Innovating for the Indian masses in Healthcare and Fintech
As part of the 2016 TAU Innovation Week, the Pears Program for Global Innovation hosted an exciting meet-up dedicated to emerging markets...
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Nov 15, 2015
Pears Challenge Final Pitch Event
Seven months ago, 18 Israeli entrepreneurs took up the Pears Challenge to develop innovative, profitable ventures with the power to...
Nov 15, 2015
AGRITHON: From Smallholder Challenge to Agritech Solution
November 15-16, 2015 Smallholder farmers produce more than half of the world’s food today. Increasing their yields and market access are...
Oct 27, 2015
Innovating for the New Indian Consumer: How to Succeed in Low Income Markets.
India today is the leading country in the world innovating for and marketing to low and middle income consumers. Indian business leaders...
Jun 23, 2015
Business Strategies Alleviating Poverty in the Developing World
Professor Ted London, Vice President of the William Davidson Institute at the Ross School of Business, University of Michigan, and one of...
May 28, 2015
Israel Kenya Agri Challenge
The Pears Program in cooperation with the Embassy of Israel in Kenya hosted a Pitch competition to identify leading Kenyan Agri...
Mar 10, 2015
Food Security in Africa: The Next Big Opportunity for Impact-Driven Entrepreneurs
The launch event for the 2015 Pears Challenge was held at Bank Leumi headquarters in Tel Aviv. Speakers included Yossi Abramovitz, CEO...
Jan 20, 2015
Drink Pitch Mingle
Drink Pitch Mingle is a networking series organized by IsraelDev where members are invited to meet and mingle with other Israeli...
Dec 30, 2014
Financing Projects for Developing Markets
Ron Margalit is the managing director of Lonomics, an investment consulting firm focusing on impact financing for emerging markets. Ron...
Nov 20, 2014
Israelis Innovating for Africa
As part of Global Entrepreneurship Week Israel, the Pears Program hosted a panel discussion on Israelis Innovating for Africa, at...
Sep 17, 2014
The HookUp Dinner - Connecting Israeli and African Entrepreneurs
The HookUp Dinner is a growing entrepreneurial networking initiative that gives startups a platform from which to connect, engage, and...
Sep 15, 2014
Young South African Entrepreneurs Visit Israel
September 15 - 19, 2014 The South Africa-Israel Forum (SAIF) partnered with Investec to organize the first-ever Young Entrepreneurs pilot...
Sep 15, 2014
Kenyan tech delegation brings entrepreneurs to Israel
September 15 - 19, 2014 The Pears Program for Global Innovation in partnership with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs hosted a delegation...
Jul 3, 2014
2014 Conference on Leveraging the Private Sector for Agricultural Innovation in Development
The conference, which was attended by over 120 people, featured 3 panel discussions on the topics of public-private partnerships, ethics,...
Jun 4, 2014
Opportunities and Challenges in East Africa
Duncan Onyango, Director of Acumen East Africa shared his insights on social investment trends in the rapidly growing East African market...
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