Bengaluru to host India’s first National AI and Digital Water Summit 2026 on May 27

The Bangalore Water Supply and Sewerage Board on Monday announced that it will host India's first and largest 'National AI & Digital Water Summit 2026' in Bengaluru on May 27.

It will bring together global experts, policymakers, technology leaders, startups, and urban planners to deliberate on the future of intelligent urban water management, they said. The summit, which will be formally inaugurated by Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar, comes at a time when cities across the world are facing growing challenges arising from climate change, rapid urbanisation, groundwater depletion, and increasing pressure on civic infrastructure, officials said.

In a statement, BWSSB Chairman Ram Prasath Manohar said the summit is jointly organised by BWSSB and Elets Technomedia. This will serve as a major national platform to discuss emerging solutions in AI-driven water governance, smart utility systems, digital twins, IoT-enabled monitoring, predictive analytics, wastewater reuse, and sustainable financing models for future-ready urban infrastructure.

A major highlight of the summit will be the presentation of BWSSB's digital transformation initiatives, including large-scale deployment of SCADA systems, GIS mapping, IoT-enabled tanker tracking, and smart metering platforms that are being implemented across Bengaluru, it stated.