Entrepreneurs fuel innovation and job creation - and their impact is magnified in emerging nations, where new businesses can launch transformational change, creating opportunity where none may have existed before. Nimble startups are able to deliver products and services to previously underserved populations, connecting them with the global economy. But emerging market entrepreneurs face considerable barriers to entry: limited access to capital, few role models and a lack of management expertise. How can investors in the developed world help to broaden prosperity and tap into the intriguing growth opportunities these firms represent? What kind of mechanisms do we need to connect these startups with financing? This panel will highlight the experiences of dynamic entrepreneurs from around the world and find solutions that will pave the way for similar success stories.
Global Conference 2013
Former Prime Minister Tony Blair, philanthropist Bill Gates and Strive Masiyiwa of Econet Wireless discuss advancing prosperity in Africa.
