2026
Summit Flagship
Smart Manufacturing Summit 2026
One day of strategy, breakthroughs and ecosystem deal-making with India's top manufacturing CEOs, CTOs, policymakers and technology leaders.
4 Dec 20269:30 am – 5:00 pm
Delhi NCRHybrid
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Engage with manufacturing leaders and experts through summits, workshops and industry forums focused on smart manufacturing and emerging technologies.
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Flagship summits, roundtables and programmes anchored by the Confederation of Indian Industry - bringing together India's manufacturing leadership.
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2025
Summit Flagship
10th CII Smart Manufacturing Summit 2025
The 10th edition of the CII Smart Manufacturing Summit brought together industry leaders, policymakers, technology providers and domain experts to examine how advanced manufacturing can strengthen India's industrial competitiveness. The Summit focused on accelerating artificial intelligence adoption, enabling the servicification of manufacturing, developing a future-ready workforce and helping MSMEs transition to digitally driven production models.
15 Dec 20259:30 am – 4:00 pm
New DelhiIn-Person
2025
Event
CII National Best Practices Award 2025
A national award recognizing Indian manufacturing businesses that successfully adopt emerging technologies and innovative solutions to drive smart manufacturing excellence.
31 May 2025
OnlineMSME
2024
Summit Flagship
9th Smart Manufacturing Summit 2024
The summit explored global manufacturing competitiveness, digital-powered innovation, artificial intelligence, resilient supply chains, circular economy practices and sustainable manufacturing.
13 Dec 20242:30 pm – 4:00 pm
New Delhi, IndiaIn-Person
2023
Summit Flagship
8th CII Smart Manufacturing Summit 2023
The summit focused on sustainable manufacturing, skilling, AI integration, data analytics, resilient supply chains and India–Singapore Industry 4.0 collaboration.
7 Jul 20232:30 pm – 10:00 pm
New Delhi, IndiaIn-Person
2021
Summit Flagship
7th CII Smart Manufacturing Summit 2021
A full-day Industry 4.0 summit covering digitally resilient manufacturing, human capability, sustainability, connected factories and barriers to adoption.
22–23 Oct 20213:30 pm
OnlineVirtual
2020
Summit Flagship
6th CII Smart Manufacturing Summit 2020
A five-day virtual summit focused on Industry 4.0, international experience, digital technology, virtual demonstrations, exhibitions and B2B meetings.
9–13 Nov 20209:30 am – 5:00 pm
OnlineVirtual
2019
Summit Flagship
5th CII Smart Manufacturing Summit 2019
A summit focused on smart manufacturing implementation journeys, ROI, technology partnerships and interactive workshops.
13 Nov 20199:30 am – 5:00 pm
New Delhi, IndiaIn-Person
2018
Summit Flagship
4th CII Smart Manufacturing Summit 2018
The fourth CII Smart Manufacturing Summit brought together more than 300 participants and national and international experts from industry, academia, government, multilateral agencies and diplomatic missions to accelerate practical Industry 4.0 adoption in India.
26 Oct 20188:00 pm – 5:00 pm
New Delhi, IndiaIn-Person
2017
Summit Flagship
3rd CII Smart Manufacturing Summit and Exhibition 2017
The summit explored intelligent and agile supply chains, smart technology adoption, boardroom transformation strategies and policy requirements for India’s manufacturing ecosystem.
15 Nov 20179:30 am – 4:30 pm
New Delhi, IndiaIn-Person
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One day of strategy, breakthroughs and ecosystem deal-making with India's top manufacturing CEOs, CTOs, policymakers and technology leaders.
4 Dec 20269:30 am – 5:00 pm
Delhi NCRHybrid
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