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Moneda (President's House) alongside President Sebastian Pinera & Heads of State

Local entrepreneurs - in partnership with Startup Chile & Corfo

• Vina Concha y Toro
• Pueblo Los Dominicos
• Cerro San Cristobal

Alongside the Association of Chilean IT Companies

Gary Whitehill, Founder of Entreprenuer Week

Hernan Cheyre, Vice President of Corfo

Cristiàn Moreno, Head of Entrepreneurs Department at SOFOFA Innova

Michael Ellsberg, Author of “The Education of Millionaires”

Sisha Orturar, Co-Founder of Wichcraft (from Chile)

Jeffrey Zurkofsky, Co-Founder of Wichcraft (from NYC)

Description:  Discover how Sisha and Jeffrey grew a multi-pronged vision into tasty reality through 4 stages of their joint entrepreneurial life cycle:

• Background & History: Where They Both Came From & How Wichcraft Began
• Challenges: How to Grow & Run a Scalable Business
• Reflection: Difference Between Entrepreneurship & Management
• Future: The crossover of lessons learned to new endeavors

Martin Valdes, President of EO Chile

McAdory Lipscomb, Founder & Head Coach of CEOcoach.net

Description: An internationally renowned panel of entrepreneurs and experts from a myriad of backgrounds discuss:

• Overcoming 'crash and burn' syndrome: crushing the mental hurdles of fear and failure
• Leveraging the myopic focus of big corporate America to exploit niche opportunities
• Differentiating between a small business owner and an entrepreneur
• The future of entrepreneurial ecosystems around the world

Panelists:

• Nicole Carter, Editor of INC.com Startup Section
• Fernando Nilo, Founder of Recycla
• Brant Cooper, Principal at Market By Numbers

Description: One skill which entrepreneurs need is something they don’t teach in business school – selling. Panelists reveal why the ability to persuade people to believe in your company is a necessity. Additional topics include:

• Entering tough-to-access sales and distribution channels
• Case studies of successful sales plans with intimate and in-depth details

Panelists:

• Italo Zanzi, Former Deputy General Secretary of CONCACAF & Vice President of Major League Baseball
• Lauren Perkins, Founder of Perks Consulting & Delegate, UCLA W50
• Gary Whitehill, Founder of Entrepreneur Week

Description: Global competitiveness is the future of entrepreneurship. Panelists discuss business outside of the United States and the importance of understanding the entrepreneurial landscape throughout the rest of the world. Insights will be given from the following regions of the world: North America, South America, Middle East.

Panelists:

• Nam Bui, Co-Founder of INC Business Owners Council
• Chris McCann, Co-Founder of Startup Digest
• Namek Zu’bi, Founder of Silicon Badia
• Tugba Gurcanlar, Private Sector Development Specialist, Africa Finance & Private Sector Development for the World Bank

Description: The current funding environment, including:

• Financing or boostrapping your startup
• The do’s and don’ts of raising capital
• Why you shouldn’t take venture capital mone
• A unique town hall forum will be set up, allowing for an intimate 30min Q&A, providing an opportunity to ask your most pressing questions

Panelists:

• Brent Freeman, Founder of Roozt
• Idan Cohen, Co-Founder & Vice President of Product at Boxee
• Taso Du Val, Founder & CEO of TopTal, Early Engineer at Slide & Fotolog
• Dan Martell, Co-Founder of Flowtown

Gary Whitehill, Founder of Entrepreneur Week