Saturday - EVENT DESCRIPTIONS
February 10, 2018
Registration & Breakfast
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
Location: Williams Room
Keynote Speaker
9:00 AM - 10:15 AM
Location: Shad
Speaker: Matt Forti (One Acre Fund)
The Fundamentals of Startup Success
10:30 AM - 11:45 AM
Location: Spangler/Aldrich
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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)
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)
Entering a new geography
10:30 AM - 11:45 AM
Location: Spangler/Aldrich
Speaker: Matt Forti (One Acre Fund)
Conscious Capitalism
10:30 AM - 11:45 AM
Location: Spangler/Aldrich
Speakers:
Lina Srivistava
Chi Nnadi
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)
A Good Revolving Door: Cross Sector Leadership in Creating Public Value
10:30 AM - 11:45 AM
Location: Spangler/Aldrich
Technology and Social Enterprise
10:30 AM - 11:45 AM
Location: Spangler/Aldrich
Speaker: Mitch Weiss
[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
Lunch
11:45 AM - 12:45 AM
Location: 2nd Floor Hives/Williams
SECON Showcase
11:45 AM - 2:15 PM
Location: 2nd Floor Hives
MIT Solve Challenge
1:00 PM - 2:15 PM
Location: Hives/Aldrich/Spangler
Speaker: Patrick Diamond
Wellington Stock Pitch Competition
1:00 PM - 2:15 PM
Location: Aldrich 112
Sponsored by HBS Impact Investing Club
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)
[SCALE KEYNOTE] Social Good = Scale x Impact
1:00 PM - 2:15 PM
Location: Hives/Aldrich/Spangler
Speakers:
Andrej
Vivian Wu (Chan Zuckerberg Initiative)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
Design for Social Enterprise
2:30 PM - 3:45 PM
Location: Hives/Aldrich/Spangler
Speakers:
Judy
Valerie Fletcher (IHC Design)
Kristen Ransom (IncluDe)
Systems Thinking with Strategic Good
2:30 PM - 3:45 PM
Location: Hives/Aldrich/Spangler
Speakers: Andreas, Nick, and Alessandra (Strategic Good)
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)
Meeting EdTech's promise
2:30 PM - 3:45 PM
Location: Hives/Aldrich/Spangler
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Combating Sex-Trafficking: Simulation Based Learning
2:30 PM - 3:45 PM
Location: Hives/Aldrich/Spangler
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Mindfulness/Meditation in Social Enterprise
2:30 PM - 3:45 PM
Location: Hives/Aldrich/Spangler
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Third Sector Capital: case study
2:30 PM - 3:45 PM
Location: Hives/Aldrich/Spangler
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Early-stage startup funding
2:30 PM - 3:45 PM
Location: Hives/Aldrich/Spangler
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Social Incubators: Do they work?
4:00 PM - 5:15 PM
Location: Aldrich
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Consulting for impact: the role of advisors
4:00 PM - 5:15 PM
Location: Aldrich
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Addressing Unmet Healthcare Needs
4:00 PM - 5:15 PM
Location: Aldrich
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Universal Basic Income: What Is It Good For?
4:00 PM - 5:15 PM
Location: Aldrich
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Innovative NGO solving community problems
4:00 PM - 5:15 PM
Location: Aldrich
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Policy + Impact Investing
4:00 PM - 5:15 PM
Location: Aldrich
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Invest/Divest
4:00 PM - 5:15 PM
Location: Aldrich
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Pitch Competition
4:00 PM - 5:15 PM
Location: Spangler Auditorium
Reception (Boston's Children Choir)
5:15 PM - 7:00 PM
Location: Williams
Dinner for Speakers
7:30 PM - 9:30 PM
Location: Park
Sunday - Event Descriptions
February 11, 2018
special event: inner city weightlifting
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
Location: Malkin
Breakfast and registration
8:30 AM - 9:30 AM
Location: HKS Forum
[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
The Pathway to Scaling in Emerging Economies
9:30 AM - 10:45 PM
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Scaling: From Bad to Best
9:30 AM - 10:45 PM
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Social Innovation through Blockchain Technology
9:30 AM - 10:45 AM
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Disrupting CSR
9:30 AM - 10:45 AM
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Efficient Impact Frontier: Root Capital
9:30 PM - 10:45 PM
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Impact Investment 301
9:30 PM - 10:45 PM
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Design Workshop with Elefint Design
9:30 PM - 12:15 PM
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Social entrepreneurship in the arts
11:00 AM - 12:15 PM
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Building a Movement
11:00 AM - 12:15 PM
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Overcoming Human Capital Challenges
11:00 AM - 12:15 PM
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Creating an Ecosystem: Resolution Project
11:00 AM - 12:15 PM
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[INNOVATE KEYNOTE]
11:00 AM - 12:15 AM
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Speaker: Alex Ng
Social Impact Bonds: Looking Forward
11:00 AM - 12:15 PM
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Investing in Place: Entrepreneurship in Underserved Areas
11:00 AM - 12:15 PM
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Lunch
12:15 PM - 1:15 PM
Location: HKS Forum
Creating economic opportunities for women
1:15 PM - 2:30 PM
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Cooperative Community Economics
1:15 PM - 2:30 PM
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Using Data to Achieve Greater Social Impact
1:15 PM - 2:30 PM
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Scaling in the Nonprofit Sector
1:15 PM - 2:30 PM
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Cross-sector Collaboration: New Partnership Models for Impact
1:15 PM - 2:30 PM
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Innovating Solutions in Emerging Markets
1:15 PM - 2:30 PM
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Empowering Youth through Social Enterprise
1:15 PM - 2:30 PM
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Public Equity ESG
1:15 PM - 2:30 PM
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Wellington Case Study
1:15 PM - 2:30 PM
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Keynote
2:45 PM - 4:00 PM
Location: HKS Forum
Speaker: Sheryl Wu Dunn