Port-Au-Prince Startup Week 2018: Full Schedule

Designing a blueprint for a thriving future

3:00pm EDT

Yon Ti Koze Sou Vèvè Koleksyon | Q&A With The Founder Of Vèvè Koleksyon

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How did she make it? What's her best business advice?
Come to ask questions to the founder of Vèvè Koleksyon and hear her entrepreneurial story.

Ou ta renmen konn kouman Phekicia kreye Vèvè Koleksyon, ki konsèy li gen pou ou, vin poze l kesyon pou w konn istwa a.

Speakers

Pierre Stanley Jn Baptiste

Managing Director, Impact Hub Port-au-Prince

Phelicia Dell

Phelicia Dell was born in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. Daughter of a dressmaker and a former, over ten years, textile factory supervisor, Phelicia’s artistic skills were easily recognized by her mom and acquaintances from an early age. At the age of fifteen, she was gifted her first sewing... Read More →

Tuesday August 14, 2018 3:00pm - 4:00pm EDT
Impact Hub Port-au-Prince

Women Entrepreneurship

10:00am EDT

Sustainable Design | Slow Fashion

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ENGLISH
Creative Economy that uses the Triple Bottom Line by Design + Culture (TBLD+C) framework when designing programs or products with focus on People, Planet and Profit. How are your designs affecting the community.

This workshop will also go into the 4 stages of design. Discover (the problem), Define (the solution), Design (the solution; product) and deliver (the designed project)

KREYOL
Ekonomi kreyatif ede kreye pwogram oswa pwodwi ki konsantre sou moun, planèt ak pwofi. Vin aprann kouman pou w kreye, dizay rad ak lot bagay.

Speakers

Naikas Colas

Fashion Designer, Jacques Louis

is from Queens, New York and of Haitian (American) descent. The love for her parents villages Verrettes and Belladere, Haiti has helped her maintain her humble spirit when designing. Being of caribbean decent has helped her to remain colorful and sustainable as she sticks to Haitian... Read More →

Sponsors

GOOGLE Haiti

Google Haiti is a community of Haitians and friends of Haiti at Google dedicating 20% of their work time to leverage Google’s tools and resources towards the advancement of Haiti’s tech and entrepreneurship ecosystem”

Thursday August 16, 2018 10:00am - 12:00pm EDT
Impact Hub Port-au-Prince

Women Entrepreneurship, Sustainable Fashion

8:00am EDT

Wellness Practices For Women [Sesyon pou Fanm]

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In this session we will discuss different holistic and natural ways to maintain your health and manage your stress. We will look at general practices and ones that are specific to women.

Speakers

Nzingah Oniwosan

Co founder/ Director of Academy of Women Entrepreneurship, YesbabyIlikeitRaw

Nzingah Oniwosan is a Haitian-American holistic health consultant, inspirational speaker, detox coach, yoga teacher, and raw vegan chef. As an award winning visual artist, classically trained pianist, published poet, and African and Haitian folklore dancer; she has created healing... Read More →

Sponsors

GOOGLE Haiti

Friday August 17, 2018 8:00am - 9:00am EDT
Impact Hub Port-au-Prince

Women Entrepreneurship

11:00am EDT

Finding Your Purpose and Mission: Creating a business you love [Sesyon pou Fanm]

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How do we have business or career that we love and aligns with our purpose and mission. In this session participants will be guided through several activities that allows them identify their purpose and mission and to create a business or career that creates satisfaction. ]

Speakers

Nzingah Oniwosan

Co founder/ Director of Academy of Women Entrepreneurship, YesbabyIlikeitRaw

Sponsors

GOOGLE Haiti

Friday August 17, 2018 11:00am - 12:15pm EDT
Impact Hub Port-au-Prince

Women Entrepreneurship

12:30pm EDT

Bridging the gender gap | Sesyon Pou Fanm

Despite decades of efforts to promote gender equality, most leadership positions in business, politics, education, and even NGOs are occupied by men, and most people still work in occupations dominated by one sex. We will identify the issue in Haiti and ways we can create equal opportunities for both genders.

Sponsors

GOOGLE Haiti

Friday August 17, 2018 12:30pm - 1:30pm EDT
Impact Hub Port-au-Prince

Women Entrepreneurship

2:00pm EDT

Beyond #MeToo [Sesyon Pou Fam]

Limited Capacity seats available

The #MeToo Movement has created activism around sexually assault and harassment virtually and the removal of men in high positions in the United States. In other parts of the world including Haiti the issue still exists. During this session we will discuss the complexities of sexual assault and harassment in the workplace, how to address it, how do we create tangible initiatives to address it.

Speakers

Nzingah Oniwosan

Co founder/ Director of Academy of Women Entrepreneurship, YesbabyIlikeitRaw

Friday August 17, 2018 2:00pm - 3:00pm EDT
Impact Hub Port-au-Prince

Women Entrepreneurship

5:00pm EDT

Resources, Opportunities, & Networking: What's available for Women | Sesyon Pou Fanm

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In this session we will identify organizations in Haiti that support and nurture the advancement of women. We will also discuss opportunities available for women throughout the country and the importance of networking.

Speakers

Danielle Saint Lot

Danielle Saint Lot is founder and President of the Danielle Saint-Lot Haiti Women’s Foundation. The non-profit advances programs to empower Haitian women and grow the creative economy. With her passion in addressing women’s rights and empowerment issues, she also serves as Ambassador at Large of the Republic of Haiti for Women’s Empowerment nominated by President Marte... Read More →

Nzingah Oniwosan

Co founder/ Director of Academy of Women Entrepreneurship, YesbabyIlikeitRaw

Sponsors

GOOGLE Haiti

Friday August 17, 2018 5:00pm - 6:15pm EDT
Impact Hub Port-au-Prince

Women Entrepreneurship