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Cristina A. Fernandez Director, Policy & Research, Global Entrepreneurship Network (GEN)

STARTUPNATIONS

What is Startup Nations? A global platform for startup-savvy advisors to the public sector on policies and smarter programming.

Executive Committee •  Startup Canada •  Startup Malaysia •  Startup Korea •  National Institute of the Entrepreneur (INADEM) -

Mexico

Startup Nations Members •  72 countries and growing

Startup Nations Members

Member Highlights •  Mariano Mayer (Argentina): from the local to

national •  Walther Morales (Guatemala): author and promoter

of his country’s National Entrepreneurship Policy •  Mari Vavulski (Estonia): e-Residency

Strategic Objectives •  Knowledge-sharing: access to the collective knowledge

and experience of policymakers across the world. o  Startup Nations Summit (SNS) o  Dedicated Basecamp group o  Focus groups

•  Resource: a means to capitalize on existing knowledge and unearth new, experimental approaches. o  Startup Nations Atlas of Policies (SNAP) o  Connection to the Global Entrepreneurship Research Network (GERN)

Strategic Objectives •  Recognition: help policy influencers gain global

recognition for their efforts to champion innovative startup policies. –  Startup Nations Awards:

o  For Local Policy Leadership o  For National Policy Leadership o  For Groundbreaking Policy Thinking

•  Secure high-level support for our ecosystems through Ministerial engagement via our members.

How can you be more active? •  Submitting a SNAP entry •  Referring us to policy advisors •  Expanding engagement of Ministers •  Participate in the GEC SN Unconference this

Wednesday! –  Dave Moskovitz: dave@startup.org.nz

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