Georgia Tech’s Ivan Allen College Launches Global Women’s Entrepreneurship Institute

ATLANTA - Oct. 9, 2015 - PRLog -- Following the hugely successful Africa Atlanta 2014, a citywide yearlong series of events highlighting Atlanta as the nexus for reinventing the cultural and economic bonds among Africa, Europe and the Americas, the Georgia Tech Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts is launching the Global Women’s Entrepreneurship Institute (GWEI), in Atlanta, Georgia November 1-4, 2015. This event is by invitation only.

The GWEI is an impactful program that will create a platform for collaboration and innovation by fostering and highlighting global connections and developing the entrepreneurial and leadership skills of women in Atlanta and internationally. The first cohort of international participants will include female entrepreneurs from five (5) countries (Ghana, Nigeria, South Africa, Kenya, and Zambia) in Africa and women entrepreneurs from the City of Atlanta Women’s Entrepreneurship Initiative..

Led by Managing Director, DeShawn Jenkins,under the direction of IAC Dean, Dr. Jacqueline Royster, the GWEI Institute has partnered with leading local and international private and governmental entities to select and connect African and Atlanta-based women entrepreneurs who represent  the industries of agribusiness, technology, manufacturing, and media/entertainment. The  intense, high-level training session will develop business skills, foster international contacts, and facilitate their access to global markets through exposure, networking, and knowledge sharing. Additional information and a list of sponsors and partners can be found by visiting: http://gwei.gatech.edu/

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About GWEI

The Global Women’s Entrepreneurship Institute  is effort program of the Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts Global Nexus Initiative that is developed  to serve as the logistical agent for a meta network of women entrepreneurs and innovators, particularly from the Global South to connect with U.S. based women who share with them a commonality of goals, needs, and aspirations. This business and leadership development Institute is geared toward high functioning women entrepreneurs in need of mentorship, technical support and coaching to significantly improve their skills as an entrepreneur, excel in their industry, and establish significant international contacts and exposure. The program will leverage technology to facilitate business development and connectivity for participants via exposure to and implementation of products and platforms that will foster interactions and transactions within and across continents.

The first cohort of participants will come from Africa due to the strength of existing connections and programs from Africa Atlanta 2014. The pilot will then expand to include participants from other regions of the global South.