Davos round-up: We have more work to do My four-day trip to Davos has been great. The most memorable thing about this trip is that I was pleasantly surprised meeting my dear friend and Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates after 10 long years. I was delighted to see him. So was he. He told me he was happy to see me as the Chief Minister of the new State of Andhra Pradesh and congratulated me on my new gig. We shared our memories about the time I brought Microsoft to Hyderabad.he remembers all of it. I felt very humbled when he told me he was pleased to see me at the World Economic Forum Annual Summit in Davos. Interestingly, he has assured to support our state in education, app-development and start-ups & health sector. I have also asked him to explore the possibility of setting up a Microsoft Development Centre in AP. Later, I also had the opportunity to meet Microsoft CEO and son of our soil Satya Nadella. Our conversation was like a brainstorming session. I have enjoyed spending time with him and listening to his ideas. Another surprise came in the form of Google, assuring to support us in our digital literacy program. Google chairman Eric Schmidt and I had a 30-minute conversation. That apart, we have been able to get assurances from several investors in areas of technology, start-ups and app development, digital literacy and education, healthcare and immunization, etc. Hero MotoCorp, PepsiCo, Walmart International, Mahindra & Mahindra, Swiss Solar Technologies, Bharti Group, Wipro, Global Agenda Council of India and several Indian and international companies have come forward to invest in our state. While my trip began with a flurry of meetings with CEOs and heads of companies, it ended on a great note with several moments to cherish. This sure has been a great trip where I got to meet my old friends and network with news ones. But, we have more work to do. Im doing my best to make our Sunrise State shine. I will strive hard and not rest until Andhra Pradesh becomes the best state and best destination in our country.
Posted on: Sun, 25 Jan 2015 04:50:35 +0000
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