SEWF 2019
Programme
If you are in a hurry, please download the programme here.
Please use the app to book your seat in the ‘bookable’ or optional sessions. Please note that, as the number of available seats in some of the optional sessions is very limited, unless you book in advance using the app, attendance will be based on first-come basis.
DAY 1 / Wednesday, Oct 23
Registration
09.30 – 12.45
Social enterprise movie screenings
09.30 – 10.30 | optional session
Showcasing African Youth
10.30 – 11.30 | optional session
Chair: Kassie Kashulwe, Challenges Group
Speakers:
Blayne Tesfaye, Truluv Granola (Ethiopia)
Danait Tilahun, RISE Programme (Ethiopia)
Vivian Achan, Challenges Group (Uganda)
Kevine Kagirimpundu, UZURI K&Y (Rwanda)
Chair: Kassie Kashulwe, Challenges Group
Speakers:
Blayne Tesfaye, Truluv Granola (Ethiopia)
Danait Tilahun, RISE Programme (Ethiopia)
Vivian Achan, Challenges Group (Uganda)
Kevine Kagirimpundu, UZURI K&Y (Rwanda)
Social enterprise and social entrepreneurship global mapping
10.30 – 11.30 | optional session
Chair: Owen Dowsett, British Council (UK)
Speakers:
Belinda Goldsmith, Thomson Reuters Foundation (global)
Maeve Curtin, Social Enterprise World Forum (global)
Dan Gregory, Social Enterprise UK (UK)
Chair: Owen Dowsett, British Council (UK)
Speakers:
Belinda Goldsmith, Thomson Reuters Foundation (global)
Maeve Curtin, Social Enterprise World Forum (global)
Dan Gregory, Social Enterprise UK (UK)
Lunch and networking
11.30 – 12.45
Opening Ceremony
13.00 – 14.30
Full Plenary
Social enterprises leading the way in tackling inequality
14.30 – 15.45
Chair: Lauren Sears, Common Good Solutions (Canada)
Speakers:
Bruktawit Tigabu, Whiz Kids Workshop (Ethiopia)
Lord Victor Adebowale CBE, Turning Point/Social Enterprise UK (UK)
Sara Eklund, Noble Cup (Ethiopia)
Chair: Lauren Sears, Common Good Solutions (Canada)
Speakers:
Bruktawit Tigabu, Whiz Kids Workshop (Ethiopia)
Lord Victor Adebowale CBE, Turning Point/Social Enterprise UK (UK)
Sara Eklund, Noble Cup (Ethiopia)
Coffee, networking and exhibition
15.45 – 16.15
Full Plenary
Tech for Good – realising the potential for social change
16.15 – 17.30
LAUNCH: NEXT GEN RESEARCH ETHIOPIA LAUNCH
16.10 – 16.20
Chair: Perry Manross, SAP (global)
Speakers:
Regina Honu, Soronko Solutions (Ghana)
Nikki Germany, Copia (Kenya)
Betelhem Dessie, iCog (Ethiopia)
LAUNCH: NEXT GEN RESEARCH ETHIOPIA LAUNCH
16.10 – 16.20
Chair: Perry Manross, SAP (global)
Speakers:
Regina Honu, Soronko Solutions (Ghana)
Nikki Germany, Copia (Kenya)
Betelhem Dessie, iCog (Ethiopia)