XLRI's 2nd National Conference on Socal Entrepreneurship Jan, 29-31, 2010
Saturday January 16, 2010 , 2 min Read
Breaking away from the format of outlined agenda, specified topics, and fixed speakers, the2nd National Conference on Social Entrepreneurship is designed to collaboratively explore, discuss, learn from each other, and co-create.
Designed as interest-based 'facilitated' Working Groups, the conference aims to: facilitate learning by actively involving the participants in collaboratively solving real, live problems, which are of their interest and concern, leverage the rich experience and competence available in the participants' community to address real challenges, issues and opportunities facing the sector, and help learning from each other, result in relevant "take-home" learning (solutions and alternatives)for the participants, which can be implemented.
The Conference is designed around seven broad themes for the Working Groups;each group would be anchored by Social Entrepreneurs/ Resource Persons, who have contributed significantly to that particulars space, and will add value to the discussions and outcomes:
- Market Linkages: Mainstreaming the Marginalised Producers
- Employment & Livelihood: Organising the Unorganised
- Universal Primary Education: Investing in the Future
- Financial Inclusion: Creating an Equitable India
- Healthcare & Hygiene for All: Making a Healthier Society
- Access to Technology & Societal Resources: Empowering the Masses
- Grass Root Innovations: Supporting Social Entrepreneurship
Venue: XLRI, Jamshedpur
For Whom:
Development sector professionals, i.e.,
- Social entrepreneurs,
- NGOs,
- Government officials operating in development space,
- CSR executives
- Academicians, and
- Interested students
Confirmed Resource Persons:
Mr Abhijit Ray, Director, Unitus Capital
Mr Anshu Gupta, Founder-Director, Goonj & Ashoka Fellow
Mr Arbind Singh, Executive Director, Nidan & Ashoka Fellow
Mr Arun Diaz,Trustee & Member of Investment Board, Aavishkaar India Micro Venture Capital Fund
Mr Ashish Rajpal, Co-Founder & Managing Director, iDiscoveri
Mr Ashok Kamath, CEO, Akshara Foundation
Dr Ashwin Naik, Co-Founder & CEO, Vaatsalya Healthcare Systems Pvt Ltd
Dr Balaji Utla, CEO, Health Management & Research Institute
Mr Chandra Shekhar Ghosh, Chairman and Managing Director, Bandhan Microfinance
Mr Devendra Shukla, Director, Jaipur Rugs Foundation
Mr GN Murthy,General Manager - New Initiatives, ITC - Agri Business Div
Dr Joe Madiath, Founder & Executive Director,Gram Vikas & Skoll Social Entrepreneur
Mr Kirti Prasanna Mishra, Partner, <http://www.martrural.com/> MART
Mr Niraj Subrat, Vice President -Marketing <http://www.ide-india.org/> International Development Enterprises - India
Mr Paul Basil, Founder & CEO <http://www.villgro.org/> Villgro & Ashoka Fellow
Mr Pravin Mahajan, Founder & Executive Director, <http://www.janarth.org/> Janarth
Mr Rohit Magotra,Chief Operating Officer <http://www.ekgaon.com/> Ekgaon Technologies
Dr Rukmini Banerji, Program Director <http://pratham.org/Default.aspx?id=1> Pratham
Mr Samit Ghosh,CEO <http://www.ujjivan.com/> Ujjivan
Mr Sandeep Farias, Founder & Managing Director, <http://www.elevarwquity.com/> Elevar Equity
Ms Saloni Malhotra, Founder & CEO,<http://www.desicrew.in/> DesiCrew Solutions Pvt Ltd
Ms Sohini Bhattacharya, Director, South Asia Partnerships,<http://india.ashoka.org/> Ashoka: Innovators for the Public
Mr Soumen Biswas,Executive Director, <http://www.pradan.net/> PRADAN
Mr Vinay Kumar,Strategist, <http://sites.google.com/a/digitalgreen.org/inside-digital-green/team> Digital Green
For nomination, participation contact :
Email: <mailto:[email protected]> [email protected]
Concerence Blog : <http://2nd-se-conference-at-xlri.blogspot.com/>
