Social Enterprise and Innovation: The Roles of Universities
- 20
- Nov
On November 20 and 21 the 2014 Social Entrepreneurship Conference on Social Enterprise and Innovation: The Roles of Universities will be held at the Escaler Hall of Ateneo de Manila University. This conference is co-presented by the Ateneo Center for Social Entrepreneurship (ACSENT) at the John Gokongwei School of Management, the Philippine Social Enterprise Network and the Foundation for a Sustainable Society (FSSI), in collaboration with the Social Enterprise Development Partnerships Inc. (SEDPI).
Speakers at the conference include Pamela Roussos of GSBI, Sta. Clara University, Dr. Joseph Thomas of the India Institute and Dr. Mark Hayllar of the University of Hong Kong. They will also be joined by Mr. Antonio Yap Founder and Chairman of the Benita and Catalino Yap Foundation, Dr. Darwin Yu Dean of the Ateneo John Gokongwei School of Management and Mr. Danilo Ocampo Director of the Ateneo Center for Social Entrepreneurship among others.
The conference will discuss four key areas of involvement of the academe in social entrepreneurship. These include social entrepreneurship education, social entrepreneurship research, social enterprise incubation and partnership between universities and other key players. It will feature panel discussions on each of the four key areas, and break-out sessions on social entrepreneurship curriculum development, network building for collaborative engagement between universities and other stakeholders.