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14th Social Business Summit

Be Part of the Change

The 2024 Annual Conference this year brings Nobel Peace Prize Winner Prof Yunus together Global Social Business Leaders to Manila, Philippines on June 27-29, 2024 for:

Keynotes and panel sessions with some of the world's biggest leaders
Networking opportunities
Workshops to equip you with the tools to create more impact in your life, career and/or organisation

June 27-29, 2024 | Manila, Philippines

Schedule	AGENDA DAY 1: June 27, 2024, Thursday
8:30 AM - 9:00 AM	Gathering & Check-in
9:00 AM - 9:10 AM	The Opening: Maligayang pagdating sa Pilipinas
9:10 AM - 9:30 AM	Welcome Remarks
	Lamiya Morshed, Executive Director, Yunus Centre
	Suzzette D Gaston, Executive Director, Negros Women for Tomorrow Foundation, Inc.
9:30 AM -10:30 AM	Opening Ceremony- Advocating for Global Harmony: A Call for Peace
	Stand Alone Opening Speech:
	Awaiting confirmation as of June 2 : From Raymond
	Ms. Susanna B. Afan, President, Ramon Magsaysay Award Foundation
	Keynote Addresses: Professor Muhammad Yunus, 2006 Nobel Peace Laureate,
	Ramon Magsaysay : 40th Year Awarding Memomration
10:30 AM – 11:00AM	Coffee/Tea
	Press Conference / Meet the press
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM	Plenary 1: Advancing Exit Route From the Current Self Destructive Civilization
	Moderator: Faiz Shah
	Speaker:
	Professor Muhammad Yunus, 2006 Peace Prize Laureate and Founder of Grameen Bank
	Sharifah Sofia Syed Mokhtar Shah, Trustee, Albukhary Foundation
	Emmanuel de Merode, Director, Virunga National Park
	Philippines Speaker
12:00 PM – 1:00PM	Glimpses of Social Businesses
	Yunus Social Business
	JA and Caregiver: Hirao-San
	YC Activities+EAST AFRICA+
	Zhihan Lee, Bagosphere
	Yunus Thailand
	Gao Zhan, Co-Founder, Grameen China
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM	Lunch
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM	Plenary 2: Plenary: Social Business & Microcredit to Build a New Civilization
	Moderator: Alex Counts
	Speaker:
	Corazon Henares, Co-Founder, NWTF
	Dr. Aris Alip, Founder & CEO of CARD MRI, Philippines
	Ahmed Al-Mahfadi, Deputy CEO, Grameen Yemen
	Zahirul Alam, Executive Director, Integrated Development Foundation, Chittagong
	Aika Robredo, Restart ME
3:00 PM – 3:40 PM	Announcements
	Aine Clarke: Co-Founder Azimut Company and the maker of the Documentary: A World of 3 Zeros
	Paula Mills, Academy of Entrepreneurs
	Ahmed Armaan Shiddiqui: Shukhee Program Launch
	Dr. Deborah Hunt, Dr. Betty L. Forest Dean and Professor College of Nursing and Public Health, New York Academy of Medicine Fellowand Susan
3:40 PM - 4:30 PM	Plenary 3: Sport and Peace: How sport can build Peaceful and Inclusive Societies
	Moderator: Yoan Noguier, Co-Founder & CEO of YSH & Vice President of Yunus France
	Speaker:
	Mikaela Cojuangco Jaworski , IOC Executive Board Member, Philippine (10min)
	Hyungmin Kim, Managing Director, Urban Youth Academy, Asia Pacific Youth Exchange, South Korea
4:30 PM - 5:00 PM	Coffee/ Tea
5:00 PM - 7:00 PM	Breakout Sessions: Country Forums
	Bangladesh Country Forum
	Philippines Country Forum
	Malaysia Country Forum
	Greater China Country Forum
	Nepal Country Forum
	Thailand Country Forum
	Japan Country Forum
	Africa Country Forum
	Brazil Country Forum
	India Country Forum
	Europe Country Forum
7:00 PM – 7:30 PM	Networking and Independently Organized Meetings
7:30 PM - 9:00 PM	Welcome Dinner

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Schedule	AGENDA DAY 2: June 28, 2024, Friday
9:00 AM – 9:10 AM	Welcome Back!
9:10-AM -10:00 AM	Plenary 4 : 3ZERO Club: From Inception to Reality
	Young Entrepreneur from Philippines -existing SB entrepreneur . or 3 ZERO Club Members
	Biswajjit Ghosh, COO, Rotary India Literacy Mission & Yunus Centre Senior Fellow-YSBCs and 3ZERO Clubs
10:00 AM - 10:20 AM	Special Presentation: Activities and Updates: Grameen America
10:20 AM - 11:00 AM	Coffee/Tea
11:00 AM – 12:00 PM	Glimpses of Social Businesses
	Grameen Trust Activities
	YY Ventures Ltd.
	Danaaisa: DANCUN: DA CAFE LAB PROJECT/ short presentation obo Dana Asia with a leader of a social housing site in Manila
	Shiori Onishi, Co-CEO, Grameen Euglena
	ACADEMIA NETWORK: YSBC AROUND THE WORLD
	Alex Counts
	Juno Wang, Founder of Foundation for Yunus Social Business Taiwan
	LATEM FORUM (ROLE OF TULIO)
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM	Plenary 5: Climate and Zero waste
	Speaker:
	Atty. Julie Ann Bedrio, Province of Negros Occidental Provincial Environment and Management Officer
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM	Lunch
2:00 PM - 2:30 PM	Announcements
	Mai Thi Thanh Thai, Associate Professor, Department of Entrepreneurship and Innovation, Global Director, Social Business Creation ; HEC Montreal and her colleague from Phililphine : Topic: Social Business as a Catalyst for Sustainable Transformation: Building Resilient Communities and Economies
	Priya Thachadi, Villgro: Impact Pioneer Network: Fiannicing SB network
	Nini (Incubation/ acceleration programs of SBs, youth devt in social business, our experience starting our own venture companies, and scaling.. burning out, :) anything really.:)
2:30 PM - 3:30 PM	Plenary 6: Report Back from Country Forum
	Speaker:
	Nepal: Shankar Man Shrestha, Chairperson, Centre for Self help Development (CSD), Nepal
3:30 PM – 5:00 PM	Breakout Sessions

	Parallel Session: 1. Health and Social Business: Innovations for a Sustainable Future:
	Organizer: YC, Facilitator: Raymond, Urmee, Rifat,
	Moderator: Michael Writz, Consultant, Private Institute for Social Business Innovation, Germany
	Speaker:
	Dr Faiz Shah, Head, Development Management & Director, Yunus Center, Asian Institute of Technology (AIT), Thailand
	Mohammad Shamsul Alam, Principal Secretary, Govt. of Bangladesh
	MD Jalal Uddin, Advisor, Grameen Telecom Trust

	Parallel Workshop: 2. Arts and Media for Development: Leveraging Creative Fields for Social Impact
	Organizer: Yunus Centre
	Moderator: HARJIV SINGH

	Parallel Session: 3. Building equitable social business ecosystems: Enabling entrepreneurs
	Organizer: YY Ventures Ltd, Facilitator: Shazeeb and team
	Moderator:
	Speaker:
	Lea Klein, Senior Director & Asia Office President, Makesense or Carlos Hechanova, Makesense: leveraging social business and green jobs for climate equity

	Parallel Session: 4. Empowering Youth: Entrepreneurship and Innovation in the Social Business Arena
	Organizer: Yunus Thailand, Facilitator: Dr Faiz Shah & Callum Mackenzie
	Moderator:
	Speaker:
	MD. Zohorul Haque(Biplob), MD, Grameen Distribution Ltd. and Grameen Shamogree
	Golam Mortoza, Editor, Daily Star Bangla

	Parallel Session: 5. Social Business Situation in the Philippines
	Organizer: NWTF, Grameen Trust, Grameen China, Facilitator: Raymond and team, Tasmina Rahman, Yongbin Chen, Sheikh Shafiqul Islam(Arman)
	Moderator: Carlos Hechanova (Makesense)
	Speakers :
	Xchange - Social impact investing
	SAPSE - Social enterprise roadmap of the Phils.
	Social entrepreneur (TBD)
	Social Business in Academia
	Christine Violago, Regional Director for Asia and Pacific, Grameen Foundation (Philippines) YC Suggestion

	Parallel Session: 6. Education and Social Business: Bridging Gaps Through Innovative Models:
	Organizer: Yunus Centre; Facilitator: Zeenat, Tanzina
	Moderator:
	Speaker:
	Qazi Nazrul Huque, MD, Grameen Shikkha
	Partner School from Phili (ANDY AND RAYMOND)
	Bordin Rassameethes, Director, Yunus Social Business Center, Kasetsart University; Acting Deputy Secretary General, Southern Border Provinces Administrative Centre (SBPAC),

	Parallel Session: 7. Women in Social Business: Driving Change and Creating Impact:
	Organizer: Albukhary International University, Negros Women for Tomorrow Foundation ; Facilitator: Suraiya Hanim Mokhtar, Raymond, Urmee, Rifat
	Moderator: Dr. Suraiya Hanim Mokhtar, Associate Professor and Deputy Vice Chancellor (Research and Innovation), Albukhary International University
	Speaker:
	Aarti Wig, Board Member, Head of Future Thinking (Corporate Innovation, HQ - India)
	Nini Daing, CEO, MyHarapan
	Lamiya Morshed, Executive Director, Yunus Centre
	Paula Mills, Academy of Entrepreneurs
	Abida Sultana, Co-founder, Onnosheba.
	Shiori Onishi, Co-CEO, Grameen Euglena

	Parallel Session: 8. Food, Agriculture and Social Business: Sustainable Practices for Rural Development
	Organizer: Yunus Social Business, facilitator: Suresh Krishna, Tulio Notini
	Moderator: Enzo Crusio, Coordinator, Food and Agriculture Organization
	Speaker:
	Professor Yodmanee Tepanon, Associate Dean, Kasetsart Business School
	AGRI DIGITAL(NWTF: RAYMOND)
	Sharmeen Soneya Morsheed, Founder & CEO, Brotee
	Mohammed Anwar Hossain, MD, Grameen Fabrics & Fashions Ltd. and Grameen Knitwear Ltd.
	Umud Mirzayev, Chairman of the International Eurasia Press Fund

	Parallel Session 9 : A World of Three Zeros
	Organizer: Azimut Company, Facilitator: Aine Clarke, Co-Founder, Azimut Company

5:00 PM – 5:30 PM	Coffee/ Tea & Networking

5:30 PM – 6:00 PM	Plenary 7: What Next : Future Directions for Social Business and Global Activities
	Moderator: Lamiya Morshed, Executive Director Yunus Centre
	Speaker:
	Valérie Mazon, Managing Director, Danone Communities (Online joining)
	Suresh Krishna
	NWTF
	Sharmeen S Murshid, Founder Brotee
	Shahidul Alam, Managing Director, Drik

6:00 PM – 6:20 PM	Closing Ceremony
	A short video: A World of Three Zeros" by Azimut Company
6:20 PM - 6:30 PM	Wrap up!
6:30 PM - 7:00 PM	Closing Remarks: Professor Muhammad Yunus, 2006 Nobel Peace Laureate

END OF SOCIAL BUSINESS DAY 2024