The Vizag CII Partnership Summit will bring Union ministers, Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu and representatives from 58 countries to Visakhapatnam on November 12 and 13, as the state seeks to attract investment, technology partnerships and international business opportunities.
Union Home Minister Amit Shah, Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal and Naidu will attend the 31st CII Partnership Summit, according to a statement cited by Deccan Chronicle. Goyal will chair the summit, while Naidu will serve as its co-chair. Union Minister Pralhad Joshi, Andhra Pradesh IT Minister Nara Lokesh and representatives of leading companies are also scheduled to participate.
The summit, themed “Navigating New World Order”, will focus on trade, investment, technological partnerships and emerging opportunities in the global economy. Six broad areas are listed for discussion: trade, technology, agriculture, food security, talent development, clean energy and sustainable industrial growth. Quantum technology and semiconductors are expected to receive particular attention.
The event is expected to include 16 foreign ministers and 40 international-level delegates, apart from ambassadors and representatives from countries including Singapore, Nepal, Cambodia, Myanmar, the United Arab Emirates, Canada, Mauritius and Egypt. Representatives of the World Food Programme, the Asian Development Bank and the United Nations Environment Programme are also scheduled to attend.
More than 400 business-to-business meetings and business-to-government interactions are planned. 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 it. The main sessions will be held at Andhra University’s Engineering College Grounds in Visakhapatnam. Preliminary industry meetings are scheduled for November 11, followed by a dinner hosted by Naidu.
The Andhra Pradesh Women and Growth Summit 2026 will be held alongside the partnership summit. Vice-President C.P. Radhakrishnan is scheduled to attend the valedictory session on November 13.
The state government has also constituted a committee led by Lokesh to monitor the implementation of investment agreements. The government said 272 projects worth Rs 6 lakh crore have commenced operations, while projects worth another Rs 17 lakh crore have been approved. The figures were included in the press release cited in the report.
According to the same release, Andhra Pradesh attracted 25.6 per cent of India’s foreign direct investment during 2025-26. Six preparatory regional summits generated investment proposals worth Rs 86,522 crore through 194 memorandums of understanding, with the projects expected to create employment for around 1.4 lakh people.
Naidu said the summit would connect Andhra Pradesh industries with global markets and strengthen the state’s position as a destination for international investment and technological partnerships. The investment agreements and business interactions scheduled during the Visakhapatnam summit will be followed by the state government’s implementation monitoring process.
