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Tuesday 28th Wednesday 29th
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Session: Networking
Networking & Marketplace
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Networking

Meet and greet – spark a conversation with other like-minds and thinkers in the social enterprise community!

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Session: Opening
Stage 1
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Welcome to Day 2!

An introduction and welcome to Day 2 of Social Enterprise World Forum 2021.

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Moderator: Gabrielle Neamtan-Lapalme, SHAPE (Canada) , Joseph Huyer, Common Good Solutions (Canada)
Session: Panel (main stage)
Stage 1
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Tech for good – driving social enterprises to greater impact

From coding to waste management to using data for good, these three initiatives use tech to empower communities.

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Moderator: Huda Jaffer, SEWF / SELCO Foundation (India)
Speakers: Manu Sekar, HashHackCode (India) , Aayushi KC, Khaalisisi (Nepal) , Merlin Chatwin, Open North (Canada)
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Session: Masterclass
Sessions
Virtual

Masterclass: Value proposition and marketing development

Learn from principles that Unilever and TRANSFORM have discovered while helping enterprises develop their value propositions and marketing.

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Speakers: Lisa Hawkes, TRANSFORM (UK)
Session: Panel
Sessions
Virtual

Employment and work – opportunities for a better future

Hear from three innovative social enterprises with very different models operating to empower people economically.

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Moderator: Nazia Ali, Social Enterprise Academy (Scotland)
Speakers: Lorraine Charles, Na'amal (United Arab Emirates) , Joan McGinn, Orchardville (Northern Ireland) , Sean Hogan, BuildINC (Canada)
Session: Panel
Sessions
Virtual

Shifting the climate narrative: Young changemakers in action

Hear from the three finalists of the Social Shifters Challenge – the next generation of changemakers in the fight against climate change.

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Moderator: Rashvin Pal Singh, Biji-biji Initiative (Malaysia)
Speakers: Marta Vânia Uetela, BioMec (Mozambique) , Ronald Mugaiga,Ecomak Recyclers (Uganda) , Niall McGrath, Robocean (Scotland) , Màiri McAllan, MSP, Minister for Environment, Biodiversity and Land Reform, Scottish Government (Scotland)
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Session: Panel (main stage)
Stage 1
Virtual

Partnership approaches to tackling systemic racism

Hear from leaders working to fight systemic racism from access to healthcare in Brazil to algorithmic bias in technology.

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Moderator: Alisha Jean-Denis, We Are Family Foundation (USA)
Speakers: Councillor Lindell Smith, Halifax City Council (Canada) , Arthur Lima, Afrosaude (Brazil) , Riana Shah, EthixAI (USA)
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Session: Masterclass
Sessions
Virtual

Masterclass: How to get ready to sell to corporations

Interested in selling your product/service to a corporation? Learn tips and tricks on the distinct value in selling to corporate customers.

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Speakers: Emily Gannam, Acumen (USA) , Lucie Durand, Yunus Social Business (USA)
Session: Panel
Sessions
Virtual

Social Shifters Innovation Challenge

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Moderator: Sarah Roberts, Social Shifters (Canada)
Speakers: Elena Höge, Yaldi Games (Scotland) , Anupra Chandran, Kaptis (Canada), Angela Busheska, Enroute (North Macedonia)
Session: Parallel: Fireside
Sessions
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Enterprise design ideas: Inspiration from Doughnut Economics

A conversation on Doughnut Economics Action Lab with Erinch Sahan, who aims to “redesign business to put people and planet first”.

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Moderator: Suzanne Wisse-Huiskes, Euclid Network (Netherlands)
Speakers: Erinch Sahan, Doughnut Economics Action Lab (UK)
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Session: Panel (main stage)
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A social circular economy – local and global solutions

Plastic pollution is a major global issue, hear from two young leading social entrepreneurs working to tackle it.

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Moderator: Béatrice Alain, Chantier de l'économie sociale (Canada)
Speakers: Andrew Almack, Plastics for Change (India/Canada) , Savera Weerasinghe, Ananta / WALK (Sri Lanka)
Session: Fireside (main stage)
Stage 1
Virtual

Introduction to networking, Partner Stream, open rooms, meeting spaces and marketplace

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Speakers: Joseph Huyer, Common Good Solutions (Canada) , Gabrielle Neamtan-Lapalme, SHAPEM
Session: Open
Sessions
Virtual

Networking, open sessions and marketplace

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Session: Partner Stream
Sessions
Virtual

Partner Stream: Social economy internationalisation – Part 1

Part 1 – How social & solidarity economy enterprises internationalise – findings and examples of cases from the DIESIS SILK Projects.

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Moderator: Darah Zahran, Scottish Enterprise (Scotland)
Speakers: Kanika Verma, Development Alternatives (India) , Claude Dorion, MCE Conseils (Canada) , Vincent Bachelet, CoopCycle (France) , Samuel Barco, DIESIS Network (Spain)
Session: Partner Stream
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Partner Stream: The People’s Report, with Catalyst 2030

Achieving the UN SDGs – join Catalyst 2030 to discuss insights from the People's Report and mobilise communities for social impact.

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Moderator: Michael Sani, PlayVerto (UK)
Speakers: Paramita Banerjee, Diksha (India) , Luvuyo Rani, Silulo Ulutho Technologies (South Africa) , Rana Dajani, We Love Reading (Jordan)
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Session: Partner Stream
Sessions
Virtual

Partner Stream: Social economy internationalisation – Part 2

Part 2 – Tools and resources to assist SSE enterprises internationalise – findings and examples from the DIESIS SILK Projects.

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Moderator: Darah Zahran, Scottish Enterprise (Scotland)
Speakers: Young Kim, SSEGOV (Korea), Mariana del Carmen Heredia, INAES (Mexico) , Erdmuthe Klaer, REVES (Belgium) , Alessandro Kandiah, OECD (France)
Session: Partner Stream
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Partner Stream: Identifying and verifying social enterprises

Identifying and verifying social enterprises – a discussion with intermediaries to ease the path for corporate and public buying.

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Moderator: Michael Wunsch, SEND (Germany)
Speakers: Wieteke Dupain, Euclid Network (Netherlands) , Maeve Curtin, SEWF (Scotland) , Rebecca Dray, Society Profits L3c (USA)
Session: Partner Stream
Sessions
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Partner Stream: Global goals, local action – UN SDGs 1, 10 & 13

A Nova Scotia conversation about poverty, inequality and climate action. What can be done and what we are doing.

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Moderator: Louise Adongo, Inspiring Communities (Canada)
Speakers: Andreas Robinson, Infinitus Academy (Canada), Christine Saulnier, Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives NS Chapter (Canada), Josh Creighton, Halifax Chamber of Commerce (Canada), Simone Mutabazi, Ecology Action Centre (Canada)
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Session: Partner Stream
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Partner Stream: Social Enterprise Council of Canada

Join the Social Enterprise Council of Canada to discuss how social enterprise is advancing across the country.

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Speakers: Anne Jamieson, Social Enterprise Council of Canada (Canada) , Sarah Leeson-Klym, Social Enterprise Council of Canada (Canada) , Andy Horsnell, Social Enterprise Council of Canada (Canada)
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Session: Panel (main stage)
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Corporate Social Partnerships with SAP and Unilever

Learn more about Corporate Social Partnerships with representatives from SAP and Unilever.

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Moderator: Mark Horoszowski, Moving Worlds
Speakers: Alexandra van der Ploeg, SAP (Germany) , Clive Allison, Unilever / TRANSFORM (UK) , Minhaj Chowdhury, Drinkwell (USA) , Louise Bleach, Desolenator (UK)
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Session: Masterclass
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Masterclass: Fundraising for social enterprises

Top tips and expertise from the School for Social Entrepreneurs.

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Speakers: Sally Heard, School for Social Entrepreneurs (UK)
Session: Parallel: Fireside
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Fireside with leading LGBTQI social enterprise Micro Rainbow

Insights, learning and a call to action to the SEWF Community from founder of award-winning LGBTQI social enterprise a decade on.

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Moderator: Liz Cross, Connectives (UK)
Speakers: Sebastian Rocca, Micro Rainbow International (UK)
Session: Panel
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Social enterprises ensuring access to equitable food systems

As economies strive to be more local and more circular, social enterprises are developing equitable and sustainable food systems.

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Moderator: Chloe Donatelli, Common Good Solutions (Canada)
Speakers: Katie Forsyth, Friendly Composting (Canada) , Chris Bradshaw, Dreaming Out Loud (USA) , Selma Seddik, Instock (Netherlands)
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Session: Panel (main stage)
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Young people bossing it: Inspiring social enterprise stories

Learn about the young people in social enterprise making things happen.

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Moderator: Chelsey MacNeil, Choices for Youth (Canada)
Speakers: Alexa Gantous, trashtalk*studio / LitterRally (Mexico) , Arhum Ishtiaq, ConnectHear (Pakistan) , Matthew Goldsworthy, Youth Arts New Zealand (YANZ) (New Zealand)
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Session: Panel
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Addressing the social procurement supply and demand dilemma

What comes first: getting social enterprises ready to supply commercial and public buyers, or building a community of engaged buyers?

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Moderator: Seán Barnes, Akina (Aotearoa New Zealand)
Speakers: Tori Williamson, Buy Social Canada (Canada) , Rebecca Dray, Buy Social USA (USA) , Frae Cairns, Amotai (Aotearoa New Zealand)
Session: Masterclass
Sessions
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Masterclass: Navigating mental wellness and burnout

Begin to unlearn the conditioned beliefs we have around mental wellness. How do we cultivate an environment that prevents burnout?

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Speakers: Jermaine Henry, JermaineHenry.CA (Change Agency)(Canada)
Session: Panel
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Can the fashion industry ever be sustainable?

Meet the enterprises working to make the fashion, clothing and textile industries more environmentally sustainable.

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Moderator: Anouk Bertner, EcoEquitable (Canada)
Speakers: Jonas Lessa, Retalhar (Brazil) , Christine Gent, Fashion Revolution CIC (UK)
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Session: Panel (main stage)
Stage 1
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Young and engaged – changing the way the world does business

Don't miss our closing panel of young leaders discussing key SEWF 2021 themes with a call to action to the SEWF Community.

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Moderator: Jessica Ianniciello, PhysioQ (Taiwan/Canada)
Speakers: Alfred Burgesson, Tribe Network (Canada) , Rona Glynn-McDonald, Common Ground (Australia) , Shomy Chowdhury, Awareness360 (Bangladesh)
Session: Closing
Stage 1
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Farewell Halifax, hello Brisbane

Join our 2021 Co-host live from Halifax as they handover to our 2022 Co-host in Brisbane.

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