It has been said that what makes a nation poor is not the lack of funds but lack of entrepreneurial skill.
Athgo International’s 5th Global Innovation Forum at the World Bank headquarters Washington DC, aims to provide 200 promising young people from around the world an opportunity to come together, form start up teams, and build constructive business concepts with guidance and support from high-impact executives, inspiring entrepreneurs, and prominent mentors, all in an exciting and rewarding environment.
The Forum will be co-hosted by the World Bank External Affairs, International Telecommunication Union (ITU), and the UN Broadband Commission for Digital Divide. Senior executives of some blue chip companies like Daimler and Chrysler will be in attendance and presenting.

Among the Forum’s distinguished speakers and patrons are:
• H.E. Mr. Paul Kagame, The President of the Republic of Rwanda
• H.E. Dr. Hamadoun Toure, the Secretary General of the ITU, a specialized agency of the United Nations dedicated to information and communication technologies.
• Dr. Armen Orujyan, the Founder of Athgo Corporation and Commissioner, Broadband Commission for Digital Development.
• Ms. Naila Husain Chowdhury, Founder/Chairperson, Women4empowerment.
• Ms. Masiela Lusha, Author, Actress, Producer, and Humanitarian, Athgo Ambassador for Youth
• H.E. Mr. Ivo Ivanovski, the Minister of Information Society, Republic of Macedonia.
• Mr. Mohsen Moazami, General Partner, Columbus Nova Technology Partners.
• Ms. Eidola Pashollari, Secretary General, World Assembly of Youth.
• Mr. Enrico Pisino, Head of Innovation, Chrysler Group LLC
• Ms. Angelica Silvero, Head of the Speakers Bureau; the World Bank External Affairs.
• Mr. Aleem Walji, Director of Innovation Labs, the World Bank
• Mr. Jeff Werner, General Manager, International and Public Policy, Daimler.
• Mr Denis O'Brien, Chairman of Digicel
The highly interactive 3-day engagement with real-time intellectual, network, and financial opportunities will form up 40 start-up teams from the participating 200 young entrepreneurs. The program will include 10+ hours of collaborative team innovation with the support from high-impact executives, inspiring entrepreneurs, and prominent mentors leading to development of commercially viable startups that also display positive communal and environmental impact - what Athgo considers as Constructive Businesses. The entrepreneurial teams will be the first to experience a a bleeding-edge technology developed by Athgo Global, a gamified cloud-based marketplace that channels startup development and skills commerce for entrepreneurs and students around the globe.

The additional benefits for participating young people include:

Intellectual opportunities:
• Guidance on how to build a successful startup
• Direction on how to turn an idea into an impactful, enduring business
• Insight on how to leverage cutting-edge technologies to accelerate the startup process
Networking opportunities:
• Extending access to skills and local knowledge through peers from around the globe
• Introduction to prominent entrepreneurs, experts, executives, and officials with established business and technology development knowledge base
• Establishing first-hand, authentic access to International Institutions and Fortune 500 companies for career opportunities
Financial opportunities:
• Access to Innovation Grants



About Athgo
Athgo is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization championing young adults’ entrepreneurial efforts and profitable innovations that maximize communal and environmental returns. Athgo holds consultative status with the UN Economic and Social Council and the UN Department of Public Information. Since 2003, Athgo has provided intellectual, networking, and financial opportunities to over 5,000 young entrepreneurs and college students from over 600 universities in 80 countries.
www.athgo.org.

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