Andhra Pradesh Minister for Education, IT, and Electronics, Nara Lokesh, will embark on a week-long visit to the United States starting from October 25, with the goal of reviving the state’s industrial sector and attracting significant investments. The primary objective of this tour is to create numerous employment opportunities and fulfill the aspirations of millions of youth in the state through investment inflows.
As part of the visit, Lokesh will attend the key annual meeting of the IT Serve Alliance, titled “Synergy,” at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas on October 29, where he will be the guest of honor. The event will bring together 3,000 small and medium entrepreneurs from the IT services industry. Synergy 2024 is a major conference designed to unite influential industrialists, innovators, and key stakeholders in the IT sector. Distinguished speakers like former U.S. Presidents George W. Bush, Bill Clinton, Secretary Hillary Clinton, Steve Forbes, Kevin O’Leary, Sheila Bair (FDIC Chair), and Jack Kass (OpenAI) will be hosted by Synergy.
The organization highlighted that Lokesh was invited as the guest of honor due to his efforts in integrating technology into governance and implementing digital strategies as the Minister of IT, Electronics, and Communications for Andhra Pradesh. Synergy representatives praised Lokesh for his leadership in promoting digital innovations and supporting startups, describing it as a benchmark in economic development. In the invitation letter, Synergy noted that Lokesh’s valuable message on the role of technology in governance and empowering youth and entrepreneurs would greatly benefit the attendees.
Lokesh’s U.S. Visit Itinerary (U.S. Time):
25-10-2024 (San Francisco):
– Meeting with Oracle representatives.
– Meetings with investors and entrepreneurs.
26-10-2024 (San Francisco):
– Meetings with representatives from PTC, Synergies, Boson, SpanIO, and Clarity.
– Meeting with the Indian Consulate General.
– Meetings with Adobe, Scaler, and General Atomics representatives.
27-10-2024 (Austin):
– Meetings with representatives from various companies in Austin.
28-10-2024 (San Francisco):
– Meeting with Microsoft representatives in Redmond.
29-10-2024 (Las Vegas):
– Participation in the IT Serve Synergy conference.
– Meetings with representatives from Amazon, Revature, Salesforce, and PepsiCo.
– Keynote speech at IT Serve Synergy.
30-10-2024 (San Francisco):
– Visit to Google Campus.
– Meetings with startups and entrepreneurs.
– Meeting with Indian Consul General and company executives.
– Meeting with Salesforce representatives.
31-10-2024 (Georgia):
– Unveiling of the NTR statue at Shani Mountain, Cummings, Georgia.
1-11-2024 (New York):
– Meeting with investors in New York.
