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Fierce Compassion (2016 SWF Theme)

As agents of change, we are challenged to embrace the contradiction at the heart of our work: our feelings of outrage must ignite our impulse to do right by those suffering from injustice. Social entrepreneurs don't just rail at what's wrong, they strive to make it right.

How humans are affecting climate change: Al Gore
Al Gore - Office of the Honorable Al Gore , May 4, 2016
4 Climate Change Experts Weigh In on Paris Agreement | Skoll World forum 2016
Thom Woodroofe - Independent Diplomat , Mindy Lubber - Ceres , Dipender Saluja - Capricorn Investment Group , David Blood - Generation Investment Management LLP (U.S.) , Mary Robinson - The Elders , May 4, 2016
Ready, Set, Go! Launching the Sustainable Development Goals
Dhananjayan Sriskandarajah - CIVICUS: World Alliance for Citizen Participation , Ray Suarez - Individual , Jane Griffiths - Janssen-Cilag Ltd , Michael Green - Social Progress Imperative , Elizabeth Cousens - United Nations Foundation , May 4, 2016
Rethinking Giving: The Future of Philanthropy
Zia Khan - Rockefeller Foundation , Paul Niehaus - GiveDirectly , Kathleen McLaughlin - McKinsey and Company , Noah Manduke - Durable Good , Neera Nundy - Dasra , May 4, 2016
Jess Search, Zoe Williams, Anas Aremeyaw Anas, Seema Yasmin, Wajahat Ali | The News We Need
Wajahat Ali - Affinis Labs , Seema Yasmin - Professor, University of Texas at Dallas , Zoe Williams - Guardian, The , Jess Search - Doc Society , Anas Aremeyaw Anas - Tiger Eye Foundation , May 4, 2016
The Neuroscience of Fierce Compassion
Jamil Zaki - Stanford University , Adam Waytz - Kellogg School of Management , Melina Uncapher - Institute for Applied Neuroscience , Taddy Blecher - Community and Individual Development Association City Campus , May 4, 2016
The Changing World of Work: Does the Collaborative Economy Foster Trust or Inequity?
Rachel Botsman - Collaborative Lab , Juan Cartagena - Traity , Wingham Rowan - Beyond Jobs , Sara Horowitz - Freelancers Union , Pamela Hartigan - Skoll Centre for Social Entrepreneurship , May 4, 2016
Trust and Accountability in the Digital Age | #skollwf
Mariarosaria Taddeo - Oxford Internet Institute , Juliana Rotich - BRCK.org , Toby Norman - Simprints , Melanie Edwards - Mobile Metrix , Alexsis de Raadt St. James - Merian Ventures , May 4, 2016
Post Paris: A New Era in Global Sustainability? | Skoll World Forum 2016
Thom Woodroofe - Independent Diplomat , Mindy Lubber - Ceres , Dipender Saluja - Capricorn Investment Group , David Blood - Generation Investment Management LLP (U.S.) , Mary Robinson - The Elders , May 3, 2016
Experts on the Refugee Crisis Share How to Help Solve It
Corinne Gray - UNHCR , Joanne Liu - Medecins Sans Frontieres , Olivier Delarue - UNHCR , Farouq Habib - Mayday Rescue , Andrew Hudson - Centre for Policy Development , May 3, 2016
Leading Through Adversity | Skoll World Forum 2016
Alaa Murabit - The Voice of Libyan Women , Reverend Mpho Tutu - Reverend Canon , Pat Mitchell - Pat Mitchell Media , Halla Tómasdóttir - B Team , Mary Robinson - The Elders , May 3, 2016
Women Leaders Talk Gender Equity | Skoll World Forum 2016
Alaa Murabit - The Voice of Libyan Women , Reverend Mpho Tutu - Reverend Canon , Pat Mitchell - Pat Mitchell Media , Halla Tómasdóttir - B Team , Mary Robinson - The Elders , May 3, 2016
How the youth movement will affect climate change
Selina Leem - UWC Robert Bosch College , Mary Robinson - The Elders , May 3, 2016
Challenging Global Wealth Inequality | Skoll World Forum 2016
Degan Ali - African Development Solutions , Nick Hanauer - Civic Ventures, LLC , Yves Moury - Fundación Capital , Ngaire Woods - University of Oxford , Emily Kasriel - King's College London , May 3, 2016
What's Your Fierce Compassion? #fiercecompassion #SkollWF
Alexander Betts - University of Oxford , Sonita Alizadeh - The Strongheart Group , Tabitha Jackson - Sundance Institute , Stephan Chambers - London School of Economics , May 3, 2016
5 Experts: The Drivers of Inequality | Skoll World Forum 2016
Degan Ali - African Development Solutions , Nick Hanauer - Civic Ventures, LLC , Yves Moury - Fundación Capital , Ngaire Woods - University of Oxford , Emily Kasriel - King's College London , May 3, 2016
Why we're at risk of becoming climate refugees
Mohamed Abdulrahim Alsiadi - Fordham University , Sophie Nash - , Annie Griffiths - Ripple Effect Images , Selina Leem - UWC Robert Bosch College , Malek Jandali - Pianos for Peace , May 3, 2016
Skoll World Forum 2016 | Forum Highlights
Alexander Betts - University of Oxford , Sonita Alizadeh - The Strongheart Group , Tabitha Jackson - Sundance Institute , Stephan Chambers - London School of Economics , May 3, 2016
Opening Plenary | Skoll World Forum 2016
Mohamed Abdulrahim Alsiadi - Fordham University , Sophie Nash - , Annie Griffiths - Ripple Effect Images , Selina Leem - UWC Robert Bosch College , Malek Jandali - Pianos for Peace , May 3, 2016
Peace + Prosperity: Youth Seizing the Future
Joseph Munyambanza - COBURWAS International Youth Organization to Transform Africa , Angela Nzioki - Pluspeople Kenya Limited , Catalina Cock Duque - Fundacion Mi Sangre , Iliana Montauk - Gaza Sky Geeks / Mercy Corps , Hilary Pennington - Ford Foundation , May 2, 2016
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Start With Fierce Compassion for Yourself
Bart Weetjens - APOPO , April 13, 2016
Fierce compassion: what a stimulating theme for deep connection at the 2016 Skoll World Forum. At first, fierce compassion may sound like a paradox. We tend to associate fierceness with…
Skoll World Forum 2016: Fierce Compassion
Mohamed Abdulrahim Alsiadi - Fordham University , Sophie Nash - , Annie Griffiths - Ripple Effect Images , Selina Leem - UWC Robert Bosch College , Malek Jandali - Pianos for Peace , April 13, 2016
Is "fierce compassion" an oxymoron? Is it possible to be both fierce and compassionate? What other seemingly contradictory ideas do we accept at face value? Based on the theme of the…
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Fierce Compassion and the Fight Against Injustice
Barry Kerzin - Altruism in Medicine Institute , March 29, 2016
"Fierce compassion" is the theme of the 2016 Skoll World Forum. Some people view compassion as weakness or passivity, but this is a misunderstanding. Some of the strongest and most…