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Central Ministers Nitin Gadkari, Sarbananda Sonowal and Chirag Paswan will lead sectoral discussions.

The overseas delegation includes UAE Economy and Tourism Minister Abdulla bin Touq Al Marri, Slovak Finance Minister Ladislav Kamenický, Singapore Minister of State Gan Siow Huang and Canada's International Trade Minister Maninder Sidhu. Ministers from Nepal, Mauritius, Guatemala, Cambodia, Myanmar and Tanzania, along with WIPO Director General Daren Tang, are also expected.

The agenda spans artificial intelligence, satellite technologies, ports, shipbuilding, energy, aviation, defence, food systems and infrastructure, alongside country sessions on Japan, the UAE, Russia, Europe and Africa. Space technology, artificial intelligence, quantum technologies, skills, tourism and energy resilience will feature prominently. A fireside conversation with Naidu will focus on P4 and the government's zero-poverty objective.

The summit comes at a critical stage in Andhra Pradesh's industrial strategy: converting investment announcements into operational projects, manufacturing capacity and sustainable employment.

Since June 2024, the state has attracted investment intent for 714 projects worth Rs 22.6 lakh crore, with the potential to create 19.3 lakh jobs. Of these, 526 projects worth Rs 17.2 lakh crore have been converted, while 303 projects involving Rs 7.1 lakh crore have been grounded or are being grounded, according to figures available at the end of October 2026.

The NDA government has made industrialisation and employment generation central to its development agenda. Its 'Speed of Doing Business' approach seeks to accelerate approvals through digital governance, deregulation and land reforms. A Group of Ministers has been constituted to pursue the target of 20 lakh jobs by 2029.

Naidu has also assured investors of no political or bureaucratic interference, with incentive payments backed by sovereign-backed escrow arrangements.

Five regional investment conferences have already attracted 194 MoUs worth Rs 86,522.07 crore, potentially creating 1,47,951 jobs. Another 68 projects worth Rs 5,714.06 crore were grounded or inaugurated, foundations were laid for 15 MSME Parks and 10 provisional allotment orders were issued.

The 2025 summit attracted more than 3,000 delegates from 62 countries and recorded investment commitments exceeding Rs 13 lakh crore.

A parallel Women & Growth Summit featuring Smriti Irani will be held at Novotel on November 12 and 13. The AP Pavilion will showcase industrial parks, Amaravati, tourism, culture and heritage, while the MSME exhibition will feature enterprises selected through regional conferences. The exhibition will remain open to the public on November 14.