Non-profit social entrepreneurs often struggle to scale up their innovations without adequate access to the growth capital, distribution systems and infrastructure readily available to conventional businesses. Rather than accepting these limitations, many are increasingly pursuing hybrid models that draw from the best of both worlds, incorporating traditional business structures and strategies to achieve a social bottom line. This session will look at the challenges and opportunities that accompany these new business models, including an overview of different approaches and in-depth discussion with social entrepreneurs at the forefront of this movement.
Session Description
Time & Location
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10:00 - 12:00, Thursday, March 27, 2008 BSTSpeakers
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SpeakerPresident and CEO, WaterHealth InternationalTralance Addy is President and CEO of WaterHealth International. WHI’s unique and creative combination of break-through technology and innovative business models enables the delivery of highly affordable, clean water to even the most remote, low-income rural communities. A recognised…
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SpeakerCEO & Co-Founder, SaveUpPriya Haji is the award-winning CEO and co-founder of SaveUp, a mission-driven company working to alleviate poverty in the developing world through commerce. She is also Co-founder and Board Chair of World of Good: Development Organization, a 501(c)(3) focused on creating tools to strengthen…
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SpeakerDirector, Sustainable Healthcare FoundationLiza Kimbo started her career in banking, and was Head of Division for Business Support Services at Standard Chartered Bank in Kenya. She then established a private retail pharmaceutical and distribution company with annual turnover of $1m in Nairobi. Liza has chaired two national advocacy…
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SpeakerExecutive Director, Friends-InternationalSébastien Marot is Founder and Executive Director of Friends-International (FI), an award winning global social enterprise which supports over 200,000 marginalized children and youth each year. He has led the expansion of the organization into 18 countries across 4 continents, developing best…
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SpeakerHost/Senior Editor at NOW, PBSSince joining NOW in 2003, award-winning journalist David Brancaccio has delivered hard-hitting reports on government secrecy, the future of America’s public schools, the plight of America’s workers, the influence of talk radio on public policy, and the future of the environment. His interviews with…
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SpeakerSkoll Centre Associate Fellow,Baafour Otu-Boateng is a Skoll Centre Associate Fellow and Chevening Scholar at the University of Oxford. Prior to his MBA, Baafour worked at TechnoServe Ghana, where he was responsible for the design and implementation of a national platform for local entrepreneurs to access training…