Hult Prize's CEO to Tour Brazil

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BOSTON, May 27, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- In a quest to inspire Brazilian business students to solve some of the world's most pressing social issues, the Hult Prize has announced that its CEO, Ahmad Ashkar, will go on a five-day speaking tour to Brazil. The inaugural tour will take place from June 4-8, 2013.

The Hult Prize's CEO will visit the following cities:

• Sao Paulo: June 4-5
• Rio de Janeiro: June 6
• Curitiba: June 7-8

The Hult Prize, awarded by Hult International Business School, encourages business students to set up social enterprises that solve some of the world's toughest social problems and the winner receives $1 million (2.015.300 real) in start-up funding. This year, the competition attracted 10,000 students from more than 150 countries representing over 350 higher education institutions.

Over 500 contestants came from Latin America, where the Hult Prize has seen a steady increase in applications since it was launched nearly four years ago.

To respond to the growing trend, the Hult Prize has decided to increase its outreach to Latin America and hold a first regional final in Sao Paulo next year. "The youth in this region have pivoted, and we have answered," says Ashkar. "As more ideas from Brazil and its youth will amplify our global mission of creating the next wave of global entrepreneurs, we are very excited about coming to Brazil and look forward to welcoming over 200 LatAm finalists in Sao Paulo next spring."

The Latin American finalists, representing the top institutions in the region, will pitch their ideas for a chance to meet Hult Prize partner President Clinton and one million in seed funding to launch their new social venture.

Note: The application process for the 2014 Hult Prize will kick-off in September 2013. For more information, go to www.hultprize.org.

About Hult Prize
The Hult Prize is a start-up accelerator for social entrepreneurship which brings together the brightest college and university students from around the globe to solve the world's most pressing issues. The annual initiative is the world's largest crowd-sourcing platform for social good. The Hult Prize has been funded by the Hult family since its inception in 2009. To learn more, visit www.hultprize.org.

About Hult International Business School
Hult is the world's most international business school with campuses in Boston, San Francisco, London, Dubai, and Shanghai, and rotation centers in New York and Sao Paulo. The school offers MBA, Executive MBA, Master and Bachelor degree programs. Hult's one-year MBA program is ranked 1st in Percentage Salary Increase by The Economist and Top 10 in International Business and International Experience by the Financial Times. More information is available at www.hult.edu.

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