At TechConnect you will:

• Learn how to create a billion dollar startup idea

• Connect with and ask questions of our serial entrepreneurs

• Learn about ideation from entrepreneurs in the MENA region

• Get involved with the GIST activities and your local entrepreneurial communities

FOUNDER OF A $34 BILLION COMPANY JeffHoffman, Co-Founder of Priceline & GIST Global Advisory Group Member

FATHER OF ELECTRONIC GAMING Nolan Bushnell, Founder of Atari Inc., BrainRush Inc., uwink TECHNOLOGY PIONEER Magid Abraham, Co-Founder & CEO of comScore Inc.

Ovidiu Bujorean, Senior Manager of the GIST Initiative

TechConnect MENAIdea + Creation = Ideation

Tuesday, March 5, 2013Live broadcast from the U.S. Department of State, Washington, D.C.

BroadcastΥ 9:00πмлΥлл AM EST

Connecting Technology Entrepreneurs, Mentors, & Investors Across Geographies

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Live audiences in Washington, D.C. and GIST countries

Related Activity: GIST Tech-I Competition. Deadline: June 2013

GIST TechConnect Speakers:

The Global Innovation through Science and Technology (GIST) Initiative is a partnership led by the U.S. Department of State and CRDF Global.

GIST TechConnect Moderator:

Jeff Hoffman, Co-Founder, Priceline & GIST Global Advisory Group MemberJeffHoffmanisanaccomplishedentrepreneurandinnovatorinthefieldsofInternet,e-commerce,andentertainment.HelaunchedhisfirstsoftwarecompanywhilestillastudentatYaleUniversity.Mr.HoffmanisafounderandpartnerinColorJar,aventureaccelerator firm that helps entrepreneurs and small business owners launch and grow newbusinessventures.Mr.HoffmanisperhapsbestknownasafounderandCEOinthe Priceline.com family of companies, where he led the development and launch of Priceline’s consumer company (Priceline YardSale).

Nolan Bushnell, Founder of Atari Inc., Chuck E. Cheese, & BrainrushNolan Bushnell is an engineer and entrepreneur who founded Atari, Inc., an enormous successful video game and home computer company. In addition to being named one of Newsweek’s “50 Men Who Changed America,” he has founded more than 20 companies integrating science, technology, and entertainment. Mr. Bushnell is also well known for founding Chuck E. Cheese, an American chain of restaurants, and Brainrush Education software.

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The Global Innovation through Science and Technology (GIST) Initiative is a partnership led by the U.S. Department of State and CRDF Global.

Magid Abraham, Co-Founder & CEO of comScore Inc.Magid Abraham is an entrepreneur and expert on market research, consumer modeling, and information solutions. Mr. Abraham has held several executive leadership positions throughouthiscareer,twoofwhichwerewithincompanieshefounded.Hehasauthoredseveralarticlesinavarietyofacademicandindustryjournals.HeattendedLebanon’shighschool,followedbyParis’engineeringuniversity,ÉcolePolytechnique.HewenttotheUnited States to attend the MIT Sloan School of Management, where he graduated with an MBA in 1981 and later a PhD in operations research.

Ovidiu Bujorean, Senior Manager of the GIST InitiativeOvidiu Bujorean manages and directs the GIST Initiative. Mr. Bujorean is a professional speaker on topics such as professional networking, innovation and entrepreneurship and partnerships building. 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 Vice-Chairman of MIT Enterprise Forum of Washington DC. Mr. Bujorean founded Leaders Romania and is agraduateoftheMITSloanMBAandHarvard’sKennedySchool(MPA).

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