Chairman-Media Academy of Andhra Pradesh Alapati Suresh along with AP Chambers president Potluri Bhaskara Rao, general secretary Subbarao Ravuri, and others during the curtain raiser of a business expo, in Vijayawada on Tuesday.
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The Andhra Pradesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry Federation (A.P. Chambers) announced that the federation will organise the A.P. Chambers Business Expo 2026 in Visakhapatnam from September 11 to 13. The event will bring together MSMEs, start-ups, investors, exporters, government departments, and industry leaders.The three-day expo will be held at Gadiraju Palace on Beach Road and is expected to feature more than 180 exhibitors and attract over 50,000 business visitors, the A.P. Chambers said.The announcement was made at a curtain-raiser programme at the A.P. Chambers headquarters in Vijayawada on Tuesday (August 25). A.P. Press Academy Chairman Alapati Suresh, who attended as the chief guest, launched the expo brochures.A.P. Chambers president Potluri Bhaskara Rao said the expo was being organised as a flagship platform to promote trade, industry, entrepreneurship, and business collaborations. The event would provide opportunities for networking, showcasing innovations, knowledge sharing, and forging strategic partnerships among businesses from Andhra Pradesh and neighbouring States, he said.Several sector-specific seminars and knowledge sessions featuring industry experts and business leaders are also planned. Union MSME Minister Jitan Ram Manjhi, Union Minister of State for Labour and Employment and MSME Shobha Karandlaje, Andhra Pradesh HRD, IT and Electronics Minister Nara Lokesh, Tourism Minister Kandula Durgesh and MSME Minister Kondapalli Srinivas, besides senior bureaucrats, are expected to participate in the sessions.A.P. Chambers general secretary Subbarao Ravuri, treasurer S. Akkaiah Naidu and several board members participated in the curtain-raiser. Published - August 25, 2026 07:55 pm IST
