2008 Symposium on Social Entrepreneurship
Supporting Profitable Ideals
Saturday, April 19, 2008
UCSF Mission Bay Conference Center
San Francisco, California
Event Overview
Held in conjunction with the Global Finals of the 2008 Global Social Venture Competition, the GSVC Symposium on Social Entrepreneurship brings together leaders and innovators in social entrepreneurship, business, and academia for a full-day symposium on Saturday, April 19 in San Francisco.
As the GSVC expands and builds an increasingly international network of students, entrepreneurs, academics, investors, and social venture professionals, we see the growing need and opportunity to create dialog and community around the competition. The 2008 symposium will provide a platform for discussion of the evolving field of social entrepreneurship, as well as an opportunity for investors, entrepreneurs, and nonprofit leaders to meet and interact with faculty, students, and GSVC finalists. Speakers and panel discussions will address the most recent issues in the field of social entrepreneurship and the international movement of enterprises driving social change.
Please join us on April 19 and help us strengthen and nurture the GSVC community and the social ventures that our competition helps to catalyze. Register Online Today!
ONLINE REGISTRATION WILL CLOSE on THURSDAY, APRIL 17th at 11:00 PM. We will have a small number of registrations available at UCSF on Saturday. Same day registration may be purchased by by check or credit card.
Symposium Agenda
Speakers & Panel Descriptions
Business Expo, Directions & Hotel Accommodations
Sponsors
The Global Social Venture Competition would like to thank the following sponsors for their generous support of the 2008 Global Finals and Symposium on Social Entrepreneurship.
Major funding provided by the Omidyar Network with additional support provided by The Goldman Sachs Foundation, Hewlett-Packard, Morrison & Foerster LLP, Sopoong LLC, Meltwater Group, Denise Yamamoto & Josh Hannah, New Resource Bank, and UniversalGiving.
In-kind support provided by Clif Bar and sweetriot.
The Global Social Venture Competition is supported at the Haas School of Business by the Center for Responsible Business and the Lester Center for Entrepreneurship & Innovation.
For information on becoming a sponsor for the GSVC, please contact David Mannix at david_mannix@haas.berkeley.edu or Omar Garriott at omar_garriott@haas.berkeley.edu.
