--- title: Ivanka Trump Speaks at W20 Summit in Berlin: Watch Online description: Ivanka Trump will speak at the annual W20 Summit in Berlin, Germany on Tuesday. 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Germany's Chancellor Angela Merkel (L) and Ivanka Trump (R) talk before a meeting with US President Donald Trump and business leaders in the Cabinet Room of the White House March 17, 2017 in Washington, DC. Brendan Smialowski, AFP/Getty Images by [Jennifer Calfas](https://time.com/author/jennifer-calfas/) ## Jennifer Calfas Apr 24, 2017 9:25 PM UTC [Ivanka Trump](http://time.com/money/4752472/ivanka-trump-clothing-relabeled-stein-mart/) will participate in a panel of women leaders at the [W20 Summit ](http://motto.time.com/4713708/ivanka-trump-angela-merkel-womens-economic-summit/)in [Berlin](http://time.com/money/4714156/berlin-museum-gold-coin/) early Tuesday morning. [German Chancellor Angela Merkel](http://time.com/4705639/trump-wiretap-obama-update/) invited Trump, who is an assistant to her father President Donald Trump, to speak at the annual event during her [visit to the White House](http://time.com/4700020/trump-merkel-meeting-winter-storm-stella/) in March. The W20 Summit includes female delegates from all Group of 20 countries, and will focus on female empowerment in the global economy and entrepreneurship. Trump will participate on the panel [titled](http://www.w20-germany.org/news/press-release/article/news/women20-summit-starts-in-berlin-on-24-april-with-prominent-guests-from-around-the-world/) “Inspiring women: Scaling up women’s entrepreneurship.” She will speak with Merkel, Queen Máxima of the Netherlands and Canadian Minister of Foreign Affairs Chrystia Freeland, among other female leaders. “Looking forward to working together in Berlin next month to promote the role of women in the economy and the future of our workplace globally,” Trump [wrote](https://www.facebook.com/IvankaTrump/posts/10155249846192682) in a Facebook post in February. While in Berlin, Trump will also visit the Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe, as well as the United States Embassy, the White House [said](https://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2017/04/20/further-guidance-ivanka-trumps-visit-germany-w20-womens-20-summit-berlin). 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