"Industrial Revolution 4.0 will germinate from the seeds of a Knowledge Economy", says Smt Nirmala Sitharaman, Minister of State for Commerce and Industry (I/C), Government of India, in her Keynote Address at the Inaugural Session of CII Partnership Summit 2017 held from 27-28 January 2017 at Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh. She shares her views on the turbulent global trade scenario and points at India's the demographic dividend as a major factor that will drive growth in future. She also highlights the key role being played by progressive states like Andhra Pradesh in contributing to India's growth story.