Archive · 5 Aug 2026
Zee Media-WION Summit Brings Global Indian Story to New York
A big meeting called the Zee Media-WION Global Innovation & Leadership Summit is coming to New York City and New Jersey.
It will happen from September 9 to 14.
The event celebrates Indian people living in the United States and the friendship between India and the US.
Important leaders and business people from both countries will give speeches and discuss ideas.
There will also be fun happenings like a fashion show, a Bollywood party, and a beauty pageant called Mrs Universe USA.
Guests will get to see their faces on the big LED screens of Times Square.
They will also attend the famous New York Fashion Week to see clothes made by Indian designers.
Delegates who pay $3,000 will meet many important people and get a special video made about their journey.
It is a big celebration of the global Indian story.
The Zee Media–WION Global Innovation & Leadership Summit will take place in New York City and New Jersey from September 9-14.
Organized in partnership with MyDream Global, the event combines the summit with the Mrs Universe USA Pageant and New York Fashion Week.
On September 11, the summit opens at Royal Albert's Palace in New Jersey with panels on the Indo-US partnership, including a session titled 'Mumbai to Manhattan'.
The Zee Media–WION Global Indian Honours will felicitate outstanding entrepreneurs, business leaders, innovators, investors, academics, artists and changemakers from the Indian diaspora.
Delegates get exclusive access to New York Fashion Week shows by designers Rohit Verma, Rosy Ahluwalia and Vaishali Kumar; the delegate fee is $3,000.
- Who
- Zee Media's global channel WION, partner MyDream Global, Indian diaspora delegates, and policymakers and business leaders from India and the US.
- What
- The Zee Media–WION Global Innovation & Leadership Summit, combining leadership panels, Global Indian Honours felicitations, the Mrs Universe USA Pageant and New York Fashion Week.
- When
- September 9-14, with the main summit on September 11 and New York City events on September 12-13.
- Where
- Royal Albert's Palace in New Jersey, and New York City including Times Square and hotels such as the Hard Rock Hotel or Marriott Marquis.
- Why
- To celebrate the global Indian story, honour the Indian diaspora in the US, and strengthen the relationship between India and the US.
- Event
- Zee Media–WION Global Innovation & Leadership Summit
- Dates
- September 9-14
- Locations
- New York City and New Jersey (US)
- Summit venue
- Royal Albert's Palace, New Jersey
- Organizing partner
- MyDream Global
- Delegate fee
- $3,000
- Featured designers
- Rohit Verma, Rosy Ahluwalia, Vaishali Kumar
- WION global footprint
- 193 countries