Evolution or Revolution: The role of companies in the Purpose Economy
Speakers:
- Jayanth Bhuvaraghan, Chief Mission Officer, Essilor
- Shannon Klinger, Chief Legal Officer, Member of the Executive Committee, Novartis
- Joachim Drees, Former CEO in the automotive industry
- Mercedes Gutierrez, Head of Communities Engagement, Ingka Group (IKEA)
- Andreas Bluethner, Director Nutrition, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
- Paul Allard, CEO & Co-Founder, Impak Finance
Workshop | Will the COVID crisis accelerate our push towards stakeholder capitalism? Or will it trigger a return to business as usual?
#StakeholderCapitalism
We will bring together business and impact leaders to discuss the role of companies and their shareholders in reshaping our economy. Topics include: Trends in capital allocation in financial markets, the role of executives in shaping long-term corporate agendas and the role of social innovation and intrapreneurship in corporate transformation
Daniel Nowack is Managing Director at Yunus Social Business (YSB), a philanthropic venture fund for social businesses in LATAM, Africa and India, co-founded by Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Muhammad Yunus. Daniel works with corporate partners to inspire purpose-driven innovation and transformation of value chains through social business initiatives. Together with partners such as Vodafone, IKEA or Merck, Daniel and his team develop impact programs and ventures to support the corporate journey towards tangible and authentic purpose transformation.
Through various roles in startups and the impact ecosystem, Daniel connects the dots between science fiction and social fiction. He is a former CFO to various startups, a Senior Partner at the innovation agency Lumen Partners, PMO Lead for the World Economic Forum's COVID Alliance for Social Entrepreneurs, a founding member of a German faith-based investment club, a mentor for Google Launchpad and Founders Institute as well as a lecturer for Lean Startup at TU Munich, Un
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Democracy, philanthropy, corporate social investing, migration.
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EVPA
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Representative for Balkans
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VP, SI, impact funds, building networks, attracting corporate investors...
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EVPA
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Financing Agency for Social Entrepreneurship - FASE
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Founder & CEO
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1001fontaines
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Instituto Sabin
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Endeva
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Founder and Managing Director
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Karoline Heitmann
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EVPA
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Corporate Initiative Manager
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Associate Marketing Communications Manager
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Rethink Ireland - Social Innovation Fund
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Impact Director
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Fondazione Snam
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Head of Innovation and Development – Social and Cultural Regeneration
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Empatthy
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Philantropy advisor/ social enterpreneur
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famliy foundations, corporate social investment, gender lens investments, DEI,
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Chiara Ventura
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CRT Foundation
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Daniel Rostrup
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Global Steering Group for Impact Investing
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Project Director
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Robert Manz
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Valores Foundation
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Board Member
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Following a 30 year career in the leading private equity investment firm in the region of Central & Eastern Europe, I am focused on venture philanthropy actvities. I head the Philanthropy Committee of the Polish Private Equity & Venture Capital Association and am also a co-founder and Board member of the Valores Foundation, the first venture philanthropy fund in Poland.
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Swiss Re Foundation
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Senior Manager Corporate Volunteering
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Corporate Volunteering, Impact Measurement, Employee Engagement, Skills-based volunteering, community support
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I have 20 years + experience in talent management, leadership development, project management, corporate volunteering. I started to work for Swiss Re in 1998 in the Swiss Re Academy organizing trainings in the area of financial tool and doing deals. In 2005 I managed the selection process for leadership development programs in Talent Development in HR. Since 2014 I work for Swiss Re Foundation and I am responsible for the corporate volunteering programs globally.
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Corporate Communications Advisor
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Connecting people and ideas
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Communications professional, bridge builder, optimist and people enthusiast. Making the transition from the for-profit to the non-profit, social impact sector.
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Heineken
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Secretary General
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Fondazione CRT
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International projects coordinator
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Reto Wey
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Toilets for All
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Secretary
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SDG 6
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My passion is discovering the New in the fields of finance and impact investing, social entrepreneurship, the circular economy, sanitation economy and the art world to come up with surprising new ways to provide basic services to the bottom of the pyramid and investing in them as Angel Investor and throughout our foundation Toilets for All to reach the SDG, especially SDG 6 for water and sanitation.
Specialties: Innovation, New Technology, Sustainable Development Goal SDG, SDG 6, Sanitation, venture Philanthropy Social Finance, Impact Investment, Angel Investment, Pyrolisis, BioChar, CO2-certficates, Contemporary Art.
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UNEP MAP Sustainable Consumption and Production Center
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Project Manager ENI CBC Projects
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Santa Casa Misericórdia de Lisboa
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Social Worker - Enterpeneurship and Social Economy Department
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Social Innovation; Social Development; Social Care Services
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European Foundation Centre (EFC)
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Thematic Networks Coordinator
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Raquel Campos Franco
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Universidade Católica Portuguesa
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Professor
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Wouter Vandersypen
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Kampani
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Executive Director
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connect with similar social impact investment funds
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Prior to becoming Kampani’s Executive Director, Wouter was a consultant for PwC (PricewaterhouseCoopers). He also worked for the International Committee of the Red Cross, the International Rescue Committee and the World Bank.
Wouter is on the Board of Fairtrade Belgium, Trias, and a traditional private equity investment fund, called Invale NV.
He holds a Master’s degree in International Relations & Economics from the School of Advanced International Studies at Johns Hopkins University and a degree in Political Sciences from the University of Leuven, having studied in Leuven, Tübingen and Fribourg.
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Oxfam Novib
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Impact Investment Expert
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I am looking to connect with impact investment funds and impact investment specialists in Africa and Asia.
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Tatiana is an Impact Investment Expert at Oxfam Novib.
Prior to Oxfam, Tatiana was a Partner/Managing director at AlpInvest (part of the Carlyle Group), a private equity asset manager.
Lucie Klarsfeld McGrath
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Hystra
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Partner
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Inclusive business, last mile distribution, low income consumers, access to energy
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Eka Urushadze
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The Centre for Strategic Research and Development of Georgia (CSRDG)
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Executive Director
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Community Development work; Social Entrepreneurship; Social Impact measurement;; GOAL 1: No Poverty, GOAL 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth, GOAL 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities
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During 25 year career in the civil sector, I gained valuable experience in working on local, central and international levels leading network programs, coordinating coalition projects. At the same time I am a community development practitioner experienced in organizational development and financial management issues, mostly working with CSOs, CBOs, Social Enterprises.
Katrien Buys
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Grupo Ageas Portugal
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Director Strategy, Innovation and Sustainability
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Sophie Faujour
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European Venture Philanthropy Association (EVPA)
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Head of Corporate Initiative dev & France/Portugal Country Manager
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Kumar Ghosh
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Social Investment Manager
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Rotterdam School of Management
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Assistant Professor Rotterdam School of Management
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kurt peleman
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AVPN
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Europe Director
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Steven Braekeveldt
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CEO Grupo Ageas Portugal
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Merz Pharma
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Germanistin, Gesellschafterin Merzu
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Ruth Jones
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AVPN
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Global Markets Director
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Working with and supporting social investors in Asia Pacific
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As Director, Global Markets for AVPN, Ruth and her colleague Kurt Peleman (Europe Director) work with public, private and corporate social investors in North America, Europe, Middle East and Australia, who have a special focus on Asia Pacific. Their goal is to connect social investors with opportunities, peers and potential collaborators in the region, increasing the flow of capital to the social sector and ensuring resources are deployed effectively.
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Swiss Re Foundation
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Rusudan Telia
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ACT (Analysis & Consulting Team)
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CEO, founder
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Damian Vavanos
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Social Hackers Academy
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Co-Founder & General Manager
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Impact Venture Philanthropy and Fundraising
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Nicole Beja
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Grupo Paisano
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Investor Relations
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Antonio Costantino
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European University Institute (EUI)
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Administrator for Fundraising
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I have fun raising funds for people’s and organisations’ big ideas :)
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Maria Jose Cespedes
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Latimpacto
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Director, Mexico and Central America
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Flávia Nobre
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Ageas Portugal
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Manager Sustainability
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Andrea Pernkopf
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help alliance gGmbH
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Managing Director
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Vera Egreja Barracho
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Portugal Social Innovation 2030
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Strategic Advisor
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Social Innovation | Social Impact Bonds | Impact Investing | Mental Health
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Alizée Lefebvre
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Consultant
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Marie Ringler
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Claudia Belli
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BNP Paribas
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Global Head Social Business and Microfinance
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Sarah Alexander
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Sr. Advisor
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Olivier Guerre
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Phitrust
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Chairman, PhiTrust Partenaires
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Marie-Laure Bourat
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Société Générale
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Chris Williams
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IKEA Social Entrepreneurship
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Communications Lead
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May Lew
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Global Innovation Fund
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Investment Associate
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Fatma Sallabi
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EVPA
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Community and Finance Associate
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Sustainability
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Michelle Mouracade
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Alfanar venture philanthropy
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Country Director
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Roberto Navas
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Fundación Arturo & Enrica Sesana
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Director
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Aging, Systems Change, Strategic Philanthropy
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Impact Investor, Wealth Advisor for families, board member of several foundations, member of Latimpacto.
Roberta Bosurgi
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EVPA
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CEO
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Michal Szwarc
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TechSoup
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Senior Director - Strategic Partnerships and Alliances - Member of the Board of Fundacja Techsoup
Responsible for developing relationships with partners such as corporations, foundations, NGOs, and government entities were together with Techsoup we can co-create new services and make the world a better place. In addition searching for funding opportunities to accelerate further Techsoup’s mission. With each $100 invested Techsoup generates the impact worth $47,000.
Patrick Hoese
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Impact Hub and Handicap International
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Senior Business Partnerships Manager
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Social Entrepreneurship
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The Impact Hub is one of the world’s largest networks focused on building entrepreneurial communities for impact at scale — home to the innovators, the dreamers and the entrepreneurs who are creating tangible solutions to the world’s most pressing issues.
The more than 100 Impact Hubs all over the world offer:
- Community & Workspace
- Startup Support
- Programs and Events
We use the global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) as a lens through which to view our impact in the world.
Contact me to partner with us!
Currently, I am working on a project which aims to support African startups after COVID-19 in Nigeria and Ghana. Other projects in Africa related to social entrepreneurship and education will follow soon.
Feel free to connect with me via LinkedIn:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/patrick-hoese/
or email: patrick.hoese@impacthub.berlin
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Tilia Impact Ventures
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EVPA
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Kampani
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Passionate problem-solver with a track record of delivering results looking to leverage my management prowess and ingenuity to tackle human vulnerabilities, social inequities, and illicit trafficking.
Carolina Suarez Visbal
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Latimpacto
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CEO
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CEO of LatImpacto, the Latin American Venture Philanthropy Network, a regional community of social investors that connects and mobilizes capital (human, intellectual, and financial) committed to achieving the most significant social and environmental impact.
Mrs Suarez has more than 14 years of experience in the fields of private social investment and philanthropy. Throughout her career and as an expert working with the social sector, she has played a strategic role in the international arena, promoting effective transformations by knowledge sharing and building effective partnerships. She is a reference on strategic approaches to philanthropy and is frequently invited to participate in high-level debates regarding private social investment and had publish many articles and publications about these topics internationally.
Before heading LatImpacto, she was a Senior Adviser at the International Venture Philanthropy Center (IVPC), where she co-led and strategized the creation of the Latin American Venture Ph
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Social Impact Banking International Coordinator
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Aliaksandr Skrabowski
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Dobra Foundation
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CEO
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Daniel Rodrigues
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Ageas
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Intern of Strategy, Innovation & Sustainability Department
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