2024 Conference

April 4–5, 2024

Agenda
Speakers
Sponsors

Thursday, April 4

12:00–1:00 p.m.	Keynote Address: Navigating Entrepreneurship in Emerging Economies Keynote Speaker: Sam Darwish Moderator: Karim Grira T’24 Location: Georgiopoulos (lunch provided)
3:00–3:50 p.m.	Exploring the Fintech Landscape in Latin America Panelists: Cristobal Perdomo, Manuel Godoy, Filiberto Castro Moderator: Cristobal Perdomo Location: Rosenwald
4:00–5:00 p.m.	Cultivating EdTech Innovation in Latin America Panelists: Christian Aparicio, Fábio Oliveira Moderator: Catherine Miyazaki T’25 Location: Rosenwald
5:00–5:25 p.m.	Break
5:30–6:20 p.m.	Advancing Sustainable Practices in Food and Energy Production Panelists: André Valente, Túlio Landin T’12 Moderator: Chirag Kataruka T’24 Location: Rosenwald
6:30–8:00 p.m.	Happy Hour at Sawtooth Kitchen

Friday, April 5

9:00–9:50 a.m.	Advancing Healthcare Transformation in Asia Panelists: Eric Yu T’09, Abhishek Poddar, Serene Cai Moderator: Cindy Xiang T’24 Location: General Motors
10:00–10:50 a.m.	Exploring the Fintech Landscape in Asia Panelists: Pankaj Agarwal, Virender Bisht, Aleena Nadeem Moderator: Apeksha Atal T’25 Location: General Motors
11:00–11:50 a.m.	Driving the Future: Investment and Development of Electric Vehicle Ecosystems in Asia Panelists: Luo Xiaomeng, Zhang Quan Ong Moderator: Claire Kadeethum T’24 Location: General Motors
12:00–1:00 p.m.	Regional Lunch and Learn Locations: Frantz, Lubrano, and Danziger
1:00–1:50 p.m.	Exploring the Fintech Landscape in Africa and Middle East Panelists: Aaron Fu, Benjamin Fernandez, Lewam Kefela, Mohamed Fagiri Moderator: Olakunle Alao T’24 Location: General Motors
2:00–2:50 p.m.	Powering the Future: Clean energy in Africa and Middle East Panelists: Gautam Bellur T’03, Maryam Hassani, Obi Nnann, Reine Metlej Moderator: Matt Dodig T’25 Location: General Motors
3:00–3:50 p.m.	Empowering Educational Futures: Strategies for Investing and Building EdTech in Africa Panelists: Mike Mompi, Isaac Oladipupo, Onyekachi Ginger-Eke Moderator: Claire Von Loesecke T’24 Location: General Motors
4:00–4:50 p.m.	Closing Session and Keynote Address: Pioneering Entrepreneurship from Emerging to Developed Markets Keynote Speaker: Andre Street Moderator: Felipe Casimero T’24 Location: General Motors
5:00–5:30 p.m.	TEMC Kahut Challenge and Closing Remarks for in-person participants

KEYNOTES

André Street

Founder of Stone Co and Teya UK

André Street is a brazilian serial entrepreneur who has created and sold a few technology companies in Latin America, such as Braspag. He is founder and Chairman of StoneCo (Nasdaq: STNE), the largest independent payment merchant acquirer in Brazil.

In recent years, he founded Teya UK (formerly known as SaltPay), another payment merchant acquirer operating in 5 European countries, with a focus on serving small merchants by providing them with POS software solutions and payment acceptance.

Andre invests in several technology companies worldwide and sponsors numerous social endeavors aimed at supporting gifted children in Brazil.

Sam Darwish

Chairman & CEO of IHS Towers

Sam Darwish has over 25 years’ experience in the telecommunications industry and co-founded IHS Towers in 2001. Under Sam’s leadership, IHS Towers has grown from a start-up infrastructure company in Nigeria to one of the leading emerging market communications infrastructure businesses.

Previously he served as the Deputy Managing Director of CELIA Motophone Ltd, Nigeria’s first Global System for Mobiles (GSM) operator. He was also the Vice Chairman and Director of Projects at Lintel, an international GSM operator, responsible for global project implementation in West Africa and the Middle East. Before that he was the Network Chief Engineer for Libancell (currently Touch), Lebanon’s first GSM network operator.