Amit Shah to attend CII Partnership Summit in Visakhapatnam on November 12
Amaravati, Nov 10 (TNT) : Union Home Minister Amit Shah will attend the inaugural session of the 31st CII Partnership Summit 2026 at Visakhapatnam on November 12 as the chief guest, while Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu is scheduled to hold a series of high-level meetings with Union Ministers, international delegates and global industry leaders to attract investments to the State.
Amit Shah will participate in the inaugural session from 10.30 am to 12.30 pm and later attend the inaugural session of the Women and Growth Summit 2026 from 1.40 pm to 2.40 pm, an official release said here on Tuesday.
The Chief Minister is also scheduled to discuss various Andhra Pradesh-related issues with the Union Home Minister.
Naidu will meet Union Minister for Food Processing Industries Chirag Kumar Paswan at 5.45 pm on November 12 to discuss the establishment of food processing units in the State.
On November 13, he will hold discussions with Union Minister Prahlad Joshi at 2 pm and Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari at 3.15 pm on issues concerning Andhra Pradesh.
The two-day CII Partnership Summit, being held in Visakhapatnam, will bring together global industry leaders, international delegates, diplomats and CEOs of leading multinational companies.
The summit aims to strengthen international partnerships and position Andhra Pradesh as a major global investment destination.
During the summit, the Chief Minister is scheduled to interact with Singapore Minister Gan Siow Huang, UAE Minister of Economy and Tourism Abdulla bin Touq Al Marri, Japanese Ambassador Keiichi Ono, Russian Ambassador Denis Alipov, Slovak Finance Minister Ladislav Kamenický and Guatemala’s Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs Julio Eduardo Orozco Pérez.
He will also meet Dr Daren Tang, Director General of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), and Kenji Hiramatsu, former Japanese Ambassador to India.
Among the prominent corporate leaders scheduled to meet the Chief Minister are Sumant Sinha, Founder and CEO of ReNew; Gwanggu Lee, MD and CEO of Kia India; Shashwat Goenka, MD of RPSG Group; Samir Jain, President of Mondelez India; Sreedhar N, CEO, Asia-Pacific and India, Saint-Gobain; and P V Krishna Reddy, MD of MEIL. Senior executives of NALCO and Levista will also participate in the discussions.
A special interaction is also scheduled with representatives of four space technology companies — AgniKul, Skyroot, Bellatrix Aerospace and Hathor Rockets — to explore investment and business opportunities in the space sector.
Several MoU exchanges and programmes relating to government orders are scheduled during the summit, including a dedicated agreement with Kia India.
The discussions will focus on manufacturing, renewable energy, food processing, advanced technologies, infrastructure and employment generation.
Naidu will also participate in the Women and Growth Summit, a special fireside chat hosted by Palki Sharma and the valedictory session on November 13.
The summit is expected to provide fresh momentum to Andhra Pradesh’s industrial development and strengthen its position as an emerging destination for global investments, the release added.
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