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Date: 8 July 2011 20:14
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Email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser. BROUGHT TO YOU BY USAID EGAT/MD & PSA REGISTER TODAY ›         Introducing Diaspora Engagement: Mobilizing Diaspora Entrepreneurship for Development Learn More Date & Time   July 14,  2011 8:30 - 10:00 AM   Location   The QED Group LLC 1250 Eye St. NW Suite 1100 Washington DC, 20005 DIRECTIONS ›   ABOUT THE GROUP The Diaspora Working Group is comprised of USAID staff working to incorporate diaspora voices and participation in USAID's work in home countries. Please contact Romi Bhatia (ODP/PSA) or Yvon Resplandy (EGAT/PR/MD) if you would like to discuss opportunities to work with the group.    Diaspora Engagement Seminar #1 screencast now available Diaspora Engagement Mini-Series Diaspora entrepreneurs are increasingly recognized as playing an active role in job creation and economic growth in their countries of origin or ancestry through the establishment of new businesses. Recognizing business opportunities and assessing the myriad risks of doing business, these entrepreneurs are going ahead to start small and medium enterprises (SMEs) that are offering new products and services, thereby fostering innovation and job growth in the marketplace of their country of origin.    Seeking to explore prospects and challenges that exist for diaspora entrepreneurship, USAID will focus its second seminar of an ongoing Diaspora Engagement Seminar series on diaspora-driven entrepreneurship. Join us for a breakfast seminar with some of the leading researchers on this topic alongside an Ethiopian diaspora entrepreneur. Zelalem Dagne will share his personal experiences as one of the 14 recipients of a $100,000 prize in the jointly-led Western Union-USAID African Diaspora Marketplace business plan competition launched in 2010. This breakfast seminar will be streamed live to provide an opportunity for staff from USAID field missions and non-profit organizations in developing countries to participate. We invite you to register and join us for this exciting discussion. Learn More & RSVP >   About the Speakers Kathleen Newland Migration Policy Institute Kathleen Newland is Co-Founder of the Migration Policy Institute and directs MPI's programs on Migrants, Migration, and Development and Comprehensive Protection for Refugees. Her work focuses on the relationship between migration and development, governance of international migration, and refugee protection. Previously, at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, she was a Senior Associate and then Co-Director of the International Migration Policy Program (1994-2001). She sits on the Board of the International Rescue Committee, and is a Chair Emerita of the Women's Commission for Refugee Women and Children. She is also on the Board of the Foundation for the Hague Process on Migrants and Refugees and Kids in Need of Defense (KIND). Barbara Span Western Union Barbara Span is Vice President of Global Public Affairs for Western Union, based in Washington, D.C. She has responsibility for policy, regulatory and consumer issues, advocacy programs, and conducting issues research analysis. Ms. Span focuses on a spectrum of issues, ranging from migration, financial inclusion, immigrant integration and economic development to consumer fraud, alternative financial services and underbanked/underserved consumers. She also plays a key role in Western Union initiatives that focus on diaspora-driven development and job creation, financial literacy and small business entrepreneurship programs. She is a Northwestern University alumna. Liesl Riddle The George Washington University Liesl Riddle is the Associate Dean for MBA Programs, Co-Director of the Diaspora Research Program, and Associate Professor of International Business and International Affairs at The George Washington University (GW). Dr. Riddle has written extensively about diasporas and development, international entrepreneurship, and trade and investment promotion. She currently spearheads a multidisciplinary research team, the GW Diaspora Capital Investment Project, which aims to generate and disseminate learning about diaspora investment and its role in development to assist policymakers, diaspora organizations, diaspora entrepreneurs, and researchers. Dr. Riddle holds a BA and MA in Middle Eastern Studies, a MBA in Marketing/International Business, and a PhD in Sociology from the University of Texas at Austin. Zelalem Dagne Global Technology & Investment PLC Originally from Ethiopia, Zelalem Dagne has lived in the United States for the past 30 years. Mr. Dagne is one of the winners of the first African Diaspora Marketplace Business Plan Competition. He has direct engineering and managerial experience in telecommunications technology, operations, industrial engineering, and capital investment projects with leading US companies including Rubbermaid, Comsat, Qualcomm, Teligent and American Online. He has traveled extensively in Africa and the Middle East to develop potential markets for fixed wireless, wireless local loop, and mobile systems. Mr. Dagne was previously a founder of Alternative Technologies, Inc., which focused on promoting and implementing capital investments in Ethiopia. Mr. Dagne has a BSc in Engineering from the University of Massachusetts, and a Masters in Telecommunications & Information Technology from the George Washington University.   If you have questions or comments please contact Romi Bhatia (ODP/PSA) or Yvon Resplandy (EGAT/PR/MD). 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