2018 EVENT DETAILS (FEB 10- FEB 11)

2018 Event Schedule

Saturday - EVENT DESCRIPTIONS

February 10, 2018

8:00 AM

Registration & Breakfast

8:00 AM - 9:00 AM

Location: Williams Room

 

9:00 AM

Keynote Speaker

9:00 AM - 10:15 AM

Location: Shad

Speaker: Matt Forti (One Acre Fund)

 

10:30 AM

The Fundamentals of Startup Success

10:30 AM - 11:45 AM

Location: Spangler/Aldrich

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10:30 AM

The Role of Government in Fostering Social Enterprise

10:30 AM - 11:45 AM

Location: Spangler/Aldrich

Speakers:

Rafael Carbonell (Taubman Center for State and Local Government)

Helena Fruscio Altman (Commonwealth of MA)
Ayr Muir (Clover Foods)
Nish Acharya (Equal Innovation Consulting)

10:30 AM

Transforming Livelihoods for Smallholder Farmers

10:30 AM - 11:45 AM

Location: Spangler/Aldrich

Speakers:

Bob Nanes (MIT D-Lab)

John Denniston (Shared X Impact)
Cristina Bleicher (Root Capital)
Elizabeth Mastors (Apollo Agriculture)
Tim McCollum (Madecasse)

10:30 AM

Entering a new geography

10:30 AM - 11:45 AM

Location: Spangler/Aldrich

Speaker: Matt Forti (One Acre Fund)

10:30 AM

Conscious Capitalism

10:30 AM - 11:45 AM

Location: Spangler/Aldrich

Speakers:

Lina Srivistava
Chi Nnadi

10:30 AM

FoodTech and the Future of Food

10:30 AM - 11:45 AM

Location: Spangler/Aldrich

Speakers:

Rachale Garrett (Boston University)

Pat Brown (Impossible Foods)
Bruce Friedrich (Good Food Institute)
Arturo Elizondo (Clara Foods)

10:30 AM

A Good Revolving Door: Cross Sector Leadership in Creating Public Value

10:30 AM - 11:45 AM

Location: Spangler/Aldrich

 

10:30 AM

Technology and Social Enterprise

10:30 AM - 11:45 AM

Location: Spangler/Aldrich

Speaker: Mitch Weiss

 

10:30 AM

[FUND KEYNOTE] Impact Investing: Driving Change by Creating Iconic Companies of the Future

10:30 AM - 11:45 AM

Location: Spangler/Aldrich

Speaker: Nancy Pfund: DBL Partners

 

11:45 AM

Lunch

11:45 AM - 12:45 AM

Location: 2nd Floor Hives/Williams

 

11:45 AM

SECON Showcase

11:45 AM - 2:15 PM

Location: 2nd Floor Hives

 

1:00 PM

MIT Solve Challenge

1:00 PM - 2:15 PM

Location: Hives/Aldrich/Spangler

Speaker: Patrick Diamond

 

 

1:00 PM

Wellington Stock Pitch Competition

1:00 PM - 2:15 PM

Location: Aldrich 112

Sponsored by HBS Impact Investing Club

 

 

1:00 PM

Building Social Enterprises in Emerging Economies

1:00 PM - 2:15 PM

Location: Hives/Aldrich/Spangler

Speakers:

Professor Isabel Guerrero (HKS)

David Masomo (Mavuno)
Azad Oommen (Central Sq. Foundation)

 

 

1:00 PM

[SCALE KEYNOTE] Social Good = Scale x Impact

1:00 PM - 2:15 PM

Location: Hives/Aldrich/Spangler

Speakers:

Andrej
Vivian Wu (Chan Zuckerberg Initiative)

1:00 PM

Workshop: System Mapping for Social Change

1:00 PM - 2:15 PM

Location: Hives/Aldrich/Spangler

Speakers:

Jess Ausinheiler (HKS)

Jeff Glenn (HSPH)

Jeff Mohr (Kumu)

1:00 PM

The 3rd bottom line: Environment

1:00 PM - 2:15 PM

Location: Hives/Aldrich/Spangler

Speakers:

Jason Clay (WWF)
Oren Ahoobim (Dalberg)
(Ceres)

Quentin Prideaux (SaveOhno)

1:00 PM

10 Years After: Reflecting on Impact Investing as a Field

1:00 PM - 2:15 PM

Location: Hives/Aldrich/Spangler

Speakers:

Fran Seegull (US Impact Investing Initiative)
John Simon (Total Impact Capital)
Nancy Pfund (DBL Partners)

1:00 PM

The Role of Venture Philanthropy in Driving Social Change

1:00 PM - 2:15 PM

Location: Hives/Aldrich/Spangler

Speakers:

Sarah Kramer

Meghan Amrofell (New School Venture)
Isaac Castillo (Venture Philanthropy Partners Funds)
Doug Borchard (New Profit Inc)

1:00 PM

The Role of Foundations Amidst the Rise of Impact Investing

1:00 PM - 2:15 PM

Location: Hives/Aldrich/Spangler

Speakers:

Hala Hanna

Thomas Belazis (Rockefeller Foundation)
(Gates Foundation)
(Obama Foundation)

2:30 PM

Design for Social Enterprise

2:30 PM - 3:45 PM

Location: Hives/Aldrich/Spangler

Speakers:

Judy

Valerie Fletcher (IHC Design)
Kristen Ransom (IncluDe)

 

 

2:30 PM

Systems Thinking with Strategic Good

2:30 PM - 3:45 PM

Location: Hives/Aldrich/Spangler

Speakers: Andreas, Nick, and Alessandra (Strategic Good)

 

 

2:30 PM

Innovative Strategies for Financial Inclusion

2:30 PM - 3:45 PM

Location: Hives/Aldrich/Spangler

Speakers:

Professor Michael Chu

Boaz Valkin (Prodify Finance)
Deborah Drake (Accion)
Parag Mehta (Mastercard)

2:30 PM

Meeting EdTech's promise

2:30 PM - 3:45 PM

Location: Hives/Aldrich/Spangler

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2:30 PM

Combating Sex-Trafficking: Simulation Based Learning

2:30 PM - 3:45 PM

Location: Hives/Aldrich/Spangler

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2:30 PM

Mindfulness/Meditation in Social Enterprise

2:30 PM - 3:45 PM

Location: Hives/Aldrich/Spangler

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2:30 PM

Third Sector Capital: case study

2:30 PM - 3:45 PM

Location: Hives/Aldrich/Spangler

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2:30 PM

Early-stage startup funding

2:30 PM - 3:45 PM

Location: Hives/Aldrich/Spangler

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4:00 PM

Social Incubators: Do they work?

4:00 PM - 5:15 PM

Location: Aldrich

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4:00 PM

Consulting for impact: the role of advisors

4:00 PM - 5:15 PM

Location: Aldrich

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4:00 PM

Addressing Unmet Healthcare Needs

4:00 PM - 5:15 PM

Location: Aldrich

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4:00 PM

Universal Basic Income: What Is It Good For?

4:00 PM - 5:15 PM

Location: Aldrich

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4:00 PM

Innovative NGO solving community problems

4:00 PM - 5:15 PM

Location: Aldrich

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4:00 PM

Policy + Impact Investing

4:00 PM - 5:15 PM

Location: Aldrich

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4:00 PM

Invest/Divest

4:00 PM - 5:15 PM

Location: Aldrich

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4:00 PM

Pitch Competition

4:00 PM - 5:15 PM

Location: Spangler Auditorium

 

5:15 PM

Reception (Boston's Children Choir)

5:15 PM - 7:00 PM

Location: Williams

 

7:30 PM

Dinner for Speakers

7:30 PM - 9:30 PM

Location: Park

 

Sunday - Event Descriptions

February 11, 2018

8:00 AM

special event: inner city weightlifting

8:00 AM - 9:00 AM

Location: Malkin

 

8:30 AM

Breakfast and registration

8:30 AM - 9:30 AM

Location: HKS Forum

 

9:30 AM

[BUILD KEYNOTE] Essentials of Strategic Leadership in the Nonprofit Sector

9:30 AM - 10:45 PM

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Speakers: Bill Meehan & Kim Jonker

 

 

 

9:30 AM

The Pathway to Scaling in Emerging Economies

9:30 AM - 10:45 PM

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9:30 AM

Scaling: From Bad to Best

9:30 AM - 10:45 PM

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9:30 AM

Social Innovation through Blockchain Technology

9:30 AM - 10:45 AM

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9:30 AM

Disrupting CSR

9:30 AM - 10:45 AM

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9:30 PM

Efficient Impact Frontier: Root Capital

9:30 PM - 10:45 PM

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9:30 PM

Impact Investment 301

9:30 PM - 10:45 PM

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9:30 PM

Design Workshop with Elefint Design

9:30 PM - 12:15 PM

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11:00 AM

Social entrepreneurship in the arts

11:00 AM - 12:15 PM

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11:00 AM

Building a Movement

11:00 AM - 12:15 PM

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11:00 AM

Overcoming Human Capital Challenges

11:00 AM - 12:15 PM

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11:00 AM

Creating an Ecosystem: Resolution Project

11:00 AM - 12:15 PM

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11:00 AM

[INNOVATE KEYNOTE]

11:00 AM - 12:15 AM

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Speaker: Alex Ng

 

11:00 AM

Social Impact Bonds: Looking Forward

11:00 AM - 12:15 PM

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11:00 AM

Investing in Place: Entrepreneurship in Underserved Areas

11:00 AM - 12:15 PM

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12:15 PM

Lunch

12:15 PM - 1:15 PM

Location: HKS Forum

 

1:15 PM

Creating economic opportunities for women

1:15 PM - 2:30 PM

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1:15 PM

Cooperative Community Economics

1:15 PM - 2:30 PM

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1:15 PM

Using Data to Achieve Greater Social Impact

1:15 PM - 2:30 PM

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1:15 PM

Scaling in the Nonprofit Sector

1:15 PM - 2:30 PM

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1:15 PM

Cross-sector Collaboration: New Partnership Models for Impact

1:15 PM - 2:30 PM

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1:15 PM

Innovating Solutions in Emerging Markets

1:15 PM - 2:30 PM

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1:15 PM

Empowering Youth through Social Enterprise

1:15 PM - 2:30 PM

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1:15 PM

Public Equity ESG

1:15 PM - 2:30 PM

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1:15 PM

Wellington Case Study

1:15 PM - 2:30 PM

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2:45 PM

Keynote

2:45 PM - 4:00 PM

Location: HKS Forum

Speaker: Sheryl Wu Dunn

 

February 10

9:00 am -7:00 pm
Harvard Business School
117 Western Ave. Boston, MA 02163

February 11

9:00 am - 5:30 pm
Harvard Kennedy School
79 John F. Kennedy St, Cambridge, MA 02138