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ENTREPRENEURS REC@NNECT THE SILK ROAD
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DEMO DAY NOV 27, 2014
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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Agenda
REC@NNECT Program
CRDF Global Entrepreneurship and Innovation
Ace Institute of Management
REC@NNECT Challenge Profiles 9

Speakers, Mentors & Judges 29
Local Speakers
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CRDF Global Team
U.S. Department of State and Ace Teams

REC@NNECT TechConnect Visual Summary
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Resources 38
REC@NNECT Partners
REC@NNECT goes to TechCrunch
Entrepreneurs at CES
Note Bubbles
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AGENDA
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Tuesday, Nov 25, 2014 Attendance by Invitation Only Location: Ace Institute of Management
8:15 9:00
Registration & Networking - Coffee, tea and cookies available.
9:00 - 9:30
Welcoming Remarks & Introductions
9:30 - 10:30
Opening Icebreaker
Start off with a get to know you game and our 30 second pitches.
-Augie Rakow, Emerging Technology Companies Group, Orrick, @augierakow and Samantha OKeefe, Editor, TechCrunch, @samok
10:30 - 11:15
Lean Startup, Customer Development, and the Business Model Canvas Overview
Learn how to create your dynamic roadmap to market validation and success.
-Andreas Ehn, Founder, Wrapp.com, Former CTO and Co-Founder, Spotify, @ehn
11:15 - 11:30
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AGENDA
11:30 - 12:30
12:30 - 13:30
Lunch Break
13:30 - 14:15
Marketing, Communications
Learn the fundamental concepts of marketing including: opportunity recognition and market analysis, customer orientation, and the importance
of branding and communication to create customer demand.
-Samantha OKeefe, Editor, TechCrunch, @samok
9:00 - 9:45
Raising Capital: Securing Funding for Growth

Determine if your venture is ready to raise money, the avenues available to raise it and strategies to identify and target angel and seed stage
investors.
-Andreas Ehn, Founder, Wrapp.com, @ehn
9:45 - 10:30
Negotiation with Investors & Intro to Term Sheets

Improve your skills in all phases of a negotiation: understand the basics of negotiation with angels and venture capitalists, and typical
investment structure and deal term structure.
-Augie Rakow, Emerging Technology Companies Group, Orrick, @augierakow
10:30 - 10:45
Coffee Break
10:45 - 12:00
Media Trends
Session on new media trends and promotion.
-Samantha OKeefe, Editor, TechCrunch, @samok
12:00 - 13:00
Lunch
13:00 - 14:15
Pitching Tournament
10 SCA entrepreneurs pitch for a total of 3 minutes.
(2 minute presentation and 1 minute of Q&A)
14:15 - 14:45
Coffee Break
14:45 - 15:30
Pitching Feedback Small Group Discussions

Each judge will meet with a small group comprised of the representatives of 3-4 ventures. The groups will discuss their thoughts on the pitching
sessions, what they learned, and how to improve for future chances.
15:30 - 16:45
Expanding your business to other countries

- Augie Rakow, Emerging Technology Companies Group, Orrick, @augierakow
16:45 - 17:00
Evaluation of REC@NNECT Final Event Training Session
17:00 - 17:30
Finalist Announcement and Closing

The final 5 SCA entrepreneurs who will pitch at Demo Day are announced. Discussion of top advice learned, and next steps for all 20 ventures
who will be present at Demo Day.
Entrepreneurs will be split up into two groups to receive mentorship and participate in a concurrent skills building workshop.
GROUP A
GROUP B
14:15 - 15:15
1-hour long mentorship session of 10 SCA ventures
Speed Mentorship sessions with 10 Nepali ventures
15:15 - 16:15
Speed Mentorship sessions with 10 SCA ventures
Mentorship of 10 Nepali ventures
16:15 - 17:30
Real Talk: Your 30-second Elevator Pitch & your Investor Pitch
Learn to tell your story to convince an investor to buy into your vision. Then create, practice and then present your 30-second pitch to the group.
All participants will present before the close of the session.
-Andreas Ehn @ehn, Augie Rakow @augierakow, Samantha OKeefe @samok, Sartaj Anand @sartajanand
F O L L O W T H E E V E N T O N S O C I A L M E D I A A N D PA R T I C I PAT E :
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Wednesday, Nov 26, 2014 Attendance by Invitation Only Location: Ace Institute of Management
Coffee Break
Customer Validation 101
Hear key strategies to test your product and improve it for the market. This session will address how you can make your service, product and
venture the most competitive in the marketplace. Create a plan to validate your venture.
-Sartaj Anand, Founder, Egomonnk, @sartajanand
Demo Day
Nov 25-26, 2014
Pitching Tournament
10 Nepali entrepreneurs pitch for a total of 3 minutes.
(2 minute presentation and 1 minute of Q&A
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CENTRAL
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GENERATION OF EARLY STAGE ENTREPRENEURS
8:30 9:00
Registration & Trainings
9:00 - 9:15
Welcoming Remarks & Introductions
9:15 - 10:00
Living in an Exponential Future

A session to help startups create exponential social and economic impact.
-Sartaj Anand, Founder, Egomonk, @sartajanand
10:00 - 10:45
Lean Startup, Customer Development, and the Business Model Canvas Overview
Learn how to create your dynamic roadmap to market validation and success.
-Andreas Ehn, Founder, Wrapp.com, Former CTO and Co-Founder, Spotify, @ehn
10:45 - 11:00
Coffee Break
11:00 - 11:50
Bootstrapping and Raising Capital

Discuss how to achieve your ventures dreams even if financing is currently an issue. Learn how to prove that your business ready to raise
money, the avenues available to raise it and strategies to identify and target angel and seed stage investors.
- Andreas Ehn, Ajay Ghimire, and invited local successful entrepreneur, @ehn
11:50
Rec@nnect identifies the next generation of technology

entrepreneurs in South and Central Asia.
We support them through entrepreneurship capacity building
activities that provide:
-Skill development
-Networking
-Exposure
-Capital
Adjourn
Participants from the morning session are invited to attend the Demo Day which will begin at 02:00 pm at the Hyatt Hotel.
DEMO DAY Thursday, Nov 27, 2014 Open to the Public Hyatt Hotel Afternoon Session: Demo Day
LEARN VIRTUALLY & LOCALLY

Live video broadcast with seasoned
entrepreneurs that provide tips to
improve startup ventures
Registration for Demo Day

Once participants are registered, they are invited to meet the 30 entrepreneurs who are available with demos of their ventures.
14:30 - 15:00
Welcoming Remarks by U.S. Department of State and Dr. Ram Sharan Mahat, Minister of Finance
- Andreas Ehn, Olivier Garaud and Dr. Sharam Mahat
15:00 - 16:00
Building a Vibrant Entrepreneurial Ecosystem

The panelists will discuss the roles of different stakeholders in creating a dynamic ecosystem, identify barriers, offer solutions and talk about
emerging technology trends in the region.
Moderator:
-Ovidiu Bujorean, Senior Manager of Entrepreneurship at CRDF Global, International Speaker Ovibees.com, @ovidiubujorean
Panelists:
-Augie Rakow, Lawyer for Startups, Orricks Emerging Technology Companies Group, @augierakow
-Andreas Ehn, Founder, Wrapp.com
-Sartaj Anand, Founder, Egomonk
16:00 - 17:15
Pitching Competition The Main Event

5 SCA entrepreneurs pitch for a total of 8 minutes each. (5 minute presentations with 3 minutes of Q&A)
17:15 - 17:45
Coffee Break and Company Demo
17:45 - 18:00
Presentations on the Ace Institute of Management and REC@NNECT
18:00 - 19:00
Award Ceremony & Networking Reception

Awards will be presented to the top startups.
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who we are
our activities
14:00 - 14:30
our impact
GLOBAL
LIVE BROADCAST
LOCAL
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COMMUNITY
PARTICIPATING COUNTRIES
PARTNERS
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On the ground hands-on
support for most promising
ventures
COMPETE GLOBALLY
Global competition to identify
and support most promising
technology and science
entrepreneurs
local entrepreneurs in action
SOUVIK ASWAD
Chief Marketing Officer
PANACEA
BANGLADESH
RADHIKA BISTA
Founder, Software Analyst
Eminence Ways
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DEEP SHERCHAN
Co-Founder
Simplify360
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ENTREPRENEURS REC@NNECT
DEMO DAY Thursday, Nov 27, 2014 Open to the Public Ace Institute of Management Morning Session: Open Entrepreneurship Training
Demo Day
Nov 25-26, 2014
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CRDF GLOBALS IMPACT
BUILDING ENTREPRENEURIAL ECOSYSTEMS

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INNOVATION AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP PROGRAMS
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CRDF Global is a private, non-governmental organization
committed to promoting peace and prosperity through science
and technology. Its innovation and entrepreneurship-focused
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.
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Core Program Beliefs
individual in mind, as the nucleus and sole purpose of our mission. Strategic
Innovation. We believe strongly in the power of technology and innovation
partnerships. We partner with like-minded local and regional organizations
as drivers for sustainable growth.
and corporations to leverage our resources and capabilities to build capacity
Entrepreneurship. Entrepreneurs transform innovation into enterprises
for greater impact and avoid redundancy.
that generate value and create jobs. Our programs are designed with the
Innovation Ecosystem Development
Startup Support
CRDF Global believes in the bottom-up approach in building the local
Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) are the backbone of all economies and
ecosystems and supports local entrepreneurship initiatives by identifying
the source of growth and dynamism. CRDF Global offers a comprehensive
leaders, existing programs and the gaps in the system.
suite of programs designed to nurture these early-stage companies.
Assisting with the formation of new technology commercialization

offices and incubators
CRDF GLOBALS IMPACT
Increasing Opportunities for Early-Stage Entrepreneurs
Management training and educational outreach
Comprehensive skill development training
Comprehensive programs designed to enhance entrepreneurship culture
Access to sources of fundingInnovation
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address a problem affecting their country or region, the Global Innovation
transfer managers and assisted eight leading research universities with
through Science and Technology (GIST) Initiative has implemented
establishing technology transfer offices, which significantly contributed to
the GIS TTech-I Competition, attracting close to 200 teams from the
the establishment of the local innovation ecosystem. The Programs include
Middle East, Africa, and Central and South East Asia. Among them was
professional skills development seminars, workshops, academia and industry
CardioDiagnostics, a Lebanese startup founded by Ziad Sankari. Ziad lost
international conferences, and site visits to the United States for technology
his father at the age of 17 to a heart attack, which inspired him to create a
transfer professionals. Similar activities have strengthened the technology
medical device that monitors cardiac patients outside the hospital around the
commercialization capabilities of more than 20 research universities of the
clock. This idea earned him a top prize of the competition awarded at the
Russian Federation.
Second Global Entrepreneurship Summit on December 3-5, 2011 in Istanbul,

Turkey. CardioDiagnostics has been given a strong start for a global success
Accessing U.S. Markets
with $20,000 in seed funding, hands-on training with serial entrepreneurs
Since 2005, CRDF Global has implemented more than 20 U.S. travel
and business mentors, global media exposure by MSNBC and Wired
programs for close to 90 participants representing dozens of universities,
Magazine, an upcoming trip to Silicon Valley and participation in the MIT
research institutes and technology companies from Russia, Armenia and
Global Startup Workshop.
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
Assisting with investment capital infrastructure development
Since 2005, CRDF Global has partnered with the Enterprise Incubator
Technology Acceleration
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.
Identifying intellectual property with commercial potential in
universities and corporations
Hands-on training in technology transfer and intellectual property rights
Online technology commercialization courses
Technology valuation and market assessment
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In the search for entrepreneurs with innovative technology ideas that can
resource
Designing and executing acceleration programs
Transforming Technology
Nov 25-26, 2014
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Transfer in Russia CRDF Global has trained more than 300 technology
Identifying promising business opportunities, funders, partners and
Strategic planning
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Foundation (EIF), one of the most successful IT-focused technology business
Ziad Sankari, CardioDiagnostics
incubators and consulting companies in the Caucasus region, to implement its
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.
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 entrepreneurship-support organizations in Armenia
and in the region.
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Ace Institute of Management is a contemporary, open-minded, conscientious learning centre where students rediscover themselves and learn to be
thoughtful and responsible managers and leaders. In its 15 year history, since its inception in 1999, Ace Institute has established itself as a leading
institution that is living its vision of enhancing capacity of individuals and institutions in Nepal to contribute to the nations development.
Ace Institute broke new ground by launching the first Executive MBA program in Nepal in 1999, the year of its establishment. The Ace MBA program has
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Anahat
ICT and Language expression
www.trekurious.com
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acquired a distinguished reputation of being the most rigorous and fulfilling experience. The undergraduate programs, BBA and BBA-BI, are considered
among some of the best in the country. Students completing the undergraduate programs at Ace are widely sought after in the employment market.
The higher secondary program of Ace Higher Secondary School, a spinoff of Ace Institute of Management, has established itself as students first choice
program in the management stream.
In a short span of 6 years Ace A-Level has distinguished itself from the crowd with its individual centered approach to learning and focus on management
and social sciences stream only.
Ace Institute currently has two campuses in Kathmandu, Nepal and runs six different programs: BBA, BBA-BI, MBA, MBA Evening, Executive MBA and A
level. Currently, it has over 1,400 students pursuing different programs.
Team
Sangam Shrestha
Co-Founder
AnahatCorp@outlook.com
The Anahat team is currently creating technology that

translates body movements associated with sign language
into speech.
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A Tiny Little
Perspective
CTO
@_gauravdhungana
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www.docthers.com
PAKISTAN
atinylittleperspective.org
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Team
Demo Day
Nov 25-26, 2014
DoctHers
Arts and ICT
Dipti Sherchan
CEO
@diptisherchan
dipti@atinylittleperspective.org
Gaurav Dhungana
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A Tiny Little Perspective is about making innovative

contributions in the field of learning and education. EdUp
is a A Tiny Little Perspective venture that aims to bring
about a change in how student performance in educational
institutions is conducted through the use of innovative
technology.
Team
Dr. Sara Saeed Khurram

Founder
sara.khurram@njfk.org
Mrs. Saima Khakwani
Certified Health Nurse
saima.shivji@njfk.org
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DoctHers employs female doctors to work remotely via

live-streaming. Doctors team up with healthcare workers
in remote communities in order to provide diagnosis and
treatment to patients the doctor cannot physically visit.
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Ducere
Technologies
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E-Commerce
www.duceretech.com
INDIA
Krispian Lawrence
Founder
@duceretech
krispian.lawrence@gmail.com
Demo Day
Nov 25-26, 2014
Engineering Adda
Paani
Wearable Technology
Team
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projectpaani.webs.com
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Ducere Technologies is creating and patenting interactive

haptic footwear that helps blind people navigate, by giving
notices to the wearer. Each purchase of Lechal footwear
goes towards subsidising a pair for someone who is visuallychallenged.
Team
Engineering Adda is creating a water quality sensor that can be

connected to a smartphone to monitor water quality.
Darpan Pudasaini
Co- Founder
pudasainidirpan@hotmail.com
Milan Karki
Co-Founder
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ICT for Agrictulture
Education
Agriculture
www.gradberry.com
PAKISTAN
ict4agri.com
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Iba Masood
Co-Founder
iba@gradberry.com
Syed Ahmed
Co-Founder
@gradberry
Team
Gradberry is helping young talent get the skills they need to get
hired with great employers in todays competitive job market.
They bridge the skills gap by allowing students and graduates
to complete courses in emerging, in-demand skills, and unlock
achievements to display on their talent profile. Employers are
then able to filter and select trained talent that are ready to
perform from day one on the job. The company currently has
38,000 users representing 650 universities and 1,500 employers
using the platform to hire skilled talent.
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Gradberry
Team
Demo Day
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Avinash Jha
Co-Founder
aim.avinash@gmail.com
Sibjan Chaulagain
Co-Founder
sibjanc@gmail.com
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ICT for Agriculture currently is beta testing a platform that

provides real-time market information, crop prices, weather and
farming tips to 300 farmers.
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Metro Tarkari
Education
e-Commerce
www.MeroAnswer.com
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metrotarkari.com
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Team
Roshan Bhandari
Co-Founder
brishi98@gmail.com
Subit Raj Pokharel
Co- Founder
rajsubit@phunka.com
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MeroAnswer
MeroAnswer is a web and android based platform to

prepare tests based on multiple choice questions.
Started a few months ago, they are focused on developing
high school contents as multiple choice questions with
examination facilities based on subjects and syllabus of
entrance examinations in Nepal. Currently they have more
than 3K users and over 10K multiple choice questions on
the site.
Demo Day
Nov 25-26, 2014
Team
Ishwor Acharya
Co-Founder
@metrotarkari
ishwor@metro-vibes.com
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Metro Tarkari is Nepals largest and trusted online grocer.

The company specializes in electronic order placement and
home delivery of groceries and fresh produce.
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Monico Technologies
Limited
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MUrgency Inc.
Health Care
www.murgency.com
INDIA
Travel
www.monicotechnologies.com
BANGLADESH
ONE GLOBAL EMERGENCY

RESPONSE NETWORK
Team
M Sakhawat Sobhan
Co-Founder
sakhawat.sobhan@gmail.com
Khalid Anwar
Co-Founder
Monico Technologies brings location based services to

Bangladesh, specifically through Finder, the companys
vehicle, vessel, and motorbike tracking service in
Bangladesh. Finder brings consumers anti-theft
technologies, route selection, speed reports and more.
Team
Shaffi Mather
Founder and CEO
s.mather@MUrgency.com
Masoud Ferouzi,
Co- Founder and Vice President
m.firouzi@MUrgency.com
@MUrgencyNetwork
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MUrgency is the Uber of Emergency Response.

MUrgency will register EMTs, Paramedics, Nurses, Nurse
Practitioners, Doctors, BLS Trained Professionals, CPR
Trained Personnel, ER, EMS, Urgent Care Clinics, and
Home Health Care Workers on the Responder (Supply
Side) of MUrgency Platform. MUrgency alerts the nearest
Responder available to the location of the person in need of
emergency assistance. MUrgencys features are currently
being tested through SENTINEL SAFE App, which has been
downloaded over 60,000 times.
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nLocate
e-Commerce
Entertainment
nepflights.com
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www.nlocate.com
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Team
Prakash Neupane
Co-Founder
prakash@smartsamaj.com
@nprkshn
Manish Amgain
Project Manager
@manisamg
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Nepflights
Nepflights offers booking of the cheapest flights all over

Nepal. It aims to offer best-value product and services
along with cutting-edge technology and dedicated
round-the-clock customer support.
Demo Day
Nov 25-26, 2014
Team
Manoj Ghimire
Co-Founder
ghimire.manoj@gmail.com
Tulashi Gautam
Co-Founder
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nLocate helps people search for local products and services

in Nepal, such as movies in cinema-halls, drama in theatres,
doctors in hospitals and so on. nLocate envisions itself as
a content aggregator platform for local businesses. The
developer community can build innovative solutions on top
of the platform. nLocate mobile app has a 4-star rating on
the Android app store and over 30,000 downloads from
both Android and iOs.
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Prodengi
www.prodengi.kz
KAZAKHSTAN
Alexey Sidorov
Co-Founder
@prodengi_kz
Elmira Kadirbayeva
Co- Founder
info@prodengi.kz
Demo Day
Nov 25-26, 2014
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Radiowalla Network
Private Limited
Financial Services
Team
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Entertainment
www.spotradio.in
INDIA
Prodengi is a financial portal in Kazakhstan that allows its

customers to compare banks, financial terms, loans, cards,
exchange rates, and other services in Kazakhstan.
Team
Harvinderjit Bhatia
Co-Founder
@radiowalla
hjsbhatia@gmail.com
Harpeet Singh
COO
harpreet@radiowalla.in
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Radiowalla creates and curates customized audio content

for Retail Chains and Special Interest Groups across India
and Middle East.
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Nov 25-26, 2014
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PROFILES
Santufei
Energy
Travel
KAZAKHSTAN
www.santufei.com
KAZAKHSTAN
Team
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Samruk NS LLP
Arman Ahmuhanov
Founder
armantore71@mail.ru
Ardak Berdibekov
Co-Founder
ardak.berdibekov@x-wind.eu
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Nov 25-26, 2014
Team
Samruk is in the process of completing a small-scale,

efficient wind electricity generator.
Santufei is revolutionizing online travel ticket purchasing in

Kazakhstan.
Ashkhat Omarov
Founder
@akaLester
askhat.omarov@aic.kz
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Trekurious
ICT
Travel
yorbittech.com
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www.trekurious.com
SRI LANKA
Team
Prajwal Rimal
CTO/Server & DBA
info@yorbittech.net
Chandan Gupta
Solution Architect
chandan@yorbittech.net
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TrackMandu
Trackmandu is a complete vehicle tracking system which

includes a custom embedded hardware device that sends
information to the cloud & a mobile/web based application
that is used to track the vehicles. The project also includes
Trackboard, which can be kept at public bus stops that
shows the information about public vehicle passing nearby it.
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Nov 25-26, 2014
Team
Rukmankan Sivaloganathan
Co-Founder and CEO
@trekurious
rukmankan@gmail.com
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Trekurious democratizes access to amazing experiences

by working with incredible personalities and brands, from
Michelin-starred chefs to sports stars and acclaimed
authors; to design and curate fun, unique, and immersive
experiences that anyone can book and enjoy.
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Yellow App
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SPEAKERS, MENTORS & JUDGES
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Andreas Ehn, Co-Founder, Wrapp, @ehn
ICT
Andreas is the Co-Founder of Wrapp and is well known for his role as Co-Founder and CTO of Spotify. His
specialties are: tech recruiting, systems architecture, open-source software and licenses, seeing the business and
transformational potential of new technology and inspiring people. He studied Computer Science at the Royal
Institute of Technology in Stockholm, majoring in Theoretical Science.
yellownepal.co
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Augie Rakow, Corporate Lawyer for Startups, Orrick, @augierakow

Augie is a corporate attorney in Orricks Emerging Companies Group where he advises startups and investors who
are building the future of how we live and work. Augie studied theological history at Harvard University before
becoming a lawyer and is one of the few Americans who has taken the Japanese bar exam.
Sam OKeefe, Battlefield Editor, TechCrunch, @samok
Team
Anish Shrestha
Co-Founder
@aniXification
er.anishshrestha@gmail.com
Manisha Karmacharya
Co-Founder
Yellow App helps people of Nepal locate the best

restaurants, events and special deals. The app is currently
available on Android where it has been downloaded over
1,000 times and boasts a 4.5 of 5-star rating from 219
reviewers. Yellow App will soon be released on iPhone.
Sam is currently the Battlefield Editor at TechCrunch. Previously, Sam directed the #HACKcelerator with AngelHack
and ran their Global Sales/Partnerships team. She is also a member of the executive team at Minds Matter San
Francisco and is involved with Trudev, a social enterprise focused on water/sanitation in developing countries.
Sartaj Anand, Founder, Egomonk, @sartajanand

Sartaj Anand is a Parallel Entrepreneur with an unreasonable dream to positively impact 1 Billion human lives
within his lifetime. He currently runs a boutique consulting firm - Egomonk, focused on Innovation and Strategy,
and an exponential nonprofit - Billion Strong. Sartaj has travelled and worked in more than 40 countries so far and
now focuses on providing authentic thought leadership, driving empathic conversations and creating life changing
experiences.
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Anil Chitrakar, Founding Member, Environmental Camps of Conservation Awareness (ECCA)

Ranjit Acharaya, CEO, Prisma Advertising
Ranjit is the founder, owner, and CEO of Prisma Advertising, a leading advertising firm located in Nepal. He has over two
decades of experience and has worked with clients such as Coca Cola, Johnson & Johnson, Samsung, and more. He also serves
as the Director of Media Hub and Managing Director of Neel Barahi Films.
Anil is the founding member of the Environmental Camps of Conservation Awareness (ECCA) for which he received the Ashoka
fellowship. He worked with the elected Mayor of Kathmandu to conserve the valleys globally unique World Heritage Sites. He
then worked in Washington DC Ashoka office helping expand the programs globally. His work has been recognized by the World
Economic Forum and more recently the Silicon Valley Tech Award. Anil currently serves as chairman of the Himalayan Climate
Initiate and is a Consulting Partner at Siddarthinc.
Binod Dhakal, President, Computer Association of Nepal

Amit Agrawal, CEO, Janaki Technology Pvt. Ltd
Amit has years of experience working in the IT sector filling a variety of roles. Starting out as a Support Engineer with Subisu,
Amit went on to Janaki Technology to serve as the companies Director of Business Development. He also founded and
became the Director of Social Aves, a social media marketing agency based in Kathmandu. Driven by the passion to promote
tech-entrepreneurship and startups in the country, Amit and his team undertook many initiatives and projects through Janaki
Technology Pvt. Ltd. It is now one of the leading VAS Provider and Social Media Product company in Nepal.
Narottam Aryal, Executive Director, Kings College

Narottam has experiences in the field of higher education in different capacities including a teacher, a manager and, an
education entrepreneur for the last 15 years. He holds an. M.Phil. in Public Policy from University of Bergen, Norway and a
Masters Degree in Public Administration from Tribhuvan University, Nepal. He was awarded the Manager of the Year 2013 by
Management Association of Nepal (MAN), the apex body of management professionals of Nepal. Narottam is an International
Visitor (IV) 2102 of US Department of State. Currently, he is the Executive Director with Kings College.
Sixit Bhatta, Co-Founder, Three60 Consulting Pvt. Ltd.

Sixit is the co-founder of Three60 Consulting Pvt. Ltd, a start up organization, working on the design of the New Learning
Environment aided by technology. He is a graduate in engineering with a major in electronics and communication. He holds
a Masters in Business Administration, with gold medals awarded by Prime Minister and President of Nepal for Educational
Excellence. Over the past three years he has focused exclusively on establishment of the Mobile Financial Services subsidiary
of Nepal Investment Bank Ltd. (NIBL), M. Nepal. Previously as a telecom engineer with United Telecom Limited he worked
with the team to introduce an entirely new CDMA technology for the first time in Nepal.
Binay Bohra, Owner, Vianet Communications

Binay Bohra founded Vianet Communication in 1999 and serves as its current managing director. He has been advisor to South
Asian Network Operators Group and also an executive member for ICT Development Technology Committee for FNCCI. He is
past chairman of Nepal Internet Exchange which focuses on keeping the local content within Nepal to increase the efficiency
and now leads Internet Service Provider Association of Nepal as its President.
Binod is currently the President of Computer Association of Nepal (CAN). Professionally he is an Engineer and has the masters
degree in management and marketing. He is involved in ICT field for more than 20 years. He has worked in different institutions
in different capacity. Currently he is involved in Virtualization, implementation and configuration of technology hardware and
software. He is also the Executive Chairman of Green IT Solution and Managing Director of Electronics and Communication
Engineering.
Shailendra Raj Giri, Owner, Real Solutions

Shailendra has more than 12 years of experience as a Human Resource Consultant and is working with a leading Human Resource
Consulting firm, Real Solutions as the Managing Director. He has a vast knowledge of Nepalese Job Market since he has been
providing HR Consulting to diverse organization including INGOs, Banks, MNCs, Government Organizations, Trading houses,
Telecom, ISP and many private companies. He is the Vice President of Human Resource Society Nepal, an active participant and
moderator of HR Kurakani HR learning platform.
Brijendra (Rochan) Joshi, COO, Rooster Logic Pvt. Ltd.

Brijendra has been working in service industry and entrepreneurial ventures for the last ten years. He specializes in project
management and community mobilization. He is the co-organizer of the Startup Weekend in Nepal and currently the COO at
Rooster Logic, a tech startups which works on Big Data Management in Nepal.
Pravin Raj Joshi, CTO, Rooster Logic Pvt. Ltd.

Pravin Raj Joshi is the CTO at Rooster Logic Pvt. Ltd. Apart from that he is the Director at Brihaspati Vidyasadan School and
MDev Solutions Pvt. Ltd. He is also the Advisor at Startup Weekend and FOSS Nepal.
Sohan Khatri, CEO, Three H Management

Sohan is the CEO of Three H Management, a well-known management consultant with experience ranging across the crosssection of industries and sectors in Nepal. Having started his career as Civil Engineer, he widened his qualification through MBA
with specialization in Finance and Marketing and took it further to specialize in finance and investment through professional
certifications namely Certified Financial Manager (India) and Licensed International Financial Analyst, Charterholder (US). He
has been visiting faculty in various renowned colleges of Nepal and continues to be adjunct faculty in some of them.
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Suman Shakya, Managing Director, One Planet Solutions

Pradeep Raj Pandey, Consultant
Pradeep has a Masters degree in Business Administration from the Faculty of Management Studies, Delhi University, India and
more than 25 years of leadership and management experience. Currently, he is working as a consultant for different projects
and is an adjunct faculty at South Asian Institute of Management, Ace Institute of Management, APEX College of Management,
Kings College of Management. He had served as the CEO for Air Nepal International Pvt. Ltd, Nepal Tourism Board and also
served as the Executive Vice-President for CIGEN Corporation & Chaudhury Group.
Madan Lal Pradhan, Director, Hydro Solutions and Managing Director, Unique Hydel Company Pvt. Ltd.
Pradhan has a Masters degree in Management with specialization in Strategic Human Resources Management. His primary
interest is in management strategisation and contextual factors in organizational learning. He has both national and
international experiences managing projects and programmes of varied scope and range. His engagements has been in the
area of professional training, Executive counseling and leadership coaching, facilitating various learning programmes and
competency development programmes for mid to senior level managers and development practitioners in Nepal and abroad.
He has edited a number of management books and journals and has co-authored a booklet entitled Century 21 Manager.
Pankaj Pradhananga, Director of Operations, Four Season Travel and Tours

Pankaj comes with an experience of over 2 decades in Tourism industry working in various capacities with the focus on
Inbound Tour operations in Himalayan region. He has travelled to 17+ countries (Asia, Europe and North America) and
counting. Presently he has been working on Responsible Tourism to open up Nepal as a destination for Inclusive / accessible
Tourism. He enjoys photography, mountain biking and loves public speaking.
Om Rajbhandary, Executive Chairman, Brihat Group

Om serves as the Chairman in The Comfort Housing Pvt. Ltd. and Comfort Care Pvt. Ltd. He is a board member of Kathmandu
Valley Water Supply Management Board (KVWSMB) of the Government of Nepal; President of Urban Development
Committee at the Federation of Nepalese Chamber of Commerce and Industry (FNCCI); member of Green Homes Project
Coordination Committee, UN-HABITAT for a better urban future and member of Canada-Nepal Business Executive
Committee (CNBEC); He is also an Executive Committee Member at SAARC Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SCCI) and a
National Team Member of Habitat for Humanity International (HFHI).
Vidhan Rana, Founder & Managing Partner, Biruwa Ventures

Vidhan completed a bachelors degree in Business Management and Economics from Hope College in Michigan, USA. After
graduation, he joined Whittaker Associates Inc., a market research firm. Vidhan established a research division for Whittaker
Associates in Nepal and founded Biruwa Ventures in July 2011 to support aspiring entrepreneurs. Through Biruwa, Vidhan has
mentored over 100 entrepreneurs and invested in three startups.
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Suman is the Past President of Everest Toastmasters Club, an important hub of a global network that trains people to become
better communicators and leaders. Suman is also the Co-organizer of Startup Weekend Kathmandu, a global grassroot
movement promoting innovation and entrepreneurship. Suman is the current Director of Rooster Logic and is associated with
bitarak.com, Digitainment. Suman completed his Diploma in Foreign Trade and MBA from Calcutta, India, and is he is currently
an adjunct faculty of Marketing at Ace Institute of Management and South Asian Institute of Management.
IP Sharma, Head of IT and IS, Bottling Investment Group (Coca-Cola)

IP has extensive experience in managing team of IT Engineers across Asian countries (Nepal, Sri Lanka, Vietnam,
Cambodia and Ethiopia) in the capacity of Asia Division IT Lead. He runs concurrent business projects (Sales
Force Automation-SFA, Marketing Asset Management & ERP). He specializes in mobility solutions, infrastructure,
application roll out and project management.
Rabindra Silwal, Country Director, DAO Aviation A/S, Denmark
In addition to his work with DAO Aviation, Rabindra is also the management consultant for Air Kasthamandap
Airlines Pvt. Ltd. and serves as the Director for Finingo Travels Pvt. Ltd., Berry and Dairy Inc. and NP Foods
Pvt. Ltd. He has a MBA and a M. Sc. (Statistics) from Ace Institute of Management and Central Department of
Statistics respectively.
Sanjib Subba, CEO, National Banking Training Institute
Sanjib has over 20 years of experience as a banker and international trainer. He holds an MBA from Webster University and
has received executive education from both the World Bank Institute and Stanford Universitys Graduate School of Business.
Sanjib started his career with ANZ Grindlays Bank and later moved to Bangkok where he was the Executive Director for
Webster University Managing MBA and other Masters level programs.
Bijendra Suwal, Chief Information Officer, Nepal Investment Bank

Suwal has 23 years of progressive and extensive experience in Core Banking, Card & Financial technology software and
hardware including Mobile Banking, Branchless Banking and other alternative delivery channels. He has Masters degree in
Business Administration (Executive) and listed under Deans list in recognition of an outstanding Meritorious Achievement
in EMBA Graduation. He is also a Chairman of Board of Directors in Swabalamban Bittiya Bikas Bank, one of the largest
microfinance in the country covering 38 districts.
Anand Tuladhar, Owner, The Bluestar Complex

Anand is an an advisor to a number of international agencies involved in fostering entrepreneurship and mentoring youth
start-ups of Nepal. He is a visiting faculty for Entrepreneurship and Innovation and Business Ethics at Business Schools in
Kathmandu. He holds a Bachelors degree in Engineering from the National Institute of Technology, India as well as a Masters
in Management Studies from the University of Plymouth, United Kingdom. He is also a certified trainer and a Life Coach.
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Ovidiu Bujorean, Senior Manager of Entrepreneurship at CRDF Global, International Speaker Ovibees.com
@ovidiubujorean
Ovidiu Bujorean manages several entrepreneurship programs such as REC@NNECT and The GIST Initiative, a global enterprise
that builds entrepreneurial ecosystems across the Middle East, Asia, and Africa. In less than three years GIST has built an online
global community of over 240K entrepreneurs, trained more than 3K entrepreneurs, vetted and mentored fast growing tech
entrepreneurs who raised $26M+ in funding. Ovidiu built a network of global partnerships with likeminded organizations such
as MIT Enterprise Forum, Startup Malaysia, infoDev, and Microsoft as well as attracted the support of globally recognized
entrepreneurs such as Jeff Hoffman, Co-Founder of Priceline.com, and Nolan Bushnell, Founder of Atari. He is a graduate of the
MIT Sloan School of Management (MBA) and Harvard Kennedy School (MPA).
Fidan Karimova, Associate Program Manager, CRDF Global, @fikari333

Fidan Karimova joined GIST in October 2012, focusing on media messaging and communications, but she has been on staff
at CRDF Global for three years already, working on client relationship management, website development, and promotional
materials. Fidan has traveled extensively, including living abroad in China, Italy, and Spain and working for a summer at the
UN in Azerbaijan. She also brings her entrepreneurial spirit to GIST, having started her own painting business and dabbled in
environmental fashion design in college.
Yuritzi Acosta, Associate Program Manager, CRDF Global

Yuritzi Acosta has over five years of experience in international program management. For the last two years, she has been
actively engaged in implementing programs focused on entrepreneurship support and working with a diverse group of
entrepreneurs and startups from all over the world. She has helped develop a network of entrepreneurs, angel and venture
investors, incubators, business accelerators, universities and other stakeholders to support these aspiring entrepreneurs. She
has coordinated a number of programs funded by local and international agencies, and has livedin countries across Africa, Asia,
Latin America and Europe.
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U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE TEAM
Demo Day
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Olivier Garaud, Program Officer, U.S. Department of States Bureau of South and Central
Asian Affairs
As a Program Officer in the U.S. Department of States Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs, Olivier Garaud
designs, coordinates, and monitors foreign assistance programs that aid in the implementation of U.S. regional
policy priorities. Previously, he supported the U.S. Department of Defenses international professional military
education programs. Olivier has a B.A. in East Asian Studies from New York University and a M.A. in Asian Studies
from Georgetown University.
Ace INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT TEAM

Ajay Ghimire, Founder and Chairman of Ace Institute of Management, Founder and CEO of
Avant Ventures
A recipient of Fulbright scholarship and management graduate of MIT Sloan School of Management, USA, Ajay
also received his education from Panjab University (Chandigarh, India), Georgetown University, Johns Hopkins
University, University of California at Berkeley (USA) and Oxford University (UK). He is the founder and chairman
of Ace Institute of Management, Ace Higher Secondary School, Ace School, and a newly established Avant
Ventures. He also established Ace Finance Company (now Ace Development Bank) and Vibor Bikas Bank and
served as their founder CEO. He is also one of the founders of Niti Foundation and serves on its Board as the
Chairman. He has also served on the Board of Nepal Investment Bank and on the Senate of Pokhara University.
Ashish Tiwari, Principal and Director, Ace Institute of Management

An MBA graduate from KIIT School of Management, Bhubaneshwar, India, Ashish has over 16 years of experience
in the field of marketing, education and education management. Currently the Principal and Director at Ace
Institute of Management, he also serves on the Board of Ace Higher Secondary School and Ace School. His area of
expertise include marketing, strategic management, branding, teaching, training and facilitation.
Amanda Gant, Associate Program Manager, CRDF GLOBAL, @amandagant

Amanda Gant joined GIST in March 2012, working with international partners to organize startup boot camps and virtual
mentorship rograms. Amanda has long had the entrepreneurship bug, selling bracelets on the beach of her hometown since
middle school, an experience that inspired her to study international development with the hope of empowering others to
realize their dreams by starting heir own businesses. Amanda supports her local community by organizing the annual Glover
Park Day, which showcases local area usinesses and non-profits; she also leads service-oriented ecotourism trips to Nicaragua
to promote travel and cultural exchange.
Dhiroj Shrestha, Program Coordinator, MBA Evening Program, Ace Institute of Management
An MBA graduate from James Cook University Australia, Singapore Campus, Dhiroj has been in the field of education for 5
years. He currently is the Program Coordinator for MBA Evening at Ace Institute of Management. His expertise lies in the
execution of various extra and co-curricular activities both inter and intra-college. He does a bit of reading and is an avid
traveller whenever he gets an opportunity.
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GIST TechConnects http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLQKK8sN1-uH1PGB-j0gJB0A1VEew4lgif

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General Resources
Entrepreneur www.entrepreneur.com
Inc.com www.inc.com
Red Herring www.redherring.com
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VentureBeat www.venturebeat.com
Afriqueitnews - www.afriqueitnews.com
Fast Company - www.fastcompany.com
Cnet - www.cnet.com
INDIA
TechCrunch - www.techcrunch.com
Tech Cocktail - www.tech.co
Stanford Online - online.stanford.edu
Udacity - www.udacity.com
Non-Government Programs
Entrepreneur Week - www.entrepreneurweek.net
KAZAKHSTAN
KYRGYZSTAN
BANGLADESH
BHUTAN
PAKISTAN
SRI LANKA
MALDIVES
Entrepreneur Meetup - entrepreneur.meetup.com

Global Community for Advancing Studies on Entrepreneurship - www.gcase.org
10,000 Women Initiative - www.goldmansachs.com/citizenship/10000women/
Global Entrepreneurship Leadership Symposium - entrepreneurship.intel.com/community/gels-community
Global Entrepreneurship Week - www.unleashingideas.org
Microsoft BizSpark - www.mitef.org
OPEC Fund for International Development - www.ofid.org
Global Student Entrepreneur Awards - www.gsea.org
YoungEntrepreneur.com - www.youngentrepreneur.com/about-us
U.S. Government Programs
A New Beginning: Entrepreneurship & Business Innovation anewbeginning.eonetwork.org

Youth Livelihoods Alliance - www.state.gov/r/pa/prs/ps/2012/10/198490.htm
TAJIKISTAN
TURKMENISTAN
TechGirls - exchanges.state.gov/non-us/program/techgirls
TechWomen - www.techwomen.org
The Global Entrepreneurship Program - www.state.gov/e/eb/cba/entrepreneurship/gep/index.htm
Partners for a New Beginning - www.aspeninstitute.org/policy-work/new-beginning
Global Womens Mentorship Program - exchanges.state.gov/citizens/professionals/fortunepartnership.html
UZBEKISTAN
Center for Entrepreneurship and Executive Development - www.ceed-global.org/web/default.aspx

The Entrepreneurship Toolkit - egateg.usaid.gov/sites/default/files/USAID_State%20Entrepreneurship%20Toolkit_0.pdf
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Nov 25-26, 2014
Nov 27, 2014

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CRDF Global and TechCrunch formed a partnership, to provide an opportunity for REC@NNECT entrepreneurs to attend
the TechCrunch Disrupt 2014 event in London on October 20-21, 2014. TechCrunch Disrupt is a two-day single-track
conference and startup competition to immerse the attendees in the debate about whats changing in technology right
now, whats causing it and what needs to be done about it to survive and thrive in real time. The event gathers the leaders
and innovators of the technology and media industries to give a deep insight into the creative destruction happening now.
Finalist Sessions
ENTREPRENEURS AT CES
Demo Day
Nov 25-26, 2014
Nov 27, 2014

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For two consecutive years CRDF Global has sponsored the top entrepreneurs to attend the CES conference, a global
consumer electronics and consumer technology tradeshow that takes place every January in Las Vegas, Nevada.
CRDF Global entrepreneurs that attended the event are both founders of successful, well-recognized startups that are
succeeding each in their own industries. You could be the next CRDF Global sponsored startup to attend CES in 2015!
REC@NNECT sent three entrepreneurs to attend the final event in London. Each of the entrepreneurs took advantage of
the one-of-a-kind networking opportunities and being immersed into the innovative vibrant culture that is TechCrunch.
Hind Hobeika, Founder, CEO & Lead Engineer

Instabeat is the first waterproof heads-up monitor that tracks, stores, and displays instant
feedback of heart rate during swim to optimize training and allows to achieve peak
performance.
Received International CES Innovations 2014 Design and Engineering Award and
named one of the most intriguing gadget of 2013 CES http://bit.ly/instabeat_HP
Krispian Lawrence
Ducere Technologies
Information Technology
INDIA
Yatin Varachhia
Lumos Design Technology Pvt. Ltd.
Energy
INDIA
Ashwin Bhambri
Money King
Financial & Banking
INDIA
Fireside Chat with Samantha OKeefe, Startup Battlefield Editor at TechCrunch

What are some of the key trends you see in technology entrepreneurship globally? Any particular industries of high growth?
In the past two years weve seen a lot more hardware focused startups. Weve also seen more support for biotech with
the recent emergence of shared lab spaces, biology focused accelerators, early stage funding etc. Mobile for enterprise
and in general business productivity tools I think have a lot of potential in the coming years.
How does TechCrunch enable most promising tech startups globally to launch successfully?
TechCrunch enables startups to be seen by a much wider audience then they normally access. Our readers are potential
investors, employees, partners and users of the products and services built by startups so no matter what your goal,
coverage is usually helpful.
Ana Burica and Josipa Majic, Co-Founders of Teddy the Guardian

Teddy The Guardian is an individually designed plush teddy bear
with built-in medical sensors that track a childs vital signs and send
recorded values wirelessly to a physicians tablet or web application.
The product provides parents with a mobile app to visualize and
measure their childrens vital signs in an intuitive, stress-free way.
Named one of 12 Smart Gadgets That
Will Transform Your Home http://bit.ly/
teddyguard
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REC@NNECT is a par tnership led by CRDF Global and the U.S. Depar tment of State.

ENTREPRENEURS REC@NNECT THE SILK ROAD

Nov 25-26, 2014

Nov 27, 2014

Nov 25-26, 2014

Nov 27, 2014

Ace Institute of Management

REC@NNECT Challenge Profiles 9

CRDF Global Team

U.S. Department of State and Ace Teams

Nov 25-26, 2014

Nov 27, 2014

Registration & Networking - Coffee, tea and cookies available.

Welcoming Remarks & Introductions

Raising Capital: Securing Funding for Growth

Negotiation with Investors & Intro to Term Sheets

Pitching Feedback Small Group Discussions

Expanding your business to other countries

Evaluation of REC@NNECT Final Event Training Session

Finalist Announcement and Closing

1-hour long mentorship session of 10 SCA ventures

Speed Mentorship sessions with 10 Nepali ventures

Speed Mentorship sessions with 10 SCA ventures

Mentorship of 10 Nepali ventures

Nov 27, 2014

Nov 25-26, 2014

Nov 27, 2014

EMPOWER THE NEXT

GENERATION OF EARLY STAGE ENTREPRENEURS

Registration & Trainings

Welcoming Remarks & Introductions

Living in an Exponential Future

Bootstrapping and Raising Capital

Rec@nnect identifies the next generation of technology

LEARN VIRTUALLY & LOCALLY

Registration for Demo Day

Building a Vibrant Entrepreneurial Ecosystem

Pitching Competition The Main Event

Coffee Break and Company Demo

Presentations on the Ace Institute of Management and REC@NNECT

Award Ceremony & Networking Reception

THE SILK ROAD

local entrepreneurs in action

Nov 27, 2014

Nov 25-26, 2014

CRDF GLOBALS IMPACT

BUILDING ENTREPRENEURIAL ECOSYSTEMS

INNOVATION AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP PROGRAMS

Nov 25-26, 2014

Nov 27, 2014

Core Program Beliefs

Innovation. We believe strongly in the power of technology and innovation

partnerships. We partner with like-minded local and regional organizations

as drivers for sustainable growth.

and corporations to leverage our resources and capabilities to build capacity

Entrepreneurship. Entrepreneurs transform innovation into enterprises

for greater impact and avoid redundancy.

CRDF Global believes in the bottom-up approach in building the local

ecosystems and supports local entrepreneurship initiatives by identifying

the source of growth and dynamism. CRDF Global offers a comprehensive

leaders, existing programs and the gaps in the system.

suite of programs designed to nurture these early-stage companies.

Assisting with the formation of new technology commercialization