Innovators In Action Masterclasses
Join Skoll social entrepreneurs for a series of lively masterclass discussions on real world innovations from the field. These practitioners generously share their approaches, insights, impact and examples of success. Pick your issue area and take advantage of this opportunity to learn and be inspired!
Session Description
Time & Location
Time:
12:40 - 13:40, Wednesday, March 28, 2007 BSTSpeakers
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SpeakerCo-Founder and Chief Executive Officer, KickStart InternationalAs a pioneer in using business models to solve poverty, Martin is the co-founder & CEO of KickStart, a non-profit SE with a mission to enable millions of smallholder farmers in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) to pivot from rainfed to irrigated farming, earn a lot more money, adapt to climate change & climb…
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SpeakerWriter & Broadcaster,Isabel Hilton is a London based writer and broadcaster. She has reported from China, South Asia, Latin America, Africa, the Middle East and Europe and has written and presented several documentaries for BBC radio and television. She has authored and co-authored several books and holds honorary…
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SpeakerFounder and CEO, Root CapitalWilly Foote is founder and CEO of Root Capital, a nonprofit that offers farmers around the world a path to prosperity by investing in the agricultural businesses that serve as engines of impact in their communities. Since its founding in 1999, Root Capital has provided more than $2 billion in loans to…
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SpeakerFounder, Fair Trade USAPaul Rice is the Founder of Fair Trade USA, the leading certifier of Fair Trade products in North America. Since launching the Fair Trade Certified™ label in 1998, he has grown it into one of the fastest-expanding segments of the food and apparel industries, partnering with over 1,700 brands, including…
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SpeakerDirector, Barefoot College TiloniaIn 1966, as a young post-graduate student from a privileged urban background, Bunker Roy volunteered to spend the summer working with famine affected people in Bihar, one of India’s poorest states. This experience changed him. He committed himself to fight poverty and inequality. He founded…
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SpeakerWe promote market based approach to poverty reduction. Till date 1.7 million smallholder farmers households moved out of poverty by adopting our small scale irrigation technology