Madurai to host two-day Young Indians entrepreneurship summit
Madurai is set to host the third edition of the Young Indians (Yi) national summit, focusing on entrepreneurship, artificial intelligence, and business growth. The event will feature government officials and industry leaders discussing strategies to foster innovation in emerging Indian cities.
Why it matters
The summit highlights the shift of India's entrepreneurial focus beyond major metropolitan hubs, aiming to integrate smaller cities into the national economic growth vision.
Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman and Tamil Nadu Industries and Investment Promotion Minister S. Keerthana are expected to address the third edition of the Young Indians (Yi), a two-day national summit beginning in Madurai on July 17 at The Residency Signature.
The Young Indians, an integral part of the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) will host the YiFi 2026 under the theme, ‘entrepreneurship beyond boundaries’.
Speaking to media persons, CII Yi national chairman Arun Rathod said that the two-day event would discuss on building billion-dollar businesses, building start-ups and Artificial Intelligence - its merits and demerits and among others.
Apart from the two ministers, CII Director General Chandrajit Banerjee, CII southern region Chairman P. Ravichandran, vice-chairman J. Murugavel, and among others will address the delegates in different sessions.
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