Naidu leaves for Delhi to attend AI summit

Vijayawada: Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu will attend the India AI Impact Summit 2026, being held at Bharat Mandapam in New Delhi on Friday. He will hold meetings with industry leaders and sign multiple agreements.Naidu will take part in the plenary session titled "AI Accelerators: Fueling India's Economic Growth", along with Assam chief minister Hemanta Biswa Sarma, Union minister Jitin Prasada, and representatives of Tata Consultancy Services.The state govt will sign a series of agreements to strengthen AI infrastructure and skill development. An MoU will be entered into with IBM for training 1 million youth in AI, quantum technology, and cybersecurity. Another agreement will be signed with the United Nations International Computing Centre (UNICC) to establish a Quantum and AI Centre of Excellence.An MoU will also be signed with the National Institute of Electronics and Information Technology (NIEIT) to set up a Quantum AI University. The Indian Institute of Technology Madras will collaborate with the state on an Artificial Intelligence Tutor initiative, while NVIDIA will partner in establishing AI Living Labs.The chief minister will also meet Quantela Inc Executive Chairman Sridhar Gadhi and participate in a roundtable organised by the World Economic Forum, along with Union minister Ashwini Vaishnaw and WEF CEO Borge Brende.He will later hold discussions with a UK delegation, including UK Minister for AI and Online Safety Kanishka Narayan, UK High Commissioner Lindy Cameron, and Minister Counsellor Sally Taylor. Naidu will also meet Aramco India Managing Director Abdulrahman AiTukair, Adobe CEO Shantanu Narayen, and Autodesk AI Head Mike Haley.Naidu left for Jaipur on Thursday evening to attend the wedding of Vikas Marmat, project director, Kuppam Area Development Authority. He will proceed to New Delhi from Jaipur on Friday morning to participate in the summit.