BOLDtalks Innovation 2013 is an intimate and impactful gathering that brings together an informative variety of discussions by innovation leaders, research experts, product developers, designers and business leaders, who will analyse the region’s innovation status, highlight corporate institutions’ and government’s engagements in this space, as well as looking at challenges, triumphs, and inspiring solutions by a selection of some fascinating regional case-studies." Genny Ghanimeh from Pi Slice talked about Social Entrepreneurship. Pi Slice is a web based social platform which represents a new channel of funding for Micro Finance Institutions. Its framework is a unique connecting system that links individuals and companies who wish to invest with MENA based MFIs that in turn use the funds to provide micro-credit to their customers.

1. What is
Innovation?

2. We have to learn the rules like a pro, so we can
break them like an artist.
Pablo Picasso

3. What is Social
Responsible
Innovation?

5. MARCH 2010
MARCH 2012
MARCH 2011

6. The MENA region is home
to approximately:
370 million
inhabitants of which at least
26 percent
are estimated to live on less than
USD $2 /day

7. It is estimated that there are approx.
6 million
households eligible for a microfinance
loan and that there is a gap of approx.
3 million
potential microfinance customers in need of funding for
a total of nearly
$3.5 billion
in growth loan portfolio

8. Pi Slice is a web based social platform which represents a new channel of funding
for Micro Finance Institutions.

9. MENA ONLINE BUYING MARKET
MENA INTERNET USAGE
72 MILLION
58 MILLION
2+ HOURS
14% USERS
$91 BILLION
Internet Users
Social Media Users
Online Daily
Buy Online
Online Transactions
PI SLICE OPPORTUNTIY
ENGAGE
50 MILLION
PEOPLE

10. JOB CREATION FOR MICRO-ENTREPRENEURS
DIRECT FAMILY
CLOSE COMMUNITY
GOVERNMENT

12. What
are the
Challenges?

13. .. And
what are the
Lessons?