Published Nov 11, 2026 | 2:21 PM ⚊ Updated Nov 11, 2026 | 2:21 PM
With 16 foreign ministers and 40 international delegates participating, the coastal city is set to transform into a global industrial platform.
Visakhapatnam is all set for the 31st CII Partnership Summit-2026, organised with the aim of transforming Andhra Pradesh into a key hub for international investment, trade, and technological partnerships.
Representatives from the government and industrial sectors across 58 countries will attend the summit, which will be held on November 12 and 13 at the Andhra University Engineering College grounds. With 16 foreign ministers and 40 international delegates participating, the coastal city is set to transform into a global industrial stage.
Union Home Minister Amit Shah will inaugurate the summit, which is being held under the theme ‘Navigating New World Order: Trade, Technology, Trust’. Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu, Deputy CM Pawan Kalyan, Union Minister Piyush Goyal, and others will participate. On November 13, Vice President C.P. Radhakrishnan will attend the valedictory ceremony.
The summit will feature brainstorming sessions on shifts in the global economy, international trade relations, investment opportunities, and technological advancements. The primary topics of discussion will include trade and investment, global value chains, geo-economics and international cooperation, agriculture and food security, skills and global employment, technology and future industries, as well as clean energy and sustainable growth.
More than 400 business meetings will be conducted over the two days. Alongside Business-to-Government (B2G) discussions between governments and industry leaders and Business-to-Business (B2B) meetings among corporations, interactions will also take place with investors and representatives of international organisations.
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Arriving in Visakhapatnam a day ahead of the summit, Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu will hold meetings with foreign delegates and heads of industrial conglomerates. Before that, he will meet Singapore Minister Gan Siow Huang in Amaravati. In Visakhapatnam, he is scheduled to hold discussions with WIPO Director General Dr Daren Tang, Japanese Ambassador Keiichi Ono, UAE Minister Abdulla bin Touq Al Marri, and ReNew CEO Sumant Sinha.
Delegates from countries including Singapore, the UAE, Japan, Russia, Slovakia, and Guatemala will participate as partner nations. Representatives from prominent companies such as Kia Motors, ReNew, Mondelez India, Saint-Gobain, NALCO, and Levista will also attend. Discussions will focus on investment opportunities in the automobile, renewable energy, food processing, construction materials, infrastructure, manufacturing, and technology sectors.
Special focus will also be placed on the space sector. The Chief Minister will meet with representatives from Indian private space companies such as Hathor Rockets, Agnikul, Bellatrix Aerospace, and Skyroot to explore investment opportunities in space research, rocket manufacturing, and satellite technology.
Chandrababu Naidu will also meet Union Ministers Nitin Gadkari, Piyush Goyal, Chirag Paswan, Pralhad Joshi, Sarbananda Sonowal, and others. They will discuss central assistance for the state’s industrial development and infrastructure, as well as the impact of global developments on various sectors.
Parallel to the main summit, the ‘AP Women and Growth Summit-2026’ will be organised at Novotel Visakhapatnam. Discussions will cover women’s economic empowerment, their participation in industry, business opportunities, and integration with international markets. Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu will attend this event.
The government revealed that Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs) worth ₹86,522 crore were signed through regional investment conferences held across five regions in the state before the main summit. Against this backdrop, it anticipates that more investments and international partnerships will be finalised during the Visakhapatnam summit. Grounding the agreements already signed, alongside attracting new industries, has become crucial for the state government.
(Edited by Fayisa CA)
