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By Rachel Horn

Policy

P O L I CY N E WS

CTA Supports the Ninth Annual Global
Entrepreneurship Summit

TA co-sponsored the 2019 Global Entrepreneurship Summit
(GES) in The Hague. Co-hosted by U.S. Secretary of State
Mike Pompeo and Netherlands Prime Minister Mark Rutte,
GES 2019 brought together nearly 2,000 entrepreneurs, business
leaders, supporters and government officials from more than 130
countries to support the next wave of entrepreneurship and innovation. The program was organized around five global issues: agriculture, connectivity, energy, health and water.

CTA's relationship with the
Netherlands continues to flourish. This year, the Netherlands
brought more than 50 startups
to CES 2019. And on October
17, CTA will host its third
annual CES Unveiled
Amsterdam at the Beurs van
Berlage. GES 2019 was an
opportunity for CTA to network
with more than 1,200 startups
from around the world and
share the benefits of participating in CES and CES Unveiled.
CTA President and CEO Gary
Shapiro met with high-level U.S.
and Dutch government and
business leaders to discuss,
among other issues, trade, innovation and sustainability policies. He also moderated a
plenary panel on autonomous
mobility. "If there's one area
that's ripe for disruption, it's
transportation," Shapiro said in
setting up the discussion.
He was joined on stage by
Bibop Gresta of Hyperloop
Technologies, Michael Thacker
of Bell Helicopter, Michael
Johnson of Sea Machines
Robotics, Maarten Steinbuch
from Eindhoven Institute of
Technology and Anouk Visser of
Birds.ai. The group discussed
which countries have policies
that are open to AI-enabled
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Above: Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte, CTA's Karen Chupka, Hague Mayor
Pauline Krikke, GES Lead Henriette Van Notten. Below: Senior business and
government leaders from the U.S. and the Netherlands after a roundtable
meeting at the Ridderzaal.

mobility, and Shapiro highlighted CTA's International
Innovation Scorecard, which
tracks and evaluates innovationfriendly policies.
Other high-profile speakers
at GES 2019 included U.S. Secretary of Transportation Elaine
Chao, Advisor to the President
Ivanka Trump, Queen Máxima
of the Netherlands and Dutch
Minister for Foreign Trade and
Development Cooperation Sigrid Kaag.
CTA's EVP of CES Karen
Chupka emceed the closing plenary alongside Michael
Kratsios, U.S. Chief Technology
Officer designee. Together, they
announced the winners of the
Global Innovation through Science and Technology (GIST)
Catalyst Startup Awards:
● Catalyst Grand Champion:
SpellBound - United States
An immersive, augmented
reality platform to help patients
get through difficult procedures.
● Outstanding Women
Entrepreneur in Science and
Technology:
STENTiT - The Netherlands
A biodegradable, regenerative
stent that doesn't require invasive surgery.
● Outstanding Entrepreneur
from an Emerging Economy:
AzaadHealth - Pakistan
An online, HIPAA-compliant
platform for health care providers and patients to share medical information.
Each winner will receive a booth
in Eureka Park at CES 2020, along
with other prizes geared toward
helping them grow.
JULY/AUGUST 2019

https://spellboundar.com/ http://www.stentit.com/ https://www.azaadhealth.com/ https://www.birds.ai/ https://cta.tech/News/i3.aspx

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