Ivanka Trump, the US President’ daughter and adviser has arrived at Hyderabad International Convention Centre (HICC) in India. Around 1500 young entrepreneurs from 127 countries have come to attend the summit.
Ivanka who arrived in India early this morning, will be addressing the three days Global Entrepreneurship Summit (GES) from November 28th-30th. She will head the summit on behalf of the US delegation for its eighth edition.
Hyderabad went through a lot of preparations owing to the summit and Ivanka’s arrival. To prep up for the summit, Hyderabad left no stone unturned – from making the city spotless, decking it up with festive lights, the city went on to make the city beggar-free. The local government even announced Tuesday as a public holiday.
This year’s summit will focus on ‘Women First, Prosperity for All’, and will stress on supporting women entrepreneurs and fostering economic growth globally.
Talking about strengthening economy and women empowerment, Ivanka said in an interview, “One of the main challenges globally is creating economic opportunities and generating economic prosperity for all our citizens – in the US, India, and throughout the world. Just as President Trump is working hard on these issues for the American people, PM Modi is also focused on expanding economic opportunities for the people of India, particularly its women.
“For the first time, over 50% of this year’s participants will be women! I aim for GES 2017 to be a global celebration that elevates the importance of empowering women entrepreneurs. When women do better, communities and countries thrive.”
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao and Ivanka will address the opening session of the sumit.
Among the notable speakers are Google Vice President of Next Billion Users Diana Louise Patricia Layfield, tennis player Sania Mirza and CEO of Afghan Citadel Software Company Roya Mahboob.