GIST Startup Boot Camp Algeria - July 2012

GIST StartupBoot Camp - Algeria

July 14-15, 2012 • Algiers - ALGERIA

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

TABLE OF CONTENTSTABLE OF CONTENTS

• AGENDA 3

• COMPANY PROFILES 6

• SPEAKERS’, MENTORS’ & JUDGES’ BIOS 8

• ORGANIZERS’ BIOS 10

• GIST INITIATIVE GLOBAL ADVISORY GROUP BIOS 14

• GIST MENTOR HIGHLIGHTS 17

• GIST IN THE NEWS 18

• CRDF GLOBAL INNOVATION PROGRAMS 20

• UPCOMING EVENTS 22

• GIST PARTNERS 23

• ENTREPRENEUR RESOURCES 25

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AGENDAAGENDA

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SATURDAY - JULY 14, 201208.30-09.00 Registration and Bagel Breakfast Available

09.00-09.30 Welcoming Address

General Secretary SME introduced by Yacine Rahmoun

Elizabeth Moore Aubin, Chargé D’affaires, USA Embassy, Algiers, Algeria.

Yacine Rahmoun, Executive Director, Algerian Startup Initiative and Chairman, Casbah Business Angels

Natalia Pipia, Associate Program Director, CRDF Global

Ovidiu Bujorean, Innovation Program Manager, GIST Initiative

09.30-10.15 Keynote Address

Jeff Hoffman, Co-Founder and former CEO, Priceline.com and GIST Global Advisory Group Member

10.15-10.40 Coffee Break/Press Conference

10.45-11.45 Panel Discussion: Creating an Entrepreneurial Ecosystem

The panel will discuss the current situation and strategies to build a stronger entrepreneurial ecosystem in the region

Prof. Val Livada, MIT Sloan School of Business

Scott Hartley, Mobile and Consumer Internet Venture Capitalist, Mohr Davidow Ventures

Krimo Salem, President, Algerian Startup Initiative

12.00-13:00 Networking Lunch

13.30-14.15 Strategic Professional Networking

Practical seminar introducing 7 key principles of how to build a professional network of top contacts using events,

online tools and peer to peer groups. Session open to entrepreneurs and journalists.

Ovidiu Bujorean, Innovation Program Manager, CRDF Global and International Speaker, Ovibees.com

14.15-15.00 Executive summary & business pitch

The workshop covers elements of a sharp executive summary and of a successful pitch.

Val Livada, MIT Sloan School of Business

15.00-15.45 Raising funds for your ideas and ventures

The workshop will provide a road map on how to identify, approach and secure venture capitalists as well as

other sources of funding

Gibs Song, Principal, Main-Aquila Consulting

15-45-16.00 Coffee Break

16.00-16.45 Business models and financial projections for startups

This workshop will cover techniques on how to create, deliver and capture value while putting emphasis on

how to create realistic forecasts


16.45-17.30 Strategies for taking your venture to market and gaining customers

The workshop will provide participants practical tools to design and implement go-to-market strategy

and gaining customers

Scott Hartley, Mohr Davidson Ventures

17.30-18.00 Closing Remarks/Fill out survey

18.00-19.00 Networking Reception

To promote and spread economic prosperity, the Global Innovation through Science and

Technology (GIST) initiative is forging links at the individual and institutional level among

scientists, entrepreneurs, and the marketplace. Technology entrepreneurship has the

power to create the products, companies, and jobs that drive economic growth. The GIST

initiative aims to strengthen technology development and national, regional, and global

entrepreneurship through partnerships and programs focusing on:

• 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

The GIST initiative is funded by the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs and implemented by CRDF Global.

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

•••

“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

•••

“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 well

as to heighten understanding of the valueof entrepreneurship and innovation for economic growth and sustainability.”

Dr. Abdelali HaoudiVP of Research,

Qatar Foundation

•••

“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 and

Innovation, Malaysia

•••

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

Ziad SankariFounder of CardioDiagnostics; GIST Tech-I

Competition Winner

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Skill Development Programs• Startup Boot Camps: Strengthen

business development through trainingand mentorship for experienced

business leaders.• Webinars: Link American technology

commercialization experts with aspiringentrepreneurs around the world.

• Institutionalize connections between universities and businesses through

industry outreach partnerships. • Develop innovation leaders primed to meet industry needs through hands on

training experiences.

University-IndustryLinkage Program

• Access innovative business tools andmentorship.

• Form partnerships to foster new venture creation.

• Exchange ideas through popular socialnetworking platforms.

GIST SocialNetworking Platform

Incentive-Based Competitions• GIST Tech-I: Highlight innovative

technology ideas to the community viaYouTube-based idea pitch competition.• GIST-MIT Business Plan Competition:

Accelerate high potential startups through mentorship, connections

and seed funding.

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AGENDAAGENDA08.00-08.45 Room A:

Program welcoming, keynoteYoung local enrepreneurs talk about their success and falls

Room B:Mentorship Workshop: Local and global entrepreneurs exchange best practices

Ovidiu Bujorean, Innovation Program Manager, GIST

Initiative


08:45-09:00 Mentorship overviewEntrepreneurs receive mentorship schedule

09.00-12.00 One-on-One mentorship sessions (Coffee served at 10:30)Technology entrepreneurs meet with their mentors.

12.00-13.00 Open pitching practiceGroups of three, two entrepreneurs and one mentor, entrepreneurs will take turns practicing their pitches and receiving feedback from mentors.

13.00-14.00 Networking Lunch

14.00-16.00 Venture pitching sessionsEntrepreneurs pitch in front of a panel of experienced angel investors, serial entrepreneurs and venture capitalists. Entrepreneurs will present for five minutes, with five minutes of Q&A from panelists to follow each pitch.

Room A: 12 Entrepreneurs

Room B:12 Entrepreneurs

16.00-16.45 Coffee Break / Judges select top six (up to 3 per room) for final pitching session

Angel Investor Roundtable: Room B

Led by Scott Hartley and Ovidiu Bujorean.

16.45-17.45 Room A: Final Pitching Session: Top 6 ventures compete for a business development trip to the US.

17.45-18.15 How to become a GIST transformer / Fill out Surveys/Judges meet to decide the awardees

18.15-18.45 Announcing winners of pitching competition and closing remarks

18.45 infoDev Networking Reception

SUNDAY - JULY 15, 2012

* The entrepreneur with highest-ranking pitch wins a trip to the US in Fall 2012.

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GIST Startup Boot Camp - AlgeriaJuly 14-15, 2012 • Algiers - ALGERIA


LEARN. CONNECT. SUCCEED.The GIST Startup Boot Camp is an intense two day interactive training and mentoring event designed to spark innovative thinking and trigger the creation of new startup ideas among promising entrepreneurs in the ICT, ENERGY, HEALTHCARE, and AGRICULTURE sectors. In Indonesia we are also pleased to offer workshops targeting business professionals, executives, mentors and journalists.

Because you are innovative, resilient and dedicated to starting technology-based companies.

WHAT?

WHY YOU?

Entrepreneurs pitch your ideas to investors and compete for a trip to the U.S. Journalists create impactful stories that raise awareness of high impact entrepreneurs who are creating

new products, companies and jobs Mentors strengthen the skills needed to nurture the next generation of technology entrepreneurs of your country

SUCCEED:

LEARN:Learn from expert investors, educators and entrepreneurs including:

Val Livada Senior Lecturer at Trust Center for MIT Entrepreneurship discusses starting your company andwriting an executive summary

Scott Hartley Mohr Davidow mobile and consumer internet venture capitalist gives an investor’s perspectiveto improve startup pitches

Jeff Hoffman Co-founder of Priceline.com shares his experience as a serial entrepreneurOvidiu Bujorean MIT & Harvard alum shares the practical skill of building your professional network

NETWORK with the best and the brightest entrepreneurial minds from Indonesia & the U.S.BUILD relationships with your peers and future business partners

CONNECT:

ALGIERS, ALGERIASTARTUP BOOT CAMP ALGERIAJuly 14-15, 2012

Saturday, July 14GIST Startup Boot CampWHO: Innovators looking to turn technology ideas into new companies

Sunday, July 15GIST Mentoring Sessions & Venture Pitch CompetitionWHO: Technology entrepreneurs who want to take their tech startups to the next level

HOW TO APPLYhttp://tiny.cc/GISTAlgeriaFOR FUTURE GIST ACTIVITIES:www.gistinitiative.org

FOLLOW US:

@GISTinitiative

facebook.com/GISTinitiative

About GIST: The GIST Initiative builds entrepreneurial ecosystems in 43 countries across the Middle East, Africa and South and Central Asia by identifying, coaching and funding promising entrepreneurs through its competitions, start-up acceleration services, online social media platform and interactive mentorship programs. GIST is funded by the U.S. Department of State and implemented by CRDF Global. www.gistinitiative.org • www.crdfglobal.org

About Algerian Startup Initiative: Algerian Startup Initiative is a platform that promotes the creation of technology startups between Algeria and the USA, in the fields of innovation and entrepreneurship. Through its mentoring and networking capabilities ASI’s hopes to bridge entrepreneurs abroad with Algerian entrepreneurs for sharing their experience with business plan generation, patenting, fund raising, HR management, marketing and partnerships.www.algerianstartupinitiative.com

COMPANY PROFILESCOMPANY PROFILES

Djazaltec: Production plant for food additives made of seaweed

DjazEco: Consulting and engineering for optimization of energy consumption and eco-efficiency

GG MapApp: Application to manage demand and consumption of energy

iPadian: iPad emulator on Windows that serves as the only solution that can emulate the iPad environment and gives

access to some iPad native apps

Nechrou: First retail web platform in Algeria

Send It Far: Delivery and carpooling service that helps people send their packages or arrange transportation through an

online platform www.senditfar.com

Smellnat: Aims to create the first industrial unit for extracting essential oils

SMSBridge: SMS service that helps businesses communicate with existing and potential customers

Sphax: TV reminder developed by Smarto-Tv that helps people to never miss a show

Track-It: Platform for managing the track paths for transportation suppliers as well as the customer who seeks to optimize

his/her commute

TransLine: A smart tool for managing the transportation of goods in Algeria using information and communication

technology

Twee-me: Remote detection and notification of cell phones

Walletix: ePayment solution based on mobile phone

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Ali Azzouz - Vice President, Chamber of Commerce and the Algerian - American Member of the FCE

With a Masters in Mechanical Engineering in California, Mr. Azzouz began his career as an engineer with Xerox in Los

Angeles. Three years later, back home where he joined Rank Xerox in 1983 to lead the sales team and office management

until 92.

1992: CBS-for XEROX XEROX resume activity with MDA Capital 20 and 25 employees that has become a company of 160

employees with a capital of 1,350 MDA. Several partnerships have been added during this period (Duplo, Fujitsu, Cisco,

etc.). He made CBS an integrator of IT solutions, networks.

1999: Creation of Icosnet, a leading ISP in Algeria

2007: Creation of IT2S: a major player in the integration of network and security solutions

2005: Creation of ESA, now OXIA Algeria, software solutions provider, Microsoft partners

2010: Creation of TMC Algeria: customer relationship and sales training

Mr. Azzouz is board member of IATA.

SPEAKERS’, MENTORS’ & JUDGES BIOSSPEAKERS’, MENTORS’ & JUDGES BIOS SPEAKERS’, MENTORS’ & JUDGES BIOSSPEAKERS’, MENTORS’ & JUDGES BIOS

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Sofiane Baudry - Investor & Founding Director, Casba Buisness Angels

Casbah Business Angels is the premier business angels network in Algeria. Sofiane also plays a leading role in the

Algerian Startup Initiative.

Sofiane is a Senior Associate with McKinsey & Company, a leading global management consulting firm and is a trusted

advisor to the world’s leading businesses, governments, and institutions. With a focus on African organizations his

experience includes human capital and organization design, lean performance improvement, implementation and

operational transformations, as well as strategy and business development.

Before joining McKinsey Sofiane worked with Oddo & Cie, a top independent French investment bank, as an Algorithmic & Portfolio Sales Trader.

Sofiane was involved in high frequency trading while pricing and trading European stock baskets and linked products (ETFs and future hedged EFPs).

Additionally, Sofiane had the opportunity to set up an algorithmic trading desk and to revamp the portfolio trading platform leveraging the latest

technological trends. Sofiane holds a master’s degree in electronic engineering from ECE and an M.B.A. from INSEAD.

Scott Hartley - Venture Capitalist, Mohr Davidow Ventures

Scott Hartley is an early stage technology investor at Mohr Davidow Ventures, a Sand Hill Road venture capital firm

in Menlo Park, California. MDV was founded in 1983, and has $2 billion invested across companies in the web/mobile,

clean-tech, and healthcare sectors.

Prior to venture capital Hartley worked for Google, Facebook, and Harvard University’s Berkman Center for Internet

and Society. At Google he spent a year in India launching two operations teams, and lectured on entrepreneurship

for Google.org in Africa. Hartley has experience at the U.S. State Department, where he worked for the Mission to

the United Nations in Geneva, at the U.N. Development Program, and at the White House, where he worked with the

National Economic Council on issues of U.S. economic policy.

Hartley holds his B.A. from Stanford University, his M.A. in International Affairs and his M.B.A. in Economics and Finance from Columbia University.

Valentin Livada - Senior Lecturer in the Trust Center for MIT Entrepreneurship

Val Livada founded Weybridge Partners in 1996 as a network of formal and informal associations of practitioners

and organizations focused on the creation of innovation ecosystems. The network includes business and technology

consultants, venture capitalists and angel investors, academics, entrepreneurs, and lawyers in the United States

and abroad. Livada brings 30 years of consulting experience to his clients. He was director at Braxton Associates, an

international strategy planning consulting firm, and vice president at Pugh-Roberts Associates (PRA), a technology

management firm established by Prof. Ed Roberts from MIT. Prior to establishing Weybridge Partners, he was the

leading practitioner in the area of innovation management for the PA Consulting Group.

Livada is a judge for the Innovation Competition organized by the Massachusetts Technology Transfer Center, which coordinates the activities of

all universities, teaching hospitals, and research centers in Massachusetts. He is a “catalyst” at MIT’s Deshpande Center, working with different

innovation teams. Livada is also active in efforts to stimulate activities among U.S., European, and Asian organizations. In Europe, he has worked

with many firms in the United Kingdom, Switzerland, Germany, and Scandinavia. He has been instrumental in establishing U.S. operations for

several European companies, including Nokia Research, Pro2Kem, and ETeCH.

Recently, he has been one of the founders of I-Cube, a nonprofit group organizing innovation competitions in Eastern Europe. In 2006, Livada helped

found Nanonexis, an organization dedicated to the convergence of nanotechnology and the built environment, and Boston Instruments, a group

consolidating emerging companies in the molecular spectroscopy sector. Livada holds an SB from MIT and an MA and a PhD from Tufts University.

Mehdi Bendimerad - Founder & CEO, SPS

SPS specializes in construction with innovative materials and working with U.S. companies (especially Winter Panel)

for the transfer of manufacturing techniques and construction expertise. Mehdi worked to develop and popularize

other types of materials through the concept of “Building otherwise.”

Over the past two years, SPS has expanded its production to the manufacture of sandwich panels, metal and portable

buildings. SPS is certified ISO 9001/2008 for its system of quality management.

Mehdi studied construction management in France and California, and worked several years in the United States

before returning to Algeria in 2000 to create his own entreprise. He is also a board member of the Mediterranean Youth

Leaders (YML-Young Mediterranean Leaders (YML-Young Mediterranean Leaders (www.ymlforum.org)), a group of people who share a common goal:

making the Mediterranean an area of solidarity and economic shared prosperity. Since 2011 Medhi has been a member of the executive committee

of the Forum of Entrepreneurs.

Abderrahmane Hadj Nace - Governor of the Central Bank of Algeria

Abderrahmane Hadj Nacer was born October 31, 1951 in Algiers.

During his studies in Namur and Leuven, and at the Ecole Polytechnique of Algiers, he nourished his knowledge which

allowed him an exceptional career as an economist and national and international banker.

As an initiator of the Law on Money and Credit of April 1990, he was responsible for the creation of private financial

institutions in Algiers.

Abderrahmane Hadj-Nacer is a member of international think-tanks. He is also Chairman of the Committee of Policy Fund.

Ovidiu (Ovi) Bujorean - GIST Program Manager, The Global Innovation through Science and Technology

(GIST) Initiative

Ovidiu (Ovi) Bujorean is Program Manager for the GIST Initiative. Ovidiu is member of the Board of Directors and Regional

Chair for Washington DC and Virginia for MIT Enterprise Forum. He also serves as an Advisor to the MIT Portugal

Entrepreneurship and Innovation Initiative. Previously, he was the Senior Associate at Rudyard Partners, a private

equity firm focused on investing in consumer technology opportunities for the global marketplace. Ovidiu managed a

$600k UNDP e-government Project for the Romanian Presidency. The project was recognized by UNDP as regional best

practice in capacity building and public administration reform. He also worked with Gemini Consulting, Deutsche Post

Consulting, and BCG.

Ovidiu also founded and led LEADERS, an organization who impacted the lives of approximately 10000 young leaders

and entrepreneurs in Romania and Southern-Eastern Europe. The partnership he built between Leaders and Vodafone was recognized by the Prince

of Wales Business Leaders Forum as a worldwide best practice in developing young leaders. He currently serves on the Advisory Board of The Capital

Network, City of Cambridge, AIESEC at Harvard and as a judge in the competition Startup Chile. He was invited to speak on the topic of “Professional

Networking” by the MIT Portugal Entrepreneurship program, the Swiss government, Columbia University and The State Department TechCamp initiative.

He was the winner of Mayor Menino Boston World Partnership Battle of the Network Stars competition that included 125 top Boston connectors. He

is a graduate of the MIT Sloan School of Management MBA program and the inaugural Sloan Entrepreneurship and Innovation program in Technology.

Ovidiu also holds an MPA degree from the Harvard Kennedy School, an MA in Organizational and Business Psychology and an MA in Governance and

Institutional Development. He holds a BA in trade from Academy of Economic Studies in Bucharest. He served two terms as the National President of

AIESEC in Romania. Email: [email protected]

ORGANIZERS’ BIOSORGANIZERS’ BIOS

Amanda Gant - Associate Program Manager, Global Innovation through Science & Technology (GIST)

Initiative

Amanda Gant joined CRDF Global in March 2012 where she is excited to be a part of supporting the international

entrepreneurial community. She holds a BS in Foreign Service from Georgetown University and will receive her MPP in

International Policy and Development from Georgetown University this May. Her thesis examines the effects of mobile

banking on microfinance institutional performance outcomes. Amanda stays active in her local community by organizing

Glover Park Day, the community day that brings her neighborhood together to showcase local area businesses and non-

profits. She shares experiences through travel and cultural exchange by creating and as leading service and ecotourism

trips to Nicaragua since 2008. Amanda is fluent in Spanish. Email: [email protected]

Yuritzi Acosta – Program Assistant, Global Innovation through Science & Technology (GIST) Initiative

Yuritzi has significant international experience working in the fields of education and advocacy. Her interest in working

with entrepreneurs and leaders across the globe brought her to CRDF Global in April 2011. As a member of the GIST

Initiative she has worked on projects that empower entrepreneurs to commercialize their innovative ideas through the

coordination of events and facilitation of access to relevant information.

Over the course of her work, she has coordinated a variety of educational and advocacy programs funded by agencies,

such as NeighborWorks USA, USAID and the Florida Department of Education and now the Department of State. Having

lived in countries in Africa, Asia, Latin America, and Europe, Yuritzi brings a global view and adaptability to the team. Her

interest in the interconnectedness of cultures and people has led her to complete an MA in International Studies with a focus on development from

Florida International University. Yuritzi is also fluent in English, French and Spanish. Email: [email protected]




SPEAKERS’, MENTORS’ & JUDGES BIOSSPEAKERS’, MENTORS’ & JUDGES BIOS

Natalia Pipia - Associate Program Director, Innovation Programs The Global Innovation through

Science and Technology (GIST) Initiative

Natalia Pipia develops and oversees all Innovation Programs at CRDF Global. In her current position, Natalia

is responsible for developing outreach strategies to external partners and funders for Innovation Programs.

She develops new opportunities with various organizations and funders who share CRDF Global’s objective

of promoting innovation in emerging economies and advancing the development of new opportunities for

technology entrepreneurs. She carries out 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.

Natalia 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.

Natalia holds a M.A. in International Relations from the Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS), Johns Hopkins University.

She resides with her family in Washington, DC metropolitan area. Email: [email protected]

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Gibs Song - Principal, Main-Aquila Consulting

Gibs has over 25 years of experience from universities, startups and global companies in three different countries.

He has been focusing on startup activities during the past 3 years, gaining insights into the failures and successes

of a variety of companies. With diverse experience ranging from technology development, strategic planning and

executive management, to venture investing, Gibs is a founder, investor and advisor for 8 startups. Gibs has

held positions including Project Manager (Electric Vehicle Research Program) at the Electrochemical Science and

Technology Center at the University of Ottawa, Director of US Operations for Samsung Advanced Institute of

Technology, and remains Senior Consultant to Cheil Industries (Samsung company) since 2009 and Executive Advisor to Palo Alto Research Center

(Xerox company) since 2010. Gibs is an avid golfer, and enjoys motorcycling and travelling.

Elizabeth Moore Aubin - Deputy Chief of Mission, USA Embassy, Algiers, Algeria.

Elizabeth Moore Aubin, a career senior Foreign Service Officer, became the Deputy Chief of Mission at the U.S.

Embassy in Algiers on September 28, 2011. Before coming to Algiers, she was the Director for Human Resources

for the joint Executive Office of the Bureaus of Near Eastern Affairs and South and Central Asian Affairs.

Previously, she served as the Management Counselor for Embassy Tel Aviv, as a Special Assistant to the Under

Secretary for Management (2004-2006); as a Post Management Officer in the Western Hemisphere Affairs

Bureau (1999-2001); as well as two tours in the Executive Secretariat; as a Watch Officer and a Line Officer (1995-

1998). Overseas, she has served as the International Resource Management Officer for USNATO in Brussels (2006-2007), Management Officer at

the Consulate General in Toronto (2001-2004) and as a General Services Officer at the Consulate General in Hong Kong (1998-1999). Her two entry

level tours were as an Economic Officer at Embassy Rome (1993-1995) and as a Consular Officer at the Consulate General in Curacao (1990-1992).

Elizabeth has a B.A. in Political Science from Barnard College, 1987. She speaks French and Italian. She is married to Daniel J. Aubin.




Brahim Embouaza - Founding Partner, MCD Consulting

He is specialized in the decision and legislative making process both within the EU and in North-African countries. He

also has a strong experience over european network industries and transports and north african business environment.

With MCD Consulting, Brahim has been on long term assignment (three years) to the leading business Lawfirm in algiers

(Ghellal and Mekerba Lawfirm) where he was in charge of corporate and economic law, regulation, tax and domestic trade

law. Brahim works now as a lobbyist for the clients of MCD Consulting.

In the meantime, as a co-founder of algerian start-up Initiative (A.S.I), Brahim is in charge of coordination of the team in Algeria and organization

of related events.Brahim is also co-founder of Casbah Business Angels, the first Business angels network created in Algeria. Brahim has worked for

European commission and is graduated from the College of Europe (Bruges, Belgium), the “Institut d’Etudes Politiques” (Lille, France), the Paris-5

university « René Descartes » (Paris, France) and from Vienna University (Austria).

Krimo Salem - Founder, If & Then

Mr. Salem was previously the Chief Information Officer at IntelliSync (acquired by Nokia). Previously, Mr. Salem was the

Director of Network Services at Electronic Arts with responsibilities that spanned four continents. Mr. Salem has been

recognized by several magazines such as: Fortune, CIO Magazine, Info World and Network World. Mr. Salem was cdounder

and advisor to several successful startups such as Webex, Jareeva and PostX. Mr. Salem also held key management

positions with Adobe Systems and Oracle. He holds a Law degree from Université © Paris XII, France.

Kathryn Pharr - Foreign Affairs Officer, Bureau of Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific

Affairs, U.S. Department of State

Ms. Kathryn Pharr works at the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Oceans and International Environmental and

Scientific Affairs. In the Office of Science and Technology Cooperation, she supports programs that enhance the impact

of science and technology on determining solutions to global and local challenges. Ms. Pharr’s portfolio encompasses

several U.S. science and technology global engagement programs, including the Global Innovation through Science and

Technology (GIST) initiative that identifies, supports, and networks high-potential technology startups in Africa, the

Middle East, and Asia.

An analytical chemist by training, Ms. Pharr has published in several academic journals. In graduate school, she took a

Commercializing Innovation course, which sparked her interest in technology commercialization. Later, Ms. Pharr used her chemistry background

to help a start-up sustainable natural care company receive a worldwide exclusive patent from the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Her previous IT

trainer experience took her to Egypt, Ghana, Zimbabwe, Zambia, and Indonesia.

Dr. Jeffrey Margolis - Bureau of Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs

U.S. Department of State

Dr. Jeffrey Margolis is Foreign Affairs Officer at the United States Department of State. Working in the Office of

Science and Technology Cooperation within the Bureau of Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific

Affairs, he forwards U.S. science and technology global engagement programs and facilitates U.S. cooperation across

the Middle East, North Africa, and Central, South, and Southeast Asia. In this capacity, he serves as one of the

State Department leads on a number of programs including the Global Innovation through Science and Technology

initiative that builds regional partnerships and programs that promote economic development through technology

commercialization. Dr. Margolis is the recipient of the American Association for the Advancement of Science - Science

& Technology Policy Fellowship which aims to bring scientific expertise to U.S. domestic and foreign policy decisions.

He is an infectious disease specialist by training, earning his doctorate from Stanford University. While at Stanford, he received the prestigious

National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship. Prior to joining the State Department, Dr. Margolis worked at Baxter Healthcare, Pfizer,

and Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory on translational medicine applications of bacterial genetics. Dr. Margolis also has extensive education

NGO experience, most recently serving as Vice President of Development for SEE College Prep, a California-based nonprofit organization that offers

college preparation programs to low income students throughout the state.

Yacine Rahmoun - Chief Operating Officer, CBS

CBS a data and document Management Company.

He began his career at the Speech Technology Labs, Panasonic Inc, in Santa Barbara, CA where he performed research in

speech recognition. In 1997 he joined WESCO a data management company based in the Silicon Valley as a project engineer,

in 1998 WESCO was acquired by IKON Office Solutions and he continued as Engineering Manager. In 2007 Yacine held

a National Production and Technology manager position at RICOH, the world leader in document management. RICOH

enables customers worldwide to improve document workflow and increase efficiency. Yacine is the founder of CaptureDoc

a document management company based in Algeria, USA and Morocco

In January 2006, he co-founded TechWadi an Arab American Technology Executive Platform; its mission is to foster connections, relationships, and

entrepreneurship among the Arab-American technology community in Silicon Valley and beyond. TechWadi today numbers more than 500 individuals

from engineers to CEOs to VCs to Bankers to Academics.In January 2004 he was elected President of the Algerian American Association of Northern

California (AAA-NC). AAA-NC is a non-profit non-religious apolitical cultural organization serving the North African American community since

1992. Yacine received several awards for best community services in the Silicon Valley. Yacine earned a M.S. in Communications Systems Engineering

from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne “ Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne”, Switzerland, a Postgraduate degree in

Multimedia Communications Systems from the Eurecom Institute, Sophia Antipolis, France and a Management Degree in Business Administration

at UC Berkeley. He was a speaker in numerous conferences in the US and Algeria, was interviewed in key business technology magazines and

lectured at the University of UC Santa Barbara.

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Patricia M. Dinneen - Managing Director, Siguler Guff & Company

Patricia M. Dinneen has focused on Emerging Markets for most of her 36-year career. She is currently a Managing

Director at Siguler Guff & Company, a global multi-strategy private equity investment firm with over $10.0 billion

in assets under management. Dr. Dinneen joined the Firm in 2004 to build the BRIC private equity investment

business, focusing on Brazil, Russia, India, China and select Frontier Markets. She has primary responsibility for

overseeing the due diligence, selection and monitoring of funds and co-investments for the Firm’s $2 billion BRIC

strategy. Prior to joining Siguler Guff in 2004, Dr. Dinneen was at Cambridge Associates where she led research,

client advisory work and due diligence in Emerging Markets private equity, including performance benchmarking.

Prior to Cambridge, she spent ten years at British Telecommunications (BT), where she was involved in establishing

over ten joint ventures in the Emerging Markets of Asia and Europe. Before BT, Dr. Dinneen worked at Hughes Communications, leading business

projects to extend digital data and TV satellite communications in developed and Emerging Markets. She has also held positions at The RAND

Corporation and the White House. Dr. Dinneen holds a B.A. from the University of Pennsylvania, an M.Sc. from the London School of Economics and

a Ph.D. in Economics from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

GIST INITIATIVE ADVISORY GROUP BIOSGIST INITIATIVE ADVISORY GROUP BIOSRashid M. Al Ballaa - Founder and CEO, National Net Ventures

Rashid Al Ballaa is the founder and CEO of National Net Ventures (N2V), an internet holding company that is

Disrupting Digital Arabia and stimulating the growth of a multi-billion $ internet industry in Arabia. N2V enables

web ventures in Arabia by investing capital and offering essential infrastructure services, mentorship, and

support to help accelerate their growth. Rashid is also a board member of National Technology Group (NTG),

MENA’s largest ICT conglomerate and key provider of Financial Technology and Services. NTG annual revenue

grew to over 700 million through 20+ subsidiaries and JVs in the MENA region. Before N2V, Rashid founded and

managed Mubasher Financial Services (MFS), MENA’s first STP e-brokerage company and the only provider of

DMA to MENA equity markets. Rashid now serves on the board of MFS. Rashid holds a B.Sc. in Computer science with honors degree from King

Saud University in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

H.R.H. Prince Saud Bin Khalid Al-Faisal - Deputy Governor for Investment Affairs - Saudi 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. The Investment Affairs department has

focused on establishing a more liberal investment environment in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. As part of these

efforts, HRH Prince Saud K Al-Faisal also chairs the Saudi negotiation team for bilateral investment treaties. In 2010,

Saudi Arabia was ranked among the most competitive economies in the world according to the World Bank Ease of

Doing Business Report and the UNCTAD World Investment Report.

HRH Prince Saud K Al-Faisal is the Vice Chairman of the: Swiss Saudi Joint Economic Commission; Saudi Russian Joint

Economic Commission; Saudi Uzbek Joint Economic Commission; Saudi Kazak Joint Economic Commission; Saudi Greek Joint Economic Commission;

Saudi Azerbaijan Joint Economic Commission; and Saudi Senegal Joint Economic Commission. HRH Prince Saud K Al-Faisal is the President of the

National Competitiveness Center since 2010. The National Competitiveness Center (NCC) was established by SAGIA in 2006 to act as an independent

body to monitor, assess and support the enhancement of competiveness in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The NCC fulfils this role by serving as a

think tank, facilitator and communicator of change. HRH Prince Saud K Al-Faisal is a Member of the Board at Saudi Industrial Property Authority

(MODON), Chief Operations and Chief Financial Officer for Investment Affairs at SAGIA and NCC. As Financial Analyst, HRH Prince Saud K Al-Faisal

worked with Saudi Aramco during 2001 to 2008.



GIST INITIATIVE ADVISORY GROUP BIOSGIST INITIATIVE ADVISORY GROUP BIOSJeff Hoffman - Founder, Priceline

Mr. Jeff Hoffman is an accomplished entrepreneur and innovator in the fields of Internet, e-commerce, and

entertainment. Having launched his first software company while still a student at Yale University, Mr. Hoffman has

founded and grown a series of successful startup companies in his career, guiding his companies to both acquisitions

and public offerings. For his efforts, he received a Lifetime Achievement Award in Entrepreneurship from the National

CEO Council in 2010, and was also inducted into the Hall of Fame for Entrepreneurs by the International Association

of College Entrepreneurs in 2010.

He is currently a founder and partner in ColorJar, a venture accelerator firm that helps entrepreneurs and small

business owners launch and grow new business ventures. In this capacity, he works as a virtual CEO with startup

companies all over the world to help turn great ideas into profitable businesses. Mr. Hoffman is perhaps best known as a founder and CEO in the

Priceline.com family of companies, where he led the development and launch of Priceline’s consumer company (Priceline YardSale). Hoffman also

served as an executive in Walker Digital, the parent company of Priceline and one of the country’s most innovative creators of intellectual property

and new business models. He is also a featured motivational speaker at conferences across the globe.

Mr. Ali İsmail Sabancı - Chairman and Director, Pegasus Airlines

Mr. Ali İsmail Sabancı is the Chairman and Director of Pegasus Airlines, and has been serving in this capacity

since 2004. He has been a Director of Air Berlin PLC & Co. Luftverkehrs KG and Air Berlin Plc since May 2009.

He serves as a Member of the Board of Esas Holding AS. He also serves as a Board Member of various holding

companies. He serves as a Director of AFM Uluslararasi Film Produksiyon A.S.

Mr. Sabancı was born in 1969 in Adana, Turkey. After finishing his studies in Politics and Economy (1987-1991)

at Tufts University in the USA, he worked as a financial expert at Morgan Stanley & Co. Incorporated until 1993.

Between 1993 and 1995 he completed his MBA in International Finance at Columbia Business School.

On his return to Turkey he worked as a specialist at the Akbank T.A.S. Bahçekapi Branch until 1996 then became

Assistant Manager at the Akbank T.A.S. Beyoglu Branch until 1997. That same year he became Head of the

Project Department at H.Ö. Sabanci Holding Corporation and in 2001 he was promoted to be Head of the Strategic and Business Development Group.

Mr.Sabancı joined Esas Holding Corporation in March 2004 as a member of the Board of Directors and continued his business life as Chairman of

Board of Directors at Pegasus when it was bought by Esas.He is a member of the Board of Directors of Esas’s partner companies Izair Corporation

and Air Berlin as well as being a member of TYD, TÜSIAD, ISO and TAIK. Mr. Sabanci speaks fluent English and German and is a married father of

two children.


GIST INITIATIVE ADVISORY GROUP BIOSGIST INITIATIVE ADVISORY GROUP BIOSDr. Roger Wyse - Managing Director and General Partner, Burrill & Company

Dr. Roger Wyse is a Managing Director and General Partner at Burrill & Company a leading Life Sciences company

with $1 billion in venture capital under management, with businesses in merchant banking, private equity

and media. Dr. Wyse joined Burrill in 1998 and has led the development of Burrill & Company’s agriculture,

nutraceuticals, health & wellness, and industrial biotechnology related activities in venture capital investing. In

this endeavor he pioneered the “Virtual Corporate Venture” model and has attracted over 40 corporate investors

into the various Burrill funds. This model has now been extended to several countries including Malaysia, Brazil,

Russia, and Chile.

Dr. Wyse chairs or serves on the boards of 11 private companies. He is Co-Chairman of the $162M Malaysian

Life Capital Fund and is a member of the International Advisory Panel for Biotechnology (BioIAP) for the Prime

Minister of Malaysia. He was founder and Chairman of the Alliance for Animal Genome Research. He serves

on the Board of Industrial Section of BIO. Dr. Wyse is a sought after speaker on 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.

He has over 30 years of experience as an internationally recognized scientist and as a Dean at two major research universities; Rutgers and the

University of Wisconsin-Madison. Immediately prior to joining Burrill & Company, Dr. Wyse served for 5 years as Dean of the College of Agricultural

and Life Sciences at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. From 1986 - 1992 he served as Dean of Research at, Rutgers University.

In research, Dr. Wyse earned international recognition for his basic studies in plant biochemistry. He published over 150 scientific papers. In

recognition of his research accomplishments he received the prestigious Arthur Flemming Award in 1982 as the Outstanding Young Scientist in the

US Federal Service. He was elected a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, the Crop Science Society of America and

The American Society of Agronomy. He also served as a consultant to numerous Fortune 500 companies.



Scott Hartley will be traveling with GIST to boot camps in 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.

GIST MENTOR HIGHLIGHTGIST MENTOR HIGHLIGHT


“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

Steven Koltai founder of the Global Entrepreneurship Program attends GIST Tech-I

GIST Tech-I is a multinational competition hosted by CRDF Global and the

Global Innovation through Science and Technology (GIST), which invited

entrepreneurs in 43 Muslim countries to submit proposals outlining their

ideas for technology innovation. Of the 25 semi-finalists, Najwa Shmarani

and Ziad Sankari of Lebanon won the Grand Prize $20,000 for their start-up

concept, Cardio Diagnostics, a device which provides continuous monitoring

for patients with heart problems.

Read more at tiny.cc/GISTech-I

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

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

GIST IN THE NEWSGIST IN THE NEWSIt’s Not a Small World

Next 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

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

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

GIST IN THE NEWSGIST IN THE NEWS



21CRDF GLOBAL’S IMPACTCRDF GLOBAL’S IMPACT

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

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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

The GIST Initiative is funded by the U.S. Department of State and implemented by CRDF Global

GIST PARTNERSGIST PARTNERS

PAKISTAN

TUNISIA ALGERIA

EGYPT

Building local entrepreneurialecosystems together

REGIONAL JORDAN

TURKEY

INDONESIA

MALAYSIA BANGLADESH

SENEGAL

UPCOMING EVENTSUPCOMING EVENTSUPCOMING EVENTS DATE LOCATION

GIST Tech-I Competition Launch July, 2012 www.gistinititive.org

Webinar: Technology Transfer and Incubation August, 2012 Online

Global Entrepreneurship Flag Competition September, 2012www.facebook.com/

GISTinitiative

GIST Transformers Entrepreneurship Journey to the US October, 2012San Francisco, New York,

Boston & Washington

GIST Tech Connect, Pakistan October 2, 2012 Online

GIST Tech-I Finalists event December 11-13, 2012 UAE




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SPONSORS

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ENTREPRENEUR RESOURCESENTREPRENEUR RESOURCESGIST Startup Boot Camp Partners GIST Initiative – www.gistinitiative.org Algerian Startup Initiative – www.algerianstartupinitiative.com

Business Competitions GIST Tech-I, $115,000 in awards – July 9-Sept 12, 2012 – http://gist.crdfglobal.org/gist-programs/gistech-i-competition The 2012 ASI-MSI Competition, April-October 2012 – www.algerianstartupinitiative.com Startup Open, November 12-18, 2012 – www.startupopen.com Global Cleantech Ideas Open Competition, November 8-14, 2012 – www.cleantechopen.com

Other Resources Skill Development and Presentation Biz Planit – www.bizplanit.com Business development services Blogtrepreneur – www.blogtrepreneur.com Advice blog for entrepreneurship, social media, finance, business, personal development BPlans – www.bplans.com Business development information, writing a business plan, marketing, financing a business, forming a business eCorner – www.ecorner.stanford.edu Entrepreneurship resources from Stanford University My Own Business – www.myownbusiness.org/s7/ Cash Flow and Accounting Plan Write – www.planwrite.com/index.html Business Plans Score – www.score.org/business_toolbox.html Templates for business plans, cash flow spreadsheets, sale forecasts and general information for obtaining financial assistance and useful information on marketing and PR Working Knowledge– www.hbswk.hbs.edu Entrepreneurship resources from Harvard Business School

Entrepreneur 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

Networking Groups Wamda – www.wamda.com Entrepreneur network and news Africa Leadership Forum – www.africaleadership.org Civil society organization promoting leadership development through workshops, publications, conferences, seminars, and workshops

Join the GIST network today! • facebook.com/GISTInitiativeFunded by the U.S. Department of StateImplemented by CRDF Global

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Where Innovative Minds andEntrepreneurial Spirit Merge

Submission Deadline: September 12, 2012

Your worldYour solution

The GIST initiative is seeking entrepreneurs and innovators to participate in this multinationalGIST Tech-I competition.

The GIST Initiative is funded by the U.S. Department of State and implemented by CRDF Global


Apply now at: www.gistinitiative.orgCompetition Starts: July, 2012

GIST Webinars/Partner Trainings: August 13-31, 2012Submission Deadline: September 12, 2012

Online Voting: October 24 - November 7, 2012Global Entrepreneurship Summit: December 11-13, 2012

GIST Accelerator: August - September 2013

WinMore Than $200K in Awards

Submit2 minute video pitchExecutive Summary

First RoundFirst Place: $25,000Runner Up: $15,000

Second Place: $10,000Third Place: $5,000

Best Female Entrepreneur Award: $5,0005 Honorable Mentions: $2,000

3 months of mentorship for 30 companies

Second RoundUp to 5 Scholarships to GIST Go Global:6 week acceleration program in Silicon Valley $175,000 in seed funding for best companies

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