Karnataka will host its next Global Investors Meet (GIM) at Bengaluru’s Palace Grounds from April 20 to 22, 2027, with the state government planning a wider investment outreach and a dedicated conclave for North Karnataka.
Industries Minister MB Patil announced the dates at a curtain-raiser programme, saying the government wanted to make the event a truly global platform and attract investment across the state. The planned regional outreach will focus on investment opportunities in Kalyana Karnataka and Kittur Karnataka.
The government has launched the Aerospace and Defence Policy 2026–31 and the KIADB Digital Industrial Land Bank as part of its preparations. According to Patil, the digital land bank is intended to make it easier for companies to identify industrial land and establish units, while the new policy will support emerging businesses in the aerospace and defence sectors.
Patil said companies had committed around Rs 10.27 lakh crore at the previous investors’ meet, exceeding the government’s target. He said the more important measure of success was whether investment commitments translated into operating industrial projects rather than remaining at the agreement stage.
“Across Karnataka, the commitments made at the previous Meet are now translating into land allotments, approvals and industrial units under construction. Around 65 per cent of the manufacturing investments have already been converted into projects,” Patil said.
The minister cited DN Solutions, Krones, Nidec and Foxconn as companies whose investments had already resulted in operations. Projects involving Lam Research, Applied Materials, MV, Wipro Electronic Materials, Jindal Aluminium and Mahindra Aerospace were also progressing, he said.
According to the minister, investment activity was reaching districts including Kalaburagi, Koppal, Belagavi, Kolar and Tumakuru. The projects cover sectors such as electronics, aerospace, electric vehicles, steel, cement, renewable energy and life sciences.
The planned North Karnataka investors’ conclave is intended to present opportunities in Kalyana Karnataka and Kittur Karnataka directly to prospective investors. Patil said the government wanted these regions to attract investment on a scale they had not previously witnessed.
The announcement places industrial land access and project conversion at the centre of Karnataka’s investment strategy. Alongside attracting new commitments at the 2027 meet, the government is seeking to demonstrate progress on land allotments, approvals, construction and the start of operations from earlier agreements.
Ministers KH Muniyappa, Krishna Byre Gowda and Priyank Kharge, Rajya Sabha member Sudha Murty, former minister RV Deshpande, Dr Devi Shetty, consuls general of various countries and industry representatives attended the curtain-raiser programme. The dedicated North Karnataka conclave is expected to be organised in the coming months.
