[wanabidii] Press Releases: Pathways to Prosperity Innovation Challenge Finalists Compete in $2 Million Pitch Competition

You are subscribed to Press Releases for U.S. Department of State. This information has recently been updated, and is now available. Press Releases: Pathways to Prosperity Innovation Challenge Finalists Compete in $2 Million Pitch Competition 07/22/2014 05:05 PM EDT Pathways to Prosperity Innovation Challenge Finalists Compete in $2 Million Pitch Competition Notice to the Press Office of the Spokesperson Washington, DC July 22, 2014 The U.S. Department of State, in partnership with the World Environment Center (WEC), has invited twelve (12) finalists of the Pathways to Prosperity Innovation Challenge to compete in a pitch competition on July 25 at 12:00pm at the National Press Club in Washington, DC. The Challenge was created to discover and scale up existing local, high-impact solutions that empower small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Latin America and the Caribbean to address labor and environmental barriers to business. The finalists will vie for one of four awards of up to (USD) $500,000 and technical support to scale up or replicate their initiatives in Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Dominican Republic, Panama, or Peru. For more information about the finalists, visit challenge.wec.org/en/awards. Roberta S. Jacobson, Assistant Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs, and Terry Yosie, President and CEO of the World Environment Center (WEC), will deliver remarks. Other participants at the event will include distinguished representatives from the private sector, Pathways member countries, and NGO and civil society organizations. An event agenda is available at http://www.wec.org/pitch-competition-agenda/. This event is open to the press. The event will take place on July 25 at the National Press Club, 529 14th St. NW, 13th Floor. Press should arrive no later than 11:45 a.m. Media representatives may attend this event upon presentation of one of the following: (1) A U.S. Government-issued identification card (Department of State, White House, Congress, Department of Defense, or Foreign Press Center), (2) a media-issued photo identification card, or (3) a letter from their employer on letterhead verifying their employment as a journalist, accompanied by an official photo identification card (driver's license, passport). PRESS CONTACT World Environment Center: Ms. Casey Troy ctroy@wec.org +1 202-312-1211 Department of State: Ms. Stefanie Fabrico FabricoSL@state.gov (202) 647-4252 Mr. Geoff Johnson JohnsonGI@state.gov (202) 647-9911 Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs’ Press Office WHAPress@state.gov For more information and inquiries on Pathways to Prosperity, please see www.pathways-caminos.org. For information on the Challenge, see challenge.wec.org. The Office of Website Management, Bureau of Public Affairs, manages this site as a portal for information from the U.S. State Department. External links to other Internet sites should not be construed as an endorsement of the views or privacy policies contained therein. Stay connected with the State Department:   External links found in this content or on Department of State websites that go to other non-Department websites should not be construed as an endorsement of the views or privacy policies contained therein.  Update your subscriptions, modify your password or email address, or stop subscriptions at any time on your Subscriber Preferences Page. You will need to use your email address to log in. If you have questions or problems with the subscription service, please visit subscriberhelp.govdelivery.com. This service is provided to you at no charge by U.S. Department of State. This email was sent to wanabidii@googlegroups.com using GovDelivery, on behalf of: U.S. Department of State · 2201 C Street NW · Washington, DC 20520

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