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June 25, 2018 [Port au Prince, Haiti] Haiti Tech Summit concludes with another successful global event. Haiti Tech Summit, founded by Forbes 30 Under 30 Entrepreneur, Mother and Wife, Christine Souffrant Ntim, is a 13- year initiative of the Global Startup Ecosystem (GSE) which brings together hundreds of entrepreneurs, investors, digital marketers and creatives together to Haiti to accelerate tech, innovation and economic development within the country. The aim is to turn Haiti into the world’s next major tech innovation hub by 2030.

In 2017, Haiti hosted 100 global speakers from around the world with headline speaker Ben Horowitz. The summit generated over 83 million social media impressions, 87 global press mentions and welcomed over 500 guests for 2 historic days turning it into the region’s largest tech gathering and Haiti’s first major international global summit.

The summit returned in 2018 with 100 global speakers and 750 guests with the addition of Haiti Tech Week featuring headline keynote – Jack Dorsey-founder of Twitter and Square. The President- His Excellency Jovenel Moise- provided keynotes at each summit.

Hosting an event of this magnitude  in Haiti not only aims to revitalize economic activity in the country but to also provide a new narrative for Haiti and emerging markets. “Haiti is not open for business. Haiti is open for disruption” Christine Ntim (Founder). To accomplish a change in narrative, the summit prides itself in generating historic media impressions each year. In 2017, the summit generated over 83 million impressions. For 2018, the event surpassed 105 million. 

In 2017 the summit also generated tangible immediate impact driven items for both the public and private sector. As highlighted in the 2017 Haiti Tech Summit Impact Report, Airbnb was able to close a 5 year agreement with the Ministry of Tourism, Facebook launched the country’s first internationally recognized developer community, and Google Launchpad launched an accelerator program to source and support the country’s leading startups. Furthermore, the president of Haiti announced the country’s first national incubator for entrepreneurs to be located in the nation’s capital- Port Au Prince. The incubator- Alpha Haiti- launched in the first week of June. Other local initiatives included the launch of Banj- a private incubator space and Startup Grind Port au Prince – a monthly entrepreneurship event to empower local startups. 

For 2018, the summit continues to spark major initiatives within the country with the recent launch of Haiti’s first Space Agency. In an effort to accelerate space tech industries in emerging markets, the Global Startup Ecosystem (GSE) has announced plans to launch a space agency with government and private sector partners in Haiti, led by SpaceChain Foundation, a decentralized space agency that aims to harness the power of the blockchain to increase access to space and accelerate outer space development and settlement.  It is a set to be a historic moment for the entire region. In short, the HSA is an independent agency of Haiti responsible for the civilian space programs, aeronautics and aerospace research as well as the commercialized use of space technologies to accelerate industry development.

The platinum sponsor for 2018 was the US Embassy of Port Au Prince who sponsored 25 entrepreneurs to attend the summit and receive mentorship from the program experts, speakers and partners.

Companies represented for the past 2 years included Silicon Valley giants such as Google, Facebook, Uber, Airbnb, Facebook, Paypal, Mastercard, Linkedin, Github, Intuit, Dropbox, Sendgrid, Youtube, Intuit and Adobe. Headline speakers included the President of Haiti, His Excellency Jovenel Moise, Venture Capitalist investor of Airbnb and Facebook Ben Horowitz, Former Editor in Chief of Ebony Magazine Kyra Kyles, Founder of Draper Associates and Draper University- Tim Draper,  and celebrity influencers such as Vicky Jeudy from Netflix series Orange is the New Black and music artists Michael Brun and J Perry. Ecosystem enabler networks included Steve Blank’s Launchpad, Galvanize, Puerto Rico’s Parallel 18, Pivotal Labs, Angel Hack Accelerator, WIN Lab, Startup Grind, Forbes 30 Under 30 listmakers, Brazil’s Laiob-Latin America Institute of Business, and Alter Ventures.

The summit also welcomed leading local networks such as the US Embassy of Port Au Prince, Digicel, Royal Decameron, Ministry of Tourism,  National Council of Telecommunications-Conatel, The Central Bank- BRH, CRS – Catholic Relief Services, Barbancourt, French Chamber of Commerce, Access Haiti, and Centre for Facilitation of Investments (CFI). Media represented included Forbes, Inc Magazine, Fast Company, Techcrunch, Black Enterprise, Ebony Magazine, NY Times, Atlantic Black Star, Haitian Times, Chokarella, Trace Media, Loop Haiti, Le Nouvelliste, Ayibo Post, Metropol, and Radio Caribe.

The summit will return on  June 20-22, 2019 at Royal Decameron. Join the Haiti Tech Summit community for news, announcements and offerings. 

About Haiti Tech Summit: Haiti Tech Summit brings together thousands of entrepreneurs, investors, digital marketers and creatives under one roof together to address humanity’s greatest challenges via entrepreneurship. It is a part of a 13-year initiative of GSE, which aims to bring centralize top local and global influencers in Haiti on an annual basis to accelerate industry development and ecosystem scaling in Haiti.

About Haiti Space Agency: Haiti Space Agency (HSA) is an independent agency of Haiti responsible for the civilian space programs, aeronautics and aerospace research as well as the commercialized use of space technologies to accelerate industry development.

Media Contacts:

For Global Startup Ecosystem:

info@globalstartupecosystem.com

For Haiti Tech Summit

info@haititechsummit.com

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Haiti Space Agency To Be Announced at Haiti Tech Summit in Partnership with Singapore-Based SpaceChain Foundation

June 12, 2018 [Silicon Valley, USA] In an effort to accelerate space tech industries in emerging markets, the Global Startup Ecosystem (GSE) has announced plans to launch a space agency with government and private sector partners in Haiti, led by SpaceChain Foundation, a decentralized space agency that aims to harness the power of the blockchain to increase access to space and accelerate outer space development and settlement. The details of the initiative will be announced at Haiti Tech Summit on June 21- 23, 2018.

“After launching Space Tech Summit, I was able to see the immense capabilities that emerging market nations like Haiti have to transform its current economic landscape via frontier technologies. From an independent disaster prediction analytics platform to improving Haiti’s telecommunications and transportation infrastructure- the benefits of the Haiti Space Agency (HSA) is vast and we are working on it today for tomorrow’s generation,” said Einstein Ntim, co-founder of Space Startup Ecosystem.

Initial dialogues to launch a space agency began at the Silicon Valley-based Space Tech Summit that brings together hundreds of entrepreneurs, pioneers and creatives under one roof to address humanity’s greatest challenges via space technology. SpaceChain was the lead sponsor at the summit and will now be one of Haiti’s Space Agency’s key global partners to launch the first pilot satellite within the next 9 months, with additional partners to be announced shortly.

“At GSE, we work with over 160 global partners to accelerate tech ecosystems via digital accelerators and summits and have the platform to connect government with the resources needed to make this a reality,” said Christine Ntim, founder of Haiti Tech Summit.  

Zuo Zheng, the Co-founder and CEO of SpaceChain, will be speaking at the 2018 Haiti Tech Summit about his company’s mission and collaboration with the Haiti Space Agency. He is an early adopter in Bitcoin and blockchain, and holds a strong belief that the combination of space and blockchain technology will broaden the frontier of future economy and make seamless global collaboration possible. SpaceChain was co-founded by Jeff Garzik, former Bitcoin core developer, and counts Tim Draper among its advisors.

It is a set to be a historic moment for the entire region. In short, the HSA is an independent agency of Haiti responsible for the civilian space programs, aeronautics and aerospace research as well as the commercialized use of space technologies to accelerate industry development.  The objectives of HSA are as follows:

1. Accelerate sustainable development in leading local industry sectors (agriculture, transportation, and telecommunications)
2. Develop space sector industry in Haiti and the Latin America region
3. Liaise and collaborate with international government space agencies
4. Commercialize space activities
5. Promote scientific innovation via space technology
6. Promote astronomy studies via local observatory
7. Develop space sector industry in Haiti and the Latin America region
8. Create an independent Disaster Emergency Response System
9. Satellite launching activities
10. Attract a new generation of astronauts and space experts

About Haiti Tech Summit: Haiti Tech Summit brings together thousands of entrepreneurs, investors, digital marketers and creatives under one roof together to address humanity’s greatest challenges via entrepreneurship. It is a part of a 13-year initiative of GSE, which aims to bring centralize top local and global influencers in Haiti on an annual basis to accelerate industry development and ecosystem scaling in Haiti.

About Haiti Space Agency: Haiti Space Agency (HSA) is an independent agency of Haiti responsible for the civilian space programs, aeronautics and aerospace research as well as the commercialized use of space technologies to accelerate industry development.

About SpaceChain Foundation:

SpaceChain Foundationis a decentralized space agency that aims to harness the power of the blockchain to increase access to space and accelerate outer space development and settlement. SpaceChain is building the world’s first open-source satellite network, to enable a next-generation infrastructure for blockchain industry. This non-terrestrial, decentralized satellite network will become an alternative for data transmission, storage, and application development. The SpaceChain open-source operating system (SpaceChainOS) will provide a “blockchain sandbox” that developers can utilize for rapid development, testing and deployment of decentralized applications.

Media Contacts:

For Global Startup Ecosystem:

Einstein Ntim

Einstein@globalstartupecosystem.com

For SpaceChain:

Eric Desatnik

eric@spacechain.com

Hosting organization of Haiti Tech Summit , Ghana Tech Summit , Space Tech Summit , Blockchain Tech Summit and 20+ global events a year! 

Global Startup Ecosystem (GSE): is the world’s largest ecosystem accelerator. With a mission to educate, inspire and prepare startup communities for the digital age, GSE brings together both private and public stakeholders to address humanity’s grandest challenges via tech and entrepreneurship. From hosting the world’s first and largest digital accelerator to launching disruptive tech summits in emerging markets and emerging industries, GSE serves as the future platform for the world’s leading ecosystem hubs accelerating 1000+ companies a year across 90+ countries and hosting annual tech summits featuring 100 global speakers per event.

[Port- au – Prince, Haiti- June 17, 2018] Haiti Tech Summit welcomes over 500 guests each year to discuss the future of tech, innovation and entrepreneurship. To provide simplify the experience of local participants, the summit will provide daily shuttles. Only completed registrants can view the details of the free service.

The schedule for local pick up is as follows:

• June 21, 2018 12pm-3pm @ PAP Airport. Haiti Tech Summit Ambassadors will guide you to shuttle services
• June 22, 2018 Pick up at PAP @ 6am SHARP w/ arrival at Decameron @8:00am (location shown to Eventbrite registrations only-First come, first served)
• June 22, 2018 Departure @ Decameron @ 6pm SHARP w/ arrival at PAP @8:00pm (location shown to Eventbrite registrations only-First come, first served)
• June 23, 2018 Pick up at PAP @ 6am SHARP w/ arrival at Decameron @8:00am (location shown to Eventbrite registrations only-First come, first served)
• June 23, 2018 Departure @ Decameron @ 6pm SHARP w/ arrival at PAP @8:00pm (location shown to Eventbrite registrations only-First come, first served). *** Please note that the summit splash networking bbq party starts at 6pm.

The schedule for international arrivals is as follows:

• June 21, 2018 Arrival 9am-4pm @ PAP Airport. Haiti Tech Summit Ambassadors will guide you to shuttle services
• June 24, 2018 Departure @ Decameron

Tickets are live via www.HaitiTechSummit.com. For sponsors interested in being invited to the event or  included in the next press announcement, please email interest to info@haititechsummit.com.

Haiti Tech Summit 

info@haititechsummit.com

www.haititechsummit.com

[Port- au – Prince, Haiti- June 16, 2018] Haiti Tech Summit, will feature a series of daily networking mixers, parties and meetups for the 2018 World Cup season.

While the sumit close to 100 speakers spread across 18 industry panels from 9am-5pm on June 22nd and 23rd, each day will feature close to 3 hours of lunch roundtables, networking mixer breaks and evening parties. Summit participants can also enjoy full access to World Cup game screenings throughout the event area.

Ultimately, the summit will conclude with a Splash Networking and BBQ pool party.

Tickets are live via www.HaitiTechSummit.com. For sponsors interested in being invited to the event or  included in the next press announcement, please email interest to info@haititechsummit.com.

Haiti Tech Summit 

info@haititechsummit.com

www.haititechsummit.com

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

Conversations on Artificial Intelligence, Blockchain, Smart Cities, kick off in Port Au Prince with Launch of first annual Haiti Tech Week

June 15, 2018- [Silicon Valley, USA] In association with global tech week initiatives around the world, the Global Startup Ecosystem (GSE) has announced plans to launch annual tech week programs in emerging market cities from 2018 – 2030. Annual tech week initiatives have quickly become a reputable process for centralizing stakeholders in an ecosystem and showcasing top programs, initiatives, and influencers that are driving tech development within a region. Following the success of major tech week initiatives such as London Tech Week or  Nairobi Tech Week- Haiti now joins the global trend.

“At GSE, we work with over 140 global partners to accelerate tech ecosystems via digital accelerators and summits and have the platform to encourage more events that bring the ecosystem together more frequently” said Christine Souffrant Ntim, founder of Haiti Tech Summit.  

On the week of the 18th – 25th June 2018, Haiti  like other tech hubs, will launch its official tech week series. Silicon Valley based companies being featured at Haiti Tech Summit will be hosting events across Port Au Prince and we anticipate great programming from local incubator hubs such as Alpha Haiti and Banj, and other tech ecosystem drivers such as Startup Grind Port Au Prince, Startup Week Port au Prince, Haiti Tech Awards, Impact Hub Port au Prince and many more in 2019.

The 2018 lineup features:

• Women’s Pioneers Summit: A summit to identify key female leaders and influencers who are driving business, tech and policy within  their respective industries or communities. The summit will be an evening workshop event showcasing top women tech groups around the world that local Haitian women can initiate in Haiti as well as a crash personal branding course to teach audience members how to build and scale their personal brands as pioneers. The workshop is one of the most popular sessions in Africa and will be featured for the first time in Haiti for tech week. RSVP Here.
• Smart City Summit: a comprehensive workshop series to prepare stakeholders for a Smart City Haiti. The evening workshop will go over smart city initiatives that occurred across the Middle East, Asia and Africa and provide exclusive materials on how to build a Smart City hub in Haiti within 3 years or less. This talk was featured at the New York Smart City Summit with policy leaders from over 40 countries and an audience of 3000 people. The workshop training is first come, first served. Limited seating available. RSVP here.
• Exponential Tech Summit:  This historic evening event will be Haiti’s first deep dive workshop on all of the exponential technologies in one place. This intense event will go over the following below. The workshop training is first come, first served. Limited seating available. RSVP here.
  • An overview of Artificial Intelligence, Blockchain, Drones, Nano technology, Virtual Reality Space, Internet of Things and Robotics. Why do these technologies exist and how can you train yourself to become an expert in 3- months for free.
  • An overview on how to build an exponential tech business within 6 months or less.
  • An overview on how to apply exponential technology to problems in Haiti and become a global case study for economic tech development.
• Haiti Tech Summit Ecosystem Tour in Partnership with Banj in port au Prince where selected speakers and partners of Haiti Tech Summit will go to different part of the nation’s capital to engage with local stakeholders.
• Haiti Tech Summit 2nd annual event featuring 100 global speakers and Headliners including Jack Dorsey (founder of Twitter) @ Royal Decameron. All hotel passes are sold out. Day passes available here: www.Haititechsummit.com.

Location to be announced to RSVPs for each event only. To submit your event to the tech week series, email the team directly at inf@globalstartupecosystem.com. It will go live within 3 hours.

About Haiti Tech Week An annual ecosystem gathering of multiple events and programs to highlight topics that can accelerate the country’s ecosystem as well as highlight the region’s top tech initiatives.

About Global Startup Ecosystem (GSE): is a central hub designed to educate, inspire and prepare tech  communities for the digital age. GSE summits are annual conferences held around the world to connect, inform, and inspire stakeholders within an ecosystem to leverage technology that ensures impact. Summits are a major focal point for bringing together government officials, business leaders, startup innovators, celebrities and key influencers in one place.

About Haiti Tech Summit: Haiti Tech Summit brings together thousands of entrepreneurs, investors, digital marketers and creatives under one roof together to address humanity’s greatest challenges via entrepreneurship. It is a part of a 13-year initiative of GSE, which aims to bring centralize top local and global influencers in Haiti on an annual basis to accelerate industry development and ecosystem scaling in Haiti.Tickets to attend the summit, which takes place June 21-23 at the Royal Decameron, are available at www.Haititechsummit.com.

About Startup Haiti: Haiti’s central hub for all initiatives within the tech sector. The platform launches in fall 2018 featuring the country’s first national accelerator.

Media Contacts:

For Global Startup Ecosystem:

Einstein Ntim

Einstein@globalstartupecosystem.com

GSE Global Media Team

info@globalstartupecosystem.com

June 14, 2018

No. 2018/17

U.S. Supports Haitian Entrepreneur Participation

in the Haiti Tech Summit

(Port-au-Prince, Haiti) June 14, 2018 As a platinum sponsor and lead partner of the 2018 Haiti Tech Summit, the United States Embassy in Haiti is pleased to announce the selection of 25 local entrepreneurs who will be featured at the summit.  As part of the Embassy’s on-going efforts to promote entrepreneurship and bi-lateral economic growth, the Embassy works throughout the year to share capacity building skills and widen the professional networks of Haitian entrepreneurs.

Participants will meet over one hundred speakers from Facebook, Google, Amazon, and many others.  The Haiti Tech Summit is part of a thirteen-year initiative of the Global Startup Ecosystem. The goal of the Summit is to help entrepreneurs in Haiti catalyze innovation in their communities and in their country.

Ambassador Sison noted, “We are proud to work alongside the Haitian-America diaspora, some of America’s leading innovation companies, and the Government of Haiti to support Haiti’s youth.” The embassy sponsored Start Up Lab entrepreneurs are 50% women, and represent broad geographic diversity throughout Haiti.

In addition to operating the flagship regional exchange program, the Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative focused exclusively on entrepreneurship in the Western Hemisphere, the U.S. Embassy hosted #TechCampOkay, bringing together over 30 entrepreneurs from the Grand d’Anse and Southern Departments.

This is the first time that an entity has sponsored such a large amount of participants. Inc Magazine picked up on the momentum around the growing population of tech entrepreneurs in Haiti last year and we hope that more media networks capture the new stories of entrepreneurial innovation evolving out of Haiti.

Pleases find below the list of participating businesses:

1. STEM Access for Girls
2. Endevanord
3. OmanuDigital
4. Cafe Lux
5. CITHADD
6. Galata Fanmi
7. Délices by Marie Flore Morett
8. KIZI S.A.
9. Tchalam
10. Mon’Edy Tourisme Agency
11. CAPPA
12. Miel d’Or
13. FDStrategy
14. Bambou Facile
15. Polyclinique 384
16. BM-Solutions
17. tech tech show
18. Exhaustic
19. LES ENTREPRISES PL ET CO
20. Bwat imaj
21. Juicy Fruits
22. RADIKAL
23. Grace Park Community-Moringa & Gardens
24. SAADH
25. EDAS Collection

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    Le 14 juin 2018

    No. 2018/17

Les États-Unis soutiennent la participation d’entrepreneurs haïtiens

à Haiti Tech Summit

Port-au-Prince, Haïti, le 14 juin 2018 — En tant que sponsor Platinum et partenaire principal de Haiti Tech Summit 2018, l’Ambassade des Etats-Unis en Haïti est heureuse de financer la participation de 25 entrepreneurs locaux qui seront présentés au cours du sommet. Dans le cadre des efforts continus de l’ambassade pour promouvoir l’entrepreneuriat et la croissance économique bilatérale, l’ambassade travaille tout au long de l’année pour partager les compétences de renforcement des capacités et étendre les réseaux professionnels des entrepreneurs haïtiens.   Les participants du Start-Up Lab rencontreront plus d’une centaine de conférenciers de Facebook, Google, Amazon et bien d’autres plateformes. Le Haïti Tech Summit fait partie d’une initiative de «Global Startup Ecosystem» (d’écosystème globale de Startup) de 13 années. L’objectif du Sommet est d’aider les entrepreneurs en Haïti à jouer un rôle de catalyseur d’innovation dans leurs communautés et dans leur pays.

L’Ambassadeur des Etats-Unis en Haïti, Madame Michele Sison a déclaré « Nous sommes fiers de travailler aux côtés de la diaspora haïtiano-américaine, de certaines des plus grandes entreprises américaines d’innovation et du gouvernement haïtien pour supporter les jeunes d’Haïti ».  Les entrepreneurs au Start-Up Lab financés par l’ambassade représentent 50% de femmes, et viennent de diverses régions géographiques du pays.

En plus de diriger le programme d’échanges régionaux phare, l’Initiative des Jeunes Leaders des Amériques qui s’est concentrée exclusivement sur l’entrepreneuriat dans l’hémisphère occidental, l’Ambassade des États-Unis a organisé #TechCampOkay, qui a réuni plus de 30 entrepreneurs des départements de la Grand d’Anse et du Sud.  

La revue Inc Magazine a repris l’élan autour de la population croissante des entrepreneurs technologiques en Haïti l’année dernière et nous espérons que plus de réseaux médiatiques informeront le public sur les nouvelles activités sur l’innovation entrepreneuriale qui se développent hors d’Haïti.   

Ci-dessous, la liste des entreprises participantes:

1. STEM Access for Girls
2. Endevanord
3. OmanuDigital
4. Cafe Lux
5. CITHADD
6. Galata Fanmi
7. Délices by Marie Flore Morett
8. KIZI S.A.
9. Tchalam
10. Mon’Edy Tourisme Agency
11. CAPPA
12. Miel d’Or
13. FDStrategy
14. Bambou Facile
15. Polyclinique 384
16. BM-Solutions
17. tech tech show
18. Exhaustic
19. LES ENTREPRISES PL ET CO
20. Bwat imaj
21. Juicy Fruits
22. RADIKAL
23. Grace Park Community-Moringa & Gardens
24. SAADH
25. EDAS Collection

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