Programme for 23 Oct 2009
| 0830 | Registration | |
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| 0900 | You, the Innovator | |
| Activist: | Cecilia Chua, Director, The Idea Factory | |
| Discover the innovative spark in each of us. | ||
| The Innovation Carnival Comes to Town | ||
| Ringmaster: | Willie Cheng, Chairman, Lien Centre for Social Innovation | |
| Continuing the journey of discovering the spark of innovation in all of us. | ||
| Inspiring Innovations | ||
| Ringleader: | Chris Cusano, Director, Entrepreneur-to-Entrepreneur program, Ashoka | |
| Outlaws: | Andreas Heinecke, Founder & CEO, Dialogue in the Dark | |
| Tony Meloto, Founder & Executive Director, Gawad Kalinga | ||
| David Bussau, Co- founder, Opportunity International | ||
| How can you change the world? Three leading social innovators will discuss their ideas, trials and triumphs. Discover how they create platforms to break down prejudices and cultural barriers, transform slum communities in the Philippines, and use micro enterprise development to solve world poverty. | ||
| 1030 | Morning tea break | |
| 1100 | Infocomm: Igniting the Social Web | |
| Band Leader: | Steven Miller, Dean, School of Information Systems, SMU |
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| The Band: | Peter Conlon, Founder, Ammado | |
| Joe Miller, Vice-President, Linden Lab (Second Life) | ||
| Can infocomm technologies take the social sector to the next level? Two entrepreneurs share on how non-profits have virtualised their reach. | ||
| 1200 | Bumdog Billionaire Banquet | |
| Maitre d's: | Zaqy Mohammed, Member of Parliament for Hong Kah GRC | |
| Farheen Mukri, Manager, Lien Centre for Social Innovation | ||
| Food for the stomach and food for thought for those hungry for change. | ||
| 1400 | Innovators Upclose | |
| Godfather: | Lee Poh Wah, CEO, Lien Foundation | |
| The Mob: | Alvin Lee, Founder, Castles Can Fly | |
| Alvin Tan Artistic Director, The Necessary Stage | ||
| Joe Miller, Vice-President, Linden Lab (Second Life) | ||
| David Pollock, Senior Advisor, Ashoka | ||
| Gerard Ee, Executive Director, Beyond Social Services | ||
| Jack Sim, Founder, World Toilet Organization | ||
| Ken Tan, Managing Director, PulseSync | ||
| Kevin Teo, Founding Partner & Director, Volans | ||
| Nimesh Parikh, CEO, smartBridges | ||
| Patrick Cheung & Ka Kui Tse, Ashoka Support Network | ||
| Tan Bien Kiat, President, Social Venture Partners Singapore | ||
| Terry Alan Farris, Managing Director, ammado | ||
| Tri Mumpuni, Executive Director, IBEKA | ||
| Formulate your personal itinerary to meet the people behind a diverse field of innovations and ideas in a series of breakout sessions. | ||
| 1500 | Afternoon tea break | |
| 1530 | Social Finance: Money Makes the Social World Go Round | |
| Robin Hood: | Tan Chi Chiu, Board Member, Make-A-Wish Foundation Singapore | |
| Merry Men: | David Green, Serial Social Entrepreneur. Presentation | |
| Rob John, Co-founder, Asia Venture Philanthropy Network & Visiting Fellow, Skoll Centre for Social Entrepreneurship. Presentation | ||
| Dev Appanah, Investment Manager, LGT Group | ||
| One of the most respected leaders in business journalism and a thought leader on megatrends will take a provocative look at the agenda for the future: business, politics, media, society, technology and the human spirit. | ||
| The Social Value Chain: Delivering Products that Serve the FulI Market | ||
| Conductor: | Rosa Wang, Special Projects Manager, Ashoka | |
| Orchestra: | Anil Chitrakar, Founder, Kathmandu 2020 | |
| Timothy Prestero, Founder, Design that Matters | ||
| Kongkiat Kespechara, Founder, Open Source Technology | ||
| Social entrepreneurs are revolutionising the pattern for producing social value. Their impact is greater when the business and citizen sector collaborate to innovate all along the social value chain. The Ashoka panel will share their grassroots experiences and how their ideas can speed and scale up sustainable social change in Asia. | ||
| The Turnaround Society: From Fast Companies to Fast Social Enterprises | ||
| Catalyst: | Thomas Menkhoff, Practice Associate Professor, SMU | |
| Alchemist: | Alan Webber, Founder, Fast Company | |
| One of the most respected leaders in business journalism and a thought leader on megatrends will take a provocative look at the agenda for the future: business, politics, media, society, technology and the human spirit. | ||
| 1800 | BARrier: Seeing the Light in the Dark |
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| Bartenders: | Tan Guan Heng, President, Singapore Association for the Visually Handicapped | |
| Judy Lim, Executive Director, SAVH | ||
| Experience the intoxication of the unseen. | ||
| 1900 | OSCARS (Outstanding Social Concerns and Realistic Solutions) Nite | |
| Masters of Ceremony: | Shirley Maya, CEO, Revolver Asia | |
| Robert Chew, Honorary Centre Director, Lien Centre for Social Innovation | ||
| Guests of Honour: | Howard Hunter, President, SMU | |
| Laurence Lien, Chairperson, Lien Foundation | ||
| Artistes: | Lien i3 Challenge Winners | |
| Dramabox | ||
| Enjoy an evening celebrating the art of innovation, implementation and impact. | ||
| 2130 | End | |
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