For more than a decade Amazon has been building in India. What started as an e-commerce operation has grown into one of the country’s most complex and highest impact businesses – spanning retail, technology, cloud computing, entertainment and logistics. Today, Amazon India is powered by over 1,20,000 employees, making it the company’s second-largest talent pool outside of the United States.
For the first time, Amazon brought its global Together at Amazon Summit to India — a two-day event in Bengaluru (April 28–29, 2026) designed to help Amazonians grow, thrive, and stay connected.
"India is not one story. It's many stories. And somehow, those many stories still find a way to move in the same direction. When authenticity is encouraged, respected, and valued, it doesn't take anything away from anyone. It actually adds to all of us," says Tonya White Hallett, Vice President, People Experience and Technology, Amazon. "What you're building here — in your work, in your teams, in how you show up for each other — it isn't just growth for India; it's shaping how Amazon operates globally."
Amazon has committed over $40 billion to India since 2013, with an additional $35 billion committed through 2030.
"If I step back and look at Amazon's journey in India, I see a people story. Everything we see today — the scale, the growth, the impact — has been built by people who showed up, stayed with hard problems, and kept going even when the path wasn't clear," says Deepti Varma, VP of People eXperience and Technology at Amazon Stores India and Emerging Markets. "What may not be possible individually becomes possible when we come together.".
What is Together at Amazon?
Together at Amazon is the company's global framework for how it invests in its people. Built on three pillars — Grow (career development and upskilling), Thrive (well-being and support), and Connect (community and belonging) — the framework is designed to move beyond supplemental programmes and instead build systems that work for everyone from the start. It sits within Amazon's Future Ready 2030 programme, a $2.5 billion global investment to help prepare 50 million people for the future of work.
The India summit brought together employees from across the country for sessions on career development, upskilling, wellness, and leadership, with perspectives from Amazon India and global leaders. Actor Bhumi Pednekar and Olympic medallist Saina Nehwal joined as guest speakers.
How Amazon is investing in its people
At the summit, Candi Castleberry, Vice President of Amazon eXperiences and Upskilling, outlined commitments for India employees. Amazon will expand its Ready to Perform (RTP) Skilling Centres from three to nine sites, training up to 28,000 people with 25% of them women, and give all India employees access to AI upskilling tools and Machine Learning University curriculum.
On accessibility, Amazon is organising Unique Disability ID (UDID) enrolment camps across Bengaluru, Delhi NCR, Mumbai, and Hyderabad to help associates and their families access government welfare schemes and are also distributing assistive devices to associates with disabilities. Amazon has also introduced lactation pods at its Bengaluru fulfilment centres, with plans to expand to other locations.
Amazon has also announced 500 new scholarships under its Amazon Future Engineer programme, bringing the total to 2,200 active scholars — the first graduating cohort achieved an 89% placement rate. "Traditional programmes serve hundreds. Systems serve hundreds of thousands. India is our proof point," says Castleberry. "India is not receiving this framework. India is building it."
The Together at Amazon India Summit was the first of its kind at this scale, but the commitments announced are designed to outlast the event. From AI upskilling and mental health tools to scholarships and accessibility support, Amazon is investing in the systems its people in India need to grow, thrive, and stay connected for the long term.
