Hyderabad: Andhra Pradesh will play host
to an international Partnership Summit in Hyderabad from
January 11 to 13, 2012.
The theme of the Summit, being held in Hyderabad after
a gap of nine years, will be 'New Age Innovation Partnership',
with a focus on attracting investments into key sectors like
education, skill development, healthcare, pharmaceuticals,
Information Technology, tourism and food processing, according
to AP Minister for Major Industries J Geeta Reddy.
"We are inviting government leaders, industrial
delegations from over 30 countries, besides captains of Indian
industry for the Summit. We will also organise road shows in
USA, Europe, Japan, Korea and Taiwan to market Andhra Pradesh
as an attractive investment destination," the minister told a
press conference here this evening.
The Summit would be a platform to explore various
facets of innovation that could drive future growth and also
to form business alliances with global companies, she added.
A steering committee has been constituted with the
Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister as its chairman to oversee
preparations for the Summit that is being organised jointly by
the Union Commerce Ministry, Government of AP and CII.
PTI
First Published: Wednesday, November 16, 2011, 11:01