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Social Enterprise Summit 2014

Name: Social Enterprise Summit 2014
Start: 2014-03-04T08:30:00+00:00
End: 2014-03-04T15:15:00+00:00
Location: Leela Ambience

4th March 2014 @ 2:00 PM - 8:45 PM

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An interacting session is being organised with VisionSpring. The founder of not for profit international healthcare organisation, Dr. Jordan Kassalow will address the gathering and will share his experience on improving the quality of life of the low income population by creating easy access to primary eye care products, services and information.

Thinkers50 (India), Businessworld, Institute for Competitiveness, India and VisionSpring are organizing a workshop on Social enterprise. Academicians, students, budding entrepreneurs, rural development practitioners, consultants and executives are looking at new ways of doing business and simultaneously exploring how their business ideas can benefit the environment or deprived communities.

Part I: Workshop on Social Enterprises
Social enterprise without a doubt can be profitable, socially effective and impactful. The workshop looks at providing solutions for social enterprises by providing insights into:

Creating social enterprises
Enhancing business models of existing enterprises
Profitability within social enterprises
Understanding the societal impact of social enterprises
Redefining capitalism and creating shared value
Creating positive impact for deprived communities

Part II: Round Table Discussion (Panel)
The round table would be an experience sharing of best practices / ideas by eminent people from various fields which includes Social Entrepreneurs, CEO’s, Development Practitioners and Media Leaders.