GLOBAL STARTUP WORKSHOP 2006

Transforming Society through Entrepreneurship

Buenos Aires, Argentina

March 27 - 29, 2006

GSW 2006 Highlights

• Presentations and panel discussions on the "Entrepreneurial Ecosystem, the Role of BPCs, and the Challenge of Starting One"
- Building an Innovative Ecosystem for Entrepreneurship in a Developing Region
- Challenge of the Start ¨C Launching New BPCs
- The Big Company View on Start-Up Ventures
- Funding Your Successful Competition


• Presentations and panel discussions on "Tactics for Developing a BPC and Maximizing its Impact"
- How Entrepreneurs Can Compete in the International Marketplace
- Attracting Participants and Creating Teams
- Optimal IT Solutions for Business Plan Competitions
- Improving the Quality of Plans through Judging and Mentors
- Helping Teams Raise Their Own Money
- How to Create Successful Alumni Companies
- Challenges Facing Participants by Region


• Presentations and panel discussions on "Building a Successful Entrepreneurial Ecosystem"
- Incorporating the Entrepreneurial Ecosystem into a Nation's Development Strategy
- The Entrepreneur's Vision on Leveraging the Entrepreneurial Support Network
- What Investors Look for in a Management Team
- The Role of Financing in the Entrepreneurial Ecosystem
- The Role of Government in the Entrepreneurial Ecosystem
- The Role of Educational Institutions and NGOs in the Entrepreneurial Ecosystem

Keynote Speakers

Kari-Pekka Wilska, Partner, Austin Ventures (former President, Nokia)
Daniel Filmus, Minister of Education and Innovation, Argentina
Kent Brittan, Chairman, United Technologies International Operations
Jose Prado, President and CEO, Grupa Gamesa-Quaker, PepsiCo International
Juan E. Figueroa, Director of SBIR, National Science Foundation

Sponsors

PLATINUM

Fundación OSDE	Multilateral Investment Fund (Inter-AmericanDevelopment Bank)

GOLD

Techint Group	Intel Innovation in Education	Banco Río

SILVER

Young Americas Business Trust	RepsolYPF	Diario La Nación

GNC Galileo	Banco Hipotecario Nacional	IntermediaSP