From selling tea to being PM you have proven change is possible: Ivanka
November 28, 2017  17:34
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US President Donald Trump's daughter Ivanka speaking at Global Entrepreurship Summit at Hyderabad. Excerpts from her speech.

-- India has a true friend in the White House, India is one of the fastest growing economies.

-- The people of India, I want to congratulate you as you celebrate the 70th anniversary of Independence. It's incredible to be in this ancient city brimming with technology.

-- I am proud to see that for the first time a majority of 1500 women entrepreneurs are participating in such an event. What you are achieving here is truly extraordinary.

-- From your (PM Modi's) childhood selling tea to your election as India's Prime Minister, you've proven that transformational change is possible.

The summit is being hosted for the first time in South East Asia by the Governments of India and the United States.

With the theme of "Women First, Prosperity for All," a number of leading female voices will speak at various plenaries, breakout sessions, master classes, and workshops, including tennis champion Sania Mirza, Google'sVice President of Next Billion Users Diana Louise Patricia Layfield and CEO of Afghan Citadel Software Company Roya Mahboob. Global Entrepreneurship Summit.
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