Press Releases

Haiti Tech Summit Announces  Github As A 2019 Returning Sponsor

[Port Au Prince, Haiti- April 8, 2019] Haiti Tech Summit is pleased to announce its renewed partnership with Github. There are 15+ industries represented each year at Haiti Tech Summit and institutions supporting the next generation of tech coders are always welcomed. GitHub is a development platform inspired by the way you work. From open source to business, you can host and review code, manage projects, and build software alongside 31 million developers.

More than 2.1 million businesses and organizations use GitHub, including IBM, Airbnb, Paypal, Bloomberg and more.

Haiti Tech Summit Announces  CRS As A 2019 Returning Sponsor

[Port Au Prince, Haiti- April 1, 2019] Haiti Tech Summit is pleased to announce its renewed partnership with CRS – Catholic Relief Services. There are 15+ industries represented each year at Haiti Tech Summit and institutions supporting work in education and health are always welcomed.

Haiti Tech Summit Announces Partnership with US Embassy of Haiti for 2019 Summit

[Port Au Prince, Haiti- March 25, 2019] Haiti Tech Summit is pleased to announce its renewed partnership with the US Embassy of Haiti for the 3rd annual summit. The embassy has become an integral part of making the Haiti Tech Summit experience accessible to entrepreneurs in Haiti. For the 2019 edition, the U.S. will be expanding its support to entrepreneurs in the Caribbean.

In 2018, the US Embassy of Haiti sponsored Haitian entrepreneurs from several departments across the country of Haiti to attend, pitch and receive mentorship from American tech influencers. Placing the spotlight on local entrepreneurs served as one of the top highlights of the summit.

Haiti Tech Summit, since its inception became the largest tech conference in the Caribbean and has always welcomed entrepreneurs from across the region.  Continuing its focus on the U.S. Caribbean 2020 strategy, the US Embassy will be sponsoring top entrepreneurs from the Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative (YLAI) based in the Caribbean. More information to come.

US Embassy of Haiti Call for Young Leaders of the Americas based in the Caribbean

[Port Au Prince, Haiti- March 25, 2019]  The United States Embassy in Haiti announced its sponsorship of the 2019 Haiti Tech Summit, June 20 – 22, 2019.

Alumni of the Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative (YLAI) based in the Caribbean are encouraged to apply now through April 12, 2019 for full funding here.  As part of the Embassy’s on-going efforts to promote bi-lateral economic growth in part through entrepreneurship and in a broader effort to support the U.S. Caribbean 2020 strategy, the Embassy seeks representation from creators and innovators across the Caribbean to participate. 

Participants will be able to meet over one hundred speakers from Google, Airbnb, LinkedIn, Uber, and many others.  Haiti Tech Summit, a 13-year initiative of Meventum, which brings together hundreds of entrepreneurs, investors, digital marketers and creatives to Haiti to accelerate tech, innovation and economic development within the country, have just opened applications for the event’s second annual Startup Lab – a 1:1 mentorship opportunity with global experts.

Building on the first annual Pitch Competition of the 2017 Haiti Tech Summit, which engaged entrepreneurs from across the Caribbean for a chance to win a top prize of full coverage to Singularity University’s GSP program at NASA Ames in Silicon Valley, the event is expanding its scope to support the growth of entrepreneurs during the Summit itself.  The first annual Startup Lab featured 25 amazing U.S. Embassy sponsored entrepreneurs from across the nation of Haiti.

Come be a part of this innovative, networking opportunity.

March 1, 2019 [Port au Prince, Haiti]  Haiti Tech Summit is pleased to announce the 3rd Annual Summit Agenda: The 4th Industrial Revolution – Accelerating Haiti into the Digital Age.  Haiti Tech Summit, founded by Forbes 30 Under 30 Entrepreneur, Christine Souffrant Ntim, is a 13- year initiative aimed at turning Haiti into an international tech hub by 2030. The summit agenda is in line with with the global World Economic Forum agenda of preparing emerging market countries for the 4th Industrial Revolution via technology. RSVP to join us on June 20-22, 2019.

Deemed the “Davos of the Caribbean” Haiti Tech Summit brings together hundreds of entrepreneurs, investors, pioneers, and creatives under one roof to address humanity’s greatest challenges via technology. With previous headliners such as Jack Dorsey (Founder of Twitter), Ben Horowitz (Investor Twitter, Facebook), Tim Draper (Investor in Skype, Hotmail etc), the President of Haiti Jovenel Moise, Vicky Jeudy from Netflix Orange is the New Black,  and VP+CEOs from Google, Facebook, Airbnb, Uber and more- the summit will be announcing 100 major speakers once again.

The Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR) is the fourth major industrial era since the initial Industrial Revolution of the 18th century. It is characterized by a fusion of technologies with breakthroughs in robotics, artificial intelligence, nanotechnology, quantum computing, biotechnology, the Internet of Things,  and more. With this being the baseline theme of the summit, the Haiti Tech Summit experience will have a series of future technologies on site such as robots, drones, 3D printers and more.

Summit attendees will be able to experience intense training and workshop sessions on 3 major experience tracks:

• Individual track- Learn how to build and monetize your personal brand in the digital age.
• Business track- Learn how to build startups that leverage future technologies or learn how to optimize your current business with the best digital tools available today.
• Ecosystem track- Learn how to start and scale a movement. From training on how to launch an incubator to how to launch tech events- we reveal the top strategies influencers can leverage to scale Haiti’s tech ecosystem.

Summit main stage agenda topics will include:

• Haiti at 215 years: Resilience of a People & Foundations of a Future Tech Hub
• Haiti in Year 2234- The Pearl of the Caribbean Rises from the Ashes
• Haiti Tech Unicorns- How to Create Unicorn Companies in Haiti
• From Mother Earth to the Motherboard- A Women’s Role in building tech ecosystems of the future
• Places of Tomorrow: Tech Hubs of Africa, Asia, Caribbean, Europe, Middle East and Latin America
• Places of Tomorrow: The Smart City Blueprint
• Priority Goals of Emerging Markets: The Role of SDG 2030 The Power of Voice- How to Change the Narrative
• Phoenix VS Unicorns- Timeless Tech Titans – A look at IBM, Intel, Uber, Amazon, Google etc.
• Platforms of Tomorrow: Social Networks & Communities – A look at Linkedin, Twitter, and Facebook
• Possibilities: Industry Disruptions- Learn about the future of adtech, edtech, musictech, etc.

Media confirmed for Haiti Tech Summit 2019 include representatives from Forbes, Inc Magazine, Fast Company, Techcrunch, Black Enterprise, Ebony Magazine, NY Times, and Atlantic Black Star.

Since the summit sells out each year, the organizers encourages participants to book their tickets by the next deadline- April 1st, 2019.

Media Contacts:

For Haiti Tech Summit

info@haititechsummit.com

March 6, 2019 [Port au Prince, Haiti]  Haiti Tech Summit is pleased to announce Haiti’s First Official Startup Ecosystem Map. With a mission to turn Haiti into an international tech hub by 2030, the platform aims to give annual updates on the progress of Haiti’s ecosystem via this visual map.

Deemed the “Davos of the Caribbean” Haiti Tech Summit brings together hundreds of entrepreneurs, investors, pioneers, and creatives under one roof to address humanity’s greatest challenges via technology. With previous headliners such as Jack Dorsey (Founder of Twitter), Ben Horowitz (Investor Twitter, Facebook), Tim Draper (Investor in Skype, Hotmail etc), the President of Haiti Jovenel Moise, Vicky Jeudy from Netflix Orange is the New Black,  and VP+CEOs from Google, Facebook, Airbnb, Uber and more- the summit will be announcing 100 major speakers for the next edition on June 20-22, 2019.

Congratulations to the 2018 ecosystem influencers who are advancing Haiti’s future via technology! Submissions are being accepted to be featured in the 2nd annual Haiti Startup Ecosystem Map. 

Media Contacts:

For Haiti Tech Summit

info@haititechsummit.com

February 18, 2019 [Port au Prince, Haiti] In an effort to showcase a more balance view of Haiti, its people and global community, Haiti Tech Summit launched the #ChangeTheNarrative initiative.

The platform provides an open opportunity for influencers within the Haitian community to publish interviews, stories and diverse reporting. In a country that focuses predominately on economic and political news, the initiative hopes to  surface content on fashion, culture, tech, business and sports news.

The team also acknowledges media influencers such as Bibi,  Carel Padre, Johnson Napoleon, and platforms such as the Haitian Times, L’ Union Suite, Haitian Businesses, Loop Haiti, etc that have provided modern content on Haiti.

With over 123 million social media views and global community of 19,000 members- the initiative will likely find the next big media mogul in Haitian news.

Submissions are reviewed on a rolling basis.

About Haiti Tech Summit: Founded by Forbes 30 Under 30 Entrepreneur, Christine Souffrant Ntim, Haiti Tech Summit brings together thousands of entrepreneurs, investors, celebrities and creatives under one roof together to address humanity’s greatest challenges via tech and entrepreneurship. It is a part of a 13-year initiative to turn Haiti into an international tech hub by 2030. Deemed the “Davos of the Caribbean”, Haiti Tech Summit has welcomed keynote speakers such as Jack Dorsey-founder of Twitter, President of Haiti- Jovenel Moise, Ben Horowitz- Investor in Facebook, etc.

Media Contacts:

For Haiti Tech Summit

info@haititechsummit.com

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: Founded by Forbes 30 Under 30 Entrepreneur, Christine Souffrant Ntim, Haiti Tech Summit brings together thousands of entrepreneurs, investors, celebrities and creatives under one roof together to address humanity’s greatest challenges via tech and entrepreneurship. It is a part of a 13-year initiative to turn Haiti into an international tech hub by 2030. Deemed the “Davos of the Caribbean”, Haiti Tech Summit has welcomed keynote speakers such as Jack Dorsey-founder of Twitter, President of Haiti- Jovenel Moise, Ben Horowitz- Investor in Facebook, etc. 

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 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.

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[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 

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