GIST Startup Boot Camp MALAYSIA April 23-24, 2012 • Malaysia

Implemented by CRDF Global

Funded by the U.S. Department of State1

GIST Startup Boot Camp Malaysia April 23-24, 2012 • Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Malaysia Kuala Lumpur

2

TABLE OFCONTENTS CONTENTS TABLE OF •

AGENDA

















4

•

GIST IN THE NEWS













10

•

GIST INITIATIVE ADVISORY BOARD BIOS









13

•

MENTORS’ BIOS















15

•

ORGANIZERS’ BIOS













18

•

GIST PARTNERS - MALAYSIA











22

•

UPCOMING EVENTS













22

•

GIST PARTNERS













23



3

GIST Startup Boot Camp Malaysia

GIST Startup Boot Camp Malaysia

April 23-24, 2012 • Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

April 23-24, 2012 • Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

GIST STARTUP BOOT CAMP MALAYSIA Venue: Universiti Tun Abdul Razak (UniRazak) Capital Square, Block C & D, No. 8, Jalan Munshi Abdullah 50100 Kuala Lumpur

14.45-15.30

MONDAY - APRIL 23, 2012 08.30-09.00

Registration

09.00-10.00

Welcoming

AGENDA AGENDA

AGENDA AGENDA

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

Dash Dhakshinamoorthy, Founder, StartupMalaysia.org Natalia Pipia, Senior Program Manager, CRDF Global Ovidiu Bujorean, Innovation Program Manager, GIST Initiative





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





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

15.30-15.45

Coffee Break

15.45-16.30

Business Forum Leadership

Mentorship Workshop



Business Models, Financial Projections and



Mentor-only session: Mentorship workshop for local and global



Modeling for Startups



mentors - Discuss key elements of the mentorship process and



Scott Gillespie, Commercialization Partner,



facilitate the exchange of experience between local and global

Technology to VC (T2VC)



mentors.

Raising Funds for your Ideas and Ventures



Jim Bagnola, The Leadership Group, International Speaker,





Executive Coach, & Corporate Educator



Ovidiu Bujorean, CRDF Global, Innovation Program Manager and



ovibees.com International Speaker

Opening Remarks YB Dato’ Saifuddin Abdullah, Deputy Minister of Higher Education Malaysia & GEW Malaysia Patron 10.00-10.30

Keynote Address

Entrepreneurship Ecosystem in Developing Countries – The Opportunities & Challenges Dr. Harry G. Harris, President & Founder of HealthCare California 10.30-11.00

Coffee Break and Press Conference

11.00-11.45

Startup Boot Camp

Journalism Workshop



Leading Is Everybody’s Business



Moderated by Donald Frazier, Journalist with publications in



Interactive, thought provoking and fast moving



Forbes, Forbes Asia & The New York Times



workshop challenges the major myths about leading and



Journalism in the Technology and Innovation Sector



counters with a new mindset.



Workshop Part 1: This session will facilitate an exchange



Jim Bagnola, The Leadership Group, International



about an entrepreneur’s experience with Malaysian press.



Speaker, Executive Coach, & Corporate Educator



Lively discussion is encouraged.

Teaming: Appreciating The Many Faces of Intelligence



Workshop Part 2: The second session covers business trends



The workshop refocuses team members on the three



in the technology field internationally, in the US, and in



vital interpersonal skills to improve organizational and



Malaysia.



personal listening, conflict resolution and assertiveness.



Karamjit Singh, Technology editor, The Edge



Jim Bagnola, The Leadership Group, International



Gibs Song, Principal, Mane-Aquila Consulting



Speaker, Executive Coach, & Corporate Educator

11.45-12.15

12.15-13.00







Executive summary & business pitch

Workshop Part 3: Social media tools and techniques are

The workshop covers elements of a sharp executive

important for getting a great story out to new audiences,

summary and of a successful pitch.

but can also be useful for giving journalists a tip on how

Scott Gillespie, Commercialization Partner, Technology

companies plan to act in the future. This discussion will

to VC (T2VC)

focus on sharing methods for using social media in creative ways. Susan Tam, Contributor, Yahoo! Malaysia

13.00-14.00 14.00-14.45

Strategic Professional Networking:

Networking Lunch The Nuts and Bolts of Business Plans

Part 4: : In this session two journalists lead a conversation



Scott Gillespie, Commercialization Partner, Technology

about journalism in the technology sector ranging from



to VC (T2VC)

creating angles for technology stories to career defining

16.30-17.15

Gibs Song, Principal, Mane-Aquila Consulting



17.15-19.00

Ready Set C onnect: Mentoring session





Each mentor will lead a series of ten-minute mentoring meetings during this time. This session is designed to introduce





mentors and entrepreneurs, allowing for a general understanding of the ventures in order to identify key areas to





develop.

GIST STARTUP BOOT CAMP MALAYSIA (Startup Malaysia top 30 finalist teams – 100 participants)

Universiti Tun Abdul Razak (UniRazak) Capital Square, Block C & D, No. 8, Jalan Munshi Abdullah 50100 Kuala Lumpur

TUESDAY - APRIL 24, 2012 08.30-09.00

Technology and Innovation Session by Nokia: Bootstrapping to success with the Nokia mobile ecosystem

09.00-10.30

One on One mentorship sessions: Technology entrepreneurs meet their mentors.

10.30-10.45

Coffee Break

10.45-13.00

One on One mentorship sessions: Mentorship continues

13.00-14.00

Networking Lunch

14.00-16.00

Enter the Tiger’s Lair: Startups Pitch their way to Silicon Valley





The highlight of this workshop is the pitching session among the top 10 startups to win scholarships to attend the





acceleration camp in Silicon Valley from 2-28 July 2012. This is in fulfillment of StartupMalaysia.org’s roadmap of





inspiring 1,000 entrepreneurs, identifying 100 entrepreneurs and accelerating 10 entrepreneurs as presented during the





‘Silicon Valley Comes to Malaysia’ conference held in October 2011.

16.00-16.30

Coffee break & Judges meet to decide the top three winners

16.30-17.30

Lessons learned, announcing the winners of the pitching competition and next steps

decisions that face a journalist.

4

5

“…all of us must recognize that education and innovation will be the currency of the 21st century.”

STARTUP BOOT CAMP MALAYSIA

Barack Obama President of the United States of America

KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA April 23-24, 2012

•••

LEARN. CONNECT. SUCCEED. WHAT ?

The GIST Startup Boot Camp is an intense two day interactive training and mentoring event designed to spark innovative thinking among promising entrepreneurs in the ICT, ENERGY, HEALTHCARE and AGRICULTURE sectors. In line with this boot camp, two parallel workshops will be held for journalists & high-level mentors.

U? WHY YO

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

GIST Tech Media Workshop April 23, 2012 WHO: Journalists and media Representatives with interest in covering the exciting startup community

JOIN US: GIST Mentor Workshop April 23, 2012 WHO: Experienced business mentors, government agencies & industry experts

GIST Startup Boot Camp April 23-24, 2012 WHO: Outstanding startup entrepreneurs

LEARN:

CONNECT:

NETWORK with the best and the brightest entrepreneurial minds from Malaysia & the US BOND with your peers and future business partners BUILD relationships with your peers and future business partners

SUCCEED: Ten startups will participate in pitching competition to win scholarships to attend venture acceleration camp in Silicon Valley for four weeks for potential investments 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

Contact [email protected]

FOR FUTURE GIST ACTIVITIES: www.gistinitiative.org

FOLLOW US: facebook.com/GISTinitiative @GISTinitiative

6

• NETWORKING: Linking innovative ideas, people, and financial and human resources • SKILL DEVELOPMENT: Providing business training, mentorship and resources

Leadership trainer and executive coach Jim Bagnola discusses the major myths about leading and how to counter them President of HealthCare California Harry G. Harris speaks about entrepreneurial ecosystem building and business plan preparation MIT & Harvard alum Ovidiu Bujorean shares the practical skill of building your professional network Forbes Asia and National Geographic journalist Donald Frazier cover emerging technology trends and promising startups Silicon Valley entrepreneur Gibs Song shares his experience starting and growing IT and cleantech companies Technology venture capitalist Scott Gillespie speaks about business plan preparation and venture pitching

HOW TO APPLY

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:

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 Startup Malaysia: StartupMalaysia.org is a not-for-profit entrepreneurial initiative with the ultimate mission to catalyze scalable startups and vision is to airlift the entire startup ecosystem in the country by inspiring and educating the next generation of young people to become startup junkies and to create at least 10 success stories each year. www.startupmalaysia.org

• FINANCING: Connecting innovators and their ideas with seed capital

CONNECT WITH GIST COMMUNITY Skill Development Programs

Incentive-Based Competitions

• Startup Boot Camps: Strengthen business development through training and mentorship for experienced business leaders. • Webinars: Link American technology commercialization experts with aspiring entrepreneurs around the world.

• GISTech-I: Highlight innovative technology ideas to the community via YouTube-based idea pitch competition. • GIST-MIT Business Plan Competition: Accelerate high potential startups through mentorship, connections and seed funding.

GIST Social Networking Platform

University-Industry Linkage Program

• Access innovative business tools and mentorship. • Form partnerships to foster new venture creation. • Exchange ideas through popular social networking platforms.

• Institutionalize connections between universities and businesses through industry outreach partnerships. • Develop innovation leaders primed to meet industry needs through hands on training experiences.

Join the GIST network today! • www.gistinitiative.org 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.

“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 Hoffman Co-Founder and former CEO, Priceline; GIST Advisory Group Member ••• “GIST is a great opportunity to increase participation by the academic sector in the transfer of technology into the marketplace through the development of practical knowledge and skills, as well as to heighten understanding of the value of entrepreneurship and innovation for economic growth and sustainability.” Dr. Abdelali Haoudi VP 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 Mohamad Secretary General, Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation, Malaysia ••• “[GIST] was our shortcut towards better connections and visibility.” Ziad Sankari Founder of CardioDiagnostics; GISTech-I 7 Competition Winner

BUILDING ENTREPRENEURIAL ECOSYSTEMS BUILDING InnovationENTREPRENEURIAL and Entrepreneurship ECOSYSTEMS Programs Innovation and Entrepreneurship Programs CRDF Global is a private, nongovernmental organization committed to promoting peace and prosperity through science and technology. Its innovation and entrepreneurshipfocused 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.

Core Program Beliefs Innovation. 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.

Innovation Ecosystem Development

Startup Support

CRDF 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.

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.

• Assisting with the formation of new technology commercialization offices and incubators

• Identifying promising business opportunities, funders, partners and resources

• Strategic planning

• Designing and executing acceleration programs

• Management training and educational outreach

• Comprehensive skill development training

• Comprehensive programs designed to enhance entrepreneurship culture

• Access to sources of funding

• Assisting with investment capital infrastructure development

CRDF Global’s Impact

Increasing Opportunities for Early-Stage Entrepreneurs In 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.

CRDF 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.

• Hands-on training in technology transfer and intellectual property rights • Online technology commercialization courses • Technology valuation and market assessment 1530 Wilson Blvd,by 3rd Fl |Global Arlington, VAFunded 22209by | www.crdfglobal.org Implemented CRDF the U.S. Department of State

Join the GIST network today! • facebook.com/GISTInitiative

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

Technology Acceleration

• Identifying intellectual property with commercial potential in universities and corporations

8

CRDF GLOBAL’S CRDF GLOBAL’S IMPACT IMPACT

Ziad Sankari, CardioDiagnostics

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. Implemented by CRDF Global

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 entrepreneurshipsupport organizations in Armenia and in the region.

Funded by the U.S. Department of State

1530 Wilson Blvd, 3rd Fl | Arlington, VA 22209 | www.crdfglobal.org

Join the GIST network today! • facebook.com/GISTInitiative

9

GIST Startup Boot Camp Malaysia

GIST Startup Boot Camp Malaysia

April 23-24, 2012 • Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

April 23-24, 2012 • Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

GIST INTHETHE GIST IN NEWSNEWS

GIST INTHETHE GIST IN NEWSNEWS

It’s Not a Small World

Steven Koltai founder of the Global Entrepreneurship Program attends GISTech-I

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

GISTech-I is a multinational competition hosted by CRDF Global and the Global Innovation through Science and Technology (GIST), which

BASES organization brought perspective, and the U.S. State Department’s Global

invited entrepreneurs in 43 Muslim countries to submit proposals outlining their ideas for technology innovation. Of the 25 semi-finalists,

Innovation in Science and Technology (GIST) program coordinated by CRDF Global

Najwa Shmarani and Ziad Sankari of Lebanon won the Grand Prize $20,000 for their start-up concept, Cardio Diagnostics, a device which

sponsored international mentors to work with 30 of the top Turkish technology

provides continuous monitoring for patients with heart problems.

entrepreneurs. Read more at tiny.cc/GISTech-I 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.

GIST Conference Will Focus on Economic Development Through Science & Technology

Read more at tiny.cc/ForbesGIST

Road Trip! Founders Of YouTube, LinkedIn and Others Tackle Brain Drain in Malaysia

The GIST initiative involves several concurrent components to develop specific science, technology and innovation (STI) capabilities in the region. Recommendations and plans developed at the prior conferences and strategic planning sessions will guide and inform the creation of pilot projects and plans to promote economic development and strengthen regional cooperation—expected to be announced in Rabat.

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

Read more at tiny.cc/SCIENCEandTECHNOLOGY

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

Meet the Coolest Next-Generation Science Entrepreneurs in MENA

GIST initiative is a partner of StartupMalaysia.org” At the second Global Entrepreneurship Summit in Istanbul recently, we

Read more at tiny.cc/BRAINDRAIN

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

Back from Istanbul and The Global Entrepreneurship Summit

scientific ideas that could transform our societies. Read more at tiny.cc/WAMDA

“What made the [Global Entrepreneurship] Summit 2 event so exciting for me, though, was meeting so many young people and aspiring entrepreneurs, both participating in the conference, and taking part in a startup competition organized alongside the main event, the GISTech-I Competition. After being invited on the first day of the conference to join the competition as a mentor, I spent most of the

10

Implemented by CRDF Global



“Young entrepreneurs from NUST have made the nation proud.”

following two days talking to young entrepreneurs who were passionately pursuing

Pakistan’s Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani extended his congratulations to entrepreneurs from Pakistan’s National University of Science

their entrepreneurial dreams. And I was, in a word, impressed.” – David Munir

and Technology. He commended the Sahara and Saltech teams for making it to the victory stand at an international business plan competition,

Nabti, Former GIST mentor

titled “Global Innovation through Science & Technology (GIST) -- Battle of Ideas World Cup 2011.”

Read more at tiny.cc/GISTsummit

Read more at tiny.cc/NUST

Funded by the U.S. Department of State

Join the GIST network today! • facebook.com/GISTInitiative

Implemented by CRDF Global

Funded by the U.S. Department of State

Join the GIST network today! • facebook.com/GISTInitiative

11

GIST Startup Boot Camp Malaysia

GIST Startup Boot Camp Malaysia

April 23-24, 2012 • Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

April 23-24, 2012 • Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

GIST HIGHLIGHT GISTENTREPRENEUR ENTREPRENEUR HIGHLIGHT

GIST INITIATIVE ADVISORY BOARD BIOS GIST INITIATIVE ADVISORY BOARD BIOS

“The app your mother/best friend/significant other wishes you had”

Mr. Jeff Hoffman - Founder, Priceline

GIS Tech-I grant first runner-up James Khoo Chen wins $10,000 grant to support his safety-enhancing iPhone application

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,

James Khoo Chen’s sister was missing for the past several days. He felt so

Mr. Hoffman has founded and grown a series of successful startup companies in his career, guiding his

powerless, as despite his efforts to contact everyone, everywhere he had no

companies to both acquisitions and public offerings. For his efforts, he received a Lifetime Achievement

news and no further recourse. Hours later, Mr. Khoo received a call from the

Award in Entrepreneurship from the National CEO Council in 2010, and was also inducted into the Hall of

authorities that his sister was in a car accident while driving alone, but that she

Fame for Entrepreneurs by the International Association of College Entrepreneurs in 2010.

was in stable condition. He was comforted by the news of her safety, but the incident spurred Malaysia native Mr. Khoo to create secQme, an application that alerts authorities and loved ones when trouble arises and the user is

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

unable to communicate. In other words, it is the app your mother/best friend/

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

significant other wishes you had.

with startup companies all over the world to help turn great ideas into profitable businesses. Mr. Hoffman

SecQme works when the user registers an event and its associated end time –

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

such as a road trip to visit a friend in another state. At the end of the event, the

consumer company (Priceline YardSale). Hoffman also served as an executive in Walker Digital, the parent company of Priceline and one of the

user will check in with SecQme. If the user is unable to check in with secQme

country’s most innovative creators of intellectual property and new business models. He is also a featured motivational speaker at conferences

by the programmed time, the app will call and send text messages to the user-appointed contacts. Messages will be sent even if the phone is no

across the globe.

longer on, making secQme one of the most proactive personal security applications on the market. This application works with Android and iPhones, and could have uses during travel, exercise, and other daily activities. Anyone can use this app, but it could be especially helpful for people who find

H.R.H. Prince Saud Bin Khalid Al-Faisal - Deputy Governor for Investment Affairs - Saudi Arabian General Investment Authority

themselves isolated throughout the day, women, or the elderly. Mr. Khoo’s background as a Certified Java Architect with professional experience in the IT world was fundamental to ensuring secQme’s high quality

HRH Prince Saud K Al-Faisal heads the Investment Affairs department, which is responsible for managing the

and readiness for the marketplace. Taking the next step to increase membership for his new application and fund further growth of his business, Mr.

investment environment and competitiveness agenda of Saudi Arabia. The Investment Affairs department has

Khoo attended Silicon Valley Comes to Malaysia, the premier launch of StartupMalaysia.org in October 2011. At this event, Mr. Khoo made contact

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

with Ovidiu Bujorean from the GIST program and decided to apply to the CRDF Global GIS Tech-I Grant Competition. In December 2011, judges at

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

this international “Battle of Ideas” held in Istanbul, Turkey awarded Mr. Khoo

In 2010, Saudi Arabia was ranked among the most competitive economies in the world according to the World

the first runner-up prize of a $10,000 grant to support his work with secQme.

Bank Ease of Doing Business Report and the UNCTAD World Investment Report.

Cathleen Campbell, President and CEO of CRDF Global states that the aim

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

of the grant competition is “to inspire young entrepreneurs by helping them

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

to advance their technology ideas.” As the first runner-up, Mr. Khoo also will

Saudi Greek Joint Economic Commission; Saudi Azerbaijan Joint Economic Commission; and Saudi Senegal Joint

be flying to the United States later this year where he is optimistic about the prospects of finding investors. “The chance to go [to the United States] is great… I may be able to find a partner,” says Mr. Khoo. In addition to grant competitions, GIST also supports entrepreneurs through business plan acompetitions, online and offline training programs and university industry partnerships.

not be near our loved ones or friends if accidents, medical problems, or crimes occur. Now more than ever we need innovations such as secQme by entrepreneurs like James Khoo Chen.

for Investment Affairs at SAGIA and NCC. As Financial Analyst, HRH Prince Saud K Al-Faisal worked with Saudi Aramco during 2001 to 2008. HRH Prince Saud K Al-Faisal was based in the Treasury Department and worked in a number of departments including Internal Auditing, New Business Development and other financial and planning related departments.

several government commissions and regional investment councils. HRH Prince Saud K Al-Faisal completed his BSc in Finance from the King Fahd

Learn more about CRDF Global’s GIST program at gist.crdfglobal.org

Funded by the U.S. Department of State

communicator of change.

HRH Prince Saud K Al-Faisal is a member of the Board of trustees of the King Faisal Foundation and Global Federation of Competitive Councils and

Learn more about secQme at the website http://secQ.me

Implemented by CRDF Global

support the enhancement of competiveness in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The NCC fulfils this role by serving as a think tank, facilitator and

HRH Prince Saud K Al-Faisal is a Member of the Board at Saudi Industrial Property Authority (MODON), Chief Operations and Chief Financial Officer

Now more than ever, we live in a mobile and individualized society and may

12

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

University of Petroleum & Minerals in 2001. Join the GIST network today! • facebook.com/GISTInitiative

Implemented by CRDF Global

Funded by the U.S. Department of State

Join the GIST network today! • facebook.com/GISTInitiative

13

GIST Startup Boot Camp Malaysia

GIST Startup Boot Camp Malaysia

April 23-24, 2012 • Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

April 23-24, 2012 • Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

GIST INITIATIVE ADVISORY BOARD BIOS GIST INITIATIVE ADVISORY BOARD BIOS

GIST INITIATIVE ADVISORY BOARD BIOS GIST INITIATIVE ADVISORY BOARD BIOS

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

Dr. Roger Wyse - Managing Director and General Partner, Burrill & Company

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

over 40 corporate investors into the various Burrill funds. This model has now been extended to several

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

countries including Malaysia, Brazil, Russia, and Chile.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

the Strategic and Business Development Group. Mr.Sabancı joined Esas Holding Corporation in March 2004 as a member of the Board of Directors

applications and policy in food, agricultural and bio-cleantech and the use of venture capital as a component

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 an open innovation strategy for emerging economies.

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

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

English and German and is a married father of two children.

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.

Mr. Rashid M. Al Ballaa - Founder and CEO, National Net Ventures

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

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

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

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

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

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.

PATRON OF STARTUPMALAYSIA PATRON OF STARTUPMALAYSIA

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.

YB Dato’ Saifuddin Abdullah - Deputy Minister of Higher Education Malaysia & GEW Malaysia Patron StartupMalaysia.org is motivated by Global Entrepreneurship Week Malaysia Patron Dato’ Saifuddin Abdullah’s active involvement in the field of entrepreneurship. The Deputy Higher Education Minister’s drive and support for Malaysian entrepreneurs is valuable towards catalysing more high-growth startups and transforming the entrepreneurial landscape in Malaysia. GEW was founded by the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation, which is aimed at connecting enterprise people globally as well as inspiring young people to embrace innovation, imagination and creativity.

14

Implemented by CRDF Global

Funded by the U.S. Department of State

Join the GIST network today! • facebook.com/GISTInitiative

Implemented by CRDF Global

Funded by the U.S. Department of State

Join the GIST network today! • facebook.com/GISTInitiative

15

GIST Startup Boot Camp Malaysia

GIST Startup Boot Camp Malaysia

April 23-24, 2012 • Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

April 23-24, 2012 • Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

SPEAKERS’ & MENTOR’ BIOS SPEAKERS’ & MENTORS’ BIOS Jim Bagnola - International Speaker, Executive Coach and Corporate Educator Jim Bagnola is an international speaker, an executive coach and a corporate educator. He is an expert in the field of leadership, customer service, team management, and body-mind management, focusing on the influence of thinking patterns on health, happiness, success, and the capacity to lead. His personal mission has been the personal coaching of young entrepreneurs and students on six continents for the past 20 years. He is Chairman of the Board of Leaders Romania an organization committed to teaching and mentoring young European leaders and he travels globally as a frequent lecturer and coach for AIESEC, the largest student

SPEAKERS’ & MENTOR’ BIOS SPEAKERS’ & MENTORS’ BIOS Scott’s entrepreneurial career began in 1996, as the founder of the Jigsaw Group where over 15 years he has invested, co-founded, organized funding, guided, and turned around ventures in: electric vehicles, new media, software, net tools, composite building materials, VOIP, community portals, broadcast tools, business tools, F&B, new media and publishing. While investing and growing early stage ventures Scott and the Jigsaw Group have assisted transformation of operations for corporations and governments, including the Australian Institute of Commercialization (training and new services), Sabre (RHQ and sales process), ADI (commercialization of defense), Telstra (wireless), and Standards Australia (new products/services). Scott led the ExpatriateCONNECT initiative which became a virtual network of more than 2500 mentors that has supported more than 400 export -motivated Australian ventures.

organization in the world. His focus is building Professional Human Beings. In March his book entitled

Scott has a bachelor’s degree in business (finance), an MBA (marketing), is a Certified Licensing Professional, a Certified Financial Planner (academic

“Becoming a Professional Human Being: How to Enjoy Stress-Free Work and Personal Happiness Using the

pending practical), and life learner.

Mind/Body/Work Connection,” will be published. His educational background is in Political Science at the University of Akron, Psychology at the University of Santa Monica and Human Development

Harry G. Harris - President, HealthCare California

at Meru in Switzerland and Maharishi University of Management. He is also a consultant to start-ups and a guest lecturer in the entrepreneurial programs at the University of Bucharest, Kent State University, the Eastern Management Development Center and Pontificia Universidad Javierana

A native Californian, Dr. Harris received an A.B. (honors) and M.A. from the University of California at Berkeley

(Colombia).

specializing in international affairs. He received his M.P.A and Ph.D. from Harvard University and the John

In 2002 Jim earned his CSP (Certified Speaking Professional). This designation, by the National Speakers Association and Global Speakers

Fitzgerald Kennedy School of Government. A visiting scholar at the University of California at Berkeley, he has

Federation has only been awarded so far, to about seven hundred professional speakers worldwide. This qualifies him as one of North America’s

been a faculty member and Course Director in the Department of Political Science at the United States Air Force

top-rated speakers. Jim was among the “World’s Top 30 Leadership Professionals” from 2006-2010 by Leadership Gurus International. http://

Academy. Dr. Harris has also serve as Acting Director for Contract Compliance in the Office of the Secretary

leadershipgurus.net/leadershipgurus30.php) a European based organization. The honorees are selected for their originality, practicality of ideas,

of Defense. In 1975, he was appointed Director of Management in the Office of the Secretary of Defense. His

presentation style, and proven ability to assist organizations to achieve superior results.

major responsibilities included strategic planning, policy development and congressional relations. Dr. Harris then served at The White House as a senior professional staff member. He was with the National Alliance of

He is the President of The Leadership Group International and values his on-going opportunity of influencing and interacting meaningfully with both private and public sector organizations, which include, The United Nations Development Program, Shell Oil Company, The Kroger Company, U.S. Secret Service, Department of the Air Force, NATO, Marriott Hotels, Siemens, Motorola, Scotiabank (Canada), McEearney Alstons Ltd. (Trinidad), P.T. ISPAT (Indonesia), Hella, Ecolab, Castle&Cooke (Hawaii), and The University of Texas.

Business in Washington, D.C. from 1977 to 1979 as Vice President.He served in the Office of the Secretary of Defense in Washington, D.C. as Executive Assistant to the Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs and was the Protocol Officer to the Secretary of Defense.

Website: Jimbagnola.ro (Europe) jimbagnola.com (US)

Dr. Harris research interests include multinational enterprise strategy, globalization and competitiveness among entrepreneurial firms. He has

Email: [email protected]

conducted extensive research on global management and strategic policy issues in private and public enterprises with visits to more than 100 countries. Dr. Harris has lectured extensively at universities and other organizations in Asia, Europe, the Americas, the Middle East and Africa. He

Scott Gillespie - Commercialization Partner, Technology to VC (T2VC) Scott is currently the Founder and Managing Partner of the Jigsaw Group, an early stage investment and advisory group; as well as the Commercialization Partner for T2VC, a team that manages a technology venture fund and architects innovation ecosystems in emerging markets (see www.t2vc.com). With T2VC, Scott developed and delivered the Bedaya program to early stage ventures, in Palestine, including: global mentors and EiRs, group trainings in sales, business models, partnering, funding, tailored training and support programs, personalized venture roadmaps, new market initiatives with Jordan, Iraq,

continues to be active in global management and business consulting as well as in his research and lecturing. He is a member of Phi Beta Kappa, Academy of International Business, Harvard Graduate Society, Founding Member of the Strategic Management Society, Charter Member of the Pan Pacific Business Association and a Founding Member and Honorary President of the Pacific Management Association. Dr. Harris manages an investment portfolio and been a global management and business consultant. He serves as Chairman, Board of Advisors, China Capital Corporation in Hong Kong and Executive Advisor to JV Chemics, Ltd., a global chemical marketing firm in Seoul, Korea. Dr. Harris has received a Presidential Citation for exemplary service to the United States of America. Website: www.healthcal.com

Canada and the UAE. This activity has led to follow-on projects for T2VC in the region. Scott shares his insights and experiences at conferences, seminars, networking events, angel groups, universities and non-profits. Scott is a co-founder and convener Power of Angel Investing in Australia. He lectures on innovation & entrepreneurship, strategic marketing and management, risk management and environment management; for the business and engineering faculties. Scott is also active with the nonprofit YAG, Yacht Aid Global, which sources education and medical supplies and transports them to regions struck by disaster using mega yachts (see www.yachtaidglobal.org). 16

Implemented by CRDF Global

Funded by the U.S. Department of State

Join the GIST network today! • facebook.com/GISTInitiative

Implemented by CRDF Global

Funded by the U.S. Department of State

Join the GIST network today! • facebook.com/GISTInitiative

17

GIST Startup Boot Camp Malaysia

GIST Startup Boot Camp Malaysia

April 23-24, 2012 • Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

April 23-24, 2012 • Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

SPEAKERS’ & MENTOR’ BIOS SPEAKERS’ & MENTORS’ BIOS

ORGANIZERS’ ORGANIZERS’ BIOS BIOS Natalia Pipia - Senior Program Manager, Innovation Programs The Global Innovation through Science and Technology (GIST) Initiative

Donald Frazier - Journalist, Forbes, Forbes Asia and Eastern Exposure Column Active in industries ranging from publishing and advertising to telecommunications and hand-held devices,

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

Donald Frazier has seen entrepreneurs succeed and fail for 25 years and has been one himself. He’s now a

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

journalist, writing for Forbes, Forbes Asia, National Geographic, The New York Times and Forbes.com where

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

he writes the Eastern Exposure column. His career began as a news reporter for large daily newspapers in New

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

York and Boston, where he was a founding editor for three computer publications. Manager of communications

technology entrepreneurs. She carries out programs that promote strategic partnerships between technology

for a global publishing firm, he coordinated campaigns comprising businesses in 34 countries. He helped start

entrepreneurs and businesses, build innovation ecosystems in countries where programs are being implemented,

the technology division for a Boston ad agency, and created a virtual business unit for a global IT vendor long

and facilitate U.S. market access.

before the Internet made this commonplace. He started and ran a global telecommunications vendor group responsible for driving millions of dollars of development for the broadcasting industry, and was director of telecommunications sales marketing for a Fortune 500 company. His

Natalia has 10 years of experience working in economic development and executed various initiatives in

hand-held device start-up shut down a venture-funded competitor. He continues to consult for Asian businesses seeking markets in the US.

coordination with numerous associations, companies, technology transfer groups, governmental, and non-

He graduated from Williams College, a liberal arts school in New England, and holds a master’s degree in communications from Boston University.

governmental organizations in Eurasia, Middle East, Africa, Central and Southeast Asia.

Blog: blogs.forbes.com/donaldfrazier/

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]

Gibs Song - Principal, Main-Aquila Consulting Gibs has over 25 years of experience from universities, startups and global companies in three different countries.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

of Technology, and remains Senior Consultant to Cheil Industries (Samsung company) since 2009 and Executive

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

Advisor to Palo Alto Research Center (Xerox company) since 2010.

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.

Nicholas Foo - Lead, Developer and Technology, SEA, Ecosystem Developer Experience, SEA, Nokia Pte Ltd

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

Nicholas is currently the developer and technology lead for the Nokia ecosystem and developer experience team

and Vodafone was recognized by the Prince of Wales Business Leaders Forum as a worldwide best practice in developing young leaders. He currently

in Singapore, Malaysia and Indonesia. He spent 5 years as Technical Manager for the Nokia Developer Technical

serves on the Advisory Board of The Capital Network, City of Cambridge, AIESEC at Harvard and as a judge in the competition Startup Chile.

services and consultancy team in APAC having responsibility for all technologies on the Nokia Platform. In his

He was invited to speak on the topic of “Professional Networking” by the MIT Portugal Entrepreneurship program, the Swiss government, Columbia

current role, Nicholas is responsible for sourcing branded partners for applications for the Nokia device portfolio. He

University and The State Department TechCamp initiative. He was the winner of Mayor Menino Boston World Partnership Battle of the Network

is also responsible for technical evenglism of Nokia’s platforms to developers across the SEA arena. In his career,

Stars competition that included 125 top Boston connectors. He is a graduate of the MIT Sloan School of Management MBA program and the

he has worked with Object-oriented software companies, building Integrated Development Environments ( IDE )

inaugural Sloan Entrepreneurship and Innovation program in Technology. Ovidiu also holds an MPA degree from the Harvard Kennedy School, an

and UML case tools, prior to Nokia, he worked with telecom operator, British Telecoms, creating financial telephony

MA in Organizational and Business Psychology and an MA in Governance and Institutional Development. He holds a BA in trade from Academy of

software.

Economic Studies in Bucharest. He served two terms as the National President of AIESEC in Romania.

His recent projects with Nokia include the assessment of viable touch based applications for the new touch enabled range of Nokia devices. He

leaders and entrepreneurs in Romania and Southern-Eastern Europe. The partnership he built between Leaders

Email: [email protected]

holds a bachelor of science in computer science, as well as a diploma in programming and systems analysis. He has recently completed his MBA with the University of Nottingham UK. 18

Implemented by CRDF Global

Funded by the U.S. Department of State

Join the GIST network today! • facebook.com/GISTInitiative

Implemented by CRDF Global

Funded by the U.S. Department of State

Join the GIST network today! • facebook.com/GISTInitiative

19

GIST Startup Boot Camp Malaysia

GIST Startup Boot Camp Malaysia

April 23-24, 2012 • Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

April 23-24, 2012 • Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

ORGANIZERS’ ORGANIZERS’ BIOS BIOS

ORGANIZERS’ ORGANIZERS’ BIOS BIOS

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

Rebeca Hwang - Co-Founder, StartupMalaysia.org

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

undergraduate and graduate degrees from MIT.

Rebeca is a global entrepreneur: born in Korea, raised in Argentina and educated in the US. Rebeca received both her

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

She is the Co-founder and CEO of the San Francisco-based startup, YouNoodle, which focuses on helping companies

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

and governments engage with communities of entrepreneurs and innovators for open innovation and co-creation

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

processes. Currently, YouNoodle’s technology platform, Podium, helps power entrepreneurship initiatives by the

by organizing Glover Park Day, the community day that brings her neighborhood together to showcase local area

governments of Chile, Malaysia and Korea as well as by NASA and 7 out of the top 10 universities in the world.

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]

YouNoodle is also working with companies like Amazon, Microsoft, Intel, and IBM to facilitate their engagement with entrepreneurs and to help strengthen their communities. Rebeca lectures “High Tech Entrepreneurship” at Stanford University. She also has been invited as a speaker to many places around the world

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

including Ministry of Education in Denmark, University of Zaragoza in Spain, University of Porto in Portugal, University EAFIT in Colombia, EnterPrize Puerto Rico, IEEE Egypt, Tech de Monterey in Mexico, IIT India, and the annual MIT Global Startup Workshop in Buenos Aires, Norway, Spain, South Africa and Iceland. Rebeca’s dream is to create a world where meritocracy rules entrepreneurship.

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

Anthony David - Lead, StartupMalaysia.org

coordination of events and facilitation of access to relevant information. Anthony David is the Project Lead of StartupMalaysia.org with years of experience in Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Over the course of her work, she has coordinated a variety of educational and advocacy programs funded by agencies,

& Social Entrepreneurship. David’s experience spans across the globe as he has lived and worked in few regions. He was

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

the People & Organizational Networking Manager with Telecentre.org Foundation in Manila, Philippines. Prior to that, he

Having lived in countries in Africa, Asia, Latin America, and Europe, Yuritzi brings a global view and adaptability to

was based in Cairo, Egypt where he successfully completed a consultancy project on Youth Social Entrepreneurship with

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

UNDP Egypt. David has also played a key role as a Program and Research Officer with Global Knowledge Partnership (GKP),

development from Florida International University. Yuritzi is also fluent in English, French and Spanish.

the world’s first multi-stakeholder network to promote innovation and advancement in Knowledge and Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) for Development.

Dash Dhakshinamoorthy - Founder, StartupMalaysia.org StartupMalaysia.org was founded by a serial entrepreneur, startup catalyst and evangelist Dhakshinamoorthy (aka “Dash”), and co-founded by Rebeca Hwang from the San Francisco-based firm YouNoodle. Dash’s inspiration and drive for StartupMalaysia stems from his deep desire to see more Malaysian startups going global. This desire was further ignited when he is constantly told that “Malaysian startups don’t feature in global conversations”. Dash leads the Global Entrepreneurship Week (GEW) movement in Malaysia as its host for the last three years and was

David’s experience and expertise is very much sought after by international organizations as reflected by various speaking engagements in Chile, Hungary, Egypt and several countries in Southeast Asia. He had represented Malaysia at the Suzanne Mubarak’s International Youth Forum on ICT4 Peace in Egypt as well as participated in the third Global Forum on Telecenters 2011 in Santiago, Chile. David began his career with Malaysia’s leading English newspaper, The Star and has successfully concluded few consultancy engagements. David is a scholar with an MBA with Distinction from University of East London (UK) and has written a paper on CSR in Malaysia with UN Global Compact Malaysia.

also an attendee to President Obama’s Presidential Summit on Entrepreneurship in Washington D.C last year; Dash is also a fellow of the US Government’s Prestigious International Visitor Leadership Program (IVLP) in the domain of Entrepreneurship.

20

Implemented by CRDF Global

Funded by the U.S. Department of State

Join the GIST network today! • facebook.com/GISTInitiative

Implemented by CRDF Global

Funded by the U.S. Department of State

Join the GIST network today! • facebook.com/GISTInitiative

21

GIST Startup Boot Camp Malaysia

GIST Startup Boot Camp Malaysia

April 23-24, 2012 • Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

April 23-24, 2012 • Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

GIST GIST PARTNERS MALAYSIA PARTNERS - -MALAYSIA

GIST PARTNERS GIST PARTNERS

Building local entrepreneurial ecosystems together

REGIONAL

JORDAN

TURKEY

INDONESIA

UPCOMING EVENTS UPCOMING EVENTS UPCOMING EVENTS

DATE

LOCATION

Business Plan Competition (BPC) I Dare Round II Announcement

May 8, 2012

Online

BPC Round III Award Ceremony

June 21, 2012

TBD

GIST Startup Boot Camp Senegal

July 10-11, 2012

Dakar, Senegal

GIST Startup Boot Camp Algeria

July 14-15, 2012

Algiers, Algeria

GIST Startup Boot Camp Tunisia

July 18-19 2012

Monastir, Tunisia

July 2012

Online

GIST BPC/TECH-I Winners road trip to US

October 2012

Washington DC, Boston, San Francisco

Training: Technology Commercialization

October 2012

TBD

November 2012

Abu Dhabi, UAE (TBC)

Webinar : Technology Transfer and Incubation

GISTech-I Finalists event

MALAYSIA

BANGLADESH

PAKISTAN

EGYPT

TUNISIA

ALGERIA

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

22

Implemented by CRDF Global

Funded by the U.S. Department of State

Join the GIST network today! • facebook.com/GISTInitiative

Implemented by CRDF Global

Funded by the U.S. Department of State

Join the GIST network today! • facebook.com/GISTInitiative

23

HOW TO GET INVOLVED WITH GIST INITIATIVE JOIN THE GIST NETWORK http://tiny.cc/JoinGIST

FOLLOW US TO RECEIVE NEWS ON NEW EVENTS facebook.com/GISTinitiative @GISTinitiative tiny.cc/LinkedInGIST

GIST • CRDF Global 1530 Wilson Blvd. 3rd FL Arlington, VA 22209 www.crdf.org; www.gistinitiative.org