Creating Social Silicon Valleys
Wednesday, March 28, 2007
Session Description
Society’s large and complex challenges require many relevant people and organisations from all sectors to act together to create change. This session explores how these networks and partnerships can work and what they can achieve, from local level interactions to global responses which address specific issues. One example will be a Chinese eco-city.
Time & Location
Time:
14:00 - 16:00, Wednesday, March 28, 2007
BST
Speakers
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President and CEO, Joint Venture: Silicon Valley Network
Russell Hancock is President & CEO of Joint Venture: Silicon Valley Network, a position he has held since 2003. In this role Dr. Hancock is best described variously: as a civic leader, community gatherer, institution builder, social entrepreneur, and outspoken advocate for regionalism. Since taking the…
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Director, Arup
Peter is a champion for developing global practice that demonstrates that the way we invest public and private money in the built environment could be made very much more effective if both sectors adopted sustainable development principles. A civil and structural engineer, he has become a…
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Assistant Professor, Skolkovo Institute of Emerging Market Studies
Meng Zhao is now an Assistant Professor in Strategy and Organization Skolkovo and Research Fellow, Skolkovo Institute of Emerging Market Studies. Research: Emergence and Evolution of Organizational Fields, Social Entrepreneurship & Corporate Social Responsibility in Emerging Markets and others…