TOI conclave to help reboot Andhra Pradesh

The Covid-19 pandemic has taken its toll on businesses globally and locally in Andhra Pradesh. While this black swan event has thrown up unforeseen challenges, it has also unlocked new opportunities for those who are ready to innovate and adapt to change in this new normal.
As the economy grapples with the Covid-19 induced slowdown and is trying to find its feet in the new order, The Times of India is bringing together top business leaders across sectors to deliberate on the unprecedented challenges, throw light on the opportunities created by Covid-19 and chart out a roadmap to reignite Andhra Pradesh’s business engine as part of a virtual conclave ‘Reboot Andhra Pradesh: Making Andhra Pradesh Future Positive’.

The TOI conclave, which is being presented by Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited in association with Visakhapatnam Special Economic Zone, Eastern Power Distribution Company of Andhra Pradesh, Coastal Local Area Bank and TNR Talent High School, will bring together over 40 speakers, including top industry leaders, domain experts and government representatives, across key sectors such as manufacturing, healthcare, agriculture & food processing, real estate and education through two sessions daily spanning four days.
The four-day virtual conclave will be flagged off on Monday morning by Andhra Pradesh industries, commerce, IT, skill development & training, infrastructure & investments minister Mekapati Goutham Reddy with a session on ‘Getting AP’s economy firing on all cylinders’, along with AP Inc’s top guns – AP-Transco chairman and MD & secretary for energy department Srikant Nagulapalli, Sri City Pvt Ltd founder & MD Ravindra Sannareddy, Visakhapatnam Port Trust deputy chairman PL Haranadh, RINL chairman and MD Pradosh Kumar Rath, International Egg Commission chairman & Srinivasa Farms VC & MD Suresh Chitturi and CII AP chairman D Rama Krishna.
The inaugural will be followed by an afternoon session on manufacturing, one of AP’s growth engines, with a session titled ‘Gearing up for change in the post-Covid era’ that will see Visakhapatnam SEZ development commissioner ARM Reddy, Kia Motors sales and marketing head Manohar Bhat, Mondelez India director (integrated supply chain) Nandkumar Kulkarni, Toray Industries India Pvt Ltd chairman Shigekazu Suenaga and Arjas Steel Pvt Ltd commercial director Ramaswamy Visweswaran.