Ivanka Trump, daughter of US President Donald Tramp, is in Hyderabad to inaugurate the eighth Global Entrepreneurship Summit (GES ), which focus on women entrepreneurs. The lady is known for her worldwide initiatives for women and entrepreneurship.?
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi will also be inaugurating the three-day event themed around "Women First, Prosperity for All". When the duo will take the stage, they will be greeted by Mitra, an indigenous bot by Bengaluru based Invento.?
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There will be two such bots, one on the dias will declare the summit inaugurated after PM Modi and Ivanka Trump press a button, the second will be outside the main arena and will be available for others to interact with.
Ivanka will deliver the keynote address at the inaugural session, along with PM Modi. She is also scheduled to speak at another session on Wednesday.
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In her keynote address, Ivanka Trump, will stress on fuelling the growth of women-led businesses, saying closing the gender entrepreneurship gap worldwide could grow global GDP by as much as 2 percent. Excerpts of her speech made available reveal she will stress on ensuring women entrepreneurs have access to capital, access to networks and mentors, and access to equitable laws.
The delegates include about 400 each from India and the US and the remaining from rest of the world.
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This is only the second time the conference is being held outside the US since the 2015 edition held in Nairobi, the capital of Kenya.
Women will represent 52.5 percent of the participants, with 10 countries including Afghanistan, Saudi Arabia and Israel being represented by all-female delegations.
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"When women do better, communities and countries thrive. GES hopes to inspire innovators, create new initiatives, and foster lasting partnerships," Ivanka said. Over 100 innovative start-ups, products, services and processes will be featured in the mega event.