Ivanka Trump, the daughter of the President of the United States of America, will be attending the Global Entrepreneurship Summit (GES) 2017, that will be hosted in Hyderabad. The three day summit, which promotes economic growth, inclusion and opportunities among entrepreneurs from across the world, will be held from November 28 to November 30, this year.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi had invited Ivanka Trump for the Global Entrepreneurship Summit during his meeting with US President Donald Trump in Washington, in June. The finer details regarding the visit were worked out between New Delhi, Washington and Hyderabad in the last one and a half month. India and USA will be co hosting the summit this year with Ivanka leading the American delegation. The event will be organized by NITI Aayog in coordination with the Ministry of External Affairs and will aim to showcase inspiring entrepreneurs and investors from around the world.

In a series of tweets, PM Modi announced Ivanka Trump would be leading the US delegation and called the summit a unique opportunity for bringing together entrepreneurs and startups with global leaders. 

Look forward to Ms. Ivanka Trump’s presence at #GES 2017 Hyderabad as the leader of the US delegation. @realDonaldTrump @IvankaTrump

— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) August 10, 2017

The Summit is a unique opportunity for bringing together entrepreneurs and start ups with global leaders. #GES2017

— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) August 10, 2017

India and US will co-host the Global Entrepreneurship Summit at Hyderabad from 28-30 November 2017. @realDonaldTrump @IvankaTrump

— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) August 10, 2017

Ivanka Trump, in a tweet, said she was honored to lead the US delegation and meet with passionate entrepreneurs from around the globe.

Honored to lead the US delegation to #GES2017 in India & meet with Prime Minister Modi & passionate entrepreneurs from around the globe! pic.twitter.com/yVyGGWua2x

— Ivanka Trump (@IvankaTrump) August 10, 2017

The Global Entrepreneurship Summit brings together investors and entrepreneurs to create new opportunities for collaboration, with a special focus on emerging nations from Africa and Asia. The Summit was started in 2010 under the leadership of the former President Barack Obama at Washington DC. This will be the first time India will be hosting the summit, which had been previously hosted in Istanbul, Dubai, Kuala Lumpur, Marrakesh, Nairobi and Silicon Valley. 

Airbnb cofounder Brian Chesky, Uber cofounder Travis Kalanick,  Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg and Google CEO Sundar Pichai have participated in the previous entrepreneurship summits. This year, entrepreneurs involved in India’s startup and entrepreneurship program Startup India, will be among the participants in Hyderabad and women entrepreneurs will be one of the focus areas. 

A news daily reported, Hyderabad was chosen as the venue for the summit for its international clientele and infrastructure for hosting large conferences.