Agenda
East Africa Social Business Forum on Youth Entrepreneurship 2023
Nairobi, Kenya
May 8, 2023
Agenda (Draft)
Sl no. |
Time |
Description |
1 |
8:30 - 9:30 |
Gathering and Check-in |
2 |
9:30- 10:15 |
Opening Ceremony
Rev. Dr. Leo Simon Mwenda, Deputy Vice Chancellor (Designate), Finance & Administration, Tangaza University College Lamiya Morshed, Executive Director, Yunus Centre Br. Dr. Jonas Yawovi Dzinekou - Director Institute for Social Transformation, Tangaza University College Professor Muhammad Yunus, 2006 Nobel Peace Prize Winner & Founder of Grameen Bank
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3 |
10:15 – 11:00
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Panel: From Ideas to Impact: Nurturing a Culture of Youth Entrepreneurship in East Africa
Shihab Quader, Head of International Projects, Yunus Centre Maria Palmieri, Managing Partner, The Grameen Creative Lab Jack Hartpence, CEO, PowWater Daniel Ayebare, Founder, Aye Africa Foundation Sadia Hossain, Chief Operating Officer, YY Ventures
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4 |
11:00 - 11:30 |
COFFEE BREAK & NETWORKING |
5 |
11:30 – 12:15 |
Panel: Circular Transition to a Green Economy: The role of Social Businesses towards Zero Net Carbon Emissions
Christina Jaeger, Co-founder and Managing Director, Yunus Environment Hub Bramwel Otieno Omondi, Regional Program Manager, Yunus Environment Hub Dennis Kariuki, Founder, Creos Holdings Limited Louisa Gathecha, Co-Founder & CEO, Bottle Logistics EA Limited Innocent Mokua Onserio, Manager, Centre for Green Growth and Climate Change and the Centre for Energy Efficiency and Conservation- Kenya Association of Manufacturers Bernd Lakemeier, GIZ’s Sustainable Economic Development Cluster Coordinator, Federal Republic of Germany
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6 |
12:15 – 13:00 |
Panel: Show me the social money: Funding the next wave of changemakers!
Jana Lessenich CFA, CEO, Yunus Social Business Susan W. Ngalawa, Investment Director, Yunus Social Business Molly Brown, Head of Carbon Strategy, BURN Manufacturing James Ododa, CEO & Co-Founder, Ndivisi Alfred Kojo Yeboah, Director of Program Operations, Grameen Foundation
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7 |
13:00 -14:00 |
LUNCH BREAK |
8 |
14:00 – 15:30 |
Breakout 1: Innovating for social good: A conversation of Youth with Professor Muhammad Yunus Hosted by Tangaza University College
Professor Muhammad Yunus, 2006 Nobel Peace Prize Winner & Founder of Grameen Bank Jonas Yawovi Dzinekou, Director - Institute for Social Transformation, Tangaza University College Muthoni Kanga, Coordinator of Yunus Social Business Centre, Tangaza University College
Breakout 2: Ecosystem builder's dialogue: Navigating challenges and maximizing impact Hosted by YY Ventures & Aspen Network of Development Entrepreneurs (ANDE)
Grace Wachori, Regional Head, East Africa, Aspen Network of Development Entrepreneurs (ANDE) Sadia Hossain, Chief Operating Officer, YY Ventures
Breakout 3: The Creativity in You Hosted by The Grameen Creative Lab
Hans Reitz, Co-founder & CEO, The Grameen Creative Lab
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9 |
15:30 – 16:00 |
COFFEE BREAK & NETWORKING |
10 |
16:00 – 16:15
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Announcements (15 mins) Shihab Quader, Head of International Projects, Yunus Centre
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11 |
16:15 – 17:00 |
Closing Panel: The Road Ahead: Navigating the Future in a Rapidly Changing World
Hans Reitz, Co-founder & CEO, The Grameen Creative Lab Professor Muhammad Yunus, 2006 Nobel Peace Prize Winner, Founder of Grameen Bank& Chairman of Yunus Centre Lamiya Morshed, Executive Director, Yunus Centre Shazeeb M Khairul Islam, Managing Director, YY Ventures Wanjira Mathai, Managing Director for Africa and Global Partnerships at World Resources Institute (TBC)
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12 |
17:00 – 17:15 |
Wrap Up Dominique V. Dauster, Managing Director, Yunus + You – The YY Foundation Shazeeb M Khairul Islam, Managing Director, YY Ventures
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