Chief Minister Siddaramaiah will lead a 15-member delegation of Karnataka for the 54th annual meeting of the World Economic Forum (WEF) to be held in Davos in Switzerland which is scheduled from January 15 to January 19, 2024, for attracting investment in various sectors in the State.
The delegation is expected to woo industrialists from across the globe for investment on key sectors such as semiconductors, aerospace, defence, precision manufacturing, electronics. It is expected to hold talks with Satya Narayana Nadella, chairman and CEO of Microsoft, and other leading honchos of IT and manufacturing giants, official sources told The Hindu on Saturday.
The Chief Minister would be accompanied by Major Industries Minister M B Patil and IT/BT and RDPR Minister Priyank Kharge. Senior IAS officer and Additional Chief Secretary to the Chief Minister L.K. Atheeq, principal secretaries and secretaries of industry and IT/BT departments would be part of the delegation.