TechnoServe 2007 Gala to be held at the Rainbow Room in New York on Wednesday, March 21, 2007

TechnoServe is proud to announce that its 2007 Gala will be held at the Rainbow Room in New York on March 21, 2007. The Gala will celebrate the entrepreneurial spirit that drives our clients in Africa and Latin America to build businesses that create income, opportunity and economic growth for their families, their communities, and their countries.

The gala will honor two leaders whose visions have helped make TechnoServe the leading provider of business skills and solutions to entrepreneurs in the developing world.

Honorees:
William J. Amelio
President & CEO, Lenovo Group Ltd.

Peter Sutherland
Chairman, Goldman Sachs International
Chairman, BP p.l.c.

Co-Chairs:
Deepak Advani
Senior Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer, Lenovo

Paul R. Charron
Chairman and CEO, Liz Claiborne, Inc.

Patricia M. Cloherty
Chairman & CEO, Delta Private Equity Partners

Suzanne Nora Johnson
Vice Chairman, The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.

Paul E. Tierney, Jr.
Managing Member, Development Capital

Event Details:
Location: The Rainbow Room, 30 Rockefeller Plaza, New York City
Date: Wednesday, March 21, 2007
Time: 6:30 Reception / 7:00 Dinner
For directions and parking information please go to www.rainbowroom.com/directions.htm

Ticket Information:
Global Partner Table for 10 at $100,000
Director Table for 10 at $50,000
Benefactor Table for 10 at $25,000
Patron Table for 10 at $15,000
Sponsor Table for 10 at $10,000
Patron Tickets at $1,000 each
Sponsor Tickets at $500 each


About TechnoServe: TechnoServe helps entrepreneurial men and women in the developing world to build businesses that provide jobs, income and economic opportunity. Since its founding in 1968, the U.S.-based nonprofit has helped to create or improve more than 2,000 businesses, benefiting millions of people in 32 countries. TechnoServe is currently working to build and expand businesses in Mozambique, South Africa, Tanzania, Kenya, Swaziland, Uganda, Ghana, Madagascar, Rwanda, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Guatemala, Peru, Colombia, Brazil, Côte d'Ivoire and India. TechnoServe was recognized as one of the world's “Outstanding Social Entrepreneurs” by the Schwab Foundation for Social Entrepreneurship.