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  • Second Masterclass: Blake Jennelle, 'Your Mission in Practice', 14.15pm

      Blake Jennelle, founder of Philly Startup Leaders, a networking organisation for entrepreneurs in Philadelphia, United States, gave a rousing talk on how to set up your own network and sustain it. Rejecting the term ‘social entrepreneur’ Blake preferred the term ‘mission e › More

    • 22.03.2010
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  • First case-study workshop: Marton Aichelburg, Civic Enterprises (Hungary)

      Marton Aichelburg, 27, set up a Senior Mentor Program in Budapest, Hungary, with the aim of improving literacy and numeracy amongst children. Professionals over the age of 55 volunteer to come into schools and provide one-to-one tuition and after-school clubs for mostly underprivileged chil › More

    • 22.03.2010
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  • Micheal Pyner, Shoreditch Trust, gives the first masterclass

      Micheal Pyner, chief executive of Shoreditch Trust, a social enterprise responsible for urban renewal in East London, gave the first ‘masterclass’ on Day Two of the Creative Cities: Innovation for Urban Challenges conference. Giving a forthright and humorous tour of Shoreditch T › More

    • 22.03.2010
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  • Creative Cities: Innovation for Urban Challenges: Welcome and Opening Briefing

      Tony O’Brien, British Council Director Poland, welcomed 60-plus delegates to the Creative Cities: Innovation for Urban Challenges conference at the Centre for Contemporary Arts at Ujazdowski Castle, Warsaw, on Sunday 21st March. ‘Social entrepreneurs’ from all over the wor › More

    • 21.03.2010
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  • Live Skype Chat: Phil Conway, Cool2Care

      As part of David Barrie’s opening briefing he linked up live via Skype with Phil Conway, founder of Cool2Care, a UK non-for-profit enterprise that supports families with disabled children. Unusually in these circumstances, the technology worked first time, and Phil gave a moving an in › More

    • 21.03.2010
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