Institute for Entrepreneurial Studies IEE presentation

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Institute for Entrepreneurial Studies (IEE)
presentation

• Policy Session 1  Think Tanks Empowering the
  Individual and the Family

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The Institute

• IEE is a Brazilian non profit NGO founded in 1984
  by 12 young entrepreneurs who spent their teens
  under the subjection of a dictatorial political
  regime, aiming to change and renew the prevailing
  mentality of our leaders

Belo Horizonte
Porto Alegre
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Mission

• To encourage and prepare new leaders
• committed to the principles of free market,
• market economy and the Rule of Law.

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Vision

• To be recognized as an
• excellence center in the
• development of better
• leaders to allow these
• agents of change to
• become available for a free
• society.

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Associates

• Requirements 20-35 years old, indication,
  company related
• 138 young leaders from a wide range of areas and
  industries in the market
• 48 prospects, 60 permanent Associates and 78
  honorarium Associates

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Governance

• Volunteers 1 President, 1 VP, 4 Directors, 6
  council members
• 1 Secretary, 2 Trainees
• BSC, metrics and goals
• Funding from Associates, sponsor companies and
  events

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Main activities

• Monday night meetings
• Simulated Jury
• Saturday seminars
• Bimester book study
• Benchmarking visits
• Leader newsletter
• Forum Universidade Empresa
• Pensamentos Liberais Book
• Forum da Liberdade

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Speakers

• Collor, Fernando Henrique, Lula, Jorge Batle,
  Hernan Buchi, Henrique Meirelles, Geraldo
  Alckmin
• Douglass North, Gary Becker, James M. Buchanan,
  James Heckman, Hernando de Soto, Ruth Richardson,
  Mario Vargas Llosa, Fracis Fukuyama, Armando de
  La Torre, Albert Fishlow, Deepak Lal, Guy Sorman
  
• Jorge Gerdau, Carlos Ghosn, Henry Maksoud, Carlos
  Alberto Sicupira
• Alex Chafuen, Victoria Curzon, Cristian Larroulet

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Pensamentos Liberais Book

• Yearly publication with articles from the
  Associates and invited writers
• To develop communication skills and promote
  libertarian ideas

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Liberty Forum

• The major Latin America forum to find objective
  and viable alternatives to solve Brazilian
  problems
• Attended by thousands of leaders, businessmen,
  politicians, professors, students, press
  representatives and opinion makers

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Results

• Leadership of the main instituions and
  organizations
• Recognition and metrics

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Thank you !

• Welcome to visit us at
• www.iee.com.br
• iee_at_iee.com.br