<p dir="ltr">Smart Data Science™</p>
<p dir="ltr"><b> </b></p>
<p dir="ltr"><b> </b></p>
<p dir="ltr">Date: Friday, September 9, 2016</p>
<p dir="ltr">Time: 8:00am – 10:00am</p>
<p dir="ltr">Organizer: Gelvin Stevenson, PhD</p>
<p dir="ltr">Host: Sidley Austin LLC </p>
<p dir="ltr">Location: 727 Seventh Ave. (AXA Equitable Building, between 51st and 52nd Streets), 23rd Floor</p>
<p dir="ltr"> </p>
<p dir="ltr">Climate Risk is no longer somewhere off in the distant future. It is here today, and growing in magnitude and scope. Governments and enterprises face huge losses from floods, rising sea levels, droughts, pandemics, refugee crises, geopolitical conflicts, shortages of water, energy and food, economic meltdowns, commodity price changes and more.<br></p>
<p dir="ltr">And they face increasing regulatory and public pressure to prepare better. FEMA now mandates a regularly updated Hazard Mitigation plan—incorporating Climate Change risk--for every town, county, city and state in the United States. If entities do not have and follow such a plan, FEMA does not have to give them money to rebuild after a disaster.<br></p>
<p dir="ltr">That presents a huge market opportunity for Smart Data Science (SDS), which is providing all levels of governments and companies of any size with the Big Data tools they need to manage their risk. Key people in the government (or enterprise) simply input or update their relevant data into the big data platform that SDS provides. then they share the new information in real-time with decision-makers, field offices and other stakeholders.<br></p>
<p dir="ltr">That is in sharp contrast to the way risk management is done today, when entities generally hire a consulting firm to prepare a study. These consultants wander around the organization gleaning information necessary for the analysis. It costs a significant amount of time and money to do one of these studies, and it goes stale in a few months if not weeks (you will see references to these studies sitting on shelves). Risk Management as we know it is broken, and SDS is fixing it.</p>
<p dir="ltr"> </p>
<p dir="ltr">REGISTER EARLY—SECURITY IS TIGHT.</p>
<p dir="ltr">Register at the GIF Eventbrite page:<a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/greentech-investors-forum-applying-big-data-to-climate-change-risk-tickets-27421621809"> Greentech Investors Forum</a></p>
<p dir="ltr">Or contact Gelvin at<a href="mailto:gelvin.stevenson@gmail.com"> gelvin.stevenson@gmail.com</a>.</p>
<p dir="ltr"> </p>
<p dir="ltr"> </p>
<p dir="ltr">Behind FEMA’s decision—and driving the market on a global basis—is the increasing pressure on public officials and risk officers to take action to avoid losses from increasing numbers of and damage from floods, hurricanes, rising sea levels, draughts and more. Climate change is a big factor in those growing risks, and so is urbanization. Cities are growing, and that means danger. By 2050, over 70% of the world’s population will live in cities, magnifying vulnerabilities, as the greatest settlement will occur in high risk areas. Already, over 60% of all people living in cities are in regions exposed to at least one major type of natural hazard risk.</p>
<p dir="ltr"> </p>
<p dir="ltr">SDS has positioned itself where it can achieve commercial success while making a great difference in the world. Among its strengths:</p>
<p dir="ltr">a) “Smart” Risk Management platform delivered as a SaaS or Hybrid product offering;</p>
<p dir="ltr">b) Close working relationships with the World Bank and its government clients.</p>
<p dir="ltr">b) Patentable IP that unifies structured and unstructured big data and provides insights to help clients pro-actively understand and reduce risks resulting in avoiding economic, human and environment losses. In addition, the platform provides risk analytics and reports that can enhance the client’s strategic planning, operational decision-making, regulatory disclosures, investor due diligence, credit ratings, insurance coverage and premium costs, impact reporting and communicating with partners, employees and communities.</p>
<p dir="ltr">c) The product has already been applied by the World Bank, generating $200K in revenues and winning recognition as a top 10 innovative big data risk management application.</p>
<p dir="ltr">d) One million plus in sales pipeline including the World Bank and its clients, US local and state governments, and global PE, financial services and pharmaceutical firms.</p>
<p dir="ltr">e) Experienced and deep management team with Government and Fortune 500 risk management, big data and software product development background</p>
<p dir="ltr"> </p>
<p dir="ltr">GIF thanks Investors Circle for its generous support, Geoff Miles and Chino Maduagwu for developing and operating GIF’s video, social media and design capabilities, Tonia Popke for her financial expertise, and Jesse Goldstein, PhD, for his continued assistance. </p>
<p dir="ltr"> SDS is seeking $1 million for accelerating revenue growth. The objective of this capital is to achieve $1 million sales revenue in the next 12 months, and lay a foundation to scale the business for $20 million sales revenue in 2019, for which they will raise additional funds.</p>
<p dir="ltr"> </p>
<p dir="ltr">Disclaimer: The Greentech Investors Forum (GIF) is not soliciting funds for the presenting companies, nor is it encouraging parties to invest in them. We try to find good companies—not necessarily good investments. They have been advised on what is acceptable in terms of predicted results, but GIF takes no responsibility for what they actually do, say, or how they perform in the future.</p>
<p dir="ltr"> </p>
<p dir="ltr"><b>Agenda:</b> 8:00 to 8:30 - Networking</p>
<p dir="ltr"> 8:30 to 8:40 - Introductions</p>
<p dir="ltr">8:40 to 9:10 - Manish Sood, Founder and CEO</p>
<p dir="ltr">9:10 to 9:30 - Andrea Zanon, Managing Director at Farrell Advisory, and a global risk expert (by phone)</p>
<p dir="ltr">9:30 to 10:00 - Discussion</p>
<p dir="ltr"> </p>
<p dir="ltr"><b>Security:</b> Security is tight, so please register early. If there is a problem at the Security Desk, please contact Gelvin Stevenson at<a href="tel:917-599-6089"> 917-599-6089</a>. </p>
<p dir="ltr"><b> </b></p>
<p dir="ltr"><b>Fees:</b> $50, payable ahead of time or at the door. Cash or checks and credit cards accepted.</p>
<p dir="ltr">$25 for call-in. Registered call-ins will be emailed the call-in numbers and, if available, the slides to be presented.</p>
<p dir="ltr"> $20 for students and faculty.</p>
<p dir="ltr"> </p>
<p dir="ltr">To register, visit this Eventbrite site<a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/greentech-investors-forum-applying-big-data-to-climate-change-risk-tickets-27421621809"> Greentech Investors Forum</a> or send your contact information to Gelvin Stevenson at<a href="mailto:gelvin.stevenson@gmail.com"> gelvin.stevenson@gmail.com</a> or<a href="tel:917-599-6089"> 917-599-6089</a>. And contact Gelvin If you have questions or need more information.</p>
<p dir="ltr"> </p>
<p dir="ltr">Bios</p>
<p dir="ltr"> </p>
<p dir="ltr">MANISH SOOD</p>
<p dir="ltr">Founder, CEO and Chief Product Officer</p>
<p dir="ltr"> </p>
<p dir="ltr">Entrepreneur, Software Product Manager and Corporate Executive with 20 years of global industry experience. Primarily focused on applying data science, big data analytics, machine learning, geospatial intelligence, relationship mapping, Internet of Things (IoT), social, cloud and mobile technologies to help organizations become more resilient, competitive and productive. Specialize in government, financial, private equity, pharmaceutical and technology sectors.</p>
<p dir="ltr"> </p>
<p dir="ltr">Currently (2014-present) Founder, CEO and Chief Product Officer at Smart Data Science LLC (SDS), a NYC based firm that provides big data analytics and risk management platform for government and enterprise. Developed the product in close collaboration with the World Bank and its international country clients. Built management team, secured early clients, developed product and technology roadmaps, scaled world-class onshore/offshore development operations and formed partnerships with leading industry players. SDS platform has been recognized as an innovative big data application at the 2015 annual World Bank and IMF Spring Meetings.</p>
<p dir="ltr"> </p>
<p dir="ltr">Previously (2009-2014) served as co-Founder, CEO and Head of Product Management at Messagemind, a smart email management and social network data analytics products company. Bootstrapped the company, raised capital, built management team, developed business cases, formed technology and data partnerships and led key account sales including Johnson and Johnson, KKR, Morgan Stanley, German Aerospace Center, among others. Created IP strategy, won patents</p>
<p dir="ltr">and trademarks. Recognized as Top-100 Innovative Company by AlwaysOn.</p>
<p dir="ltr"> </p>
<p dir="ltr">Prior to Messagemind, served in various management roles in an IT consulting firm (2001-2009) – Business Instruments Corp. based in NYC. Helped grow the company from a startup to multi- million dollars in yearly revenues. Acquired reputed clients such as New York City and State government agencies, Guardian Life Insurance, JP Morgan Chase, Technology Startups, among others. Positioned the business for differentiated and high-margin solution services, created customer-focused processes for scalability, attracted top talent, built teams, and developed R and D practice that led to the Messagemind spin-off.</p>
<p dir="ltr"> </p>
<p dir="ltr">Advisor to the Women for Resilience initiative, a joint social impact partnership and investment fund being explored by Johnson and Johnson, World Bank, Rockefeller Foundation, among others. Holder of multiple patents on adaptive user behavior learning algorithms, dynamic prioritization of electronic communications, social networks mapping, and productivity and collaboration analytics. Executive MS in Technology Management from Stevens Institute of Technology, NJ.</p>
<p dir="ltr"> </p>
<p dir="ltr"> </p>
<p dir="ltr">Andrea Zanon, Managing Director at Farrell Advisory, Washington, D.C. Farrell is a boutique investment banking and advisory firm.</p>
<p dir="ltr"> </p>
<p dir="ltr">Education:</p>
<p dir="ltr"> Master degree in Philosophy, Foreign Languages, and History (Bologna University and Granada).</p>
<p dir="ltr"> Masters Degree in Economics and International Development (Georgetown University).</p>
<p dir="ltr"> </p>
<p dir="ltr"> </p>
<p dir="ltr">Lecturer on Resilience Investment and Entrepreneurship</p>
<p dir="ltr"> Georgetown University (USA).</p>
<p dir="ltr"> IE Business School (Spain).</p>
<p dir="ltr"> Effat Womens’ College (Saudi</p>
<p dir="ltr">Arabia).</p>
<p dir="ltr">Andrea Zanon has twenty years of professional experience including eight years in the private and public sectors as a senior executive and nine years as social entrepreneur. Currently as a Managing Director at Farrell Advisory, Washington, D.C. he is focused on providing strategic advice to companies looking to grow via MandA, joint ventures and business development activities with a particular focus on impact investment and international and technology businesses.</p>
<p dir="ltr"> </p>
<p dir="ltr">Previously Andrea led and established the World Bank Middle East and North Africa Risk Management team. In this capacity, he built risk management programs in eleven courtiers in the Middle East leading to $2.5 billion in resilience investments.</p>
<p dir="ltr"> </p>
<p dir="ltr">Andrea founded and led several award winning start-ups in the resilience, agribusiness, environment and financial services in Africa, Europe and Latin America. These include Jimmly-Lee Co., Aroma Consulting, Earth Council Fund, and 4Minuti. In 2014, Andrea was awarded an innovation prize following his launch of the first Global Women for Resilience Investment fund promoting women led impact investment in emerging economies.</p>
<p dir="ltr"> </p>
<p dir="ltr">Andrea worked for the President Clinton Foundation as an energy advisor and for the Secretary of State Madeline Albright as an Investment Advisor. Andrea continues to advise members of the Qatar and Saudi Arabia Royal families on matters of investment and development, as well as several Heads of States and Mayors in Africa, the Middle East and Latin America on technology, jobs creation, economic growth and entrepreneurship.</p>