Skoll | 2020 Skoll Awards for Social Entrepreneurship: Virtual

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Session Description

Note: The live broadcast took place on April 2, but you can watch the recording above or here.

The 2020 Skoll World Forum is cancelled, but the Awards will go on! Save the date for the 2020 Skoll Awards for Social Entrepreneurship and join our community in celebration of five incredible organizations driving transformative social change. We’ll hear their stories of innovation, disruption, and how they’ve embraced collective approaches to advance a vision of a more sustainable and just world.

We’ll reveal Awardee organizations via livestream on Thursday, April 2 at 8am PDT / 11am EDT / 4pm BST. We hope you’ll watch the 2020 Skoll Awards Ceremony with your family, colleagues, or local community.

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HOST: Pat Mitchell, Founder & President, Pat Mitchell Media
Board Member, Skoll Foundation

FEATURING:
Recipients of the 2020 Skoll Award for Social Entrepreneurship

PERFORMANCES: by George The Poet and Francisca Valenzuela

Watch at https://skoll.org/live
or any of these social media channels:

http://facebook.com/skollfoundation
http://youtube.com/skollfoundation
http://twitter.com/skollfoundation

Time & Location

Time:

4:00 PM - 5:30 PM, Thursday, April 2, 2020 BST

Location:

https://skoll.org/live
http://facebook.com/skollfoundation
http://youtube.com/skollfoundation
http://twitter.com/skollfoundation

Speakers

Pat Mitchell

Moderator

Co-Founder/Editorial Director TEDWomen; Managing Partner, Connected Women Leaders, Pat Mitchell Media

Pat Mitchell is a trailblazer in media and an advocate for women’s equality, breaking barriers as a journalist, Emmy-winning producer, pioneering executive, and activist leader. Her lifelong commitment to amplifying women’s stories and advancing representation has shaped the media industry and continues through a global coalition of leaders solving critical issues. As co-founder of Project Dandelion, she champions women-led climate justice, leveraging leadership for a more equitable and sustainable future. As editorial director, co-founder, and host of TEDWomen, Mitchell amplifies powerful, underrepresented voices. Her commitment to social justice includes board service with the Sundance Institute, Skoll Foundation, and Carter Center. She’s also the founding chair of the Women’s Media Center and a Congressional appointee to the Smithsonian American Women’s History Museum. In her memoir, Mitchell shares her journey as a fearless advocate, proving activism fuels purpose at any age.

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