IT Czars attends dinner hosted by AP CM Naidu
N Chandrababu Naidu (ANI)
VIJAYAWADA: Chief minister
N Chandrababu Naidu
hosted a special dinner for top executives from leading international IT and multinational companies visiting the state to attend the Amaravati Quantum Valley National Workshop at his residence on Sunday.
The state govt is hosting a national workshop on Quantum Valley in Vijayawada on Monday.
The chief minister shared his vision for the development of the pioneering Quantum Valley in Amaravati, a first-of-its-kind initiative in India. He highlighted that
Andhra Pradesh
is taking the lead in advancing quantum technologies through strategic collaborations with global technology giants such as
IBM
, Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), and Larsen & Toubro (L&T).
The gathering included key industry leaders such as V. Rajanna, President and Global Head, Technology Business Unit, TCS; Rajiv Kumar, managing director, Microsoft India Development Center, Sridhar Sidhu, corporate vice president, AT&T, and Manish Verma, head of the India innovation center at Warner Bros Discovery Media, Suchitra K. Ella, co-founder and joint managing director, Bharat Biotech; Jennifer Larson, US Consul General in Hyderabad; Dr.
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J.B.V. Reddy, mission director, national quantum mission, Phani Mitra B, global chief digital and information officer, Dr. Reddy's Laboratories; and Praveen Rao Akkinepally, country president and managing director, AstraZeneca India. Representing IBM, Scott Crowder, vice president for quantum adoption, participated in the discussions. Prof. Abhay Karandikar, secretary, department of science and technology, and Prof.
Ajay Kumar Sood, principal scientific adviser to the union govt were also present at the event.
Senior representatives from organizations such as Amazon, HCL, L&T, IIT Madras, IIT Tirupati, and Bank of America, as well as top officials from the state govt took part in the dinner. All guests who attended the evening's gathering will participate in the Amaravati Quantum Valley National Workshop in Vijayawada on Monday, a major step forward in positioning Andhra Pradesh as a global hub for quantum research and innovation.
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