Sunday, 29th November 2009 (time TBC)
November 29th, 2009 -SaidBusiness School,University ofOxford. www.skollemerge.org
Skoll:EMERGE is the UK's only conference on social entrepreneurship for students. It is the partner of the world's largest and most prestigious conference on social entrepreneurship, the Skoll World Forum.
It will host some of the world's leading social innovators who will talk openly about how their organisations and enterprises are creating sustainable and large-scale impact. It will also provide students with practical sessions on how to combine your skills and vision for creating transformational change and building meaningful careers.
Skoll: EMERGE is proud to host the Social Innovation Ideas Competition sponsored by Barclays Capital in association with Unltd. This year long competition, kicked-off at the conference, will provide £15,000 to support and invest in promising students' ideas and business plans for creating social and environmental impact. See www.skollemerge.org/ideas-competition.html for further details.
Confirmed speakers include:
- Naif Al-Mutawa, Founder and CEO, The 99, Kuwait
- Rodrigo Baggio, Founder and Executive Director, CDI, Brazil
- Cliff Prior, Chief Executive, UnLtd, UK
- Laila Iskandar, Chairperson, CID Consulting, Egypt
- Nick Temple, Policy and Communications Director, School for Social Entrepreneurs, UK
- Anita Seidler and Lotfi EL-Ghandouri, Co-Directors, Creative Society, Spain
Registration fee: £25- includes ticket, lunch and a free copy of the Beyond Profit magazine. Bursaries available if needed. The full price of this conference is over £105 per attendee; we have subsidised the price in order to ensure that students, regardless of financial standing, can take part in this exciting event.
Buy tickets, and get access to the full programme at: www.skollemerge.org
Skoll: EMERGE is co-produced by Student Hubs and the Skoll Centre for Social Entrepreneurship. It is Sponsored by Barclays Capital and held in Association with UnLtd
