Day 1: Monday, 23 March
Time slot
Session
Opening session
9-10AM
(Jaideep Prabhu, University of Cambridge; Asif Saleh, BRAC)
The evolution of social enterprise: BRAC’s experience
10-11AM
11-11:30AM
11:30-12:15PM
(Tamara Hasan Abed, BRAC)
Coffee break
A new philosophy of development: Aavishkaar’s story
(Vineet Rai, Aavishkaar)
Panel 1: Scaling up frugal solutions in health
Panel 2: Exploring sustainable models in
education
12:25-1:25PM
(Thulasiraj Ravilla, Aravind Eye Care System;
Harish Karakoti, BIMA, Prachi Shukla, World
Health Partners)
(Harish Mamtani, SEED; Vinod Karate, STIR
Education; Vanita Shinde, Mann Deshi
Business School)
1:25-2:25PM
Lunch
2:30-3:30PM
3:30-4PM
Panel 1: Building the next generation of
entrepreneurs
Panel 2: Solving urban challenges
(Harvey Koh, FSG; Munir Hasan, Bangladesh
Open Source Network; Nahidul Islam, Pranon
Ltd.)
(Maqsood Sinha, Waste Concern; Anuj Sharma,
Sarvajal; Rajeev Kher, Sanitation Solutions
Simplified)
Coffee break
Technology as a sustainable platform for reaching the poor
4-4:45PM
4:45-5:30PM
(Vir Kashyap, Babajob; Deepti Doshi, Internet.org)
Workshop: 10 things to learn from a social
entrepreneur
Panel: Shifting strategies around financial
sustainability
(Aditi Gupta, Mentrupedia; Jonathan Chang,
Lien Center for Social Innovation)
(DFID, BRAC Bank)
Reflections on the day
5:30-5:45PM
7-9PM
(Maria May, BRAC)
Dinner and entertainment
Day 2: Tuesday, 24 March
Time slot
Session
Unlocking the potential of impact investing
9-9:45AM
9:50-11PM
11-11:30AM
(Durreen Shahnaz, Impact Investing Exchange)
Panel 1: New models for financing
Panel 2: Developing interventions along
supply chains
(Parvez Kotadia, Educate Girls;
Sanchanyan Chakraborty, Aavishkaar)
(Rumee Ali, BRAC; Satyan Mishra,
Drishtee)
Coffee break
Panel: Transitioning from non-profit mode
to social enterprise
Workshop: How innovation is taking over
and what you can do about it
11:30-12:15PM
(Shubhasis Pattnaik, Gram Vikas)
12:25-1:25PM
1:25-2:25PM
Panel 1: How far we can go: eradicating
extreme poverty
(Ethan Mayers, Tau Investment
Management)
Panel 2: Innovations from the Bangladesh
ecosystem
(Chandra Shekhar Ghosh, Bandhan; Runa
Khan, Friendship)
(Pavel Hoq, Grameen Intel; Masud
Hossain, British Council; BRAC)
Lunch
Beyond CSR: innovative partnerships for social good
2:30-3:15PM
(Raghav Narsalay, Accenture Institute for High Performance; Ramil Burden,
GlaxoSmithKline)
3:15-3:30PM
Coffee break
Reflections on building the world’s largest development organisation: discussion with
BRAC’s founder
3:30-5PM
(Fazle Hasan Abed, BRAC)
5-5:30PM
Closing remarks