Market-based solutions at scale can make an impact upon many enduring social problems. Pioneering efforts are proliferating but many remain small-scale. What barriers prevent good business models from achieving scale, both at the enterprise level and in the wider ecosystem around the firm? What can social entrepreneurs, funders, intermediaries, and investors do to approach this challenge and help overcome these barriers? What actions or interventions accelerate the scaling of models that work? This session asks experts to address these ambitious questions.
Session Description
Time & Location
Time:
13:15 - 14:30, Friday, April 11, 2014 BSTLocation:
SBS, Lecture Theatre 5
Speakers
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SpeakerManaging Director, FSG, Inc.Based in Mumbai, Harvey leads work with enterprises, investors and donors to develop and scale inclusive business models that benefit the poor, across a range of sectors including housing, water, healthcare and energy. He also directs a global research program aiming to advance global thinking and…
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SpeakerLead on Social Impact Investment, Department for International DevelopmentLiz is the Lead Adviser on social impact investment at the UK's Department for International Development (DFID). Liz designed and now manages DFID's 13 year £165 million Programme to catalyse the market for impact investment in Sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia.
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SpeakerDirector, Strategic Partnerships, FHI360Camille Saadé Director of Strategic Partnerships, FHI 360 Camille Saadé has developed and led the implementation of a business model for mobilizing public and private resources in mutually beneficial partnerships in critical health areas such as: MNCH, RH/FP, malnutrition, malaria, and diarrhea, the…
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SpeakerDeputy Director, Shell FoundationJudith Pollock is Deputy Director of the Shell Foundation, which she joined in 2009. She manages their Sustainable Mobility programme focusing on the challenges of providing high quality, safe and clean mobility solutions in developing country cities and reducing the environmental impact from the…
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Moderator, IndependentAlex is Director of Innovation Investments at the Skoll Foundation. The Innovation Investment program aims to scale the proven innovative approaches of Skoll social entrepreneurs to accelerate impact on the world's most pressing problems. Alex has spent his career supporting entrepreneurs in both…