Social issues are more global, complex, and interdependent than ever. While social innovators continue to drive progress in specific areas, systems change requires an approach that unearths the root cause of critical societal challenges and gathers a spectrum of actors. What collaborative models and pathways achieve systems change? Join a lively, evidence-based discussion with social entrepreneurs and other leaders demonstrating what systems change impact demands of us all.
Session Description
Time & Location
Time:
10:00 AM - 11:15 AM, Wednesday, April 10, 2019 BSTLocation:
Nelson Mandela Lecture Theatre
Speakers
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SpeakerFounder and Co-CEO, CoGenerateMarc Freedman is Founder and Co-CEO of CoGenerate (formerly Encore.org), and a faculty member at The Yale School of Management. Freedman is the author of five books, including most recently, How to Live Forever: The Enduring Power of Connecting the Generations. He co-founded Experience…
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ModeratorVice Chair and Senior Advisor, Skoll FoundationAs the first President and CEO of the Skoll Foundation, Sally Osberg partnered with Jeff Skoll to build it into the leading philanthropy in the field of social entrepreneurship. During her tenure, the Foundation supported more than 100 entrepreneurial organizations driving equilibrium change on many of…
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SpeakerFounder & CEO, Co-ImpactOlivia Leland is the Founder and CEO of Co-Impact, a global philanthropic collaborative that brings together local changemakers and funders to strengthen health, education, and economic systems and advance gender equality and women’s leadership. With over two decades of experience in…
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SpeakerMa Jun began his career in 1993 working for the South China Morning Post, where his research on China’s environmental problems spurred him to publish the 1999 book China’s Water Crisis. In 2004 he was selected as a Yale World Fellow. Upon returning to China, Ma Jun founded the non-profit…
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SpeakerFounder, Educate Girls FoundationSafeena Husain, Founder of Educate Girls, is a social impact leader, empowering communities for girls’ education in India’s hardest-to-reach villages. Recognised globally, she received an honorary doctorate from LSE and became the first Indian woman awarded the WISE Prize in 2023 for her work in…