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Impact Investors Size Up Global Social Enterprises Thursday, Aug. 18, at Santa Clara University
Miller Center for Social Entrepreneurship:
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WHAT:
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2016 Investor Showcase, Miller Center for Social
Entrepreneurship's Global Social Benefit Institute (GSBI®)
Accelerator program
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WHO:
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14 social entrepreneurs, addressing climate change and the status of
poor women in Latin America, Africa, Asia, India, and North America.
They are working to solve problems ranging from impure water and
unemployed youth to farming droughts and life-threatening childbirth.
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? 63 Silicon Valley mentors
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? 300 impact investors, including business experts and
philanthropists
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WHY:
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Entrepreneurs seek investments to grow their successful, social
benefit startups. The social enterprises and the countries they
represent include:
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• Egypt, Alashanek
ya Balady Association for Sustainable Development
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• Rwanda, Uganda, Burundi, Kenya, All
Across Africa
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• India, Bangladesh, China, Mexico, Brazil, Ethiopia, Awaaz.De
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• Mexico, Cántaro
Azul
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• India, Kenya, Bangladesh, CareNx
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• Africa, Asia, Latin America, engageSPARK
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• Ghana, Sierra Leone, Cameroon, Malawi, Nigeria, Farmerline
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• Myanmar, Koe
Koe Tech
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• Kenya, Livelyhoods
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• India, USA, Noora
Health
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• Uganda, Kenya, Burundi, Rwanda, Tanzania, NUCAFE
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• India, Pollinate
Energy
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• Panama, Nicaragua, Solubrite
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• Kenya, Vava
Coffee
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WHEN:
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Thursday, Aug. 18, 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., followed by lunch
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WHERE:
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Santa Clara University (SCU) Recital Hall, 400 El Camino Real, Santa
Clara, CA (News - Alert) 95053
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AGENDA:
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• 9:30 a.m.: Registration
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• 10:00 a.m.: Welcome remarks from Thane Kreiner, Ph.D., executive
director, Miller Center for Social Entrepreneurship
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• 10:25 a.m.: Social benefit business pitches (6 minutes each)
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• 12:30 p.m.: Lunch and networking
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REGISTER:
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[email protected] or (408) 832-0147
for media only
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DETAILS:
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GSBI
Accelerator website
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NEWS LINK:
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http://bit.ly/2aUOViA
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B-ROLL:
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Available on YouTube (News - Alert) at the Miller
Center for Social Entrepreneurship channel
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STREAM:
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Event will be livestreamed at www.scu.edu/investorshowcase
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SPONSOR:
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Miller Center for Social Entrepreneurship is one of three Centers of
Distinction at Santa Clara University. Miller Center accelerates
global, innovation-based entrepreneurship in service to humanity.
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BACKSTORY:
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The Investor Showcase is the mid-term milestone of a 10-month
program between Silicon Valley mentors and social entrepreneurs
enrolled in the GSBI Accelerator program.
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