Global Entrepreneurship Week 2024

Global Entrepreneurship Week 2022

Join iStart Valley for the Global Entrepreneurship Week - 2024 Celebration on Saturday, November 23^th at 10.00 AM CST. Goal of the Global Entrepreneurship Week is to celebrate and empower entrepreneurs in every country and community around the world.

iStart Valley has been a partner since the inception of Global Entrepreneurship Week (GEW) in 2008 which started with an emphasis on inspiring young people to make their mark. GEW has quickly grown to become a comprehensive effort that engages entrepreneurs, investors, policymakers, researchers, support organizations and others collaborating to advance economic growth and innovation in more than 180+ countries around the world. This global event is powered by the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation, a diverse collection of national host organizations in 180+ countries and 25,000 local partner organizations.

This year iStart Valley is pleased to present keynote by Venture Capitalist, Mala Ramakrishnan, Founder and Managing Partner of Progressive Ventures. Followed by this inspiring keynote, we have an announcement on iStart Valley’s Youth Innovation Council and grand reveal of iStart Valley's High School Scholarship 2024 top contenders and the winner.

Presenters

Mala Ramakrishnan is a Venture Capitalist, Founder and Managing Partner of Progressive Ventures. A passionate product executive who enjoys the fast pace of building game-changing technology, working on high impact, hard-to-solve problems, and building a collaborative team culture. Mala enjoys delivering the north star on product roadmaps and providing multi-year leadership through clear prioritization, messaging, and execution. She is a strong leader and has a gift to hire and retain high performing teams as a people manager. In addition to a strong product management experience, Mala has an exceptional blend of strong technical abilities and business aptitude – Masters in Computer Science from Stanford University with 7+ years as a software engineer and 7+ years as a product marketer and 7+ years as a product manager with a strong track record in companies of all sizes. Mala Ramakrishnan is also a Chief Product and Technology Officer.