Global Investors Meet To Be Held From April 20 To 22: MB Patil

Bengaluru: Karnataka will host its next Global Investors Meet (GIM) at the Palace Grounds in Bengaluru from April 20 to 22, 2027, with the government planning a wider investment outreach, including a special investors' meet in North Karnataka to showcase opportunities in Kalyana Karnataka and Kittur Karnataka.

Industries Minister MB Patil announced the dates at a curtain-raiser programme on Thursday, saying the government wanted to make the event a truly global platform and attract investments across the State. As part of the preparations, the Government has launched the new Aerospace and Defence Policy (2026–31) and the KIADB Digital Industrial Land Bank.

Patil said the initiatives would support emerging businesses while making it easier for companies to identify land and set up industrial units.

Referring to the previous investors' meet, he said companies had committed around Rs 10.27 lakh crore in investments, exceeding the government's target. He said the real measure of success was not the signing of investment agreements but the commencement of industrial operations.

“Across Karnataka, the commitments made at the previous Meet are now translating into land allotments, approvals and industrial units under construction. Around 65 per cent of the manufacturing investments have already been converted into projects,” the Minister explained.

Investments by DN Solutions, Krones, Nidec and Foxconn had already resulted in operations, while projects by Lam Research, Applied Materials, MV, Wipro Electronic Materials, Jindal Aluminium and Mahindra Aerospace were also progressing.

Patil said investments were reaching districts such as Kalaburagi, Koppal, Belagavi, Kolar and Tumakuru, across sectors including electronics, aerospace, electric vehicles, steel, cement, renewable energy and life sciences.

“We also want the benefits of development to reach every part of the State. In this regard, we will organise a dedicated investors' conclave in North Karnataka in the coming months. The objective is to present the investment opportunities in Kalyana Karnataka and Kittur Karnataka directly to investors. We want these regions to attract investments on a scale they have never witnessed before,” he added.

Ministers KH Muniyappa, Krishna Byre Gowda, Priyank Kharge and others, Rajya Sabha member Sudha Murty, former minister RV Deshpande, Dr Devi Shetty, consuls general of various countries and industry representatives attended the programme.