BBC Forum: Is Heroism Obsolete?
Friday, April 1, 2011
Session Description
Join celebrated thinkers and doers from different cultures and perspectives for this intellectually provocative conversation around the question “Is Heroism Obsolete?” Drawing upon themes relevant to social entrepreneurs, host and BBC correspondent Bridget Kendall engages participants and audience members in this special taping of the acclaimed BBC Forum radio programme airing to 40 million globally. Come prepared to engage.
Time & Location
Time:
09:00 - 10:30, Friday, April 1, 2011
BST
Speakers
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Ms. Roshaneh Zafar is the founder and managing director of Kashf Foundation which is Pakistan’s first specialized microfinance institution catering exclusively to women. Through her work, Ms Zafar has demonstrated the business case for investing in women led enterprises and shown that a…
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President, Library Foundation of Los Angeles
Kenneth S. Brecher is president of the Library Foundation of Los Angeles. He was formerly executive director of the Sundance Institute, president of the William Penn Foundation, director of the Boston Children’s Museum, and associate artistic director of the Mark Taper Forum. An anthropologist by…
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CEO, Evity Technologies, Evity Technologies
Dr. Larry Brilliant, a physician and epidemiologist, is CEO of Evity Technologies, a startup at the intersection of epidemiology, healthspan and AI. He was CEO of Pandefense Advisory, senior advisor at the Skoll Foundation and a CNN Medical Analyst. Previously on the boards of the Skoll Foundation and…
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Diplomatic Correspondent and Presenter, BBC
Bridget Kendall is BBC Diplomatic Correspondent, covering major international developments, with a particular interest in Russia. She is also host of The Forum, the flagship ideas programme for the BBC World Service.
