When is the last time you attended a conference that opened at the United Nations headquarters in New York City? It’s an opportunity that not many people get. You won’t want to miss out on your chance this year.
The 61st Annual International Council of Small Business World Conference kicks off at the United Nations on Thursday, June 16. We are proud to announce an impressive lineup of speakers for that morning, including:
Dr. Ayman El Tarabishy, Executive Director, International Conference for Small Business
Dr. Ki-Chan Kim, President, International Conference for Small Business
Ambassador Oh Joon, Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Republic of Korea to the United Nations and President of the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC)
Ms. Lise Kingo, Executive Director, UN Global Compact
Mr. Naquib Sawiris, Chairman of the Board of Orascom TMT Investments
The June 16 schedule continues with our first session, SME Ministerial Panel Session for the Role of SMEs in Achieving the Sustainable Development Goals. Lunch is followed by UN media briefings (by invitation only), and then sessions two and three, Engaging SME’s for Growth and Prosperity and Humane Entrepreneurship – A Global Perspective. We will wrap up the day with ICSB Presidential Awards and a VIP dinner (again by invitation).
The United Nations was founded in 1945 with the mission to maintain international peace and security and to solve international problems through cooperation between its 193 member states. Countless international luminaries have spoken at the United Nations, including presidents, prime ministers, and religious leaders.
ICSB 2016 invites you to join us at the United Nations and at our subsequent sessions and events at the Stevens Institute of Technology.
Is your company facing complex supply chain challenges? Is connecting with minority-owned businesses a strategic goal for your firm in 2016?
Well, you are in luck.
In early June, a wide range of Fortune 500 Procurement Officers will assemble and participate in an exciting discussion about global trends and challenges facing the business procurement business community.
Important topics will include:
Supplier Diversity
Business Development
Supply Chain Management and Support
Innovation
You won’t want to miss the 2016 Chief Procurement Officers’ Forum.
What: CelebrAsian Conference
When: June 1, 2016 at 12:30pm
Where: Hyatt Regency Atlanta, 265 Peachtree Street, NE, Atlanta, GA
Who: CelebrAsian – Connecting Fortune corporations and governments with Asian American and minority businesses to pursue contracting relationships.
“Entrepreneurship 1.0 was for individual problem solving, entrepreneurship 2.0 was for companies and organizations, but now entrepreneurship 3.0 is for societal problem solving.” Dr. Ki-Chan Kim’s remarks at the closing of ICSB 2015 in Dubai began to lay out a new direction for a more humane kind of entrepreneurship, one “of the people, by the people, for the people.” Dr. Kim’s vision of entrepreneurship has three steps. “The first is to work for yourself. The next is to work for an organization. But the final step, which I strive for, is to work for humanity and society.”
Dr. Kim believes that ICSB has a key role to play in the development of humane entrepreneurship. “Let’s go together shoulder-to-shoulder for the new era of ICSB and entrepreneurship,” said Dr. Kim at last year’s conference.
About Dr. Ki-Chan Kim
Dr. Ki-Chan Kim is the president of the International Council for Small Business. He is a Professor of Business Administration at The Catholic University of Korea. He received a PhD from Seoul National University and has conducted research at the University of Tokyo and at MIT as a visiting scholar.
Dr. Kim was born in Korea in 1958, when that country was one of the poorest in the world. He wants to help other countries learn from the Korean experience of transforming a country devastated by war and poverty into one of the world’s strongest economies.
About ICSB 2016
Founded in 1955, the International Council for Small Business (ICSB) was the first international membership organization to promote the growth and development of small businesses worldwide. The organization brings together educators, researchers, policy-makers and practitioners from around the world to share knowledge and expertise in their respective fields. Each year, ICSB members and affiliates come together to discuss relevant issues and share information at conferences all around the world.
This year, the ICSB World Conference will take place at multiple locations in New York and New Jersey. We will start at NYU on June 15. On June 16, we will be at the United Nations, and then at the Stevens Institute of Technology on June 17 and 18. Registration is open to the public, but limited and expected to sell out. ICSB 2016 will focus on the role of entrepreneurship and innovation in advancing the UN New Sustainable Development Goals.
For more information about the conference, or to secure your seat, please click here or visit the ICSB’s website at http://ICSB.org/.
Interested in the work of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)? Then you won’t want to miss Dr. Chantal Line Carpentier, UNCTAD’s New York office chief, at ICSB 2016.
About UNCTAD
Within the United Nations, UNCTAD is responsible for issues such as trade, development, entrepreneurship, and finance, as well as the science and technology associated with development. UNCTAD uses its research to make policy recommendations to national, regional and global leaders.
The New York office ensures that the leading edge research and technical assistance developed by UNCTAD informs the New York based intergovernmental processes. It raises awareness about the work of UNCTAD by organizing briefings, side events and bilateral meetings with Member States of the UN and stakeholders in New York. –Dr. Chantal Line Carpentier
To learn more about day-to-day operations at UNCTAD’s New York office, you can follow them on Twitter at UNCTADNewYork.
About Dr. Carpentier
Dr. Carpentier got her start in development in field assignments in the Brazilian Amazon, in Oaxaca and Chiapas in Mexico, and rural Peru. Before joining UNCTAD, she worked as Sustainable Development Officer in the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, and she managed Major Groups Engagement in the Rio+20 Conference. Dr. Carpentier holds a PhD from Virginia Tech and a Masters and B.Sc. from McGill. In 2006, she was named as a Yale World Fellow. She has completed several marathons and Ironman competitions, and she holds a black belt in karate.
About ICSB 2016
Founded in 1955, the International Council for Small Business (ICSB) was the first international membership organization to promote the growth and development of small businesses worldwide. The organization brings together educators, researchers, policy-makers and practitioners from around the world to share knowledge and expertise in their respective fields. Each year, ICSB members and affiliates come together to discuss relevant issues and share information at conferences all around the world.
This year, the ICSB World Conference will take place at multiple locations in New York and New Jersey. We will start at NYU on June 15. On June 16, we will be at the United Nations, and then at the Stevens Institute of Technology on June 17 and 18. Registration is open to the public, but limited and expected to sell out. ICSB 2016 will focus on the role of entrepreneurship and innovation in advancing the UN New Sustainable Development Goals.
For more information about the conference, or to secure your seat, please click here or visit the ICSB’s website at http://ICSB.org/.
How do you build Egypt’s largest private sector employer and become a billionaire in the process? Naguib Sawiris knows. Mr. Sawiris, Executive Chairman and CEO of Orascom Telecom Media and Technology Holding, is scheduled to speak at the 61st ICSB World Conference.
About Naguib Sawiris
Mr. Sawiris joined Orascom, his family’s business, in 1979. He helped build the company into one of Egypt’s largest businesses. Mr. Sawaris founded Orascom Telecom Holding in the late 1990s. Under his leadership, the company became the principal regional telecom provider. In 2011, OTH merged with Vimpelcom Ltd, creating what was then the world’s sixth largest mobile telecommunications provider, with 181 million subscribers across 20 countries.
In addition to serving as Executive Chairman and CEO of Orascom Telecom Media and Technology Holding., Mr. Sawiris is also the Chairman of the Board of Orascom TMT Investments S.à r.l. and the Chairman of La Mancha Inc.
Mr. Sawiris is the recipient many awards, including France’s highest honor, the “Legion d’honneur,“ the “Stella della Solidarietà Italiana” from Italy, and the “Sitara-e-Quaid-e-Azam” award from Pakistan.
About ICSB 2016
Founded in 1955, the International Council for Small Business (ICSB) was the first international membership organization to promote the growth and development of small businesses worldwide. The organization brings together educators, researchers, policy-makers and practitioners from around the world to share knowledge and expertise in their respective fields. Each year, ICSB members and affiliates come together to discuss relevant issues and share information at conferences all around the world.
This year, the ICSB World Conference will take place at multiple locations in New York and New Jersey. We will start at NYU on June 15. On June 16, we will be at the United Nations, and then at the Stevens Institute of Technology on June 17 and 18. Registration is open to the public, but limited and expected to sell out. ICSB 2016 will focus on the role of entrepreneurship and innovation in advancing the UN New Sustainable Development Goals.
For more information about the conference, or to secure your seat, please click here or visit the ICSB’s website at http://ICSB.org/.
SBA NEWS RELEASE
Release Date: May 3, 2016
Contact: Terry Sutherland (202) 205-6919
Release Number: 16-44
Internet Address: http://www.sba.gov/news
National Small Business Week 2016 in Full Swing Cosponsors make the week possible
WASHINGTON – On Sunday and Monday the U.S. Small Administration kicked off National Small Business Week 2016 in the nation’s capital by having SBA Administrator Maria Contreras-Sweet recognize and award the nation’s top small businesses, entrepreneurs, small business advocates and champions.
The theme this year is “Dream Big, Start Small.” Since 1963, the president of the United States has issued a proclamation calling for the celebration of National Small Business Week. This year National Small Business Week will be recognized from May 1-7 with national events planned in Washington, D.C., New York, Denver, Phoenix, Oakland and San Jose, Calif. Events throughout the week will be live-streamed on SBA’s website at www.sba.gov/nsbw.
Make sure to check in during the event for live social media engagement, using the hashtag #DreamSmallBiz.
Every year, National Small Business Week is made possible thanks in part to the support of cosponsors. Our presenting sponsor this year is Chase for Business along with our Gold, Silver Bronze and Supporting level sponsors who provide the resources to make this recognition week possible.
The below companies have joined forces with SBA to help celebrate National Small Business Week 2016:
Presenting Sponsor
Chase for Business
Lead Sponsor
SCORE
Gold Level Sponsor
ADP
Silver Level Sponsors
Colonial Life
Intuit
Sam’s Club
Square
YP
Bronze Level Sponsors
ESET
Facebook
Instagram
Lockheed Martin
Microsoft
National Association of Government Guaranteed Lenders (NAGGL)
VEDC
Supporting Sponsors
Accion
America’s SBDC (ASBDC)
Angel Capital Association
ARPR
Association of Women’s Business Centers
ASTM International
Automational
California Association for Micro Enterprise Opportunity
Cartridge World
Cloudbric
Code for America
Constant Contact
Delta Chapter of Iota Phi Lambda Sorority Inc.
Duke Energy
Google Inc
Greater Westfield Area Chamber of Commerce
Hawkins Law Offices, LLC International Council for Small Business (ICSB)
iStart Valley Inc
Junior Achievement
Moo
National Association of Development Companies
National Coalition for Asian Pacific American Community Development (National CAPACD)
National Cyber Security Alliance
National League of Cities
National Small Business Association
National Urban League Washington Bureau (NULWB)|
National Women Business Owners Corporation
National Women’s Business Council
Nav
OpenCounter
Pacific Community Ventures
Sageworks
Small Business & Entrepreneurship Council
Small Business Investor Alliance
Small Business Legislative Council (SBLC)
Small Business Majority
The UPS Store
Twitter
U.S. Black Chambers, INC. (USBC)
Wisconsin LGBT Chamber of Commerce
Wix
Women Impacting Public Policy (WIPP)
Yelp
Cosponsorship Authorization #SBW2016 SBA’s participation in this cosponsored activity is not an endorsement of the views, opinions, products or services of any Cosponsor or other person or entity. All SBA/SCORE programs and services are extended to the public on a nondiscriminatory basis. Reasonable arrangements for persons with disabilities will be made if requested at least two weeks in advance. Contact: smallbusinessweek@sba.gov(link sends e-mail). SCORE is partially funded by SBA Cooperative Agreement No. SBAHQ-14-S-0001.
About the U.S. Small Business Administration
The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) was created in 1953 and since January 13, 2012 has served as a Cabinet-level agency of the federal government to aid, counsel, assist and protect the interests of small business concerns, to preserve free competitive enterprise and to maintain and strengthen the overall economy of our nation. The SBA helps Americans start, build and grow businesses. Through an extensive network of field offices and partnerships with public and private organizations, the SBA delivers its services to people throughout the United States, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands and Guam. www.sba.gov
