Articles by Diana Hollmann
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Tuesday
May 25
2010Arab World Social Innovation Forum – Roll Up Your Sleeves!
A week ago, Ashoka Arab World convened more than 250 practitioners from civil society, the public and private sectors, academics, as well as social entrepreneurs from more than 20 countries at the Arab World Social Innovation Forum in bustling Cairo. The two days of keynotes, round table discussions and networking were filled with a lot of energy!
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Friday
May 14
2010From the MENA region: Ashoka and the Arab World Social Innovation Forum
This weekend?s Arab World Social Innovation Forum (AWSIF) promises to constitute yet another inspiring event to advance social entrepreneurship in the MENA region. NextBillion.net talked to Dr. Iman Bibars, CEO and Founder of the Ashoka Arab World, about social innovation in the Arab World and the upcoming forum.
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Monday
April 26
2010From Cairo to DC: Presidential Summit on Entrepreneurship kicks off today
Delivering on his promise from his June 2009 Cairo speech, Barack Obama hosts a Presidential Summit on Entrepreneurship that kicks off today in Washington DC. 250 participants from the US and Muslim communities come together and discuss issues revolving around the importance of entrepreneurship, job creation and community development.
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Wednesday
April 14
2010Notes from the Base of the Pyramid(s)
Try Googling ?Base of the Pyramid? and ?Egypt.? You will learn about the size of the base of the Cheops pyramid, the length of its sides, and that it was built to be as square as possible. Not exactly what one might be looking for in the context of enterprise and development?
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Tuesday
March 23
2010Notes from ANDE’s First Investment Officer Training in Kenya
"I hear, I forget; I see, I remember; I do, I understand"This quote by Confucius was written on the back of our name tags and was also the underlying principle at the inaugural Aspen Network of Development Entrepreneurs (ANDE) investment officer training this March.
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Wednesday
November 25
2009If You Saw Money Lying on the Street, Would You Pick It Up?
Though broad business opportunities in the largely untapped markets at the base of the economic pyramid exist, few multinational companies have taken advantage of them. So what does it take "to pick up that money lying in the street"? And is it really that easy to seize those opportunities?
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Friday
November 20
2009Global Entrepreneurship Week 2009
It’s Friday in the 2009 Global Entrepreneurship Week! 20,000 events involving 5 million people around the globe are taking place this week lasting from November 16-22.
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Thursday
November 19
2009Net Impact 2009: A Wrap-Up
2 days, 2600 participants and over 350 speakers in 125 sessions. These are just some of the stats of this year?s Net Impact conference. One thing is for sure: It was an intense and inspiring conference!
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