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“Better overall performance comes when executives, managers and professionals can actively build upon another's competencies, building trusting and dynamic relationships where their creative and innovative ideas flow freely.”
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| Dear E100: |
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| Our Network continues to grow in substance and scope... |
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| In the meantime, take the opportunity to welcome 14 new E100 from 9 countries added to our Global Knowledge Leadership Map – now representing 201 from 69 countries! Take a look at their capabilities and aspirations to see how they dovetail with your own. |
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John Werner (USA) is an activist, athlete, change agent, connector, educator, idea generator, parent, photographer, social entrepreneur, technologist and founding member and current Chief Mobilizing Officer of Citizen Schools - a thriving national educational program with over 500 employees, an annual budget of $27 million, and programs in seven states and 16 cities. He is also the curator of TEDx Beacon Street - a unique blend of inspiring talks, stunning performances, and interactive Adventures. |
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Dr. Nabil Shalaby (Egypt) is Founder & Chairman of Arab Entrepreneur House and member of the Board for the Middle East Council for Small Business & Entrepreneurship (MCSBE). He co-founded Delta Technopreneurs Association, is an Egyreneur Advisor and is a full member of the Science Age Society. He has authored a number of books (e.g., Entrepreneurship and SMEs Development), research papers related to SMEs development, ICT applications to SMEs, business and technology incubators. |
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Rosario Londoño (Colombia) is and Economist and Senior Trust Fund and Technical Assistance Officer at Inter-American Investment Corporation (IIC) - a multilateral investment institution that is part of the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) Group with a focus on small and medium sized business. Intimately involved with the Council for the Human Rights of Children and Youth, she has worked on several non-for profit initiatives (e.g., Kid Save International) and is a successful entrepreneur herself. |
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Emeritus Professor University of Manchester, Dr. Salim Al-Hassani (UK) is President, Foundation for Science, Technology & Civilisation – bringing life to the Muslim heritage. Editor of the book 1001 Inventions, published by National Geographic, which has spawned a number of innovations, including a world touring exhibition, a film featuring Ben Kingsley, and a variety of educational products/memorabilia. An Honorary Fellow of the British Science Association, he has been named as one of the 500 most influential Muslims. |
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Christopher Hire (Australia) is founder and Executive Director of Executive Director of Innovation for 2thinknow® and architect of the Innovation Cities® Program - producing the largest independent analyst data-set benchmarking city performance worldwide, with up to 162 indicators. His ideas are featured in the Boston Globe, Reuters, NY Times Freakonomics, Entrepreneur, Business Insider, Fast Company online, national radio, blogs, government websites and newspapers globally. |
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Serving as COO in the Office of the CTO for EMC Corporation Sheryl Chamberlain (USA) is responsible for defining the company's evolving information infrastructure technology vision and strategy, including innovation programs, university alliances, CTO Councils, EMC Labs and standards programs. With previous executive positions with IBM, PepsiCo and Deloitte, she was the Founding President of EMC’s West Coast Women’s Leadership Forum and received a YWCA Tribute to Women (TWIN) Award. |
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Robert Bell (USA) is Executive Director of the Intelligent Community Forum, a nonprofit think tank that that focuses on broadband and information technology for economic development in communities around the world. Mr. Bell has led economic development missions to cities in Asia and the US; authored articles and appeared in segments of ABC World News and The Discovery Channel. He is the author of a pioneering study titled Benchmarking the Intelligent Community, and of B2B Without the BS. |
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Maurizio Sarmenghi (Italy) is Head of Consulting & Executive Education Unit of COFIMP and B.U. Consulenza e Formazione Manageriale. A member of the Business Association Italy America, he led a Boston Innovation Mission for 50 executives across 4 regions of Northern Italy with investments from CONFINDUSTRIA, Italy's National Association for Entrepreneurs. A Fellow with International Entrepreneurship Academy, he managed a GEODE project on the use of diagnostic tools for strategic variables in SMEs. |
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Terry Alan Young (USA) produced the compendium – Before First World (BFW News). An Intellectual Property expert, he held leadership positions with Texas A&M University. Texas Engineering Experiment Station, and was elected President of the Association of University Technology Managers (AUTM). Among the first knowledge transfer professionals to work with the Russian Federation, China, India, Romania, Czech Republic, and Chile, he also had a UN appointment for an African Transfer Network. |
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Mohammad A. Bakkal Almasoody (Iraq) is Director of Planning and Development for the Integrity Commission (a governmental organization specialized in the fight against corruption in the public sector and private). He has been a student of Knowledge Economics and his Masters thesis (University of Baghdad) focused on the relationship between the capabilities of strategic innovation and transformational leadership behaviors and their impact on sustainable competitive advantage. |
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Trained as an aeronautics engineer with a robotics specialty, Isabelle Estebe (USA), Director of Global Affairs and Communities for Dassault Systèmes, is also President of the French-American Chamber of Commerce of North Carolina, on the Board of the European-American Business Forum of Charlotte and Women Executives of Charlotte. She received the title of Chevalier in the National Order of Merit, by His Excellency Mr. Pierre Vimont, Ambassador of France to the U.S. |
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Norman Lee (Canada) is the Coordinator of MindSet, the Manitoba Network for Science and Technology – recognized provincially, nationally and internationally with the 'Global Best Award of the International Partnership Network'. Norm was a Finalist, TED Prize, City 2.0, in Doha, Qatar and honored with Meritous Service, Sanofi-Aventis Biotechnology Challenge, Bioscience Education Canada. Novel media programs include Girls in Gaming Program and Dragon’s Den, the Canadian equivalent of Sharks’ Tank. |
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Alfredo Barriga (Chile) Founder and Chief Consultant KNOWLEDGE.CL. He was invited as speaker to the Agenda for E-Commerce Private Sector during the WTO Seattle Summit and has proposed several policies to incorporate Latin American and other developing economies to the benefits of E-Commerce. He served as Executive Secretary for Digital Development, Ministerio de Economía Chile. A Microsoft developer, he is active in development of B2B & B2C companies, and e-Marketing Strategy. |
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William Ghormley (USA) is Sr. VP for Business Development and for Xconomy, Inc. Bill held executive positions with Polaroid, Harvard Pilgrim Health Care, and Kendall Healthcare. Bill was president of the Marketing Science Institute and architect of Innovation Breakthrough 2009 - http://www.ukrinnovation.com/ - the 1st high-technology start-up contest to finance projects of Ukrainian developers, scientists and entrepreneurs. He founded the International Youth Organization (AIESEC). |
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| Please join me in welcoming these talented people to the ENTOVATION Network, |
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| Debra |
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