Eliot Logan-Hines (Runa)

Jun 29, 2016, 11:30 PM – Jun 30, 2016, 2:30 AM

Kruger Labs, Francisco Arízaga Luque N34-206 y Federico Páez; Edificio K+ (Batán Alto), Quito, 170516

Eliot has worked for over six years in the non-profit sector in Latin America. He has worked as an environmental consultant and advisor to climate change negotiations at the U.N. He received his masters degree in environmental management from Yale University. Eliot brings to Runa his expertise in agricultural cooperative development, tropical forestry, and non-profit management.

In-person event

About this event

Eliot Logan-Hines es co-fundador de Runa y actualmente preside el rol de Director Ejecutivo en Runa Foundation. Posee un Master Degree en Environmental Management de Yale University y trabajó como consultor ambiental en las Naciones Unidas.

Runa, lo que empezó como un proyecto de amigos universitarios, se ha convertido en una de las empresas de mayor crecimiento en todo el Ecuador. A la par, Runa Foundation ha ayudado a miles familias indígenas en el desarrollo de negocios sostenibles a través de la generación de planes de negocios y capital semilla. También, han ayudado a poner en marcha diez cooperativas de comercio justo o "Fair Trade" de Guayusa.

• Runa ha sido destacada en la revista Forbes en el listado de "30 under 30" en la sección de Vino y Comida.

• Runa ha sido elogiada en el libro de Richard Branson, "Screw Business as Usual¨. Donde Branson alienta a emprendores a ver más allá de los márgenes de ganancia y en su lugar crear negocios que hagan un bien al planeta y a sus habitantes.

Press

¨Fruitful but Tough Adventures in the Amazon¨- The New York Times

¨Runa looseleaf products benefit locals, too¨ - Small Business Opportunities

Check out what happened

Speaker

  • Eliot Logan-Hines

    Runa

Agenda

Networking and Food
Fireside Chat
Networking

Organizers

  • Jose Alvarez

    Startup Grind

    Quito Chapter Director

  • Stephanie Romero

    Founder HANAMIEC

    Co-Director StartupGrind Quito

  • María Fernanda Guillen

    Team member

  • Alisson Tamayo

    Heaven Sprout Foods

    Team Member

  • Thaymara Bolivar

    Team member

  • Pablo Simbaña Cangas

    Nestlé Ecuador

    Team Member

  • Mateo Moreira

    Universidad Internacional del Ecuador

    Team Member

  • Sofia Velasco

    Seikla

    Team Member

  • Nikita Martínez

    Team member

  • Mateo Moreira

    TRD

    Growth Manager

Partners

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Kruger Labs

Brodajú Producciones logo

Brodajú Producciones

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