US President Donald Trump's daughter and adviser Ivanka Trump arrived in India early on Tuesday to attend the Global Entrepreneurship Summit (GES), beginning here later in the day.
US Ambassador to India Kenneth Juster, India's Ambassador to the US Navteej Sarna and senior officials of the central and Telangana governments welcomed her at the Rajiv Gandhi International Airport at Shamshabad around 3 am.
"Warm welcome to a special guest. Advisor to the President of USA@IvankaTrump arrives in Hyderabad," tweeted Raveesh Kumar, spokesperson, Ministry of External Affairs.
She later drove to Trident Hotel in Hitec City, about two km from Hyderabad International Convention Centre (HICC), the venue of GES.
State government officials had earlier said that she will stay in Westin Hotel in the same area.
Ivanka, who is leading the US delegation, will be attending the inaugural session in the evening along with Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
The three-day event being co-hosted by the US and India will be attended by 1,500 entrepreneurs, investors and eco-system supporters from 159 countries.
Ivanka Trump in her address today is likely to stress on fuelling the growth of women-led businesses, saying closing the gender entrepreneurship gap world-wide could grow global GDP by as much as 2 per cent.
In her key note address to the eighth annual Global Entrepreneurship Summit later in the day, she is likely to stress on ensuring women entrepreneurs have access to capital, access to networks and mentors, and access to equitable laws.
According to excerpts of her speech, she would state that despite the soaring rate of female entrepreneurs, women still face steep obstacles to starting, owning, and growing their businesses.
"Fuelling the growth of women-led businesses isn't simply good for our society, it's good for our economy. One study estimates that closing the gender entrepreneurship gap world-wide could grow our global GDP by as much as 2 per cent," she would state.
Ivanka, who is a successful businesswoman, fashion designer and adviser to the US President, was invited by Prime Minister Narendra Modi during his visit to the White House in June to speak at the summit. She is leading the US contingent at the summit themed 'Women First, Prosperity for All'.
She would open her speech by stressing how all over the world entrepreneurs are revolutionising our economies, and improving our societies.
"You are rewriting the rules," she would state.
