Ankur Vora, President of the Africa and India offices at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, will represent the foundation at the India AI Impact Summit 2026 on Thursday. The Gates Foundation confirmed that Gates would not speak at the summit in New Delhi. Academic and Professional BackgroundAnkur Vora, originally from India, has a distinguished academic and professional career spanning engineering, economics and development work. That year, he joined the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation as Deputy Director, Strategy. Vora’s leadership and experience in strategy, development, and international initiatives make him a key representative of the Gates Foundation at the India AI Impact Summit, ensuring the organisation’s priorities are well-represented in Gates’ absence.

Source: dna February 19, 2026 06:09 UTC