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7th Annual Global Entrepreneurship Summit: Silicon Valley June 22–24, 2016

Founder of @hellotractor... Bringing the best of Silicon Valley to farmers in rural Africa, with our Smart Tractor and tractor co-sharing software.

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U.S. Chief Technology Officer with the @WhiteHouseOSTP. Replies may be archived. More at http://wh.gov/privacy.

CEO at All Genomics, GIST Tech-I 2016 semifinalist

Special Advisor for Global Youth Issues at the U.S. Department of State

A Managing Editor for DipNote, the U.S. Department of State’s official blog, and several State Department publications on Medium.

Tech Entrepreneur & cofounder Ugabus.com , has travelled by bus to 207 towns in East Africa.

CEO - Ejad Labs, Founder - PAK-US Tech Exchange, Director - Startup Grind Pakistan, Founder - Pakistan Tech Summit, Founder - Startup Grind Pakistan Conference

Founder at CareerXFactor.com Co-founder at TheBrewGirl.com Hybrid Chinese

Social Entrepreneur/ HR and Employment Law Professional

Hamish Finlayson

CEO of Sculapio, pediatric surgeon and mother of 3…

Co-Founder of Uassist.ME & POINT, Member of @yec , Inc Magazine 30under30/ Enamorado de El Salvador/#ExportandoIdeas

Assistant Secretary of State for Economic and Business Affairs, former US Ambassador to France and Monaco

Founder @KoshkComics ... Entrepreneur, Media & Entertainment with technology ... change things, play football ...

CEO & FOUNDER of CHAMPIONSID.COM

All about the wits and skills to make the future brighter

Writing about things I care about

Cofounder and chairwoman of International Robotics Academy.

Former diplomat & Director of Global Engagement @WhiteHouse. President of #International #MarketResearch, #StratComm, & #CrisisManagement Firm @GlobalSitRoom

To bridge knowledge gaps and support the internationalization of African technologies

Silicon Valley IoT Exec/Speaker.@TechWomen @Endeavor mentor.@WhiteHouse ChampionOfChange.Global40Under40. @Forbes @HuffPost @WEF @Davos contributor.Views my own

María Cecilia is the founder of CRIAR-Community of Female Entrepreneurs. Organization whose mission is to provide educational and development tools to women.

#worldpositive investor at Obvious Ventures. Former clean energy tech (and just plain tech) exec and founder.

Mom, movie buff, champion for women and girls. Former U.S. Ambassador-at-Large for Global Women’s Issues.

Co-founder & CEO @inploi. @WeidenfeldSchol @AfricaOxfordUni @OxfordSBS. Perpetually writing a novel.

Creator of The Peace Handkerchief. Disruptive Engineer, Speaker & Coach; expert in the fields of Storytelling & Thought Disruptive. @LibrerosCali on Twitter.

A nonprofit startup building homes and communities in the developing world.

Passionate, driven workaholic who is a gadget freak and is an evangelist for Tech Entrepreneurship and Startups in Pakistan. A communicator by profession.

Fueled by Technology + People. Product Leader. Smurfit MBA. Ex-Apple.

Abimbola is a co-founder of the wonderful and exciting natural remedy called JOBELYN. A multi functional natural dietary supplement made from Sorghum bicolor

Head cheerleader at digital design firm @listenminow.

I’m #SocialEntrepreneur, Founder and CEO of Kalejob #IdeaDesigner #StartupEngineer #ComputerScientist

Co-founder and CEO of Niritech Limited (https://niritech.co) Entrepreneur, Educator, E-learning Consultant

President, Global Entrepreneurship Network; Co-chair, Spark Global Entrepreneurship Coalition

An entrepreneur at heart! Currently at @500Global | formerly Seedstars, EY, ASAN

Founder / CEO of OZÉ and Dare to Innovate. Returned Peace Corps Volunteer — Guinea. MIT. Harvard. Georgetown. Skeptical optimist.

Lead Biz Dev for Microsoft. 4 dogs, 3 kids, 2 cats, 1 husband. I like to run.

3x successful founder | Fdr/GP WEAL28H.com | Fmr Fdr/CEO of two Wall Street Investment Banks | Investor | Speaker | Mentor | Occasional Analytical Commentary

Founding Partner @SigniaVC ; Love tech & all things nerd; Sneaker and hip hop head; Londoner in California

Feminist. Serial Entrepreneur. Tech dweeb. Exercise freak. Exceptional wino.

Social Entrepreneur | Saves Mother Earth Twice | Fashion Jewelry Artist | Wearable Art Innovator

First Gen Entrepreneur. Love creating products.

Start Up Entrepreneur (@Glazziq) | Digital Marketer | Strategy Consultant | Kellogg MBA Alum | BCG Alum | Supply Chain Specialist

Go Getter.

Strauss Energy Ltd., Kenyan start-up energy enterprise; Strauss Stima roofing tile; Reducing the energy gap in Kenya; Promoting use of clean, green, solar power

Cofounder @Kinside | Empowering working parents and fighting for universal access to child care.

Founder/CEO Importaciones JuanX

Entrepreneur-in-Residence at Dell, Advocate UNF, Adviser Scoop/ Circular Board/ Classy/ SOMA

Mobile application for patients to reach pharmacies remotely

Social entrepreneur !!

Product Partnerships @ Facebook.

Media Mogul, Founder of The Adelante Movement, and New York Times best-selling author of SELF MADE: Becoming Empowered, Self-Reliant, and Rich in Every Way.

Entrepreneur | Founder of Guaranglish, Discover Paraguay | | Global Shaper | Fulbright | USC MSEI 17' | Innovation Specialist | Digital Product Designer

Investor in early stage fintech and financial inclusion startups

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Co-founder at Oatbox

President Creative Frontiers & CFX Comics

Faith is the CFO at Barefoot Power and founder of Dalah Ventures. Also s Mandela Washington fellow and World Economic Forum Global Shaper.

Patented trading platform built to handle the complexities of physical markets online. Grains, softs, alt fuels, metals, etc.

Initiator at 10 Minute School

Principal Investment Officer, Singularity Investments https://singularityinvest.com

Dedicated Attorney (technology/start-ups/entertainment/corporate)& Business woman, Writer, & Philanthropist (to whom much is given, much is required)

Co-founder and CEO of OKARA (farmland real estate) & OKARATech (digital farming through mobile apps platform)

Growth Marketer. Always wonder how to make most use of youth. Love travelling.

Cofounder She'Kab: a technology platform that is transforming how women commute to work in Pakistan.

We develop Vaccines for plants

Etudiante en M1 @ESMK. Founder of @HouzIrico. Engaged for education & access to free sani pads. Dans toute larme s'attarde un espoir - De Beauvoir

Partner Lead, VCs and Startups @ Google; Co-Chairman of the Board and Head Mentor @ TechWadi; Venture Partner @ 500 Startups

Founder at Emobie Labs

Nancy Pfund, Managing Partner, DBL Partners, a double bottom line VC firm delivering strong returns withpositive social, environmental and regional benefits.

Social Communication & Marketing lover. Citizen of the world. Love to travel. Enjoy reading and chill with my pets. Never stop learning in life. #LoveLover

Co-founder of Freya.in. World citizen. Innovator. Entrepreneur in training.

UX Driven product owner

#WorkwithCentralAsiaChangeTheWorld ut.kg

CEO, Lumiata

Cofounder of Carpolo

I am Nation Builder making the world a better place.

Innovative social marketing and manufacturing company promoting the substitution of propane to wood charcoal and cooking firewood in Haitian households.

Manufacturer of bio-composites since 1999. Hottest product is the world´s first biobased and vegan leather substitute.

I like dogs, mountains, and snacks.

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Founder & CEO @ Habona Ltd; a company that provides affordable and environmentally friendly products in form of biogas, briquettes and fertilizers from waste.

Presidenta de Wallontu Witral, Asociación Indígena de Nueva Imperial, en Chile con más de 20 años de trayectoria en el rescate de técnicas textiles Mapuche.

Co-founder Jibu- www.jibuco.com Investor. Entrepreneur. Mentor.

I’m the founder and CTO of MercuRemoval I have a Ph.D. in Green and Applied Chemistry from the Casali Institute of Applied Chemistry, Hebrew University, Israel

Entrepreneur | Youth Development Advocate

MBA/MS Candidate at Stanford University

Mo Hom is the Founder, CEO, Creative Director and Managing Director of Lotus Hom, LLC in New York-US and Rose Gold Mountain Trading Co., Ltd. in Yangon-Myanmar.

@maycupcake / rubberit| Vital Voices| Fortune MPW| US State Department | Cherie Blair Foundation | 500Strong | Libertine100 | Spark Initiative | Global Shapers

This season I'm appreciating landscapes, next season I might be something else!

Cuipo is a lifestyle brand dedicated to preserving prime rainforest around the globe, one meter at a time.

Passionate of tech and innovation | Entrepreneur | Specialist in telecom networks | MBA | Electronic Engineer | Motto: We choose our next transcendental action.

Co-founder at GPSGAY & PRO Internacional. It is, at the very least, such an exciting time to be alive!

A strong proponent of renewable energy. I love to see a cleaner and greener earth, with people thriving in health and wealth.... Jesus Loves me.

EdTech Entrepreneur at iDreamCareer.com

Industrial designer passionate about design , leather goods, entreprenuership & social developmenet

Founder, TravelGee.AI

Enthusiastic entrepreneur and wanderlust traveler, keen interest in gender equality issues. fotocolaj.ro founder, non techie in a techie world.

Founder @e_keif, 2013 @cartierawards laureate of MENA! 2014 #VVgrow MENA fellow. Climbed4cancer Africa2014 @LH4cancer. Cofounded @pinkdustjo founded @simsagency

#SocialEntrepreneur#Eternaloptimist#thoughtprovoker#professionaldreamer#mindhacker #globalnomad

Entrepreneur. Director @ Waleco. GES 2016 delegate.

Entrepreneur, Founder of Bookmemate

Omowale formally founded a social enterprise in 2003. Field of Skills & Dreams VTE Academy equips youth & women in Nigeria with skills to start small businesses

CEO @keeladotco, entrepreneur, mischief maker, lawyer, writer, tennis player, skier, & global adventurer.

Founder/CEO @ VaultSpot, Focused on creative thinking, user travel experience, inspirational leadership and team dynamics. I’m looking to meet new ppl. Say hi !

My biggest influencer is my curiosity.

#CEO and #Cofounder @Terraoak #cleancookstoves #cleanenergy #cleantech #renewable #startup, Former Campus Rep @CGIU

Swiss Medtech Entrepreneur industrializing innovative medical imaging systems for emerging markets

Entrepreneur, Author, Columnist. My new book The Entrepreneur’s Book of Actions is now in stores. @rhettpower

coFounder and Executive Director of EcoEnergyFinance, a social enterprise delivering solar energy to rural Pakistan.

Improving lives through invention

Entrepreneur and Investor

Founding Partner, BlueDot Strategies, former Deputy Assistant Secretary for Digital Strategy at the U.S. Department of State

Serial Entrepreneur, Inventor |Founder, Flat Out of Heels |CEO, PopCom| www.DawnDickson.me

Mitzi Toro-Owner Maui Cookielady Mitzi Toro@mitzitoro USA/ Hawaii The Maui Cookie Lady www.TheMauiCookiealady.com The Maui Cookie Lady, Hawaii,

Zachary Green is founder and CEO of MN8, an alternative energy company that specializes in development of safety products utilizing Advanced Photoluminescence

Arkansas bred, Iowa fed. Co-Founder at WorkHound. Providing a megaphone to the workers that need it most. I rap good in my spare time.

The world’s largest pre-seed startup accelerator. FI portfolio companies have raised $800MM+ & are worth an estimated $20B. 💸 fi.co/podcast #FIworldwide

Founder @Edjunction_ . Passionate about modernizing the education sector with #social and #mobile technologies.

iOS app that is turning crafts into an everyday kids’ activity http://tutotod.com

Serial entrepreneur, Co-founder & CEO @Impact Hub Bamako, active in supporting startups in West Africa (french spoken territories).

Innovation strategist, tinkerer and startup ecosystem builder taking moonshots to drive human-centric economic transformation.

Co-founder at Paganza.

Founder of FishCom Gambia,Business plan award winner and BDS adviser under Empretec Gambia. An aspiring enterprenuer with strong business and accounting skills.

Digital Marketing Strategist and Trainer. A Mom chasing her entrepreneurial dream. CIC @CheflingTales. Food & Travel blogger Curator Islamabad Hub@GlobalShaper

Writer, Entrepreneur, Founder Meadows Interactive & Hyped Media; Web/Content/Biz Dev

Elidah is curing incontinence with a nonsurgical wearable device.

Chief @HPSustainable & Social Impact Officer. Fun dad. Sports nut. Global citizen. Opinions are my own.

The archived 2014–17 Medium account of former Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker. This account is inactive; see www.commerce.gov for current information.

Co-Founder, CEO — Toya, social entrepreneur and a mother of two

⚡️Performance Coach 🥇Forbes 30 Under 30 👨🏻‍🤝‍👨🏽Founder of @BroTreat 🐘CEO of @TemboEducation

Founder & CEO @ Elsa Speak Founder of VietSeeds Foundation

Founder & CEO, Jamalon

Cookshop.biz brings local restaurants, growers, retailers and manufacturers right to your door with on-demand delivery and easy payment options.

Founder Builders + Backers. Cofounder @1776. Board member @GEWGlobal. Entrepreneurs can change the world, working to help make it reality. http://t.co/gQ2mg7NS

I am an engineer, artist, and entrepreneur who loves learning & exploring

Off Grid Electric CEO & Co-founder & Serial social entrepreneur

We are an award-winning social enterprise that leverages innovation and entrepreneurship to tackle global challenges. Created by @shahed & @qwiktorowicz.

We advance U.S. natl. security & economic prosperity, demonstrate American generosity & promote self-reliance & resilience. Privacy: http://go.usa.gov/3G4xN

Blueprint Local, @villagecapital, @KauffmanFdn. Working to back entrepreneurs and build better communities. Big fan of @UVA and @Braves.

Former Deputy Assistant Secretary, Public Affairs @statedept

Entrepreneur, helicopter pilot, kitesurfer, scuba diver, traveler, co-founder @WeKast_

Tech Entrepreneur / CEO of QX

former founder @RecRoom and former Engineer @Medium

Founder of IfThenRobotics: Set life-empowering tech + education in everyone's reach. Privileged to build purpose driven partnerships & programming @SAPNextGen