| | | "To develop social enterprises, you need to develop social entrepreneurs...and expose them to entrepreneurial role models, case studies, and experiential learning opportunities..." - Randall Kempner, Executive Director Aspen Network of Development Entrepreneurs (ANDE) |
| To be successful, Social Enterprises need to operate in an ecosystem that has supportive institutions as well as capable lawyers, accountants, and policy makers among others that understand social capital markets. More importantly, they need an ecosystem that will assist in capacity building from the individual level up to the institutional level. As a lawyer for the United Nations Global Compact and Principles for Responsible Investment Initiatives, I worked to develop an ecosystem to support both companies that wanted to embed ESG into their businesses and investors that wanted to use the power of the purse to support such businesses and move others in that direction. This involved collaboration between the UN, governments, companies, investors, and NGOs working towards a common purpose. ADB, EDB, ANDE, Impact Law Ventures, The Lien Centre for Social Innovation, McKinsey & Company, Mercy Corps, and many more provide the ecosystem support that Social Enterprises need. These entities will be at the Impact Forum 2012 to share case studies and discuss collaborative ways on how to develop a nurturing ecosystem for Social Enterprises and Impact Investors. Some sessions are below. - Connecting Markets through the Ecosystem: Creating the vibrant ecosystem to facilitate change-making transactions for social enterprises.
- Technology & Inclusive Access: How innovative technology is a game changer for the underserved populations of Asia
- Building the Singapore Hub: How and why Singapore is becoming the Silicon Valley of Social Enterprises and Impact Investing in Asia
- The Innovation Imperative: Corporate CSR programs have begun embracing social enterprises as a signature sustainable program, but what is the true impact of this?
To see the rest of Ecosystem Development sessions, please click here. I hope to see you at the Impact Forum this June. |
| Sincerely, Matthew Kasdin General Counsel Impact Investment Exchange Asia |
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Be a Partner The Impact Forum is happy to partner with individuals, groups, or organizations who also believe in Igniting Capital Markets for Social Good. If you would like to sponsor the Forum in any way, cover it as a member of the press or as a media partner, or spread the word to your network as an outreach partner, contact us at impactforum2012@asiaiix.com. Be an Impact Angel  Enhance social and environmental impacts and support a social enterprise to attend the Impact Forum, a half-day Impact Academy workshop, or receive an impact assessment. Contact us at impactforum2012@ asiaiix.com to know how you can be an Impact Angel. _______________________________________________________________ |
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 | | Call for Video Documentaries | | The Impact Forum 2012 is looking for short videos that tell stories of creating solutions around pressing social and environmental issues. If you would like your video to be shown at the Impact Forum, please email info@asiaiix.com.
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 | | SE Special Registration Rate | | The Impact Forum 2012 is giving a special rate of S$250 to social enterprises who are starting out or scaling-up to show support and appreciation for the social and environmental good they are creating. To avail of this special rate please send an email with a short description of your social enterprise to impactforum2012@ asiaiix.com. |
 | | Students @ Impact Forum | | Limited Slots: Student Registration Full-time students who would like to learn more about the Social Enterprise and Impact Investing space in Asia are invited to avail of the special Forum rate. Please send an email here to know how to register and avail of the special student rate. Student Volunteers The Impact Forum 2012 is looking for students who would like to attend the Forum and volunteer for the following roles for two days: - Liaison Officer- Usher
- Registration - Event CoordinatorIf interested, please submit your application here.
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 UP Singapore is hosting an Urban Protoyping Weekend on 22 to 24 June, 2012. It is an experiment, using ground-up innovation to improve our urban environments through the creative use of technology and data, that will foster an opportunity for collaboration between diverse groups of our society. Together, with a selection of global innovators, we will collaborate, imagine, develop and prototype innovative solutions that will make our cities smarter, more efficient and simply better places to call home.
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