Thursday Morning Plenary
Thursday, April 11, 2013
Session Description
MASTER OF CEREMONIES
Pamela Hartigan, Director, Skoll Centre for Social Entrepreneurship
WELCOME ADDRESS
His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales
INNOVATORS IN ACTION
IMPACT INVESTING: A NEW CHAPTER
Jacqueline Novogratz, Founder and CEO, Acumen Fund
POSITIVE DISRUPTION FROM THE INSIDE OUT
Molly Melching, Founder and Executive Director, Tostan
ADAPTATION: A MUSICAL PERFORMANCE
Adrian Anantawan
THE NEW GLOBAL ACTIVIST
Marina Silva, President, Marina Silva Institute
INNOVATION CARTOGRAPHY
Richard Jefferson, Founder and CEO, Cambia; Professor, QUT; Director, NICTA
Time & Location
Time:
10:00 - 11:30, Thursday, April 11, 2013
BST
Location:
New Theatre
Speakers
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Speaker
President, Marina Silva Institute
Marina Silva has dedicated over 30 years of service to public life. She has been elected councilwoman, state representative and twice as a senator. She was Minister of the Environment and Presidential Candidate for the Green Party. She has received more than 50 national and international awards. In…
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Speaker
Founder and CEO, Cambia, Professor, QUT, NICTA
Richard is a prominent molecular biologist, social entrepreneur and innovation systems strategist. He founded Cambia, an independent non-profit social enterprise to democratise problem solving using science-enabled innovation. Richard developed the landmark hologenome theory of evolution, the…
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Speaker
Director (2009-2016), Skoll Centre for Social Entrepreneurship
Dr. Pamela Hartigan was Director of the Skoll Centre for Social Entrepreneurship at Said Business School at the University of Oxford from 2009 until her passing in 2016. She was also founding partner of Volans Ventures, an organization focused on building innovative scalable solutions to challenges…
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Speaker
Molly Melching is the Founder and former CEO of the NGO, Tostan. She has lived and worked in Senegal since 1974 and has received international recognition for her groundbreaking educational programs in national African languages. Molly's early experiences in rural Senegal reinforced her…
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Performer
Researcher, Harvard Graduate School of Education
Adrian Anantawan is a violinist, educator and researcher in the field of arts education, specifically the use of adaptive musical instruments within universally designed curricula in the United States. He is a graduate of Yale and Harvard University, and maintains an active performance career while…
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Speaker
Founder & CEO, Acumen
Jacqueline Novogratz is the Founder and CEO of Acumen. Acumen is changing the way the world tackles poverty by investing in companies and leaders with character, competence and moral leadership. Acumen invests pioneering philanthropic capital in sustainable businesses addressing the toughest…
