Visakhapatnam hosted the second edition of the Fusion AI Summit 2026 at the VMRDA Children Arena, establishing the city as India’s premier artificial intelligence conclave on the East Coast.Global tech leaders, policymakers, and industry pioneers gathered at the inaugural session to accelerate India’s technological transformation from vision to execution.Sreedhar Kosaraju, chairman of the APDTI Network, opened the event by noting that Andhra Pradesh secures nearly 20% of India’s recent data centre investments over the past two years. Major players like Google, Reliance, RMG, ReNew, and CtrlS commit nearly 4 GW of data centre capacity, cementing Visakhapatnam as a major investment destination.Kondapalli Srinivas, Minister for MSME, SERP, and NRI Empowerment & Relations, inaugurated the summit and emphasized youth skill development while highlighting the state government’s adoption of real-time governance through WhatsApp-based AI services.Suresh Batha from STPI urged students to build careers as job creators rather than job seekers.Meanwhile, industry leaders explored advanced topics, including Agentic AI, vertical AI applications, enterprise adoption, and the shift from software to agent development life cycles.The summit presented Fusion AI Awards across multiple domains. Swaasa and Risenine Technologies claimed honors in MedTech and healthcare, DATAi2i triumphed in EduTech, and TheDigifac secured the FinTech category. Logistics Studio, Think AI (OPC) Private Limited, and PRAGYA Digital Twin & Command Center also won accolades for excellence in enterprise and logistics technology.Engaging panel discussions featured experts from Microsoft, Infosys, Bosch, TCS, Adroitent, and Patra, focusing on scalable infrastructure, robust governance, and practical deployment. Published - July 31, 2026 09:20 pm IST