CII Coimbatore organizes GCC Coimbatore Summit 2025

CII Coimbatore successfully organized the GCC Coimbatore Summit 2025 with the theme "Coimbatore India's Twin-Engine GCC Hub: Where Core Industrial Engineering Meets Digital Innovation at Tier-2 Costs and Tier-1 Depth.
The summit aimed to position Coimbatore as a premier destination for Global Capability Centres (GCCs), leveraging its strengths in industry, talent and innovation.
CII Coimbatore, in collaboration with Zinnov, unveiled the report "Coimbatore Rising - A New Blueprint for GCC Expansion," alongside another strategic publication titled "Coimbatore: The Next Frontier of GCCs," developed in partnership with CBRE. Both reports were formally launched by the Chief Guest, Dr Palanivel Thiaga Rajan, Minister for Information Technology and Digital Services, Government of Tamil Nadu, during the summit.
Chief Guest Dr Palanivel Thiaga Rajan, Minister for Information Technology and Digital Services, Government of Tamil Nadu, delivered the inaugural address. Reflecting on his personal experience leading a GCC, he spoke of his strong historical connection to Coimbatore and described it as one of the best cities to live in.

Highlighting that 25% of global graduates are of Indian origin, he emphasized the importance of creating well-rounded professionals capable of functioning across functions, rather than over-relying on niche specialists. "The more we produce such talent, the more attractive cities like Coimbatore become for global firms," he said. He praised Coimbatore's legacy of inclusive civic entrepreneurship and called for historical reflection as a foundation for future acceleration.
He noted that GCCs are drawn to cities offering global standards of growth and that Coimbatore's culture of openness, innovation and entrepreneurship uniquely positions it for this role.
Dr Jairam Varadaraj, Past Chairman, CII Tamil Nadu & Managing Director, Elgi Equipments Ltd., delivered the keynote address.
Dr Nandini, Immediate Past Chairperson, CII Southern Region & Managing Director, Chandra Textiles Pvt. Ltd., highlighted Coimbatore's robust educational ecosystem. 
Mr Rajesh Doraiswamy, Chairman, CII Coimbatore Zone & Joint Managing Director, Salzer Electronics Ltd., in his opening remarks, emphasized that Coimbatore is a knowledge capital.
Mr Kewyn George, Convenor, GCC Taskforce, CII Tamil Nadu & Global IS Director & GCC Head, Expeditors, applauded the "Coimbatore Next" initiative.
 

Mr Naved Narayan, Co-Convenor, GCC Taskforce & Vice President, Mobility Solutions, Head, R&D Center Coimbatore,  A special Interactives session with Mr Pavankumar G Giriyappanavar, IAS, District Collector, Coimbatore, in conversation with Mr Shankar Vanavarayar, Past Chairman, CII Tamil Nadu & President, Kumaraguru Institutions, took place on the topic Urban Excellence Coimbatore's Social Edge.
In the session "Coimbatore NXT Strengthening the Global GCC Landscape," Mr Prashanth Subramanian, Mr Bhaskar Kumar Verma, and Ms Namita Adavi spoke.