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USISPF hosts US envoy Gor at India AI Summit
Global business leaders discussed AI, U.S.-India trade, and strategic ties.
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Staff Reporter - Wed, 18, Feb 2026
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L-R: President and CEO of USISPF, Mukesh Aghi; U.S Ambassador to India, Sergio Gor; Chair and CEO of Adobe Shantanu Narayen / Courtesy: USISPF
The U.S.-India Strategic Partnership Forum (USISPF) hosted U.S. Ambassador to India Sergio Gor at a high-level luncheon during the India AI Impact Summit 2026.
The session was chaired by Shantanu Narayen, vice chair of USISPF and chair and CEO of Adobe.
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Discussions covered U.S.-India strategic and defense ties, recent trade developments, resilient supply chains, trusted digital corridors, and energy and trade cooperation.
In opening remarks, Shantanu Narayen emphasized sustained public–private collaboration in advancing artificial intelligence. He said, "The U.S.–India partnership truly exemplifies the spirit of this Summit — countries with shared goals working together to turn technological progress into opportunity for people everywhere. Our strengths are highly complementary. India brings scale, world-class talent, digital public infrastructure, and a vibrant startup ecosystem.”
"The United States brings advanced research institutions, deep capital markets, and leadership in compute and semiconductors. Together, we can harness the power of AI to address some of the most pressing challenges of our time and unlock unprecedented opportunities for economic and societal advancement," he added.
Ambassador Gor later wrote on X, “Great conversation with CEO’s and executives from 50+ companies, including Adobe, Microsoft, Amazon, Master Card, General Catalyst, Lockheed Martin and Boeing. We focused on U.S. leadership in AI, emerging technologies, and innovation. The Global AI summit in New Delhi is underway in full force. Thanks to USISPF for hosting.”
Senior industry leaders in attendance included Brad Smith, vice-chairman, Microsoft; Hemant Taneja, CEO, General Catalyst; Maeve Culloty, president and CEO, HPE Financial Services; Sachit Ahuja, co-president, Tillman Global Holdings; Bipul Sinha, CEO, Rubrik; Umesh Sachdev, CEO, Uniphore; Raj Koneru, CEO; Salil Parekh, CEO and MD, Infosys; Sumant Sinha, chairman and CEO, ReNew; Balkrishna Goenka, chairman, Welspun World; Manoj Menda, chair, supervisory board of RMZ; and Aparna Bawa, chief operating officer, Zoom.
Executives from USISPF board member companies, including the Aditya Birla Group, Essar, HCL Tech, Mastercard, and Google, also participated.
Hemant Taneja, CEO of General Catalyst, said, “What's happening in India in AI has the potential to be revolutionary. The talent, infrastructure, and policy ambition are converging at exactly the right moment. We are bullish on India's growth story and see significant opportunity to invest across all of our key sectors, including tech, healthcare, defense, energy, and financial services. The India-U.S. partnership is core to unlocking the next phase of global growth, particularly as AI reshapes industries and economies."
Mukesh Aghi, president and CEO of USISPF, said, “Few of Ambassadors have had the impact that Ambassador Gor has had in his first month in office. Prior to this appointment, Mr. Gor always had the reputation of being man of action, and within no time, we have witnessed the framework deal announced in under a month of him being at Roosevelt House in New Delhi."
"The appointment of one of President Trump’s most trusted and able lieutenants to lead the relationship with India, sends a clear signal on the huge opportunity for strategic and trade partnership that lies before us," he added.
Outlining USISPF's agenda, Aghi said the focus is on converting summit dialogue into measurable commercial gains, including increased capital flows, job creation, deeper knowledge transfer, and joint development of technologies that will shape the next decade.
USISPF is an official partner of the India AI Impact Summit 2026, in collaboration with the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology, Government of India. The forum is leading a delegation of more than 120 CEOs and senior global leaders to the summit.
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