Impact Goal: Collaborate with local entities and organizations to promote exponential entrepreneurship.

The Buenos Aires Chapter expanded their “Exponential Inception” program this year that awarded full scholarships to 42 leaders in business, science, and technology, aged 21 to 45, reflecting a commitment to diversity and excellence. With a balanced representation of 50% women and participants hailing from five different Latin American countries, the initiative has cultivated a vibrant and inclusive community poised to drive innovation across the region. The program stands as a testament to fostering cross-border collaboration and empowering emerging talent in the fields shaping our future.

An addition of +20 new Start-Ups further highlights the positive influence and growth within the Chapter’s entrepreneurial ecosystem.

Impact Goal: Increase awareness and exposure of exponential technology to rural communities in the Arkansas and Mississippi Delta. The mission is accomplished through the design and development of a unique space focusing on youth entrepreneurship and innovation.

The Helena Chapter is building an innovation center on the campus of a former high school. The campus includes several buildings to accommodate labs, meeting and exhibition spaces and host community events. As part of this year’s Impact work, they hosted a 4-part robotics workshop with 12 local high school students. This success of this pilot program has laid the foundation for plans to host a larger tech camp in partnership with Google and others in 2024.

The innovation center in Helena, Arkansas will have exponential impact in the communities of the Arkansas and Mississippi Deltas, providing new opportunities for students and adults in a region that has faced many education and economic challenges.

Impact Goal: Collaborate and partner with technology startups, companies & international networks to provide educational opportunities (curriculum) that will prepare high school, university students and professionals for a world of accelerating advances in technology.

The Kampala Chapter’s is centered around the Spectrum Secondary School at the Kyangwali Refugee Settlement in SW Uganda. The focus this year has been on practical solutions to enhance the learning environment for the students. The Chapter has incorporated Language Model technology, such as ChatGPT, as an administrative companion. This technology aids in tasks like lesson planning and facilitates personalized learning experiences for the students. They also launched the implementation of an AI in literacy initiative, in collaboration with Stanford University researchers' CRAFT materials.The moonshot plans include the establishment of an emerging technologies university and a media lab in Uganda.

Impact Goal: Unleash a global revolution from the heart of Kyoto, harnessing cutting-edge science, technology, and entrepreneurial spirit to ignite transformative flourishing worldwide.

The Kyoto Chapter has developed two tracks for their Impact work: an Adult entrepreneur track and a Youth track.For the Adult track the Chapter has partnered with the Kyoto Prefecture for two of the largest Kyoto entrepreneurship events: IVS - June 2023 and ZET - March 2024.For the Youth track, the Chapter partnered with Monozukuri Ventures and Kyoto Makers Garage; they experimented with a half-day pilot youth 3D printer program in August and now are planning to have another 3D printer workshop in December. In addition, the Chapter has been consistently hosting monthly events throughout the year, which reached the 46th edition
in October.

Impact Goal: To collaborate in building a national AI strategy that is ethical, responsible, and inclusive.
‍
The Santo Domingo Chapter collaborated with the Dominican Republic’s government on the construction of the National Artificial Intelligence Strategy (ENIA RD). This work has been completed and the contributions of the Chapter were included in the strategic plan.The Government, through its Strategy Implementation Director Jean Garcia Periche (SU 2018), held a private “Exponential Breakfast” meeting with members of the Chapter to share their views and check on the next steps needed to advance in the implementation.  The Chapter is currently choosing a topic within ENIA, to support its implementation and regional escalation.