Event Recap: Global Entrepreneurship with Shelly Porges

On Thursday, April 25th NDN's Middle East and North Africa Initiative hosted a discussion on global entrepreneurship with Shelly Porges. Shelly, who served as the Director of the Global Entrepreneurship program at the US Department of State, spoke about how the program has grown over the last two years to be active in nearly 150 countries. She described some of the ways that the US government is engaging the private sector to accelerate innovation and enterprise in developing countries, and explained how targeting female entrepreneurs in Africa and the Middle East remains key to spuring economic and political development. 

You can learn more about the Global Entrepreneurship program at their website and find opportunities for public - private partnerships. 

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