REGISTERED ACTIVITIES/EVENTS

GEW 2012

GIST-Entrepreneurship Workshop and MIT Enterprise Forum Startup Clinic

Washington, DC, District of Columbia

16 November 2012-17 November 2012

The Global Innovation through Science and Technology (GIST) Initiative in partnership with the MIT Enterprise Forum of DC and infoDev at the World Bank will host a morning of events around business leadership and technology entrepreneurship. The first session will be a series of workshops on entrepreneurship and leadership. The second session is the MIT Enterprise Forum’s Startup Clinic, which is an international venture pitch competition in which GIST entrepreneurs will pitch and receive feedback from a panel of experienced entrepreneurs and investors and from the audience. Keynote Speaker: Jeff Hoffman, Co-founder & Former CEO, Priceline.com, Founder, ColorJar, and GIST Initiative Advisory Group Member Leading is Everybody’s Business Presentation: Jim Bagnola, Senior Partner, The Leadership Group USA Young Entrepreneur Presentation: Catherine Cook, Founder of MyYearbook.com

Igniting Entrepreneurship and Innovation Senate Briefing

Washington, DC, District of Columbia

15 November 2012-16 November 2012

This briefing showcases the achievements of the GIST entrepreneurs from developing countries in order to highlight the significance of supporting technology entrepreneurship in emerging markets. Attendees will hear from Jeff Hoffman, serial entrepreneur and Co-founder & Former CEO of Priceline.com, and GIST Advisory Group Member as well as members from the venture capital community and GIST entrepreneurs. RSVP to Elizabeth McCollum at or 703-526-4783.

GIST Initiative Reception Celebrating Global Entrepreneurship

Washington, DC, District of Columbia

15 November 2012-16 November 2012

You are invited to network with hundreds of international and local entrepreneurs, techies, members of the investment community, students and faculty members interested in entrepreneurship, US government members, and staff of non-profit organizations that support entrepreneurship locally and internationally.

YPFP Panel on International Entrepreneurship

Washington, DC, District of Columbia

14 November 2012-15 November 2012

GIST in collaboration with Young Professionals in Foreign Policy (YPFP) will be holding a panel discussion on International Entrepreneurship that will include a conversation moderated by Dr. Jeffrey Margolis, the Science, Technology & Innovation Program Manager at the U.S. Department of State. Featured entrepreneurs include Ali Raza, Founder & CEO of PAK-Energy Solutions a bio-gas development company based in Pakistan and Nurana Indah Paramita, Founder of T-Files, a tidal energy company based in Indonesia.

GIST Initiative and MIT Enterprise Forum Reception

Cambridge, Massachusetts

13 November 2012-14 November 2012

In partnership with MIT Enterprise Forum (MITEF), The GIST Initiative will hold an entrepreneurship & innovation networking event starting with a presentation about the initiatives and ventures spearheaded by MIT in 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. Event Speakers: Kathleen D. Kennedy, Chief Strategy Officer, MIT Technology ReviewPresident, MIT Enterprise Forum Leland Chung, City Councillor, City of Cambridge Ovidiu Bujorean, Manager, The GIST Initiative, Vice chairman MIT Enterprise Forum of Washington DC & Baltimore