Introduction
The world is meeting in Indore. That is how TiE is billing its 11th Global Summit, which runs on 14 and 15 December 2026 at the Brilliant Convention Centre in Vijay Nagar. More than 2,000 founders, charter members, investors and corporate leaders are expected, with the venue capped at 2,000 delegates and passes selling through the official site.
The theme is "The Next Decade: Dream. Dare. Disrupt." The host chapter is TiE Indore, and the Government of Madhya Pradesh is the host state partner.
Event Overview
The summit is TiE's flagship global gathering, and the 2026 edition is the first to be hosted in Indore. The programme runs across six tracks: Applied AI and Agentic Intelligence, Climate and Clean Energy, Digital Infrastructure, Manufacturing Renaissance, Health, Longevity and Biotechnology, and The Rise of New India.
Alongside the conference sessions, the summit runs curated investor matchmaking, masterclasses, and the TGS100 startup competition, where selected startups pitch to global VCs. The TiE Global Village exhibition runs through both days, with stalls for startups and organisations.
What to Expect
Two full days of conference sessions, networking and deal-making. The organisers promise curated matchmaking sessions connecting founders with more than 500 global investors, alongside sessions with unicorn and decacorn founders and policymakers across dedicated masterclasses.
The TGS100 competition is the centrepiece for startups: a pitch competition with live funding opportunities, judged in front of global VCs. The exhibition floor, branded TiE Global Village, offers showcase stalls from 30,000 INR plus taxes, allocated on a first-come, first-served basis, with stall sales ending 15 December 2026.
The six tracks frame the content. Applied AI and Agentic Intelligence looks at where AI is being put to work, Digital Infrastructure covers the systems underneath it, and the Manufacturing Renaissance and Health tracks take in two sectors where Indian startups are moving fast. Climate and Clean Energy and The Rise of New India round out a programme that is deliberately broad, matching the range of founders and investors in the room.
Who Should Attend
Founders at every stage, investors, charter members, corporate leaders and policymakers. The summit is built for people who want to meet the other side of the table: founders looking for capital and customers, and investors looking for their next deal.
Startups get the most from the TGS100 competition, the matchmaking sessions and the exhibition stalls. Investors and corporate leaders get two days of curated meetings and sector sessions across the six tracks. Anyone tracking where Indian entrepreneurship is heading will find the Rise of New India track the most telling.
Key Highlights
- 11th edition of TiE's flagship global entrepreneurship summit
- 14 and 15 December 2026 at Brilliant Convention Centre, Indore
- 2,000+ founders, investors and corporate leaders; 2,000 delegate capacity
- Six tracks: Applied AI and Agentic Intelligence, Climate and Clean Energy, Digital Infrastructure, Manufacturing Renaissance, Health and Biotechnology, The Rise of New India
- TGS100 startup pitch competition with live funding opportunities
- Curated investor matchmaking with 500+ global investors
- Masterclasses with unicorn and decacorn founders and policymakers
- TiE Global Village exhibition, stalls from 30,000 INR plus taxes
- Host State Partner: Government of Madhya Pradesh
- Theme: "The Next Decade: Dream. Dare. Disrupt."
Agenda and Speakers
A programme schedule and speaker list are linked from the official site, with a speaker collage published on the summit's social channels. The six tracks above frame the conference content. The summit starts at 9:00 AM on 14 December; the closing time has not been announced. Full session timings are expected on the official site as the dates approach.
Registration Information
Passes are sold through the official site, with secure booking via Zoho Backstage, and through BookMyShow. Early bird rates apply automatically in the official checkout. BookMyShow lists Conference Only passes at 7,080 INR and Conference plus Master Class passes at 11,800 INR.
The organisers note the 2,000 delegate capacity and advise securing a pass early. Exhibition stalls in the TiE Global Village start at 30,000 INR plus taxes, with sales ending 15 December 2026.
Venue and Location
The venue is the Brilliant Convention Centre, Plot No. 5, Scheme No. 78, Part II, Vijay Nagar, Indore, Madhya Pradesh 452010. Vijay Nagar is Indore's main commercial and business district, and the convention centre is one of the city's largest event venues. It is reachable by bus, auto and taxi from Indore Junction railway station and Devi Ahilya Bai Holkar Airport.
Why This Event Matters
Indore is an unusual choice for a global summit, and that is the point. The city is India's cleanest, the commercial capital of Madhya Pradesh, and a growing market in its own right. Hosting the TiE Global Summit there puts central India on the entrepreneurship map in a way a Bengaluru or Mumbai edition would not.
For founders outside the metros, the summit matters because it comes to them. For the ecosystem, it matters because the tracks, from applied AI to manufacturing and health, reflect where Indian startups are actually building. The TGS100 competition and the matchmaking sessions are the practical core: founders meeting investors, in a city that is pitching itself as the next place to build.
Event Details
- Event: TiE Global Summit 2026 (11th edition)
- Dates: 14 to 15 December 2026
- Timings: Starts 9:00 AM on 14 December; end time Not Announced
- Venue: Brilliant Convention Centre, Plot No. 5, Scheme No. 78, Part II, Vijay Nagar, Indore 452010
- City: Indore, Madhya Pradesh
- Format: In-person
- Organiser: TiE Indore; Host State Partner: Government of Madhya Pradesh
- Tickets: Conference Only 7,080 INR; Conference + Master Class 11,800 INR
- Registration deadline: Not Announced
Last verified: 14 November 2026.
