We have a terrific line up of speakers and panels for ForSE 2008 on October 10th at Boston University. See the list below. Do make sure you have registered as there are very few seats left.
To register go to: http://www.bu.edu/forse
Click on the ForSE 2008 link.
Opening Plenary Panel 9.00 to 10.45 am
- Nishith Acharya, Executive Director, Deshpande Foundation.
- Naveen Jha, Director of Programs, Deshpande Center for Social Entrepreneurship
- Meenakshi Verma Agrawal, Program Officer, Global Exchange Programs, Deshpande Foundation
Closing Keynote 4.00 to 4.30 pm
- Keynote Speaker Gerald Chertavian, CEO and Founder, Year Up. Recipient of the 2003 Social Entrepreneurship Award by the Manhattan Institute.
Track Themed Panels from 11.15 to 12.15
Adapting to Climate Change
- Lynne Carter, Director, Adaptation Network
- Paul H. Kirshen, Research Professor, Director, Water, Systems, Science and Society, Tufts University
- Missy Stults, Sr. Program Officer, Northeast, ICLEI (International Council for Local Environmental Initiatives)
Mobile Solutions for the Masses
- Jhonatan Rotberg, Founder, Director, Next Billion Network
- Amir Alexander Hasson, CEO, United Villages
- Barry Vercoe, Professor, MIT & Advisor OLPC (One Laptop Per Child)
Beyond Microfinance: Opportunities for change
- Chandni Ohri, Regional Director, South Asia, Grameen Foundation
- Sarita Gupta, Vice President, Women’s World Banking
- Tanya Palit, Project Manager, Grameen America
- Dr. Jeffrey Blander, Executive Director, Bienmoyo Foundation, Course Director, Harvard Health Science & Technology Division
Building a Sustainable Food Supply
- Kristen McCormack, Faculty Director, Public and Nonprofit Management Program, Boston University School of Management
- Florence Reed, Founder, Sustainable Harvest International
- Margaret Williams, Executive Director, The Food project
Cultivating a Generation – Engaging Young Entrepreneurs
- Xing Hu, Youth Venture, Ashoka.org
- Alvona Cunningham, Education Manager, JA Academy and Scholars Program
- Clare McCully, Executive Director, National Foundation for Teaching Entrepreneurship
Case Studies 1.00 to 2.30 pm
Environment
- Case Presenter: Mishi Jaggi and Bob Beauchamp, Nano Decopier, JMD Manufacturing
- Case discussion moderated by: Peter Russo, Executive-In-Residence/Senior Lecturer, Strategy and Policy Department, Director, Entrepreneurship Programs – ITEC, Boston University School of Management
Mobile Solutions for the Masses
- Case Presenter: Click Diagnostic
- Case discussion moderated by: Tilak Subrahmanian
Beyond Microfinance: Opportunities for change
- Case Presenter: Eric Melin, Founder, Philanthropist.org
- Case discussion moderated by: Ramesh Advani, Vice President of Finance, India Operations, Fidelity Investments
Building a Sustainable Food Supply
- Case Presenter: Lydia K. Bergen, Associate Director, Strategy and Outreach, Sustainable Fisheries Initiative, New England Aquarium
- Case discussion moderated by: Barry Horwitz, Horwitz & Company LLC
Cultivating a Generation – Engaging Young Entrepreneurs
- Case Presenter: Julie Nessen, Co-founder & Executive Director, Young Entrepreneurs Alliance
- Case discussion moderated by: Paul McManus, Director International Programs, ITEC, Boston University
Sustainable Ventures for non-profits
- Case Presenter: Roger Wellington, Director, Abundant Table Enterprises & Susan Miskell, Business Operations Manager, Abundant Table Enterprises
- Case Discussion moderator to be finalized
Track Themed Panels from 2.45 to 3.45 pm
Mobile Solutions for the Masses
- David Reich, Founder & CEO, Assured Labor
- Vishwanath Anantraman, Co-Founder, Dimagi
Cultivating a Generation – Engaging Young Entrepreneurs
- Barton Kunstler, Author, The Hothouse Effect
- Preeta Banerjee, Assistant Professor of Strategy, International Business School, Brandeis University
- Joshua Schuler, Executive Director, Lemelson-MIT Program, MIT
Sustainable Ventures for non-profits
- Tim Prestero, Founder and CEO, Design Than Matters
- Alex Chisholm, Executive Director and Founder, Learning Games Network
- Therese Ellis, CEO, Common Impact
- Andrew Motta, Operations Director, Artists For Humanity
Workshops – from 2.45 to 3.45 pm
Careers in Social Entrepreneurship
- Presented by Marty Rod, Director of Entrepreneur Outreach, Ashoka
Marketing for Social Entrepreneurs
- Presented by Beverly Schwartz, Vice President and Director of Global Marketing, Ashoka
Strategic Philanthropy: Implications of Recent Trends
- Presented by Anne Radday, Philanthropy Researcher, Social Innovation Forum
The Social Ecosystem 