The 2017 Global Entrepreneurship Summit (GES) will take place on November 28-30, 2017 in Hyderabad, India, with delegates from the United States, India, and around the world coming together to spur Small and Medium Enterprise (SME) development and increase the participation of entrepreneurs, in particular women, worldwide.
The theme of the 2017 summit will be "Women First-Prosperity for All." The conference"s goal is for women to make up at least 50% of the entrepreneur and investor attendees.
The summit will target the following four industries: (1) energy and infrastructure; (2) financial technology and digital commerce; (3) health and life sciences; (4) media and entertainment.
This year the US Embassy is also seeking participation from investors (i.e., venture capitalists, banks, funds, corporations) and entrepreneur ecosystem supporters (i.e., accelerators, incubators, mentors) that could support participating entrepreneurs. International investors and ecosystem supporters must self-fund travel and hotel expenses to India.
The U.S. Embassy strongly encourages all interested entrepreneurs, and investor/ecosystem supporters, to apply for this opportunity.
To apply, please send a document, in either Microsoft Word or Adobe Acrobat (.pdf) format, listing your name and contact information; a brief (3-4 paragraph) description of your project, and a copy of your resume or CV to BakuGES@state.gov by 1700 on Tuesday, August 15.
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