Amaravati: Union Home Minister Amit Shah, Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal and Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu will attend the 31st CII Partnership Summit in Visakhapatnam on November 12 and 13, with representatives from 58 countries expected to participate.
The summit, themed ‘Navigating New World Order’, will bring together international policymakers, industry leaders and technology experts to discuss trade, investments, technological partnerships and emerging opportunities in the changing global economy.
“Shah, Goyal and I will participate in the CII Partnership Summit in Visakhapatnam on November 12 and 13, which will bring together government and industry representatives from 58 countries,” said Naidu,on Monday.
Union Minister Pralhad Joshi, Andhra Pradesh IT Minister Nara Lokesh and representatives of leading companies will also participate. Goyal will chair the summit while Naidu will serve as its co-chair.
As many as 16 foreign ministers and 40 international-level delegates are expected, besides ambassadors and representatives of Singapore, Nepal, Cambodia, Myanmar, UAE, Canada, Mauritius, Egypt and other countries, it said.
Representatives of the World Food Programme, Asian Development Bank and United Nations Environment Programme will also participate. More than 400 business-to-business meetings and business-to-government interactions are planned.
Discussions will cover six key areas, including trade, technology, agriculture, food security, talent development, clean energy and sustainable industrial growth, with particular focus on quantum technology and semiconductors.
The Confederation of Indian Industry is organising the summit with the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade, while the Andhra Pradesh government is hosting the event.
The main sessions will take place at Andhra University’s Engineering College Grounds. Preliminary industry meetings are scheduled for November 11, followed by a dinner hosted by Naidu.
The Andhra Pradesh Women and Growth Summit 2026 will also be organised alongside the event. Vice President CP Radhakrishnan is scheduled to attend the valedictory session on November 13.
The state government has constituted a committee led by Lokesh to monitor the implementation of investment agreements. So far, 272 projects worth Rs 6 lakh crore have commenced operations, while another Rs 17 lakh crore worth of projects have been approved.
According to the press release, Andhra Pradesh attracted 25.6 percent of India’s foreign direct investment during 2025-26.
Six preparatory regional summits generated investment proposals worth Rs 86,522 crore through 194 MoUs, expected to create employment for around 1.4 lakh people.
Naidu said the summit aimed to connect Andhra Pradesh industries with global markets and strengthen the state’s position as a destination for international investments and technological partnerships.
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