May 10 · David and Joan Traitel Building of Hoover Institution · Stanford University

India × US
at the Crossroads.

Two of the world's greatest democracies. One defining moment.

The Stanford India Conference 2026 convenes innovators, policymakers, scholars, and students from India, the United States, and the global diaspora to tackle the challenges and opportunities shaping our century — from technology and sustainability to business, education, and policy.

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Dates May 10, 2026

Venue Hoover Institution

Host Stanford University

SIC / 2026

Edition 04

10
May

Hoover Institution · Stanford, CA

David & Joan Traitel Building

02 Days

Building Bridges,
Forging Futures — sic '26

Voices at the crossroads.

Featured Speakers

Dr. Shashi Tharoor

MP, Lok Sabha

Vinod Dham

VC, Father of the Pentium Chip, Padma Bhushan

Tejasvi Surya

MP, Lok Sabha

Dr. Arvind Panagariya

Chairman, 16th Finance Commission of India

Dr. Nandini Tandon

Founding Managing Partner, Aarna Venture Partners

Asha Jadeja

Motwani Jadeja Foundation

Param Iyer

Executive Director, World Bank

Former BJP President, TN

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Stanford India Conference 2025

The momentum
so far.

Last year's convening set the tone. Now we're scaling the conversation.

250+

Attendees

20+

Featured Speakers

Roundtables & Panels

About

Shaping the next chapter of US–India.

The Stanford India Policy and Economics Club (SIPEC) is a student-led organization at Stanford University focused on fostering high-impact dialogue on the evolving U.S.–India partnership across the Stanford community.

We are shaping the next generation of young leaders committed to advancing India's role on the global stage — connecting scholarship, policy, and industry in one of the most consequential bilateral relationships of our time.

Innovate For US–India · I4UI

The Conference &
Ideathon.

Got an idea that could reshape the world's most consequential partnership?

I4UI is the Stanford India Conference's flagship ideathon, convening emerging talent to tackle critical challenges in the India–US development landscape. Selected teams will pitch their ideas to a panel of experts at the Conference.

May 9, 2026 · 1:00 PM – 5:00 PM · Mackenzie Room, Jen-Hsun Huang Engineering Center, 475 Via Ortega, 3rd Floor, Stanford, CA