Huge Congratulations to our own Aaron Benfeldt from Guatemala and CEO of Gronn for winning the Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative (YLAI) pitch competition in Washington, D.C. He won the 1st place out of 250 which got him a cash prize and an invitation to the Global Entrepreneurship Summit in India that will be held on November 28 through 30.
The San Diego Diplomacy Council hosted participants from the U.S. Department of State’s Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative (YLAI) Professional Fellows Program in October and November 2017.We had 12 young businesses and social entrepreneurs from Latin America and the Caribbean work in San Diego and build lasting relationships with local companies as well as investors and academia. The nationwide competition was held on November 7 where Aaron pitched his company to over 350 entrepreneurs.
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