Bangalore, May 29: The German Indian Mobility Summit 2026 took place on the 26th of May at the Indian Institute of Management Bangalore (IIM Bangalore), bringing together leading voices from industry, government, venture capital, mobility, and deep technology across India and Germany. Hosted by NSRCEL at IIM Bangalore in partnership with the German Indian Innovation Corridor the summit focused on accelerating cross-border collaboration in mobility, industrial AI, infrastructure, and next-generation transport systems.
The summit convened founders, corporates, investors, researchers, and policymakers for a full day of discussions around electric mobility, AI-driven transport systems, industrial transformation, logistics, public infrastructure, and innovation partnerships between Europe and India.
Participants and speakers included representatives from Mercedes-Benz, Maruti Suzuki, Siemens Mobility, Fraunhofer, Indian Railways, FlixBus India, Ather Energy, Euler Motors, Exponent Energy, Agnikul Cosmos, Aapti Institute, GIZ, NSRCEL, Halusa Advisors, family offices, venture capital firms, and leading Indian mobility startups.
The summit forms part of the broader German Indian Innovation Corridor (GIIC) initiative, which aims to strengthen long-term collaboration between India and Europe across strategic sectors including mobility, AI, manufacturing, healthcare, climate technology, and deep tech.
Discussions throughout the day focused not only on innovation itself, but on creating practical pathways to pilot projects, market entry, industrial cooperation, investment opportunities, and long-term institutional partnerships between both ecosystems.
Jan Lachenmayer, Chair of the Executive Board,GIIC e.V. – German Indian Innovation Corridor said,
“The first German Indian Mobility Summit at IIM Bangalore marks an important step toward a deeper Germany-India innovation partnership. At a time of industrial transformation and geopolitical uncertainty, Germany and India must step up and build together for the world, creating shared value by combining industrial excellence, technological innovation and entrepreneurial scale. Our vision at GIIC is to help shape a strong European-Indian axis of innovation leadership that drives global impact, resilience and geopolitical stability.”
The Bangalore summit also marked the beginning of a broader week-long Indo-German programme featuring CXO roundtables, private leadership dinners, curated meetings, and institutional visits across India.
The initiative continues on 29 May with the German Indian Innovation Summit at IIT Delhi in partnership with IvyCap Ventures, focusing on “AI for Industries” and the next phase of industrial transformation between India and Europe.
