Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu, who is currently on a personal visit to London, will hold a series of key meetings with global business leaders on Sunday to invite them to the upcoming CII Partnership Summit in Visakhapatnam, scheduled for November 14 and 15.
During his visit, the Chief Minister will meet several top industrialists to discuss investment opportunities in Andhra Pradesh and to strengthen business collaborations. According to the official schedule, he will meet Chris Fitzgeerald, Group Director of International Affairs at Octopus Energy; Ashok Hinduja, Chairman of Hinduja Group (India); Prakash Hinduja, Chairman of Hinduja Group (Europe); and Shom Hinduja, Founder of Hinduja Renewable. He will also meet Nikki Grady-Smith, Group Chief Transformation Officer at Rolls-Royce, and Sailesh Hiranandani, Chairman of SRAM and MRAM Group.
In addition, Mr. Naidu will hold talks with Sampathkumar Mallaya, Chairman of Samko Holdings Limited, along with Vaidyanathan (CEO, Samko Holdings), Ashwini Sampath Kumar (Director, Samko Holdings), and Kosaraju Giribabu. The Chief Minister will also take part in a CII roundtable session and later meet Vikram Doraiswami, the Indian High Commissioner to the UK.
On November 4, the Chief Minister is scheduled to visit the Hinduja residence in London and attend the prestigious Golden Peacock Awards Nite as the Chief Guest. Following his engagements, he will travel to Langley in Buckinghamshire. Mr. Naidu will return to India on November 5 and arrive in Hyderabad on November 6.
This visit aims to attract global investments and partnerships for Andhra Pradesh, positioning Visakhapatnam as a key destination for international industry collaborations through the CII Partnership Summit 2025.