Last chance for early bird pricing - register now - INSEAD Entrepreneurship Forum May 23 on Impact Investing

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INSEAD Entrepreneurship Forum (IEF) 2013
 

"Impact Investing: Creating an Industry from Innovations"

May 23, 2013 - INSEAD Fontainebleau campus

Early Bird Pricing Extended until Friday, April 26th - Register Now!
 

How is the impact investing sector developing, and where do we need to focus to create a true industry from the numerous innovations we are witnessing? 

See the UPDATED programme here.

KEYNOTE SPEAKER: Stewart Paperin, Executive Vice President of the Open Society Foundations and President of the Soros Economic Development Fund

NEW Confirmed Speakers!
Eric Archambeau, Quadia Impact Finance
Dawn Austwick, Esmee Fairbairn Foundation
Julia Balandina Jaquier, JBJ Consult
Jean-Philippe de Schrevel, Bamboo Finance
Tahira Dosani, LeapFrog Investments
Marc Flammang, Bank Degroof
Uli Grabenwarter, European Investment Fund
Anna-Marie Harling, EVPA
Wolfgang Hafenmayer, LGT Venture Philanthropy
Nicolas Hazard, Le Comptoir de l’Innovation
Harry Hummels, SNS Impact Investing
Nikolaus Hutter, Toniic
Caroline Mason, Big Society Capital
Olivier Rousset, Credit Suisse
Alex van der Velden, Ownership Capital
Professor Filipe Santos, INSEAD Centre for Entrepreneurship
Professor Claudia Zeisberger, INSEAD Global Private Equity Initiative

Topics:
Funds: How do you manage fund viability and attract investors?
Intermediaries: Who is doing what? Where?
Entrepreneurs: How do you unlock this capital? Pitching session
Limited Partners: Why should you invest in this new sector and how to select the best opportunities?
Impact: How do you manage impact throughout the investment process?

Wanted:
Entrepreneurs who have received impact financing and entrepreneurs who would like to participate in Fire Pitches during the conference.
Contact us!


Also, please note that on Wednesday, May 22nd, the night before the conference, we will be hosting the very popular INSEAD-HUB Challenge Lab, an interactive workshop with social entrepreneurs and MBAs.  Find out more and register here.

And the INSEAD Private Equity Conference will take place the day after the IEF on Friday, May 24th. We are including a combined registration bundle where you can save money on tickets to attend both events.

Ticket pricing and registration information available here.  For more information, also please see our web site. 

The IEF is organized and sponsored by the Rudolf and Valeria Maag INSEAD Centre for Entrepreneurship and the INSEAD Social Entrepreneurship Initiative.

For questions about the event, sponsorship opportunities, and to suggest speakers, please contact Christine Driscoll Goulay, Associate Director of the INSEAD Social Entrepreneurship Initiative.

We hope to see you in May.

- The INSEAD Centre for Entrepreneurship Team -

INSEAD Social Impact Catalyst - Hub Challenge Lab

The INSEAD - HUB Challenge Lab took place on May 22nd, 2013. This was the third year that we have run this very popular and successful event. The Hub Challenge Lab is an interactive workshop where participants work with social entrepreneurs who have won HUB Fellowships on their businesses (while eating pizza and drinking beer)!

The event took place the evening before the INSEAD Entrepreneurship Forum on Impact Investing: Creating an Industry from Innovations. So it was a great way to get into the spirit of social entrepreneurship and impact investing and drew some expert impact investing practitioners to the Lab as well as current MBA students and alumni.

The participants listened to presentations by Christoph Birkholz and Ruth Armale on the Hub model and the Global Hub Fellowship programme.  You can see more information about the details of the event below. The goal was to provide valuable feedback to the two entrepreneurs on particular challenges they face in their work. Some good brainstorming and sharing, hopefully led to valuable insights for the Hub fellows.

We look forward to hosting again next year!

Details of the event:

The INSEAD - HUB Challenge Lab - Wednesday, May 22^nd, 19:30h – 22h - INSEAD Europe Campus

Description

INSEAD Social Impact Catalyst and the HUB Fellowship (http://fellowship.the-hub.net) collaborate on a unique ’Challenge Lab’. Prototyped in various HUBs across the globe, the Challenge Lab creates the space for discussing real challenges of Social Entrepreneurs to generate innovative solutions, imaginative ideas and out-of-the box approaches. Participants:     get engaged and inspired, share their knowledge,  come up with concrete solutions, and  develop their network in the social entrepreneurship scene.

Facilitators

• ·         Ruth Armalé, Managing Director, Global HUB Fellowship
• ·         Christoph Birkholz, Co-Founder and Managing Director, HUB Zürich
• ·         Christine Driscoll Goulay, Associate Director, Social Entrepreneurship Initiative
• ·         Carolin Fedier, Managing Director, Superar Suisse
• ·         Aubrey Manganye & Xolisa Hilita, Founders, Maxima Energy Holdings  - participating by video conference

Participants

Selected MBA students and attendees to the INSEADEntrepreneurship Forum on Impact Investing, who are passionate about Social Entrepreneurship.

Social Ventures

Superar

((superar)) suisse is a non-profit association for the promotion of active singing, dancing and instrument playing of children and adolescents in Switzerland, with a focus on socially disadvantaged schools and areas. In four hours of ((superar)) lessons a week, abasic aesthetic education is provided and moreover, self-confidence, self-discipline and social integration are promoted. ((superar)) suisse is part of the emerging ((superar)) network that started as a co-operation of the Wiener Sängerknaben, the Konzerthaus Wien and Caritas Vienna in 2010 and partners with El Sistema Venezuela, the world’s most successful musical-social initiative.

Maxima Energy Holdings

Maxima Energy Holding was conceived as a result of Aubrey's and his partner Xolisa's passion for recycling where they started by recycling used newspapers, vegetables and clothes through worm farming. After visiting the supplier of our worm farms they discovered that he was producing biodiesel for domestic consumption. They investigated the commercialization of biodiesel and their findings indicated that not only does the demand outweigh supply, but also that the business is sustainable, scalable, profitable and has the capacity to create employment.

Challenge Lab Programme:

• Intro – 15 min
• o INSEAD Social Impact Catalyst
• o HUB & HUB Fellowship
• o Challenge Lab
• Presentation of Superar and Maxima Energy Holdings and their key Challenges – 45 min
• Work session in groups – 45 min
• Idea pitching – 15 min
• Open group discussion: Main take-away’s – 30 min
• Dinner & Drinks will be served during the session

Updated INSEAD Social Entrepreneurship Conference Overview - April 25+26th in Madrid!

The 2013 INSEAD-International Social Entrepreneurship Conference taking place in Madrid on 25-26 April is fast approaching. 

Together with our partners at Fundación Banesto and Universidad Politécnica de Madrid (UPM) we have assembled an exciting programme. Additional major speakers have been confirmed, compelling workshops and roundtables have been organised and a broad range of cases, presentation, pitches and "hot spot" discussion tables have been added to the programme.

Major speakers include:

• Jose Luis Montes of Wikihapiness (Spain)
• Anant Kumar, founder of LifeSpring Hospitals (India)
• Gladys & Lawrence Kalema-Zikusoka, founder & CEO of Conservation Through Public Health (Uganda)
• Mridul Chowdhury, founder & CEO of mPower Health (Bangladesh)
• Hillary Miller-Wise, TechnoServe-Africa & Grameen Technology Center (South Africa) 
• Gonzalo Fanjul Suárez, researcher and author of El Pais 3500 millones blog (Spain)
• Marcela Benítez, founder & CEO of Respondé (Argentina)
• Dr. Iman Bibars director Ashoka-Arab World (Egypt)
• Carlos Mataix, Director, Centre de Innovación en Tecnología para el Desarrollo Humano (UPM) (Spain)
• Antonella Broglia, TEDx-Madrid & Ashoka (Spain)

Online registration is now open. Go to: the INSEAD Social Entrepreneurship web site for complete information or directly to Register.

For questions or further information please contact:  Hans Wahl, Director of the INSEAD Social Entrepreneurship Programme (ISEP). 

The Conference and Its Aims
Annually, the graduates of INSEAD’s renowned Social Entrepreneurship Executive Education Programme (ISEP) organise a conference to advance knowledge of the field, promote an exchange of experience, and facilitate the growth of social entrepreneurship. Prior conferences have been held in Lisbon, Dublin, Paris, Istanbul, Berlin, and Jakarta. In 2013 INSEAD, Fundación Banesto, and Universidad Politécnica de Madrid (UPM), are joining together to host the event in Madrid with the aim of bringing together leaders of social enterprise, business and education to address some of the most challenging issues of our time. While the conference itself is a venue for an exchange of knowledge and practice, it serves as a foundation for an on-going collaboration among the partners to advance research, education and innovation through a worldwide network.

Conference Theme
The conference will focus on Technology, Innovation and Social Change to build business for a better world. Businesses are looking for new opportunities of tapping into the resourcefulness, dynamism, and skills of social entrepreneurs. Many seek to become partners in addressing social cultural and economic interests of our time rather than simply extract profit. Similarly, in all parts of the world social entrepreneurs are creating innovative market-based solutions but are consistently challenged to scale them up to a point where they reach a broad audience. The conference and surrounding events will create a setting for leaders of the next generation to address these issues through a compelling, engaging and collaborative series of discussions.

The Hosts
The Fundación Banesto is one of Spain’s most innovative and engaged practitioners of “active philanthropy”; the practice of leveraging charity for a deep and sustained social impact. Universidad Politécnica de Madrid is one of Europe’s leading research and academic centres. Together with its “Institute for Innovation and Technology for Development” are committed to applying its renowned technical and scientific expertise and resources to address persistent and unmet needs in Spain and globally.

Housed in one of the world’s leading business schools, INSEAD’s work on Social Entrepreneurship is renowned world-wide for efforts to apply top-level business practices and market principles to unmet social needs. With social entrepreneurship program offers in both Fontainebleau and Singapore, it has built a global network of more than 400 social entrepreneurs in over 40 countries that serves as a foundation of leading-edge research and education. Together, they bring a wide range of expertise to generate
new and practical solutions to the challenges facing Spain, Europe and the world at large.

Structure of the events:
The two-day conference will take place at Universidad Politécnica de Madrid and bring together business leaders, social entrepreneurs, and scientists with the aim of examining key innovation challenges for building a better world, including an analysis of the relevant technologies and business models for impact. Participants will include local, regional and international leaders working together in a vibrant exchange of theory and practice aimed at practical and sustainable solutions.
♦ Thematic workshops will examine five core themes facing business and society. They will examine principles, best practices and innovations related to healthcare, education, agriculture & rural communities, energy, and gender, women & economic empowerment.
♦ Plenary speakers will establish a framework for the discussion, pose questions and present the challenges facing the field of social enterprise.
♦ Panel presentations will bring leading thinkers of business, science and technology, and academics to examine social innovation from their distinctive perspectives.
♦ Micro-breakout sessions and Hot Spots provide an informal venue for people to connect and network to tap into each other’s experience and activities.
♦ Lunch, coffee breaks and receptions will offer abundant opportunities for participants to meet, network, and collaborate.
♦ Related events and activities will include a social venture competition, site visits, master class, displays, exhibitions, and demonstration, and a reunion.

Conference Target Audience
1) Advanced social entrepreneurs/practitioners including ISEP’s international network, Ashoka, Schwab, and leading practitioners from Spain and the region;
2) Corporate/private sector leaders with interest in promoting sustainability, CSR, social entrepreneurship from a business perspective to enhance innovation and grow;
3) Practitioners and academics interested in applying science and technology to addressing the compelling social, economic and environmental needs of our time;
promoting and enhancing an environment in which social entrepreneurship can thrive for the broader benefit of society;
4) Investors, donors and supporters with general or specific interests in the topic and contributing to the process of building sustainable business for a better world.

Join us at the Finals of the I3C at the World Bank, April 26, 2013

Do you get excited about new and creative products that have a positive impact on the world?

Do you want to hear how institutional investors are thinking about impact investing?

Join us for the 2013 International Impact Investing Challenge, featuring:

“Impact Investing:  Opportunities and Hurdles to Moving Mainstream”, a panel with

·         Elizabeth Littlefield, President and CEO, Overseas Private Investment Corporation

·         Kenneth Lay, Senior Managing Director, Rock Creek Group

·         David Chen, Co-founder and Principal, Equilibrium Capital Group

I3C Presentations by the Four Finalist Teams

Reception and Awards Presentation

Date:         Friday, April 26, 2013

Time:         2:00 pm – 6:30 pm

Location:   The World Bank

                 1818 H Street

                 NW, Washington D.C. 20433

At the 2013 International Impact Investing Challenge, teams of students from graduate programs around the world will present an investment strategy for an institutional investor that will simultaneously create sustainable impact and financial return.  This event is designed to push the boundaries of impact investing and stimulate thoughtful conversation about the future of the field.  The International Impact Investing Challenge offers an opportunity for you to mingle with peers who are interested in advancing the impact investing space while supporting young leaders who aspire to translate their energy and passion for the sector into careers.

 

Register at wwwi3c2013.eventbrite.com. 

For additional information, you can reach us at contact@impactinvestingchallenge.org.