Failure, Fortune & Philanthropy: A chat with philanthropist & innovation catalyst Kamran Elahian

Mar 27, 2019, 11:00 AM – 1:30 PM

Come spend the evening with Startup Grind and True Digital Park as we welcome and chat with Kamran Elahian, who co-founded 10 tech companies, spectacularly exited from 4, experienced (and even embraced) equally spectacular failures, and then parlayed success in the entrepreneurial world into a 2-decade career as a philanthropist before pursuing his current calling as a global innovation catalyst.

In-person event

About this event

We've all heard the founders' failure stories, the founders' success stories, and even the founders' SERIAL success stories, but what about the stories that combine all of those, from failure, to success, to failure AGAIN, and then to a string of successes? What stories await us from someone like Kamran Elahian, who co-founded 10 tech companies, spectacularly exited from 4, and experienced (and even embraced) equally spectacular failures? What kind of stories will inspire us from someone like Kamran, who parlayed phenomenal success in the entrepreneurial world into a 2-decade career as a global philanthropist striving to give young aspirants everywhere the same access to opportunity that he had? What call to action will Kamran sound that will help us elevate Thailand's startup, technology and innovation ecosystem, and connect us to likeminded ecosystems around the world? Come spend the evening with Startup Grind and True Digital Park as we welcome and chat with philanthropist and innovation catalyst, Kamran Elahian.

ABOUT KAMRAN ELAHIAN

Kamran Elahian, co-founder and Chairman of Global Catalyst Partners, is a veteran entrepreneur with over 29 years of experience in the high-tech industry, having co-founded 10 companies, of which he successfully exited four. He is also chairman and co-founder of Global Catalyst Foundation, a private foundation with a mission is to improve peoples' lives through the effective application of information technologies. He is also Chairman of Harbour.Space University, a private university in Barcelona, Spain that teaches technology, design and entrepreneurship.

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Speaker

  • Kamran Elahian

    Global Innovation Catalyst, LLC

    Founder + Chairman

When

When

Wednesday, March 27, 2019
11:00 AM – 1:30 PM UTC

Agenda

Registration & Networking
Fireside Chat with Kamran Elahian
Networking

Hosts

  • Paul Ark

    Digital Ventures

    Managing Director, Corporate Venture Capital

  • Nichapat Ark

    Openspace Ventures

    Advisor

Organizers

  • Tobias Endress

    Startup Grind Bangkok

    Chapter Director

  • Napat Charuphant

    Ginder

  • Prakriti Karki

    Social Media

  • Dheerusha Tiwari

    Grinder

  • Sheronika Budha Chhetri

    Grinder

Partner

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True Digital Park

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