gist indonesia bootcamp brochure (march 2014)

in partnership withGlobal Entrepreneurship Program Indonesia

T h e G I S T I n i t i a t i v e i s a p a r t n e r s h i p l e d b y t h e U . S . D e p a r t m e n t o f S t a t e a n d C R D F G l o b a l .

GISTDEMO DAY April 6, 2014

GIST STARTUPBOOT CAMP

April 4-5, 2014Jakarta, INDONESIA




April 4-5, 2014


T h e G I S T I n i t i a t i v e i s a p a r t n e r s h i p l e d b y t h e U . S . D e p a r t m e n t o f S t a t e a n d C R D F G l o b a l .1





TABLE OF CONTENTS

Agenda 2

GIST Initiative One Pager 4

Partners and Sponsors____ 5

CRDF Innovation and Entrepreneurship Programs 6

Startups Profiles__ ______10

GIST Alumni 40

Speakers, Mentors & Judges 41

GIST Mentor Highlight 51

CRDF Global GIST Team 52

U.S. Department of State GIST Team 54

GEPI 500 Team 55

GIST Activities 56

Resources 57

GIST Partners 58






AGENDADay 1 - Friday April 4, 2014 Attendance by Invitation Only Location: GEPI Accelerator

8:15 - 9:15Registration Coffee

9:15 - 9:45 Welcoming Remarks & Introductions

9:45 - 10:45

Business Model Canvas & International Customer Discovery Overview Learn how to create your dynamic roadmap to market validation and success.

Scott Gillespie, Venture Capitalist and Ecosystem Architect for T2VC

10:45 - 11:30Workshop: Entrepreneurs work on their business canvases.Scott Gillespie, Venture Capitalist and Ecosystem Architect for T2VC

11:30 - 12:15 Lunch

12:15 - 13:30

Marketing For Your VentureLearn the fundamental concepts of marketing, including: opportunity recognition and market analysis, customer orientation, marketing as a

strategy to create demand.

Scott Gillespie, Venture Capitalist and Ecosystem Architect for T2VC

13:30 - 14:30

Determining Cost Structure & Revenue StreamsLearn to identify what are the most important costs associated with your product or service and how much, and through which methods, are

people willing to pay for it.

Kari Hanson, Former Project Director, SEED Design Lab, Stanford University

14:30 - 15:15

Cash Flow And Projections - Common Mistakes To Avoid Learn the essential calculations entrepreneurs should be prepared to help balance books, value the company, impress prospective partners,

clients and investors.

Kari Hanson, Former Project Director, SEED Design Lab, Stanford University

15:15 - 15:30 Coffee Break

15:30 - 16:15

Developing Your Sales StrategyLearn how to design a sales strategy from generation of leads to closings and how to manage the selling effort of business-to-business and

business-to-consumer capital goods and services.

Jeff Hoffman, Co-Founder & Former CEO, Priceline; CEO of ColorJar

16:15 - 17:00

Rasing Capital: Securing Funding For GrowthDetermine if your venture is ready to raise money, the avenues available to raise it and strategies to identify and target angel and seed stage

investors.

Willson Cuaca, Managing Partner, East Ventures; CEO, Apps Foundry

17:00 - 17:45

Investor Pitching SessionLearn how to tell your story and convince an investor to buy into your vision

Natalia Pipia, Associate Director, Entrepreneurship & Innovation, CRDF Global






AGENDA

Day 3- Wednesday, April 6, 2014 Open to the Public Location: Four Seasons

Day 2 - Saturday April 5, 2014 Attendance by Invitation Only Location: GEPI Accelerator

9:00 - 9:45

Global Networking & Partnership Formation SessionLearn about the importance of networking, how to build a networking strategy for the long term, and approach individuals effectively.

Ovidiu Bujorean, Senior Manager, Entrepreneurship & Innovation, CRDF Global

9:45 - 10:30

Team BuildingThis session will provide finalists valuable insights on how to recruit founders, advisory board members, and experts for their new ventures.Scott Gillespie, Venture Capitalist and Ecosystem Architect for T2VC

10:30 - 11:15

Negotiation With Investors & Intro To Term SheetsImprove your skills in all phases of a negotiation: understand the basics of negotiation with angels and venture capitalists, and typical

investment structure and deal term structure.

Willson Cuaca, Managing Partner, East Ventures; CEO, Apps Foundry


11:30 - 12:30Mentoring Of Top 15 With GIST Alumni & Mentors 15 entrepreneurs get one-on-one mentorship.

12:30 - 13:30Mentoring Of Top 15 With GIST Alumni & Mentors 15 entrepreneurs get one-on-one mentorship.

13:30 - 14:30 Lunch

14:30 - 15:15Speed Pitching15 entrepreneurs pitch for a total of 3 minutes (2 minute presentation and 1 minute of Q&A)


15:30 - 16:15Speed Pitching15 entrepreneurs pitch for a total of 3 minutes (2 minute presentation and 1 minute of Q&A)

13:00 - 13:30 Registration

13:30 - 13:45 Welcoming Remarks

13:45-14:15

KeynoteThe inspirational story of a successful entrepreneur

Jeff Hoffman, Co-Founder & Former CEO, Priceline; CEO of ColorJar

14:15 - 15:30Pitching7 entrepreneurs pitch for a total of 10 minutes each (5 minute presentations with 5 minutes of Q&A)

15:30 - 16:00 Coffee Break with Judges Deliberation

16:00 - 16:45

Raising Money: Who is Behind the Regional Startup Capital Markets?The panelists will discuss ways of discovering new startups, explain what they are looking for, and levels of investment they are interested in. We will also discuss trends in Indonesian startups, and hear about new ways for startup companies to be financially supported.

16:45 - 18:00

Networking Reception & Award CeremonyDuring the networking reception, 30 entrepreneurs showcase their prototype and answer questions from investors, seasoned entrepreneurs

and other distinguished guests. Awards will be presented to the top 5 startups.




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Muhammad Saimum Hossain, BangladeshHind Hobeika, LebanonFounder, Instabeat

James Khoo, MalaysiaFounder, SecQMe

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support most promising technology and science entrepreneurs.

Two day on the ground hands-on support for most promising ventures.

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improve startup ventures.

Catherine KiguruCo-founder, Ukall Ltd.

ICT

GIST Initiative builds entrepreneurial ecosystems in over 50 countries in the Middle East, Central and South East Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa, by identifying, coaching and funding promising entrepreneurs through competitions, start-up acceleration services, an online social media platform, and interactive mentorship programs. It is implemented in partnership with the U.S. Department of State and CRDF Global.

5GEPI (Global Entrepreneurship Program Indonesia) is a non-profit organization that aims to catalyze Indonesian

entrepreneurship ecosystems. GEPIs key programs include Ciputra GEPI Incubator (CGI) and Angel Investment Network

(ANGIN). CGI provides established and aspiring entrepreneurs mentorship, a network, working space, channels to capital

providers, and other support services (development software, legal services, etc). ANGIN is the first formal angel

investment network in Indonesia that aims to provide funding, mentoring, and networking to early stage startups. Visit

www.gepindonesia.org for more information.

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CRDF Global is a private, non-governmental organization committed to promoting peace and prosperity through science and technology. Its innovation and entrepreneurship-programs develop technology commercialization capabilities and sustaining networks abroad. Domestically, CRDF Global helps to create more viable investment, partnership and collaborative opportunities for American businesses and scientists who gain access to top international research and expertise.

Core Program BeliefsInnovation. We believe strongly in the power of technology and innovation as drivers for sustainable growth.

Entrepreneurship. Entrepreneurs transform innovation into enterprises that generate value and create jobs. Our programs are designed to focus on the individual as the nucleus and sole

purpose of our mission.

Strategic partnerships. We partner with like-minded local and regional organizations and corporations to leverage our resources and capabilities to build capacity for greater impact and

avoid redundancy.

Innovation Ecosystem DevelopmentCRDF Global believes in the bottom-up approach in building local ecosystems and supports local

entrepreneurship initiatives by identifying leaders, existing programs and the gaps in the system.

Assisting with the formation of new technology commercialization offices and incubators

Strategic planning Management training and educational outreach Comprehensive programs designed to enhance entrepreneurship culture Assisting with investment capital infrastructure development

Startup Support

Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) are the backbone of all economies and the source of growth

and dynamism. CRDF Global offers a comprehensive suite of programs designed to nurture these

early-stage companies.

Identifying promising business opportunities, funders, partners and resources

Designing and executing acceleration programs Comprehensive skill development training Access to sources of funding

Technology AccelerationCRDF Global promotes business growth by supporting students, researchers and technology

developers who believe that their product or service is viable commercially. Programs guide them

through the process of commercialization by honing their skills and helping them to grow and realize

their market potential.

Identifying intellectual property with commercial potential in universities and corporations

Hands-on training in technology transfer and intellectual property rights Online technology commercialization courses Technology valuation and market assessment

BUILDING ENTREPRENEURIAL ECOSYSTEMSINNOVATION AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP PROGRAMS



Increasing Opportunities for Early-Stage EntrepreneursIn the search for entrepreneurs with innovative technology ideas that can address a problem

affecting their country or region, the Global Innovation through Science and Technology (GIST)

Initiative has implemented the GIST Tech-I Competition, which has attracted close to 200 teams

from the Middle East, Africa, and Central and South East Asia. Among them was CardioDiagnostics,

a Lebanese startup founded by Ziad Sankari. Ziad lost his father at the age of 17 to a heart attack,

which inspired him to create a medical device that monitors cardiac patients outside the hospital

around the clock. This idea earned him the competitions top prize awarded at the Second Global

Entrepreneurship Summit on December 3-5, 2011 in Istanbul, Turkey. CardioDiagnostics has been

given a strong start for global success with $20,000 in seed funding, hands-on training with serial

entrepreneurs and business mentors, global media exposure by MSNBC and Wired Magazine, an

upcoming trip to Silicon Valley and participation in the MIT Global Startup Workshop.

Transforming Technology Transfer in RussiaCRDF Global has trained more than 300 technology transfer managers and assisted eight leading

research universities with establishing technology transfer offices, which significantly contributed

to the establishment of the local innovation ecosystem. The Programs include professional skills

development seminars, workshops, academia and industry international conferences, and site visits

to the United States for technology transfer professionals. Similar activities have strengthened

the technology commercialization capabilities of more than 20 research universities in the Russian

Federation.

Accessing U.S. MarketsSince 2005, CRDF Global has implemented more than 20 U.S. travel programs for close to 90

participants. The participants were members of universities, research institutes and technology

companies from Russia, Armenia, and Azerbaijan and collaborated with such prominent U.S.

organizations as MIT, Babson College, Garage Technology Ventures, Plug & Play Incubator, CleanTech

Open and others. With the scalable and highly customizable format of the Innovation U.S. travel

programs and their long experience, best practices and established partnerships, CRDF Global is

able to design and implement results-oriented and cost-effective programs that perfectly fit the

objectives and needs of a diverse range of partner organizations in emerging markets.

Building Institutional CapacitySince 2005, CRDF Global has partnered with the Enterprise Incubator Foundation (EIF), one of

the most successful IT-focused technology business incubators and consulting companies in the

Caucasus region, to implement its Science and Technology Entrepreneurship Program (STEP). With

co-funding from the Ministry of Economy of the Republic of Armenia, EIF implemented more than

15 STEP activities including the Business Partnership Grant (BPG) program, Innovation Forums,

cluster seminars, business trainings for the scientific community, legal and accounting seminars

and matchmaking events. Through its partnership with CRDF Global, EIF strengthened communication

channels between science and private sectors, gained broader access to the U.S. business

network and scaled up its outreach and programs to non-IT sectorsbecoming one of the focal

entrepreneurship-support organizations in Armenia and in the region.

Providing Access to CapitalThe ecoFridge, a revolutionary refrigeration system used to transport perishable products, was

developed by a team of Ukrainian scientists with a U.S. business partner who participated in a CRDF

Global research and development grant competition. CRDF Global provided training and mentorship

to the team to prepare them to effectively pitch the ecoFridge at a venture forum in Los Angeles,

CA. As a result, the team obtained $2.2 million of follow-on capital investment to develop their

business, and EcoFridge is now being adopted by companies around the world who appreciate its

environmental benefits and cost efficiency.

CRDF GLOBALS IMPACTCRDF GLOBALS IMPACT

Ziad Sankari, CardioDiagnostics




April 4-5, 2014


TERM SHEETS

Top 30 startups are be eligible to apply to GIST Entrepreneurship Journey to USATop 3 startups will receive awards

Top 5 startups will get mentorship for three months

GIST STARTUP BOOTCAMPGet the tools to become the next BIG Startup of IndonesiaApply Today: http://bit.ly/30IndonesiaFor more information contact [email protected]

VC NEGOTIATION

SHOWCASE PRODUCTS

&PITCH TO

INVESTORS

Boot Camp: April 4-5, 2014 DEMO DAY: April 6, 2014Location: DBS Tower 9th Floor,Ciputra World I Jl. Prof. Dr. Satrio Kav. 3-5Jakarta, Indonesia 12940


in partnership with

JEFF HOFFMANCo-Founder & Former CEO

Priceline.com, ColorJar

WILLSON CUACAManaging Partner

East Ventures

KARI HANSONFormer Project Director

SEED Design LabStanford University

SCOTT GILLESPIECommercialization

Partner Technology to VC (T2VC)

VALIDATION & VISIBILITY

MARKETING AND SOCIAL

MEDIA

NETWORK

CASH FLOW & FINANCIAL PROJECTIONS

MENTORSHIP& COACHING

INVITED JUDGES

GIST STARTUP BOOTCAMPONLY INDONESIAS TOP 30 SCIENCE & TECH STARTUPS WERE

SELECTED TO SHOWCASE


GIST DEMO DAYCome to see the next generation of Indonesian entrepreneurs showcase their startups

REGISTER TODAYhttp://bit.ly/IndonesiaDEMO

For more information contact [email protected]

DATE: April 6, 2014TIME: 13:30 -17:30LOCATION: Four SeasonsBallroomJalan HR Rasuna Said, Jakarta 12920, Indonesia


in partnership with

GISTDEMO DAY

Keynote Address by Jeff

Hoffman

7 Up-&-Coming

Indonesian Startups

Pitch

30 Top Indonesian

Startups Showcase

Networking Reception

200 + Guests

Award Ceremony

Panel Discussion&

Entrepreneur Training

JEFF HOFFMANCo-Founder & Former CEO

Priceline.com, ColorJar

WILLSON CUACAManaging Partner

East Ventures

KARI HANSONFormer Project Director

SEED Design LabStanford University

SCOTT GILLESPIECommercialization

Partner Technology to VC (T2VC)

INVITED JUDGES






PROFILES

TeamFelix Anindita

Founder

@felixanindita

[email protected]

Dedy Fatma Wijaya

R&D

@DhedyFW

Felix finds great satisfaction in turning his ideas into something people want to pay for and use. His latest venture is called Agro Seaweed. Agro Seaweed uses gracila seaweed powder that can be substituted and used as a natural baking powder. In comparison to your average baking powder, which contains chemicals, this powder produces 50% more yield than regular baking powder.

Agro Seaweed@agro_seaweed

Incorporated company: YesIndustry: Food & Beverage, Agriculture

Expansion to other markets: Europe & U.S.






PROFILES

TeamChristophorus Bema

Co-Founder and CEO

@c_bema

[email protected]

Richard William

Co-Founder and CTO

@r_will_i_am

[email protected]

AIMSIS is a smart, simple, and secure online academic information management system. The system was first developed to reduce Bemas moms and her fellow teachers work load. Today, the software helps improve schools online presence and keeps parents informed about their childs academic progress. AIMSIS is fully customizable for each and every schools personal needs.

AIMSIS@aimsiscom

aimsis.comIncorporated company: Yes

Industry: Education






PROFILES

TeamFachim Harharah

Owner

@fachim

[email protected]

Aman Technology provides your company with comprehenssive IT solutions. This software development and IT solution service covers everything from web, desktop, mobile, ERP, CRM, E-Commerce and infrastructure to management service. Their overall idea is to simplify jobs by teaching clients how to speedup their work environment.

Aman Technology@Amantechnology

amantechnology.comIncorporated company: Yes

Industry: ICTExpansion to other markets: Global Markets






PROFILES

TeamRizky Ario Nugroho

Founder

[email protected]

Satryo Bakuh Sem Matabei

CTO

[email protected]

dreamBender is a social venture that specializes in Digital Inclusion and Sustainability Environment. It is an open sign language dictionary and learning application. It provides interactive, real-time sign language learning using Kinect as a motion sensor. It will also create a community of sign language users where people can use and contribute sign language learning content through crowdsourcing method over the internet.

dreamBenderwww.dreambender.co.id

Incorporated company: YesIndustry: Education & Social Media

Expansion to other markets: Global Market






PROFILES

TeamNelly Kasih

Co-Founder

[email protected]

@nellykasih

Yohanna Yang

[email protected]

@yohannayang

Nelly argues that Indonesias middle class is expected to double by 2020. As the country develops, parents see a brighter future for their children. Indonesians are very family oriented and invest in their childrens education. Nelly and Sindhu saw this as an opportunity to create Eductory, an online teaching-learning content integrated platform that bridges the learning process by providing secure and positive content, interactive, easily understood by students, and more easily prepared by the teachers.

Eductoryeductory.com

Incorporated company: YesIndustry: Education

Expansion to other markets: Asia






PROFILES

Gibran believes that he can change the future of his beloved country. His startup makes devices, systems and software that solves problems in Indonesias food sector. eFishery is the first smart internet aquaculture automatic feeder for fish and shrimp. It can sense the fishs feeding response and adjusts the amount of feed to the fishs appetite. Feed amounts are recorded online, so the owner can control feeding in real-time, at any place and time. Simple efficiency. Smart accountability.

EFisheryefishery.com

Incorporated company: YesIndustry: Food & Agriculture

Expansion to other markets: Asia & USA

TeamGibran Chuzaefah Amsi

Founder

[email protected]






PROFILES

Jandy is a communications entrepreneur determined to change peoples mindsets. His startup is developing Bitwall, an interactive display based on social media hashtags, and DiTA,a software for data mining, calculation, and presentation. These products aim to support the sharing of public information and help reduce search time.

eIdea@eideadotco

eidea.coIncorporated company: Yes

Industry: ICT

TeamJandy Luik

Co-Founder

[email protected]

Rendy Kurniawan

Co-Founder

@ rendy88

[email protected]






PROFILES

TeamIstofani Diany

CEO & Founder

@ istofani1

[email protected]

Learn. Practice. Share is the tagline for Fitinline.com. Founded by Istofanl, Fitinline.com is an online community for sewing enthusiasts. She features video tutorials and electronic patterns to help accelerate the learning process for tailors.

Fitinline@ fitinline

www.fitinline.comIncorporated company: No

Industry: E-Commerce, Education, MediaExpansion to other markets: Global Market






PROFILES

Annisa is a highspirited young lady with dreams that could benefit us all. She wants to change the way we look at our food supply and has developed an urban mushrooms house. Growbox, a promising option for urban farming, is a growing kit designed to cultivate edible mushrooms. Just put the Growbox in a shaded place and within 2-4 weeks, the mushrooms will grow. Simple, fun and easy.

Growbox@growboxbdg

halogrowbox.comIncorporated company: Yes

Industry: AgricultureExpansion to other markets: South East Asia &

Europe

TeamAnnisa Wibi Ismarlanti

Co-Founder

@awawchan

[email protected]

Ronaldiaz Hartantyo

Co-Founder

@ronaldiaz

[email protected]






PROFILES

TeamNasrullah Numan

Co-Founder

@nasrullahnuman

[email protected]

Nasrullah is a freelance graphic designer and business cosultant focusing on Indonesias tourism, art, culture, and history. His startup, INDONESIAMAGZ.COM, is an online media portal that pools content from Indonesia and abroad. Users can find all the information they need about tourism industry, arts, culture, history, and entertainment all presented in an visually appealing and interactive manner.

INDONESIAMAGZindonesiamagz.com

Incorporated company: YesIndustry: Media

Expansion to other markets: Asia






PROFILES

Jarvis Store is a free E-commerce platform that is designed for small businesses.. With focus in mobile optimized design and great mobile experience that help business owners manage their online shop anytime, anywhere with any device.

Jarvis Storejarvis-store.com

Incorporated company: YesIndustry: E-Commerce

Expansion to other markets: Emerging Markets then Global Market

TeamR. Frianto Moerdowo

Founder

[email protected]

Putu Gusindra Divanatha

COO

[email protected]






PROFILES

The more you give, the more you get. Kampus founders believe that as entrepreneurs they can give more to get more. Ardiaz and Glend created Kampus, a service that helps people work for a better future through education. Their vision is to become a one-stop destination for education: find a career path, join the right certification and make the best investment decision. Kampus.co.id will facilitate connections between students, campuses and industries.

Kampus@beenarylab

beenarylab.comIncorporated company: Yes

Industry: EducationExpansion to other markets: South East Asia

TeamArdiaz Ajie Aryandika

Co-Founder & CEO

@ardiazajie

[email protected]

Glend Steven Maatita

Co-Founder & CTO

@glend_maatita

[email protected]






PROFILES

TeamAditya Dwi Putra

Co-Founder & CEO

[email protected]

Wahyu Adhi Prasetyo

Co-Founder & CCO

[email protected]

While maintaining an online forum, Wahyu stumbled upon the security problems associated with spammers. By thinking of ways to solve this problem, Karamel was born. This platform enables users to verify that they are human using a drag or tap image verification system. This service provides a good user experience in CAPTCHA, adding revenue to publishers, and providing an effective online advertising platform for brands.

Karamelkaramel.co.id


Expansion to other markets: Asia & Australia






PROFILES

Digital media service that offers detailed information on goods, their prices, and the location where these items can be found. The idea is to generate continuous traffic by providing both the on and off-line shoppers with complete shopping information. Better value, more advantage.

KINDA Butikfacebook.com/kinda.kinda.31149

@KindaButikIncorporated company: Yes

Industry: E-CommerceExpansion to other markets: Asia

TeamSeptiani Septiani

Founder and COO

@SeptianiAPMM

[email protected]

Cendra Puspa Nuswantri

CFO

@Zia_Silver






PROFILES

MaxRetail aims to make a POS system that is powerful, easy to use, and affordable. MaxRetail runs on an Android tablet that is connected to bluetooth printer. The installation is easy, and transactions dont require an internet connection. Most importantly, it gives store owners a comprehensive report about inventory quantity and value, cash flow, and profit/loss.

MaxRetailIncorporated company: Yes

Industry: E-Commerce

TeamFabianto Wangsamulya

Founder

@fabianwang

[email protected]

Andy Chaerudin

IT Developer

[email protected]






PROFILES

TeamHarfit Bakhtiar

Co-Founder

[email protected]

Yessi BakhtiarCo-Founder

[email protected]

Attracted by the prospect of improving the planet and generating profit, Yessi and Harfit co-founded Mikata Sukses Mandiri, providing micro fungi that help plants grow strong. With this, they hope to cut the use of chemicals and fertilizers by 50% helping to stabilize and reform the damaged soils of today. Supported by field tests, they believes that the product can increase yields by up to 100%.

Mikata Sukses Mandiri

Incorporated company: YesIndustry: Green tech, AgricultureExpansion to other markets: Asia






PROFILES

In Indonesia, digital living has only become popular these last few years. Christorico created New Media Fest to bridge the knowledge gap of the digital divide. This startup introduces digital living to people that have a complicated and partial understanding of digital living. Newmediafest.net helps people understand and adapt to todays digital lifestyle with a repository of information about new media usage in the Indonesian context as well as the latest information about new media.

New Media Fest@ NewMedFest

newmediafest.netIncorporated company: Yes

Industry: Education & Media

TeamChristorico Lado

Founder

@ ricolado

[email protected]

Amalia Pranata

Co-Founder

@ amaliapranata

[email protected]






PROFILES

TeamCakra Putra

Co-Founder

[email protected]

Yodi Aditya

Co-Founder

@yodiaditya

Polatic is a mobile app for hospital appointment reservations. The idea came from noticing the hospital phone lines were used for a variety of inquiries that did not necessitate an operator. Most questions asked were about schedule of doctors, tariffs, and divisions which could easily be accessed on a mobile app.

Polaticpolatic.co.id

Incorporated company: YesIndustry: Health & Medical Devices

Expansion to other markets: Nationwide






PROFILES

After witnessing a growing number of health problems related to digestion and the need for healthy and tasty foods, Apriyanti and the Protab team developed probiotic food products from sweet potato fermentasy. They process it into ice cream giving it additional probiotic content. The product is tasty and good for digestive health. Flavors include jackfruit, brown, original, coconut and mango.

ProtabIncorporated company: YesIndustry: Food & beverage

TeamAgung Nurfaika

Co-Founder

@agungnurfaika

Apriyanti, S.Si

Co-Founder

@apriyantiii

[email protected]






PROFILES

Devi and Yulita want to teach children to love reading. Their startup, Rabbit Hole, is a childrens book application that allows the reader to choose the main characters names and change the plot. Each decision leads to a different outcome, allowing children to be creative and practice decision making skills. Most importantly, Devi hopes that it will give them an enriching reading experience and a chance to spend more quality time with their parents.

Rabbit Hole@RabbitHoleId

rabbitholeid.comIncorporated company: No

Industry: EducationExpansion to other markets: Global Markets

TeamDevi Raissa Rahmawati

Founder

@DeviRaissa

[email protected]

Yulita Patrica Semet

Project Manager for Application

@sishisemet

[email protected]






PROFILES

TeamAdam Arrieta

Founder

[email protected]

Tegoeh Tjahjowidodo PhD

Director of Research and Development

Adam is reinventing the technologies of vortex and natural frequencies. His company is a growing hydro power energy company in Indonesia. His new venture, RIVEN, harnesses harmonic movements from flowing water. He believes his invention could increase the capacity of mini-hydro power plants by around 520%. RIVEN power plant offers renewable energy with easy maintenance and competitive installation price.

RIVENriven.co.id

Incorporated company: YesIndustry: Green Tech, Energy






PROFILES

As a passionate technopreneur with an IT-SDE background, Mohamad wanted to figure out a way to solve micro-finance institutions funding schemes. SiBOS provides a cheap and easy way to master a real-time online micro-banking system. He hopes that this startup could decrease bank ownership prices and thus lower lending rates for the people.

SiBOSwww.sibos-online.com

Incorporated company: NoIndustry: IT & Financial

Expansion to other markets: Europe, Asia & Africa

TeamMohamad Agus Soleh

Founder

[email protected]

Ahmad Ali Albar

Co-Founder, General Affair






PROFILES

As the worlds largest archipelagic nation, only a small fraction of Indonesias population is connected or knows how to access the internet. Necessary computer and Internet training industry is pactically non existent in a vast untaped market. Smart Colleague was born, a door to door computer and mobile training course that carries netbooks from one village to another. They currently operate 200 netbooks with 23 teachers. In less than 3 years, they have taught more than 11,000 participants.

Smart Colleaguesmartkidscolleague.com

Incorporated company: YesIndustry: Education

TeamRochmatun Nisa Dibyoseputro

Founder & CEO

[email protected]

Himawan Edi Putranto Dibyoseputro

Operational Director






PROFILES

TeamYohan Limerta

CTO & Co-Founder

@ limerta

[email protected]

Tomy Yunus Tjen

CEO & Co-Founder

[email protected]

Tommy and Yohan had a dream of creating something useful that could solve big problems. Both of them studied overseas where they realized the need to make it easy to learn a second language. SquLine is a language e-learning platform providing professional certified native teachers live from their country. Access interactive lessons anywhere at an affordable cost. They think SquLine is especially useful in small citieswhere quality learning is hardly available.

SquLine@ squline

www.squline.comIncorporated company: Yes

Industry: EducationExpansion to other markets: South East Asia






PROFILES

TeamSuriafur Ken

Founder & CEO

@suriafur

[email protected]

Sulaeman

Technology and Web Development

@sulaeman

[email protected]

Suriafur saw an increasing number of beauty and wellness businesses opening in Indonesia. After spending some time abroad, he decided to start his own business by creating a platform to book appointments at salons and spas. Spavista provides an all in one solution with reservation management, CRM, and a website to promote their business. Beauty and wellness enthusiasts can look forward to a better way to find and book beauty appointments.

Spavista@spavista

spavista.comIncorporated company: Yes

Industry: E-CommerceExpansion to other markets: Asia






PROFILES

TeamYudhi Mandey

Co-Founder

[email protected]

Yudhi argues that busy people without nearby access to health facilities or practices turn to the internet for answers. With over 9 years of technology and digital art experience, Yudhi and Jonathan cofounded TipsDokter, a service that provides health information from doctors and other health experts. Contributors are required to provide references so that the health information is credible and comprehensive.

TipsDoktertipsdokter.com

Incorporated company: YesIndustry: Health & Medical Device






PROFILES

TeamDelano Hernaz

Founder & CEO

[email protected]

As an IT consultant, Delano realized one day that he had all the tools he needed to follow his dream of owning his own business. By gathering his knowledge, network and experience, Delano founded Tixshop, a secure online ticket marketplace for sports, music, theatre, and any other events. Currently, Delano is planning to expand his operation outside of Indonesia. In addition to Tixshop, Delano also developed Tixbyte, an event management software providing logistics, marketing and sales solutions for event & venue managers.

Tixshoptixshop.comtixbyte.com


Expansion to other markets: South East Asia






PROFILES

TeamFathah Noor Prawita

Head of Programmers

@fathahnoor

[email protected]

Ully Nalurita Intani

Designer and Marketing

@ullyintani

[email protected]

Vertesac is a project that provides social and economic benefits to many parties. It is a smart shopping bag system that help retailers and consumers replace the plastic bag and get discounts, prizes, and access to a database of their purchasing history in retailer shops. Vertesac tracks consumers spending and sends the information into vertesac database, so the consumers will get information about their shopping habits and also save the environment.

Vertesacvertesac.com


Expansion to other markets: South East Asia






PROFILES

TeamFrans Setio Yuwono

Founder & CEO

@fransing

[email protected]

As an ex-president of the Surabaya Rotary Club, Frans was trying to improve community PR, fundraising and collaboration. He came up with Wakuwakuw, a platform to manage and empower communities with personalized webpages, sharing & collaboration tools, event planning, and fundraising. Its everything you need all in one spot. Surabayas Rotary Club now uses Wakuwakuw services.

Wakuwakuwwakuwakuw.com

@ wakuwakuwIncorporated company: Yes

Industry: E-Commerce, MediaExpansion to other markets: South East Asia






PROFILES

TeamFadil Sutomo

Founder

[email protected]

Bhisma Al

Creative Lead

[email protected]

Fadil likes to think of WarmGreet as Yelp with a loyalty twist. WarmGreet, an online platform where shoppers can share their shopping stories. He wants to help bridge the gap between merchants and shoppers.

WarmGreetwarmgreet.com

Incorporated company: YesIndustry: Media & E-Commerce

Expansion to other markets: Global Market






INDONESIAN ALUMNI

8villagesSanny Gaddafi

FounderGIST Tech-I 2012

ImagiChristian Wirawan

Founder GIST Tech-I 2013

Tiket.comNatali Ardianto

CFOGIST Tech-I 2012

T-FilesNurana Indah Paramita

CEO2012 GIST Indonesia Boot Camp & GIST

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International Mentors & Judges

JEFF HOFFMANCo-Founder of a $34 Billion Business - http://www.jeffhoffman.com/ Co-Founder & Former CEO of Priceline, now worth $34 billion. Hoffman is an accomplished entrepreneur and innovator in the fields of internet, e-commerce, and entertainment. He currently works as a founder and partner at ColorJar LLC, an idea accelerator company.

KARI HANSONResearching, Learning & Applying - http://dschool.stanford.edu Advisor at Stanford University, Kari developed and ran the Stanford SEED Design Lab, an accelerator for Stanford University science and technology projects. Hanson has worked as an investor, advisor, and CFO for numerous technology startups and is now helping to build a model to facilitate teaching and collaboration. She has a background in finance and entrepreneurship and a passion for using technology to break down barriers.

SCOTT GILLEPSIEA Global Leader in Practical Solutions - http://www.t2vc.com Founder and Managing Partner of the Jigsaw Group, an early stage investment and advisory group. Gillepsie is an investor, civic entrepreneur, mentor and adviser to early stage ventures, with 3 decades of global experience. He is also currently a venture capitalist and ecosystem architect for T2VC.

WILLSON CUACAEarly advocate for the mobile internet market - http://east.vc/alpha/ Co-founder and managing partner of East Ventures, an early stage investment fund focused on internet and mobile technology. He has over 13 years of experience in team building, product management, mobile industry, internet security and enterprise infrastructure. In 2008, Cuaca built one of the first LBS apps for Blackberry called Foyage. He also runs his own startup, Apps Foundry, the company behind SCOOP,

Indonesias most popular e-reader.






Speakers, Mentors & Judges

RYU KAWANOOnline payment for the Indonesian market - www.veritrans.co.idCo Founder of PT. Midtrans, the operating company of Veritrans Indonesia, an online payment gateway for the Indonesian market. Prior to establishing PT. Midtrans, Kawano worked as an Associate at TPG Capitals Tokyo office and an Investment Banking Analyst in the Technology, Media, Telecom Group at Lazard Freres & Co.s San Francisco office.

HARUN HAJADILeading real estate - http://www.ciputradevelopment.com/President Director of PT Ciputra Surya Tbk and Vice Chairman of the Infrastructure, Property and Transportation Committee in AEI. Hajadi started his career as an Assistant Investment Analyst for FOX Group, Montgomery Realty Investors. He earned his BA in Architecture from the University of California, Berkeley and a masters degree in Business Administration of Finance and Real Estate from the University of Southern California.

SHINTA WIDJAJA KAMDANINamed by Forbes Asias top 50 business women - www.sintesagroup.comChief Executive Officer of the Sintesa Group, an Indonesian multi sector company which has several subsidiaries, with Consumer Products, Industrial Products, Property and Energy Sector as its four business pillars. Kamdani is also Founder of Global Entrepreneurship Program Indonesia, Vice President of Indonesian Chamber of Commerce and Industry; President of Indonesia Business Council for Sustainable Development (IBCSD); Women in Network Regional Chair Asia of Young Presidents Organization (YPO) among others.

CHRIS KANTERCommitted to economic development - www.sigmacorporation.comChairman and Founder of Sigma Sembada Group, a major player as a turnkey contractor as well as in transportation and logistics. Kanter is currently appointed as Vice Chairman for Trade and International Relations of Indonesian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KADIN Indonesia). Kanter has received important appointments by the Indonesian government as Economic Advisor to the President in National Economic Council (KEN) and member of Investment Coordination Board Committee (BKPM) among others.







ADRIAN LISerial internet entrepreneur - http://www.qraved.com CEO and Co-founder of Qraved.com, Indonesias first and leading restaurant discovery and booking site. Li is an internet entrepreneur & endurance athlete based in Indonesia. His experience includes co-founding and leading over 5 venture capital backed B2C and B2B internet startups in the past 8 years. His portfolio of experience covers eCommerce, digital media, search listing, and product based ventures.

KEVIN MINTARAGAYoungest CEO of Indonesias largest digital agency - https://xmgravity.com Chairman of Gravity XM, an Indonesian digital agency. He co-founded the agency formerly known as Magnivate in 2008, and sold to WPP-owned XM to form XM Gravity. He currently manages the agencys financial and talent resources. At 27 years old, he became the youngest CEO within WPPs global network (consisting of 3,000 offices in 110 countries). Mintaraga has a strong passion to support Indonesias local tech startup ecosystem.

SATI RASUANTOAccelerating high-impact entrepreneurs - http://endeavorindonesia.org Managing Director at endeavorindonesia.org, catalyzing long-term economic growth by selecting, mentoring, and accelerating high-impact entrepreneurs. Formerly, Rasuanto served as Chief of Staff to Gita Wirjawan, then Chairman of the Indonesia Investment Coordinating Board. She also worked as an Operations Officer and Special Assistant to the Country Director of the World Bank in Jakarta.

EDY SULISTYOIndonesian Presidents advisor on the future - http://eevent.com Founder & CTO of eEvent Inc., an event management tool. He is also the brains behind all software developments for eSolutech and its clients. Sulistyo is a highly motivated and visionary internet entrepreneur who has delivered a number of web products including katolik.com, filresupload.com, kamus.net, dnorganizer.com, plotted.com, circlemail.com and openstub.com. He has recently been appointed as one of the Futurologists advising the President of Indonesia.







STEVEN VANADA Invesitng in Tech Startups - www.cyberagentventures.com/enInvestment Manager of CyberAgent Ventures (CAV), which is the VC arm of CyberAgent, one of Japans leading internet conglomerate. He is responsible for overseeing all of the investment activities in Indonesia and providing support of CAV portfolios especially in South East Asia. Prior to joining CyberAgent Ventures, Canada worked at a private hedge fund in the United States and was involved in the social application startup in Japan. CAV investments in Indonesia includes Tokopedia, Bilna, Coda, VIPPlaza, and Touchten.

NICKO WIDJAJAInnate understanding of brand value - http://www.systec.vc CEO of Systec Group, a leading technology investment firm. He was a managing partner of Mindcode Indonesia, a brand insight firm that maximizes brand value by revealing an innate understanding of the target market for products and services. In 2005, Widjaja co-founded Thinking*Room, a design firm which became the vehicle for many aspiring graphic designers to work on their ideas.

IWAN TJAMBanking for the people - www.indomog.com CEO of INDOMOG, Indonesias leading payment solution catering to the majority of the population that does not have a bank account. He expanded INDOMOGs cash collection and distribution to more than 30k locations across Indonesia. Tjam is an expert at helping local and international clients monetize and expand their reach in Indonesia. Prior to returning to Indonesia, he worked for Micron Semiconductor for 10 years as a planning engineer.

SEBASTIAN TOGELANGFunding and founding tech startups - http://www.linkedin.com/pub/sebastian-togelang Founding Partner at Mountain South East Asia Ventures, a global investment holdings company with more than 100 corporate investments. He is also the founder & CEO of Neodone Group and has started several other international tech companies. Togelang is a serial entrepreneur with over 15 years of operational experience in technology, internet/digital (Web & IT) marketing sector and start-ups.






WILLIAM WIJAYASoutheast Asia investment liaison - http://www.imjfenox.com/en/ Investment Manager at IMJ Fenox Indonesia, investing in startups from Southeast Asia. He is also an analyst at Fenox venture capital where he acts as the Southeast Asia investment liaison. Prior to this, Wijaya was a project manager at St. Johns Capital group and a strategy analyst at CubeSmart Storage. He is currently the vice president of PERMIAS SFBA (Indonesian Student Association in the United States).

ANDY ZAINPioneer in mobile content - http://www.id-mobilemonday.com Founder of MobileMonday Jakarta, the largest networking forum for mobile professionals in Indonesia. Zain is an entrepreneur with 15 years of experience in building internet and mobile business. He served as CEO and Advisor for several mobile & Internet companies in Southeast Asia. Zain has also helped establish services for top global brands including Disney, Yahoo!, EA Gameloft, FIFA and fast growing startups.

DANNY OEI WIRIANTOUnique marketing techniques - http://www.mindtalk.com Co-Founder of MINDTALK, an interests based social media site. He is also the CEO of MCM Group, which owns 8 startups, 4 agencies and an incubator. Wirianto was previously the Chief Marketing Officer of Kaskus, Indonesias largest online community. Danny uses a number of unique marketing techniques, such as community empowerment, building close relations with business partners, guerrilla marketing and becoming famous by association.


CLAUDIA KOLONAS Growth-focused venture capital - http://celebescapital.com Investments Manager at Celebes Capital, a venture capital based in Indonesia that invests mainly in Financial Services, Mining, Infrastructure and Agriculture companies. Recently, Claudia spearheaded investments into technology startups that are vertically integrated to Celebes Capitals core expertise, Financial Services.






GIST Advisory Group

Rashid Al Ballaa, CEO, National Net Ventures (N2V)Rashid Al Ballaa is the founder of N2V, one of the largest internet holding companies in the MENA region that invests capital in web ventures and offers essential infrastructure services to help accelerate their growth. He is also a board member of National Technology Group (NTG), the regions largest ICT conglomerate and key provider of financial technology and services. Before N2V, Rashid spearheaded regional business development efforts of Mubasher, the first e-trading solution in the MENA region and founded Direct Broker for Financial Services (DBFS).

H.R.H. Prince Saud Bin Khalid Al-Faisal, Deputy Governor for Investment AffairsHRH Prince Saud K Al-Faisal heads the Investment Affairs department, which is responsible for managing the investment environment and competitiveness agenda of Saudi Arabia. He has been the President of the National Competitiveness Center since 2010 and is on the board of Saudi Industrial Property Authority (MODON), King Faisal Foundation, the Global Federation of Competitive Councils, and several other government commissions and regional investment councils. Previously, he worked as a financial analyst with Saudi Aramco.

Nolan Bushnell, Founder, Atari Corporation, Chuck E. Cheese Pizza and Brainrush @NolanBushnellNolan Bushnell is best known as the founder of Atari Corporation and Chuck E. Cheeses Pizza Time Theater. Nolan is passionate about enhancing and improving the educational process by integrating the latest in brain science, and truly enjoys motivating and inspiring others with his views on entrepreneurship, creativity, innovation and education. Currently, he is devoting his talents to fixing education with his new company, Brainrush, which uses video game metrics to addict learners to academic subjects; his beta software is teaching academic subjects with over 90% retention.

Dr. Pat Dinneen, Managing Director, Siguler Guff & Company Dr. Pat Dinneen has focused on emerging markets for most of her 36-year career with responsibilities in due diligence, selection and monitoring of funds and co-investments, performance benchmarking, research, and client advisory work. In her current position at Siguler Guff & Company, which she began in 2004, Dr. Dineen manages their $2 billion BRIC private equity investments. Prior to that, she worked with Cambridge Associates, British Telecommunications (BT), and Hughes Communication, expanding expand their business ventures into emerging European and Asian markets.

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GIST Advisory Group

Jeff Hoffman, Co-Founder & Former CEO, Priceline.com, Founder, ColorJar & GIST Advisory Group Member @SpeakerJeffJeff Hoffman is an accomplished entrepreneur and innovator in the fields of Internet, e-commerce, and entertainment. Since launching his first software company while still in university, Jeff has founded, grown, and exited a series of successful startup companies throughout his career. He dedicates significant time to mentoring other entrepreneurs. Jeff he has presented in over 40 countries worldwide and can be seen on Fox News, CNN, NBC, and other major media outlets.

Ali Ismail Sabanci, Chairman and Director, Pegasus Airlines @aliismailsabancAli I. Sabanci has built a successful career in international finance. In 2004, he joined Esas Holding Corporation and advanced to his current position at Pegasus Airlines when it was purchased by Esas. He is a board member of Esass partner companies Izair Corporation and Air Berlin as well as a member of TYD, TSIAD, ISO and TAIK. Since 2009, Ali has also been a director of Air Berlin PLC & Co. Luftverkehrs KG and AFM Uluslararasi Film Produksiyon A.I.

Dr. Roger Wyse, Managing Director & General Partner, Burrill & Company Dr. Roger Wyse has led the development of agriculture, nutraceuticals, health and wellness, and industrial biotechnology projects at Burrill & Company, a leading life sciences company that manages $1 billion in venture capital. Dr. Wyse is on the board of 11 private companies and has over 30 years of experience as an internationally-recognized scientist and dean at two major research universities. He speaks globally about biotechnology applications and policy in food, agricultural and bio-clean tech, and the use of venture capital as a component of an open innovation strategy for emerging economies.






Scott Gillespie is Founder and Managing Partner of the Jigsaw Group; an investor, civic entrepreneur, mentor and advisor to early stage ventures; and has

three decades of global experience.

Currently, Scott is Managing Partner of the Jigsaw Group, an early stage investment and advisory group, and Commercialization Partner for T2VC, a team

that manages a technology venture fund and designs innovation ecosystems in emerging markets (see www.t2vc.com). With T2VC, Scott developed

and delivered the Bedaya program to early stage ventures in Palestine. This included global mentors and EiRs, group trainings in sales, business models,

partnering, funding, tailored training and support programs, personalized venture roadmaps, new market initiatives with

Jordan, Iraq, Canada and the UAE; this activity has led to follow-on projects for T2VC in the region.

Scott shares his insights and experiences at conferences, seminars, networking events, angel groups, universities and non-profits. He lectures on innovation and entrepreneurship, strategic marketing and management, risk management and

environment management. Scott is also a co-founder and convener of Power of Angel Investing in Australia, and is active

with the nonprofit Yacht Aid Global (YAG), which sources education and medical supplies and transports them to regions

struck by disaster using mega yachts (see www.yachtaidglobal.org).

Scotts entrepreneurial career began in 1996 as the founder of the Jigsaw Group. In over 15 years at the Jigsaw Group,

Scott has has invested, co-founded, organized funding, guided, and turned around ventures in electric vehicles, new media,

software, net tools, composite building materials, VOIP, community portals, broadcast tools, business tools, F&B, new media and publishing. While investing

and growing early stage ventures, Scott and the Jigsaw Group have assisted in the operational transformation of corporations and governments, including

the Australian Institute of Commercialization (in training and new services), Sabre (in RHQ and sales process), ADI (in commercialization of defense), Telstra

(in wireless), and Standards Australia (in new products and services). Scott led the ExpatriateCONNECT Initiative, which became a virtual network of more than 2500 mentors who have supported more than 400 export-motivated Australian ventures.

Scott has a bachelors degree in business (finance), an MBA (in marketing); and is a Certified Licensing Professional, a Certified Financial Planner (academic

pending practical), and life learner. Currently, Scott is on the advisory panel for YAG. He has been on the boards and advisory panels of numerous ventures,

associations, and companies, including:

Australia & New Zealand Association of Business Incubators (ANZABI), Greater Northern Adelaide Regional Development Organization (GNARDO), Technology Parks Australia (TPA), CommerceNet Australia (CNA), Sydney Angels, and the Australian Association of Angel Investors (AAAI), Leading Links Club and Committees of the Certified Licensing Professionals (CLP).

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CRDF GLOBAL GIST TEAM

NATALIA PIPIAAssociate Program Director, Entrepreneurship & Innovation, CRDF Global - @NataliaPIpiaNatalia Pipia develops and oversees Entrepreneurship & Innovation Programs at CRDF Global. She expands and generates new opportunities with the private sector, foundations, and international organizations that share CRDF Globals mission of advancing technology entrepreneurship in emerging economies. A critical part of her current position is developing vision and outreach strategies as well as overseeing a portfolio of programs that source and provide support to tech companies. She executes several programs, including GIST and VentureOut Initiative, that support hundreds of early stage entrepreneurs in the Middle East, Africa, Eurasia, South East Asia, and the Caribbean regions by providing education, technical skills, seed funding, and U.S. market access to entrepreneurs. Natalia advises on policy and programs that promote all aspects of entrepreneurial ecosystem building. She holds a M.A. in International Relations from the Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS), Johns Hopkins University.

YURITZI ACOSTAAssociate Program Manager, CRDF Global Yuritzi Acosta has over five years of experience in international program management. For the last two years, she has been actively engaged in implementing programs focused on entrepreneurship support and working with a diverse group of entrepreneurs and startups from all over the world. She has helped develop a network of entrepreneurs, angel and venture investors, incubators, business accelerators, universities and other stakeholders to support these aspiring entrepreneurs. She has coordinated a number of programs funded by local and international agencies, and has livedin countries across Africa, Asia, Latin America and Europe.

OVIDIU BUJOREANGIST Senior Program Manager, CRDF Global @ovidiubujoreanOvidiu Bujorean manages the GIST Initiative, a global endeavor that builds entrepreneurial ecosystems in 54 countries across the Middle East, Asia, and Africa. Ovidiu speaks globally on professional networking, innovation, entrepreneurship and partnership building. Previously, he was Senior Associate at Rudyard Partners, a private equity firm focused on investing in consumer technologies. Ovidiu serves as Chairman of the Board of Advisors of AIESEC DC and as Vice Chairman of MIT Enterprise Forum DC. He founded LEADERS, an organization that impacts lives of about 10,000 young leaders and entrepreneurs in Romania and Southern-Eastern Europe.






CRDF GLOBAL GIST TEAM

FIDAN KARIMOVAAssociate Program Manager, GIST InitiativeFidan Karimova joined GIST in October 2012, focusing on media messaging and communications, but she has been on staff at CRDF Global for three years already, working on client relationship management, website development, and promotional materials. Fidan has traveled extensively, including living abroad in China, Italy, and Spain and working for a summer at the UN in Azerbaijan. She also brings her entrepreneurial spirit to GIST, having started her own painting business and dabbled in environmental fashion design in college.

AMANDA GANTAssociate Program Manager, GIST InitiativeAmanda Gant joined GIST in March 2012, working with international partners to organize startup boot camps and virtual mentorship programs. Amanda has long had the entrepreneurship bug, selling bracelets on the beach of her hometown since middle school, an experience that inspired her to study international development with the hope of empowering others to realize their dreams by starting their own businesses. Amanda supports her local community by organizing the annual Glover Park Day, which showcases local area businesses and non-profits; she also leads service-oriented ecotourism trips to Nicaragua to promote travel and cultural exchange.

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U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE GIST TEAM

DR. ANNA QUIDERGIST & Innovation Program Manager, U.S. Department of StateDr. Anna Quider works to improve local and global communities through international cooperation by supporting U.S. Department of State policies and programming at the intersection of science, innovation, and diplomacy, including the GIST Initiative. Previously, Dr. Quider developed strategies to address local, national, and international issues spanning education, science, innovation, and foreign affairs for the Office of Rep. Russ Carnahan, U.S. House of Representatives. Dr. Quider is an astrophysicist who regularly engages broad audiences on topics including astronomy, professional development, and policy.

MS. KATHRYN PHARR,Science, Technology & Innovation Program Manager, U.S. Department of StateMs. Kathryn Pharr, PMP, manages programs that enhance the impact of science, technology, and innovation to solve global and local challenges, including the Global Innovation through Science and Technology (GIST) initiative. Previously, Ms. Pharr used her chemistry masters degree to help a start-up sustainable natural care company receive a worldwide exclusive patent from the U.S. Department of Agriculture. She has also worked with USAID in Egypt, Ghana, Zimbabwe, Zambia, and Indonesia.

DR. SARA KLUCKINGGlobal Engagement Team Lead, U.S. Department of StateSara Klucking came to the U.S. Department of State from the Science and Technology Directorate of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security where she managed a diverse S&T portfolio of risk analytics, simulation modeling, and health security projects aimed at supporting science based decision making in health security and counterterrorism program investments in DHS and the broader homeland security enterprise. Her federal service began through an AAAS Science & Technology Policy Fellowship and included a year serving in the U.S. House of Representatives as a Brookings Institution Legis Congressional Fellow.

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FUNG FUK LESTARIOPrior to joining GEPI, Fung was the Co-Founder and CFO of Lazada Indonesia, a fast-growing e-commerce venture. In this role, he shaped and executed the strategy for the firm since inception. He also led multiple functions mainly in buying & merchandising, legal, finance, and information technology & infrastructure. Previously, he held business and strategy roles at Agung Sedayu Group and Boston Consulting Group. His hands-on experiences include market entry strategy formulation, commercial due diligence, organization change, performance metrics / KPIs, and process improvement. He also had technical experience in a technology company called Micron Semiconductor.

ANGELYN LIEMAngelyns passion for entrepreneurship grew during her studies at Columbia University, where she was a founding member of Columbia Entrepreneurs Network, a hub for graduate students at Columbia interested in doing their own start-ups. While in New York, she also worked at UNICEF and NYC Department of Education. Prior to that, Angelyn was project manager at Berita Satu Media Holdings, where she led the launch of Student Globe, a media program for high school students, and accelerated the social media growth of Jakarta Globe, the companys national newspaper. A P.E.O. International Peace scholarship recipient and Lippo Group Foundation grant recipient, Angelyn holds a masters degree in social enterprise administration from Columbia University and a bachelors degree in education from Universitas Pelita Harapan.

SURYA DARMADI Prior to joining GEPI, Surya spent two years working on educational games development, where he was responsible for the games concepts, product development and publishing. Marketeers Magazine named him as one of the top 100 Youth Netizen for his contribution in promoting Komodo Island tourism through mobile game. Surya graduated from Parahyangan Catholic University with a Bachelor in Industrial Engineering. In college, he started to hike mountains and backpack across islands in Indonesia.

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Young entrepreneurs from NUST have made the nation proudPakistans Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani extended his congratulations to entrepreneurs from Pakistans National University of Science and Technology. He commended the Sahara and

Saltech teams for making it to the victory stand at an international business plan competition, titled Global Innovation through Science & Technology (GIST) -- Battle of Ideas World Cup 2011.

Read more at tiny.cc/NUST

GIST Entrepreneurs Inspire Female Small Business Owner in Washington, DCMehrunisa Qayyum writes in her Small Business blog post Small Business Tips to Fight Holiday Stress, that she was encouraged by the GIST Transformers

she met at a leadership seminar held at the World Bank in Washington, DC during the US Entrepreneurship Journey. Confronted by holiday pressures as the founder of a new Middle East affairs consultancy, she related to the insights of GIST speaker Jim Bagnola and GIST entrepreneurs in seeking innovative ways to successfully promote and build their start-ups in the crowded marketplace.

Read more at tiny.cc/duelow

Indonesian Minister: We need four million entrepreneurs

They hosted a recent conference and business plan competition to inspire, educate and cajole young people into taking the plunge. Theres a real craving for this kind of knowledge here, according to Ovidiu Bujorean, program manager for Global Innovation through Science and Technology, the US-based agency that ran the event. Energy, drive, optimism the people Ive seen here are the ones who can take the Indonesian economy into the new global economy of knowledge, ideas and prosperity. [Disclosure: I spoke, judged and put together a panel discussion at this event, implemented by CRDF Global and funded by the US State Department.]Read more at tiny.cc/GISTinFORBES

Road Trip! Founders Of YouTube, LinkedIn and Others Tackle Brain Drain in Malaysia

Malaysia has a very young population, 65% of which is under 35, as well as the need to create jobs quickly. Hwang says entrepreneurship can create alternatives to other activities. In many cases the government is responding to demand by the people, she says, like in Indonesia, where a grassroots movement began. The government recognized entrepreneurship to be a good cause to engage young

talent and create alternatives to other activities.She observes that the U.S. government has been promoting entrepreneurship in Muslim-dominated countries with this goal. The GIST initiative is a partner of StartupMalaysia.org

Read more at tiny.cc/BRAINDRAIN

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Lebanon turns to apps to avoid growing violence linked to Syria

Mohammad Taha, Lebanese entrepreneur and the second place winner of GIST Tech-I 2012 competition, featured for his mobile app, ma2too3a. The crowd-sourced map app takes real-time information from its users about protests, traffic, roadblocks and classes and then feeds into the map.

Ma2too3a has been downloaded over 80,000 times.

Read more at http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/7fa6c9e8-13de-11e3-9289-00144feabdc0.html

Meet the Coolest Next-Generation Science Entrepreneurs in MENAAt the second Global Entrepreneurship Summit in Istanbul recently, we at Wamda were tremendously inspired by the contestants in the Global Innovation through Science & Technology (GIST) Competition, who came from all over the Middle East and North Africa to showcase their carefully-honed scientific ideas that could transform our societies. Read more at tiny.cc/WAMDA

One of the GIST Initiative ventures, SecQme from Malaysia, highlighted in a BBC news article about crime prevention in the country. SecQme is the first mobile safety app made for Android and iPhone that allows users to ensure others are aware of their whereabouts whenever theyre feeling unsafe.

Read more at http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-23750925

Heart Attack Monitor Wins US Startup Contest for Middle EastMost Middle East entrepreneurs can only dream of a startup oasis such as Californias Silicon Valley that is filled with angel investors and venture capitalists. But a few entrepreneurs have begun receiving funding from a more unlikely source - the U.S. government. One of those entrepreneurs, Ziad Sankari, was just 17 when

he lost his father to a heart attack. Today, the Lebanese engineer is building a startup based on a medical device that can monitor cardiac patients outside the hospital around the clock. His startup idea won a first place prize of $20,000 in the final rounds of the U.S.-sponsored GIST Tech-I Competition held in Istanbul

last December. That funding from the U.S. State Department may help Sankari and his colleague, Najwa Sahmarani, develop a business plan for their Cardio Diagnostics startup. The competition also provided business mentoring by flying in experts from MIT and Silicon Valley. GISTech was our shortcut towards better connections and visibility and provided

us, indeed, with some cash and unmatchable opportunities to visit Silicon Valley and possibly find a collaborator there, Sankari said. Read more at tiny.cc/msnGIST

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SecQme joins the fight against crime in Malaysia










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