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WELCOME TO ENDEAVOR'S 5th Biennial Entrepreneur Summit. We're thrilled that you chose to join us in San Francisco this week and look forward to three days of amazing networking, expert insights and—most of all—fun! This year marks another phase of Endeavor's growth. Over the past twelve months we have started an expansion beyond our traditional bases in Latin America, MENA and South Africa with the launch of affiliates in Southeast Asia (Indonesia), Europe (Greece) and soon the United States (Miami). At our most recent ISP in Buenos Aires, we reached two new milestones: we selected the 800th Endeavor Entrepreneur and 500th Endeavor company! There is a growing recognition that the model of high-impact entrepreneurship we have espoused since Endeavor's founding in 1998 has an important role to play in the future growth of the global economy. But even as we grow to new cities and continents we realize that Endeavor is really about you—the entrepreneurs and network members who are at the core of our model. We continue to believe that the key to our Endeavor Entrepreneurs' success lies in creating the connections and learning opportunities that allow them to reach their enormous potential. The Endeavor Network represents a unique and powerful community. This Summit brings that network to life. We expect close to 400 people—entrepreneurs, mentors, Endeavor staff and members of our California network—to join us. Long after the speeches are over, the workshops concluded and the hot topics gone cold, we hope that you will look back at the connections made and the ideas shared and acted upon as having turned your trip to San Francisco into a journey of discovery. Welcome and enjoy! –THE ENDEAVOR SUMMIT TEAM