The Ecosystem Architect: Growing Economies through Entrepreneurship and Innovation

The Ecosystem Architect:

Growing Economies through Entrepreneurship and Innovation

Entrepreneurship, here in the nation’s capital and in far off cities around the world, has the power to drive economic growth, create jobs, and to improve social well-being. But, entrepreneurship only flourishes in the right environment.

We do not have to leave it serendipity or geographic roulette. We can, in fact, learn to create the right environment that fosters entrepreneurial innovation and unlocks the potential of our communities. We call these pioneers, the ecosystem architects.

The Society for International Development and WeWork are pleased to invite you to a join us for a conversation Victor W. Hwang, Silicon Valley entrepreneur, venture capitalist, and author of two bestselling books – The Rainforest and The Rainforest Blueprint – that pioneer a new paradigm for governing countries, communities, and companies in the modern era. Through his work, Victor has given hundreds of ecosystem architects, global development institutions and governments looking to design their own innovation ecosystems the tools to succeed.

Victor will speak about how organizations and individuals like you can become successful ecosystem architects, supporting and participating in the growing movement around the world to redefine the way the world creates economic value and a new culture.

T2 Venture Creation

T2 Venture Creation (www.t2vc.com) is a Silicon Valley venture firm that builds startups and also designs the ecosystems that foster entrepreneurial innovation. T2VC mentors and invests in innovative companies with breakthrough technologies. T2VC is unique that is also leverages the practical know-how of company-building to design innovation ecosystems around the world. This expertise includes capital formation, innovation policy, and entrepreneurial development for partners such as the World Bank, USAID, and numerous governments and corporations. T2VC also runs the Global Innovation Summit (www.innosummit.com), the world’s leading conference on building innovation ecosystems, which recently attracted over 450 delegates from 50 countries.

At 6:00 p.m., a light networking reception will be held following the talk.

Speaker:

Victor W. Hwang, Executive Director, Global Innovation Summit+Week and CEO, T2 Venture Creation

Private Sector Workgroup Co-Chairs:

Seema Patel, Innovation Advisor, DAI

Kevin Wilkins, Program Director, GrowCocoa

WeWork:

Carl Pierre, Washington, D.C. City Lead, WeWork