Georgetown University
June 13, 2012
WHAT:
Celebration of Young Innovators & a Special Announcement at USAID's Frontiers in Development Forum
This panel will shine a spotlight on the work of four dynamic, USAID-funded young innovators under the age of 35, who are reinventing the development frontier.From Texas to Tanzania, and California to Kabul, these young innovators have been transforming lives with fresh solutions for some of the world's most intractable problems. They include an award-winning scientist, a recent MBA grad,anewly minted Ph.D. student, and an economist-turned-CEO, and are eachwinners of competitive USAID awardsfrom Development Innovation Ventures. The panel will concludewith an exciting new announcement from Administrator Raj Shahto young innovators everywhere.
WHEN:
Wednesday, June 13 | 4:15 p.m.
WHERE:
Georgetown University's Gaston Hall
37th & O Streets NW
Washington, DC
WHO:
- Monique Coleman (United Nations Youth Champion)
- David Auerbach (Sanergy) - "Turning waste into watts" - sustainable sanitation in Kenyan slums
- Bailey Klinger (Entrepreneurial Finance Lab) - "The Personality Factor" - unlocking credit to the Muslim world
- James Long (UCSD) - "Caught on Camera" - combating election fraud in Afghanistan
- Alla Jezmir (EEG-energy) - "The Netflix energy solution" - lighting Tanzania
The full program can be found at http://frontiers.usaid.gov/
Media check in will take place in the tent on Healy Lawn directly after the main gates for Georgetown University (37th & O Streets NW). Interested media will need to be credentialed before the event. For more information, please contact Becky Brand at bbrand@qorvis.com or 202-754-1985.
Kamyl Bazbaz
kbazbaz@usaid.gov or 202-712-5174
Jennifer Baskerville
jbaskerville@qorvis.com or 703-967-2590
/PRNewswire-USNewswire-- June 12, 2012/
SOURCE United States Agency for International Development (USAID)
