The forum took place at BRAC Centre for Development Management (BRAC-CDM) in Savar, Bangladesh. On March 22, 2015 an exposure visit was arranged in Manikganj and Gazipur to give the participants a glimpse of Aarong and BRAC Dairy.
Pre-forum activities: Sunday, 22 March
1. Optional exposure visit to BRAC's social enterprises (Download the brochure)
2. Registration
3. Welcome dinner
| Day 1: Monday, 23 March | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Time slot | Session | ||
| 9:30-11AM | Frugal innovation & scaling sustainably: setting the stage | ||
| 11:30-12:15PM | A new philosophy of development: Aavishkaar’s story | ||
| 12:25-1:25PM | Panel 1: Scaling up frugal solutions in health | Panel 2: Building the next generations of entrepreneurs | |
| 2:30-3:30PM | Panel 1: Transitioning from non-profit to business thinking | Panel 2: Sustainable solutions to urban challenges | |
| 4-4:45PM | Workshop: Creating sustainable social change | Panel : Innovations in financing grassroots entrepreneurs | |
| 4:50-5:30PM | Technology as a sustainable platform for reaching the poor | ||
| 5:30-6:00PM | What was my biggest breakthrough today? | ||
| 7:00PM | Live music on the terrace | ||
| 8:00PM | BBQ | ||
| Day 2: Tuesday, 24 March | ||
|---|---|---|
| Time slot | Session | |
| 9-9:50AM | Unlocking the potential of impact investing | |
| 10:00-11PM | Panel 1: Sustainable innovations from Bangladesh | Panel 2: New models for financing development |
| 11:30-12:15PM | Panel 1: Developing inclusive supply chains | Panel 2: How far we can go: eradicating extreme poverty |
| 12:25-1:25PM | Case study: What does it take to scale social enterprises? | Panel: Exploring innovative models in education |
| 2:30-3:15PM | Beyond CSR: innovative partnerships for social good | |
| 3:30-4:30PM | Reflections on building the world’s largest development organisation: discussion with BRAC’s founder | |
| 4:30-5:00PM | Closing remarks | |
Founder and chairman of BRAC.
Senior Director of BRAC & BRAC International.
Professor of Marketing at Cambridge Judge Business School.
Director of Microfinance at BRAC and BRAC International.
Head of sales and operations of babajob.com.
Executive Director of Gram Vikas.
CEO of Aavishkaar.
Founder and Executive Director of Friendship in Bangladesh.
Executive Director of the LAICO.
Regional Manager of the South Asia at BIMA.
Secretary of the Bangladesh Open Source Network.
Chief Administrative
Officer of Mann Deshi Foundation.
Co-founder and Managing Director of Drishtee.
Managing Director of the Accenture Institute for High Performance.
Co-founder of Menstrupedia.
Country Director of
World Health Partners
in India.
Vice President of
Africa & Developing
Countries at GSK.
Chief Operating Officer of Grameen Intel Social Business Ltd.
Strategic Partnership Manager, Facebook.
CEO of Sanitation Solutions Simplified.
Co-leader of the Inclusive Markets at FSG.
Executive Director at the Lien Centre for Social Innovation.
Partner at Aavishkaar and leads the activities for Aavishkaar Frontier Fund
Head of DFID Bangladesh.
Managing Director of Impact Investing Exchange.
Chief Executive Officer of Dnet.
Co-founder and Executive Director of Waste Concern.
Vice Chancellor of BRAC University
Head of Cross Sectors at Katalyst.
Brand Building Director of Unilever Bangladesh.
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Advisor to the Interim Executive Director of BRAC.