FACT SHEET Celebrate Social Enterprise at the April 24-25 SEEED Summit at Brown University! Register HERE. The SEEED Summit convenes 750+ social entrepreneurs, academics, business leaders, impact investors and policymakers who are working together to build social enterprises –and an ABOUt seeed ecosystem that advances social enterprises overall. The goal: an economic and community development engine that creates sustainable impact. SEEED 2015’s theme celebrates “The Power of Local.” seeed's 2o15 theme date and location KEYNOTE SPEAKERS INCLUDE: CONFERENCE TRACKS: • Thomas Perez, US Secretary of Labor • Diversity in the Impact Field • Jim Schorr, President and CEO of Social Enterprise Alliance • Early Stage Venture Development • Effective Communication • Gus Schumacher, Founding Board Chair and Vice President of Wholesome Wave • Innovative Financing and Engagement • Judy Wicks, Founder of White Dog Cafe • Matt Stinchcomb, Vice President of Values and Impact at Etsy • Tony Tolentino, Vice President of the Blackstone Charitable Foundation • Rink Dickinson, Co-Founder of Equal Exchange • Anjali Kumar, Head of Social Innovation at Warby Parker Strategies • Later Stage Venture Development • Leadership • Social Innovation in the Food Industry • Universities and Businesses as Change Agents SEEED will be held : APRIL 24-25, 2015 BROWN UNIVERSITY IN PROVIDENCE, RI. See full program for schedule details. Social Enterprise Greenhouse(SEG) is the lead curator of the SEEED Summit. SEG creates positive social and economic impacts by supporting social entrepreneurs and enterprises with the tools and networks they need to thrive. We are a network of business and community leaders who contribute time, expertise and money to create jobs and support positive change through social enterprise. SEEED at Brown creates connections for students to help them realize their passion, gain the skills and resources they need, and achieve appropriate and meaningful social impact. The Social Innovation Initiative, housed within the Swearer Center for Public Service, has served as a hub for social impact and innovation at Brown, supporting the work of student leaders through seeed 2o15 organizers strong community partnerships and personalized advising. SII provides opportunities for students to pursue their passions through cross-disciplinary courses, student-led initiatives, support for new ventures, and connections to jobs, internships, and other opportunities to apply learning. Worldways Social Marketing is a full service agency with global reach exclusively serving the needs of social enterprises, social ventures, nonprofits and other social purpose organizations. Worldways has worked with over 150 distinguished client organizations, successfully accelerating the adoption of brands, beliefs and behaviors that are good for individuals and their communities. Worldways was founded as social enterprise, and supports SEEED as part of its mission to fuel the social enterprise movement on a global scale. The SEEED Summit has grown to become a leading gathering for the champions of the social enterprise movement. See all the sponsors that have made this possible and find out about sponsorship opportunities. seeed 2o15 sponsors Any questions, please contact Kelly Ramirez at [email protected] or 401-272-2558. PAST CONFERENCE RESULTS • • past conference results • • Convened 610+ social enterprise leaders • The conference featured keynote speakers from over 20 states including Ira Magaziner, CEO of the Clinton The agenda included peer learning groups, Health Access Initiative, Jim Gibbons, keynotes, workshops and discussions that president and CEO of Goodwill Industries featured more than 100 social enterprise International, Dennis Whittle, co-founder thought leaders of Global Giving, Robert Kaplan, co- The Buy with Heart Marketplace chairman of global venture philanthropy featured 40 ventures firm Draper Richards Kaplan Foundation, 22 accomplished business leaders coached Jeffrey Hollender, co-founder of Seventh more than 65 social entrepreneurs Generation • Meals and breaks featured food from more than 20 social enterprises
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