India-US delegations meet to discuss GES, Modi and Ivanka to inaugurate

Tribune News Service

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New Delhi, October 3

To set the stage for the Global Entrepreneurship Summit (GES) 2017 from 28 to 30 November in Hyderabad, a meeting was held on Tuesday between high level Indian and US delegations at the NITI Aayog.

Over 1600 delegates from some 160 countries, including entrepreneurs and investors, CEOs of major knowledge-based industries will participate in the summit to be inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Adviser to and daughter of US President Donald Trump, Ivanka.

Aimed at creating an environment to empower innovators, the annual meet will see ideas pitched and funds sought for creation of innovative goods and services.

This year’s theme is “Women First, Prosperity for All” with special emphasis on empowering young women entrepreneurs and the role they play in making communities more prosperous and secure through enterprise.

According to Amitabh Kant, CEO NITI Aayog, this is a unique opportunity for Indian startups and innovators to interact and network with the finest entrepreneurs of the world.

“We need to harness technology to solve some of the most pressing problems in healthcare delivery, education, energy, safe drinking water and agriculture, among others for the benefit of communities at large. Innovation and entrepreneurship will play a decisive role towards this end,” remarked Kant.

Jennifer Arangio, Senior Director at the National Security Council in The White House, said, “Uniting under the theme Women First, Prosperity for All, the summit will highlight the Trump administration’s commitment to the principle that when women are economically empowered, communities and countries thrive.

“Hosting GES in India is a signature of the broad and enduring partnership between our two countries,” she said.

The summit will primarily focus on four thematic sectors: Energy & Infrastructure, Healthcare & Life Sciences, Financial Technology & Digital Economy, and Media & Entertainment sectors.

The agenda consists of breakout sessions, master classes, three networking sessions and workshops. The Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion will showcase India’s heritage, social entrepreneurship and craftsmanship in collaboration with the Ministry of Rural Development and Ministry of Culture through a virtual exhibition at the summit.

A series of ‘Road to GES’ events will be organised by the US Embassy and NITI Aayog in the days to come said an embassy press release.