Evolving Models: Innovations in Social Enterprise  

Friday, April 8, 2011
8:00 am–6:30 pm

Join us as we engage leaders whose innovative social enterprises are pushing the world toward a sustainable and equitable society. Reinvigorating communities, empowering entrepreneurs, incorporating sustainability principles, and supporting fair trade supply chains are just some of the ways these leaders are driving change. Our conference aims to inspire and enhance understanding of diverse approaches for applying market-based strategies to solve today’s social problems.

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Session 1
For Profit Enterprises Creating Economic and Social Value: The Role of Culture
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• Janis Abbingsole, Director of Operations at Title Nine 
• Kevin Cleary, Chief Operations Officer of Clif Bar
• Deborah Merrill-Sands, Dean of the Lokey Graduate School of Business
• Susan Schor, Facilitation Leader, Chief Culture Officer at EILEEN FISHER 

Session 2
Scaling Social Businesses for Maximum Impact
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• Sheryl O’Loughlin, Co-founder/President/Chief Executive Officer of The Nest Collective
• Kirsten Tobey, Co-founder/Chief Innovation Officer of Revolution Foods
• Fiona Wilson, Professor at Simmons School of Managment 

Session 3
Expanding Economic Opportunity & Sustainability through Social Enterprise
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• Jose Corona, Executive Director of Inner City Advisors
• Jenny McNulty, Executive Director of Urban Solutions
• Arturo Noriega, Founder/Managing Director of Centro Community Partners

Session 4
A Holistic Approach to Enterprise Development: A Case Study from India
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• Radha Basu, Executive Director of Anudip Foundation (via Skype)
• Jessica Sawhney, Business Development Manager at Anudip Foundation

Session 5
Building an Ecosystem of Impact: How Inner City Advisors Uses Innovative Partnerships and 'Smart Capital' to Create Inner City Jobs
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• Michael Bush, Principal of The MattMar Group, Inc.
• Robert C. Davenport III, Managing Partner of Brightpath Capital Partners 
• James Freeman, Chief Executive Officer of Blue Bottle Coffee
• Jason Mahon, Co-founder of Premier Organics
• Kat Taylor, Founder of One PacificCoast Bank 

Session 6
Looking Ahead: The Future of Social Enterprise
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• Hunter Lovins, President of Natural Capital Solutions & Chief Sustainability Insurgent of The Madrone Project
• Gregory Miller, Curator of The Madrone Project & Launch Team Member of Google.org

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