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evaluating the institutions that foster Social entrepreneurship<br />

Interested in social entrepreneurship? Well, this panel is essential for everyone fascinated in learning about<br />

and/or working in social entrepreneurship as well as the challenges for success. The last decade has witnessed<br />

a growing recognition that one of the methods to tackle the world’s major development challenges<br />

is through entrepreneurial means. This acknowledgement has given rise to an ever-increasing number<br />

of different institutions dedicated to fostering social entrepreneurship. This panel will dig deep into the effectiveness,<br />

limitations, and future trends within this sector. It will examine the various strategies pursued<br />

through different institutional models as well as the first hand experience of social entrepreneurs across<br />

diverse sectors and geographies.<br />

<strong>Speakers</strong>: Yuting Lien – Endeavor (Speaker and Moderator)<br />

Ricardo Gravina - Aoka<br />

Juan Carlos Thomas - TechnoServe<br />

Tim Vang - MyC4<br />

panel coordinator: Marisa Schwab (MBA 2011)<br />

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Talent attraction in the Social Sector<br />

Today, more and more MBAs are looking to apply their business skills to social endeavours and align their<br />

personal values with professional goals to build careers that bring social benefits to a broader community.<br />

At the same time, NGOs, foundations, social entrepreneurs and corporations are increasingly turning to<br />

business-driven approaches to achieve their social impact objectives and MBA skills are seen as valuable<br />

and much needed. This panel will tackle how MBAs can pursue careers that combine business skills and<br />

create social value. <strong>Panel</strong>lists will discuss their motivations for their career paths, the strengths, challenges,<br />

opportunities and major functional areas of their work. They will also provide advice for students seeking to<br />

a career in the sector.<br />

<strong>Speakers</strong>: Maria Bercetche - P.A.U. Education<br />

Ignasi Carreras - ESADE <strong>Business</strong> <strong>School</strong><br />

Vivian Gee - Schwab Foundation for Social Entrepreneurship<br />

Katja Juvonen - Devex<br />

panel coordinator: Amy Schlein (MBA 2011)<br />

2011 Doing Good and Doing Well<br />

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