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The Academy of Entrepreneurs is proud to support the
14th Social Business Summit
Be Part of the Change
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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:
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Keynotes and panel sessions with some of the world's biggest leaders
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Networking opportunities
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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 |
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Moderator: Yoan Noguier, Co-Founder & CEO of YSH & Vice President of Yunus France
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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
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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 |
Schedule | AGENDA DAY 2: June 28, 2024, Friday |
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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
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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
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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:
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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
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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
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Lamiya Morshed, Executive Director, Yunus Centre
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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
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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
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Moderator: Lamiya Morshed, Executive Director Yunus Centre | |
Speaker: | |
Valérie Mazon, Managing Director, Danone Communities (Online joining)
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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


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