31st CII Partnership Summit to be held in Andhra Pradesh on November 12 and 13

The Government of Andhra Pradesh will organise the 31st CII Partnership Summit-2026 in Visakhapatnam on November 12 and 13, 2026. According to a report by BusinessLine, the theme for this two-day international summit has been kept as ‘Navigating New World Order: Trade, Technology, Trust’.

Approximately representatives from 59 countries will gather at this ambitious summit. A total of 1,250 participants are expected to be present, including 15 foreign ministers, over 40 international speakers, 350 foreign delegates, and 900 Indian delegates. The primary objective of this event is to bring policymakers, investors, industries, academic institutions, and start-ups onto a single platform to establish business and technical partnerships through their discussions.

Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu himself is monitoring all the preparations for this summit. He is reviewing the proposed discussion topics and draft declarations for the summit in coordination with officials and CII Director General Chandrajit Banerjee.

To promote partnerships between business units, approximately 400 Business-to-Business (B2B) meetings will be organised during this summit. Additionally, Business-to-Government (B2G) meetings will also be held to provide facilities for consultation between industries and governments.

Government representatives from several countries will attend this summit, including Singapore, Nepal, Cambodia, Myanmar, United Arab Emirates, Canada, Slovak Republic, Mauritius, Mozambique, Egypt, Algeria, Tanzania, and Guatemala. Along with this, ambassadors from various countries as well as representatives from the World Food Programme, Asian Development Bank, and United Nations Environment Programme will also participate in the event.

The discussions to be held in the summit will mainly focus on six important sectors, covering topics from trade to quantum technology. Among these six main themes, the first will be 'Trade, Investment and Global Value Chains'. The second theme will be based on 'Trust, Geoeconomics and Global Cooperation'. The third topic will focus on 'Agriculture, Food Security and Bio-based Economy'. The fourth topic will be 'Talent, Skills and International Employment Opportunities'. The fifth theme will be 'Technology, Innovation and Future Industries', while the sixth and final theme will focus on 'Clean Energy and Sustainable Growth'.