Social Enterprise Forum 2011

This one day event hosted by Social Traders and the MBS Asia Pacific Social Impact Leadership Centre brings together people who manage, enable, and invest in social enterprises and anyone interested in learning about or helping social enterprises to progress.

The program includes:

 > Fresh experience and perspectives from international speakers    

      on social entrepreneurship and the social economy

> Opportunities for learning and exchange with experienced    

     social enterprise managers

 > Updates on the social enterprise sector

 > Discussion of the social enterprise issues that keep us awake at night

1) Address from Associate Professor Ana María Peredo, Director of the Centre for Co-operative 

and Community-Based Economy at University of Victoria, Canada followed by discussion. 

Ana is a pioneer in the field of community-based entrepreneurship, sustainable development and the 

alleviation of poverty. She is one of Canada’s leading figures on the social economy. 

2) Social enterprise development support: what works and how?

This guided tour of Social Traders support services and resources will be led by people who have used them and 

will include updates about Social Traders new services from Mark Daniels.

3) Address from Jeffrey Robinson – Rutgers University followed by discussion. 

Dr Robinson is the co-editor of the critically acclaimed research volume Social Entrepreneurship. He is a committed supporter of entrepreneurship and the development of social ventures both as an academic and a social practitioner.

4) Social Enterprise Formu and Function

Interview and discussion with 3 leaders of very different Australian social enterprises.