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The MIT Kuo Sharper Center for Prosperity and Entrepreneurship was founded in 2007 on the belief that entrepreneurs and their innovation-driven solutions are key to advancing sustainable and inclusive prosperity in global growth markets.

05/28/2026

Join us for a special event hosted by the Botswana Digital & Innovation Hub and The MIT Kuo Sharper Center for Prosperity and Entrepreneurship on Tuesday, June 2nd. This event is part of the lead-up to the Early Stage Program and aims to engage with the startup community, answer questions, and share more about the program. The session will also feature a conversation with Kenneth Stimela (CEO of Leverage Point and Stanford Seed Network Chapter Vice President) who will share valuable insights into Starting and Growing a Successful Technology Venture in Botswana.

This is your chance to learn more about the program and to have your questions answered directly.

๐Ÿ“† Applications close: June 7, 2026
โ˜๏ธ Apply using the link in bio
๐Ÿ‘‰ RSVP for the event here: https://airtable.com/app9WIRQuS83Fy8Zp/pagCJGi5j4CnEZwVa/form

Last week, our 2025-26 Foundry Fellows wrapped up their MIT Ecosystem Tour, the final leg of their 8 month fellowship.Ov...
05/13/2026

Last week, our 2025-26 Foundry Fellows wrapped up their MIT Ecosystem Tour, the final leg of their 8 month fellowship.

Over five days in Cambridge, fellows engaged with MIT faculty, researchers, entrepreneurs, and ecosystem builders across sessions spanning AI, sustainability, adaptive leadership, entrepreneurship and global economics. They walked through the MIT IBM Watson AI Lab, visited Greentown Labs, Robotics and AI Institute, MIT Media Lab and sat in rooms with MIT Faculty and stakeholders who have spent years thinking about how innovation ecosystems are built, and sustained.

The most important question our fellows kept returning to wasnโ€™t โ€œhow do we replicate this?โ€ It was something harder: what does it actually take to build an ecosystem where founders donโ€™t have to work in isolation, but where universities, corporates, governments, and risk capital have a shared purpose?

MITโ€™s ecosystem wasnโ€™t built overnight. It was the result of decades of focus on R&D, institutional trust, and a willingness to invest in things whose returns arenโ€™t always immediate or obvious. Our fellows saw that clearly, and they also saw the gap that still exists in many of the contexts they are building across Africa.

Our fellows are returning not with a model to copy, but with sharper questions, stronger networks, and a clearer purpose of what it will take to build ecosystems that create lasting prosperity in their own markets and on their own terms.
We are proud of every one of them. The real work is just beginning!

If you want to apply for the next cohort of 2026-27 Foundry Fellows, please fill this form: https://airtable.com/appiy2WpyRBMTgIfd/pagVTb8V2sRdn6Fxc/form

On Wednesday, our Student Fellows took the stage to pitch ventures tackling critical challenges across global growth mar...
05/12/2026

On Wednesday, our Student Fellows took the stage to pitch ventures tackling critical challenges across global growth markets. Pitch Night was the culmination of a year of deep learning and growth as our fellows embraced the difficult and courageous work of becoming principled entrepreneurs and venture builders.

Throughout the year, they pushed to create ventures deeply rooted in the realities and opportunities of their markets. Watching them share their ideas with such clarity and purpose was incredibly moving.

We were also deeply honored to welcome Desh Deshpande for a fireside chat with Dina H. Sherif, Executive Director, MIT KSC. Many of the themes Desh spoke about echoed across the fellowsโ€™ journeys. He reminded us that impactful entrepreneurship begins with โ€œrelevance first, then innovation,โ€ and that it is an act of rational optimism; a belief that even the most difficult challenges can be overcome through courage and conviction. It is this mindset that gives entrepreneurs the resilience to navigate uncertainty.

A few days later, we gathered again with our broader community for our End-of-Year Fellowship Celebration, recognizing the extraordinary journeys of both our Student and Foundry Fellows throughout the year.

We were honored to welcome Hal Gregersen, whose keynote on โ€œLiving the Questionโ€ invited all of us to slow down just enough to ask better questions, the kind that open new ways of thinking, building, and leading. It was a fitting message as we reflected on a year defined not only by hard work and achievement, but by curiosity, growth, and transformation.

During the celebration, we were thrilled to announce Sara Alafifi, Student Fellow 2025โ€“2026, Founder of Kintsu Capital, which develops payment infrastructure for immigrants and asylum-seeking remote workers, as the winner of this yearโ€™s Pitch Night, receiving a $5,000 award toward her venture. Congratulations, Sara! ๐Ÿ‘

Most importantly, however, we are proud of all of our Fellows. Thank you for your passion, generosity, courage, and commitment to building a new calculus for global prosperity.

You are now, and always will be, Fellows for Life.

04/22/2026

๐—š๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐˜„๐˜๐—ต ๐— ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ธ๐—ฒ๐˜๐˜€ ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—–๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ฆ๐˜๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜†

The old frameworks have been set aside. We are intentionally rewriting the narrative, moving toward a world that is more multipolar, more diverse, and more dynamic.

At the MIT Kuo Sharper Center, we donโ€™t just talk about the futureโ€”our community is already shaping it.

From Cambridge to Gaborone, we are building a ๐™‰๐™š๐™ฌ ๐˜พ๐™–๐™ก๐™˜๐™ช๐™ก๐™ช๐™จ ๐™›๐™ค๐™ง ๐™‚๐™ก๐™ค๐™—๐™–๐™ก ๐™‹๐™ง๐™ค๐™จ๐™ฅ๐™š๐™ง๐™ž๐™ฉ๐™ฎ: a model where innovation is sustainable, inclusive, and locally owned.

As we open Day One of our flagship annual conference, we celebrate the principled entrepreneurs and ecosystem builders who are harnessing science and technology to drive impact from within.

To our partners and sponsors: thank you for your commitment to this vision. Your collaboration enables us to support the ambitious and the principled as they drive prosperity in every corner of society.

โ€ข HRH Moudi bint Khalid Al Saud
โ€ข Dubai Silicon Oasis
โ€ข Sawiris Foundation for Social Development
โ€ข IT PARK Uzbekistan
โ€ข Africa Finance Corporation
โ€ข Enda Sportswear
โ€ข Silkroad Innovation Hub
โ€ข UM6P - University Mohammed VI Polytechnic
โ€ข GRIA Food Co.
โ€ข Goshen F.E Ltd
โ€ข 100 Open Startups

๐—ง๐—ต๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—บ๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜. ๐—ง๐—ต๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—ถ๐—บ๐—ฝ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐˜.

๐—” ๐—š๐—น๐—ผ๐—ฏ๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—–๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ด๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ฒ ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐—ฉ๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜† ๐— ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐˜€The stage is set. We are proud to spotlight the depth of expertise and geographic...
04/06/2026

๐—” ๐—š๐—น๐—ผ๐—ฏ๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—–๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ด๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ฒ ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐—ฉ๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜† ๐— ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐˜€

The stage is set. We are proud to spotlight the depth of expertise and geographical diversity of the contributors joining us for "๐—œ๐—ป๐—ป๐—ผ๐˜ƒ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐—š๐—น๐—ผ๐—ฏ๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—š๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐˜„๐˜๐—ต ๐— ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ธ๐—ฒ๐˜๐˜€: ๐—ฃ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐˜€๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐˜๐˜† ๐—ง๐—ต๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ด๐—ต ๐—˜๐—ป๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฝ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐˜€๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ฝ."

We are bringing together a powerful collective of high-level policymakers, pioneering venture builders, and seasoned executive directors. Through these conversations, we will define the future of innovation-driven entrepreneurship.

These distinguished voices from across ๐—”๐—ณ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ, ๐—”๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ฎ, ๐—ฆ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐˜๐—ต ๐—”๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ, ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—”๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ฏ ๐—ช๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—น๐—ฑ are coming together to shape the "๐—ก๐—ฒ๐˜„ ๐—–๐—ฎ๐—น๐—ฐ๐˜‚๐—น๐˜‚๐˜€"โ€”positioning growth markets as regions of abundance, dynamism, and immense opportunity.

๐—™๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐˜๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐—ฆ๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ธ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€ ๐—œ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—น๐˜‚๐—ฑ๐—ฒ:
โ€ข H.E. Sandiaga S. Uno
โ€ข H.E. Dr. Ghada Waly
โ€ข H.E. Minister Mark-Alexandre Doumba
โ€ข H.E. Senator Ibrahim Hadejia
โ€ข Timur Topalgoekceli
โ€ข Smriti Iyer
โ€ข Natasha Milan Matic, Ph.D.
โ€ข Daniel Castanho
โ€ข Dee P**n
โ€ข Heather Henyon

We are committed to equipping the next generation of entrepreneurs with the tools and networks necessary to drive principled leadership and real impact.

๐—ฆ๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—ฝ๐—น๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ ๐˜๐—ผ๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜† ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ ๐—ฝ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜ ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐˜ƒ๐—ถ๐˜๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป.

โš ๏ธ ๐™Ž๐™š๐™–๐™ฉ๐™จ ๐™–๐™ง๐™š ๐™ก๐™ž๐™ข๐™ž๐™ฉ๐™š๐™™. ๐ŸŽŸ๏ธ ๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐—ด๐—ถ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—ก๐—ผ๐˜„: ๐˜„๐˜„๐˜„.๐—ก๐—ฒ๐˜„๐—–๐—ฎ๐—น๐—ฐ๐˜‚๐—น๐˜‚๐˜€.๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—บ

03/27/2026

๐—ง๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ณ๐˜‚๐˜๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐˜€๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ. ๐ŸŒโœจ

What is the "New Calculus" for global prosperity? It is the ๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐˜„๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ณ๐˜‚๐—น ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ด๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ฒ ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐˜ƒ๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป.

As our attendees shared at last yearโ€™s event, the most inspiring part of this experience is the community. We are bringing together a multidisciplinary powerhouse of entrepreneurs, policymakers, experts, and investors for a single, vital purpose: ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ๐˜ƒ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ป๐—ผ๐˜ƒ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป-๐—ฑ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ป ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฝ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐˜€๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ฝ ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐—ด๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐˜„๐˜๐—ต ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ธ๐—ฒ๐˜๐˜€.

From shifting the narrative to designing ethical technology and new capital models, this is where local ingenuity meets global expertise to drive sustainable, inclusive prosperity.

๐——๐—ผ๐—ปโ€™๐˜ ๐—ท๐˜‚๐˜€๐˜ ๐˜„๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฐ๐—ต ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐˜€๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ณ๐˜โ€”๐—ฏ๐—ฒ ๐—ฝ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜ ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐—ถ๐˜.

Spaces are limited. Reserve your spot today!

๐Ÿ“… ๐—”๐—ฝ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—น ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฎโ€“๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฏ, ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฒ
๐Ÿ“ ๐—›๐˜†๐—ฎ๐˜๐˜ ๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐—ด๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐˜† ๐—–๐—ฎ๐—บ๐—ฏ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฑ๐—ด๐—ฒ | ๐—–๐—ฎ๐—บ๐—ฏ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฑ๐—ด๐—ฒ, ๐— ๐—”
๐Ÿ”— ๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐—ด๐—ถ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—ป๐—ผ๐˜„ ๐—ฎ๐˜: ๐˜„๐˜„๐˜„.๐—ก๐—ฒ๐˜„๐—–๐—ฎ๐—น๐—ฐ๐˜‚๐—น๐˜‚๐˜€.๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—บ

03/24/2026

The wait is over. The full agenda for the ๐—œ๐—ป๐—ป๐—ผ๐˜ƒ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐—š๐—น๐—ผ๐—ฏ๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—š๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐˜„๐˜๐—ต ๐— ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ธ๐—ฒ๐˜๐˜€: ๐—ฃ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐˜€๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐˜๐˜† ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ด๐—ต ๐—˜๐—ป๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฝ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐˜€๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ฝ conference (April 22-23, 2026) is officially live!

We arenโ€™t just hosting a conference; we are designing a ๐™‰๐™š๐™ฌ ๐˜พ๐™–๐™ก๐™˜๐™ช๐™ก๐™ช๐™จ ๐™›๐™ค๐™ง ๐™œ๐™ก๐™ค๐™—๐™–๐™ก ๐™ฅ๐™ง๐™ค๐™จ๐™ฅ๐™š๐™ง๐™ž๐™ฉ๐™ฎ. This is your invitation to join a dynamic community of entrepreneurs, investors, and policymakers dedicated to inclusive, sustainable, and locally owned growth.

๐—ช๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜โ€™๐˜€ ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ฏ๐—น๐—ฒ?
Our sessions move beyond theory into actionable, innovation-driven impact.

High-level conversations include:
โ€ข ๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐—ณ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—บ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—š๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐˜„๐˜๐—ต: Moving beyond traditional capitalism with H.E. Dr. Ghada Waly and Professor Daron Acemoglu.
โ€ข ๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐˜„๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ฅ๐˜‚๐—น๐—ฒ๐˜€: Machine learning built by and for the worldโ€™s majority.
โ€ข ๐—–๐—ฎ๐—ฝ๐—ถ๐˜๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—™๐—ถ๐˜ ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—ฃ๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐˜€๐—ฒ: Reshaping investment with venture investors and ecosystem builders.
โ€ข ๐—ง๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—˜๐—ป๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ด๐˜† ๐—ง๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐˜€๐—ถ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป: Turning crisis into opportunity across growth markets.
โ€ข ๐——๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ฟ๐˜‚๐—ฝ๐˜๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ ๐—ฆ๐—ฐ๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ฒ: Scaling deep tech to solve real-world problems.

๐—ช๐—ต๐˜† ๐—ฎ๐˜๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฑ?
Youโ€™ll hear from global thought leaders who are proving that growth markets are the world's most vibrant centers of innovation.

๐—ง๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ณ๐˜‚๐˜๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐—ฝ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐˜€๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐˜๐˜† ๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐—น๐—ผ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—น๐—น๐˜† ๐—ผ๐˜„๐—ป๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ป๐—ผ๐˜ƒ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป-๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ฑ.
๐—•๐—ฒ ๐—ฝ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜ ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป!

๐Ÿ”— ๐—ฉ๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐˜„ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ณ๐˜‚๐—น๐—น ๐—ฎ๐—ด๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ฎ ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐˜€๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐˜€๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐˜: www.NewCalculus.com

SEATS ARE LIMITED. ๐˜™๐˜ฆ๐˜จ๐˜ช๐˜ด๐˜ต๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ ๐˜ต๐˜ฐ๐˜ฅ๐˜ข๐˜บ ๐˜ต๐˜ฐ ๐˜ซ๐˜ฐ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ ๐˜ถ๐˜ด ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ ๐˜ด๐˜ฉ๐˜ข๐˜ฑ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜•๐˜ฆ๐˜ธ ๐˜Š๐˜ข๐˜ญ๐˜ค๐˜ถ๐˜ญ๐˜ถ๐˜ด ๐˜ง๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ ๐˜จ๐˜ญ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฃ๐˜ข๐˜ญ ๐˜ฑ๐˜ณ๐˜ฐ๐˜ด๐˜ฑ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ช๐˜ต๐˜บ.

03/23/2026

"๐™„๐™› ๐™ฎ๐™ค๐™ช ๐™๐™–๐™™ ๐™จ๐™ฅ๐™š๐™ฃ๐™ฉ ๐™ฉ๐™๐™š ๐™–๐™ข๐™ค๐™ช๐™ฃ๐™ฉ ๐™ค๐™› ๐™ข๐™ค๐™ฃ๐™š๐™ฎ ๐™ฎ๐™ค๐™ช ๐™จ๐™ฅ๐™š๐™ฃ๐™ฉ ๐™ค๐™ฃ ๐™ฉ๐™๐™š๐™จ๐™š ๐™˜๐™ค๐™ฃ๐™ซ๐™ค๐™ฎ๐™จ ๐™œ๐™ž๐™ซ๐™ž๐™ฃ๐™œ ๐™ช๐™จ ๐™œ๐™ค๐™–๐™ฉ๐™จ, ๐™ฎ๐™ค๐™ช ๐™ฌ๐™ค๐™ช๐™ก๐™™ ๐™๐™–๐™ซ๐™š ๐™œ๐™ž๐™ซ๐™š๐™ฃ ๐™œ๐™ค๐™–๐™ฉ๐™จ ๐™ฉ๐™ค ๐™ฉ๐™๐™š ๐™ฌ๐™๐™ค๐™ก๐™š ๐™ซ๐™ž๐™ก๐™ก๐™–๐™œ๐™š." ๐Ÿ๐ŸŒ

For H.E. Dr. Ghada Waly, this candid feedback from a micro-borrower in Egypt fundamentally shifted her understanding of development.

It was a stark reminder that true systemic change requires returning agency to the individual, rather than turning their lived realities into a spectacle for administrators.

๐ŸŽ™๏ธ In the season two premiere of ๐˜ผ ๐™‡๐™š๐™œ๐™–๐™˜๐™ฎ ๐™ค๐™› ๐™‹๐™ช๐™ง๐™ฅ๐™ค๐™จ๐™š, host Dina H. Sherif explores this defining moment. Dr. Waly shares why building effective social systems requires listening to people directly, seeing problems from their own perspective, and, above all, respecting their dignity and time.

โœจ ๐—ช๐—ฎ๐—ป๐˜ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ๐˜€๐—ฒ ๐—ฝ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ถ๐—ป๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ต๐˜๐˜€ ๐—น๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€๐—ผ๐—ป?

H.E. Dr. Ghada Waly will be speaking at our flagship annual conference: ๐—œ๐—ป๐—ป๐—ผ๐˜ƒ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐—š๐—น๐—ผ๐—ฏ๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—š๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐˜„๐˜๐—ต ๐— ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ธ๐—ฒ๐˜๐˜€: ๐—ฃ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐˜€๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐˜๐˜† ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ด๐—ต ๐—˜๐—ป๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฝ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐˜€๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ฝ.

๐Ÿ—“๏ธ ๐—”๐—ฝ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—น ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฎโ€“๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฏ, ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฒ | ๐— ๐—œ๐—ง, ๐—–๐—ฎ๐—บ๐—ฏ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฑ๐—ด๐—ฒ
This is more than a convening. Itโ€™s a space to learn, connect, and help shape a ๐™‰๐™š๐™ฌ ๐˜พ๐™–๐™ก๐™˜๐™ช๐™ก๐™ช๐™จ ๐™›๐™ค๐™ง ๐™‚๐™ก๐™ค๐™—๐™–๐™ก ๐™‹๐™ง๐™ค๐™จ๐™ฅ๐™š๐™ง๐™ž๐™ฉ๐™ฎ alongside an extraordinary community shaping innovation ecosystems across growth markets.

๐ŸŽŸ๏ธ ๐—ง๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ธ๐—ฒ๐˜๐˜€ ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—ป๐—ผ๐˜„ ๐—ผ๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ป! Secure your seat today at www.NewCalculus.com (Link in Bio)

๐ŸŽง ๐——๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ: The full podcast episode is OUT NOW! Hit the link in our bio to watch the complete conversation on YouTube, or stream it on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and Buzzsprout.

๐ŸŒ ๐—๐—ผ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐— ๐—ผ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜: ๐—›๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ฝ ๐—ฆ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ฝ๐—ฒ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ก๐—ฒ๐˜„ ๐—–๐—ฎ๐—น๐—ฐ๐˜‚๐—น๐˜‚๐˜€ ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—š๐—น๐—ผ๐—ฏ๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—ฃ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐˜€๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐˜๐˜†!Are you a student or entrepreneur in the Greater ...
03/22/2026

๐ŸŒ ๐—๐—ผ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐— ๐—ผ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜: ๐—›๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ฝ ๐—ฆ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ฝ๐—ฒ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ก๐—ฒ๐˜„ ๐—–๐—ฎ๐—น๐—ฐ๐˜‚๐—น๐˜‚๐˜€ ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—š๐—น๐—ผ๐—ฏ๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—ฃ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐˜€๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐˜๐˜†!

Are you a student or entrepreneur in the Greater Boston area passionate about innovation-driven entrepreneurship? We are looking for dynamic individuals to join our team as volunteers for our upcoming annual conference: ๐—œ๐—ป๐—ป๐—ผ๐˜ƒ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐—š๐—น๐—ผ๐—ฏ๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—š๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐˜„๐˜๐—ต ๐— ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ธ๐—ฒ๐˜๐˜€: ๐—ฃ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐˜€๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐˜๐˜† ๐—ง๐—ต๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ด๐—ต ๐—˜๐—ป๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฝ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐˜€๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ฝ.

๐—ช๐—ต๐˜† ๐—๐—ผ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐—ข๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—ง๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—บ?
โ€ข ๐—˜๐˜…๐—ฐ๐—น๐˜‚๐˜€๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ ๐—”๐—ฐ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜€: Gain entry to the conference and engage with sessions led by world-class MIT experts and ecosystem leaders.
โ€ข ๐—š๐—น๐—ผ๐—ฏ๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—–๐—ผ๐—บ๐—บ๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ถ๐˜๐˜†: Connect with a vibrant network of entrepreneurs, investors, and policymakers dedicated to building sustainable and inclusive prosperity.
โ€ข ๐— ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด๐—ณ๐˜‚๐—น ๐—œ๐—บ๐—ฝ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐˜: Support the Center's mission to equip entrepreneurs with the tools to create local jobs and tackle the worldโ€™s most pressing challenges.

๐—˜๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜ ๐——๐—ฒ๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐—น๐˜€:
๐Ÿ“… April 22โ€“23, 2026
๐Ÿ“ Hyatt Regency Cambridge | 575 Memorial Drive

๐—›๐—ผ๐˜„ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—”๐—ฝ๐—ฝ๐—น๐˜†: If you want to be part of a team that is reshaping the narrative of global prosperity, we want to hear from you!

๐Ÿ“ฉ ๐—–๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐˜ ๐—ฅ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ฎ ๐—›๐—ฒ๐—น๐—บ๐˜† ๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐—ฟ๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—น๐—บ๐˜†@๐—บ๐—ถ๐˜.๐—ฒ๐—ฑ๐˜‚ ๐—ฏ๐˜† ๐— ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฐ๐—ต ๐Ÿฏ๐Ÿฌ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—ฒ๐˜…๐—ฝ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜€ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—ถ๐—ป๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜.

๐Ÿ”Ž ๐—Ÿ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ป ๐—บ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—ฎ๐—ฏ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐˜ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ณ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ฒ: ๐˜„๐˜„๐˜„.๐—ก๐—ฒ๐˜„๐—–๐—ฎ๐—น๐—ฐ๐˜‚๐—น๐˜‚๐˜€.๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—บ

We look forward to meeting you and working together to define a for global prosperity and advance actionable solutions for the world's most pressing challenges!

03/19/2026

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