The Social Entrepreneurship Forum 2010 at the Stockholm School of Economics in Riga (SSE Riga) on 12-13 November 2010 aimed to gather social entrepreneurs from the Baltic States and Europe to discuss venture philanthropy, different approaches to social entrepreneurship, types and opportunities of social investment, as well as to establish a Baltic level network and platform for exchanging ideas, information and resources among social entrepreneurs.
1st day ‘Inspiring Baltics’ - November 12th 2010
- Public presentations of social entrepreneurs from the Baltic States to a panel of experienced social entrepreneurs and social investors from Europe;
- Information from organisations that support and promote social entrepreneurship in the Baltic States;
- Guest speech ‘Inspiring Scotland’ by Andrew Muirhead (Scotland).
More information is available here.
2nd day - November 13th 2010
- Guest speeches on social entrepreneurship: Michael Pyner, Peter W. Heller, Oliver Maxwell, Ali Mohtadi Tabrizi, Majora Carter (online).
- Guest speeches on social investment: Rod Schwartz, Tim Radjy, Leonardo Letelier (online).
- Panel discussion: social entrepreneurs and social investors
More information is available here.
Social Entrepreneurship Forum 2010 also revealed the dimensions of social entrepreneurship and social innovation in the context of city and community development. The British Council in Latvia presented the best case studies of social entrepreneurship being applied in UK cities and communities.
Guests of the Forum: Andrew Muirhead (Scotland) from Inspiring Scotland, Micheal Pyner (Northern Ireland/ England) from Shoreditch Trust, Peter W. Heller (Luxembourg) from forseo, Oliver Maxwell (Denmark) from Copenhagen City Honey Cooperative, Ali Mohtadi Tabrizi (Sweden) from Shopgun, Rod Schwartz (England) from ClearlySo, Tim Radjy (Switzerland) from AlphaMundi Group and Global Exchange for Social Investment, Jonathan Robinson (England) from The Hub, Johann Heep (Austria) from good.bee.
You are invited to watch some interviews from the Forum:
- with Micheal Pyner
- with Andrew Muirhead
- with Oliver Maxwell
The on-line presentation "What Social Entrepreneurship does for the City to create a better place: stories from the UK" can be seen here.
