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Naidu to Open PanIIT Andhra Pradesh Innovation Summit

Andhra Pradesh will host a technology summit in Vijayawada on October 3, 2026.

Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu is expected to open it.

The meeting will bring together more than 500 people.

These include startup founders, company leaders, investors and researchers.

They will discuss technologies such as artificial intelligence, healthcare, green energy and quantum computing.

PanIIT Alumni India is also considering building a Centre of Excellence in Amaravati.

The organisation has asked the state government for land.

Organisers hope the summit will help make Amaravati an important centre for advanced technology in India.

Key facts

Event: PanIIT Andhra Pradesh Summit 2026
Theme: “Catalysing Innovation for Swarnandhra Vision 2047”
Expected attendance: More than 500 delegates
Participants: Around 100 startup founders, 50 CEOs and 50 investors or venture capitalists, alongside policymakers, academics and technology experts
Main topics: DeepTech, artificial intelligence and machine learning, MedTech, pharma and healthcare, green energy, semiconductors, data centres, quantum computing, defence and aerospace
Proposed facility: A Centre of Excellence in Amaravati, potentially PanIIT Alumni India’s first such facility in India
Research spending: India spends around 0.65 per cent of its GDP on research and development, according to remarks cited at the event briefing

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