Gist Entrepreneurship Journey Brochure

GIST TRANSFORMERSCOME TO AMERICA

The Path to Success

www.gistinitiative.org

Implemented by CRDF Global Funded by the U.S. Department of State

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GIST TRANSFORMERS COME TO AMERICAThe Path to Success


Seventeen emerging entrepreneurs are making a journey across America from the Middle East, Africa and Asia. They have been

competitively selected to visit entrepreneurship and innovation hubs all over the U.S., including Silicon Valley, New York, Boston

and Washington D.C. to share high-tech inventions that will help address challenges in medicine, the environment, mobile phone

technology and more. Known as “GIST Transformers,” these entrepreneurs are winners of rigorous competitions under the Global

Innovation through Science & Technology (GIST) initiative, a program designed to accelerate technology commercialization and

entrepreneurship through global networking, entrepreneurship skill-building, mentorship and strategic funding.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

AGENDA // SAN FRANCISCO 3

AGENDA // NEW YORK 6

AGENDA // BOSTON 8

AGENDA // WASHINGTON D.C 10

TRANSFORMERS BIOS 14

SPEAKERS & HOSTS 19

GIST ADVISORY GROUP MEMBERS 26

CRDF GLOBAL GIST TEAM 27

U.S. STATE DEPARTMENT GIST TEAM 28

CALENDAR OF EVENTS 29

GIST IN THE NEWS 32

FEATURED EVENTS 34

RESOURCES 35

GIST MENTOR HIGHLIGHT 36

GIST PARTNERS 37

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SAN FRANCISCOSan FranciscoSan Francisco



San Francisco // November 5-7, 2012 A G E N D A

GIST at StanfordStanford University is one of the key drivers of Silicon Valley, producing both innovative minds and disruptive technologies. This visit with the Graduate School of Business, Design School, and research community will connect the GIST Transformers with the pieces of the Stanford ecosystem. The group will be welcomed by the GSB who will share the work it does to promote entrepreneurship both in the U.S. and around the world. The Innovation Community Visits session at Stanford University matches GIST entrepreneurs with Stanford the innovation community on campus that shares their area of technical expertise. Later in the day, the Stanford Graduate School of Business, including their Middle East and North Africa Leaders and Business Association of Stanford Entrepreneurial Students (BASES) clubs will be hosting a panel discussion and informal networking event after a visit to the Stanford Design Lab and other departments.

Tuesday - November 6, 2012GIST Company Visits

8:30-9:00 Breakfast

9:00-9:15 Welcoming Remarks: Dr. Jonathan Margolis, Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Science, Space and Health in the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs; Dr. Jaleh Daie, Managing Partner, Aurora Equity, CRDF Global Board Director; Ovidiu Bujorean, GIST Initiative Manager, Innovation and Entrepreneurship, CRDF Global

9:15-10:00 Establishing a venture in a dynamic & complex environment: Dr. Harry G. Harris, President, HealthCare California

10:00-11:00 Expanding and doing business in the U.S.: Augie Rakow, Corporate Attorney in Orrick’s Emerging Companies Group; Israel Cidon, Co-Founder of Sookasa; Steve Koskie, Managing Partner, LM250 Digital

11:00-12:00 Raising Capital and Pitching to VCs in the U.S.: Lowell Ness, Partner and Founding Member of Orrick’s Emerging Companies Group; Ravi Belani, Managing Partner at the Alchemist Accelerator; Scott Hartley, Venture Capitalist, Mohr Davidow Ventures

1:00-3:00 Mentorship

3:00-5:00 Pitching

1:45-2:30 Welcome to Stanford: The role of universities in the entrepreneurship ecosystem; Sheryl O’Loughlin, Executive Director of the Center for Entrepreneurial Studies, Stanford University

2:45-3:45 Stanford Design School (d.School) Visit

4:00-5:00 Innovation Community Visits

5:15-6:30 MENA Leaders & BASES Clubs Panel Discussion:Introductory Remarks: Dr. Jonathan Margolis, Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for Science, Space and Health in the Department of State’s Bureau of Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs & Natalia Pipia, Associate Director, Innovation and Entrepreneurship, CRDF GlobalPanelists: Dr. Harry G. Harris, President, HealthCare CaliforniaModerator: Ovidiu Bujorean, GIST Initiative Manager Transformers: Taner Yildirim, CEO, Gonnasphere; Rafik Guindi, CEO, SilGenix

6:30-7:30 Informal networking

8:30-9:15 oDesk: “Establishing a company across borders”. Michael Levinson, Vice President of Product Strategy, oDesk

9:30-10:15 Omidyar Network “Catalyzing economic & social change”: Breakout sessions with Raj Gollamudi, Director; Rafa de la Guia, Investment Associate; Lisa Kolenda, Executive Recruiter & Alex Bakir, Investment Associate

11:00-1:00 Google: Sparking innovation: Mary Grove, Head of Global Entrepreneurship Outreach, Google

Monday - November 5, 2012GIST Training, Mentorship & Pitching at OrrickIn an intensive day of training, the GIST transformers will hone their business skills, specifically learning how to do business in the U.S. and how to pitch to venture capitalists. They will participate in mentorship and pitching sessions in the afternoon.

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Wednesday - November 7, 2012

San Francisco // November 5-7, 2012

GIST Company VisitsTechCrunch is a leading technology media property, dedicated to profiling startups, reviewing new Internet products, and breaking tech news.Ustream is the world’s fastest-growing and largest live streaming platform with over 50 million unique monthly viewers.

GIST-TechWadi & NestGSV Demo, Panel and ReceptionThe GIST Initiative is co-hosting this event with TechWadi & NestGSV. TechWadi is a non-profit organization building bridges between Silicon Valley and the Arab world through events, mentorship, workshop and networking. NestGSV describes itself as an Ecobater, offering services to tech entrepreneurs ranging from IT Support, real estate, and funding.

3:30-4:30 Demo: Entrepreneurs pitch about their ventures & provide materials

4:30-4:45 Welcoming remarks: Cathleen A. Campbell, President and CEO, CRDF GlobalDr. Jonathan Margolis, Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for Science, Space and Health in the Department of State’s Bureau of Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific AffairsDr. Ossama Hassanein, Chairman of the Board at TechWadi.org

4:45-5:30 Panel Discussion:Panelists:Dr. Harry G. Harris, President, HealthCare California;Dr. Ossama Hassanein, Chairman of the Board at TechWadi.orgModerator:Ovidiu Bujorean, GIST Initiative ManagerGIST Transformers:Perihan Abou-Zeid, Communications Director of Qabila Media Productions;Ziad Sankari, CEO of CardioDiagnostics;Hind Hobeika, CEO & Lead Engineer of Butterfleye

5:30-7:00 Reception

9:30-10:30 TechCrunch: Editors meet with the GIST Transformers.

10:30-11:15 Ustream: Tools for connectivity.

12:00-12:15 Welcoming Remarks: Dr. Gloria Duffy, CEO of Commonwealth Club of California; Cathleen A. Campbell, President and CEO, CRDF Global

12:15-1:00 Panel Discussion:Moderator:Quentin Hardy, Deputy Technology Editor, The New York Times GIST Transformers: Moustapha Kane, Founder of Amarante;Meriem Chiri, Co-Founder of SmellNat; Nasma Bouchelkia, Co-Founder of SmellNat; Dr. Khairul Baharin, CEO of MyDerm; Hasanul Qader Mirza, Director of Operations, Greenovation Technologies

GIST-Commonwealth Club of California – Panel Discussion The Commonwealth Club of California is the nation’s oldest and largest public affairs forum, creating over 400 annual events on topics ranging across politics, culture, society and the economy to 16,000 members. The mission of The Commonwealth Club of California is to be the leading national forum open to all for the impartial discussion of public issues important to the membership, community and nation. It is in this light that the GIST Transformers are welcomed by the Commonwealth Club to share their stories of entrepreneurship with the community.

Building Bridges for Entrepreneurship

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New York // November 8-9, 2012

Thursday - November 8, 2012

GIST at New York Entrepreneur Week Event GIST Transformers will attend an afternoon of events as a part of Entrepreneur Week in New York City.

GIST - ABANA Panel and ReceptionIn Partnership with Arab Bankers Association of North America this event will be held at and sponsored by King & Spalding. This will include a panel comprised of four GIST Transformers

12:30-1:15 Lunch

1:15-1:45 Networking Round Robin

1:45-3:00 Stop Whining: Triumph over Adversity

3:00-3:10 Break

3:10-4:00 Flash of Genius: Uncovering a Miracle – The Jason McElwain Story

5:45-6:00 Registration

6:00-6:10 Welcoming Remarks: ABANA, King & Spalding, GIST Initiative.

6:10-7:20 Panel Discussion:GIST Transformers: Taner Yildirim, CEO, Gonnasphere, Perihan Abou-Zeid, Communications Director of Qabila Media Productions; Nasma Bouchelkia, Co-Founder of SmellNat; Ziad Sankari, CEO of CardioDiagnostics

7:20-8:15 Reception

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Friday - November 9, 2012

GIST - General Assembly: Entrepreneur Exchange The GIST Initiative in partnership with the General Assembly and in collaboration with Empact, host an event where GIST Transformers will be paired with successful Entrepreneurs in the New York Area.


12:30-1:00 Keynote Speaker; Kathryn Minshew, Founder, Daily Muse

1:00-2:00 Lunch and Exchange with local entrepreneurs and Transformers

2:30-4:00 Endeavor Meeting

5:00-7:00 GIST Networking Event

GIST Networking eventThis New York City networking event will be at the terrace of Old City Investment Partners hosted by Peter Novak, Director of Operations, with entrepreneurs and investors from the New York area and GIST Transformers.



Meeting with EndeavorEndeavor’s mission is to catalyze long-term economic growth by selecting, mentoring and accelerating high-impact entrepreneurs

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GIST Implementing partner in Boston is Cambridge Advisors LLC.

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Boston // November 12-13, 2012

Monday - November 12, 2012GIST Visits to MITThe GIST Transformers will spend the day at one of the world’s most prestigious institutions for higher learning: the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). Beginning at MIT, they will tour the campus to see the state-of-the-art facilities and centers the school has to offer and afterwards the entrepreneurs will participate in a number of sessions with business experts and mentors.

10:00-12:00 Tour of Campus MIT Centers hosted by Joost Bonsen of MIT Media Lab

12:00-1:00 Lunch

1:00-2:00 Sales Training: Mark Roberge, SVP of Sales and Services, HubSpot

2:00-3:00 Effective Business Models for Markets in the Developing World: Dr. Patricia Dinneen, GIST Advisory Board Member & Managing Director, Siguler Guff & Company

3:00-4:00 Mentorship Session – with MIT Venture Mentoring Service

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Tuesday - November 13, 2012GIST - Fish & Richardson TrainingFish & Richardson is a top Intellectual property (IP) litigation firm with many specialties including technology. Attorneys will be paired with the GIST Transformers to talk about their needs and options. IP protection is an important component to every entrepreneur’s business model as they expand, and this visit will prove informational for the GIST Transformers.

Visits to Mass ChallengeMass Challenge is an annual $1M global startup competition and accelerator that catalyzes the launch and success of high-growth, high-impact new ventures.

Visits to Cambridge Innovation CenterCambridge Innovation Center is a flexible office facility designed to house startup companies.

GIST-MITEF ReceptionIn partnership with MIT Enterprise Forum (MITEF), GIST will hold an entrepreneurship & innovation networking event starting with a presentation about the initiatives and ventures spearheaded by MIT in n the U.S. and abroad and followed by a reception. MITEF members, HKS faculty, students and alumni will be invited to this event as well as investors and entrepreneurs in the Boston area.

5:00-6:00 Presentations of various initiatives and ventures at MIT that focus on entrepreneurship and innovation.

6:00-6:15 Welcoming remarks by Ovidiu Bujorean, GIST Initiative Manager; MITEF and MIT Sloan

6:15-6:50 60 second pitching session

6:50-8:00 Networking event

11:00-12:00 Topic in Focus: Intellectual Property Protection presented by Tonya Drake, Principal, Fish & Richardson

12:00-1:30 Lunch with Fish & Richardson Lawyers David Feigenbaum, Frank Gerratana, Ian Lodovice, Timothy French, Yina Mo, Jeffrey Weber, Jeffrey Barclay, Janis Fraser, Michael Hamlin, Rex Huang, Tiffany Reiter, Chuck Hieken, Sean Daley

1:30-2:30 Mass Challenge Tour and Meeting with Mass Challenge entrepreneurs

GIST-Harvard Kenedy School Panel DiscussionIn the evening, the group will have the opportunity to visit the Kennedy School of Government at Harvard where 4 Transformers will be part of a panel and share their experience.

4:30-6:00 Cambridge Innovation center

3:10-4:10 Harvard Kennedy School Panel DiscussionModerator: Ovidiu Bujorean, GIST Initiative ManagerGIST Transformers: Nurana Indah Paramita, Founder of T-Files Indonesia; Moustapha Kane, Founder andCEO of Amarante; James Khoo Chen Shiang, Founder & CEO of SecQ.me; Meriem Chiri, Co-Founder of SmellNat

3:00-3:10 Opening Remarks: David Ellwood, Dean & Professor of Political Economy, Harvard Kennedy School



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Washington D.C. // November 14-16, 2012

Wednesday - November 14, 2012

GIST Visit to the U.S. Department of StateThe Department of State is the United States federal executive department responsible for the international relations of the United States. It is the equivalent of foreign ministries in other countries. This afternoon will provide an overview of U.S. government activities to promote entrepreneurship in the U.S. and around the world. In addition, the State Department’s Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA) staff will discuss the exchange program alumni network in which Journey participants will be enrolled. This network includes heads of state and other global leaders.

YPFP event at CDC Development SolutionsIn collaboration with Young Professionals in Foreign Policy (YPFP), the premier international networking community for young professionals involved in foreign policy, national security, and international development, GIST will be holding an event featuring a keynote speech by Dr. Jonathan Margolis from the U.S. Department of State and a panel discussion featuring two GIST Transformers.

2:00-5:00 Visit to U.S. Department of State, Harry S. Truman Building


7:15-7:30 Welcoming Remarks: Ovidiu Bujorean, GIST Initiative Manager and YPFP

7:30-7:45 Keynote speaker: Dr. Jonathan Margolis, Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for Science, Space and Health in the Department of State’s Bureau of Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs

7:45-9:00 Panel Discussion:Moderator: Natalia Pipia, Associate Program Director, Innovation and Entrepreneurship, CRDF Global GIST Transformers: Ali Raza Randhawa, Founder & CEO of PAK-Energy Solutions; Nurana Indah Paramita, Founder of T-Files Indonesia

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Thursday - November 15, 2012

GIST Capitol Hill EventCRDF Global will host a Congressional Briefing in partnership with the Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship and the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, highlighting the role that global entrepreneurship plays in promoting economic competiveness and U.S. foreign policy. The event entitled “Igniting Entrepreneurship and Innovation for Global Prosperity,” will take place on Thursday, November 15th from 9:00-10:00am in 428A Russell Senate Office Building. The event includes a welcome by CRDF Global’s President and CEO Cathleen Campbell and featured remarks by Mr. Jeff Hoffman, Co-founder of Priceline and Member of the GIST Initiative Advisory Group; and one or two representatives from the GIST Transformers.

“Celebrating Global Entrepreneurship” - The White HouseThe GIST Transformers have been invited to the grounds of the White House, which serves as the office of the President of the United States and the seat of the executive branch of the U.S. government. The event is a Celebration of Global Entrepreneurship, as part of Global Entrepreneurship Week, which is November 12-18, 2012. The event will build momentum for the third Global Entrepreneurship Summit, hosted by the UAE government December 11-12 in Dubai. The first Summit was hosted by President Obama in 2010. GIST entrepreneurs will be highlighted during this White House-hosted gathering at the Old Executive Office Building. Panel discussions with noted public and private sector experts will focus on three key themes for the upcoming Global Entrepreneurship Summit - Addressing the Skills Gap, Building an Enabling Policy Environment, and Strengthening Access to Capital.


9:00-9:10 Welcoming Remarks by Cathleen A. Campbell, President and CEO, CRDF Globaland Natalia Pipia, Associate Program Director, Innovation and Entrepreneurship, CRDF Global

9:10-10:00 Panel Discussion:Panelists: Jeff Hoffman, Co-founder & Former CEO, Priceline.com, Founder, ColorJar, and GIST Advisory Group Member; Scott Hartley, Venture Capitalist, Mohr Davidow Ventures; Faysal Sohail, Venture Capitalist, CMEA CapitalGIST Transformer: Hind Hobeika, Founder, CEO and Lead Engineer of ButterfleyeModerator: Ovidiu Bujorean, GIST Initiative Manager

1:00-4:30 Visit to White House to attend event (by invitation only)

5:30-7:00 Reception at The Willard HotelThis reception hosted by the CRDF Global and GIST Initiative will celebrate Global Entrepreneurship Week

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Friday - November 16, 2012GIST - Entrepreneur Leadership Workshop and MIT Enterprise Forum Startup ClinicThe GIST Initiative along with the MIT Enterprise Forum of DC, are holding a morning of activities on business leadership and entrepreneurship hosted by InfoDev. The first session will be a series of talks and workshops on entrepreneurship and leadership. The second session will be the MIT Enterprise Forum’s signature event, the Startup Clinic, which is an international venture pitch competition in which several GIST Transformers will pitch their ventures and receive feedback from the audience and from a panel of esteemed judges. The day will bring together international entrepreneurs, DC based students interested in entrepreneurship, faculty members, and local entrepreneurs for networking, skill development, and pitching sessions.

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9:00-9:20 Welcoming Participants & Speakers

9:20-9:30 Introductory Remarks: Natalia Pipia,Associate Program Director, Innovation and Entrepreneurship, CRDF Global;Jill Derderian, Director of the Bureau of Oceans, Environment and Science’s Office of Science and Technology Cooperation, U.S. Department of State; Dennis Van Dusen, CTO, Incremensa; Legal Clerk, LawGrunts; Local Chapter Chair, MITEF Washington DC; InfoDev World Bank Representative

9:30-10:00 Keynote Speaker: Jeff Hoffman, Co-founder & Former CEO, Priceline.com, Founder, ColorJar and GIST Advisory Group Member

10:00-10:30 Leading is Everybody’s Business Presentation: Jim Bagnola, President, The Leadership Group USA

10:30-10:50 The Experience of a U.S. Female Entrepreneur: Catherine Cook, Founder of MyYearbook.com

10:50-11:00 Break

11:00-1:00 MIT Enterprise Forum Startup ClinicModerator: Ovidiu Bujorean, GIST Initiative Manager & MITEF DC Baltimore Vice Chairman Judges: Jeff Hoffman, Co-founder & Former CEO, Priceline.com, Founder ColorJar and GIST Advisory Group Member; Scott Hartley, Venture Capitalist, Mohr Davidow Ventures; Faysal Sohail, Venture Capitalist, CMEA Capital; Jim Bagnola, President The Leadership Group USAGIST Transformers: Hind Hobeika, CEO & Lead Engineer of Butterfleye; Moustapha Kane, Founder of Amarante; Melvin Wong Hwang Chee, CEO of FanXT; Nurana Indah Paramita, Founder of T-Files Indonesia; Perihan Abou-Zeid, Communications Director of Qabila Media Productions; Taner Yildirim, CEO, Gonnasphere

1:00-2:00 Pizza Hour Networking

3:30-5:00 The GIST Transformers will visit VOA and share their experience during interviews.

2:00-3:00 GIST Transformers visit the White House Chief Technology Officer at the Old Executive Office

GIST - Visit to Voice of America Interviews

GIST - Visit the White House Chief Technology Officer

The Global Innovation through Science and Technology (GIST) initiative strengthens innovation and entrepreneurship ecosystems through programs and partnerships focused on networking, skills development and financing. GIST empowers youth across Africa, the Middle East, and Asia to develop new technology-based products and companies that address economic and development challenges

NETWORKING: Linking innovative ideas, people, and financial and human resources

SKILL DEVELOPMENT: Providing business training, mentorship and resources

FINANCING: Connecting innovators and their ideas with seed capital

CONNECT WITH GIST COMMUNITY

“…all of us must recognize that education and innovation will be the

currency of the 21st century.”

Barack ObamaPresident of the United States of

America

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“Together we can build an ecosystem that allows entrepreneurs to get the

support they need, the financing they need, the

mentoring they need, to launch a brilliant idea into a business. That’s the

importance of the GIST mission.”

Jeff HoffmanCo-Founder and former CEO,

Priceline; GIST Advisory Group Member

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“GIST is a great opportunity to increase participation by the academic sector in

thetransfer of technology into the

marketplace through the development of practical knowledge and skills, as

wellas to heighten understanding of the

valueof entrepreneurship and innovation for economic growth and sustainability.”

Dr. Abdelali HaoudiVP of Research,

Qatar Foundation

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“Malaysia welcomes the GIST Initiative to support technology development in

Muslim-majority countries… to advance key innovation areas, especially innovation capacity,

entrepreneurship and access to seed capital.”

Dato’ Madinah binti MohamadSecretary General, Ministry of

Science, Technology andInnovation, Malaysia

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“[GIST] was our shortcut towards better connections and visibility.”

Ziad SankariFounder of CardioDiagnostics; GISTech-I

Competition Winner

Join the GIST network today! • facebook.com/gistinitiative

GIST ProgramsStartup Boot Camps: Supporting tech startups through mentorship and

training activities led by U.S. entrepreneurs and investors

Tech-I Competition: Bringing tech ideas to the community via a YouTube-

based idea pitch competition

The GIST Entrepreneurship Journey: Immersing high-potential

entrepreneurs in the American innovation ecosystem

GIST Impact HighlightsSupporting High-Growth Potential Entrepreneurs

1,000 tech startups trained and mentored by international experts

20 GIST partner organizations connected with additional entrepreneurship

education resources

Creating Innovation Ecosystems

Catalyzed the first angel investment network in West Africa in partnership

with the World Bank’s infoDEV program

Trained journalists in Indonesia and Malaysia

Launched a global business mentorship training program with MIT faculty

Building a Global Innovation Community

2 million youth reached globally through the Department of State

Innovation Generation Facebook page

54,000 technology developers linked to business development training,

tools, and mentorship

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A self-described “geek” with an aversion to public speaking, James never thought of himself as a businessman or entrepreneur. Yet, after a harrowing experience in which his younger sister was injured in a car accident in a remote part of Malaysia, her whereabouts unknown to her family for days, he decided that mobile technology should be able to function as a personal security device. Launching the SecQ.me app has been an adventure from the start, when he left his job at a multinational corporation during his wife’s pregnancy to work full time on a startup company. The couple forms a strong team, dedicated to the success of the venture, which they see as a way to give back to the community by providing greater peace-of-mind through their mobile security application.

SecQ.me is an application that enables individual security in urban centers by leveraging existing social and mobile technologies. SecQ.me alerts pre-programmed people in the event that the user is unable to verify their location at a certain time, and thus is a proactive way to keep people alerted in the case of a personal emergency. James has 18 years of extensive working experience in number multinational companies including Sun Microsystems, Experian Group and Theta Service Partner.

James Khoo Chen Shiang, Founder & CEO of SecQ.me --GIST Tech-I Competition, 2nd Place

In Senegal, three big telecom providers vie for customers in their mobile networks, and consumers who rely on cell phones to stay connected in lieu of other technologies often carry two or three different phones to take advantage of deals and cheap rate offers from these firms. Moustapha, who was studying business and commerce in France, opted to leave his comfortable surroundings there to return to his hometown and build Amarante, a company that offers generalized e-commerce solutions for other companies. Right now they are focused on an SMS-based payment system that enables people to easily buy credits for all their phones and exchange them with family and friends, facilitating communication.

Amarante’s main product currently is a mobile web application that enables recharging and sharing prepaid phone credit. Mr. Moustapha is the Founder and CEO of Amarante. He is also the CEO of On Pred Un Café Sénégal and has previously held the position of CEO at Mobile Banking Enabler and People Input. Kane graduated with a Masters in e-Commerce from IUP MD University of Lille II and is currently working on his second Masters degree in Telecommunications Law at the University of Bambey.

Moustapha Kane, Founder and CEO of Amarante --MIT-EF Turkey Business Plan Competition, 1st Place

As a practicing physician, Dr. Baharin yearned to get out and work on a larger scale medical project, something unique, with the potential to reach many more people than he saw in his office every day. He decided to branch out into the business sector, eventually founding a cosmetics company that introduced him to cell tissue technology, leading to his current project: running the MyDerm venture. His vision for the future is ambitious—to help engineer other human organs and bone for global distribution—which will be like treating thousands of people, rather than just one patient, at a time!

MyDerm is a laboratory-engineered artificial human skin used for treatment of chronic diabetic ulcers, burns and skin trauma. Prior to joining MyDerm, Dr. Baharin founded and managed several successful companies ranging from ICT to cosmetics and medical aesthetics including Cell Tissue Technology, a highly innovative start-up medical company supported by a well-known research university and a GLC in Malaysia.

Dr. Khairul Idzwan Bin Baharin, CEO of MyDerm --GIST I Dare Business Plan Competition, 3rd Place

Upon realizing that a typical engineering job was not his “cup of tea,” Melvin struck out on his own to fill a void in the internet gaming universe—international fantasy sports leagues. Taking inspiration from American fantasy football, he channeled his lifelong athletic interests as a competitive cyclist and football player into an online platform which has drawn over 130,000 users at present to play in fantasy Formula 1 racing and football (soccer) leagues. Starting from scratch with only a credit card and rented room, Melvin has grown the company to 20 employees in Malaysia with another working from South Korea, and most importantly has turned his father from a skeptic to an investor in his business!

FanXT is an international fantasy sports application for Apple TV, smartphones and the internet. Mr. Chee has been CEO of Just Mobile since 2005. Mr. Chee graduated in 2001 with a Bachelors of Engineering in Electrical & Electronics Engineering, majoring in electronics communication. For more information http://bit.ly/Rst13Y

Melvin Wong Hwang Chee, CEO of FanXT --GIST Startup Boot Camp Malaysia

Growing up on the move, Mohsin witnessed extreme poverty and desperation in rural areas of Pakistan. After meeting a seven-year-old girl who lost her arm in the 2005 earthquake, he and his brother committed themselves to improving the lives of disabled Pakistanis by inventing and producing an affordable prosthetic device which will return hope and dignity to those who have already lost so much.

The Artificial Brain Controlled Upperlimb Prosthesis provides a cost effective solution to people with limb dismemberment. In 2007, Mohsin received his B.E. degree in Mechatronics engineering from National University of Sciences and Technology (NUST), Pakistan and is currently a Ph.D. candidate at the University of New South Wales (UNSW) in Sydney, Australia. Mohsin is also the Co-Founder of RealityPod.com and OzLumen.For more information http://bit.ly/QU86W5

Dr. Mohsin Islam Tiwana, Co-Founder of Artificial Brain Controlled Upperlimb Prosthesis ---GIST Tech-I Competition, 3rd Place

Meriem and Nasma met at the university where they were two of a team of five young women participating in a new program to help engineers design innovative commercial projects. Despite the male-dominated nature of the industry, the women utilized their technical skills and business savvy to complete their thesis and course requirements while simultaneously developing the SmellNat venture to sustainably extract essential oils. They relish the challenges of founding a company all on their own, and with the support of enthusiastic families, Meriem, Nasma, and their colleagues expect the endeavor to flourish and in time, aid Algeria in diversifying their economy beyond oil.

SmellNat utilizes an eco-friendly method to extract essential oils from aromatic and medicinal plants. Unlike other solutions, SmellNat processes the oils without using the harsh, conventional chemical solvents. SmellNat specializes in manufacturing organic anti-oxidants which are in short supply in the global marketplace.

Chiri is a recent graduate in Electrical Engineering from the National Polytechnic School of Algiers. Her thesis focused on photovoltaic solar energy which sparked her interest in green energy. Energy from solar panels is used to extract and process the essential plant oils. Bouchelkia works with Chiri at SmellNat. Ms. Bouchelkia is a graduate in chemical engineering from the National Polytechnic School of Algiers.

Meriem Chiri, Co-Founder of SmellNat Nasma Bouchelkia, Co-Founder of SmellNat --GIST Start-Up Boot Camp Algeria, Top Venture

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“Mita,” currently an MBA student, successfully founded her company while still in her undergraduate studies, gathering a dozen friends with technical skills and the passion to make a difference for her island country of Indonesia which suffers from insufficient energy resources and a number of political and economic woes. Starting from “zero” she turned their 13 thesis projects into a fully-functional venture with government backing and investment from their university, as well as interest from other countries seeking the technology. Mita was raised by a single mother in a Muslim society where taking a stable job to provide for her family was expected, but she chose instead to pursue her entrepreneurial dreams which she hopes will serve as a positive example to Indonesian youth looking for a hopeful future.

T-Files Indonesia is the first Indonesian company to design and develop marine current turbines to harness the power of the ocean currents to generate clean energy. The marine current turbine is capable of operating currents flowing as slow as 0.5m/s which is more efficient than many other ocean current power turbines. Ms. Paramita is the founder and she majored in Oceanography at the Bandung Institute of Technology in Indonesia. Her company has won the Mandiri Young Technopreneur Award and in 2012 she became the youngest Chairman of Indonesian Young Entrepreneur Association Badung Chapter. For more information http://bitly.com/QU7YG7

Nurana Indah Paramita, Founder of T-Files Indonesia--GIST Startup Boot Camp Indonesia, Top Entrepreneur

A proponent of getting outside of one’s comfort zone, Rafik believes more young people should start their own companies and work for themselves. After helping found the Nile University in Egypt with a specific entrepreneurial focus, Rafik decided to walk the talk and partnered with one of his graduate engineering students to help develop a new and improved microchip, so portable electronics can last longer and use power more efficiently.

SilGenix is an Integrated Circuit (IC) design company specializing in on-chip power distribution and management. Mr. Guindi founded SilGenix and received his Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from the University of Waterloo in Ontario, Canada, in 1995. Dr. Guindi has held various research positions in electronics at Cairo University, Nortel Networks in Ottawa, Canada, the University of Toronto in Canada and most recently at Nile University in Egypt.

Dr. Rafik Guindi, CEO of SilGenix --MIT-EF Pan Arab Business Plan Competition, 3rd Place

Thanks to her twin brother and a long tradition of family involvement in politics, Perihan became interested in public affairs from a young age, but she did not realize how important it was to have a voice until she studied abroad in Canada. She returned to Egypt with a sense of civic duty to offer an alternative to the official government-controlled media message, founding Qabila in 2010 with 14 of her acquaintances as a collective effort to challenge the system. Seizing the momentum of the January 25 revolution, the organization has flourished as a major source of TV programming to educate the Egyptian public about political issues and processes, which has in turn galvanized Perihan with the realization that she not only can, but is, in fact, changing the world.

Qabila Media Productions is a media content creator. It uses crowd sourcing and digital media to provide clients with cost-effective content in order to reach their target audience in the most effective way. Ms. Abou-Zeid serves as Co-Founder and Communications Director. She also works with Google as an Account Strategist where she builds and optimizes online advertising strategies for clients. Perihan holds a Bachelor of Business Administration from the American University in Cairo. For more information http://bitly.com/TmEQ82

Perihan Abou-Zeid, Communications Director of Qabila Media Productions --MIT-EF Pan Arab Business Plan Competition, 2nd Place & Best Woman Entrepreneur Award

Rumman was a favored student of Rumaisa Mohani, founder of E-Aid, when he realized that he too had a passion for sharing his knowledge with his peers and a knack for explaining complex mathematic and scientific subjects to others. After attaining his degree in mechanical engineering, he still wanted to tutor on the side, so he began hosting home lessons in science in the evening and recently joined E-Aid to tutor online through their innovative online platform. A big believer in the power of critical thinking and questioning as part of the learning process, Rumman sees a lot of potential for growth in the company in offering online courses and perhaps even marketing their product down the line to brick-and-mortar schools and universities to help students in the region obtain a quality, interactive education. E-Aid is a private educational service that provides online face-to-face tutoring lessons for a variety of subjects to high school and college students from all over the world. Mr. Hassan is the manager of E-Aid and tutors students preparing for GCSE/GCE exams. He is also a mechanical engineer. For more information http://bit.ly/V94kwj

Muhammad Rumman Hassan, Manager of E-Aid --GIST I Dare Business Plan Competition

Hasanul and his friends were studying accounting and finance in university when they decided they wanted to go into business together for the benefit of the poor in Bangladesh; by luck, they met an engineer who had invented “Jutin,” a cheap and eco-friendly building material. Having no entrepreneurship training or resources, Hasanul and the team partnered with the man and were able to successfully launch their venture –seventeen houses have already been constructed for disadvantaged Pakistani families. Hasanul looks forward to the imminent arrival of custom factory machines to automate production which will expand his company’s impact exponentially, offering dozens of jobs in manufacturing, and offering pride and hope to new Pakistani homeowners. Greennovation Technologies produces an affordable and sustainable housing material named Jutin, which is composed from jute fiber & resin. Mr. Mirza, the Head of Operations, is currently completing his MBA at the Faculty of Business Studies, University of Dhaka, Bangladesh. For more information http://bit.ly/TWPWaB

Hasanul Qader Mirza, Head of Operations, Greennovation Technologies --GIST I Dare Business Plan Competition, 1st Place

Like most computer engineering students, Taner was pressured into accepting work with a big software firm in Turkey’s capital Ankara, after graduation. Always a free spirit, however, he soon decided to quit his day job and found his own tech startup. Taner, who has cultivated his reputation as a talented DJ in clubs by night, knew that one social networking tool was missing: A place to share your calendar with friends to plan ahead for future adventures and figure out where the next big party would be happening. The solution he developed, called “Gonnasphere,” aims to organize and share what everyone’s “gonna” do on the social scene so no one can say they missed out. Gonnasphere is a web-mobile application that helps users organize their to-do lists and share the lists with friends. Mr. Yildirim is a young entrepreneur and recent computer engineering graduate of Bilken University in Turkey. His project, Gonnasphere, won second place in the 2012 MIT Enterprise Forum Turkey Business Plan Competition. Now, the company is developing iPhone and Android applications.

Taner Yildirim, CEO of Gonnasphere --MIT Enterprise Forum Turkey, Business Plan Competition 2nd Place Winner

After his father died suddenly from a heart attack when he was only 17, Ziad was determined to develop the technological capability to detect potential health problems before they happen—sparing other families from similar tragedy. A true entrepreneurial spirit, he started a biotech firm right out of college, and sold it after only a few years to pursue his dream of building a heart monitor in his home country of Lebanon. Cardio Diagnostics is a health device that monitors patient’s heart rate 24/7, with the purpose of detecting irregularities that can be life-saving in the event of a heart attack or other cardio abnormalities. After Mr. Sankari completed his bachelor of engineering in Computer Engineering with high distinction, he received a Fulbright Scholarship to study at the Ohio State University in the U.S. where he earned two masters degrees and gained experience with health technology.For more information http://bitly.com/TWPWaB

Ziad Sankari, CEO of CardioDiagnostics --GIST Tech-I Competition, 1st Place



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Ali was in the first class at his university that had the opportunity to study entrepreneurship, which he embraced wholeheartedly in his efforts to alleviate need and improve quality of life in rural Pakistan. Despite tremendous skepticism and incredulity from outsiders, Ali channeled his deep faith, his family’s encouragement, and his sheer stubbornness into a successful environmental venture—turning agricultural waste into domestically consumable fuel.

PAK-Energy Solution is a portable and affordable natural gas digester for domestic use. It generates clean gas for cooking, heating, lighting and generates fertilizer as a by-product. Mr. Raza is the Founder & CEO and has an electrical engineer from University of Engineering & Technology, Lahore, Pakistan. He is highly interested in renewable energy and social entrepreneurship. He has also worked with Chemical Engineering Department at the University of Engineering & Technology Lahore for evaluating feasibility of biogas industrial units in Pakistan. For more information http://bit.ly/PKakKI

Ali Raza Randhawa, Founder & CEO of PAK-Energy Solutions--GIST I Dare Business Plan Competition, 2nd Place

Ayman didn’t want to follow his Algerian peers into traditional tech work with large firms after graduation, engineering code and developing software for someone else. Instead he pursued his idea to bring the iPad interface to those, who like him, could not find or afford the device, via a downloadable app that works on any system. He has always wanted to found his own company and be his own boss—Ayman notes that you always love something you made yourself, and so others are sure to love it too.

Ayman El Akhal is the CEO of iPadian, a platform created to bring the iPad environment to laptops with zero setup and to make communication easier between iPad, iPhone, PC and Mac. Ayman graduated with his Masters in Software Engineering in 2009, and previously worked at SSII as a Software Engineer creating websites and software for clients based in Rabat, Morocco.

Ayman El Akhal, CEO of iPadian --GIST Startup Boot Camp Algeria, Top Entrepreneur

Since she was a child, Hind has always been an active athlete, and she has also always been curious about her own physical health and wellness—going so far as to keep track of her personal fitness data in a spreadsheet. As a collegiate swimmer, she realized how difficult it could be to accurately determine one’s heart-rate while in the water, so she entered a pan-Arab scientific invention contest. She ended up coming in 3rd place on a regionally televised contest, turning her heart-rate monitoring goggles from just an idea to an actual prototype. Hind started her company in Beirut to prove that scientific development and tech entrepreneurship are not antithetical to the Middle East, and hopes her company will go on to manufacture other types of health monitoring as well. With Butterfleye, Hind has had the enviable opportunity to turn her hobby of tracking personal physical fitness into her professional career!

Butterfleye is a heart rate monitor which can be mounted on any type of swimming goggles to seamlessly measure a swimmer’s heart rate and give real-time visual feedback. Ms. Hobeika graduated from the American University of Beirut with a degree in Mechanical Engineering and founded the Quantified Self Beirut chapter. For more information http://bit.ly/Rvqpkj

Hind Hobeika, Founder, CEO and Lead Engineer of Butterfleye --MIT-EF Pan Arab Business Plan Competition, 1st Place

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Alex Bakir, Investments Associate, Omidyar NetworkAlex Bakir helps manage Omidyar’s for-profit investments and nonprofit grants, focusing on government transparency zworking to encourage accountability and effectiveness in government, and property rights supporting organizations that help formalize land rights and increase security of tenure for the poor. Previously, Bakir has worked for Climate Change Capital, a London-based investment management firm, the World Bank, where he helped deliver grant financing to renewable energy and energy efficiency projects globally, and a number of additional governmental and nonprofit organizations.

Robert Ayan, Founder and Managing Partner, Cambridge Advisors, LLC, GIST Partner for GIST Transformers Journey, Boston SegmentRobert Ayan is Founder and Managing Partner of Cambridge Advisors, a global consultancy that specializes in developing integrated strategies to foster human, social and economic prosperity through policy, education, innovation and entrepreneurship. Robert is Board Member and President Emeritus of the MIT Arab Alumni Association and is active in several U.S. and MENA professional, technology and entrepreneurship groups as an Advisor, Executive, or Founder.

Jim Bagnola, President, The Leadership Group USAJim Bagnola is an international speaker, an executive coach and a corporate educator with expertise in the fields of leadership and body-mind management, focusing on how thinking patterns affect health, happiness, success, and the capacity to lead; his personal mission has been the coaching of young entrepreneurs and students on six continents for the past 20 years as chair of the board of Leaders Romania and traveling globally with AIESEC, the largest student organization in the world. Bagnola practiced numerous professions before becoming a Certified Speaking Professional in 2002.

Jeffrey Barclay, Principal, Fish & Richardson P.C.Jeffrey Barclay is a Principal in the Boston office where his practice emphasizes patent prosecution in the area of electrical engineering. Barclay’s prior technical experience includes work as an electrical engineer in the Submarine Electromagnetic Systems Department and Submarine Sonar Department of the Naval Undersea Warfare Center, and as a research assistant at the Center for Electromagnetic Research, Northeastern University

Ravi Belani, Managing Partner at the Alchemist AcceleratorRavi Belani currently manages Alchemist Accelerator, a venture-backed initiative and venture fund focused on accelerating startups whose revenues come from enterprises (not consumers); previously he spent six years at venture capital fund Draper Fisher Jurvetson in Menlo Park. Ravi is also on the faculty of Stanford University where he teaches The Spirit of Entrepreneurship. Born and raised in Silicon Valley, Ravi holds degrees in engineering from Stanford and an MBA from Harvard Business School.

Joost Bonsen, Lecturer, MIT Media Lab; Founding Research Fellow, MIT Program in Developmental EntrepreneurshipJoost Bonsen is an innovation ecologist studying global transformations at the level of invention in research labs, action in entrepreneurial ventures, and the orchestration of innovation ecosystems generally; he has taught a course in Development Ventures at MIT since 2001. He is co-founder of the Howtoons Project which distributes educational cartoons which show kids everywhere “How To” build things, and prior to MIT Sloan, Bonsen ran the MIT Founders Project which quantified the economic impact of MIT-related entrepreneurs.

Cathleen A. Campbell, President and CEO, CRDF GlobalCathy Campbell joined CRDF Global in 2002 as vice president for programs, and has served as president since 2006, bringing three decades of international science and technology policy and program management experience including work and travel in Eurasia, the Middle East, East Asia and Latin America. Prior to CRDF, Campbell held a number of distinguished positions at the Department of Commerce, the U.S.-Israel Science and Technology Commission, the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP), and the US State Department. Campbell is a member of a number of advisory groups and boards associated with international science and technology collaboration.

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Dr. Jaleh Daie, Managing Partner, Aurora Equity, CRDF Global Board DirectorDr. Jaleh Daie’s broad and distinguished career in academia, foundations, business, NGOs and government demonstrates her fierce determination to advance international science and technology development with a special emphasis on the involvement of youth and women. Since her days as a university professor she has gone on to consult for a wide variety of agencies and institutions, serving on civic and corporate boards and speaking around the world to promote the cause of scientific learning and discovery earning countless accolades, including being inducted into the Hall of Fame of Women in Technology international among many others.

Tonya Drake, Principal, Fish & Richardson P.C.Ms. Tonya Drake started her career as an electrical engineer. She completed her undergraduate and masters degrees in Electrical Engineering from Purdue University and Massachusetts Institute of Technology, respectively and worked in semiconductor fabrication at Intel Corporation and circuit design at Hewlett Packard. Tonya Drake provides strategic counseling and helps companies build and monetize their intellectual property portfolios. She has extensive experience building global patent portfolios, licensing client technologies and assisting with litigation matters. Her clients include Fortune 100 corporations, mid-sized companies, and early-stage and venture-backed companies.

Catherine Cook, Co-Founder, MyYearbook.comCatherine Cook graduated from Georgetown University (B’11), where she majored in OPIM and marketing. Catherine has been reported on extensively by CNBC, MTV, ABC News, Fox News, CosmoGIRL, BusinessWeek, the San Francisco Chronicle and CBS. She has spoken at a number of high profile conferences, including the Foursquare conference, and spoken at events at Princeton University, Boston College, and Georgetown University.

Sean Daley, Principal, Fish & Richardson P.C.Sean P. Daley is a Principal in the Boston office where his practice emphasizes general IP counseling including agreements (license, supply, joint venture), due diligence, reexamination, opinions (infringement and validity) and patent portfolio development and strategy. Daley’s practice encompasses mechanical, chemical, biomedical, materials science, and physics inventions, and he also has significant additional experience in patent litigation and is the co-author of numerous peer reviewed technical journal articles.

Josh Constine, Writer, TechCrunchJosh Constine is a technology journalist who specializes in deep analysis of social products. Prior to joining TechCrunch, he was the lead writer of Inside Facebook, where he covered Facebook product changes, privacy, the Ads API, Page management, ecommerce, virtual currency, and music technology. Constine has spoken at the South by Southwest Interactive and Music conferences, and has been quoted by The Wall Street Journal, CNN Money, The Atlantic, BBC World Magazine, Slate and more.

Israel Cidon, CEO & Co-Founder, SookasaIsrael Cidon is the CEO of Sookasa (www.sookasa.com), a startup that provides security and management to business data across cloud storage services; he also serves as a professor and former dean of Electrical Engineering at the Technion - Israel Institute of Technology and as a visiting professor at Stanford. Cidon has helped found a number of other successful startups including: Actona Technologies, the source of Ciscos Wide Area Application Services (WAAS), Viola Networks, a provider of network diagnostic framework, and Micronet, a vendor of hand held computers.

Leland Cheung, City Councilor, Cambridge, MassachusettsLeland Cheung is in his second term on the Cambridge City Council, where he has been a strong leader in economic development, community building, and regional cooperation; in addition to being the youngest member of the Council, Cheung is the first student to be elected—he was pursuing his MPA at the Harvard Kennedy School and an MBA at MIT Sloan—as well as the first Asian American. Cheung has served as the Executive Vice President of The National Association of Asian American Professionals (NAAP), and on numerous other boards and committees at the state and national level.


Dr. Janis Fraser, Principal, Fish & Richardson P.C.Janis Fraser is a Principal in the Boston office where she has been providing strategic patent advice since 1989 to clients ranging from startup biotech companies to multinational pharmaceutical corporations to academic institutions, assisting clients in obtaining or defending U.S. patents of inventions related to genes, recombinant proteins, antibodies, transgenic animals, pharmaceutical compounds and formulations, methods of treatment, antibody libraries, and screening methods. Dr. Fraser has received numerous honors include being named among the Top Women of Law by Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly in 2011.

David Feigenbaum, Principal, Fish & Richardson P.C.David Feigenbaum is a senior and seasoned patent Principal in the Boston office where his practice emphasizes creative, strategic intellectual property planning and implementation to produce useful outcomes in general IP counseling, patent strategies, software licensing, opinions, due diligence projects for a broad range of clients, including individuals, startups, mid-sized businesses, and large corporations. Feigenbaum was recently recognized by Best Lawyers 2013 Boston Technology Law as Lawyer of the Year.

Frank Gerratana, Associate, Fish & Richardson P.C.Frank Gerratana is an Associate in the Boston office where his practice focuses on helping inventors obtain patents in electrical and computer technology with an emphasis on digital systems. Previously he worked for the Glushko-Samuelson Intellectual Property Law Clinic at the Washington College of Law and for the Wireless Telecommunications Bureau at the Federal Communications Commission; he also has experience in software engineering for ComBrio, Inc. and in internet commerce as co-founder of DGN Enterprises.

Timothy French, Principal, Fish & Richardson P.C.Timothy French is the Managing Principal of the Boston office where his practice emphasizes patent and trademark prosecution in the United States and foreign countries, over a broad range of technology, with experience in patent and trademark licensing, trademark oppositions, patent and trademark related acquisitions, and some litigation and patent interference work; he also supervises the Foreign and Trademark Departments. French worked previously as process and materials engineer for E.I. du Pont De Nemours and Company and as plant engineer and manager with Tenneco Chemicals.

Dr. Gloria Duffy, CEO of Commonwealth Club of CaliforniaDr. Gloria Duffy oversees the organizational strategy, programming, publications, broadcast outreach, membership activities and fundraising for the nation’s largest and oldest public affairs forum. Dr. Duffy served as U.S. Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense and Special Coordinator for Cooperative Threat Reduction and founded and served as president and CEO of Global Outlook, an independent research institute on international security issues in Palo Alto, California.

Jill Derderian, Director, Office of Science and Technology Cooperation, U.S. Department of StateJill Derderian is a career diplomat working on a breadth of economic and political issues related to science, technology, environment and health, serving most recently as Consul General in Durban, South Africa, and before that at embassies and consulates in Zambia, South Africa, Angola, Sri Lanka, India and Hong Kong. Prior to joining the State Department, Derderian worked on international trade and economic policy issues at the Government Accountability Office and in the Department of Commerce’s International Trade Administration.

Raj Gollamudi, Investments Director, Omidyar NetworkRaj Gollamudi brings more than 20 years of experience as an engineer, entrepreneur, and venture capitalist to his role at Omidyar, where he oversees mobile technology investments in emerging markets. Previously, Gollamudi co-founded BlueStream Ventures, a $300 million technology venture capital fund based in Silicon Valley, leading investments across a number of technology sectors in the enterprise and consumer segments; prior to that he worked as a software research analyst at two prominent investment banks and as a software engineer at Sun Microsystems.

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Dr. Harry G. Harris, President, HealthCare CaliforniaDr. Harry Harris has spent his life researching global management, health care and strategic policy issues in private and publicenterprises and has lectured extensively at universities and other organizations worldwide, visiting over 110 countries. He hasbeen widely recognized for his extensive career as a professor and government official, and since 1980, Dr. Harris has managedan investment portfolio, serving as President of Global Management Associates, a consulting group, and as President of theHarry G. Harris Foundation.

Quentin Hardy, Deputy Technology Editor, The New York TimesBefore joining The New York Times, Quentin Hardy worked as Silicon Valley Bureau Chief for v magazine, where hehad been a senior editor for over a decade, covering the technology industry, and prior to that he spent eight years at theWall Street Journal serving in their Tokyo bureau and San Francisco office. Hardy hosts numerous panels on technology andbusiness at events around the US.

Michael Hamlin, Principal, Fish & Richardson P.C.Michael Hamlin is a Principal in the Boston office where his practice emphasizes patent prosecution in the areas ofmedical devices and mechanical engineering, and general counseling including due diligence and opinions regarding patentinfringement and validity. Hamlin also has patent litigation experience.

Scott Hartley, Venture Capitalist, Mohr Davidow VenturesScott Hartley is passionate about global entrepreneurship, as evidenced by his career which spanned public service with theState Department, UNDP, and the National Economic Council and a fellowship with Center for Strategic and InternationalStudies, prior to his entry into the private sector, where he has worked with Google and Facebook to promote internationalinnovation. He shares his extensive travel and global business expertise through frequent speaking engagements andcontributes regularly to publications including Foreign Policy, Boston Review, Forbes and Policy Innovations.

Joe Hadzima, Senior Lecturer, MIT Sloan of Management; Co-Founder & President, IPVisionJoe Hadzima has been involved in the start-up of more than 100 companies as a founder, investor, director, legal counsel, oremployee and has advised entrepreneurs, high-growth businesses, and venture capitalists. Currently he teaches, speaks, andruns an intellectual property management, services firm, but over the course of his career, Hadzima has experience directingMIT’s Enterprise Forum for 25 years, practicing law for 17 years, and has for decades worked with federal and state governmentagencies, universities, and nonprofits on the creation and support of entrepreneurial ecosystems.

Mary Grove, Head of Global Entrepreneurship Outreach, GoogleMary Grove joined Google in 2004 as part of the legal team then moved to new business development where she spent 6 yearsleading a range of early stage product incubation efforts and partnerships, across products including Gmail, Google Docs,Search, News, Chrome, Public Data, Social & Enterprise. She is now focused on entrepreneur and developer outreach effortsboth in the US and internationally, including initiatives in Europe, the Middle East, Latin America, Asia, and Africa; she hasconducted exploratory trips and efforts in Pakistan, Afghanistan, Iraq, Gaza and the West Bank.

Rafael de la Guia, Investments Associate, Omidyar NetworkRafael de la Guia has recently joined the investment team at Omidyar, following work as a consultant and associate with theAcumen Fund, New Ventures México, and MezzVest (a division of CapVest Limited).


Lisa Kolenda, Executive Recruiter, Human Capital, Omidyar NetworkLisa Kolenda, supports portfolio organizations in the areas of recruitment and talent management, not only managingexecutive recruiting across Africa and Europe but also coaching organizational leaders to enhance their ability to managecurrent talent and identify future leaders. Prior to joining Omidyar, Kolenda served as the director of recruiting at thetechnology startup Inflection single-handedly building their recruiting department, and before that, she spent nearly sixyears at QuinStreet, managing a team of recruiters as the company rapidly scaled.

Steve Koskie, Managing Partner, LM250 DigitalSteve Koskie has been a serial entrepreneur and senior executive for the past 20 years, having founded, grown, and achievedmeaningful exits for technology companies throughout United States, Canada, Europe and Asia, most recently Dipdive withthe Black Eyed Peas band and prior to that iLoop Mobile and OceanLake Commerce. He is a sought after speaker around theworld for his expertise in the mobile and entertainment industries, and he has raised over $150 million for start-up firmsthrough his connections with leading venture capitalists.

Michael Levinson, Vice President of Product Strategy, oDeskMichael joined oDesk in 2006 and played an instrumental role in developing oDesk’s global billing and payment platform. Heserved as Vice President of Product from 2010-2012 before shifting focus to marketplace strategy and new opportunities. Priorto oDesk, Michael was a management consultant in technology and healthcare starting at R.B. Webber & Company.

Rex Huang, Principal, Fish & Richardson P.C.Rex Huang is a Principal in the Boston office where his practice emphasizes preparation and prosecution of patentapplications, client counseling from startups to large corporations, preparation of opinions on infringement and validityof patents, and re-examination, focusing on computer hardware, software, displays, analog and digital signal processing,telecommunications, optical systems and devices, semiconductors, power devices, and the internet. Previously Huang workedas a technical consultant at the intellectual property department of a multinational computer company, handling patentlicensing and prosecuting patent applications.

Charles Hieken, Principal, Fish & Richardson P.C.Charles Hieken is a Principal in the Boston office where his practice emphasizes all aspects of patents, trademarks, copyrights,proprietary information, related unfair competition, and antitrust law; he has prepared and prosecuted hundreds of patentapplications in various fields and trademark applications, as well as prepared and negotiated numerous patent, trademark,copyright, and other license agreements and advised on numerous copyright matters. Hieken previously served as a law clerkfor the firm’s predecessor, Fish, Richardson & Neave, and worked in private practice..

Ossama Hassanein, Chairman of the Board, TechWadi; Senior Managing Director, Newbury VenturesOssama is a serial entrepreneur, mentor and venture capitalist; Over the last 35 years, he managed over $1 billion in 14 international technology funds at Berkeley International in San Francisco, Technocom Ventures, Newbridge Networks Holding, and Newbury Ventures and the Rising Tide Fund. He spearheaded the financing of 80+ IT companies that became notable successes including Oracle, Cirrus Logic, and Atmel, led or co-founded six successful startups, currently chairs or sits on dozens of boards, and is a frequent guest lecturer on international business leadership.

Valentin Livada, Senior Lecturer, Trust Center for MIT EntrepreneurshipValentin Livada founded a global network of business and technology consultants, venture capitalists and angel investors,academics, entrepreneurs, and lawyers involved in the creation of innovation ecosystems called Weybridge Partners in 1996.Previously he has served as director at Braxton Associates, an international strategy planning consulting firm, vice presidentat Pugh-Roberts Associates (PRA), and as a leading practitioner at the PA Consulting Group. During his career, Livada hascombined expertise in the areas of strategic planning and organizational dynamics with a detailed knowledge in the areas ofinnovation, product development, and research, development, and extension (RD&E) management.

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Peter Novak, Director of Operations, Old City Investment Partners LLCPeter Novak participates in Old Citys principal investing, operational and marketing activities, assisting with the sourcing, evaluation and selection of high quality niche managers. Previously, Novak was involved in the early business development and fundraising activities of MyPaperlessBills, a Massachusetts based startup company and prior to that, he was a summer associate at Rudyard Partners, a specialized venture capital firm.

Augie Rakow, Corporate Attorney in Orrick’s Emerging Companies GroupRakow is a corporate attorney in Orrick’s Silicon Valley office, where his practice focuses on energy technology companies as well as venture capital firms and other investors, with a specific emphasis on businesses building the next generation of energy technology. Prior to joining Orrick, Rakow worked in intellectual property for more than 10 years before becoming a corporate specialist - first as a Japanese patents translator and patent prosecution apprentice at one of the leading Japanese patent boutiques in Tokyo, and then as an IP litigator and IP licensing attorney in Silicon Valley.

Dr. Tiffany Reiter, Technology Specialist, Fish & Richardson P.C.Dr. Tiffany Reiter is a Technology Specialist in the Boston office of Fish & Richardson. Prior to joining the firm, Dr. Reiter was a postdoctoral fellow in the Department of Genetics and Complex Diseases at the Harvard School of Public Health.

Gibs Song, Managing Consultant, Mane-Aquila ConsultingGibs Song has over 25 years of experience in technology development, strategic planning and executive management andventure investing around the world, most recently focusing on startup businesses—he has founded, invested and advised8 different companies. Song has held positions including Project Manager of the Electric Vehicle Research Program at theElectrochemical Science and Technology Center at the University of Ottawa and Director of US Operations for SamsungAdvanced Institute of Technology, and he remains a senior consultant at Cheil Industries and executive advisor to the PaloAlto Research Center.

Mark Roberge, SVP of Sales and Services at HubSpotMark Roberge is responsible for the entire sales and services function at HubSpot, increasing revenue over 6,000% and expanding the team from 1 to 200 employees in five years. Prior to HubSpot, Mark founded and/or held executive positions at start-ups in the social media and mobile sector. Mark started his career as a Technology Consultant with Accenture.

Faysal Sohail, Venture Capitalist, CMEA CapitalFaysal Sohail has over a decade of senior executive experience in engineering, marketing, business development and building startups, helping to secure venture capital funding for several key startups in both the energy and technology sectors. Before joining CMEA, Mr. Sohail helped to build three companies all of which became successful through IPO, merger or acquisition. Sohail is a member on the board of American Pakistan Foundation, an organization that engages the diaspora and the private sector and by building partnerships with key stakeholders in the U.S. and Pakistan.

Jeffrey Weber, Associate, Fish & Richardson P.C.Jeffrey Weber is an Associate in the Boston office of Fish & Richardson where his practice emphasizes patent litigation andprosecution. Before arriving to the firm, Weber was a solutions architect for Fast Search and Transfer, Inc., an applicationarchitect for Nervewire, Inc./Wipro, Ltd. , and a principal for CSC Consulting.

Dr. Yina Mo, Technology Specialist, Fish & Richardson P.C.Yina Mo is a Technology Specialist in the Boston office where her practice emphasizes patent prosecution in the mechanical and electrical arts, particularly medical devices, materials science, computer hardware, and software. Prior to joining Fish, Dr. Mo served as a research assistant at Harvard University while earning a Ph.D. in physics and as a research assistant at the University of Science and Technology of China.

Lowell Ness, Partner and Founding Member, Orrick’s Emerging Companies GroupLowell Ness is a partner and a founding member of Orrick’s Emerging Companies Group in the Silicon Valley Office. He has considerable experience in securities law and corporate governance matters. His practice focuses on high growth emerging companies and involves venture capital financings, mergers and acquisitions, public offerings and private placements. His clients include companies from the earliest stage of start-up to well established public companies. Mr. Ness also represents both private equity and venture capital funds.

Kathryn Minshew, Founder and CEO, The Daily MuseKathryn Minshew runs The Daily Muse and their corresponding job search product, Company Muse. Prior to founding the company, Minshew worked in Rwanda and Malawi on vaccine introduction with the Clinton Health Access Initiative and as a management consultant at McKinsey & Company. She has appeared on CNN, Fast Company, PBS, Forbes’ 30-Under-30 in Media and INC’s “15 Women to Watch in Tech.”

Sheryl O’Loughlin, Executive Director of the Center for Entrepreneurial Studies, Graduate School of Business at Stanford University; Co-Founder & Founding CEO Nest Collective; Former CEO Clif Bar & CompanyAfter over 20 years starting and growing mission-based businesses, Sheryl is now dedicated to supporting our future leaders to change the way business gets done. In 2007, Sheryl co-founded the Nest Collective, a next generation healthy food compa-ny and before that, Sheryl spent ten years at Clif Bar and Company, three of them as CEO.

Dr. Jonathan Margolis, Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for Science, Space and Health in the Department of State’s Bureau of Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific AffairsDr. Margolis currently oversees policies and programs in the areas of international science & technology cooperation, space & advanced technologies, and international health and biodefense at the Bureau of Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs (OES), the latest position of his distinguished career within the State Department working in a number of divisions including: the Bureau of International Information Programs, the Office of the Director of Foreign Assistance, and the Office of Science and Technology Cooperation. He has also conducted courses at American University and the Foreign Service Institute on environmental policy, negotiations, and international organizations.

Ian Lodovice, Associate, Fish & Richardson P.C.Ian J. Lodovice is an Associate in the Boston office of Fish & Richardson. Prior to joining Fish, he was a Research Scientist with Pfizer and later provided legal counsel with various companies.

Dennis Van Dusen, CTO, Incremensa; Legal Clerk, LawGrunts; Local Chapter Chair, MITEF Washington DCDennis Van Dusen has expertise in innovation, information technology development, marketing, and analysis, and project management and is an experienced entrepreneur with over 20 years of senior level technical experience, having founded and advised many startups in executive level capacities. He holds graduate degrees in Law, Engineering, Mathematics, and Computer Science and has previously worked or consulted for organizations including: In-Q-It, DynCorp., Schlumberger, General Electric, Oracle, IBM, Texas Instruments, KPMG, Departments of Justice, Labor, Defense, and Energy, National Science Foundation, and the U.S. Senate.

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C R D F G L O B A L G I S T T E A MNatalia Pipia, Associate Program Director, Innovation & Entrepreneurship, CRDF Global Natalia Pipia develops and oversees all Innovation Programs at CRDF Global, and she is responsible for developing outreach strategies to external partners and funders. She manages programs that promote strategic partnerships between technology entrepreneurs and businesses, build innovation ecosystems in countries where programs are being implemented, and facilitate U.S. market access. Pipia has 10 years of experience working in economic development and executed various initiatives in coordination with numerous associations, companies, technology transfer groups, governmental, and non-governmental organizations in Eurasia, Middle East, Africa, Central and Southeast Asia.www.linkedin.com/in/nataliapipia

Ovidiu (Ovi) Bujorean, GIST Initiative ManagerMr. Ovidiu Bujorean manages and directs the GIST Initiative, an exciting new innovative program funded through the State Department that is building a unique entrepreneurial ecosystem in 44 countries across the Middle East, Turkey, Asia, and Africa. Mr. Bujorean and his team manages GIST by identifying, coaching, funding the most promising tech entrepreneurs through its competitions, start-up acceleration services, social media platform and interactive mentorship programs. Previously, Mr. Bujorean was the Senior Associate at Rudyard Partners, a private equity firm focused on investing in consumer technologies. Mr. Bujorean serves as Chairman of the Board of Advisors of AIESEC DC and as Vice Chairman of MIT Enterprise Forum of Washington DC. Mr. Bujorean founded LEADERS, an organization that impacted the lives of approximately 10000 young leaders and entrepreneurs in Romania and Southern-Eastern Europe and is a graduate of the MIT Sloan School of Management (MBA) and Harvard’s Kennedy School (MPA). www.linkedin.com/in/bujorean

Yuritzi Acosta, Associate Program Manager, GIST InitiativeSince April 2011, Yuritzi Acosta has worked for the GIST initiative on projects that empower entrepreneurs to commercialize their innovative ideas through the coordination of skill development activities and facilitation of access to relevant information. She boasts significant experience in the fields of education and advocacy, having coordinated a number of programs funded by NeighborWorks USA, USAID, the Florida Department of Education, and the Department of State and her personal experiences living in countries across Africa, Asia, Latin America, and Europe give her a uniquely global vantage and adaptability.www.linkedin.com/in/yuritziacosta

Fidan Karimova, Associate Program Manager, GIST InitiativeFidan Karimova joined GIST in October 2012 with her focus on media messaging and communications, but she has been on staff at CRDF Global for three years already, working on client relationship management, website development, and promotional materials. Fidan has traveled extensively including time spent living abroad in China, Italy, and Spain and working for a summer at the UN in Azerbaijan; she also brings her entrepreneurial spirit to GIST, having started her own painting business and dabbled in environmental fashion design in college.www.linkedin.com/pub/fidan-karimova/27/7a6/648

Amanda Gant, Associate Program Manager, GIST InitiativeAmanda Gant joined GIST in March 2012 where she works with international partners to organize startup boot camps and virtual mentorship programs. Amanda has long had the entrepreneurship bug, selling bracelets on the beach of her hometown since middle school, and it was this experience which inspired her to study international development, hoping to empower others to realize their dreams by starting their own businesses. Amanda supports her local community by organizing the annual “Glover Park Day” showcasing local area businesses and non-profits; she also leads service-oriented ecotourism trips to Nicaragua to promote travel and cultural exchange.www.linkedin.com/in/amandalynngant

G I S T A D V I S O R Y G R O U P M E M B E R S

H.R.H. Prince Saud Bin Khalid Al-Faisal, Deputy Governor for Investment AffairsSaudi Arabian General Investment Authority HRH Prince Saud K Al-Faisal heads the Investment Affairs department, which is responsible for managing the investment environment and competitiveness agenda of Saudi Arabia; he has been the President of the National Competitiveness Center since 2010 and he is on the board of: Saudi Industrial Property Authority (MODON), King Faisal Foundation, the Global Federation of Competitive Councils, and several other government commissions and regional investment councils. Previously he worked as a financial analyst with Saudi Aramco in the treasury, internal auditing, new business development, and related financial departments.

Jeff Hoffman, Co-Founder & Former CEO, Priceline.com, Founder, ColorJar & GIST Advisory Group MemberJeff Hoffman is an accomplished entrepreneur and innovator in the fields of Internet, e-commerce, and entertainment; since launching his first software company while still in university, Hoffman has founded, grown, and exited a series of successful startup companies throughout his career, including Enable Holdings, Black Sky Entertainment, and Priceline. Hoffman dedicates significant time to mentoring other entrepreneurs and is an accomplished professional and motivational speaker; he has presented in over 40 countries worldwide and can be seen on Fox News, CNN, NBC, and other major media outlets.

Rashid Al Ballaa, CEO, National Net Ventures (N2V)Rashid Al Ballaa is the founder of National Net Ventures (N2V), one of the largest internet holding companies in the MENA region which invests capital in web ventures and offers essential infrastructure services to help accelerate their growth; he is also a board member of National Technology Group (NTG), the region’s largest ICT conglomerate and key provider of Financial Technology and Services. Before N2V, Al Ballaa spearheaded regional business development efforts of Mubasher, the first e-trading solution in the MENA region and founded Direct Broker for Financial Services (DBFS), the UAE’s first STP e-brokerage company.

Ali İsmail Sabancı, Chairman and Director, Pegasus Airlines Ali İ. Sabancı has built his successful career in international finance, joining Esas Holding Corporation in 2004, the same year advancing to his current position at Pegasus Airlines when it was purchased by Esas; he is also on the board of Esas’s partner companies Izair Corporation and Air Berlin as well as being a member of TYD, TÜSIAD, ISO and TAIK. Since 2009, Sabancı has also been a director of Air Berlin PLC & Co. Luftverkehrs KG and Air Berlin Plc, and of AFM Uluslararasi Film Produksiyon A.Ş.

Dr. Roger Wyse, Managing Director & General Partner, Burrill & Company Dr. Roger Wyse has led the development of agriculture, nutraceuticals, health & wellness, and industrial biotechnology projects at Burrill & Company, a leading life sciences company managing $1 billion in venture capital. Dr. Wyse chairs or serves on the boards of 11 private companies and has over 30 years of experience as an internationally recognized scientist and dean at two major research universities; he speaks globally about biotechnology applications and policy in food, agricultural and bio-cleantech and the use of venture capital as a component of an open innovation strategy for emerging economies.

Dr. Pat Dinneen, Managing Director, Siguler Guff & Company Dr. Pat Dinneen has focused on emerging markets for most of her 36-year career with responsibilities in due diligence, selection and monitoring of funds and co-investments, performance benchmarking, research, and client advisory work. Before beginning her current position at Siguler Guff & Company in 2004, managing their $2 billion BRIC private equity investments, she worked with Cambridge Associates, British Telecommunications (BT), and Hughes Communication to expand their business ventures into emerging European and Asian markets.

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U . S . S T A T E D E P A R T M E N T G I S T T E A MDr. Jeffrey Margolis, Foreign Affairs Officer, U.S. Department of StateDr. Jeffrey Margolis, Science, Technology & Innovation Program Manager, U.S. Department of State In the Office of Science and Technology Cooperation, Jeffrey Margolis serves at the U.S. Department of State’s lead for a number of technology commercialization programs that promote economic development through innovation and entrepreneurship, including the GIST Initiative. Dr. Margolis is an infectious disease specialist by training earning his Ph.D. from Stanford University, and has worked at Baxter Healthcare, Pfizer, and Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory before joining the Department of State in 2010. As founding VP of Development, he also helped start CollegeSpring an education NGO that provides support for underserved communities in California.

Cole Donovan, STEP, U.S. Department of StateCole Donovan joined the U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs in May 2012 working in the fields of global engagement and science policy while he pursues his master’s degree at St. John’s College in Annapolis. Donovan previously worked as a creative at Apple, as a press intern for Maryland Governor Martin O’Malley and some of his past projects include work on the communication satellite PCSAT-1 at the U.S. Naval Academy and social science research at the University of Maryland.

Kathryn Pharr, Foreign Affairs Officer, U.S. Department of StateKathryn Pharr works at the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs (OES) in the Office of Science and Technology Cooperation where she supports programs that use science and technology to develop solutions to global and local challenges, including the GIST initiative. Pharr’s previous experience includes providing on-the-ground support to USAID’s international development efforts in Egypt, Ghana, Zimbabwe, Zambia, and Indonesia, and using her chemistry background to help a startup sustainable natural care company obtain a worldwide exclusive patent from the U.S. Department of Agriculture.





C A L E N D A R O F E V E N T SEVENT DATE LOCATION WEBSITE

GIST Startup Boot Camp MaghrebJanuary 15-16,

2012Marrakesh, Morocco http://bitly.com/PGPz2y

BPC* Entrepreneurship Workshop in UAE March 18-19, 2012 Abu Dhabi, UAE http://bit.ly/RvoAnt

GIST Startup Boot Camp Turkey (jointly with MIT Global Startup Workshop)

March 28-30, 2012

Istanbul, Turkey http://bit.ly/Q6bOyO

GIST Startup Boot Camp Indonesia April 17-19, 2012 Jakarta, Indonesia http://bitly.com/Q6bNLt

GIST Startup Boot Camp Malaysia April 23-25, 2012 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia http://bitly.com/IluZ1J

BPC Round III Award Ceremony June 27-28, 2012 Dubai, UAE http://bit.ly/M4NNoJ

GIST Startup Boot Camp West Africa July 10-11, 2012 Dakar, Senegal http://bit.ly/LEC2Gl

GIST Startup Boot Camp Algeria July 14-15, 2012 Algiers, Algeria http://bitly.com/YmZtqa

GIST Tech Connect Pakistan October 2, 2012Washington, DC and 27

viewing sites around Pakistan

http://bit.ly/RTKkNl

GIST Transformers JourneyNovember 4-18,

2012Washington DC, Boston,

San Franciscohttp://bitly.com/QU7m37

Global Entrepreneurship Summit, GIST Tech-I Award Ceremony

December 11-13 2012

Dubai

GIST Tech Connect - Pan Arab (TBC) 2013Washinton DC and viewing

sites throughout Middle East

Start of GIST Tech I Competition 2013 (TBC) 2013 Online

GIST Startup Boot Camp Tunisia (TBC) 2013 TBD

GIST Startup Boot Camp Jordan (TBC) 2013 Amman, Jordan

GIST Startup Boot Camp Three (TBC) 2013 TBD

GIST Startup Boot Camp Four (TBC) 2013 TBD

GIST Tech I 2013 Award Ceremony and Global Entrepreneurship Summit (TBC)

2013 TBD

Dr. Anna Quider, Foreign Affairs Officer, U.S. Department of StateDr. Anna Quider is currently working on the GIST Initiative in the Office of Science and Technology Cooperation through an AAAS Fellowship; her interest in the intersection of science and business emerged while she was a 2011 APS/AAAS Congressional Fellow in the Office of Rep. Russ Carnahan where she covered issues including education, science, telecommunications, and innovation. She completed her Ph.D. in Astronomy at the University of Cambridge as a Marshall Scholar and a National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellow.

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1530 Wilson Blvd, 3rd Fl | Arlington, VA 22209 | www.crdfglobal.org

Increasing Opportunities for Early-Stage EntrepreneursIn the search for entrepreneurs with innovative technology ideas that can address a problem affecting their country or region, the Global Innovation through Science and Technology (GIST) Initiative has implemented the GISTech-I Competition, attracting close to 200 teams from the Middle East, Africa, and Central and South East Asia. Among them was CardioDiagnostics, a Lebanese startup founded by Ziad Sankari. Ziad lost his father at the age of 17 to a heart attack, which inspired him to create a medical device that monitors cardiac patients outside the hospital around the clock. This idea earned him a top prize of the competition awarded at the Second Global Entrepreneurship Summit on December 3-5, 2011 in Istanbul, Turkey. CardioDiagnostics has been given a strong start for a global success with $20,000 in seed funding, hands-on training with serial entrepreneurs and business mentors, global media exposure by MSNBC and Wired Magazine, an upcoming trip to Silicon Valley and participation in the MIT Global Startup Workshop.

Providing Access to Capital The “ecoFridge,” a revolutionary refrigeration system used to transport perishable products, was developed by a team of Ukrainian scientists with a U.S. business partner who participated in a CRDF Global research and development grant competition. CRDF Global provided training and mentorship to the team to prepare them to effectively pitch the ecoFridge at a venture forum in Los Angeles, CA. As a result, the team obtained $2.2 million of follow-on capital investment to develop their business, and EcoFridge is now being adopted by companies around the world who appreciate its environmental benefits and cost efficiency.

Transforming Technology Transfer in Russia CRDF Global has trained more than 300 technology transfer managers and assisted eight leading research universities with establishing technology transfer offices, which significantly contributed to the establishment of the local innovation ecosystem. The Programs include professional skills development seminars, workshops, academia and industry international conferences, and site visits to the United States for technology transfer professionals. Similar activities have strengthened the technology commercialization capabilities of more than 20 research universities of the Russian Federation.

Accessing U.S. Markets Since 2005, CRDF Global has implemented more than 20 U.S. travel programs for close to 90 participants representing dozens of universities, research institutes and technology companies from Russia, Armenia and Azerbaijan and collaborated with such prominent U.S. organizations as MIT, Babson College, Garage Technology Ventures, Plug & Play Incubator, CleanTech Open and others. Based on the scalable and highly customizable format of the Innovation U.S. travel programs and existing cache of experience, best practices and partners, CRDF Global is able to design and implement results-oriented and cost-effective programs that perfectly fit the objectives and needs of a diverse range of partner organizations in emerging markets.

Building Institutional Capacity Since 2005, CRDF Global has partnered with the Enterprise Incubator Foundation (EIF), one of the most successful IT-focused technology business incubators and consulting companies in the Caucasus region, to implement its Science and Technology Entrepreneurship Program (STEP). With co-funding from the Ministry of Economy of the Republic of Armenia, EIF implemented more than 15 STEP activities including the Business Partnership Grant (BPG) program, Innovation Forums, cluster seminars, business trainings for scientific community, legal and accounting seminars and matchmaking events. Through its partnership with CRDF Global, EIF strengthened communication channels between science and private sectors, gained broader access to the U.S. business network and scaled up its outreach and programs to non-IT sectors—becoming one of the focal entrepreneurship-support organizations in Armenia and in the region.

Ziad Sankari, CardioDiagnostics

CRDF Global’s Impact

GIST Tech-I

BUILDING ENTREPRENEURIAL ECOSYSTEMS

Technology AccelerationCRDF Global promotes business growth by supporting students, researchers and technology developers who believe that their product or service is viable commercially. Programs guide them through the process of commercialization by honing their skills and helping them to grow and realize their market potential.

• Identifying intellectual property with commercial potential in universities and corporations

• Hands-on training in technology transfer and intellectual property rights

• Online technology commercialization courses

• Technology valuation and market assessment

1530 Wilson Blvd, 3rd Fl | Arlington, VA 22209 | www.crdfglobal.org

CRDF Global is a private, nongovernmental organization committed to promoting peace and prosperity through science and technology. Its innovation and entrepreneurship-focused programs develop technology commercialization capabilities and sustaining networks abroad. Domestically, CRDF Global helps to create more viable investment, partnership and collaborative opportunities for American businesses and scientists who gain access to top international research and expertise.

Startup Support

Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) are the backbone of all economies and the source of growth and dynamism. CRDF Global offers a comprehensive suite of programs designed to nurture these early-stage companies.

• Identifying promising business opportunities, funders, partners and resources

• Designing and executing acceleration programs

• Comprehensive skill development training

• Access to sources of funding

Innovation and Entrepreneurship Programs

Innovation Ecosystem DevelopmentCRDF Global believes in the bottom-up approach in building the local ecosystems and supports local entrepreneurship initiatives by identifying leaders, existing programs and the gaps in the system.

• Assisting with the formation of new technology commercialization offices and incubators

• Strategic planning

• Management training and educational outreach

• Comprehensive programs designed to enhance entrepreneurship culture

• Assisting with investment capital infrastructure development

Core Program BeliefsInnovation. We believe strongly in the power of technology and innovation as drivers for sustainable growth.

Entrepreneurship. Entrepreneurs transform innovation into enterprises that generate value and create jobs. Our programs are designed with the individual in mind, as the nucleus and sole purpose of our mission.

Strategic partnerships. We partner with like-minded local and regional organizations and corporations to leverage our resources and capabilities to build capacity for greater impact and avoid redundancy.

BUILDING ENTREPRENEURIAL ECOSYSTEMSInnovation and Entrepreneurship Programs

CRDF GLOBAL’S IMPACT

Implemented by CRDF Global Funded by the U.S. Department of State Implemented by CRDF Global Funded by the U.S. Department of State

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“Young entrepreneurs from NUST have made the nation proud.”

Pakistan’s Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani extended his congratulations to entrepreneurs from Pakistan’s National University of Science

and Technology. He commended the Sahara and Saltech teams for making it to the victory stand at an international business plan competition,

titled “Global Innovation through Science & Technology (GIST) -- Battle of Ideas World Cup 2011.”

Read more at tiny.cc/NUST

It’s Not a Small WorldNext door in Turkey, Istanbul hosted MIT’s Global Startup Workshop, a multi-day event that brought

together participants from over 40 countries. Students from MIT and Stanford’s BASES organization

brought perspective, and the U.S. State Department’s Global Innovation in Science and Technology (GIST) program coordinated by CRDF Global

sponsored international mentors to work with 30 of the top Turkish technology entrepreneurs. A consequence of President Obama’s Cairo

speech, GIST helps organize startup boot camps around the world to empower economic development through innovation and entrepreneurship.

In Istanbul, the program was bookended by Deputy Assistant Secretary of State Jonathan Margolis and Managing Director of the MIT

Entrepreneurship Center, Bill Aulet. While success requires intellectual and technical talent, hunger, mentorship, and capital, the locations where

this is becoming possible are ever expanding. By shining a light on local deficiencies, whether capital or human capital, energy or mentorship, we

can level the playing field.

Read more at tiny.cc/FORBESonGIST

Indonesian Minister: ‘We need four million entrepreneurs’They hosted a recent conference and business plan competition to inspire, educate and cajole young

people into taking the plunge. “There’s a real craving for this kind of knowledge here,” according to

Ovidiu Bujorean, program manager for Global Innovation through Science and Technology, the US-based agency that ran the event. “Energy, drive,

optimism – the people I’ve seen here are the ones who can take the Indonesian economy into the new global economy of knowledge, ideas and

prosperity. [Disclosure: I spoke, judged and put together a panel discussion at this event, implemented by CRDF Global and funded by the US State

Department.]

Read more at tiny.cc/GISTinFORBES

Tech Startups in Africa

Scott Hartley describes his great experience lecturing, mentoring, and judging startups in Senegal

and Algeria as a participant in two of the U.S. State Department’s Global Innovation in Science and

Technology (GIST)Initiative startup boot camps. Over four days, hundreds of West and North African technologists assembled, tweeted, pitched

products, and exchanged LinkedIn invites, encouraging Hartley about the new emerging entrepreneurs from this region—he hopes ”that the

question ‘what have you built,’” will become “more important than ‘where are you from?’”

Read more at http://onforb.es/Qkcz4m

Heart Attack Monitor Wins US Startup Contest for Middle East

Most Middle East entrepreneurs can only dream of a startup oasis such as California’s Silicon Valley that is filled

with angel investors and venture capitalists. But a few entrepreneurs have begun receiving funding from a more

unlikely source - the U.S. government. One of those entrepreneurs, Ziad Sankari, was just 17 when he lost his father

to a heart attack. Today, the Lebanese engineer is building a startup based on a medical device that can monitor

cardiac patients outside the hospital around the clock. His startup idea won a first place prize of $20,000 in the final rounds of the U.S.-sponsored

GIST Tech-I Competition held in Istanbul last December. That funding from the U.S. State Department may help Sankari and his colleague, Najwa

Sahmarani, develop a business plan for their “Cardio Diagnostics” startup. The competition also provided business mentoring by flying in experts

from MIT and Silicon Valley. “GISTech was our shortcut towards better connections and visibility and provided us, indeed, with some cash and

unmatchable opportunities to visit Silicon Valley and possibly find a collaborator there,” Sankari said.

Read more at tiny.cc/msnGIST

Building an Entrepreneurial Ecosystem: Ideas for Indonesia and Beyond

Startup Boot Camp Indonesia is a program run by the GIST (Global Innovation through Science and Technology) Initiative. GIST was established

in 2010, with funding from the U.S. Department of State, to spur economic advancement through science- and technology-based innovation in

countries across the Middle East, North Africa, and Asia. The idea behind GIST is that economically empowered people (aka entrepreneurs) provide

the basis for political stability and economic growth.

Read more at tiny.cc/GISTinX

Road Trip! Founders Of YouTube, LinkedIn and Others Tackle Brain Drain in Malaysia

Malaysia has a very young population, 65% of which is under 35, as well as the need to create jobs quickly. Hwang says entrepreneurship can

create alternatives to other activities. “In many cases the government is responding to demand by the people,” she says, like in Indonesia, where

a grassroots movement began. “The government recognized entrepreneurship to be a good cause to engage young talent and create alternatives

to other activities.”She observes that the U.S. government has been promoting entrepreneurship in Muslim-dominated countries with this goal.

“The GIST initiative is a partner of StartupMalaysia.org”

Read more at tiny.cc/BRAINDRAIN

Meet the Coolest Next-Generation Science Entrepreneurs in MENA

At the second Global Entrepreneurship Summit in Istanbul recently, we at Wamda were tremendously inspired by the contestants in the Global

Innovation through Science & Technology (GIST) Competition, who came from all over the Middle East and North Africa to showcase their

carefully-honed scientific ideas that could transform our societies.

Read more at tiny.cc/WAMDA

Implemented by CRDF Global Funded by the U.S. Department of State Implemented by CRDF Global Funded by the U.S. Department of State

GIST IN THE NEWS GIST IN THE NEWS

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R E S O U R C E SEntrepreneur and Business News Entrepreneur – www.entrepreneur.com

News and resources for business, finance, technology, marketing, startups, etc.

Inc.com – www.inc.com

News resource for business, finance, technology, leadership & management, sales, start-ups, etc.

Red Herring – www.redherring.com

Technology news resources

VentureBeat – www.venturebeat.com

News resource for technology and finances

Afriqueitnews - www.afriqueitnews.com

The leading West African website for tech startup news

F E A T U R E D E V E N T S

GIST TECH CONNECT PAKISTANTuesday, October 2, 2012

CoNX at the U.S. Department of State, Washington DC

RSVP & More information: www.gistinitiative.org

GIST Tech ConnectPAKISTAN

Tuesday, October 2, 2012CoNX at the U.S. Department of State, Washington DC

from 9-10:30 EST / 18:00-19:30 Pakistan time

Connecting Technology Entrepreneurs,Mentors & Investors Across Geographies

GIST STARTUP BOOT CAMP &LEADERSHIP FORUM - INDONESIA

April 17-19, 2012Jakarta - INDONESIA

1Implemented by CRDF Global

GIST Startup Boot Camp &Journalism Workshop

April 17-19, 2012 • Jakarta, Indonesia

Funded by the U.S. Department of State

GIST TECH-I COMPETITION FINALE - TURKEYDecember 3-6, 2012

Istanbul - TURKEY

GIST Tech-I Competition Finale“The Battle of Ideas”

Entrepreneurship, Values and Development: A Global AgendaDecember 3-6, 2011 • Istanbul / Turkey

Entrepreneurship, Values and Development: A Global AgendaDecember 3-6, 2011 • Istanbul / Turkey

GIST Tech-I Competition Finale“The Battle of Ideas”

implemented by CRDF Global

During The GlobalEntrepreneurship Summit

hosted byTurkish Prime MinisterRecep Tayyip ERDOGAN

GIST STARTUP BOOT CAMP - WEST AFRICAJuly 10-11, 2012Dakar - SENEGAL

GIST StartupBoot Camp - West Africa

July 10-11, 2012 • Dakar - SENEGAL


REGIONALEVENT

http://gist.crdfglobal.org/about-gist/events/2012/08/31/gist-tech-connect-pakistan





N O N - G O V E R N M E N T P R O G R A M SEntrepreneur Week - http://www.entrepreneurweek.net/

Entrepreneur Meetup - http://entrepreneur.meetup.com/

Global Community for Advancing Studies on Entrepreneurship - http://www.gcase.org/

10,000 Women Initiative - http://www.goldmansachs.com/citizenship/10000women/about-the-program/index.html

Global Entrepreneurship Leadership Symposium - http://entrepreneurship.intel.com/community/gels-community

Global Entrepreneurship Week - http://www.unleashingideas.org/

Microsoft BizSpark - http://www.mitef.org/

OPEC Fund for International Development - http://www.ofid.org/

Global Student Entrepreneur Awards - http://www.gsea.org/

YoungEntrepreneur.com - http://www.youngentrepreneur.com/about-us/

U S G O V E R N M E N T P R O G R A M SA New Beginning: Entrepreneurship & Business Innovation – http://anewbeginning.eonetwork.org/

Youth Livelihoods Alliance - http://www.state.gov/r/pa/prs/ps/2012/10/198490.htm

TechGirls - http://exchanges.state.gov/youth/programs/techgirls.html

TechWomen - http://www.techwomen.org/

The Global Entrepreneurship Program - http://www.state.gov/e/eb/cba/entrepreneurship/gep/index.htm

Partners for a New Beginning - http://www.aspeninstitute.org/policy-work/new-beginning

Global Women’s Mentorship Program - http://exchanges.state.gov/citizens/professionals/fortunepartnership.html

Center for Entrepreneurship and Executive Development - http://www.ceed-global.org/web/default.aspx

The Entrepreneurship Toolkit - http://egateg.usaid.gov/sites/default/files/USAID_State%20Entrepreneurship%20Toolkit_0.pdf

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G I S T M E N T O R H I G H L I G H T G I S T P A R T N E R SScott Hartley traveled to the GIST Boot Camps in Turkey, Senegal and Algeria

Name: Scott Hartley

Company Name: Mohr Davidow Ventures

Short description: Mohr Davidow Ventures (MDV) is an early stage technology venture capital firm based on Sand Hill

Road. Founded in 1983, MDV is investing out of its ninth fund, a $700 million USD fund. We are focused on partnering with

brilliant entrepreneurs pursuing disruptive innovation in web, mobile, and digital health.

Hometown: Palo Alto, California

Website: www.forbes.com/sites/scotthartley

Favorite hobbies/past-times: Running, triathlons, soccer, reading, traveling

Languages you speak: Spanish, and a bit of Italian, French, and Hindi

What inspired you to become an Investor?

As someone who grew up surrounded by startup companies and innovation, I wanted to be in a position where I could work closely with entrepreneurs

solving the biggest problems. I saw venture capital and investing as a way to partner with some of the best entrepreneurs and problem solvers in the world,

and help them create.

How did you get involved with mentorship?

I have always mentored startups, for friends, classmates, portfolio companies, and for GIST. After working with 70 entrepreneurs in Africa for Google.org,

and subsequently with entrepreneurs in Latin America as a graduate student, I became involved in mentorship with GIST, working in Africa and the Middle

East.

What is the best part about being a mentor?

The best part about mentoring is seeing ideas from a high level, and working hands-on with an entrepreneur. As someone in venture capital, you get to

see hundreds of ideas and learn what some of the best practices are for the highest probability of success, whether in business model, roll-out, or other

strategies. Being able to add this value by working with entrepreneurs is personally rewarding, and hopefully helpful to the founder.

How are the entrepreneurs that you have met at the GIST events different from the entrepreneurs in the US?

One of my theses, and the topic about which I write for Forbes is that they are not different. Entrepreneurship and problem solving are global, not local

phenomena. There are local inputs and relevancies that matter and add nuance, but at the core entrepreneurship is not an American phenomenon, it is a

globally available method of problem solving that flourishes under certain circumstances, rules, freedoms, and incentives.

What lessons do you believe entrepreneurs can get from GIST Startup Boot Camps?

You can be an entrepreneur. People are willing to listen to your ideas, and give you feedback. If you listen to feedback and attempt to iteratively build a

product that solves a large problem, you can create value.

When you’re not working on your business, what do you do to enjoy your life?

I love to meet new people, travel, and counter stereotypes. I like to do athletics, and love playing beach soccer.

Do you have any advice for young entrepreneurs?

Don’t be afraid to try. Trying something is better than waiting for perfection. But be open to input, feedback, advice, and to pivoting in new directions to

solve the problems that people have. If people tell you something isn’t a problem, don’t invent a problem to fit your solution. Adapt to solve a problem

that exists.

What is the best part of being an entrepreneur?

You get to be creative and solve big problems that help people and are accretive to society. That’s a net positive for the world, and likely has windfalls in

the form of greater connectivity, empathy, and ultimately peace.





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