Bihar has launched the portal for a global convention that will bring around 1,500 delegates to Patna in January 2027 to discuss industrial growth, sustainable urbanisation and the state’s long-term policy roadmap.
Deputy Chief Minister Vijay Kumar Choudhary unveiled the portal on Monday for the Global Convention on Transforming Bihar 2027. The main event will be held at the Samrat Ashok Convention Centre on January 12 and 13, 2027, after an international pre-conference and research forum on January 10 and 11.
The convention will bring together industry leaders, policymakers, academicians and other experts from India and abroad. Its organisers said the discussions would focus on development priorities and partnerships, with sustainable urbanisation listed alongside industrialisation and education and skill development as one of the three central themes.
Choudhary said the event would build on Bihar’s earlier global engagements, including Resurgent Bihar in 2007 and Changing Bihar in 2012. He described the theme, Transforming Bihar, as reflecting the scale of change underway in the state and its aspirations for the future. He also assured support for the successful organisation of the convention.
The programme is expected to include seven plenary sessions and 10 thematic sessions. The agenda will cover industrial growth, artificial intelligence, startups, rural economic transformation, agricultural diversification, youth employment, women’s empowerment, tourism and governance.
The urbanisation component is significant because the convention is not being framed only as an investment event. Its stated agenda links city-building with industrialisation, skills, rural economic change and governance. However, the material released so far does not specify particular urban projects, funding commitments or implementation timelines that will emerge from the discussions.
Alongside policy sessions, the event will feature startup pitch sessions, an investment and opportunity desk, a Bihar Data and Policy Lab, Global Bihari Connect, a youth dialogue, a women’s entrepreneurship pavilion, a handicrafts bazaar and a Bihari cuisine street. These components are intended to connect policy discussions with businesses, young people, entrepreneurs and the wider Bihar diaspora.
Industries department secretary and Bihar Foundation chief executive officer Kundan Kumar said the convention would provide a platform to explore investment opportunities and partnerships. Institute for Human Development director and convention director Professor Alakh N Sharma said the deliberations would seek actionable policy recommendations for a prosperous, inclusive and sustainable Bihar.
The Bihar Foundation, Institute for Human Development and Nalanda University are jointly organising the convention. Chief Minister Samrat Choudhary is the chief patron, while Deputy Chief Minister Vijay Kumar Choudhary is the patron.
The organisers have said the convention will conclude with two major outputs: the Bihar Declaration 2027 and Bihar Vision 2047: Policy Pathways. These documents are expected to outline recommendations for the state’s long-term development. The next formal milestones are the pre-conference and research forum on January 10 and 11, followed by the main convention at Patna’s Samrat Ashok Convention Centre on January 12 and 13, 2027.
