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Read More» By U.S. Mission India | 3 May, 2021 | Topics: Press Releases | Tags: Entrepreneurship
Chennai, Dec 22: U.S. Consul General Judith Ravin inaugurated the Indian Women Social Entrepreneurs Network (IWSEN) at a virtual event held on December 17, 2020. With funding from the U.S. Consulate General in Chennai,
Amani Institute organized a six-month capacity-building program led by U.S. and Indian experts for 40 women social entrepreneurs from across India. As part ...
Read More» By U.S. Mission India | 22 December, 2020 | Topics: Chennai, Events, Press Releases, U.S. & India | Tags: Amani Institute, Entrepreneurship, Indian Women Social Entrepreneurs, Indian Women Social Entrepreneurs Network (IWSEN), IWSEN, IWSEN network, Judith Ravin, Network for Indian Women Social Entrepreneurs, Rema Sivaram, Shehzia Lilani, Social entrepreneur, Social Entrepreneurs, U.S. Consul General Judith Ravin, U.S.-India, USIndia, Women Social Entrepreneurs
For the second time in two years, the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) in India has been selected for funding from the White House-led Women’s Global Development and Prosperity (W-GDP) Initiative, the United States Government’s first whole-of-government effort to advance women’s economic empowerment globally. Through the W-GDP Fund, USAID will be partnering with ...
Read More» By U.S. Mission India | 30 September, 2020 | Topics: Press Releases | Tags: Entrepreneurship, Women Empowerment
TiE Global , one of the world’s largest not-for-profit organizations, in partnership with the U.S. Embassy in New Delhi, inaugurated the third annual Women Entrepreneurs Conclave (WEC 3.0) – Scaling New Heights. The three-day conclave includes knowledge sessions for scaling up businesses facilitated by leading U.S. and India-based domain experts. The Conclave also marks the culmination of ...
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By U.S. Mission India | 24 September, 2019 | Topics: Press Releases | Tags: Entrepreneurship, Women Empowerment
SECRETARY POMPEO: Good afternoon, everyone. Welcome. The prime minister and I were just remarking on what a great crowd, what a great group we have here. Thank you, Madame Mayor, for joining us as well and hosting us. I want to thank the prime minister as well, and frankly, the Dutch people for welcoming us ...
Read More» By U.S. Mission India | 6 June, 2019 | Topics: Speeches | Tags: Entrepreneurship, Innovation
The U.S. State Department’s Global Innovations through Science and Technology Initiative (GIST) hosted its Technology Idea (Tech-I) Competition at the Global Entrepreneurship Congress in Bahrain, April 14-16. The GIST Tech-I pitch competition brings together science and technology entrepreneurs from emerging economies worldwide, enabling young innovators through networking, skill development, mentoring, and access to financing, to ...
Read More» By U.S. Mission India | 24 April, 2019 | Topics: Press Releases | Tags: Entrepreneurship, Innovation
The Nexus Startup Hub at the American Center held a graduation ceremony today for its latest cohort of entrepreneurs. The 11 startups, coming from a plethora of fields, including healthcare, telecommunications, and home automation, marked the end of their 10-week program by showcasing some of what they had learned in the form of two-minute business ...
Read More» By U.S. Mission India | 2 August, 2018 | Topics: Events, Press Releases | Tags: Entrepreneurship
Registration is open for the 2018 SelectUSA Investment Summit. U.S. Ambassador to India Kenneth Juster will be leading the Indian delegation to this year’s Summit, which will be held from June 20 to 22, 2018, at the Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center near Washington, D.C. The Summit will connect global business leaders with all ...
Read More» By U.S. Mission India | 6 April, 2018 | Topics: Press Releases, U.S. & India | Tags: Business, Entrepreneurship
As Prepared Good afternoon. On behalf of my colleagues at the U.S. Embassy, we would like to congratulate all of you who have played a role in launching Nexus: Startup Hub at the American Center. In particular, we would like to thank our partner, the IC-Squared Institute of the University of Texas at Austin, which ...
Read More» By U.S. Mission India | 8 February, 2018 | Topics: Ambassador, Speeches | Tags: Ambassador Speeches, Bilateral relationship, Entrepreneurship, Innovation
International Convention Center Hyderabad, India SPOKESPERSON MCCLESKEY: Good afternoon, everybody. I’m Clayton McCleskey. I’m the spokesperson for USAID. Thank you so much for being here today and for coming to GES for the week, and for joining for our concluding press conference here. We’ve got three speakers this afternoon. First, we’ll have Jennifer Arangio, who is the ...
Read More» By U.S. Mission India | 30 November, 2017 | Topics: Press Releases, Speeches, U.S. & India | Tags: Bilateral relationship, Entrepreneurship
Novotel Hotel Gardens Hyderabad, India ADMINISTRATOR GREEN: Welcome, everyone. And what a great GES. First, on behalf of the U.S. government, thank you. Over the last few days we’ve met entrepreneurs, investors, industry leaders from over 150 countries. Some have traveled here from quite literally the other side of the world. Now, there’s an old ...
Read More» By U.S. Mission India | 30 November, 2017 | Topics: Events, Speeches, U.S. & India | Tags: Entrepreneurship
“I know that starting and growing a business takes tremendous grit and that facing the unknown requires determination. I also know that taking on that risk makes our Nation and our world a better place.” – President Donald J. Trump A COMMITMENT TO GLOBAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP: The United States is co-hosting the Global Entrepreneurship Summit ...
Read More» By U.S. Mission India | 29 November, 2017 | Topics: Speeches | Tags: Entrepreneurship
Special Briefing Ivanka Trump, Advisor to the President; Michelle Bekkering, Senior Deputy Assistant Administrator and Senior Coordinator for Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment; Tom Vajda, Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asian Affairs Via Teleconference November 21, 2017 MS NAUERT: And thanks to all of you for joining us today to ...
Read More» By U.S. Mission India | 21 November, 2017 | Topics: Press Releases | Tags: Entrepreneurship
Special Briefing Senior Administration Officials Via Teleconference November 21, 2017 MODERATOR: Okay. Thank you. And with that we’ll take your questions and — SENIOR ADMINISTRATION OFFICIAL ONE: And may I just add, before we jump into questions, one thing I just wanted to highlight on background – it’s [Senior Administration Official One] speaking – this ...
Read More» By U.S. Mission India | 21 November, 2017 | Topics: Press Releases | Tags: Entrepreneurship
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE Office of the Spokesperson The United States and India are proud to announce the selection of the 1,500 individuals who will participate in the 2017 Global Entrepreneurship Summit, which will be co-hosted by the United States and India in Hyderabad, India, November 28-30. Advisor to the President Ivanka Trump will lead ...
Read More» By U.S. Mission India | 18 November, 2017 | Topics: Press Releases, U.S. & India | Tags: Entrepreneurship
Hyderabad – Senior officials representing the joint U.S. and Indian organizing team for the Global Entrepreneurship Summit (GES) addressed journalists in Hyderabad today, offering further insight into the program and planning process for the Summit to be held in Hyderabad from November 28-30. Representing the U.S. government were Jennifer Arangio, Senior Director for International Organizations ...
Read More» By U.S. Mission India | 5 October, 2017 | Topics: Hyderabad, Press Releases | Tags: Entrepreneurship, GOI, Women Empowerment
Today, high-level delegations from the Governments of India and the United States met at NITI Aayog to plan the 2017 Global Entrepreneurship Summit, which will be held November 28-30 at the Hyderabad International Convention Centre in Hyderabad, India. The Summit will be inaugurated by Hon’ble Prime Minister of India Shri Narendra Modi and Advisor to the ...
Read More» By U.S. Mission India | 3 October, 2017 | Topics: Press Releases | Tags: Entrepreneurship
American Center New Delhi “Women First, Prosperity for All.” That is the theme for the Global Entrepreneurship Summit, which India and the United States will co-host at the end of November in Hyderabad. This theme highlights the critical role women like you play in fostering global growth and prosperity. The U.S. delegation to the Summit, ...
Read More» By U.S. Mission India | 12 September, 2017 | Topics: Chargé D’Affaires, Speeches | Tags: Entrepreneurship, Women Empowerment
An important Milestone on the Road to the Global Entrepreneurship Summit (GES) announced by P.M. Modi recently The All India Roadshow on Women’s Economic Empowerment Through Entrepreneurship (AIRSWEEE) spurs commitment to seed launch of Achieving Women Entrepreneurs (AWE) Fund I, a $25 million early stage equity fund for women owned and ...
Read More» By U.S. Mission India | 11 September, 2017 | Topics: Chargé D’Affaires, Press Releases | Tags: Entrepreneurship, Women Empowerment
Joint Statement by Telangana IT and Industries Minister, K. T. Rama Rao and U.S. Consul General Katherine Hadda Hyderabad: We are delighted that Hyderabad will be the site of the 2017 Global Entrepreneurship Summit (GES). As NITI Aayog CEO Kant and Chargé d’Affaires MaryKay Carlson noted in their
announcement , the GES is the preeminent annual ...
Read More» By U.S. Mission India | 11 August, 2017 | Topics: Hyderabad, Press Releases, U.S. & India | Tags: Entrepreneurship
Following the announcement by President Trump and Prime Minister Modi in Washington that the United States and India will co-host the 2017 Global Entrepreneurship Summit (GES), we are pleased to announce the event will be held November 28-30 in Hyderabad, India. The theme of the Summit will be Women First, Prosperity for All, highlighting the ...
Read More» By U.S. Mission India | 11 August, 2017 | Topics: Press Releases, U.S. & India | Tags: Economic growth, Entrepreneurship
(As Prepared) Good afternoon. Thank you all for the warm welcome and the invitation to join this wonderful event. I’m grateful to be able to speak to you today alongside Minister Vardhan and other senior government officials. I particularly want to thank Lockheed Martin and Tata, both of whom are partnering to promote innovation and ...
Read More» By U.S. Mission India | 26 July, 2017 | Topics: Chargé D’Affaires, Speeches, U.S. & India | Tags: Bilateral relationship, Business, Entrepreneurship, GOI, Innovation
New Delhi — The Nexus Incubator, a collaboration between the University of Texas and the U.S. State Department graduated its first group of 10 startups on Friday, July 21. The Startups were chosen from over 113 applications from all over India, underwent an intense 10 week training program that featured workshops led by expert speakers ...
Read More» By U.S. Mission India | 21 July, 2017 | Topics: Press Releases | Tags: Bilateral relationship, Entrepreneurship
On Tuesday March 28 from 4:30 – 8pm, Nexus @ The American Center will host a seminar on key challenges startups face in the renewable energy sector and how can these be overcome. Nexus is the newly established start-up hub at the American Center in New Delhi. Leading subject matter experts, funders and entrepreneurs will ...
Read More» By U.S. Mission India | 27 March, 2017 | Topics: Events, Press Releases | Tags: Education, Energy, Entrepreneurship
(As Prepared for Delivery) Good Afternoon. I am very pleased to see so many of you here at the American Center for this Global Entrepreneurship Week 2016 gathering. We are deeply grateful to Special Secretary Y.S. Malik for having taken time out of his extremely hectic schedule to join us. Entrepreneurship is a major feature ...
Read More» By U.S. Mission India | 16 November, 2016 | Topics: Business, Doing Business in the U.S., Former U.S. Ambassadors, Press Releases, Speeches, U.S. & India | Tags: Bilateral relationship, Economic growth, Entrepreneurship, Innovation, Trade
Commercial Diplomacy, Innovation and Entrepreneurship (As prepared for delivery) Thank you Ron Summers for that kind introduction. Ron has been a steadfast champion of the U.S.-India relationship for many years and it’s an honor to have him lead today’s discussion. I would also like to recognize Peter Tichansky for his leadership at the Business Council ...
Read More» By U.S. Embassy New Delhi | 3 August, 2016 | Topics: Former U.S. Ambassadors, Speeches | Tags: Bilateral relationship, Entrepreneurship, Innovation, Trade
Indian Foreign Service Institute, New Delhi (As Delivered) Thank you for that introduction. I would like to express my sincere appreciation to Dean Khatua for hosting me here at the Indian Foreign Service Institute (FSI). I am humbled by the opportunity to engage the next generation of diplomatic leaders – you are not just the ...
Read More» By U.S. Embassy New Delhi | 29 June, 2016 | Topics: Former U.S. Ambassadors, Speeches | Tags: Bilateral relationship, Diplomacy, Entrepreneurship, Private sector
The U.S. Embassy New Delhi is happy to announce that eight Indian and two Bhutanese delegates will attend the Global Entrepreneurship Summit (GES) taking place June 22-24, 2016 in Palo Alto, California. They will be joining more than 700 entrepreneurs from around the world along with investors, speakers, and leaders in the entrepreneurship space. The ...
Read More» By U.S. Embassy New Delhi | 17 June, 2016 | Topics: Press Releases | Tags: Bilateral relationship, Entrepreneurship
Today the Embassy of the United States of America and the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy announced grants to nine of India’s top clean energy innovators. The awards were funded through the
PACEsetter Fund , a ₹50 crore (US$7.9 million) account maintained jointly between the two governments. PACEsetter Fund awards were given to projects focused on ...
Read More» By U.S. Embassy New Delhi | 27 May, 2016 | Topics: Environment, Press Releases, U.S. & India | Tags: Climate, Energy, Entrepreneurship, Environment
Assistant Secretary Nisha Biswal’s Remarks to the University of Chicago Alumni Club of India (As prepared for delivery) Thank you for that kind introduction Aditi and thank you all for a very warm welcome, and of course a big thanks to the University of Chicago Alumni Club of India for hosting this event. It is ...
Read More» By U.S. Embassy New Delhi | 19 April, 2016 | Topics: Former U.S. Ambassadors, Speeches | Tags: Economic growth, Entrepreneurship, Innovation, Technology, Urbanization
