What is a successful country? The global debate about development has, for decades, been focused on a single, economic measure of success: Gross Domestic Product (GDP) Per Capita. But this tells us little about the real wellbeing of a nation or its sustainability. What if a nation’s success is also measured against actionable social and environmental factors? How would this change the way that business, government and civil society leaders prioritize and tackle social issues? The Skoll World Forum is host to the launch of a major new initiative, the Social Progress Imperative. Join this session to understand implications and opportunities for your own work.
Session Description
Time & Location
Time:
14:00 - 15:45, Thursday, April 11, 2013 BSTLocation:
Nelson Mandela Lecture Theatre
Speakers
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SpeakerFounding CEO, Blavatnik School of Government, University of OxfordNgaire Woods is the founding and inaugural Dean of Oxford University’s Blavatnik School of Government. She also founded, and co-directs with Professor Robert O. Keohane, Princeton University, the Oxford-Princeton Global Leaders Fellowship Programme; previously she also founded and…
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SpeakerUnknown, Rockefeller FoundationJudith Rodin is a pioneer, innovator, change-maker, and global thought-leader. For over two decades, Dr. Rodin led and transformed two global institutions: The University of Pennsylvania and The Rockefeller Foundation. Her leadership at Rockefeller ushered in a new era of strategic…
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SpeakerUniversity Professor, Harvard Business SchoolBSE (Hons) in Aerospace and Mech. Eng., Princeton Univ.; MBA (Hons), Harvard Bus. School; PhD in Business Economics, Harvard Univ. Bishop William Lawrence Univ. Prof., Harvard Bus. School. Authority on company strategy, the competitiveness of nations and regions, and strategic approaches to…
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ModeratorMichael Green is Chief Executive Officer of the Social Progress Imperative. An economist by training, he is co-author (with Matthew Bishop of ‘The Economist’) of Philanthrocapitalism: How Giving Can Save the World and The Road from Ruin: A New Capitalism for a Big Society. Previously Michael…
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SpeakerCo-Founder, PrathamMadhav Chavan moved from the field of Chemistry to the field of literacy a few years after his return to India having acquired a Ph. D. in the United States and some post-doctoral experience there. He worked in the field of adult literacy from 1989 to 1994 inspired by the National Literacy Mission…
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SpeakerManaging Partner for Talent and Brand, Deloitte LLP, UKHeather Hancock is the Managing Partner for Talent and Brand for Deloitte UK, and Managing Director for Communications and Brand for the global Deloitte organisation. For the last nine years, Heather has been the firm’s Senior Partner for the London 2012 Olympic Games; she leads Deloitte’s…