Business FOR Social Change Mini-Conference. #SocEntLB

Lebanon is an EXCELLENT place to start a business...
... and improve access to clean water in Lebanon!
... and stop the f*&$ing electrical outages!
... and REVERSE this damn pollution problem!!
... and improve our crappy education system.
... and .... what else do YOU care about??

The goal of the Mini-Conference is to build greater understanding of the... [read more]

Lebanon is an EXCELLENT place to start a business...
... and improve access to clean water in Lebanon!
... and stop the f*&$ing electrical outages!
... and REVERSE this damn pollution problem!!
... and improve our crappy education system.
... and .... what else do YOU care about??

The goal of the Mini-Conference is to build greater understanding of the field of social entrepreneurship, but also to speak about you, and your ideas for the next most successful social venture in Lebanon and the region. This one-day mini-conference is dedicated to practical workshops, discussions, and group problem-solving activities around these key concepts.

The #SocEntLB Mini-Conference will be light, fun, highly interactive, very practical (geared towards people implementing, or thinking of implementing, a for-profit social impact venture), and fun!

>> This event is held as part of the GEW (Global Entrepreneurship Week) in Lebanon series of events, Nov 14-26, organized in collaboration with dozens of great organizations all around Lebanon.
More details and the full GEW schedule online at <www.gewlebanon.org>.


10:30am-11am REGISTRATION, coffee, connect

WORKSHOP SESSIONS
11-11:30am Intro session – defining "social entrepreneurship" (Munir Nabti)
11:30-11:45am Break
11:45-12:30pm Building profit AND impact in your business. (Samer Azar, with Ziad Abi Chaker, Cedar Environmental)
12:30-12:45pm Break
12:45-1:30pm "Design & Innovation & Tech for Social Change Panel" (with Pierre Daher, Marhabalocal.com; Doreen Toutikian, MENA Design & Research, Desmeem Design for Social Change Initiative)

1:30-2:00pm LUNCH

2-2:45pm Looking for support for your social venture? Challenges & Supports for Social Entrepreneurs in Lebanon and the region (George Khalaf, Synergos; Yorgui Teyrouz, Donner Sang Compter)
2:45-3:00pm #SocEntLB Social Entrepreneurship Demo Pitches!! (140-second presentations, for social entrepreneurship startups and ideas at any stage of development)

3:00-3:15pm Break
• Crowd-sourced mentoring/brainstorming/support sessions for Demo Pitch Startups (at any stage of development)


ACTIVITY SESSIONS
3:15-4:15pm ACTIVITY SESSION
• MOWGLI SESSION
• Crowd-sourced mentoring/brainstorming/support sessions for Demo Pitch Startups (at any stage of development)


4:15-4:30pm Closing session
4:30pm-.... Hang out, socialize, problem-solve


BIG THANKS TO OUR PARTNERS IN THIS EFFORT (we will be adding more up soon):
COMMUNITY PARTNERS:
• Ashoka Arab World (Connect with them at: www.facebook.com/AshokaArabWorld; www.twitter.com/AshokaArabWorld; www.Ashoka-Arab.org; AshokaArabWorld.Tumblr.com)
• Synergos (www.synergos.org; www.twitter.com/synergosinst)

FOOD SPONSOR:
• Crepaway (www.crepaway.com)

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