7TH - 8TH DEC 2007 AT THE TATA INSTITUTE OF SOCIAL SCIENCES, MUMBAI
CONNECTING | SHARING | LEARNING
Organised by UnLtd India and the Skoll Centre, Oxford University
Co-organised by the Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS) and the Narsee Monjee Institute of Management and Higher Studies(NMIMS)
Supported by UnLtd
SUMMARY REPORT
The conference, the second in a series of annual forums, aimed to promote and accelerate the development of social entrepreneurship in India by:
- Celebrating social entrepreneurship as a tool for social change
- Highlighting the developments in the field of social entrepreneurship in India and globally
- Providing practical skills and knowledge that can be employed in the field
- Creating links between social entrepreneurs and other stakeholders in India and internationally
It brought together 120 individuals/organisations from India and Europe. These included:
- Social entrepreneurs
- Organisations that support social entrepreneurs
- Corporates
- Academic institutions
To know more about the delegates, please download the delegate list.
The conference hosted inspiring social entrepreneurs like Joe Madiath, Vishal Talreja, Lisa Heydlauff, Svati Bhogle, Matthew Spacie, Stan Thekaekera and Paul Basil who shared their experience and learnings with the delegates. Also present were young start-up social entrepreneurs whose energy, passion and enthusiasm added a "buzz" to the event.The panels comprised of a wide range of leaders from organisations like Schwab Foundation, Ashoka, ILID, Acumen Fund, Social Impact, Scojo Foundation, Pravah, Monitor, Network Enterprises Fund and Aangan trust who took up the following issues:
- Global perspectives on social entrepreneurship
- Innovative funding strategies to promote social entrepreneurship
- Engaging corporates in social change
- Challenges of scaling organisations
- Challenges in running a social enterprise model
To know more about the programme, please download the conference programme.
To know more about the speakers, please download the speaker profiles. The delegates really appreciated hearing inspiring stories and picking up skills and information on the trends and changes in the social entrepreneurship sector. Most of all they valued the open spaces in between sessions that gave them the opportunity to connect with others, share their ideas and explore possibilities of collaboration. Finally, UnLtd India organised an awards reception of their first cohort of investees (early stage social entrepreneurs). The ten investees shared their idea/project with the delegates who encouraged them with cheers and applause!To know more about UnLtd India investees, please download our investee portfolio.
We would like to thank all the speakers and the delegates for adding value and energy to the conference and for giving useful feedback. We would also like to thank Skoll Centre, Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS), Narsee Monjee Institute of Management and Higher Studies (NMIMS) and UnLtd for supporting us to create an enriching and inspiring forum!
To receive information on the 2008 conference, please write to pooja.warier@unltdindia.org