HYDERABAD: With an aim to attract international investments, Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy and IT and Industries Minister D Sridhar Babu will be attending the World Economic Forum (WEF) annual meeting being held between January 15 and 19 in Davos, Switzerland.
The state government anticipates inking numerous MoUs during the official visit of the chief minister and the IT minister and seal the deals for substantial investments in key sectors such as pharmaceuticals, electronics, data centres, defence, aerospace, food processing, and renewable energy.
The chief minister, soon after assuming office, received an invitation to attend the prestigious WEF meeting. Revanth Reddy has also been invited to address the WEF Congress Centre where he is poised to articulate his vision for digitally transforming healthcare, a key agenda of the Congress government in Telangana.Furthermore, the chief minister is expected to participate in a high-level WEF event focused on ‘Food Systems and Local Action.’
During the WEF event on food systems and local action, Revanth will speak on the impact of climate change on agri-economy and propose measures to promote climate-resilient agriculture while safeguarding livelihood of farmers.
IT Minister Sridhar Babu, explaining his schedule in Davos, said he plans to engage with 70 industry leaders over three days, including CEOs and CXOs of global giants, such as Novartis, Medtronic, AstraZeneca, Google, Uber, Mastercard, Bayer, LDC, and UPL. Meetings with stalwarts of the Indian industry — including Tata, Wipro, HCL Tech, JSW, Godrej, Airtel, and Bajaj — are also on the agenda, added the minister.
Additionally, interactions with business bodies like CII and NASSCOM, along with media networks, have been planned, the minister said before leaving for Davos.
The WEF attracts over 3,000 delegates, including representatives from 100 governments, top global corporations, leading international organisations, NGOs and media entities.
TO address impact of climate on agri
CM to address the impact of climate change on agri-economy, propose measures to promote climate-resilient agriculture
To talk at WEF cong centre
Revanth has been invited to address at the WEF Congress Centre, to articulate his vision for digitally transforming healthcare