New Delhi, Aug. 11 -- The AI Impact Summit, to be hosted by India next year, is scheduled to take place at Bharat Mandapam in New Delhi on February 19-20, with the event expected to draw heads of state and top tech leaders, including Sam Altman and Sundar Pichai, people aware of the matter said. However, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg is not expected to attend, HT has learnt, with the company likely to be represented by its chief technology officer instead. "Just as the Paris summit was called the AI Action Summit, the India edition is being branded the AI Impact Summit, signalling a shift from 'action' to 'impact'," said a person aware of the preparations at MeitY. "The India AI Mission plans to invite a select group of domestic and international participants to discuss the seven themes (Human Capital, Inclusion, Safe and Trusted AI, Resilience, Science, Democratising AI Resources, and Social Good) in 14 sittings, similar to the format used at the G20 Summit, and identify elements that could be incorporated into the declaration. It will be a townhall setting and rules," the person said, adding that these 14 events will shape the joint declaration that participating heads of state will sign....