Innovation is ageless, but young people bring a magical energy to social change. They see potential and solutions where others see poverty and problems. What do you see? Do you remember when your passion, belief and hope for a better world outpaced your skills and ability to accomplish it—at least according to everyone else? Even dreamers need believers. This session features two perspectives on young talent: young leaders themselves defying cynics and wowing critics; and experts at the frontier of creating leaders from young dreamers. It’s inspiring – and important – to hear how raw exuberance can be harnessed into real change.
Session Description
Time & Location
Time:
13:15 - 14:30, Friday, April 17, 2015 BSTLocation:
SBS, Nelson Mandela Lecture Theatre
Speakers
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SpeakerCo-Founder and Executive Director, Young 1oveNoam Angrist is the Executive Director of Young 1ove and is a research-loving social entrepreneur living in Botswana. Young 1ove is an NGO employing 81 young Batswana and reaching over 35,000 youth in Botswana with evidence-based HIV, health and education classes. Their flagship program is a…
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SpeakerPoverty Stoplight Coordinator, Fundación ParaguayaI graduated with a Bachelor of Social Work and minor in Human Services at Washburn University in Topeka, Kansas, and joined Fundación Paraguaya in 2012. As Poverty Stoplight Coordinator, my responsibilities include the management of relationships with 18 organizations abroad replicating this…
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SpeakerCEO, West African Vocational EducationMisan Rewane is co-founder and CEO of WAVE. Born and raised in Lagos, Nigeria, Misan is no stranger to the challenges of education and social mobility. When her parents, unable to ignore the education system's breakdown, were compelled to send her to the U.S. for university, she resolved to help…
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SpeakerAlumnus, African Leadership AcademyJoseph is an alumnus of African Leadership Academy and a current MasterCard Foundation Scholar, studying Transnational Studies and Global Social Entrepreneurship at Westminster College in Fulton, Missouri. Joseph is passionate about youth development and has begun using his skills to empower…
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SpeakerFounder & CEO, Sand TechnologiesFred Swaniker is the Founder and CEO of Sand Technologies, a global technology company that builds enterprise-grade artificial intelligence applications for companies and governments worldwide. Fred began his career at McKinsey & Company and has an MBA from Stanford University, where he was…
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SpeakerCEO (Aman Networks), Aman FoundationSeven years ago, in 2008, Ahsan Jamil joined Arif and Fayeeza Naqvi on an inspirational journey of adventure, exploration and hope, called the Aman Foundation. The Aman Foundation is a not-for-profit business that aims to achieve impact through the relentless pursuit of sustainable, scalable and…
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SpeakerDirector (2009-2016), Skoll Centre for Social EntrepreneurshipDr. Pamela Hartigan was Director of the Skoll Centre for Social Entrepreneurship at Said Business School at the University of Oxford from 2009 until her passing in 2016. She was also founding partner of Volans Ventures, an organization focused on building innovative scalable solutions to challenges…
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ModeratorCOO & Head of Portfolio, Mulago FoundationKristin leads Mulago's grant and investment portfolio and oversees operations. She joined Mulago in 2013 to grow and support an exemplary portfolio of social investments – grants, debt and equity – in high-impact organizations with a scalable solution to meet the basic needs of the poor. Her…