Hyderabad, Nov 28: US President Donald Trump will attend the Global Entrepreneurship Summit (GES) 2017 virtually. While Donald Trump’s daughter and White House advisor Ivanka Trump and Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be present at the GES inaugural plenary at Hyderabad International Convention Centre (HICC), the US President will address via video conference on Tuesday evening and make a televised statement on the importance of encouraging women in entrepreneurship. Also Read - PM Modi to Interact With Fitness Influencers to Celebrate One Year of 'Fit India Movement' on Thursday

“Yes, US President Trump will be delivering a virtual address at the GES on Tuesday,” Telangana industries principal secretary Jayesh Ranjan was quoted as saying. His message will be a “short one but effective enough” to convey his strong encouragement for greater participation of women in entrepreneurship, sources revealed. The inaugural session of the GES will be addressed by PM Narendra Modi, Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao and Ivanka Trump. Ivanka reached Hyderabad early this morning. Also Read - PM Modi to Stock of COVID-19 Situation, Chair High-Level Meeting With CMs of 7 Worst-hit States Today

In 2012, then US President Barack Obama had addressed the Dubai GES and made a televised statement on the importance of encouraging initiative and entrepreneurship in the Middle East. According to the official website of GEW, it is world’s largest celebration of the innovators and job creators ‘who launch startups that bring ideas to life, drive economic growth and expand human welfare’. Also Read - Trump Blasts China For Unleashing COVID-19 Onto the World at UN General Assembly Debate

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’s Vice President of Next Billion Users Diana Louise Patricia Layfield and CEO of Afghan Citadel Software Company Roya Mahboob.