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Bill Gates will not look astatine the India AI Impact Summit connected Thursday (February 18, 2026) to present his keynote address, dealing different stroke to an lawsuit already marred by organisational lapses, a robot snafu and delegate complaints implicit VIP postulation disruptions.
No crushed was given. But the Gates Foundation said the billionaire volition not present his code “to guarantee the absorption remains connected the AI Summit’s key priorities”.
“After cautious consideration, and to guarantee the absorption remains connected the AI Summit’s cardinal priorities, Mr. Gates volition not beryllium delivering his keynote address. The Gates Foundation remains afloat committed to our enactment successful India to beforehand our shared wellness and improvement goals,” the instauration said successful a statement.
The cancellation comes aft the U.S. Department of Justice released emails past period that included communication betwixt precocious financier and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein and the foundation’s staff.
The documents indicate Gates and Epstein met repeatedly aft Epstein’s situation word to sermon expanding Gates’ philanthropic efforts. Gates has said the narration was confined to philanthropy-related discussions and that it was a mistake for him to conscionable with Epstein.
The Gates Foundation, the philanthropic organisation started by Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates and his then-wife successful 2000, is 1 of the world’s biggest funders of global wellness initiatives. Bill Gates is seat and a committee subordinate of the foundation.
