New Delhi: Hyderabad is all set to host the Global Entrepreneurship Summit (GES), which will be inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi tomorrow.
The Global Entrepreneurship Summit is being held for the first time in South Asia in Hyderabad, India, from November 28-30. Co-hosted by the Governments of the United States and India, Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi will inaugurate the summit and Advisor to the President Ivanka Trump will lead the U.S. contingent to GES.
Ivanka Trump is the key speaker on Tuesday at the opening of a three-day Global Entrepreneurship Summit in Hyderabad. The 36-year-old, who is an official White House advisor, will seek to press women’s empowerment in business.
Hyderabad is home to the India operations of Google, Facebook and Amazon.
This is the eighth edition of the Global Entrepreneurship Summit, the preeminent gathering of entrepreneurs, investors, and supporters from around the world. With the theme of “Women First, Prosperity for All,” this will be the first GES in which women are the majority, over 52.5 percent, of the participants.
More than 10 countries will be represented by an all-female delegation, including from Afghanistan, Saudi Arabia, and Israel.
A number of leading female voices will speak at various plenaries, breakout sessions, master classes, and workshops, including tennis champion Sania Mirza, Google’s Vice President of Next Billion Users Diana Louise Patricia Layfield, and CEO of Afghan Citadel Software Company Roya Mahboob. This year’s summit theme demonstrates the commitment of the U.S. and Indian governments to the principle that when women are economically empowered, their communities and countries thrive. Women entrepreneurs help drive innovation and job creation, as well as address the world’s greatest and most critical challenges.
The inaugural plenary of the high-powered, three-day summit will take place on Tuesday at the Hyderabad International Convention Centre followed by two days of networking, mentoring, and workshops, anchoring the collaborative environment for entrepreneurs to exchange ideas, create networks, and take their passions to the next level.
