Ivanka Trump, Cherie Blair and KT Rama Rao at the GES session
After addressing the Global Entrepreneurship Summit on its second day today Ivanka Trump visited the Golkonda Fort in Hyderabad. Day two of the GES session constituted discussions on "Workforce Development and Skills Training". Telengana Minister for Information Technology KT Rama Rao moderated the session with Cherie Blair, Ivanka Trump, Chanda Kochhar and Karen Quintos, Chief Customer Officer of Dell EMC.
While inaugurating the summit on Tuesday, Ivanka Trump congratulated Prime Minister Narendra Modi saying "Transformational change proved by you- from selling tea in your childhood to becoming PM of India".
Here are the highlights of day-two of Ivanka Trump's Visit in Hyderabad:
The conference and summit were phenomenal. PM Modi and the cabinet members who were with him were incredibly warm and gracious. Was overall a very special experience, she added.
It is just amazing to be here at the Golconda fort, said Ivanka Trump
Ivanka Trump at the Golkonda Fort, which was the capital of the Qutub Shahi kingdom from 1518 to 1687.
She was earlier expected to visit the Charminar, symbol of Hyderabad located in the old city. The plans, however, were dropped on security grounds, police sources said.
Ahead of Ivanka's visit to the fort, US security agencies and the local police had made security arrangements. The fort was closed for tourists and police imposed restrictions on traffic in the surroundings.
India is witnessing a demographic shift in the workforce. The changing structure of the economy is encouraging more women to start their careers resulting in more women in the fields of sports, governance and banking says Chanda Kochhar.
Chanda Kochhar says educating a woman is akin to educating an entire generation.
Ivanka Trump says 90 cents of a dollar earned by women goes back to the community and adds value for the society.
Diversity aids business and businesses should take the responsibility of balancing the gender gap in the labour force says Ivanka Trump.
Cherie Blair says despite being a vibrant country, women's participation in the workforce is very low in India. Men need to acknowledge that women face obstacles and should do their part in easing the situation.
Cherie Blair says despite being a vibrant country, women's participation in the workforce is very low in India. Men need to acknowledge that women face obstacles and should do their part in easing the situation.
Ms Trump further says that women "disproportionately provide unpaid care". She adds that technology offers exceptional opportunities to women entrepreneurs. The government needs to create a new curriculum with greater focus on private sector.
Ivanka Trump stresses the role of strong male voices and says that workforce culture needs a fundamental change since the traditional "single parent provider in households" is long gone.
Ivanka Trump says women constitute a major part of the total population and hence issues pertaining to women shouldn't be seen as just "women's issues" but as "critical issues".
Chanda Kochhar says there are no special policies for women. the focus is to create a working environment so that women "feel confident".
Ivanka Trump speaks on modern working family.
Ivanka Trump speaks on "innovation" at the GES session.
Cherie Blair at the Skills Development session in GES, Hyderabad.