Port- au Prince [October 12, 2020] Haiti Tech Summit successfully launched the 4th Edition of its 13 year initiative program virtually online powered by Global Startup Ecosystem and Sponsored by the US Embassy of Haiti and Sogebank and supported in partnership with Google Cloud, Amazon Web Services, IBM Cloud, Access Haiti, Dagmar, and more. 

Originally scheduled to welcome 100 Speakers and 4000+ attendees, the free summit welcomed 18,140 live social media followers for the summit and by the end day reached 75,748 global viewers on Facebook and Linkedin. A record breaking number for Haiti as the most viewed tech and business virtual program in the country. 

To align with the current conversations surrounding the changing business landscape the theme for this edition was “The Great Reset- A Nation’s Roadmap to A Decade of Digitization” A World Economic Forum initiative. The summit highlighted speakers covering the summit’s three pillars of ecosystem development- Entrepreneurship, Employment and Education.

The 2020 sponsor list includes Platinum Sponsor- US Embassy of Haiti, Gold Sponsor Sogebank, and Silver Sponsor Barbancourt; ecosystem list includes AWS IBM Cloud Google Cloud Digital Ocean Sendgrid Hubspot Facebook Github Microsoft Grow with Google SAP Next Gen YMCA,  Access Haiti Internet Banj Cocread Dagmar Haiti, media partners include Essence Haitian Times Haitian Businesses Chokerella Junio 7 and Telemix. 

Top 50+ Speakers from the program include: 

1. Ben Horowitz Billionaire investor in Facebook, Airbnb and more General Partner and CoFounder Andreessen Horowitz
2. Nicole D. Theriot Deputy Chief of Mission Nicole D. Theriot at Embassy Port-au-Prince
3. Raja Rajamannar Chief Marketing & Communications Officer and President, Healthcare Business, at Mastercard
4. Dr. Lisa Coleman Chief Diversity Officer at (NYU) New York University
5. Irene Arias Hofman CEO, IDB Lab- Inter-American Development Bank
6. Cassandre Charles Vice President, Brand Marketing Essence Magazine
7. Aisha Taylor Community Engagement & Partnerships at Grow with Google        
8. Magalie Desroches Austin Senior Advisor to the Mayor and Director of Mayor’s Office of Minority and Women Business Enterprise at City of New York
9. Tríona Byrne Snr Director – Strategic Relations, EMEA | Salesforce.org
10. Sandra Moerch Chief Content Director, Purpose and Brand Experience at SAP | UN Women Board Member
11. Christine Ntim Founder at Haiti Tech Summit/ CMO at Global Startup Ecosystem
12. Kwena  Mabotja Sub-Sahara Africa Director at SAP Next-Gen
13. Iynna Halilou Global Programs Manager at Entrepreneurs Roundtable Accelerator
14. Afiya Addison Global Program Manager, The B2B Institute @ LinkedIn
15. Tessa Jacques Director General at the Center for the Facilitation of Investments in Haiti
16. Ty Heath Global Lead, B2B Institute @ LinkedIn
17. Einstein Ntim CEO at Global Startup Ecosystem
18. Claire A. Nelson Ph.D Futurist, Sustainability Engineer & Storyteller ..Listed Among Top 50 Female Futurists on Forbes.com
19. Sydney Paul Business Marketing Manager at Virgin IslandsTech Park
20. Chike Ukaegbu CEO@Startup52, UN MIPAD Hall of Fame, Chief Diversity, Inclusion & Equity Advocate, Ex-Presidential Candidate@Nigeria
21. Alexander Daniels Public Affairs Counselor at U.S. Department of State
22. Andrew J. Dilbert Cultural Affairs Officer   at U.S. Department of State
23. Carel Pedre CEO at Chokarella
24. Patrice Bayard Owner, Access Haiti
25. Micheal Verch CIO/ Chief Information Officer at Sogebank
26. Béatrice Kébreau Marketing Manager at Sogecarte
27. Mica Pierre Bruno General Manager at Sogebel
28. Winnie Hugot Gabriel Activist Lawyer, Journalist and Writer
29. Christopher Reckord Chief Executive Officer at tTech
30. Virna DiPalma Senior Director for Engagement, Strategy and Communications at Trace International
31. Christelle Vaval First Vice President, AmCham Haiti
32. Jhonson Napoleon     CEO at Azure College
33. Jacquil Constant        Haiti International Film Festival
34. Danielle Saint Lot      Smart Fanm
35. Patrice                       Access Haiti
36. Maritza T. Adonis       MTA Visions Global CSR & Gov‚Äôt Relations
37. Rock Andre               President at Cedel Haiti
38. Max Larson Henry     CEO TRANSVERSAL/ TRANSVERSAL LLC
39. Clifford Reginald Nau- Director of the Economic Promotion Division at the Ministry of Economy and Finance and Economic Adviser of the Presidency of the Republic of Haiti
40. Sandra Florvella          Founder Haitian Businesses / Co- Founder of Business Forum Haiti
41. Ryan Foland               Author of Ditch The Act
42. Rose Désauguste       Founder Huelixir
43. Marc Alain                  Founder at Banj
44. Christine Coupet Jacques    CEO DAGMAR HAITI
45. Zammy Romuald
46. Nathalie Marc Charles      Career Coach at UPLIFT Your Career
47. Samuel Dameus         Founder of Faces of Haiti
48. Vania Andre                Editor at Haitian Times
49. Laurent Prosper        Former Chargé d’affaires,at The Embassy of Haiti in London
50. Stephane Dubois      Founder at Ed Tech Summit
51. Allen Bayard             Co-Founder at Access Haiti
52. Delphine Gardere     Barbancourt
53. Samuel M. Pierre     Chief Of Staff at New York City Council

Since 2017, Haiti Tech Summit launched an inspiring 13 year mission to change the future of the country via technology and innovation.Deemed the “Davos of the Caribbean”, Haiti Tech Summit has welcomed keynote speakers such as Jack Dorsey-founder of Twitter, President of Haiti- Jovenel Moise, Ben Horowitz- Investor in Facebook, Tom Davis- Chief Marketing Officer at Forbes Magazine, Vicky Jeudy- Actress at Netflix Orange is the New Black and 300+ speakers over the past 3 years.  

Each year the program generates 83 million to 150 million social media impressions with the partnership of media outlets such as Forbes, Inc Magazine, Black Enterprise, and more. Hundreds fly from all over the world to convene in Haiti to witness the largest tech conference in the Caribbean shape the tech ecosystem of the region. 

More Information via: www.haititechsummit.com or email the team at events@globalstartupecosystem.com.

Day 1 Recap Video 

Day 2 Recap Video 

HTS 2020

The Global Startup Ecosystem (GSE) is pleased to announce the Her Future Accelerator – the world’s first digital personal branding career accelerator for women. The program is designed to engage, train, and prepare women for business disruption and digital careers. From personal branding strategy to remote career planning to mental resilience coaching- the program will be a historic experience with the aim of galvanizing the next generation of future female industry pioneers. 1 million women will be trained over the next decade via this program. 

Apply via: https://forms.gle/FFEY92U9q5NPbocNA 

In a time of exponential change and disruption, the 2020 global pandemic has launched the world’s largest global real time experiment centered around digital livelihood and remote work. Women have historically been marginalized across various industries and with tech quickly becoming a powerful equalizer, this program is designed to empower women with the training, resources, and network needed to accelerate their careers. The 4 week program will include 4 content tracks which include the following: 

• Personal Branding Strategy (How to build and monetize a personal brand in the digital age)
• Career Development Strategy (How to build a remote work digital career )
• Business Development Strategy (How to build a resilient remote business in the digital world)
• Mental Health and Resilience (How to prioritize balance, happiness and well being in a digital world) 

With the successful launch of the iconic Her Future Summit in March 2020 featuring 100 speakers, 3600 digital delegates and 4 million media impressions, the Global Startup Ecosystem returns with this 4 week program that will select women from around the world working in diverse careers to prepare them for the future.The Her Future Summit aims to identify, train, and empower the next generation of female pioneers. The Her Future Summit series was launched in to accelerate humanity’s success with Sustainable Development Goal #5- Gender Equality and has quickly become the fastest growing platform for women in tech. With a followup accelerator program, women will have the opportunity to put what they have learned into practice. 

Applications close October 2, 2020. Apply now. 

For partnerships and sponsorship inquiries, please contact the team via hello@globalstartupecosystem.com . 

****About your host: Mrs. Christine Souffrant Ntim is an award-winning Haitian-American & Ghanaian, personal branding expert, tech ecosystem influencer and futurist. She was selected and featured in Forbes 30 Under 30, AdAge 40 Under 40, Haiti Changemakers 1804 List, Singularity NASA, Entrepreneur Magazine, Huffington Post, Inc Magazine and more. She speaks on digital entrepreneurship, personal branding, and future tech for emerging markets at over 20+ global conferences a year- which includes former appearances at the United Nations, Davos, TEDx, SXSW, European Union Forum, US State Department Tours, Startup Grind Global, SeedStars World, and more.

Currently, she is one of the few female founders whose company organizes over 50+ global tech summits around the world, 120+ webinars, forums and digital programs annually.

For fun, she travels and binge watches top business shows with her husband and 2 beautiful baby girls.