The Growth Of Civil Society In China: Complexity And Contradiction
Friday, April 1, 2011
Session Description
The world’s largest nation with the second largest economy suffers from social issues confronting many developing nations. While NGOs have had difficulty gaining traction, a growing social consciousness and social sector is emerging with the rise of a new middle class. The Chinese government is starting to see a greater role for citizen participation in addressing social issues. This session provides historical perspectives and explores the challenges and opportunities for social entrepreneurs, philanthropists and other investors in this region.
Time & Location
Time:
09:00 - 10:30, Friday, April 1, 2011
BST
Speakers
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Founder and CEO, Avantage Ventures
Yvonne Li is the Founder and CEO of Avantage Ventures. The consultancy and investment advisory aims to drive critical investments into sustainable social ventures in Asia. Currently based in Beijing, Yvonne is a former Hong Kong executive who has worked in various areas of finance including…
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Founder, Venture Avenue
Robin Zhang is the founder of Venture Avenue, a social enterprise consultancy committed to China’s social sector. In the last two years, Venture Avenue has completed more than 70 due diligence and strategic planning projects for foundations, grassroots NGOs, social enterprises, and governments…
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Co-Founder and CEO, Shokay International Group
Marie So is the co-founder of Ventures in Development, a non-profit that catalyses creation of social enterprises in the Greater China region. Since 2006, So and her partner have founded two social enterprises: Meixiang yak cheese and Shokay (
www.shokay.com). So graduated from Harvard Kennedy…
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A former screenwriter and independent filmmaker, Jenny Bowen founded Half the Sky (now OneSky for all children) in 1998 and served as CEO until her retirement in 2020. OneSky partners with governments and communities in Asia to provide responsive care and safe learning environments so that…
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CEO, Dainamic Consulting, Inc.
Cynthia Dai is a Silicon Valley strategy consultant and entrepreneur and often serves as an interim executive— most recently as Interim CMO of the Skoll Foundation. An Industry Fellow at the Center for Entrepreneurship and Technology at UC Berkeley, she launched and teaches at the Tsinghua-Berkeley…
