57th Endeavor International Selection Panel to Bring Global Business Leaders and Entrepreneurs to Singapore
02 February 2015 - 12:00PM
Business Wire
Endeavor will host its 57th International Selection Panel (ISP)
in Singapore from February 4-6th, convening top international
business leaders, industry experts and entrepreneurs. Twenty-eight
entrepreneur candidates from twenty companies will be participating
in the selection panel, representing Brazil, Egypt, Greece,
Indonesia, Malaysia, Mexico, Turkey, South Africa and the UAE.
With support from Barclays and EY, the ISP is the conclusion of
a rigorous multi-step selection process that is at the core of the
Endeavor model. In Singapore, global business and industry leaders
will interview entrepreneur candidates about their businesses and
potential for high-impact growth, and then deliberate on whether or
not the candidates should become Endeavor Entrepreneurs.
Panelists from 10 countries will be reviewing the entrepreneurs,
including some top names in venture capital and entrepreneurship.
Key members of the Endeavor network that will participate include
Edgar Bronfman Jr. (Endeavor Global Chairman and Accretive General
Partner); Eugenio Lopez III (Endeavor Philippines Chairman and
Chairman of ABS-CBN Corporation); Afzal Abdul Rahim (Endeavor
Malaysia Chairman and CEO of TIME dotcom Berhad); Husodo
Angkosubroto (Endeavor Indonesia Chairman and Chairman of PT Gunung
Sewu Kencana); Chris Zook (Partner at Bain & Company,
Amsterdam); and Mark Chang (Endeavor Malaysia Board Member and
Executive Director of Jobstreet).
Endeavor has maintained an office in Singapore since 2011 as a
hub for its work in the region. With support from the J.P. Morgan
Foundation, Endeavor is currently considering expanding its
presence in the city to better select and support the region’s
high-impact entrepreneurs.
“As we continue to grow our presence in Asia, bringing the
Endeavor network to Singapore signifies the importance of the city
as a center of entrepreneurship and innovation,” said Endeavor
co-founder and CEO Linda Rottenberg. “We hope to continue finding
the region’s most high-impact businesses and empowering them to
build ecosystems of entrepreneurship that have the power to move
economies and create jobs.”
After their selection into the Endeavor network, the
entrepreneurs are given access to customized services, including
introductions to local and international business mentors and
volunteers from Fortune 500 consulting firms who will help them
address key business needs. They are also connected to world-class
talent, education and investment opportunities as part of a
business roadmap designed by Endeavor.
Endeavor will host five more International Selection Panels in
2015. Locations will be in Santiago, Chile; Amman, Jordan; San
Francisco Bay Area, CA; Marrakech, Morocco; and Mexico City,
Mexico.
About Endeavor
Headquartered in New York City, Endeavor is leading the global
movement to catalyze long-term economic growth by selecting,
mentoring, and accelerating the best high-impact entrepreneurs
around the world. To date, Endeavor has screened more than 40,000
entrepreneurs and selected over a thousand individuals leading more
than 650 high-impact companies in the 22 markets where it
operates.
With support from Endeavor’s worldwide mentor network, these
entrepreneurs have created over 400,000 jobs and generated over
$6.8 billion in revenues as of 2013.
EndeavorCindy Ko, +65 9137 3529VP, Asia
Pacificcindy.ko@endeavor.org