Founded in August 2018 by award-winning Haitian-American entrepreneur and ecosystem architect Shaïna Silva, #SHE_BUILDS is a platform that exists to unify Haitians in Haiti and across the diaspora, to build the future we imagine for Haiti.
 Moreover, through its global network of city chapters, the platform aims to increase the visibility of women leaders, builders, and innovators across the world, and equip them with the tools to scale their impact, and access global opportunities and value chains.Â
JULY 31 - August 2 |Â #SHE_BUILDS Leadership ONLY
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On August 2019, #SHE_BUILDS Ambassadors, Deputies, Matriarchs, and special invited guests will convene in Haiti's capital city: Port-au-Prince for the inaugural #SHE_BUILDS Global Summit.
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This momentous 3 day Summit which will unify city representatives from across 4 continents, will serve as a springboard for Haiti's most influential women to reconnect to their Haitian cultural roots, deliberate on the state of Haitian society and economy, exchange insights from our lived experiences, and set our goals for 2020-2040 decades to ensure a more prosperous Haiti.Â
From Port-au-Prince to Gonaives, New York to Boston, #SHE_BUILDS Ambassadors from top 5 cities around the world share perspective on their city's community and ecosystem
Negine Paul Deroly, Obama Fellow, Founder of Anseye pou Ayiti, #SHE_BUILDS Gonaives Ambassador
Rebecca Obounou, Founder of CHES Inc, #SHE_BUILDS Boston Ambassador
Sabrina Depestre, Director of Marketinng & Recruitment at Maryland College of the Arts, #SHE_BUILDS Baltimore Ambassador
Santra Denis, Founder of Avanse Ansanm, #SHE_BUILDS Miami Ambassador
Cassandre Theano, International Human Rights Lawyer, #SHE_BUILDS NYC Ambassador
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What does it take to build a nation? An identity, a governance framework, infrastructure, and education for the people. On this panel, we'll explore how all of these come together to create a symphony that serves as a foundation for building a nation
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Sheila Laplanche, Expert on internet governance, #Smartgovernement
Josette Bruffaerts-Thomas, Founder, Haiti Futur #Education
Katie-Flore Fils-Aimé, PetroChallenger, Co-Founder PouBel Ayiti
Moderator: Danielle Saint Lot, #Smart Famn , #SHE_BUILDS Matriarch
Are you still trying to decide whether or not run for office? At the early stages of building your campaign? This session is right for you. The introductory workshop will help you decide whether you should run for office, what office you want to run for, and when. We’ll also have a candid conversation about the structural barriers that you will come across and the steps you can take to build a strong foundation that will help you overcome those barriers. Attendees will leave with access to future tools that will assist in your efforts to build a winning campaign.
HOST: JOANNE ANTOINE
uilding a brand requires us to leverage our greatest assets to add value to the market. On this panel, we explore new ways in which we can tap into our existing assets (our creative economy) to showcase the strength of Haiti's brand locally and globally, and propel an economic renaissance movement
Pascale Theard, Pascale Theard Creations
Magalie Noel Dresse, Caribbean Craft
Calune Eustache, Essence Communications
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Moderator: Carla Beauvais, Founder of Konsome Lokal, #SHE_BUILDS Montreal Ambassador
LinkedIn is a fantastic Professional Branding tool. A professional and complete profile is a great way to communicate your Brand, grow your professional network and get noticed.
In this 1-hour session, Nathalie will take you through each of the key sections of your LinkedIn profile and how to structure your content for maximum impact and get noticed by recruiters, hiring managers or potential clients.
Nathalie Marc-Charles Arias, Founder, HR Connect, #SHE_BUILDS Port-au-Prince Ambassador
Women bringing home the medals in sports, how might we better leverage thisaina
 medium as a tool for diplomacy, peace, education, leadership and country pride
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Naomy Grand-Pierre, Olympic Swimmer
Rachelle Pierre-Champagne, Board, Special Olympics
Darlene Milord, Gold Medalist Equastrian, Special Olympics
Melchie Dumornay, Women's Soccer Champion, Federation Haitienne de Football
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Moderator Fabiola Coupette, Bibinetalkole
This workshop is supported by various theoretical contributions that foster confidence and self-
esteem in human relationships. Positive psychology, therapy of compassion and mindfulness...
These teaching-learning contributions alternate between times of self-diagnosis and personal
reflection, times of sharing and feedback in groups, and exercises using physical, cognitive and
emotional resources.
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Emmanuelle Georges, Founder, Love Your Being
With limited infrastructure, accessibility and connectivity, in this panel we explore the main things to consider when building tech-enabled products for emerging markets, with a special focus on user experience, collecting data to better understand the market, data privacy , and building platforms for global scale
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Pascale Elie, HaitiPay S.A
Katyana Andre Wolf, Atelier des Genies
Marie Kathlyn Bastien, Haiti Femmes & TIC and Haiti Cybercon
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Modeator: Naisha Silva, GoogleÂ
