New Delhi: Ivanka Trump, daughter and adviser to
US President Donald Trump,
has arrived in Hyderabad for the annual
Global Entrepreneurship Summit co-hosted by India and the US. For the first time, the GES is being held in South Asia. The three-day summit, from November 28-30, is being held at the Hyderabad International Convention Centre (HICC) and Hyderabad International Trade Expositions (Hitex).
Ms Trump is leading a delegation of senior White House officials as well as American entrepreneurs. The theme of this year's summit is 'Women First, Prosperity for All' and will include 1,200 young entrepreneurs, and most of them are women.
While Ms Trump has been to India before, this will be her first visit as a senior White House adviser. She was invited for the summit earlier this year by Prime Minister Narendra Modi during his state visit to the US.
Here are the highlights of Ivanka Trump's visit to India:
Nov 28, 2017 18:28 (IST)
Sushma Swaraj on the Global Entrepreneurship Summit
In her speech at the Global Entrepreneurship Summit, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj said that India appreciated the efforts of the US to promote entrepreneurship globally. She said she had no doubts that on PM Modi's and President Trump's leadership, entrepreneurship would reach new heights.
Ms Swaraj also said the summit would not have been possible without NITI Aayog.
Nov 28, 2017 18:06 (IST)
My government has launched the Atal Innovation Mission. We are opening Tinkering Labs in more than 900 schools to promote a culture of innovation and entrepreneurship among children: PM Narendra Modi at the Global Entrepreneurship Summit (GES) 2017.
Nov 28, 2017 18:00 (IST)
"Indian women continue to lead in different walks of life," PM Modi said at GES 2017. He mentioned that the government scheme, Startup India, "is a comprehensive action plan to provide support to startups. More than 70 million loans have been transferred to women entrepreneurs."
Nov 28, 2017 17:46 (IST)
"The summit is being held for the first time in South Asia. It brings together, leading investors, entrepreneurs, academicians, think tanks and other stake holders to propel the global entrepreneurship ecosystem," PM Modi said while addressing the GES 2017.
Nov 28, 2017 17:39 (IST)
PM Modi is now addressing the summit. He too is talking about contribution of women to the society in India and the world.
Nov 28, 2017 17:14 (IST)
Adressing the summit, Ivanka Trump says she is happy to be in Hyderabad, which is emerging as the innovation hub of India.
Nov 28, 2017 17:09 (IST)
Telangana chief minister K Chandrashekar Rao welcomed Ivanka Trump and other participants at the global summit. "Taking major strides to further Ease of Doing Business, Telangana is proud to host the world's biggest Entrep Summit," he said.
Nov 28, 2017 16:43 (IST)
PM Narendra Modi and Ivanka Trump are expected to address the Global Entrepreneurship Summit shortly.
