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WHAT IS GLOBAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP SUMMIT IN NAIROBI 2015?
The
Global Entrepreneurship Summit (GES) Youth and Women Day will convene 150
established youth and women entrepreneurs along with investors, speakers, and
leaders in the entrepreneurship space. The select group of youth and women
entrepreneurs will have an opportunity to share their success stories, take
part in skills trainings, participate in a pitch competition, and hear from
dynamic speakers including hip hop artist Akon, world renowned chef José
Andrés, Fubu Founder Daymond John, Miss America 2014 Nina Davuluri, and UN
Youth Envoy Ahmad Alhendawi.
These innovative entrepreneurs will be joined by
high-level U.S. Government officials, including Secretary of Commerce Penny
Pritzker, Administrator of the Small Business Administration Maria
Contreras-Sweet, Acting Administrator of USAID Alfonso Lenhardt, Ambassador
at-Large for Global Women’s Issues Catherine Russell, and Under Secretary of
State for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs Richard Stengel.
The GES Youth and Women Day is supported by the U.S.
Government in partnership with the Government of Kenya and the Global
Entrepreneurship Network.
BACKGROUND:
The 2015 Global Entrepreneurship Summit Youth and
Women Day builds upon the successful 2014 GES Youth and Women day in Morocco,
the Startup Global Youth Summit at GES 2013 in Malaysia, and previous youth and
women-related GES events in Dubai, Istanbul, and Washington, D.C.
The day will
provide emerging youth and women entrepreneurs a platform to showcase their
existing businesses and opportunities to form productive relationships that
will help to scale up their ventures.
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