Reunion through Social Entrepreneurship

I'm going to Boston for a student summit on social entrepreneurship and the impact of the private sector on eliminating poverty. The conference is *free*, but you must arrange your own transportation and housing (Harvard TASP network, perhaps?). Just posting the information here in case any of you are interested. Anthony might attend, and we're probably going to meet up afterward for dinner in Boston. :]

To apply: http://www.globalscholar.org/bc
^ Very basic application. Just copy, paste, and submit.

Summit schedule: http://www.aidemocracy.org/changesched.cfm

Description:

Our goal for the summit is to bring together young global leaders from across the U.S. for a day of workshops, speakers, and discussions on the new fields of social venture capital, micro-finance, corporate social responsibility, and cause marketing. The rise of social entrepreneurship is changing the way we live and the opportunities for global social change. The Social Entrepreneurship and Global Change summit will examine how leaders today are increasingly taking a business approach to make a social impact - from helping to end poverty to reducing the impact climate change. We will also be leading a workshop, giving you the tools to become involved in your community.



Confirmed speakers at the summit include:

· Fernande Raine, Changeleader and Managing Director of Talent, Ashoka

· Mindy S. Lubber, President, Ceres

· Robin Ratcliffe, Special Assistant to the President, ACCION International

· José Luis Rojas Villarreal, Director of Lending, Ecologic Finance

· Seth Green, President, Americans for Informed Democracy

· Robbin Peach, Executive Director, Massachusetts Environmental Trust

· Bob Sheppard, Deputy Director and Business Program Manager, Clean Air - Cool Planet

· Sandra Waddock, Professor, Boston College, and Senior Research Fellow, Center for Corporate Community Relations

· Jerome Dwight Maryon, President, the Committee on Contemporary Spiritual-&-Public Concerns

· Mark Orlowski, Founder and Executive Director, Sustainable Endowment Institute