MICROFINANCE EVENT: Columbia Business School to Organize Conference on Social Enterprise, New York City, October 5, 2012

Event Name: Columbia Business School Social Enterprise Conference 2012

Event Date: October 5, 2012

Event Location: New York, New York, USA

Cost: Tickets for the conference are USD 115 with discounts available for all university students and certain affiliates of Columbia University. The fee for the reception only is USD 40.

Summary of Event: The theme of the 2012 Social Enterprise Conference is “Aligning Strategy to Maximize Impact”. The event gathers industry observers and practitioners to discuss strategies to mobilize action and tackle social and environmental issues. The agenda will be structured around four topics: scale and metrics; financing solutions; innovation and mobilization; and redefining corporate strategy. The list of keynote speakers includes: Mr Paul Farmer, founding Director at Partners In Health (PIH); Mr Fernando Fabre, President at Endeavor Global; Mr Richard Hall, Director at Global Strategic Alliances Intel Corporation; Ms Jennifer Crozier, Vice President of Global Citizenship Initiatives IBM; and Ms Caroline Roan, Vice President of Corporate Responsibility & Reputation Pfizer, all of the US.

Event Website: http://www.columbiasocialenterprise.org/conference2012/

For additional information, you may contact the conference co-chairs Albert Lim at alim13[at]gsb.columbia.edu and Regina Lee at rlee13[at]gsb.columbia.edu, or you may call (212) 854-1649.

By Mihaela Grindeanu, Research Associate

Sources and Additional Resources:

Social Enterprise Conference, “Columbia Business School Social Enterprise Conference 2012”, http://www.columbiasocialenterprise.org/conference2012/

MicroCapital Story, September 21, 2012: “MICROFINANCE EVENT: Women’s World Banking to Host 10th Annual Capital Markets Conference, New York City, October 23-24, 2012”, https://www.microcapital.org/microfinance-event-womens-world-banking-to-host-10th-annual-capital-markets-conference-new-york-city-october-23-24-2012/

MicroCapital Story, February 1, 2012: “MICROFINANCE EVENT: Harvard Business School, Kennedy School of Government Host “13th Annual Social Enterprise Conference,” Boston, Massachusetts, USA, February 25 – February 26, 2012”, https://www.microcapital.org/microfinance-event-harvard-business-school-kennedy-school-of-government-host-13th-annual-social-enterprise-conference-boston-massachusetts-usa-february-25-february-26/

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