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A global competition to launch the next generation of social enterprise Attend the Global Finals and Conference on Friday, April 20!
GSVC 2012 is Off and Running! The first rounds of the 2012 Global Social Venture Competition have just wrapped up across the globe. Thank you to all the teams that submitted entries. We continue to be awed by your inspiring, creative, and thoughtful ventures. Globally, we have entrants from over 45 countries – up from 30 counties last year. For North America, the number of entrants in competition grew by over 60% to 134 entries. That’s a lot of social entrepreneurs! We had an incredibly diverse group of submissions, including ventures that explored new methods of vaccine delivery, rooftop farming, fundraising solutions for medical treatments, sustainable mushroom growing, and portable toilet systems for disaster relief zones. US-Western Regional Semi Finalist Teams Announced! Congratulations to the 19 US-Western Regional Semi-Finalist teams who are going to the next round. Read more about them here. Be sure to check out our new set of social innovation assessment guidelines online here. GSVC Global Finals and Conference – Friday, April 20th! Join active and aspiring social entrepreneurs, double-bottom-line business leaders, and GSVC entrants on Friday, April 20 for a day filled with inspiration and action. Come hear stories from the front lines of social entrepreneurship, get expert advice from world-renowned responsible business leaders, and watch the GSVC global finalist teams pitch their ideas for the future of social enterprise. This year’s conference will feature an array of entrepreneur spotlights, breakout sessions, engaging panels, and dynamic speakers. This is an event you will not want to miss! Keynote speaker for the Global Finals and Conference is Rupert Scofield, President and CEO of FINCA International, and author of the recently published “The Social Entrepreneur’s Handbook: How to Start, Build and Run a Business that Improves the World”, and keynote speaker at the Global Finals Awards Dinner is Ira Magaziner, Chief Executive Office and Vice Chairman of the Clinton Health Access Initiative (CHAI). Click Here to learn more about the Conference and Global Finals Competition!Click Here to Register for the Conference and Global Finals Competition!Click Here to Register for the Global Finals Awards Dinner! Upcoming Events: Thursday, March 8 Regional Semi-Finals:
Indian School of Business and ESSEC Business School, France Saturday, March 17 and Sunday, March 18 Southeast Asia Regional Semi-Finals and Social Enterprise Corner:
Thammasat University, Thailand Thursday, March 22 Friday, March 23 US Regional Semi-Finals:
Haas School of Business, UC Berkeley, and Columbia Business School Friday, April 20, 2012 GSVC appreciates the support of our sponsors:  
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