Join us for Social Enterprise Week’s inaugural evening that brings together policy makers and business leaders to explore the future of the social enterprise community in the region. The evening’s distinguished panelists will discuss what it will take to build and empower a vibrant community of social entrepreneurs and the positive impact this community can have on our economy. They include: Lina Hourani – Al Ahli Holding Group (CSR Division), Janine El Tal – INJAZ UAE , Heather Henyon – Balthazar Capital and Vineetha Mathew, (Centre for Responsible Business, Dubai Chamber of Commerce). Moderated by Jamil Wyne. Mounira Jamjoom from Booz & Company will deliver the keynote address on Responsible Business: A Tool for Sustainable Development in the MENA.
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This interactive session will bring together aspiring and established ecopreneurs who have created innovative market-facing solutions to tackle pressing environmental challenges. The session will engage the panelists in a conversation about their personal and entrepreneurial journeys by exploring the challenges they faced (and overcame) to set-up their green businesses, scale them, and bring their sustainable products to mass markets. The evening’s panelists include: Gundeep Singh – The Change Initiative, Rukhsana Kausar – Liquid of Life, Mohamad Iyt – Averda/Reva, Reem El Houni – Bambootique. Moderated by Tatiana Abella, Founder and Managing Director of Goumbook.com.
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In this dynamic session social entrepreneurs who launched food enterprises will discuss the “social” in their business models. The speakers will share their experiences in setting up or growing food enterprises that are ethical across different areas of the supply chain from sourcing organic produce, to employing women working from home to reducing waste and dealing with left-over food. The panelists for the evening include: Fatma Al Khoori – Barzh, Faisal Al Hammadi – Slices, Kim Thompson – Raw Coffee Co., Ian Ohan – NKD Pizza. Moderated by Raida Al Zu’bi.
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As the great saying goes, a journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step. The panelists for this evening will share their journeys and what they believe it takes for social enterprises to achieve success. The enterprises represented on the evening’s panel are engaged in diverse sectors such as child safety, financial literacy, telecommunications, handicrafts and adventure tourism. Underlying each and every one of these businesses is a sustainable model that puts social good before profits while not sacrificing one for the other. This panel of social enterprise pioneers includes: Tracy Fountain – Back to Basics, Omar Samra – Wild Guanabana, Akanksha Hazari – m.Paani, Leila Ben Gacem – Sougha Initiative, Geoff Roe – Al Ahli Holding Group, and Nima Abu Wardeh – Cashy. The discussion will be moderated by Sallyann Della Casa.
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Film: Bonsai People – The Vision of Muhammad Yunus.
What if you could harness the power of the free market to solve the problems of poverty, hunger, and inequality? To some, it sounds impossible. But Nobel Peace Prize winner Muhammad Yunus is doing exactly that. Bonsai People celebrates Yunus’ extraordinary humanitarian work, which started by lending $27 to 42 people out of his own pocket and has now grown to helping 1 out of every 1,000 people on earth. But he didn’t stop there – whenever he sees a problem he starts a business, creating a mix between business and social work, which he’s coined “social business.” By tackling some of the world’s most vexing problems from healthcare, education to alternative energy, he is demonstrating to the world that complex problems sometimes do have simple answers. Microcredit is just the tip of the iceberg! The evening’s screening of Bonsai People- A Vision of Muhammad Yunus will be introduced by Managing Director of Grameen-Jameel, Dr. Khaled Al-Gazawi.
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The Final Award Ceremony of the Dubai Regional Final of the Hult Prize is the culminating event for over 50 teams of young social entrepreneurs who have travelled from around the world compete. Vying for US$ 1 million in start-up capital for their world-changing business model, the Final Award Ceremony will hear the pitches of the 4 semi-Finalist teams. Soon afterwards the Hult Executive Jury begin their deliberation for selecting the final winner. The Challenge for this year’s Hult Prize is Food Security and was personally selected by former President Bill Clinton. The Keynote Speaker for the evening is to be confirmed. Following the Keynote Address, the regional winner of the Hult Prize will be announced. For them, this is just the beginning of a great new journey.
