Amaravati, Nov 2026 : Union Home Minister Amit Shah will attend the inaugural session of the 31st CII Partnership Summit 2026 in Visakhapatnam on November 12 as the chief guest, followed by his participation in the opening session of the Women and Growth Summit 2026.
Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu is scheduled to meet Shah to discuss key issues concerning the state and its development priorities. He will also hold discussions with Union Food Processing Industries Minister Chirag Kumar Paswan on establishing food processing units in Andhra Pradesh.
According to an official release, Naidu will meet Union Minister for Education, Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution, and New and Renewable Energy Prahlad Joshi on November 13. He is also scheduled to meet Union Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari to discuss issues related to the state.
The two-day CII Partnership Summit, being held in Visakhapatnam, will bring together global industry leaders, international delegates, diplomats and chief executives of leading multinational companies. Naidu will participate in the summit and hold a series of high-level meetings to attract investments and strengthen international partnerships.
His engagements will include interactions 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.
The Chief Minister will also meet World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) Director General Dr Daren Tang and former Japanese Ambassador to India Kenji Hiramatsu.
Among the corporate leaders scheduled to meet Naidu are ReNew Founder and CEO Sumant Sinha, Kia India Managing Director and CEO Gwanggu Lee, RPSG Group Managing Director Shashwat Goenka, Mondelez India President Samir Jain, Saint-Gobain Asia-Pacific and India CEO Sreedhar N., and MEIL Managing Director P.V. Krishna Reddy. Senior executives from NALCO and Levista will also participate in the discussions.
A special interaction with representatives of four space technology companies — AgniKul, Skyroot, Bellatrix Aerospace and Hathor Rockets — is planned to explore investment and collaboration opportunities in the space sector.
The summit will also feature multiple Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs) and government order-related programmes over the two days, including a dedicated agreement with Kia.
Key focus areas will include manufacturing, renewable energy, food processing, advanced technologies, infrastructure and employment generation. The meetings are expected to provide a platform for Andhra Pradesh to showcase investment opportunities and engage with international partners and industry leaders.
