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Partnering With Academia: Balancing Tradition And Transformational Change

Thursday, April 15, 2010

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Panel Discussion

Session Description

While educational institutions have been historically slow to respond to societal change, a new generation of educational innovators recognises the critical intersection between academia and practitioners working for social change on the ground. How are universities responding to global challenges and catalysing efforts to advance knowledge, thought leadership, and talent in an uncertain world? This session will explore the synergies, disconnects, and future opportunities for collaboration between academic actors and social entrepreneurs.

 

Time & Location

Time:
11:00 - 12:30, Thursday, April 15, 2010 BST
Speakers
  • Laura Parkin
    Speaker
    CEO, National Entrepreneurship Network
    Laura is the CEO of the non-profit National Entrepreneurship Network (NEN), a Wadhwani Foundation initiative, which she co-founded in 2003 as Executive Director of the Wadhwani Foundation. NEN now comprises the largest entrepreneurial community in India, with more than 75,000 members, and has developed a highly effective model for rapidly scaling entrepreneurship education. Laura is a serial entrepreneur, having founded four companies. She was also a Vice President at Ashoka, and a venture capitalist at Highland Capital Partners.
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  • Kalsoom Lakhani
    Speaker
    Founder and CEO, Invest2Innovate
    Kalsoom Lakhani is the Founder & CEO of Invest2Innovate, which supports early-stage enterprises in frontier markets by providing business support, access to capital and partnerships with local and global organizations. i2i launched its pilot in Pakistan in September 2011, and is working to strengthen the pipeline for social entrepreneurs in the country. Kalsoom is also the Founder of CHUP, or Changing Up Pakistan, a current affairs blog on Pakistan, and tweets way too often @kalsoom82.
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  • Ian Goldin
    Speaker
    Professor, Oxford Martin School
    Ian Goldin is Oxford University Professor of Globalisation and Development and the founding Director of the Oxford Martin School, the University and the world’s leading centre for interdisciplinary research into critical global challenges. Ian previously was World Bank Vice President and the Group’s Director of Policy. Before joining the World Bank he was Chief Executive of the Development Bank of Southern Africa and Economic Advisor to President Nelson Mandela. Ian is an advisor to businesses, governments and international agencies. Ian was knighted by the French for his services to development and is a founding trustee of the International Center for Future Generations and of Core-econ.org which aims to transform economics. He has written and presented three BBC series, After the Crash, Will AI Kill Development and The Pandemic that Changed the World and his BBC Analysis The Death of Globalisation?. The most recent of Ian’s 24 books is Age of the City. iangoldin.org @ian_goldin
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  • Helmy Abouleish
    Speaker
    Managing Director, SEKEM Group
    Helmy Abouleish is the Managing Director of SEKEM Group in Egypt. Under his stewardship, SEKEM received the Right Livelihood Award 2003, better known as the ‘Alternative Nobel Prize’, and became a member of the Schwab Foundation. He is a recognised leader of sustainable change in the Arab world, driving manifold initiatives in fields such as Organic Agriculture, Social Entrepreneurship and Responsible Competitiveness.
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