Wednesday March 12, 2008

Gap Analysis and Problem Statement

Opening Plenary Luncheon

     Welcome: Father Michael Sheeran, President Regis University

     Conference Master of Ceremonies:  Doug Spencer, Friendship Bridge

12:30 – 1 pm

John Hatch, Founder FINCA  

Setting up the situation, describing the problem

1:00 – 2:45 pm

Youth in Poverty - the Challenge, the Opportunity, and the Integration of Social Business Solutions – A Global Perspective

Annette Richter, World Bank

Findings of the World Development Report 2007: Development and the Next Generation

·       Mary Houghton, Founder, ShoreBank

·       Laura Fleischer Proaño, Freedom From Hunger

·       Lena Miller, Hunters Point Family Center

3:15 – 4:45 pm

Concurrent Sessions

 From Denver to New Delhi: Obstacles and Opportunities in Urban Markets

• Brendan Landry and Mischelle Brown, YouthWorks

• Chris Dunford, President, Freedom From Hunger

• Natasha Cassinath, Street Kids International

• Jennifer Denomy, MEDA

Moderator: Kersten M. Hostetter , CEO MicroBusiness Development

Working in Isolated and Rural Communities: – Obstacles and Opportunities in Serving Hard to Reach Populations       

Lynne Patterson, Co-Founder Pro Mujer

Carlos Perez-Brito, USAID-Guatemala

Lloyd McCormik,  Christian Children's Fund

Willeen Johnson Whipple, NTDA & The American Indian Youth Entrepreneurial Empowerment Project

Moderator: Sue Dorsey, Executive Director, Friendship Bridge

Engaging the Private Sector – Obstacles, Opportunities, and Dealing with Market Failures

• Bill Dewey, ShoreBank

• Steve Meyer, Main Street Pedicabs 

5:00 – 7:00 pm

Reception/Networking Event

Thursday, March 13, 2008

Social Business and Youth - What is Working, Lessons Learned and Solutions

Revolutionaries, Rule Breakers and Progressive Thinkers: Going deeper, thinking differently -

to solve the problem of poverty with a focus on youth.

7:30 am

Breakfast

7:45 – 8:00 am

Introduction of event

8:00 – 9:30 am

Keynote Speech: Muhammad Yunus, winner 2006 Nobel Peace Prize

“Creating a World Without Poverty:  How Social Business Can Transform Our Lives”.

Prof. Yunus, winner of the Nobel Peace Prize, will outline his vision for a new business model that combines the power of free markets with the quest for a more humane world.  He will tell inspiring stories of companies that are doing this work today, including a number that are focusing on youth

9:30 – 11:00 am

Teaching session with Muhammad Yunus

Dr. Yunus will go deeper into social business through a lecture then move into some discussion of the companies featured in his book, Creating a World Without Poverty: Social Business and the Future of Capitalism.

Emmanuel Faber, Co-Chief Operating Officer, Danone Corporation played a lead role in Grameen-Danone Social Business project

 

John Hatch, Founder FINCA

Concurrent Sessions

Collaborative Partnerships and Social Business. Linking Public, Private, and Civil Sectors to Create Sustainable Solutions for Eliminating Poverty

• Ros Tennyson, International Business Leader’s Forum

• Bruce Hutton, Interim Dean, Professor Daniels School of Business, Denver University
• Andrew Kassoy, Board Member, Echoing Green
• Jason Fairbourne, Brigham Young University

Moderator:   

Nancy Fell, Founder Triple Bottom Line Partners, Adjunct Faculty Regis University

Learning In Action: Engaging Youth in Project-Based Learning 

• Dr. Meg Thams,  Faculty, Regis University:  Working with a Denver Jr. High on a Free Trade Coffee Social Enterprise

• Beth Parish, Chair, Social Business Competition, Regis University

How Youth Develop Ethics in Business: Play the Ethics Game

Facilitator: Dr. Catharyn Baird, developer of the EthicsGame.com – Play the Ethics game and discuss the relationship between starting a business and the moral development of youth

12:30 pm - 1:45 pm

Lunch

 

Social Business in Action: Implementation of the Grameen/Danone Social Business Project

 

Emmanuel Faber, Co-Chief Operating Office,  Danone Corporation

2:00 – 3:30 pm

• Kyle Taylor, Global Representative, Ashoka/Youth Venture
• Celia Herrera: Urban Bricks
• Joey Baum, Founder, JB Pouches

Moderator: Brendon Landry, Vice President of Programs, MicroBusiness Development

3:45 - 5:00  pm

• Alex Counts, Founder and President Grameen Foundation
• Warner Woodworth, Social Entrepreneur, Co-Founder of Enterprise Mentors, HELP International, and UNITUS Microfinance Accelerator
• Carrie Magnunson, Scojo Foundation
• Anthony Curci, Crocs Corporate Responsibility, Soles United

Market Place:

Mingle with youth entrepreneurs, review the contestants from the Social Business Plan Competition, sponsors and social business representatives.

Additional information on Social Business Plan Competition can be found at: 

Friday, March 14, 2008

What is Next - Goal Setting and Action Planning

Group Brainstorming:  develop strategies for influencing policy, enhancing academic research, encouraging multi-sector partnerships, sustainable philanthropy and social business models which offer

solutions to poverty with a focus on youth.

7:00 - 7:45 am

8:00 - 9:30 am

9:45 - 11:15 am

Concurrent Brainstorming

Sessions

Each session runs twice

Academic Applications: Social Business in the Academic Field and Context:  Mike Goess, Assistant Dean, School of Management, Sullivan Professor, Regis University and Warner Woodworth, Social Entrepreneur and Professor, Brigham Young University 

Public Policy Applications: Engaging Youth in the Creation of Policy and Environments that Support and Stimulate Social Business: Christine Naylor and Crickett Nicovich, RESULTS

Social Business and Social Enterprise: Choosing the Right Model for You; Alex Counts, Grameen Foundation; Jeff Pryor, Anschutz Family Foundation; Andrew Kassey,  Echoing Green

Micro Applications: Social Business Tips for MicroEntrepreneurs and Small Business Enterprise Monica DeGraff. The DNote Restaurant, Fanjarivo Rakatonirina, Tropical Items Madagascar, Jan Ramos and Dana Miller, Baggy Shirts

MicroFranchising: A New Frontier in Social Business Jason Fairborne, Director MicroFranchise Development Initiative, Director Brigham Young University  Carrie Magnusun, Scojo Foundation

11:30 – 12:00 pm

Big New Ideas, Goals, and Possibilities - Debriefing and Delivering Outcomes from the Morning Breakout  Work Outcomes

12:00 - 1:30 pm

Closing Lunch:  Stacy Edgar Founder and CEO  Global Girlfriend

"Founded in the spring of 2003 Global Girlfriend was created to help women worldwide gain economic security while providing ... unique products and a simple way to help women in need."

Closing:   John Hatch – “A Clarion Call to Action”