US President Donald Trump’s daughter, Ivanka Trump along with ICICI CEO Chanda Kochhar and Telangana Minister KT Rama Rao addressed the Global Entrepreneurship Summit on its second day.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the three-day event on 28 November, the theme of which is ‘Women First, Prosperity for All.’
Telangana Minister KTR Rao moderated the session on ‘Workforce Development and Skills Training’.
Ivanka Trump said technology is a great driver to promote women entrepreneurs as it reduces barriers to starting businesses and offers tremendous opportunities.
We have to do a better job of recognising that all women, whether they are working inside the home or whether they are working in professional capacity, I think we have to celebrate that decision…When you invest in women, they invest back in their family and communities. Ivanka Trump, Entrepreneur, US
CEO Chanda Kochhar talked about increasing women’s participation in the workforce and enhancing access to skills training, education, and career counselling. Kochhar said that if one can provide education, encouragement and empowerment to women entrepreneurs, then sky is the limit for them.
Other panelists in the discussion included Cherie Blair, Founder of Cherie Blair Foundation for Women, CBE, QC; Ivanka Trump, advisor to the US President, and Karen Quintos, Dell EMC, Chief Customer Officer.
Ivanka is leading a delegation of senior Trump administration officials for the event. The world’s largest gathering of young entrepreneurs is being co-hosted by India and the United States. More than 1,200 young entrepreneurs from 127 countries, a majority of whom are women, are attending the summit.
Bloomberg Quint
