Increasingly, social entrepreneurs working in healthcare, education and economic development are relying on women and girls to create and sustain change in communities around the world. What’s driving this focus on women and girls? What are the models and opportunities for success? What are the challenges and cultural barriers faced by these approaches? And how are traditional, often male-dominated, cultural and community institutions accommodating this changing landscape? Join these panellists for for a vigorous, candid and real world conversation on the myths, pitfalls and imperatives surrounding this topic.
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10:00 - 12:00, Thursday, March 27, 2008 BSTSpeakers
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SpeakerFounder, CEO, WORLD PULSEJensine (Yen-See-Nah) is an unstoppable, award-winning social entrepreneur, international journalist, and speaker who is unlocking the creative potential of women and girls through the power of technology and storytelling. She is the founder of World Pulse, a safe, supportive social network connecting…
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SpeakerLeadership Group Member, VP, Ashoka--Middle East OfficeA visionary for social entrepreneurship and women’s empowerment, Iman Bibars is the founder of Ashoka Arab World and the Regional Director for AAW since 2003. She is the Vice President of Ashoka Global since 2009. With her direction, Ashoka Arab World has expanded to 11 countries in the MENA…
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SpeakerFounder & President, mongabay.comRhett founded Mongabay.com, a leading conservation and environmental news service, in 1999. Today Rhett serves as editor-in-chief of the web site as well as president of Mongabay.org, Mongabay's non-profit arm. Rhett is also co-founder of Tropical Conservation Science, an open-access academic…
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SpeakerDirector, Barefoot College TiloniaIn 1966, as a young post-graduate student from a privileged urban background, Bunker Roy volunteered to spend the summer working with famine affected people in Bihar, one of India’s poorest states. This experience changed him. He committed himself to fight poverty and inequality. He founded…
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SpeakerInnovative Finance Advisor, IndividualAunnie Patton Power is the Innovative Finance Lead at the Bertha Centre and an Associate Fellow at the University of Oxford’s Saïd School of Business. In these roles, she manages projects on Social Impact Bonds/Development Impact Bonds, Impact Investing and sustainable philanthropy, consults to a…
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SpeakerManaging Partner, Silvan Ingredient EcosystemAndy is the founder and Managing Partner of Silvan Ingredient Ecosystem. Silvan is an ecosystem that enables the world’s most sustainable and regenerative ingredient growers to meet the demands of the modern brand and consumer.
