🎉 Get ready to meet the 2024-2025 Legatum Student Fellowship! Representing the sectors of Energy/Utilities & IT/Telecom, Welcome Emilio Alvarez Flores - StackShare Technologies Jayashabari Shankar- The Mudzi Cooking Project Shreeansh Agrawal - Distributed Energy Solutions

Last night, the Legatum Center’s Executive Director, Dina H. Sherif H. Sherif, alongside the Director of Fellowships and Global Initiatives, Haitham Khoury, Ph.D., officially welcomed the 17th Cohort of Student Fellows for the 2024-2025 academic year.

For anyone in Cambridge on October 1st, we’re excited to invite you to a dynamic panel discussion hosted by the Legatum Center at MIT! RSVP here: airtable.com/appWhlgZYaTtb9… Andrea Kates Dina H. Sherif

The Legatum Center is proud to introduce our fourth cohort of MIT Foundry Fellows! These 15 exceptional entrepreneurs are leading innovation across Africa, taking on big challenges with bold solutions for the continent and the world.

Our Executive Director, Dina Sherif, is presenting the launch of our multi-year research on the role of Philanthropy in the GCC right now in Dubai at Dubai Future Foundation in collaboration with Pearl Initiative

A very interesting presentation, relevant not only to the Gulf region but globally, highlighted the role of philanthropy in developing innovation ecosystems. It is important to reimagine this role, as philanthropy often holds the mandate and privilege to support deep,

Happening now, “The Role of Philanthropy in Entrepreneurship and Innovation in the GCC” at the Dubai Future Foundation Foundation with @mitlegatum #PhilanthropyinGCC #Innovation #Entrepreneurship #MITLegatum #Innovationecosystem

Dina is joined by Fadi Ghandour, Nader Albastaki, Dr. Natasha Matic, Dr. Sonia Ben Jaafar, Sabrin Rahman, Dr. Sonia Ben Jaafar, and Mona Ataya for a panel on the role of philanthropy in the #GCC

In two days, the Legatum Center will host a fireside chat on October 31, 2024, from 12:30 PM to 2:00 PM EST. We’re excited to feature Abdulakhad Kuchkarov, Executive Director of IT PARK Uzbekistan, alongside our Scholar-in-Residence, Shamil Ibragimov, RSVP Now See you there!

Interested in the role of philanthropy in driving entrepreneurship and innovation in the GCC? Recently, our Executive Director, Dina H. Sherif, moderated an insightful panel exploring this very topic! Watch on Youtube Now! youtube.com/watch?v=dPv3Gx…

Join us later tonight for a special Fireside Chat on Innovation, Climate, and Security in Global Growth Markets! The RSVP is still open: lnkd.in/g3fc9HTd Time: 5:00 - 7:00 PM EST IHQ, 7th floor Livestream here: lnkd.in/eAgNbD7J

Happening Now! Don’t miss out on our special Fireside Chat with Fiona Murray on Innovation, Climate, and Security in Global Growth Markets—it’s starting now! hop onto the livestream right here, right now: youtube.com/watch?v=dyIylw…

In just a few days, we’re excited to host an insightful fireside chat with Anthony Richter, Former Director of Special Initiatives at the Open Society Foundations. Be part of the conversation! RSVP below airtable.com/apphghaHtpAZ5S… Date: Nov 21st, Time: 12:30 PM - 2:00 PM EST

Early Bird Registration OPEN! Join us on April 23-24 to connect with top innovators & thought leaders as we address the structural barriers that need to be overcome to achieve prosperity through entrepreneurship in emerging markets. Register: bit.ly/40K1se7

Read our newest research by Shamil exploring the Innovation-Driven Entrepreneurship Ecosystem throughout Central Asia. Utilizing the MIT framework for innovation-driven entrepreneurship, this paper examines the region’s economic and innovation future. bit.ly/4hNGpOP

Our 2025 annual conference is less than three months away! Here are some reasons to attend! 🔥 EARLY BIRD REGISTRATION IS STILL OPEN! Secure your spot now!

Applications for our 2025-2026 Legatum Center Student Fellowship is officially open! Learn more and Apply: mitsloan.mit.edu/cde/student-fe…

Join us to learn more about our 2025-2025 Student Fellowship, hear from past Fellows, and participate in a Q&A Session! 📅 Date: Feb 28, 2025 ⏰ Time: 12:00 PM - 1:00PM EST 📍 Location: Via Zoom Register now to secure your spot: bit.ly/3Xggwzo

As we welcomed our global community to Cambridge for the annual Innovation in Global Growth Markets: Prosperity Through Entrepreneurship Conference, the day started with excitement about what’s to come next as we unveiled our new name: The MIT Kuo Sharper Center for Prosperity

Today’s open plenary panel, "How Entrepreneurship Can Change the African Narrative: Growth Markets as Drivers of Global Innovation” was nothing short of transformative. Africa is not a continent of scarcity — it is a continent of abundance, innovation, and opportunity. Our