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Social enterprises driving the fight for gender equality
09.00 – 10.15
Chair: Paula Woodman, British Council / SEWF (UK)
Speakers: Metasebia Shewaye Yilma, Queendom Media (Ethiopia)
James Mitchell, Buildher / Orkidstudio (Kenya)
Ellen Chilemba, Tiwale (Malawi)
Lynda Toussaint, Unjani Clinics NPC (South Africa)
Coffee, networking and exhibition
10.15 – 11.00
Plenary
Innovation in youth engagement
11.00 – 12.15
Chair: Neil McLean, Social Enterprise Academy (UK)
Speakers: Dr Eleni Gabre-Madhin, BlueMoon (Ethiopia)
Michal Luptak, Dlala Nje (South Africa)
Audrey Tang, Digital Minister (Taiwan)
Mirabelle Morah, Blank Paperz (Nigeria)
Plenary
Social enterprises addressing the challenges of migration
Social enterprise – a model for charities to be enterprising and sustainable?
11.00 – 12.15
Chair: Imma Guixe, European Union Delegation (Ethiopia)
Speakers: Mulugeta Gebru, JECCDO (Ethiopia)
Dulma Clark, Soul of Africa by Vivobarefoot (Ethiopia/UK)
Monika Juknienė, NVO Avilys (Lithuania)
Mini Plenary
Social impact measurement – approaches and frameworks for demonstrating value
11.00 – 12.15
Chair: Stefan Panhuissen, Social Enterprise NL (Netherlands)
Speakers: Ibrahim Mamma, Vantage Consultancy (Ethiopia)
Jonathan Coburn, Social Enterprise Institute UK (UK)
Tracey Gilmore, The Clothing Bank (South Africa)
Mini Plenary
Engaging with traditional knowledge and indigenous resources
11.00 – 12.15
Speakers: Joseph Huyer, Common Good Solutions (Canada)
Kwami Williams, Moringa Connect (Ghana)
Zumra Nuru Muhamed, Awra Amba Community (Ethiopia)
Ayalsew Zumra, Awra Amba Community (Ethiopia)
Pam Armstrong, Stay Native NZ (New Zealand)
Mini Plenary
Social enterprise networks – connecting entrepreneurs, supporting leaders and driving a global movement
Speakers: Ayatam Simneh, Beautiful Minds / Social Enterprise Ethiopia (Ethiopia)
Peter Oloo, Social Enterprise Society of Kenya (Kenya)
Lalith Welamedage, Lanka Social Ventures (Sri Lanka)
Mini Plenary
Connecting rural women with global markets
11.00 – 12.15
Chair: Alexandra van der Ploeg, SAP (global)
Speakers: Nigest Haile, CAWEE (Ethiopia)
Yash Ranga, Jaipur Rugs (India/South Africa)
Deirdre White, Pyxera Global (global)
C.D. Glin, U.S. African Development Foundation (global)
Workshop
Scaling for impact – opportunities for innovative social enterprise solutions
11.00 – 12.15
Chair: John Evoy, Social Innovation Ireland (Ireland)
Speakers: Patricia Jumi, Growth Africa (Kenya)
Mary Jo Kaplan, Kaplan Consulting (USA)
Workshop
Business support and capacity building – a critical pillar of the social enterprise ecosystem
11.00 – 12.15
Chair: Timothy Ma, General Chamber of Social Enterprise (Hong Kong)
Speakers: Sarah Diouri, Bidaya (Morocco)
Anna Chojnicka, GSEN (global) (previously Reach for Change Ethiopia)
Workshop
Ageing better – innovative social enterprise approaches
11.00 – 12.15
Chair: Geraldine Tew, Social Enterprise Auckland (New Zealand)
Speakers: Zoe Chan, PuYU Horticultural Therapy Services (Hong Kong)
Cathy Deagle Gammon, Dartmouth Adult Services Centre (Canada)
Terefe Worku, Eneredada Elder People Association (Ethiopia)
Workshop
Building resilient communities through social enterprise
11.00 – 12.15
Chair: Ailsa Clark, Inspiralba (UK)
Speakers: Mulu Haile, MCDP (Mission for Community Development Program) (Ethiopia)
Ray Coyle, Auticon (UK)
INVITE ONLY
Impact investors matchmaking: Addressing Africa’s funding gap through domestic capital
11.00 – 12.30
Moderators: Michael Sudarkasa, Impact@Africa Chair
Arielle Molino, Sankalp Africa (Kenya)
Speakers: Dagmawi Habte-Selassie, IFAD
Laura Davis, Renew
Tomas Sales, UNDP
Lunch, networking and exhibition
12.15 – 14.30
Regenerative agriculture, the untapped opportunity to transform rural economies. Perspectives from across Sub Saharan Africa
13.15 – 14.30 | Lunch Sessions
Chair: Elton Mudyazvivi, Agriculture specialist from IKEA Foundation (Zimbabwe/Netherlands)
Speakers: Erick Sakwa, East Africa Impact Manager, Root Capital (Kenya)
Esther Boke, Hand in Hand International (Kenya)
Dr. Miindi Sylver Siboma, Impact Division Director, One Acre Fund (Rwanda)
Hopewell Zheke, Global System Thinking Advisor, Practical Action (Zimbabwe)
Souleymane Agne, CEO, Fraisen (Senegal)
The Transformational Value of Mobile Money
13.15 – 14.30 | Lunch Sessions
Moderator: Ken Okwero, Head of Strategy, Safaricom (Kenya)
Debate
Small is beautiful, or bigger is better?
13.45 – 14.30 | Lunch Sessions
Chair: Peter Holbrook, Social Enterprise UK / SEWF (UK)
Speakers: Ndidi Okonkwo Nwuneli, LEAP Africa / Sahel Consulting (Nigeria)
Harish Hande, Selco Foundation (India)
Workshop
Lunchtime masterclass: Storytelling for impact: find your impact story
13.45 – 14.30 | Lunch Sessions
Speaker: Mikey Leung, Digital Storytellers (Australia)
Julie Lörsch, Digital Storytellers (Australia)
Plenary
Best practice in corporate engagement with social enterprise
14.30 – 15.45
Chair: Oliver Benham, Vodafone (Kenya)
Speakers: Cathy Smith, SAP Africa (South Africa)
Timo Worrall, Johnson & Johnson (UK)
Kevin Goldberg, Groupe SOS (France)
Sofia Breitholtz, Reach for Change (Sweden)
Plenary
Models for growth – social enterprise experiences
14.30 – 15.45
Chair: Matt Davis, RENEW Strategies (Ethiopia)
Speakers: Ahmed Smiley, Siyafunda Community Technology Centre (South Africa)
Amma Lartey, Reach for Change (Ghana)
Luke Terry, Vanguard Laundry / White Box Enterprises (Australia)
Bradley Heslop, WSV Global (Kenya)
Mini Plenary
Enterprising job creation and income-generation solutions for refugees, migrants and returning migrants
Chair: Matt Pfahlert, ACRE / Social Enterprise Academy Australia (Australia)
Speakers: Samrawit Moges, Travel Ethiopia (Ethiopia)
Jia-Ling Tyan, Chasen Community Development (Taiwan)
Theodore Nzabonimpa, Beyond the Gorillas Experience (Rwanda)
Mini Plenary
Climate-smart social enterprise solutions
14.30 – 15.45
Chair: Sivendra Michael, British Council New Zealand (New Zealand/Fiji)
Speakers: Selam Wondim, GroHydro (Ethiopia)
Simbarashe Mhuriro, Oxygen Africa (Zimbabwe)
Jones Cecil Ntalkura, Zuwa Energy (Malawi)
Karen Lynch, Belu Water (UK)
Mini Plenary
Rethinking the role of education for the social enterprise movement
14.30 – 15.45
Chair: Alex Hannant, Yunus Centre, Griffith University (Australia)
Speakers: Likumbi Kapihya, Social Enterprise Academy Zambia Hub (Zambia)
Rona Glynn-MacDonald, Foundation for Young Australians (Australia)
Dr. Worku Tuffa, Addis Ababa University (Ethiopia)
Workshop
Accelerators and incubators supporting start-ups and early growth
14.30 – 15.45
Chair: Alberto Masetti-Zannini, Impact Hub Network (global)