IGNITE Conference 2014
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IGNITE! Conference 2014
Entrepreneurship Development for Stability in Fragile and Conflict Affected States Thank you for participating and see you next year!
Schedule
08:30 - 09:00
Registration
09:00 - 09:15
Welcome to IGNITE
09:15 - 09:30
Opening by Mayor of Amsterdam, Femke Halsema
09:30 - 09:45
Keynote by Prof. Alexander Betts, University of Oxford
09:45 - 10:00
Keynote by Dr Mussa Sillah (Islamic Development Bank)
10:00-10:15
Break
10:15-10:20
Film Screening by SPARK
10:20-10:35
Talk of the Day
10:35-10:55
Interview with Sigrid Kaag (Minister of Foreign Trade & Development Cooperation)
10:55-11:10
Talk of the Day
11:20-12:45
Workshops
12:45-13:45
Lunch
13:45-14:00
Keynote by Joachim Ruecker
14:00-14:15
Keynote by Dania Ismail, Jusoor
14:15-14:45
Startup Roadshow
14:45-15:10
Break
15:10-16:40
Workshops
16:50-17:00
Workshop Wrap Up
17:00-17:25
Startup Roadshow: Winners
17:25-17:40
Closing Ceremony
17:40-18:30
Drinks
Report
2nd Ignite Conference
Entrepreneurship Development for Stability in Fragile and Conflict Affected States
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Entrepreneurship Development for Stability in Fragile and Conflict Affected States
Event details
18 November 2014
09:00 - 17:00
Beurs van Berlage, Amsterdam
1012ZJ Amsterdam
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Speakers of IGNITE 2014
Bas van Abel
Fairphone, CEO Bas-van-Abel_Keynote
Axel M. Addy
Liberian Minister of Commerce and Industry Minister-Addy-Speech
Moammar M. Al-Eryani
Yemeni Minister of Tourism
Dahlia Khalifa
IFC, E4E Regional Head E4E-Nov-2014-IGNITE
Stephen Marshall
ILO, Liaison Officer – Myanmar
Abrahim Miro
Abrahim advises governments and international organisations on counter terrorism financing and early recovery. He established and managed the Syrian Interim Government’s financial...
Wim Naudé
Maastricht School of Management, Dean-Director Naude-SPARK-19-11-2014
Lilianne Ploumen
Dutch Minister for Foreign Trade and Development Cooperation
Alexandra Sindahera
Brarudi – Heineken Subsidary, Burundi, Secretary General Brarudi-Ignite
This years workshops
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Strengthening the resilience of local entrepreneurs in (post) crisis contexts (Liberia, South Sudan)
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From norms to action: strategic entrepreneurship in fragile environments
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On the Edge: Doing Business in Fragile States
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Female Entrepreneurship in the Middle East
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Agricultural Value Chains for Economic Development
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Financing Against the Stream
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A regional perspective to the Syria crisis response and resilience
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Social Enterprise Special Economic Zones
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Handle with Care: Job Creation in Fragile Settings
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Migrant Entrepreneurs Pitch
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