Technology company HCLTech will attend the 2026 World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos to demonstrate how artificial intelligence is transforming physical industries through robotics and automation.
The company will host a pavilion on Promenade 66 featuring an AI lounge where visitors can experience live demonstrations of physical AI. Physical AI refers to the application of AI systems to machines and robots operating in real-world environments.
According to a 2025 study by Zinnov, the physical AI market is expected to reach nearly $1 trillion by 2030, of which technology service providers account for approximately $300 billion.
At the AI Lounge, HCLTech will introduce Kinetic AI.QA, which uses robotics to automate quality checks and reduce defects in the physical industry. Another solution, Kinetic AI.Inspect, demonstrates how robots can accelerate inspection and evaluation processes in manufacturing.
The company will also introduce edge AI solutions (VisionX.QA and VisionX.HSE) focused on quality assurance and workplace safety. Other products on display include HCLTech’s Red Teaming and AI Factory solutions, Intelligent Regulatory Platform, Intelligent Safety Platform, and AI Force 2.0, a service transformation platform featuring agent capabilities and the Responsible AI framework.
HCLTech’s executive team will be present at the forum, including CEO and Managing Director Mr. C Vijayakumar. Vijay Guntur Chief Technology Officer and Ecosystem Head. Chief Growth Officer and Global Head (Financial Services) Srinivasan Seshadri. HCLSoftware Chief Product Officer Kalyan Kumar, Chief Growth Officer and Global Head, Retail and CPG Christina Rogers. Arjun Sethi, Chief Growth Officer and Global Head, Public Sector, Aerospace & Defense and PE Practice; Abhay Chaturvedi, Corporate Vice President, Technology Industries; and Chief Marketing Officer Jill Kouri.
The company will also host a series of discussions at the pavilion, including “Unlocking the Full Range of AI Success Stories,” “Advancing Education with AI,” “Winning with AI: Building Future-Ready Organizations,” and “A New Partnership Handbook for Growing the AI Economy.”
The roundtable titled “How the AI Factory Unlocks Industrial, Edge, and Agent Value” will be co-hosted with Dell and will focus on expanding industrial automation, real-time intelligence at the edge, and agent AI. Another roundtable will consider “Responsible AI as a Competitive Advantage” and explore how organizations can build trust through ethical AI practices.
HCLTech will also host HCLTech Confluence, an event focused on India’s growth story.
The World Economic Forum in Davos brings together world leaders from politics, business, civil society and academia to discuss major global challenges.
WHCLTech operates in more than 60 countries and employs more than 226,300 people. The company reported consolidated sales of $14.5 billion for the 12 months ending December 2025.
