Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella to visit India for November meet

NEW DELHI: Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella is scheduled to make a short trip to India in the first week of November to speak at an event being organised by the American technology company in Mumbai for its customers, partners and developers. This will be Hyderabad-born Nadella's second official visit to the country after his first trip as Microsoft chief executive in September 2014.

Nadella, who will speak at the event titled 'Future Unleashed' and meet key Microsoft customers on the sidelines of the event, is likely to give Delhi and therefore the government amiss in his upcoming visit, executives familiar with the matter said. The Microsoft CEO, who recently met Prime Minister Narendra Modi during his visit to the Silicon Valley and offered his support to the Digital India initiative, is not likely to meet any of Microsoft's India centres either.

Some of India's best-known business leaders are expected to speak at the 'Future Unleashed' conclave, which is expected to be a showcase for Microsoft's cutting-edge technology and what it can offer in the context of Digital India. Chiefs of Mahindra group, Robert Bosch, Honeywell, Kotak Bajaj, Fortis, Sony Corporation and HDFC Bank, among other top customers of the company, are expected to attend the event.