Below is a tentative agenda for the conference. Note that this agenda is tentative, subject to change, and will be updated periodically.
Tuesday, March 24thWednesday, March 25th Thursday, March 26thFriday, March 27th
Day 0: Tuesday, March 24th
| Time Slot | Activity | Location |
| 05:00 p. m. – 11:00 p. m. | Pre-registration | La Terraza Room, Westin Camino Real Hotel |
Day 1: Wednesday, March 25th
| Time Slot | Activity | Location |
| 07:30 a. m. | Buses from Westin Camino Real Hotel to UFM Campus | Lobby (near the main entrance) |
| 08:30 a. m. – 09:00 a. m. | Registration and Elevator Pitch Competition sign-up | Liberty Plaza |
| 09:00 a. m. – 09:15 a. m. | Welcome and Opening Remarks | Main Auditorium |
| 09:15 a. m. – 10:00 a. m. | Quantum Leap to Development – Partnering with Tigo | Main Auditorium |
| 10:00 a. m. – 10:45 a. m. | Opening Keynote Address: Magatte Wade | Main Auditorium |
| 10:45 a. m. – 11:00 a. m. | Tips from past GSW attendees, making the best of the experience by John Chisholm | Main Auditorium |
| 11:00 a. m. – 11:30 a. m. | Coffee Break, Demo Town and Elevator Pitch Competition sign-up | Convention Room |
| 11:30 a. m. – 12:30 p. m. | Panel 1: Fostering Entrepreneurship | Main Auditorium |
| Elevator Pitch Contest Training | Small Auditoriums | |
| 12:30 p. m. – 02:00 p. m. | Lunch | Liberty Plaza |
| 02:00 p. m. – 02:30 p. m. | Keynote Address (via Skype): Tim Draper | Main Auditorium |
| 02:30 p. m. – 03:30 p. m. | Panel 2: First 30 Days Beyond the Idea | Main Auditorium |
| Panel 3: Innovative Financing | Small Auditoriums | |
| 03:30 p. m. – 04:00 p. m. | Coffee Break and Demo Town | Convention Room |
| 04:00 p. m. – 05:00 p. m. | Panel 4: 10x Mindset – Going Global | Main Auditorium |
| Panel 5: Hacking Politics | Small Auditoriums | |
| Options: (1) return to hotel (2) watch Poverty, Inc. (3) tour of UFM campus | ||
| 05:00 p. m. | Buses from UFM campus to Westin Camino Real Hotel | Infinite Relations Sculpture |
| 05:15 p. m. – 06:45 p. m. | Poverty, Inc. (documentary) – Q&A with Mark Weber and Magatte Wade | Main Auditorium |
| Tour of UFM campus | ||
| 07:00 p. m. | Buses from Westin Camino Real Hotel to San Bernardo | Lobby (near the main entrance) |
| Buses from UFM campus to San Bernardo for Cocktail Reception | Infinite Relations Sculpture | |
| 08:00 p. m. – 10:30 p. m. | Cocktail Reception | San Bernardo |
| 10:30 p. m. | Buses back to hotel | San Bernardo (main entrance) |
Day 2: Thursday, March 26th
| Time Slot | Activity | Location |
| 07:30 a. m. | Buses from Westin Camino Real Hotel to UFM Campus | Lobby (near the main entrance) |
| 08:30 a. m. – 08:45 a. m. | Registration and Demo Town | Convention Room |
| 08:45 a. m. – 09:00 a. m. | Opening Remarks and Unconference Explanation | Main Auditorium |
| 09:00 a. m. – 10:00 a. m. | Keynote Address: R. Martin Roscheisen | Main Auditorium |
| 10:00 a. m. – 11:00 a. m. | Panel 6: Investment in Emerging Markets: A Business Case for Entrepreneurship | Main Auditorium |
| Unconference | Liberty Plaza | |
| 11:00 a. m. – 11:30 a. m. | Coffee Break and Demo Town | Convention Room |
| Unconference | Liberty Plaza | |
| 11:30 a. m. – 12:30 p. m. | Panel 7: Difficult Decisions in Entrepreneurship | Main Auditorium |
| Unconference | Liberty Plaza | |
| 12:30 p. m. – 02:00 p. m. | Lunch | Exhibit of Lienzo de Quauhquechollan |
| Unconference | Liberty Plaza | |
| 02:00 p. m. – 03:00 p. m. | Panel 8: Technical Entrepreneurship | Main Auditorium |
| Unconference | Liberty Plaza | |
| 03:00 p. m. – 04:30 p. m. | Elevator Pitch Competition Preliminaries | Main Auditorium |
| 04:30 p. m. – 05:00 p. m. | Coffee Break and Demo Town | Convention Room |
| 05:00 p. m. – 06:00 p. m. | Keynote Address: Ketan Makwana | Main Auditorium |
| 06:00 p. m. – 06:15 p. m. | Announcement of Elevator Pitch Competition finalists | Main Auditorium |
| 06:30 p. m. | Buses from UFM campus to Paseo Cayalá | Infinite Relations Sculpture |
| 07:00 p. m. – 10:00 p. m. | Cocktail Reception | Azaria Room at Paseo Cayalá |
| 09:30 p. m. | Buses back to hotel | Azaria Room (main entrance) |
| 11:30 p. m. | Buses back to hotel (for those who stayed in Paseo Cayalá bars) | Azaria Room (main entrance) |
Day 3: Friday, March 27th
| Time Slot | Activity | Location |
| 07:30 a. m. | Buses from Westin Camino Real Hotel to UFM Campus | Lobby (near the main entrance) |
| 08:30 a. m. – 09:00 a. m. | Registration and Demo Town | Convention Room |
| 09:00 a. m. – 10:00 a. m. | Panel 9: Be the Solution: Innovating for Social Development | Main Auditorium |
| Panel 10: Feeding the Next Billion: Entrepreneurship, Agriculture and Sustainability | Small Auditoriums | |
| 10:00 a. m. – 11:00 a. m. | Panel 11: Education Startups | Main Auditorium |
| Panel 12: Designing Under $1 | Small Auditoriums | |
| 11:00 a. m. – 11:30 a. m. | Coffee Break and Demo Town | Convention Room |
| 11:30 a. m. – 12:30 p. m. | Keynote Address: Matias de Tezanos with Luis von Ahn (via Skype) | Main Auditorium |
| 12:30 p. m. – 02:00 p. m. | Lunch | Liberty Plaza |
| 02:00 p. m. – 03:00 p. m. | Elevator Pitch Competition Finals | Main Auditorium |
| 03:00 p. m. – 04:00 p. m. | Business Plan Competition Finals | Main Auditorium |
| 04:00 p. m. – 04:30 p. m. | Coffee Break and Demo Town | Convention Room |
| 04:30 p. m. – 05:30 p. m. | Closing Keynote Address: Slava Rubin | Main Auditorium |
| 05:30 p. m. | Buses from UFM campus to Westin Camino Real Hotel | Infinite Relations Sculpture |
| 05:30 p. m. – 07:00 p. m. | Free Time | UFM / Westin Camino Real Hotel |
| 07:00 p. m. | Buses from Westin Camino Real Hotel to UFM Campus | Lobby (near the main entrance) |
| 07:30 p. m. – 10:30 p. m. | Gala Dinner | Liberty Plaza |
| 10:30 p. m. | Buses back to hotel | Infinite Relations Sculpture |
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