Suman Billa, Additional secretary &DG, Ministry of Tourism, Prabhu chawla, The New Indian Express Editorial Director and Lakshmi Menon, CEO, The New Indian Express lit the lamp and inaugurated the Tourism Summit 2026.

Suman Billa, Additional secretary &DG, Ministry of Tourism during the Tourism Summit 2026.

Suman Billa, Additional secretary &DG, Ministry of Tourism during the Tourism Summit 2026.

Deborah Thiagarajan, founder , Dakshina chitra museum during the Tourism Summit 2026.

Ashish Kundra, IAS, chief secretary, Union Territory of Ladakh during the Tourism Summit 2026.

Anu Khanter, founder , Supper Club, The Mithaas table, Krishan Anand, founder, Secret Experiences, LLPChef Nikhil, ITC Grand Chola moderated by Vidya Gajapathi Raju Singh, philanthropist Speak on the session - The Food Netwok- Building Communities and conversations during the Tourism Summit 2026.

Suman Billa, Director General for Tourism during the TNIE Tourism conclave 2026.

KM Pandurang, IAS, Commissioner and secretary information, Public relations, Languages and culture department, government of Haryana speaks on Land of Mahabharata - The Epic Odyssey during the Tourism Summit 2026.

hennai: Saras Menon, Singer, Songwriter and ActorMr Shravan Sridhar, Violinist and Music Producer, Fault Kai, Rapper speaks on The arts magnet- creating cultural spaces during the Tourism Summit 2026.

Saumil Ranjan Chaubey, IAS, managing director, Tourism Board, Chhattisgarh during the Tourism Summit 2026.

Solai Bharathi Dasan, IAS, secretary tourism, Chhattisgarh during the Tourism Summit 2026.

Anusshri Sampath, Travel vlogger, content creator Srivatsan Sankaran, influencer and photographer Uma Ram, content creator spoke on the session Telling the India Story - Beyond the crowds and clamour during the the Tourism Summit 2026.