Vizag hosts Cognetix IoT summit 2026 to drive DeepTech growth

APDTI Network convened the Cognetix IoT Summit 2026, here on Thursday, bringing together industry stalwarts, startups, academic minds, and policymakers.

The flagship event underscored a definitive shift: the Internet of Things is rapidly evolving from basic device connectivity into a sophisticated layer of artificial intelligence, edge intelligence, and autonomous decision-making.

Held under the aegis of Cognetix—an ecosystem platform championing Industrial IoT, Robotics, Autonomous Systems, and DeepTech—the summit laid bare the roadmap for positioning Visakhapatnam and Andhra Pradesh as powerhouse hubs for emerging technologies.

Inaugurating the summit, Sreedhar Kosaraju, chairman of the APDTI Network, emphasised that India’s next technological leap hinges on converging IoT, Edge Computing, and AI. He noted that machines are moving past mere data collection into systems capable of understanding and action.