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Following the announcement by President Trump and Prime Minister Modi in Washington that the United States and India will co-host the 2017Global Entrepreneurship Summit (GES), we are pleased to announce the event will be held November 28-30 in Hyderabad, India.  The theme of theSummit will be Women First, Prosperity for All, highlighting the critical role women play in fostering global growth and prosperity.  Ivanka Trump,Advisor to the President, will lead the U.S. delegation.

The GES is the preeminent annual gathering of emerging entrepreneurs, investors, and business leaders from around the world.  Throughnetworking, mentoring, and workshops, the GES empowers entrepreneurs to pitch their ideas, build partnerships, secure funding, and createinnovative goods and services that will transform societies.  This year, the focus will be on women entrepreneurs and the tremendous potentialwomen bring to entrepreneurship.

MaryKay Carlson, Chargé d’Affaires at the U.S. Embassy in New Delhi said, “The U.S.-India relationship is growing every year with more trade, moretravel, and greater people-to-people ties.  The Global Entrepreneurship Summit is the latest example of how we are working together to advance thepromise of an increasingly digital world and the remarkable entrepreneurial skills of our people to promote prosperity.  These are goals PresidentTrump and Prime Minister Modi set for our two nations after their meeting in June in Washington. The Indian government and Prime Minister Modiare great partners, and we thank the city of Hyderabad, whose robust startup ecosystem, top notch talent, and supportive government policies havemade it one of the world’s leading startup capitals.  We are thrilled to be partnering together on GES 2017!”

NITI Aayog, is taking the lead in organizing this Summit for the Government of India. Amitabh Kant, CEO NITI Aayog, acknowledged the support ofGovernment of Telangana in hosting the Summit at Hyderabad, and said “India, the oldest civilization, welcomes civilizations world over to the GES2017. We need to harness technology to solve some of the most pressing problems in healthcare delivery, energy, safe drinking water andagriculture, among others for the bene�t of communities at large. Innovation and entrepreneurship will play a decisive role towards this end. I amsure this will be a unique opportunity for entrepreneurs to interact with the best.”

For more information, visit www.ges2017.gov.in and www.ges2017.org

By U.S. Mission India | 11 August, 2017 | Topics: Press Releases, U.S. & India | Tags: Economic growth, Entrepreneurship

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