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2015 PROGRAM GUIDE

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With the innovation movement greatly taking off in the last couple of years in the Americas with government initiatives such as Start-up Chile, iNNpulsa Colombia, Start-up Peru& Brazil as well as Miami taking off as a regional tech hub as well as many VC funds moving into the region, entrepreneurship has become a powerful catalyst for more progress, prosperity and job creation in the Americas. VentureLeague of the Americas Innovation Network aims to strengthen the regional eco-system for entrepreneurship and innovation by facilitating connection, collaboration and growth among high-impact entrepreneurs, investors, accelerators, mentors, corporations, universities, government entities and other stakeholders.

With our high-impact mentor, investor and over 80+ partner network that combined has over 250.000 innovators we nurture high­growth early stage start­ups into growth­stage businesses by giving them better access to money, markets, mentors and media to scale up faster and therefore creating significant economic impact in the region through innovation and job creation. With high quality programs such as VentureWomen, VentureCollaborative, VentureSalon, VentureForum’s UnConference, VentureLabs, VentureWeek bootcamps in the region and our eco-system VentureGuides we are transforming an ego­system into a collaborative eco­system.

As more and more of those entrepreneurs, mentors and investors are building regional start-ups they will greatly benefit from top-notch partner that equally share their vision to take the region to the next level in terms of innovation, integrity and excellence.

Join our non-profit community of conscious capitalist, successful entrepreneurs, corporate partners and investors to create the necessary infrastructure , mindset & culture of a high-quality network to create high-impact ventures faster and better.

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VentureLeague of the Americas high quality programs all aim to facilitate connection, collaboration and growth among high-impact entrepreneurs, investors and innovators to build a supportive, trusted community with better access to money, markets, mentors and media. Due to very high net promoter scores the community consists of influencers, promoters and champions and therefore our programs have created a movement character of exponential growth while still focusing on “quality first”.

VentureLeague monitors and measures all impact of above mentioned events & programs to better evaluate results and systematic change that go beyond looking at just numbers but includes quality and impact of social, mentor, creative and financial capital as well.

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Our VentureCollaborative MasterMind sessions bring

together high­impact entrepreneurs, investors, mentors and innovators

to grow their businesses collaboratively through access to a high­quality network and features a

speaker, networking and mastermind/mentoring

sessions in small break­out groups.

Miami, Florida1 x quarter: February, 3

May, 6

August, 20

November, 3

Bogota, Colombia3 x year: March, 4

May, 28

October, 20 Venue: Across town, i.e Miami Innovation Center, Miami Downtown Development Authority, Beacon Council, Miami Entrepreneurship Center, The LAB Miami, Right Space to meet Coral Gables, other cities at accelerator spaces TBD

Attendance: 50-75, growing month over month due to movement building character

Benefits: Depending on sponsor levels:

• “VentureLeague presented by. ..”

(Buyout only)

• Speaker w/topical expertise *May* join

panel (subject to negotiation)

• Welcome our guests (Speaking)

• Logo on VLA website and all events-

related digital pages & communications

• Posts on social media around the event

• Large table at event (Approx 6’)

• Event tickets (number TBD)

• Foto Opp

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Our VentureWomen breakfast brings together high­impact

female entrepreneurs, investors and innovators to grow their businesses collaboratively through access to a high­quality network and features a

speaker, networking and mastermind/mentoring

sessions in small break­out groups to build a trusted &

supportive community.

Miami, Florida1 x quarter: January, 29 April, 16 September, 3 November, 18 in conjunction with United Nations & Women’s entrepreneurship day during Global Entrepreneurship Week: http://www.womenseday.org/

Bogota, Colombia:4 x year: February, 3 April, 15 August, 4 November, 18 in conjunction with United Nations & Women’s entrepreneurship day during Global Entrepreneurship Week: http://www.womenseday.org/ Venue: Across town, i.e Miami Innovation Center, Miami Downtown Development Authority, Beacon Council, Miami Entrepreneurship Center, The LAB Miami, New World Center South Beach , Tifanny’s, Mercedes Benz Showroom

Attendance: 75-150 with media included

Benefits: Depending on sponsor levels:

• “VentureLeague presented by. . .”

(Buyout only)

• Speaker w/topical expertise *May* join

panel (subject to negotiation)

• Welcome our guests (Speaking)

• Logo on VLA website and all events-

related digital pages & communications

• Posts on social media around the event

• Large table at event (Approx 6’)

• Event tickets (number TBD)

• Foto Opp

Note: Besides our smaller monthly events above high-profile events are a collaboration with eMerge Americas, Tifanny’s and Mercedes featuring female investors and entrepreneurs from LatAm & Miami and will host a panel discussions on “Women in Innovation & Investment” and why better inclusion of women in the innovation movement will ultimately produce better financial results in business (see Harvard research).

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Our high-profile VentureSalons bring together

investors, entrepreneurs and executives for fireside

chats with experts of the regional innovation eco­

system to provide deeper understanding of the growth

opportunities in regional markets, capacity building

topics on innovation & entrepreneurship with

international though leaders while providing ivy­league networking opportunities through our collaboration with regional alumni clubs

and VentureLeague’s mentor and investor network.

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Miami, Florida5 x year: February 19 at 6­9pm: Colombia’s Innovation eco-system (panel with Colombian investors, entrepreneurs and eco-system builders followed by a reception)

March 26: Chile’s Innovation eco-system (panel with Chiliian investors, entrepreneurs and eco-system builders)

May 7: Mexico’s Innovation eco-system (panel with Mexican investors, entrepreneurs and eco-system builders)

September 1: Brazil’s Innovation eco-system (panel with Brazilian investors, entrepreneurs and eco-system builders)

November 3: Argentina’s Innovation eco-system (panel with Argentine investors, entrepreneurs and eco-system builders)

Peru, Lima2 x year: April 15Panel on “Scaling high-impact Ventures in the Americas” with visiting Harvard-educated entrepreneur launching his music start-up in Latin America and previously worked with Oprah, Spielberg and launched Univision’s Fusion network in Miami.

September 23“Innovation & Corporate Entrepreneurship in the Americas” in partnership with IDB/BMW Foundation

Chile, Santiago de Chile2 x year: April 16Panel on “Scaling high-impact Ventures in the Americas” with visiting Harvard-educated entrepreneur launching his music start-up in Latin America and previously worked with Oprah, Spielberg and launched Univision’s Fusion network in Miami.

September 24“Innovation & Corporate Entrepreneurship in the Americas” in partnership with IDB/BMW Foundation

Medellin, Colombia2 x year: March 5Panel on “Scaling high-impact Ventures in the Americas” with visiting Harvard-educated entrepreneur launching his music start-up in Latin America and previously worked with Oprah, Spielberg and launched Univision’s Fusion network in Miami.

October, 29Panel on “Nail it, then scale it: Miami innovation eco-system & the Colombian diaspora network”

Bogota, Colombia1 x year: March 9Panel on “Scaling high-impact ventures in the Americas” with visiting Harvard-educated entrepreneur launching his music start-up in Latin America and previously worked with Oprah, Spielberg and launched Univision’s Fusion network in Miami.

Washington, DC:1 x year: September 11 Panel on “Innovation & Corporate Entrepreneurship in the Americas” in partnership with BMW Foundation/IDB

New York, NY1 x year: September 10Panel on “Innovation & Corporate Entrepreneurship in the Americas” in partnership with BMW Foundation/IDB

Venue: New World Center, South Beach SunTrust Pavilion or lobby, Perez Art Museum, Science & Technology Museum, Miami Innovation Center, The Light Box Wynwood. Other venues in other cities are accelerators, TBD.

Attendance: 100-200, in partnerships with Trade organizations, alumni networks and Chamber of commerces/consulates

Benefits: Depending on sponsor levels:

• “VentureLeague presented by. . .”

(Buyout only)

• Speaker w/topical expertise *May* join

panel (subject to negotiation)

• Welcome our guests (Speaking)

• Logo on VLA website and all events-

related digital pages & communications

• Posts on social media around the event

• Large table at event (Approx 6’)

• Event tickets (number TBD)

• Foto Opp

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Our quarterly VentureColombia

Luncheons bring together high­impact Colombian

diaspora “ambassadors” of entrepreneurs, investors, mentors and innovators

to grow their businesses collaboratively through leveraging their social,

mentor and financial capital while learning through

video conferencing (or in person) from Colombian

eco­system leaders on how they could add value to

the Colombian innovation movement back home.

Miami, Florida1 x quarter: March 25 at 12­2pm: Special invite: MinTic

May 8: Special Invite: SocialAtom Ventures/Pulso Social

September 3: Special Invite: RutaN Medellin

November 10: Special Invite: iNNpulsa Colombia

Venue: Brickell/Downtown area, Economic Development agencies such as Beacon Council/Miami Downtown Development Authority

Attendance: 45-75, growing month over month due to movement building character and partnerships with ProExport, Chamber of Commerce and Consulate

Benefits: Depending on sponsor levels:

• “VentureLeague presented by. . .” (Buyout only)

• Speaker w/topical expertise *May* join panel (subject to negotiation)

• Welcome our guests (Speaking)

• Logo on VLA website and all events-related digital pages & communications

• Posts on social media around the event

• Large table at event (Approx 6’)

• Event tickets (number TBD)

• Foto Opp

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Our bi­yearly VentureLab workshops feature the most

innovative multi­national companies of the region

where executives (corporate entrepreneurs) bring in an

“reversed pitch format” their innovation challenges to an audience of entrepreneurs,

developers, investors and innovators to co­create multi­

stakeholder solutions in a “Design­Thinking Hackathon”

of crowd­sourced Open Innovation.

Miami, Florida1 x year: August 20

Bogota, Colombia 1 x year: August 13

Venue: Brickell/Downtown area, Economic Development agencies such as Beacon Council/Miami Downtown Development Authority and local accelerators and incubators plus universities such as FIU, UM, Kellogg. In Colombia in collaboration with Los Andes, Cesa and local accelerators.

Attendance: 75-125, growing month over month due to movement building character and partnerships with local accelerators, universities and incubators.

Benefits: Depending on sponsor levels:

• “VentureLeague presented by. . .” (Buyout only)

• Speaker w/topical expertise *May* join

panel (subject to negotiation)

• Welcome our guests (Speaking)

• Logo on VLA website and all events-related digital pages & communications

• Posts on social media around the event

• Large table at event (Approx 6’)

• Event tickets (number TBD)

• Foto Opp

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Following our highly successful bootcamp in Boston in

conjunction with iNNpulsa Colombia, MIT, Harvard and

MassChallenge with the support of Gov. Patrick, we are pleased

to offer a similar high impact program in Miami to offer the

best Colombian entrepreneurs capacity building, business development and funding

opportunities leveraging Miami’s large Colombian/Latino diaspora,

new offices of Silicon Valley/NYC VCs moving to Miami and

due to high cultural & language affinity increasing significantly

the likelihood of funding, mentoring and client deals. For

details of agenda please see our VentureWeek Miami program.

Miami, Florida

May 3­8, 2015

Venues: VC funds, Accelerators, Lab Miami, eMerge Americas Tech Conference, New World Center, Rokk3r Labs, Kellogg Campus, Miami Innovation Center, Beacon Council, Miami Downtown Development Authority, Cisneros Group, Facebook LatAm and others.

Attendance: 10-20 high-impact entrepreneurs, angel investors and eco-system builder

Benefits: Depending on sponsor levels:

• Welcome our guests (Speaking)

• Logo on VLA website and all event-related digital pages & communications

• Posts on social media around the mission

• In-flight Magazine Article

• Foto Opp

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Hosted by Harvard educated former

media executive turned music start­up entrepreneur

Derrick Ashong our interactive Online

MasterClasses (Google Hang­outs) feature Miami’s

successful entrepreneurs & investors, experts of

VentureLeague’s global mentor network such as

well­known Silicon Valley VCs, CEOs/CTOs of

companies such as Facebook, Corporate Venture Capital Funds and thought leaders & best­selling authors from

ivy­league schools such as Harvard, MIT, Wharton

and Babson College on topics of innovation &

entrepreneurship.

Global6 x year: March 17 April 28 June 4 August 4 September 9 October 30 Venue: Online, Global

Attendance: 500-1000, growing month over month due to movement building character and global partnerships

Benefits: Depending on sponsor levels:

• “VentureLeague presented by. . .” (Buyout only)

• Speaker w/topical expertise *May* join panel (subject to negotiation)

• Welcome our guests (Speaking)

• Logo on VLA website and all events-related digital pages & communications

• Posts on social media around the event

• Event tickets (number TBD)

• Foto Opp

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VentureLeague is kicking off a series of innovation

e­guides (initially for Miami and Colombia) that provide

resources, information on local programs, accelerators,

co­working spaces, events and investors etc. of each

countries innovation eco­system to create a

better infrastructure and more transparency in one

(searchable) place. This publication is furthermore a

story telling tool to showcase players & success stories to inspire more entrepreneurs

and investors to get involved.

Dates: Kick off with VentureGuide Hackathon in NovemberGuide to be produced between November-March and to be launched at eMerge Americas in Miami in May, as well as VentureForum Colombia in October.

Benefits: Media partnerships and social media campaign ensure wide audience reach beyond the innovation eco-system that create in return massive brand exposure for partners. Furthermore VentureGuide stories could be included in Avianca’s inflight magazine and guides will be used for VentureMissions, VentureWeeks and all future events.

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Following our high­impact delegations from Gov. Patrick to the US State Departments & the

Aspen Institute’s investor mission to Colombia we are pleased to offer a Miami Innovation

mission of Colombian Diaspora, Miami entrepreneurs, investors,

mentors and innovators to explore investment and growth

opportunities in Bogota and Medellin while creating a formal

Miami­Colombia Alliance with government officials. The

delegation coincides with the launch of VentureGuide Colombia

at VentureForum, an Innovation Un­Conference in Bogota to

allow high­impact networking opportunities, company and

accelerator visits as part of a Bogota/Medellin eco­system tour

with optional stay in Cartagena.

Bogota, Colombia

October 26­30TBC

Venues: VC funds, Accelerators, Bavaria Angel Investor Network, Connect Bogota, Start-ups, co-working and government visits visits in Bogota and Medellin

Attendance: 25-35 people in partnership with ProExport, Chamber of Commerce and Consulate as well as eFlorida, Beacon Council and Miami-Dade Mayors Office.

Benefits: Depending on sponsor levels:

• Welcome our guests (Speaking)

• Logo on VLA website and all event-related digital pages & communications

• Posts on social media around the mission

• In-flight Magazine Article

• Foto Opp

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Our yearly 1 day “Innovation UnConference” brings together

the top players of the Colombian innovation eco­system in an inter­

active, participatory format of masterminding, mentoring and fire-side chats combined with

unique key­notes to collectively transform an “ego­system into

an eco­system of collaboration”. It is inspired by Boston’s

very successful Investor Un­Conference that bring together

the best & brightest investors, innovators and inventors and

has sparked funding, new start­ups and many public­private

partnerships such as the largest global accelerator MassChallenge

while helping to create a road map of the eco­system.

This year’s VentureForum will also coincide with the launch of

VentureGuide Colombia and will host an Investor & Entrepreneur

Delegation from Miami.

Bogota, Colombia

1 x year: October, 27

Venue: In collaboration with Los Andes and local accelerators, angel investors and VCs, Endeavor and others.

Attendance: 150-250 people

Benefits: Depending on sponsor levels:

• “VentureForum presented by. . .” (Buyout only)

• Speaker w/topical expertise *May* join panel (subject to negotiation)

• Welcome our guests (Speaking)

• Logo on VLA website and all events-related digital pages & communications

• Posts on social media around the event

• Large table at event (Approx 6’)

• Event tickets (number TBD)

• Foto Opp

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Besides our regular VentureMentoring sessions, VentureLeague’s ivy­league

mentor network of serial entrepreneurs, investors

and executives will be offering in partnership with

Avianca a special mentoring program during selected

flights between Colombia and Miami with 3 hours

of high­impact mentoring to take high­growth

entrepreneurs to “new heights” at 30.000 feet.

Bogota ­ Miami 2 x year: May 3 and October 30

Miami­ Bogota2 x year May 8 and October 25 Venue: Avianca airplane

Attendance: 20 entrepreneurs20 VentureMentors

Benefits: Depending on sponsor levels:

• Logo on website

• Foto Opps

• Potential Avianca Inflight Magazine

article

• Videos and social media

• Extensive media & PR coverage

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VentureLeague of the Americas is an Innovation Network that aims to strengthen the regional ecosystem for entrepreneurship and innovation by facilitating connection, collaboration and growth among high-impact entrepreneurs, investors, accelerators, mentors, corporations, universities, government entities and other stakeholders. With our high-impact mentor + investor network we nurture high-growth early stage start-ups to growth-stage businesses and give them better access to money, markets, mentors and media to scale up faster, therefore creating significant economic impact in the region

through innovation and job creation.

Members of VentureLeague view entrepreneurship as a catalyst for more progress, prosperity and peace. We are big thinkers and resourceful doers with a “pay it forward” mentality who practice

and prize:

collaboration + synergyexcellence + quality

responsiveness + actionpersonal + professional growth

innovation + impacttrust + integrity

VentureLeague’s founding team leverages extensive experience in designing and implementing high impact programs such as the creation of iNNpulsa Colombia for President Santos, leading missions such as the US State Department & Aspen Institute Investor mission to Colombia, Gov. Patrick’s innovation mission for the Massachusetts-Colombia Alliance and the high-impact bootcamp for Colombians at Masschallenge/MIT in Boston. Furthermore we are pleased to leverage our team’s personal long-term experience as serial entrepreneurs, angel investors and experience as former international executives at HP, Siemens, Cisneros Group and the Gates Foundation that know both the Latin American as well as the US innovation eco-systems in Miami, Boston and Silicon Valley very well. Their vast network, experience & expertise resulted in the creation of VentureLeague’s regional innovation network of investors, high-impact entrepreneurs and ivy-league mentors (Harvard, MIT, Columbia, Yale, Duke, Chicago, Stanford, Babson) to give the growing innovation community better access to markets, money and mentor capital by offering programs and events to facilitate connection, collaboration and growth in the Americas. Furthermore VentureLeague’s partner network of over 80 allies such as the Inter-American Development Bank, MasterCard, Discovery Channel, Bavaria, Fundacion Mario Santo Domingo, Fundacion Davivienda Bolivar and government programs such as Start up Spain/Chile/Peru/Brazil and accelerators, VC funds and angel investor networks around the region give VentureLeague a global reach. The network is furthermore one of the founding members of an intrapreneurial movement spearheaded by the IDB/FOMIN, BMW Foundation, Clinton & Gates Foundation, Oxford University and Ashoka that aims to accelerate innovation through intrapreneur labs, corporate venture funds and intrapreneur peer-to peer mentoring inside big organizations while integrating them into our larger innovation network. We invite you to explore and learn more at www.

ventureleague.org

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VentureLeague of the Americas is looking forward to collaborate with co-creative partners and innovators while positioning them as strategic allies for entrepreneurs, investors and mentors. For further

questions and clarifications please contact:

Sandra FaillaceFounder & Executive Director

VentureLeague of the Americas

Tel: + 781-290 7773 (US)

Tel: +57- 317-7596683 (Colombia)

Email: sandra@ventureleague.org

www.ventureleague.org