| | GSVC 2011 Global Finals and Ideas to Impact Conference
Last reminder to join us for the
GSVC Global Finals and Awards Dinner on April 7 & 8!
Finalist teams Bangladesh, Burkina Faso, France, Indonesia, Korea, South Africa, Thailand, UK and the US will gather at the Haas School of Business at UC Berkeley on April 7 & 8 to compete for $45,000 in prizes. For a complete list of the GSVC Global Finalists, click here. On Thursday, April 7, the Social Impact Assessment (SIA) Finalists will compete for the SIA Award, and on Friday, April 8, the Global Finalist teams will pitch their social ventures and engage in Q&A with a panel of expert judges. Both pitch sessions are free and open to the public, creating an invaluable opportunity for investors, entrepreneurs, students, and the broader social venture community to hear the latest innovations in the social venture space and meet the teams in person. Friday’s presentation sessions will be available via Live Webcast.
Click here to view the webcast and detailed schedule. Later that evening, join us at the Global Finals Awards Dinner to celebrate the culmination of the 2011 competition and crown this year's winning teams. Maura O’Neill, Chief Innovation Officer at the U.S. Agency for International Development and Berkeley-Columbia MBA 04, will give the keynote address. She is a four-time entrepreneur in the energy, education, and high-tech fields, and will share her thoughts on the critical role that social ventures play. Register for the Awards Dinner by April 6 here. View the schedule here.
Register by April 7 for the Ideas to Impact Conference! Ideas to Impact (I2I) is a day for doing. We invite you to join active and aspiring social entrepreneurs, double-bottom-line business leaders, and Global Social Venture Competition entrants to take ideas into action in one collaborative, hands-on event. Featuring fast talks, demos, pitch sessions, and workshops, this is the conference for people pushing change. Our keynote speaker, Ted London, is a leading expert on the intersection of business strategy and poverty alleviation. He is a Senior Research Fellow at the William Davidson Institute, directing the Base of the Pyramid Initiative, and on the faculty at the University of Michigan’s Ross School of Business. For more information visit the conference website. Pre-register for the conference by April 7 here.
Onsite registration may not be available.
Schedule of Events – April 7-9, 2011
Thursday, April 7: Social Impact Assessment Finals Competition
Location: UC Berkeley Men’s Faculty Club | | | | 3:00-5:00 PM | Presentations by SIA Finalists*
Location: Seaborg Room | | | Friday, April 8: Global Finals Competition and Awards Dinner
Location: Haas School of Business/UC Berkeley | | | | 9:00 AM-4:30 PM | Presentations by Global Finalists Teams*
Location: Andersen Auditorium, Haas School
Also available on Live Webcast | | | | 6:00-9:00 PM | Reception, Dinner & Awards Ceremony
Location: International House, UC Berkeley | | | Saturday, April 9: Conference – Ideas to Impact Conference
Location: Haas School of Business | | | | 8:00 AM – 5:30 PM | For details, visit the conference website. | | | Cocktail reception immediately following event. | | | | | *Presentation sessions are free and open to the public; no registration required. | | For a detailed presentation schedule, click here. | | | |
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