Paragon Fellowship2009

Asia Pacific’s most inspiring young entrepreneurs and social Changemakers

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Welcome Letter

About FYSE

Introduction Fellowship

Selection criteria

Jury 2009

Statistics fellowship 2009

Fellows 2009

Bangladesh

Cambodia

China

Hong Kong India

Indonesia

Nepal

Pakistan

Philippines

Singapore

Mentors

Partners & Sponsors

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Cambodia

China

Hong Kong

India

Indonesia

Philippines

Singapore

Nepal Pakistan

Asia’s most inspiring young entrepreneurs and social Changemakers

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Welcome Letter

It is with great honor we announce the first batch of Asia Pacific Future 100 fellows.

Young entrepreneurs like these are a rare exception in Asia Pacific; many young people dream -they dream big- but ultimately they rarely act and it is only if we move from dreaming to actions that can we turn dreams into reality. Our selected fellows have done just that, they are still the exception and many of them are exceptional. Being part of the Paragon fellowship is a great honor of their achievements as young entrepreneurs so far, as well as increasing expectations on them to achieve much more in the years to come. We clearly believe they are capable of achieving more, we believe we can help them achieve more, and we also believe we can work with them to encourage millions of other young people in Asia Pacific to both dream, and to turn their dreams into reality, just like our fellows.

This year the Foundation for Youth Social Entrepreneurship received 560 Nominations for theParagon fellowship program, The selection into the fellowship is a once in a lifetime opportunity for young entrepreneurs to network and to initiate collaborations and cooperations with other young entrepreneurs in the region, to access capacity building and training to progress their personal and professional development, and at the same time, to inspire more young people to follow their entrepreneurial dreams. We have initiated a diverse coalition of organizations from the region who have recognized the importance of young entrepreneurs for the creation of jobs, and for economic and social development in our countries. This coalition and our network of experienced business leaders and entrepreneurs from all over the region will support fellows over the course of the year.

We want to thank all our partners and sponsors for their dedication and support for the program and we are looking forward to fostering youth entrepreneurship throughout the region in the future.

Andrea Krause Executive Director

Foundation for Youth Social Entrepreneurship

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It is a critical time to promote youth social entrepreneurship. The world at the moment houses the largest number of youth in its history. Unfortunately, majority of these young people are living in deplorable conditions. They are facing complex challenges. Youth Social Entrepreneurship is the best response to the enormous challenges affecting millions of young people around the world. It is the best response to the enormous global challenge of unemployment affecting millions of people. Youth social entrepreneurship is a growing alternative for young people to become self-reliant and contributing members of the society. A growing number of young people are taking-up the challenge of starting their own social enterprises. We should also remember that youth social entrepreneurship is a means not an end. It helps young people to acquire skills, confidence, connections, status, experience, knowledge and better understanding of their self and the problems being faced by their communities.

Despite of the fact that youth social entrepreneurship is gaining momentum everywhere, it is still being misunderstood. The general understanding of youth social entrepreneurship is to provide services to young people rather than encouraging young people to create or provide innovative and affordable services to local communities.

New concepts and ideas are introduced all the time. Some never gain attention and recognition. Some gain a lot of popularity and attention. Youth Social Entrepreneurship has the potential to continue to gain momentum because it is very well-led many young social entrepreneurs. These young people have provided exemplary leadership and solid evidence to the effectiveness of the idea of youth social entrepreneurship. FYSE is one of those institutions which have emerged as a change champion. It is playing a lynchpin role in filling the huge vacuum exiting in the area of youth social entrepreneurship in our region. It has provided hope, opportunities, platform, connections and resources to young people in a short-period of time. It has demonstrated that when young people are provided opportunities they have the capacity to transform themselves from victims to social entrepreneurs. It has taken several exciting initiatives to build the momentum of youth social entrepreneurship in the Asia and to promote an entrepreneurial culture among youth.

I am particularly very impressed with the Paragon fellowship of FYSE. It has provided a hope, structure and opportunity to young people to showcase their ideas, work, accomplishments and challenges. I would like to encourage young people living in Asia Pacific to apply for this fellowship program and be part of the global movement of youth social entrepreneurship.

Foreword

Ali Raza KhanFounder and CEO - YES Network Pakistan

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The Foundation for Youth Social Entrepreneurship (FYSE) is a regional organization with the aim to inspire and empower young people to become entrepreneurs. By building an entrepreneurial environment for young people we support them to realize their ideas, to make a positive impact on their society and to gain valuable soft skills while doing so.

We believe young people in Asia have the passion and potential to succeed as entrepreneurs, all they need is further encouragement and support to turn ideas into successful ventures.

By providing a range of tailored support including our regional youth entrepreneurship campaign and entrepreneurship training that is youthful, exciting and dynamic, we aim to inspire youth to take actions now, no matter how big or small their actions might be.

VisionAsia’s young people are inspired and empowered to change their community for good.

MottoUnlocking Potential. Igniting Ideas. Empowering Actions.

Our UniquenessOur unique positioning arises as we not only support already entrepreneurial youth as other entrepreneurship programs, we take one crucial step back and aim to stimulate entrepreneurial activities and inspire youth on a large scale to become entrepreneurs.

The only program in Asia focusing on raising awareness and inspiring young people to become entrepreneurs on a large scale.The only network celebrating and developing youth entrepreneurs, both commercial entrepreneurs and social Changemakers, regionally.The only community network of youth entrepreneurs from Asia, to mobilize peer-to-peer action learning and the generation of business relationships.The only network, which provides resources and training without requiring membership in partner organizations or institutions - therefore open to everyone interested.A program that catalyzes on the collective strengths of various organizations incl. Media, Youth Federations, Chambers of Commerce, Universities and NGOs to collectively make a difference to youth entrepreneurs in the region

Foundation for Youth Social Entrepreneurship (FYSE) Unlocking Potential. Igniting Ideas. Empowering Actions.

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Paragon profileThe profile of the Paragon fellows includes young entrepreneurs and social Changemakers of max. 30 years of age who are an inspiration to other young people. They are young people who dared to stride out by setting up their own business, social enterprise, NGO or sustainable project.

They have overcome challenges by realizing their vision and believing in themselves.

Components of the programWebsite: a dedicated animated and youthful website will enable young people to get to know the stories of fellows incl. videos from the ground, photos, blog updatesYoung people who are inspired to take actions will find extensive online resources about available entrepreneurship courses in Asia PacificCampus Tour: fellows commit to speak at least twice during the fellowship year to young people at youth conferences, universities etc so that we and our fellows reach out to young people instead of expecting that they will find us.

Network: We connect young fellows with investors, VCs, Foundations etc for further financial supportProfiling: we will promote fellows via our media and supporting partnerOnline Workshops: during the one-year fellowship fellows will benefit from podcast and online workshops to improve their knowledge and business management skillsAttend the Asia Change Catalyst Conference to meet other young entrepreneurs, and to attend leadership and capacity building workshops. (Tentative date: July 2010)

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The Paragon fellowship draws 100 young entrepreneurs from across Asia Pacific, and supports them throughout a one-year fellowship.

The programs main goal is nurture these young social and commercial entrepreneurs to have a greater impact on their surrounding communities, and to promote them as positive role models for today's youth.

EMPOWERING YOUNG ENTREPRENEURS : FELLOWSHIP

MENTORSHIP NETWORKING VIRTUAL LEARNING ACCESS TO FINANCE

More than 50 leading business and non- profit leaders will

advise and mentor fellows on personal and

management issues.

Fellows will build a strong network of

young entrepreneurs and business leaders

regionally and globally.

Virtual conferences and podcast will enable fellows to tap into

global leaders‘ knowledge to develop

their business and themselves

A network of investors will ensure long-term

access to capital.

Inspiring and nurturing the next generation of young social Changemakers and Entrepreneurs in Asia Pacific today.

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Key Nomination information: 1. Nomination is open to everyone up to 30 years of age.2. The Paragon fellowship has a regional nomination process. Nominations are invited from:

Mongolia, China, Japan, Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam, Philippines, Brunei, Bangladesh, India, Pakistan, Nepal, Bhutan, Thailand, Malaysia, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Singapore, South Korea, Sri Lanka, Indonesia, Myanmar.

3. At a minimum, the venture must must be operating for at least 12-month before nomination deadline.

Selection Criteria (total possible points = 100)The following selection criteria apply to all nominees:1. Personal Qualification (total points max. 30)

1.1. Leadership potential of the founder1.2. Entrepreneurial characteristics incl. innovation, risk-taking, commitment 1.3. Strong passion and commitment for the venture

2. Entrepreneurial Qualification (total points max. 30)2.1. Growth potential of project/business; 2.2. A clear vision for the venture2.3. Continued record of achievements and progress 2.4. Did the entrepreneur define the venture’s niche?2.5. Does the entrepreneur continuously improve the business idea?2.6. An existing support network to sustain and grow the venture2.7. Financial sustainability of the venture2.8. Social impact of the ventur2.9. The originality of the business/ project concept for his/her particular environment?

3. Role Model Qualification (total points max. 20)3.1. A passion to share his/her experience and to work with youth3.2. The ability to communicate effectively his/her story and venture history

4. External Qualification (total points max. 20)1. The strength of endorsement

The panel also considers:• The entrepreneur's age when the business was started; and• Any special challenges that had to be overcome

Jury• Julian Webb (Australia): Asia Region Facilitator for the World Bank’s infoDev Incubator Initiative;

Director Business Innovation and Incubation Australia Inc.• Yvonne Yeung (Hong Kong): Founding Director and Vice-Chairperson; Hong Kong Social

Entrepreneurship Forum• Dr. Meena Galliara (India): Professor Social Entrepreneurship at the Narsee Monjee Institute of

Management Studies Mumbai• Vivian Gee (Switzerland): Head of East Asia; Schwab Foundation • Ali Raza Khan (Pakistan): Country Representative; Youth Engagement Services (YES) Pakistan• Dixit Ajay (India): Visiting Senior Faculty; Entrepreneurship Development Institute of India • Nandan Kamath (India): Co-founder; GoSports India• Ryan Chapman (UK): Director; Leaders' Quest Foundation• Sameer Guglani (India): Founding Partner; Morpheus Venture Partners

Paragon fellowship 2009Inspiring and nurturing the next generation of young social Changemakers

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BD 5 Bachelor75CAM 4 High School 15CH 12 Master24IN 76 Postgraduate21INDO 4MY 2 135NEP 12PAK 21PH 11SGP 4Others5

156

56%

11%

18%

16%

Education level - Fellowship Applications 2009/10

Bachelor High School Master Postgraduate

3%

3%

8%

49%

3%1%

8%

13%7%

3%3%

Country of Origin - Fellowship Applications 2009/10

Bangladesh Cambodia Greater China IndiaIndonesia Malaysia Nepal PakisanPhillipines Singapore Others

Average age of applicants

27Countries

represented

17Nominations

520

“We support the Paragon fellowship as this program consists with our mission to cultivate

business leaders who will contribute to creative change and innovation in Asia and Japan.”

(GLOBIS)

"Wadhwani Foundation and NEN support this effort because we believe the economic greatness of a country is fueled by the strength and vitality of its entrepreneurs.”

(Romesh Wadhwani, Chairman Wadhwani Foundation)

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As a young entrepreneurs in the program fellows are an exceptions to the norm by boldly starting their own business, NGO or social enterprise. Their selection in the Paragon fellowship highlights their success as young entrepreneur and their potential to deliver more results and impact in the future.

However, as young entrepreneurs they are faced by various challenges:

Develop the skills and knowledge of fellows to increase their personal

effectiveness and efficiency as an entrepreneur.

ENTREPRENEUR

Increase impact on the community.

COMMUNITYVENTURE

Increase brand recognition, access to

capital and operational performance of fellows

businesses

DEVELOPMENT GOALS: FELLOWSHIP

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Throughout the fellowship fellows will benefit from a learning environment that will provide them with an opportunity to tackle those challenges with the help of your mentors, peers and various courses.

lack of finance; fund-raisingTeam-building, qualified staff

society's mentality, cultural barrierslack of experience, business related skills

institutional barriersfamily opposition, personal issues

customers' outreachproduct/service development; maintain business focus

volunteer recruitmentoverall political and economic situation

limited internet accesslack of infrastructure, technical resources

absence of best practices to emulateother

0 15 30 45 60

Perceived Barriers for start-up management

Number of answers (multiple answers possible)

28%

Social Venture Non- Profit For- Profit

17%

6%

4%4%

4%4%

Industry Representation

(Data from questionnaire among Paragon fellows 2009)

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Fellows 2009/2010

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Fellows 2009/2010

“I am an entrepreneur because I want to bring an institutional shape of indigenous knowledge especially on agriculture.”

Name: Faisal IslamAge: 29Venture: Padma Research and Development OrganizationCompany: Social ventureFocus: AgricultureWebsite n/a  

“I am an entrepreneur because enterprise is the starting point of social development.”

Name: Taslima Mishu RahmanAge: 29 Venture: Media Arts and Technology Ltd.Company: for- profitFocus: MediaWebsite: www.PURPLEonline.net

“I am entrepreneur because I wanted to change my society and for me social entrepreneurship provided the perfect platform.”

Name: Ejaj AhmadAge: 28Country: BangladeshVenture: Bangladesh Youth Leadership Center (BYLC)Focus: Youth developmentWebsite: www.bylc.org

Bangladesh

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Name: Chab VannkunnAge: 28 Country: CambodiaVenture: Yasmine LodgeFocus: Tourism & HospitalityWebsite: http://www.jasminelodge.com

“I am an entrepreneur because I follow my dreams.”

Name: Kristin HansenAge: 30 Country: CambodiaVenture: Soria Moria Boutique HotelFocus: Tourism & HospitalityWebsite: http://www.thesoriamoria.com

“I am an entrepreneur because I believe the old paradigm of charity and aid work needs to make way for the adoption of business-like approaches within the development sector.”

Name: Allison HoffmanAge: 26Venture: The Pari ProjectCompany: Social ventureFocus: ConsultingWebsite http://www.thepariproject.com

“I am an entrepreneur because I want to live on my own strength, create lucks for myself, and provide jobs to people who needed it.”

Name: Rithy ThulAge: 23Venture: ProCambodiaCompany: for-profitFocus: ConsultingWebsite: http://www.procambodia.com

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“I became an entrepreneur because I commit to supporting disadvantaged people and I take innovative actions in achieving great social impact.”

Name: Lily WangAge: 24Venture: Chinese University Students Union for HealthCompany: non-profitFocus: HealthWebsite: n/a

“I am entrepreneur because I think it must be in my DNA. My father was an entrepreneur as well and I could not imagine any other work on earth that could make me feel as alive and fulfilled as entrepreneurship.”

Name: Casey WilsonAge: 25Venture: WokaiCompany: social ventureFocus: FinanceWebsite: http://www.wokai.org

“I am an entrepreneur, because I enjoy the feeling of bearing a high level of risk to pursue opportunity and to make large influence and I also want to transfer the philanthropy in China through my own entrepreneurial efforts.”

Name: Li ZhangAge: 25Venture: Social Venture GroupCompany: social ventureFocus: ConsultingWebsite: www.socialventuregroup.com

“I became an entrepreneur because I have a strong sense of my mission in the world from a very early age and I believe it is this that has informed the need to grow an organization.”

Name: Caroline WatsonAge: 31Venture: Hua DanCompany: social ventureFocus: Community developmentWebsite: http://www.hua-dan.org

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“I am an entrepreneur because I want to make use of the talent of young people to contribute to society. ”

Name: Kam Fan WongAge: 22 Venture: Glomote Internaitonal Ltd. Company: for-profitFocus: ConsultingWebsite: http://www.glomote.com

“I am an entrepreneur because I enjoy an adventurous life.”

Name: Wallis WongAge: 30Venture: 3 Dynamics (Asia) Ltd.Company: for-profitFocus: ITWebsite: http://www.3dynamics.com

“I am entrepreneur because I'm "choice-aholic". I have a strong need to have autonomy, which is absent if employed. and believe I can paint my own future.”

Name: Kwai Bun (Bonnie)Age: 30Venture: ManyMany Creations Ltd.Company: for-profitFocus: Design & ArtWebsite: http://www.manymany.com.hk

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“I am an entrepreneur, because this is the only and the best means to get to my goals of Impact, India and Innovation.”

Name: Abhishek HumbadAge: 22Country: IndiaVenture; NextGen PMS Pvt. Ltd. Focus: EnergyWebsite: http://www.nextgenpms.com

“I am an entrepreneur because I wanted to contribute to the betterment of my village!”

Name: Amit KatariaAge: 23Venture: Rose Computer AcademyCompany: Social ventureFocus: ITWebsite: http://www.rosecomputeracademy.com

“I am an entrepreneur because it is the straight path towards my dreams. I want to achieve them and then encourage my people to achieve theirs'.”

Name: Amit SinghAge: 25Venture: Headstart Network FoundationCompany: non- profitFocus: Youth developmentWebsite: http://www.headstart.in

“I became an entrepreneur because I was very uncomfortable with the status quo and could not blame others for not being able to change it.”

Name: Arindam Dasgupta & Anirban Gupta & Nidhi AroraAge: 30Venture: Dhriiti - The Courage WithinCompany: Social ventureFocus: EducationWebsite www.dhriiti.org

“I am an entrepreneur because I would like to spread a good message with my "Brush".” Name: Anjali ChandrashekarAge: 16Company: non-profitFocus: Design & ArtWebsite n/a

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“I am an entrepreneur because the Instablogs idea struck me, and I had to give it a shot.”

Name: Ankit MaheshwariAge: 30Venture: InstablogsCompany: for-profitFocus: MediaWebsite http://www.instablogs.com

“I am an entrepreneur because I think it has helped me to know myself better and it made it possible for me to positively affect the lives of people around me.”

Name: Anshumaan VermaAge: 27Venture: Beans & IntellectCompany: for-profitFocus: FinanceWebsite: http://www.beansindia.com

“I am entrepreneur because the dream I had could not be fulfilled with any regular job.”

Name: Akhil RaviAge: 24Venture: Khelo Communications Private LimitedCompany: for- profitFocus: SportsWebsite: http://www.indiakhelo.com/

“I am an entrepreneur because its gives me opportunities.”

Name: Ashish KumarAge: 30Venture: Tekriti SoftwareCompany: for- profitFocus: ITWebsite: http://www.tekritisoftware.com

“I am an entrepreneur because each day is an adventure and it was the easiest way to get a head start in my career.”

Name: Biju SavindranAge: 26Venture: SA Metroplots Pvt. ltd. Company: for-profitFocus: PropertyWebsite: http://www.metroplots.com

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“I am an entrepreneur because of the inherent need in me to bring about and experience change in the lives of many unfortunate children, given my country's social and economic conditions.”

Name: Dr. Prahalathan KKAge: 26Venture: BhumiCompany: NGOFocus: EducationWebsite: http://www.bhumichennai.org

“I am an entrepreneur because I want to open opportunities for village communities by encouraging responsible tourism.”

Name: Inir PinheiroAge: 29Venture: GrassroutesCompany: non-profitFocus: Tourism & Hospitality Website: http://www.grassroutes.co.in

“I am an Entrepreneur because entrepreneurs are born to succeed.”

Name: Irfan AlamAge: 29Venture: SamaaN FoundationCompany: social ventureFocus: Community DevelopmentWebsite: http://www.sammaan.org

“I am an entrepreneur because I have always had a keen interest in working with the diverse community I grew up with and I wanted to apply design for social impact.”

Name: Joshua HisheyAge: 29Venture: Studio AlayaCompany: social ventureFocus: Design & ArtWebsite: http://www.studioalaya.com

“I am an entrepreneur because I love the challenges it puts across for me to handle. I believe I can achieve my dreams by being an entrepreneur.”

Name: Jyoti RamnathAge: 28Venture: CraftMyGiftCompany: for-profitFocus: Design & ArtWebsite: http://www.CraftMyGift.com

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“I am an entrepreneur because deep down I have always wanted to establish something for myself and others around me.”

Name: Manish SanklaAge: 20 Venture: Yuva Ignited MindsCompany: social ventureFocus: EducationWebsite: http://www.yuvaignitedminds.com

“I am an entrepreneur because I want to serve the people.”

Name: Karthik SunkaraCompany: social ventureFocus: AgricultureWebsite: n/a

“I am an entrepreneur because I love the challenge to create value and to solve a problem. The flexibility to experiment and discover makes it an enjoyable ride.”

Name: Keerthikiran KiranAge: 22Venture: GrassroutesCompany: non-profitFocus: Youth DevelopmentWebsite: http://www.grassroutes.in

“I am an entrepreneur out of sheer lack on information regarding education opportunities.”

Name: Ketan DeshpandeAge: 21Venture: FUELCompany: non-profitFocus: EducationWebsite: http://www.studentsfuel.com

“We are entrepreneurs because it allows us to dream, take risks and be the change we wish to see.”

Name: Madhusudan Agrawal and Meghna AgrawalAge: 30 Venture: MAM MoviesCompany: social ventureFocus: MediaWebsite: http://www.mammovies.com

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“I am entrepreneur because I want to create a future for India’s rural youth by improving the employability situation in India’s rural hinterlands.”

Name: Manoj VasudevanAge: 25Venture: Pilani BPO Private Ltd.Company: social ventureFocus: ITWebsite: http://www.sourcepilani.com

“I am an entrepreneur because I love making my own decisions, taking risks and proving that nothing is impossible.”

Name: Mathews JoseAge: 30Venture: BlueLabs Technology Solutions Pvt. Ltd. Company: for- profitFocus: ITWebsite: http://www.bltsol.com

“I am entrepreneur because I prefer to initiate good things rather than waiting for them to happen.”

Name: Medhavi GandhiAge: 23 Venture: Happy Hands FoundationCompany: social ventureFocus: HandicraftWebsite: http://www.happyhandsfoundation.info

“I am an entrepreneur because I decided to do something, instead of being a mere witness to the situation.”

Name: Nanda Kumar D SAge: 29 Venture: JEETCompany: non- profitFocus: Youth developmentWebsite: n/a

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“I became an entrepreneur because I have vision and goal in my life and I want to develop myself along with my community.”

Name: Ganapati BhatAge: 29Venture: ManuvikasaCompany: non-profitFocus: EducationWebsite: www.manuvikasa.blogspot.com

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“I am an entrepreneur because I saw a social need that had to be addressed immediately and I felt that I could adequately address it by taking it up institutionally.”

Name: Piyush TewariAge: 29 Venture: SaveLife FoundationCompany: non- profitFocus: HealthWebsite: http://www.savelifefoundation.org

“I am an entrepreneur because I act, beyond talking. I am no more a part of the society that either creates the problem or just watches it. I am the part of a silent minority who are busy in doing something.”

Name: Prabal BhardwajAge: 22Venture: Media4ChangeCompany: non-profitFocus: MediaWebsite: http://www.media4change-slap.blogspot.com

“I am an entrepreneur because I took risks, believed in my idea and worked passionately to make my dream a reality even when all the odds seemed stacked against me.”

Name: Radhika Nair & Rohini FernandezAge: 29Venture: Animal Angels Company: non- profitFocus: HealthWebsite: http://www.animalangelsfoundation.com

“I am an entrepreneur because the idea just clicked with me.”

Name: Raghu KhannaAge: 24Venture: CashurDriveCompany: for-profitFocus: Design & ArtWebsite: http://www.cashurdrive.com

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India“I am an entrepreneur because I always felt strongly for using technology for social good and NGO post was a small way to start doing that.”

Name: Parul GuptaAge: 29Venture: NGO PostCompany: non-profitFocus: MediaWebsite: http://ngopost.org

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“I'm an entrepreneur because i've always believed in being a catalyst of change and not a mere follower.”

Name: Ram Kumar RajagopalAge: 27 Venture: Dreamajax Technologies Private Ltd. Company: for- profitFocus: ITWebsite: http://www.dreamajax.com

“I am an entrepreneur because I didn’t enjoy a routine 9 to 5 desk job and had a lot of other hobbies that I wanted to pursue.”

Name: Rashmi VaswaniAge: 28 Venture: Rage ChocolatierCompany: for- profitFocus: Food & BeverageWebsite: http://www.ragechocolatier.com

“I am an entrepreneur because I want to create something out of nothing.”

Name: Sahil ParikhAge: 30Venture: DeskAwayCompany: for-profitFocus: ITWebsite: http://www.synage.com

“I am an entrepreneur because that’s the most responsible thing to do!”

Name: Sameer SegalAge: 22Venture: Engineers for Social Impact (E4SI)Company: social ventureFocus: EducationWebsite: http://www.e4si.org

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“I am an entrepreneur because I love to innovate and create models and start implementing them by working all day and night. It allows me to be who I really am!”

Name: Rajkumar JanagamAge: 21Venture: Cycle Chalao!Company: social ventureFocus: EnvironmentWebsite: http://www.i-initiate.org

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“I am an Entrepreneur because I wanted to take up a responsibility for my country to light up rural lives and the dimensions just grew further.”

Name: Saurabh BhandariAge: 24Venture: illusion4real - Energy saving solutionsCompany: for- profitFocus: TechnologyWebsite: http://www.illusions4real.com

“I am an entrepreneur because I wanted to to learn better.”

Name: Vijaya Switha GrandhiAge: 29Venture: ChitrikaCompany: social ventureFocus: HandicraftWebsite: n/a

“I am an Entrepreneur because I enjoy the freedom to follow my passions and make a mark with whatever I do.”

Name: Vineay JajuAge: 26Venture: Why new CoalCompany: social ventureFocus: EnergyWebsite: http://www.WhyNewCoal.com

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“I am an entrepreneur because I believe in 'stay hungry...stay foolish'. Wealth & employment generation is the need of the hour, especially in 3rd world countries like India.”

Name: Sasikanth ChemalamudiAge: 26Venture: Habits Edutainment Pvt. Ltd. Company: for- profitFocus: EntertainmentWebsite: http://www.habits.in

“I am an entrepreneur because challenges are an integral part of my life and adventure in day to day activity keeps me motivated.”

Name: Varun GuptaAge: 22Venture: Khelo Communications Private Ltd. Company: for- profitFocus: SportsWebsite: http://www.indiakhelo.com/

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“I am an entrepreneur because I like the challenge and success of building successful brands and businesses.”

Name: Vivek PahwaAge: 28Venture: Accentium Web Pvt. Ltd. Company: for-profitFocus: ITWebsite: http://www.accentium.com

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“I am an entrepreneur because it provides me with space to set and achieve bigger goals!”

Name: Vinoth Kumar ArumugamAge: 30 Venture: Vinjey Software Systems Pvt. Ltd. Company: for-profitFocus: ITWebsite: http://www.vinjey.com

“I am an Entrepreneur because I am very passionate about my job and that is why I knew I could do more in this field.”

Name: Vineet KumarAge: 20Venture: National Anti- Hacking Group (NAG)Company: social ventureFocus: ITWebsite: http://www.nag.co.in

“I am an entrepreneur to be the master of my destiny.”

Name: Vamsi KrishnaAge: 26Venture: LakshyaCompany: social ventureFocus: educationWebsite: www.lakshyainstitute.com

“I am an entrepreneur because it is inspiring to work for your own venture and life can not be better when work becomes play. If your hobby is your work, you will enjoy each bit of the journey.”

Name: Prabhpuneet KaurAge: 24Venture: BookcurryCompany: for-profitFocus: MediaWebsite: http://www.bookcurry.com

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“I am an entrepreneur because I wanted to fulfill my passion in becoming an independent worker, while constantly being responsible and work to better myself.”

Name: Bellamy Benedetto BudimanAge: 26Venture: Neuro- DesignsCompany: for-profitFocus: Design & ArtWebsite http://www.neuro-designs.com

“I am an entrepreneur because my curiosity was bigger than the smartest man on my campus.”

Name: Hendy SetionoAge: 26Venture: PT Baba Rafi IndonesiaCompany: for-profitFocus: Food & BeverageWebsite: http://www.babarafi.com

“I am an entrepreneur because I enjoy expanding my experience in working though I'm still young, especially in earning multi-benefits and social improvements to participate helping people.”

Name: Vania SantosoAge: 17Venture: AV Peduli IndonesiaCompany: social ventureFocus: EnvironmentWebsite: http://www.avpeduli.com

“I am an entrepreneur because I want to do what I want with all responsibility and I also want to be more useful for all mankind.”

Name: Yanuar RahmanAge: 25Venture: Sekolah Komik PipilakaCompany: for-profitFocus: Design & ArtWebsite: http:// www.pipilaka.com

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“I am an entrepreneur because I am MAD (making a difference) with my work and passion.”

Name: Jiban Kumar BaralAge: 26Venture: AllternativesCompany: social ventureFocus: Youth developmentWebsite: http://www.alternatives.com.np

“I am an entrepreneur because I want to create an opportunity for myself to make a contribution to the community I belong to and society as whole.”

Name: Kanchan JhaAge: 26Venture: Sano Paila (A Little step)Company: non-profitFocus: EducationWebsite: http://sanopaila.org

“I am an entrepreneur because I have always craved for initiation, creation and achievement, what better way to achieve and to give back to the world.”

Name: Kumud SinghAge: 28Venture: Alpine Coffee Estate Ltd. Company: social ventureFocus: AgricultureWebsite: http://www.alpinecoffee.com.np

“I am an entrepreneur because I am passionate about creating new things that bring positive changes around me.”

Name: Nimesh GhimireAge: 19Venture: Invasive EducatioN Program Company: non-profitFocus: EducationWebsite www.minimallyinvasiveeducation.org

“We are entrepreneurs because we have designed various useful electronics devices for the developing societies.”

Name: Ram Prasad Rimal and Laxman Prasad Rimal (Ramlaxman)Age: 29 Venture: Technology Sales Pvt. Ltd. Company: for- profitFocus: TechnologyWebsite: http://www.technosales.com.np

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“I am an entrepreneur because I have an idea for how youth can be able to change their own face of Future and what society needs.”

Name: Nirmal ThapaAge: 26Venture: Color Nepal (CNEP)Company: non-profitFocus: Design & ArtWebsite n/a

“I am entrepreneur because I wanted to make a difference in the lives of children.”

Name: Pushpa BasnetAge: 25Venture: Early childhood Development Center (ECDC)Company: social ventureFocus: EducationWebsite: http://www.edcd.org.np

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“I am an entrepreneur because I cannot accept the deeply rooted gender inequalities, and I do not want to be part of the injustices!”

Name: Gulalai IsmailAge: 24Venture: Aware GirlsCompany: non-profitFocus: Youth empowermentWebsite: http://www.awaregirls.webs.com

“I am an entrepreneur because life offered me much much more than any other young person in my family and in my community could have ever imagined to get. ”

Name: Khalida BrohiAge: 21Venture: Participatory Development Initatives (PDI)Company: non-profitFocus: EducationWebsite: http://www.pdi.org.pk

“I am an entrepreneur because it’s about the burning desire to create and contribute without climbing a corporate ladder and be able to fully utilize your thinking and creativity. ”

Name: Muhammad Jamil AnwarAge: 29Venture: Cultural ClassicsCompany: social ventureFocus: HandicraftWebsite: http://www.culturalclassics.com

“I am entrepreneur because I wanted to do something different and make a living from something that I am passionate about.”

Name: Raheel WaqarAge: 29Venture: White Rice CommunicationsCompany: for- prrofitFocus: Art & DesignWebsite: http://www.whiterice.pk

“I am an entrepreneur because I always wanted to contribute for the betterment of my community with fewer bureaucratic formalities.”

Name: Rana Bilal AhmadAge: 29 Venture: Youth Alliance for Human RightsCompany: non- profitFocus: Youth developmentWebsite: http://www.yafhr.org

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“I am an entrepreneur because I love to be innovative and creative.”

Name: Shamila KeyaniAge: 28Venture: JarokaCompany: social ventureFocus: TechnologyWebsite: http://www.tele-healthcare.org

“I am an entrepreneur to empower myself and eventually the people around me. I could not think of a better way than doing something of my own.”

Name: Yasir Hussain SheikhAge: 26Venture: Al RugCompany: for-profitFocus: TradeWebsite: http://www.alrug.com

“I am an entrepreneur because I accept challenges and believe in changes through innovation.”

Name: Zeeshan ShokiAge: 30Venture: PAK Education Society (PES)Company: social ventureFocus: EducationWebsite: http://www.pakedu.org

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“I am entrepreneur because I wanted to create opportunities for other, the opportunities that actually have positive impact on the lives of others.”

Name: Naveed AhmedAge: 27Venture: Mustakbil.com (Technobirds)Company: for-profitFocus: ITWebsite: http://www.mustakbil.com

“I am an entrepreneur because I dream of creating a sustainable social enterprise that changes trends of communication flow and information management in my mountainous society in the Gilgit - Baltistan region of Pakistan.”

Name: Noor MuhammadAge: 26Venture: Pamir Times/ Pamir Media Servicecompany: non- profitFocus: MediaWebsite: www.pamirtimes.net

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“We are entrepreneurs because it makes it possible for us to turn our ideas for good into reality and sustain what we're passionate about at Ideals Creatives.”

Name: Marie Bernice de Leon, Marielle P. Nadal, Jan Virnice Sering, Daniel MatutinaAge: 28 Venture: Ideals Creatives, Inc. Company: social VentureFocus: Design & ArtWebsite: http://ideals.ph

“I am an entrepreneur because it gives me the opportunity to expand myself and to contribute to my community as a means of my self-expression.”

Name: Alexander ReyesAge: 27Venture: RuralLight Corp. Company: social ventureFocus: EnergyWebsite: http://www.rurallight.com

“I am an entrepreneur because I wanted to make my passion work for the community. ”

Name: Clare AmadorAge: 27Venture: youth trip (YTriP)Company: social ventureFocus: TourismWebsite: http://youthtrip.org/

“I am an entrepreneur because I want to be able to sustain my environmental advocacies without having to ask help from others!”

Name: Denise Margaret MatiasAge: 25Venture: The Green Itch PorjectCompany: social ventureFocus: EnvironmentWebsite: http://www.thegreenitch.multiply.com

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“I am an entrepreneur because I turned my dream of helping other people into reality by taking the risk and establishing YAFE.”

Name: Laiden PedriñaAge: 29Venture: Young Artists Fellowship for the Environment (YAFE)Company: non-profitFocus: Art & DesignWebsite: http://www.yafe.ph

“I am entrepreneur because after years of doing development work, there was an increasing need for the developmental projects to be innovative as well as sustainable.”

Name: Melissa YeungAge: 24Venture: Got Heart Foundation, Inc. Company: social ventureFocus: Community DevelopmentWebsite: http://www.gotheartfoundation.org/

“I am an entrepreneur because I believe that entrepreneurship is a platform to start and revolutionize things and I want to ignite the revolution that would encourage businesses to do well by doing good.”

Name: Therese Clarence FernandezAge: 24Venture: Rags2RichesCompany: social ventureFocus: Fair tradeWebsite: http://www.rags2riches.ph

“I am an entrepreneur because entrepreneurship is for me a challenge as it involves not only technical but social and economic skills.”

Name: Jed Christian SayreAge: 22Venture: Aley- Nm (Association of locally empowered Youth - Northers Mindanao)Company: social ventureFocus: AgricultureWebsite: n/a

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“I am entrepreneur because creating value and bringing it to the world has always been my dream!”

Name: Ming Guang YongAge: 30Venture: SocialWok - Enterprise Social MediaCompany: for- profitFocus: ITWebsite: http://www.socialwok.com    

“I am an entrepreneur because it gives me the freedom to fight for my dreams and to be an advocate of change in a more proactive path.”

Name: Nina HalimAge: 29Venture: RightBrain Pte Ltd. Company: for-profitFocus: MediaWebsite http://awan-awan.com

“I am an entrepreneur because if gives me the freedom to tackle the challenges I want to take on.”

Name: Rishi KumarAge: 27Venture:TenCube Pte Ltd.Company: for- profitFocus: ITWebsite: http://www.tencube.com

“I am an entrepreneur because I realised what a need there was in my country to equip young people for social progress in my country, and that there was something I could do about it.”

Name: Bernice AngAge: 29Venture: SyincCompany: non-profitFocus: EducationWebsite: http://www.syinc.org

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Singapore

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Mentors 2009/2010

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During the fellowship year fellows will be supported by a number of experienced professionals and entrepreneurs on issues ranging from management to personal development.

Adam Lane Title: Associate, Advisory Services Company: BSR Country: China

Ajay Dixit Title: Sr. Faculty Company: Entrepreneurship Development Institute of India (EDI), Ahmedabad Country: India

Annie Lyn B. Sison Title: President Company: D'MIIA Technologies Phils Inc.

Antoine Bruyns Title: Associate Consultant Company: Bain & Company

Curt Shi Title: Managing Director Company: Imprint Investment Partners

Daniela Papi Title: Executive Director Company: PEPY

David Simpson Title: Co- FounderCompany: Teambuilding AsiaCountry: Hong Kong

Dhakshinamoorthy (Dash) Balakrishnan Title: Founder & CEO Company: Warisan Global Sdn.Bhd Country: Malaysia

Dr. Patrice Braun Title: Deputy Director & Senior Research FellowCompany: Centre for Regional Innovation & Competitiveness, University of Ballarat Country: Australia

Dr. Peter Chandra Title: Managing Director Company: Strategy4 Pty Ltd Country: Australia

Erika Helms Title: Executive Director Company: Jane Goodall Institute China Country: China

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Hera SuiTitle: Deputy President Company: Nokia ChinaCountry: China

Jim (James) Parsons Title: Founder and Executive Vice President Company: GuildMaster Inc, and Narrow Gate Country: China

Jonathan Hursh Title: Executive Director Company: Compassion for Migrant Children Country: China

Kelly Lau Title: Marketplace Director for Nike China’s Sustainable Business & Innovation TeamCompany: Nike Sports (China) Co., Ltd. Country: China

Kris Nair Title: Managing Partner Company: Opdrage Venture Partners Country: India

Li Le Title: MBA candidate Company: Cheung Kong Graduate School of Business Country: China

Lucky Chhetri Title: Founder and CEO Company: Empowering Women of Nepal / 3 Sisters Adventure Trekking Country: Nepal

Mahesh Masal Title: Chairman Company: Adept Foundation Country: India

Michael Olsson Title: President Director Company: PT Bo Michael Olsson Indonesia Country: Indonesia

Nina Alag Suri Title: Group CEO Company: Nastrac Group Country: Singapore

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Philip TongTitle: Head of Residential Channels and Marketing Company: CLP Power Hong Kong Ltd.Country: Hong Kong

Ranjith De Silva Title: Senior Lecturer Company: Australian College of Business & TechnologyCountry: Sri Lanka

Rick Kroos Title: Director Company: Debeers Country: Hong Kong

Roy Ling Title: Founder and Managing Director Company: RL Capital Management Country: Singapore

Sablok B STitle: Director Company: Foundation for Teaching of Entrepreneurship Country: India

Sameer Guglani  Title: Founding Partner Company: Morpheus Venture Partners  Country: India

Shantanu Bawari Title: MBA candidate, Freelance Consultant & Writer Company: CEIBS Country: China/ India

Shariful Hossain Title: Project Director (Agro Processing Zone), Manager, R&D Company: Bestway FoundationCountry: Bangladesh

Tony Liang Title: MBA candidateCompany: Cheung Kong Graduate School of Business Country: China

Vidhyaa M Title: General Manager – HR, Performance and Talent management Company: Orchid Chemicals and Pharmaceuticals Ltd.

Yvonne Li Title: Founder & CEO Company: Avantage Venture

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Partners and Sponsors

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"Digital Opportunity believes youth entrepreneurship empowers young people to create wealth for social good and bring positive change in their communities and countries, and

so supports the Paragon program for inspiring Asia’s youth to action."(Digital Opportunity Channel)

“I have associated with number of initiatives for start-ups but I must say this is one of the most well organized effort. Kudos to you and your team for that.”

(Sameer Guglani, Morpheus Venture Partners)

“We support the Paragon fellowship as this program consists with our mission to cultivate business leaders who will contribute to creative change and innovation in Asia

and Japan.” (GLOBIS)

"Wadhwani Foundation and NEN support this effort because we believe the economic greatness of a country is fueled by the strength and vitality of its entrepreneurs.”

(Romesh Wadhwani, Chairman Wadhwani Foundation)

“I am someone passionate about making a difference and working with people to drive change. I am interested in working further with young people passionate about making a

difference, and hope I can help others in their quest.”(Adam Lane, Associate BSR China)

“I joined the program as mentor because I enjoy sharing my life experiences with people. I highly enjoy talking to young people because I deeply believe that given the right

direction, co-operation, love, and respect, youth will find confidence, develop positive attitude, and thus will be future change agents.”

(Lucky Chhetri, Founder and CEO Empowering Women of Nepal / 3 Sisters Adventure Trekking)

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Technology Partner Official Auditor Investment Partner

Media Partner

Supporting Partner

Talent Pipeline Partner

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Foundation for Youth Social Entrepreneurship

http://www.fyse.orghttp://www.paragon100.asia

Tel: +852 8170 3587

Email: hello@fyse.org

Twitter: @fyse

Contact: Ms Andrea Krause - Executive Director

andrea@fyse.org