Enterprise Software Leaders Lead AI Adoption Discussion at AI Impact Summit

Global trade group the Business Software Alliance (BSA) stressed the critical role of furthering AI adoption during an official event at the 2026 AI Impact Summit featuring US Undersecretary of Commerce for International Trade William Kimmitt, Secretary, India’s Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology Shri S. Krishnan, IBM Senior Vice President and Chief Legal Officer Anne Robinson, and new policy recommendations for world leaders.

At a high-level executive forum during the Summit, BSA and its member companies launched its Global Enterprise AI Adoption Agenda, giving world leaders a policy roadmap for AI grounded in real-world feedback from industry leaders to help realize those goals. The discussion affirmed India’s leadership at the Summit, and the Summit’s pillars of People, Planet and Progress – highlighting how global enterprise AI adoption can drive equitable economic growth and development for Global South and around the world.

“Furthering AI adoption across every industry sector can have profound benefits for growth and competitiveness for economies around the world,” said BSA CEO Victoria Espinel. “Thanks to the work of the Government of India and the India AI mission, world leaders have come to Delhi for focused conversation on how government and industry can partner on AI adoption and an inclusive digital future.”

“BSA commends Prime Minister Modi and the Government of India for its work to lead global collaboration on AI impact, and in boosting innovation and adoption of AI across India,” she added.

The discussion brought together senior government officials and global technology leaders to lay down recommendations on how enterprise AI can tangibly expand opportunity, productivity and service quality for businesses, governments and communities. The discussion focused on the critical enablers of global enterprise AI adoption.

• Workforce and Skilling (People): Participants examined large-scale AI readiness and reskilling initiatives, the role of industry and government collaboration in addressing emerging talent gaps, and approaches to ensuring workforces are equipped to adopt and deploy AI responsibly.
• Infrastructure and Data Governance (Planet and Progress): The roundtable assessed the foundational role of cloud, compute, connectivity, high-quality datasets, and interoperable data frameworks in enabling scalable and trusted enterprise AI deployment, particularly for public services across diverse markets.

The discussion brought together leaders from BSA member companies including Databricks, Zoom, IBM, Workday, ServiceNow, Adobe, SAP, Palo Alto Networks, Salesforce and AWS, alongside representatives from the Governments of India, the United States and Japan, as well as participants from multilaterals, think tanks, academia and civil society.

At the session, Shri S. Krishnan, Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY), Government of India, was acknowledged by BSA for being instrumental in shaping India's balanced approach to AI governance. BSA CEO Victoria Espinel highlighted his leadership towards the passage of India's privacy legislation in the Parliament and finalizing of implementing rules to enhance user privacy and trust in the digital ecosystem.

As part of the discussion, participants examined and contributed perspectives toward BSA’s “Global AI Adoption Agenda for Impact,” a structured set of cross-country recommendations aligned with the Summit’s pillars of People, Planet and Progress and the AI for Economic Growth and Social Good Chakra. The agenda reflects practical insights shared by governments and enterprise leaders and is intended to support coordinated global policy action to accelerate enterprise AI adoption and deliver meaningful economic and social impact, particularly across emerging and developing economies.