Episode 308

Mobilizing Innovation Infrastructure in Haiti and Beyond with Marc Alain Boucicault

February 24th, 2026

58 mins 42 secs

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About this Episode

Greetings Glocal Citizens!

This week, though Black History Month in the Americas is winding down, here on the podcast we’re consistently aiming to learn, grow and inspire our sustained consciouness around #PanAfricanProgress and we’re deep diving with a son of the country that is at the foundation of liberation across the global Black Diaspora - Haiti.

Marc Alain Boucicault is a social entrepreneur and ecosystem builder with over 15 years of experience working in international development and entrepreneurship with the World Bank, the Inter-American Development Bank, at MIT and with grassroots organizations focused on youth empowerment and entrepreneurship. He is passionate about leveraging the power of entrepreneurship, technology and communication to reshape socioeconomic dynamics. As the founder of Banj, Haiti’s largest coworking space and entrepreneurship hub connecting various communities to promote innovation in Haiti and the Caribbean he also supports change-makers globally. Marc Alain extends this work in service on the board of the Haitian Education and Leadership Program (HELP) addressing access to higher education in Haiti. He is a Fulbright scholar, a social media influencer and a fellow podcaster.

Where to find Marc Alain?
On the Executive Talk Podcast
On [LinkedIn](linkedin.com/in/marcalainb)
On Instagram
On Facebook
On YouTube

What’s Marc Alain watching?
Banj 4.0

Other topics of interest:
On Hispaniola and how the Haitian Revolution stirred colonialism
Haiti Tech Summit
Africa Tech Summit - Nairobi
On The Five Stakeholder Model
What’s GDP really all about?
The Assassination of Jovenel Moïse: What happened on July 7, 2021 in Haiti?
The IDB Case Study: Seeking a Recipe to Support Entrepreneurs in a Fragile Country: Banj's Approach through the Mobilization of the Innovation Ecosystem in Haiti
Haitians at Harvard
On Barbados' Inspriational Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley