Panel 1 - Opening Plenary Session
Inauguration and Address
Topic
Social Entrepreneurship - Yesterday, Today & Tommorow
Moderator
- Mr. Paul Basil - Founder & CEO, Villgro Innovations Foundation
Other Speakers
- Mr. Yashveer Singh – Co Founder, National Social Entrepreneurship Forum
- Dr. Joe Madiath – Founder & ED, GramVikas
- Mr. Shrashtant Patara – Vice President, Development Alternatives
- Ms. Bindu Ananth - President, IFMR Trust
- Mr. Ashish Karamchandani – Head, Monitor Inclusive Markets, Monitor Group
Panel 2
Topic
Mosaic of opportunities for Innovation & Social Entrepreneurship
Moderator
- Mr. Deval Sanghavi -President DASRA
Other Speakers
- Mr. Solomon Prakash – India Director, Ashoka : Innovators for the Public
- Mr. Sanjoy Sanyal – Country Director,New Ventures India
- Ms. Aparajita Agarwal – Vice President, Intellectual Capital Advisory Services (Intellecap)
- Mr. H.K.Mittal - Advisor & Head, NSTEDB
- Ms. Lakshmi Venkatesan – Founding Trustee & Executive VP, BYST
Panel 3
Topic
Unleashing the power of Impact Investing
Moderator
- Ms. Lindsey Anderson - Impact Manager, ANDE
Other Speakers
- Mr. Karthik Chandrasekar – Energy Portfolio Manager, Acumen Fund
- Mr. Mohanjit Jolly – Managing Director, Draper Fisher Jurvetson
- Ms. Anurudha Ramachandran – Principal, VenturEast
- Mr. Andre Proctor - Program Director, Keystone Accountability
- Mr. P.Pradeep – Chief Investment Officer, Aavishkaar Venture Management Services Pvt. Ltd
Panel 4
Topic
Incubation: opportunities, challenges and models of nurturing start-up social businesses
Moderator
- Mr. H.K. Mittal - Advisor & Head, NSTEDB
Other Speakers
- Mr. Lakshmi Vaidyanathan – Senior Vice President, RTBI
- Mr. SM . Karuppanchetty – Deputy Chief Operating Officer (ASP) & Senior Manager Agri Business Incubator ICRISAT
- Dr. Ashok Das – Consultant, Climate Technology program, infoDev
- Mr.Richard Alderson - Director, Unltd India
- Mr.Rajeev Aggarwal – Director, Centre for Innovations and Technology Transfer , Kigali Institute of Science and Technology (KIST)
Workshops 2010
Workshop 1
Topic : Applying New Tools to Measuring Impact
This workshop focused on the benefits of measuring the impact of social business and the tools applicable to various stakeholders. The discussion included practical application of these tools and benefits and challenges of adopting these tools through examples of entrepreneurs in India.
Led By :
Ms. Lindsey Anderson - Impact Manager, Aspen Network of Development Entrepreneur
Other Speakers:
Mr. C.S. Jadhav- Director, Nandan Biomatrix Ltd
Workshop 2
Topic : Law & Social Entrepreneurship 101
Lessons on choice of legal entity and corporate governance practices to create social impact & raise capital.
Led By :
Mr.Pankaj Jain - India Legal Associate, Acumen Fund
Other Speakers:
- Mr. Karthik Mahalingam - Partner, Amarchand Managaldas & Suresh A. ShroffCo.
- Mr. Ravi Krishna - Co Promotor, Ziqitza Healthcare Ltd
- Mr. Varun Sahni - Fund Manager, Global Impact Investors
Workshop 3
Topic : Making yourself ready for investmenrs
The session helped entrepreneurs think through factors in raising a first round of seed capital versus subsequent rounds of equity investment. Specifics of transactions, namely how to construct an effective term sheet and common pitfalls to avoid were also covered.
Led By :
Mr. Sandeep Farias - Founder & MD, Elevar Equity