The president’s daughter opened a U.S. sponsored tech summit on Tuesday afternoon in India with a message of ‘greater opportunity for women around the world.’
Speaking at the Global Entrepreneurship Summit near Hyderabad’s IT hub, Ivanka Trump charmed an audience of more than 1,200 people.
Trump, 36, delightedly told area attendees, ‘In this “City of Pearls” the greatest treasure is you!’
‘Now your tech centers may – may – even outshine your world famous biryani,’ she said, eliciting laughter as she name-checked a local rice and meat dish.
The president’s daughter opened a U.S. sponsored tech summit on Tuesday afternoon in India with a message of ‘greater opportunity for women around the world’
Ivanka Trump is attending GES at the invitation of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi. She arrived early Tuesday morning and leaves on Wednesday.
She was a keynote speaker at the conference on Tuesday, giving 20 minutes of remarks before Modi took the stage.
The first daughter also appeared on a panel, where she encouraged women to seek out and mentor other women who would benefit from their knowledge.
The founder of a fashion company, Invaka she has seen ‘firsthand that all too often, women must do more than their male counterparts to prove themselves at work, while also disproportionately caring for their families at home.’
Trump, a special adviser to the president, referred to her father’s government as ‘our administration’ as she highlighted her work ‘advancing policies that enable women to pursue their careers and care for their families.’
Despite complaints in advance of the conference over her company’s labor practices in India and concerns in the U.S. about the sexual harassment allegations plaguing her father, Trump was warmly received in Hyderabad, where 52. 5 percent of this year’s delegates to GES are women.
Twice participants shouted out to Ivanka, causing her to smile and giggle.
And when she mentioned the 350 American business owners at the summit, eliciting shouts and woo hoos, Trump when she said they ‘represent America’s greatest talent,’ the first daughter laughed and said, ‘I think I found your section!’
Still the owner of her company, although she has stepped away from the day-to-day operations, Trump told GES delegates that like them, she has founded her own enterprise.
‘After my father’s election, I saw an opportunity to leave my businesses for the privilege of serving our country and empowering all Americans – including women – to succeed,’ she said.
Trump told attendees that she was proud that a majority of the summit’s attendees were women for the first time ever, truly embodying this year’s them of ‘Women First, Prosperity For All.’
‘Only when women are empowered to thrive; will our families, our economies, and our societies reach their fullest potential,’ she said.