Amaravati, Nov 2 (PTI) The 31st CII Partnership Summit – 2026, scheduled to be held on November 12 and 13 in Vizag, is expected to attract participants from 58 countries.
The summit is being organised by the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) and the Ministry of Commerce and Industry while being hosted by the southern state.
“India's flagship platform for global economic engagement, organised by the CII with DPIIT (Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade), Ministry of Commerce & Industry, GoI (Government of India), and hosted this year (2026) by the Government of Andhra Pradesh,” said a note from the organisers.
Being held since 1995, the summit is expected to rope in 16 overseas ministers, 40 international speakers and several others.
The tentative list of speakers include Union Home Minister Amit Shah, Vice President CP Radhakrishnan, Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal and others.
International speakers include Darn Tang from the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO), Roberto Bocca (WEF) and European Union and Japan’s ambassadors to India, among others.
The summit will host deliberations on trade, investments, global value chains, geo-economics, global cooperation, technology, innovation, future industry and several others.
The valedictory session is scheduled to be attended by the Vice President, Naidu and Andhra Pradesh Governor S Abdul Nazeer.
Chief Secretary G Sai Prasad reviewed the preparations for the summit today.
