklin Templeton’s Jenny Johnson and many others, fostering discussions that have often influenced policies and business practices across sectors.

The 2026 edition will explore the defining challenges and opportunities of our time, from economic disruption and Industry 5.0 to globalization, workforce transformations, energy security and business diversification.

In all, ET NOW Global Business Summit 2026 will host more than 2,000 high-profile delegates, making it a unique platform for dialogue, collaboration and global insight-sharing.