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SUMMARY:Spark Workshop - Using Video Technology to Create Partnerships between Refugees and Investors
DESCRIPTION:OPEN TO ALL COLUMBIANS \nRSVP HERE \nHereO Ventures: Using Video Technology to Create Partnerships between Refugees and Investors \nFacilitated by Ignacio Inda ’06SIPA \nTuesday\, December 11th\, 2018\n6-8 p.m.\nRefreshments included with RSVP \nUris Hall\, Room 329\n3022 Broadway\nNew York\, NY \nOVERVIEW\nVulnerable populations in post-conflict situations often experience feelings of isolation from the international community\, difficulty accessing basic sources of income\, and a lack of both full-time job opportunities and a favorable environment to launch their own businesses. \nAt the same time\, individuals in developed countries also often feel helplessness related to the refugee crisis\, and struggle to find meaning in their lives and their investments while finding a better return on their capital. \nHereO Ventures is a two-sided for-profit social enterprise creating an online video platform to supply emotional support\, peer-to-peer microfinance\, and mentoring services to refugees and populations in post-conflict situations. \nAREAS FOR DISCUSSION \n\nWhat are the benefits of such a video platform for both investors and refugees?\nWhich aspects of the platform are most beneficial?\nHow important is it to match refugees and investors based on commonalities?\nWhat features of the platform could make it easily scalable and attractive to customers on both sides of the platform?\n\nSPEAKER BIOGRAPHY\nIgnacio Inda is a bilingual investment banking professional with a 12-year career in La Paz\, London\, Madrid\, and New York. He advises clients\, finances\, and restructures renewable energy\, PPP/Infrastructure\, and water transactions. His emerging markets banking experience is complemented by experience as a strategy consultant for internet start-ups\, and as a non-profit corporate fundraiser. \nIgnacio’s education includes a Master’s in International Finance & Development from Columbia University’s School of International and Public Affairs funded through a two-year Fulbright scholarship\, a graduate degree in Social Impact Strategy from UPenn\, and an MSc/BSc in industrial engineering from Universidad Pontificia Comillas’s ICAI School in Spain. \n– \nSpark Workshops provide social entrepreneurs with an opportunity to explore resources\, connections\, and potential solutions to help their social ventures. These workshops tap into the collective knowledge within Columbia University and the larger entrepreneurial and social impact community. \nWorkshops are open to all who are willing to bring their ideas\, experience\, and connections to help solve social and environmental challenges that these social innovators aim to address.
URL:https://entrepreneurship.columbia.edu/event/spark-workshop-using-video-technology-create-partnerships-refugees-investors/
CATEGORIES:Tamer Center for Social Enterprise @ CBS
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