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taxes, enforcing contracts and resolving insolvency. Modi said his government understood that an environment of transparent policies and rule of law providing a level playing field were necessary for entrepreneurship to flourish. - Women make up 1/2 of the world’s population. Need to think of these issues not as women’s issues but human issues. - All innovation comes from the private sector. 4- “Women need the 3C’s Confidence, Capabilities, access to Capital...Men need to understand that women are their equals” Cherie Blair 5- Nirmala Sitaraman: -We are removing all the rules Elaborating on the insolvency code, Modi said it was aimed at ensuring timely resolution for stressed ventures and India had recently improved it further, by preventing wilful defaulters from bidding for stressed assets Highlights of participating speakers on Day one at GES 2017: 1- “The biases that exist in society have to be addressed, and men need to be a part of that conversation. Business outcomes are great when you have diverse thinking” Karen Quintos, CCO, Dell 2- “If you educate a woman you educate a generation. It’s the desire, support & ecosystem of the organization where women work that will help them break the glass ceiling. Recognition of work keeps us going” Chanda Kochhar 3- Ivanka Trump - Having equal gender representation is a financial positive to businesses today besides being a social responsibility JANUARY 2018 | WWW.WISHESH.COM