Africa Social Entrepreneurs’ Meeting 2008
June 3, Cape Town, South Africa
"Matching Resources to Sustainable Solutions in Africa"
The Schwab Foundation for Social Entrepreneurship has firmly established itself as the foremost platform for the interaction of leading social entrepreneurs and influential leaders of business, government and civil society by linking them to the global network of the World Economic Forum.
On 3 June this year, in anticipation of the World Economic Forum on Africa (4-6 June), the Schwab Foundation will be hosting a full interactive day meeting, styled on its successful Global Social Entrepreneurs Summit in Zurich.
This year’s meeting will mark the first gathering of social entrepreneurs with resource providers in Africa. providing a unique platform for social entrepreneurs and senior people of foundations, investment banks, private equity firms, corporations, media companies and academic institutions engaged in Africa to interact.
The theme of the Summit, Matching Resources With Sustainable Solutions In Africa, will review the ways “resource providers” engage and learn from the models and approaches of social entrepreneurs, and how social entrepreneurs make the most of the opportunity to advance their respective missions and models.
For more information, contact francois.bonnici@schwabfound.org
The event brochure: http://www.schwabfound.org/docs/web/Africa%20Social%20Entrepreneurs%20Meeting_Promotion.pdf
The programme: http://www.schwabfound.org/docs/web/PreliminaryProgramme_AfricaSEMeeting_2008.pdf
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