About Us
India is now the centre of attraction for the world economy and very much on the path to become driver of global economy. It has demonstrated its ability to reconstruct new forms of partnership with the world. The Prime Minister’s visits to a number of countries across different continents indicate a renewed focus of the present government to redefine foreign policy. In addition, the “Act East” policy; “Connect Central Asia” policy; FTAs with ASEAN; negotiation for RCEP membership; a renewed focus on the neighbourhood policy; etc. further signify the foresightedness and ability to comprehend specific economic priorities in India’s foreign economic policy.
Some small but important steps of the current governments show that Indian is heading towards achieving a comprehensive global integration strategy in long term. However, more needs to be done.
To enunciate India’s growing importance in enhancing the ‘Global Economic Landscape’ as well as its relative position in the new world economic order as the Global Growth Engine, the Department of Industrial Policy & Promotion (DIPP), Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Government of India in partnership with the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) and Government of Andhra Pradesh is organizing its major international summit - The Partnership Summit 2018.
The 24th edition of the Summit aims to provide opportunities to look at how both advanced and emerging economies can collaborate and build new bridges to foster balanced and equitable growth.
The summit is a global platform for dialogue, deliberation and engagement among global leaders from all walks of life, towards a greater understanding of the forces that are shaping our world, the challenges that need global policy attention, and the responses that are required to manage changes effectively.
Schedule




Automobile Session
Spearheadingmanufacturing of next generation automobiles for a global market
Moderator
Ronojoy Banerjee - Corporate Editor, CNBC
Panelists
Kook Hyun Shim - President, KIA Motors, India
Abhay Firodia - Chairman, Force Motors
B.C Dutta - Vice-President, Hyundai Motors, India
Prahalada Rao - Senior Vice-President, Mahindra... Read More
Tourism Session
Strategies for Development of Tourism Infrastructure and Services in emerging tourist destinations of A.P
Moderator
Mini Menon - Co-founder and Editor –Live History India
Panelists
Hari Nayar - Founder and CEO,Holiday IQ
Monesh Vig - Head Development,Club Mahindra
Zia Shiekh - CEO,Svenska Design Hotels
Tanmay... Read More

Inaugural Session : “Charting India’s Global Integration Strategy”
Chandrajit Banerjee - Director General,Confederation of Indian Industry
Dinesh Kumar - Chief Secretary,Government of Andhra Pradesh
Shobana Kamineni - President,Confederation of Indian Industry
Gautam Adani - Chairman,Adani Group
Mukesh Ambani - Chairman & Managing Director,Reliance Industries Limited
Ramesh Abhishek - Secretary,Department of Industrial Policy... Read More

Plenary Session 1: “Sunrise Andhra Pradesh”
Opening Remarks
Nara Lokesh - Hon’ble IT Minister of Andhra Pradesh
Panelists
Representative of Andhra Pradesh Industry
Kenichi Yokoyama - Country Director, Asian DevelopmentBank (ADB)
Kook Hyun Shim - President, KIA Motors, India
Special Address
Y.S Chowdary - Hon’ble Minister of State, Science... Read More

Session: Technologies for Tomorrow (by invitation)
OpeningRemarks
Key note address
N. ChandrababuNaidu - Hon’ble Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh
Panelists
MarjoleinHelder - Founder, Plant-e, The Netherlands (WEF Technology Pioneer 2015)
Sibabrata Das - Co-founder, AtombergTechnologies, India
Rob Leslie - CEO & Founder, SediciiInnovations, Ireland... Read More

Plenary Session2: “The Reform Calculus: Continuous Change for India”
Moderator and closing remarks
Zarin Daruwala - Chief Executive Officer, India, Standard Chartered Bank
Panelists
Srinivas Kandula - CEO, Capgemini Group
Sameer Grade - President, Cisco Systems Inc(Indian and SAARC)
SoumitraDutta - Founding Dean,Cornell SC Johnsons College of Business,USA
Bharat Kaushal - Managing Director,... Read More

Aerospace and Defence Session
Role Andhra Pradesh can play in facilitating success of “Make in India” in the A&D sector
Moderator
Amber Dubey - Partner & Head, Aerospace & Defense, KPMG
Panelists
Phil Shaw and Dr. Vivek Lall - India head, Lockheed Martin ad VP, LM USA
Kishore Jayaraman - President India and South Asia, Rolls Royce
K... Read More

Plenary Session 3:“Is World Trade on the Comeback Trail? Buenos Aires and Beyond”
Opening Remarks
Chandrajit Banerjee - Director General,Confederation of Indian Industry
Special Address
Rakiya Eddarhem - Secretary of State to the Minister of Industry,Morocco
Chitima Bunyapraphasara - Deputy Minister of Commerce,Thailand
Amina Salum Ali - Minister of Trade,Industry and Marketing,Tanzania
Margaret Mhando... Read More

Textiles Session
Andhra Pradesh -A competitive ecosystem for growth of Textiles & Apparel Industry
Moderator
RCM Reddy - MD & CEO, IL&FS Clusters, New Delhi
Panelists
Ashroff Omar - Group CEO, Brandix Lanka, Colombo
Kulin Lalbhai - Chairman, Arvind Ltd, India
Raghavan - Director, ShahiExports, India
Faruque Hassan - Senior... Read More

Plenary Session 4: “Future Sectors: Can India Lead Industry 4.0?”
Moderator and closing remarks
Pranjal Sharma - Author,Kranti Nation: India and The Fourth Industrial Revolution
Panellists
Alex Li - GM and Head of APAC,Alibaba Cloud
Dirk Carsten Hoke - Chief Executive Officer,Airbus Defence and Space GmbH
S Sivakumar - Chairman, CII Agriculture Council and Group Head –Agri& IT... Read More

Renewable Energy Session
Disruptive and innovative technologies for accelerated deployment and integration of renewable energy
Moderator
Santosh Kamath - Partner, KPMg
Panelists
Sumanth Sinha - Chairman & CEO, Re New Power
JP Chalasani - Group CEO, Suzlon Energy Ltd
William Pazos - CEO, Axis Energy Group
Ramesh Kymal - MD, Siemens Gamesa


Korea Country Session
South Korean Investments in India and scope in Andhra Pradesh
Moderator
Jeong Doek Min - Hony Consul General of India
Panelists
Kook Hyun Shim - President, KIA Motors, India
Byong Lim Byong Lim - Director, Lotte Corporation, South Korea
Joo Hwang - CEO, Jusung Engineering, South Korea
Yung Kim - Chief Executive Officer,... Read More

Plenary Session 5: “The Matrix of Skills: Leveraging India’s workforce
Moderator and closing remarks
Representative - CII
Panelists
Sandip Sen - Chairman,CII National Committee on Special Abilities and Global CEO,Aegis Customer Support Services Private Limited
Frank McGuire - Parliamentary Secretary -Small Business, Innovation and Medical Research and Member for Broadmeadows,Australia
Sean Freeman -... Read More

Plenary Session 6: “Redefining the Global Value Chain: Dynamic Workforce, New Consumers”
Moderator and closing remarks
Rajeev Kher - Former Commerce Secretary and Distinguished Fellow, Research and Information System for Developing Countries (RIS)
Panelists
Michael Yeoh - Business Ambassador Business Russia to India, CEO & Director Asian Strategy & Leadership Institute, Malaysia
Lourdes Casanova - Senior Lecturer and... Read More
Food Processing Session
Leveraging AP advantage to increase level of food processing in the state, to benefit farmers and increase employment
Moderator
JP MeenaI.A.S - Secretary, Mo FPI
Panelists
Subodh Jindal - Chairman, All India Food Processors’ Association (AIFPA)
Mayank Jalan - Chairman & Managing Director, Keventer
Piruz Khambatta -... Read More
Medical Equipment Session
Medical Equipment and Devices –Make in India –Scope in Andhra Pradesh

Plenary Session 7: “The New Geostrategic Dimension: India as Nodal Point”
Opening remarks
Shobana Kamineni - President, Confederation of Indian Industry and Executive Vice Chairperson, Apollo Hospitals Pvt Ltd
Keynote address
Rishad Bathiudeen - Minister of Industry and Commerce, Sri Lanka
Keynote address
Vijay Gokhale - Foreign Secretary,Ministry of External Affairs, Government of... Read More
Japan Country Session
Japanese Investments in India and scope in Andhra Pradesh
Japanese Investments in India and scope in Andhra Pradesh
Moderator
Daisaku Hiraki - Parliamentary Vice Minister for Economy, Japan
Panelists
Nayoshi Nogichi - Executive Vice President, JETRO
LUXIL
TORAY
MIZUHO Bank


Session 7: Special Plenary with a Social Icon
Pranjal Sharma, Author, Kranti Nation: India and The Fourth Industrial Revolution
In conversation with -
Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar, Founder, The Art of Living
N Chandrababu Naidu, Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh

Plenary Session 8: “Connectivity and Communication: Fast-tracking Infrastructure Development and Financing”
Constraints of finance and resultant delays in infrastructure development is a consistent problem fettering the sector. Searching for solutions to address this problem will consequently help in resolving other interlocking obstacles. India has been planning infrastructure projects in several parts of Asia. Financing constrains has become the major issue in building cross-border connectivity... Read More
Electronics Session
Promoting Innovation and Entrepreneurship in Electronics Hardware –AP as the Epicenter
Moderator
Anilkumar Muniswamy - Vice Chairman, IESA
Panelists
Gururaj A - Country Head, Wistron, India
Sesikumar Gendham - Managing Director, SALCOMP
Hari Krishnan - Black Pepper Technologies

Plenary Session 9: “Starship Enterprise: The Universe of Startups”
In recent years, the Indian startup ecosystem has taken off and has matured. Driven factors such as availability of funding, consolidation activities a number of firms, evolving technology space and a burgeoning demand within the domestic market has led to the emergence of startups. The culture of entrepreneurship across all our states and cities are at an all time high in few sectors.... Read More

Valedictory Session
Opening Remarks by
Chandrajit Banerjee
Director General
Confederation of Indian Industry
MoU Signing Ceremony between:
- Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) and Singapore Business Federation (SBF)
- Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) and Business Russia
- Andhra Pradesh Food Processing Society and Indus... Read More
