Established in 2013, SFIWEF delivers a platform for diverse international organisations to collaborate and share resources and give visibility to various projects and initiatives, startups and businesses directed at or run by women. The Forum is a unique alliance of international chambers, business associations and organisations which originated in the San Francisco Bay Area.
Attendance to the 3-day event is free, but you have to register on the Eventbrite page for a ticket and reserve your seat given that capacity is limited.
Don’t Miss your opportunity…
Wednesday May 22, Casa Africa, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
18:00 Presentation of the Summit Summit 2019, Heroikka Association
18:15 Presentation of Institutions: Casa África and the US Embassy – Stewart Tuttle, Counsellor for Public Diplomacy, US Embassy
18:30 Round table: Ecosystems of Innovation for and by Women: Looking into Africa*
- Alicia Castillo Holley, Investor, Entrepreneur, Founder Women Get Funded and member of Sand Hill Angels.
- Awamary Khan, Founder and CEO Innovate Gambia and The Woman Boss
- María Ángeles León, Co-Founder, Open Value Foundation, Impulse4Social
- Pino Kyri, President, Heroikka Association
- Nastasha Velasco, National Sales and Partnership Executive, Bridge for Billions
(* The round table will be in Spanish and English )
7:30 pm Cocktails and networking
Thursday May 23 @ ULPGC Paraninfo
09:00 Registration
09:30 Welcome:
- Mr. Pablo Rodríguez, Vice President and Counsellor of Public Works and Transportation
Vice President of the Government of the Canary Islands - Mr. Rafael Robaina Romero, Rector of the University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
- Stewart Tuttle, Counselor for Public Diplomacy, US Embassy
- Mr. José Segura Clavell, General Director, Casa África
- Ms. Sara Mateos, Director, DISA Foundation
- Ms. Esther Martel, Director, Mapfre Foundation
09:45 Welcome closing:
- Rosa Batista Canino, Vice Chancellor of Enterprise, Entrepreneurship and Employment, University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
09:50 Presentation: “Technovation Challenge” by Wenceslao Cárceles, Technovation Ambassador Canarias
- Aruks Team: Judit Álvarez Fernández, Irene Navarro González, Miriam Navarro González, Mishell Medina López, Carla Quintana Bolaños
- JAM3: Marolyn Dayan Guzmán Álvarez, Jamila Diallo Ba Dieng, María del Pino Hernández Mendieta, Ainhoa del Pilar Acosta Ageno, María Naranjo Almeida
10:10 Presentation: “Initiatives for women entrepreneurs 2019 “by Maica Gil, founder of Heroikka and SF International Women Entrepreneurs Forum
10:25 Round table: “My experience as an investor: trends”
- Alicia Castillo Holley, Investor, Entrepreneur, Founder Women Get Funded and member of Sand Hill Angels
- Taryn Andersen, Co-Founder, Impulse4Women
- María Ángeles León, Co-Founder, Open Value Foundation, Impulse4Social
- María Cruz Conde, Head of Institutional Relations, Open Value Foundation
11:10 – 11:30 Coffee Break
11:30 Presentation: “Mentality and numbers, friends or foes?”
- Vanessa Marrero, Economist and creator of the Emotional Financial Education System
11:50 Presentation: “Women in education in mediation, arbitration and applicable technologies”
- Rosa Pérez Martel, Director of the Mediation and Arbitration Service of the ULPGC
12:10 Presentation: “Woman talent and influential women“
- Beatriz Recio, Journalist, CEO Womantalent
12:30 Presentation: “leave a mark on our customers”
- Lidia Monzón, Expert in Higher University Management and Mentoring, Communicator and Writer, University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria (ULPGC)
12:50 Presentation:
13: 10-14: 30 Cocktail and networking
*** Afternoon workshops
15:30 Workshop: “Entrepreneurship Bootcamp”
- “From idea to business” Cristina Suárez
- “Digital Marketing” Marí to Quintana
- PR – TBD
17:00 Investment Workshop: “Get funds for your idea, company and / or entrepreneur project”
- Alicia Castillo Holley, Investor, Entrepreneur, Founder Women Get Funded and member of Sand Hill Angels.
Friday, May 24 @ Elder Museum
10:00 Workshop: “ Design Thinking – Tools for Brainstorming” by Jessica Pastor, Creative Director, Diseño Industrial
Presentations: “Building an inclusive innovation ecosystem”
11:15 Entrepreneurs of the University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria (ULPGC)
- Aida Yanes and Elena Castellano (Hardy Visit)
- Itahisa Chávez Santana (Muse Group)
11:45 Presentation: “Believe, love and enjoy” by Felisa Herrera, Entrepreneur, Philanthropist and Founder of The Soho Women in the World
12:05 Presentation: “Innovate Gambia” by Awamary Khan, Founder and CEO, Innovate Gambia / The Woman Boss
12:25 Presentation: “ Female leadership and digital transformation trends, developments and challenges “ by Ana Landeta Echeberria, Director of the Institute I + D + i of the Open University of Madrid (Udima)
12:50 Presentation: “How to get your first customer” by Carlota Calderon, founder of Hipatias
13:15 Cocktail and networking
14:00 Presentation: “The Secrets of the Achiever” by Patricia Glen, Director of the Institute of High Efficiency, Businesswoman and Coach
14:20 Presentation: TBD
14:40 Presentation: “ International finance “ by Nacho Zabaleta, MBA Director
15:00 Presentation: “ Association Heroikka ” by Pino Kyri, President, Association Heroikka
15:20 Roundtable: ” How to create an ecosystem inclusive innovation in The Canary Islands”
- Nacho Rodríguez, CEO at CoworkingC
- Celia Hernández, Domingo Alonso Group
- Moisés Santana, Manager, Emerge Association
- PROEXCA – TBD
- Carina González, Classroom Director of Interactive Digital Culture, Heroikka Lab
- Patricia Fraile Romero, Manager, Canary Islands Technological Excellence
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Source: 5th Gran Canaria Summit 2019 – Presented by Heroikka Association and SFIWEF – San Francisco International Women Entrepreneurs Forum
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