Cognite, a global industrial AI provider, is deepening its commercial focus on India's manufacturing sector to support the country's "Make in India," "Digital India," and "INDIAai" programmes. The company will host an executive summit in Mumbai on June 24, 2026, featuring industry speakers from Vedanta Oil & Gas, Sun Pharma, and JSW Steel, building on a 2025 India Center of Excellence investment.
"India is rapidly emerging as a global hub for industrial innovation and is playing a transformative role in accelerating the adoption of AI," said Guru Ananthanarayanan, Cognite's Managing Director for India. "We see a powerful alignment between Cognite's strategic direction and India's AI priorities. By solving the fundamental data problems that typically stall digital transformations, we are empowering India's industrial heroes to scale intelligently and bring the 'Make in India' vision to life."
Key Pillars of the Expansion
- Scaling "Make in India": A unified, contextualized AI and data foundation lets manufacturers optimize production workflows and increase throughput to compete globally.
- Accelerating Decision Making: Cross-system insights help AI for Operations teams make real-time decisions that reduce downtime and prevent value leaks.
- Ecosystem Collaboration: Engagement with government bodies, industry leaders, and customers builds the workforce skills and adoption frameworks needed for sustained industrial AI success.
The June 24 summit in Mumbai will serve as a practical platform for sharing these approaches. Sandeep Gupta, CDIO from Vedanta Oil & Gas, will deliver a session on applied AI generating measurable value. Additional leaders from Sun Pharma and JSW Steel will also present, reflecting the breadth of India's manufacturing base.
Cognite provides a secure, scalable industrial AI and data platform used by energy, manufacturing, and power and renewables enterprises. More information is available at cognite.com.
Why this matters for AI for Executives & Strategy
Senior leaders overseeing digital transformation need an AI for Executives & Strategy approach that connects technology investments directly to national industrial objectives. Cognite's decision to deepen its India focus-combined with the summit's lineup of large-scale operators-shows that applied industrial AI is already moving beyond pilots and into core operations. Leaders who treat AI as a strategic lever for manufacturing competitiveness, rather than a standalone IT project, will be better positioned to capture economic value.
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