GES 2017 Live Updates PM Narendra Modi to inaugurate Hyderabad event

The city of Nizams, Hyderabad played host to the eighth edition of the Global Entrepreneurship Summit (GES) today. PM Narendra Modi inaugurated the summit. The theme of this year’s summit demonstrates the commitment of the US and the Indian governments to the principle that when women are economically empowered, their communities and countries thrive. The three-day GES is held at the Hyderabad International Convention Centre.

Delegates, participants from across the world gathered at Hyderabad International Convention Centre. PM Modi addressed party workers at Hyderabad airport, earlier in the day and said that the attention of the world is on Hyderabad. “Today, the attention of the world is on Hyderabad. This city is hosting a prestigious international summit where industry leaders from the world are joining,” he said.

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10:32 pm: Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao was among those present for the dinner. A separate dinner was arranged for around 1,500 delegates of the GES on the lawns of the palace.

10:28 pm: The dinner was hosted by the Union government as part of the ongoing Global Entrepreneurship Summit
(GES) 2017. Famous for its huge Nizam-era table which can seat 101 guests at a time, the palace-turned-plush hotel is one the key landmarks of the city.

10:15 pm: Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Ivanka Trump, US President Donald Trump’s daughter and presidential adviser, attended a gala dinner at the Falaknuma Palace.

7:27 pm: PM Narendra Modi presented Ivanka Trump a wooden box of Sadeli craft. This craft technique of fabricating geometric patterns in wood is native to Surat.

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