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Pan-IIT Summit to Advance Andhra Pradesh’s DeepTech Ambitions
Andhra Pradesh is planning a technology summit in Vijayawada.
It will take place on October 3, 2026.
Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu and Education Minister Nara Lokesh will lead it.
Experts from universities, companies, startups and government will attend.
They will discuss advanced technologies such as AI, semiconductors and quantum technology.
They will also discuss healthcare, farming, clean energy and aerospace.
The organisers want these groups to work together on research, investment and skills.
New programs may connect Andhra Pradesh’s young innovators with IIT graduates around the world.
Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu and Education Minister Nara Lokesh will lead the Pan-IIT Andhra Pradesh Summit 2026 in Vijayawada on October 3.
PanIIT Alumni India is organising the summit at the Dr BR Ambedkar Convention Centre under the theme “Andhra’s DeepTech Decade.”
Discussions will cover artificial intelligence, semiconductors, quantum technology, aerospace, green energy, healthcare, AgriTech, entrepreneurship and AI-enabled governance.
The summit aims to strengthen collaboration among the Andhra Pradesh government, Indian Institutes of Technology, industry, investors and startups.
Proposed initiatives include a PanIIT Amaravati Council, DeepTech investment mechanisms and a Global IIT Mentor Network.
- Who
- Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu, Education Minister Nara Lokesh, PanIIT Alumni India, IIT representatives, government officials, industry leaders, investors and startups.
- What
- The Pan-IIT Andhra Pradesh Summit 2026 will examine ways to build a DeepTech, innovation and technology-led growth ecosystem.
- Where
- The Dr BR Ambedkar Convention Centre in Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh.
- When
- October 3, 2026.
- Why
- To help position Andhra Pradesh as a global DeepTech hub and strengthen government, IIT, industry, investor and startup collaboration.
Key facts
- Event
- Pan-IIT Andhra Pradesh Summit 2026
- Date
- October 3, 2026
- Venue
- Dr BR Ambedkar Convention Centre, Vijayawada
- Organiser
- PanIIT Alumni India
- Theme
- “Andhra’s DeepTech Decade: Anchored by PanIIT – Swarnandhra to Viksit Bharat 2047”
- Key sectors
- AI and DeepTech, semiconductors, data centres, quantum technologies, defence and aerospace, green energy, MedTech, AgriTech and AI-enabled governance
- Proposed initiatives
- PanIIT Amaravati Council, DeepTech investment mechanisms and a Global IIT Mentor Network
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