As the US President Barack Obama reinstates diplomatic relations with Cuba, innovator and entrepreneurs in Cuba are in for promising times.
C.A.A., a privately funded, not-for-profit organisation has announced Innovadores - an initiative to promote entrepreneurship, opportunity, networking, mentoring, and resources for promising innovators in Cuba. The programme will host young Cuban innovators in the fields of Science, Tech, Engineering, Arts, and Math (STEM) and expose them to American entrepreneurial practice inside the Grand Central Tech incubator, located at the former Facebook headquarters in Manhattan.
The programme was conceived and executed with the support of Cuban officials. Subject to proper processing of passports and visas, six young Cuban finalists drawn from throughout Cuba have been selected to attend the program, which runs from July 6 through August 16. These interns will then return home to Cuba to help foster innovation in their homeland.
C.A.A. was founded by Miles Spencer, a tech entrepreneur, angel investor, explorer, and former host of PBS TV Show MoneyHunt.