Launch of an Innovation Challenge for the Venezuela Regional Crisis

The U.S. Agency for International Development and Inter-American Development Bank are launching a new global initiative to crowdsource, fund, and scale innovative solutions to support Venezuelans and host communities affected by the regional crisis. 

Join us to learn about this exciting opportunity and how you can contribute your ideas and ingenuity to help Venezuelans and the communities hosting them across Latin America and the Caribbean.

The event will include speakers from the U.S. Agency for International Development, the Inter-American Development Bank, Venezuelans themselves, and many others. In addition, there will be an information session about how to get involved, including how to submit an idea for funding and how to partner with us.

Speakers

• Representative Mario Diaz-Balart, United States House of Representatives
• Representative Deborah Wasserman Schultz, United States House of Representatives
• Representative Ted Deutch, United States House of Representatives
• Representative Debbie Mucarsel-Powell,  United States House of Representatives 
• Carlos Vecchio, Ambassador of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela to the United States
• Gina Montiel, Venezuela Executive Director, Inter-American Development Bank 
• John Barsa, Assistant Administrator for the Bureau for Latin America & Caribbean, USAID
• Irene Arias Hofman, CEO of the IDB Lab 
• Dr. Mark B. Rosenberg, President of Florida International University

Agenda

• 9:00 a.m. – 9:30 a.m. Registration
• 9:30 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. Launch event with high-level officials from USAID and IDB 
• 11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. Information session with details about how to get involved and apply for the Challenge
• Light refreshments will be available.