Partnership Focus
Pelham Grey partners with academia, governments and local businesses in 37+ countries to actively promote business leapfrogging and economic growth of entrepreneurs through the creation and expansion of opportunity corridors, collaborating with a variety of programs and initiatives that foster innovation and business growth such as entrepreneurial cross-geography/discipline competitions, capacity building programs, public-private sector initiatives and digital platforms for the benefit of current and upcoming generations of entrepreneurs.
Partnering with Microsoft Imagine Cup
in Hong Kong (2017)
Partnership Projects
Pelham Grey partnership projects include:
- Citi Bank Fintech Challenge
- Project KISS: Unified Communications for Underserved Asian Entrepreneurs
- Robotics & Drones Accelerator Program
- Girls Make Tech Competition
- Microsoft Imagine Cup: Startup Bootstrap Framework
- World Virtual Fair
- Ground Zero Project - Mapping the Entrepreneurial Path
- FIN - International Business Fair 2017
- CodeGirls Competition
- Global Innovation & Technology Transfer Conference
- China BusinessRail 2019
- MIF 2017 Startup Pannel
- Digital Permeability Forum
- Operational Excellence & Process Transformation Summit
- Iberian BusinessRail 2019
- FIN - International Business Fair 2018
- Cybersocieties Project
- Macau International Fair Conference Series: Supercharging entrepreneurship - business, capital & education
Partnering with Dialogic, Incipio and Hot Telecom to Bring Unified Communications to Underserved Asian Entrepreneurs (2018)
Partnerships Outreach: 37 countries
Asia/Oceania (16):
- Philippines - Bangladesh - Cambodia - Indonesia - Thailand - Nepal - Vietnam - Hong Kong - Macau - India - Singapore - Papua New Guinea - Samoa - Fiji -Vanuatu - Tonga |
Central Asia (4)
- Tajikistan - Turkmenistan - Uzbekistan - Kyrgyzstan |
Europe (11)
- UK - Brussels - Luxembourg - Switzerland - Italy - Spain - Budapest - Slovenia - Croatia - Serbia - Portugal |
Africa (3)
- Angola - São Tome e Prince - Cape Verde |
North America (1)
- USA - Mexico |
South America (1)
- Brazil |
ESBN YET
Young Entrepreneurs Taskforce
Celebrated its 8th year anniversary (2016-2023): 71 Projects
UN ESBN Young Entrepreneurs Taskforce (YET)
Pelham Grey is a corporate member of the UN Global Compact and of the UN ESBN. Pelham Grey's CEO was member of the UN ESBN Executive Council and chaired the UN ESBN Young Entrepreneurs Taskforce (YET) for an 8-year tenure (2016-2023). During this period, the taskforce conducted 71 initiatives in ESCAP member/associate member countries, with Asia as Taskforce main focus.
Comprised of recognized experts in relevant areas, YET aligns with ESCAP Division Projects in the areas of Inequality and Leaving No One Behind, Social Inclusion, Youth Empowerment, Technology & Innovation, Business & Investment and Trade Policy.
Taskforce Chair
Taskforce Members
* Following the UN ESBN Executive Council meeting deliberations In May 2023 and UN ESBN Management team replacement, all existing UN ESBN taskforces ceased their activity and new taskforces (with new Chairs) created. The Young Entrepreneurs Taskforce was replaced by the Innovation Taskforce being now led by Mr. Adrian Cheng, Executive Vice-Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, New World Development Company Limited, Hong Kong, China. Pelham Grey continues to support UN initiatives and to serve as a corporate member of the UN Global Compact and of the UN ESBN.
Comprised of recognized experts in relevant areas, YET aligns with ESCAP Division Projects in the areas of Inequality and Leaving No One Behind, Social Inclusion, Youth Empowerment, Technology & Innovation, Business & Investment and Trade Policy.
Taskforce Chair
- Prof. Pedro Eloy, Chief Executive Officer, Pelham Grey, Hong Kong, China
Taskforce Members
- Mr. Miguel Lopes, VP Product Line Management Applications, Dialogic Inc., USA
- Ms. Isabelle Paradis, President & Founder, HotTelecom Inc., Canada
- Mr. Andreas Hipp, Founder & CEO, Incipio Private Limited, Singapore
- Mr. Laurent Timmermans, Founder & Managing Director, Athenasia, Hong Kong, China
- Mr. Alberto Neto, President, AJEPC, Portugal
- Ms. Siu Lucy Lo, Executive Director, Amazing Learners Limited, Hong Kong, China
- Ms. Amy Pan, Founder & CEO, Natives Limited, Hong Kong, China
- Mr. Ronald Kwok, Partner Development Manager, Microsoft, Hong Kong, China
- Mr. Ivan Chu, Founder & Executive Director, HKSDRI Hong Kong, China
- Mr. Raphael Cohen, CEO & Co-Founder, Mysharedbike Ltd, Hong Kong, China
* Following the UN ESBN Executive Council meeting deliberations In May 2023 and UN ESBN Management team replacement, all existing UN ESBN taskforces ceased their activity and new taskforces (with new Chairs) created. The Young Entrepreneurs Taskforce was replaced by the Innovation Taskforce being now led by Mr. Adrian Cheng, Executive Vice-Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, New World Development Company Limited, Hong Kong, China. Pelham Grey continues to support UN initiatives and to serve as a corporate member of the UN Global Compact and of the UN ESBN.
Partnering with UN ESCAP
Trade and Investment Week 2017
Dr. Shamshad Akhtar (Under-Secretary-General of United Nations), H.E. Mr. Arjuna Senasinghe (State Minister of International Trade & Development Strategy, Sri Lanka), Prof. Pedro Eloy (CEO Pelham Grey, Chair ESBN Young Entrepreneurs Taskforce), H.E. Mr. Swarnim Wagle (Vice-Head, National Planning Commission, Nepal), Mr. Paul Baker (International Economics Ltd).
SDG Focused Initiatives
Goal 1 No poverty: 4 initiatives
Goal 2 Zero hunger: 1 initiatives Goal 3 Good health and well-being: 1 initiative Goal 4 Quality education: 41 initiatives Goal 5 Gender equality: 28 initiatives Goal 6 Clean water and sanitation: 2 initiative Goal 7 Affordable and clean energy: 2 initiative Goal 8 Decent work and economic growth: 9 initiatives Goal 9 Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure: 49 initiatives Goal 10 Reduced inequality: 6 initiatives Goal 11 Sustainable cities and communities: 38 initiatives Goal 12 Responsible consumption and production: n/a Goal 13 Climate action: 10 Goal 14 Life below water: n/a Goal 15 Life on land: n/a Goal 16 Peace, justice and strong institutions: 3 initiatives Goal 17 Partnership for the goals: 38 initiatives |