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Corporate Innovation for Impact: Unique Partnerships for Developing Markets SOCAP 365 Thursday, November 3, 2016 from 6:30 PM to 8:30 PM (EDT) New York, NY Corporate Innovation Impact: Unique Partnerships for... Registration Information REGISTRATION TYPE SALES END PRICE FEE QUANTITY General Admission 2d 8h 16m $20.00 $1.49 Ticket Quantity Select Enter promotional code Register Visa MasterCard American Express Discover Who's Going Oops! We're having trouble connecting to Facebook. Please try again. Share Corporate Innovation for Impact: Unique Partnerships for Developing Markets Email Share Tweet Event Details

Realizing that conventional CSR is not sufficient to tackle large-scale development problems, many corporations are now looking to extend their business lines by investing in unique partnerships with small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs), particularly those with a socially driven mission to reach underserved urban and rural markets. Innovative partnerships by these corporations allows them to expand business opportunities while also creating impact, and allows SMEs unique pathways to scale their consumer reach. The collaborations can create platforms for both parties to enter new markets, create new products, and establish a foundation for sustainable impact and business growth.

Approximately 4.5 billion low-income people globally represent an annual purchasing capacity of US$ 5 trillion (PPP), with India, East Africa and South East Asia accounting for a sizable chunk of this market. Whereas corporations and large organizations are relatively new to these markets, but have deep pockets for experimentation and innovation, an increasing number of entrepreneurs build businesses that cater directly to this market opportunity. As firms seek new avenues for growth in these markets – strategies for tapping into “new and underserved” markets (both urban slums and rural areas) have been on the radar of almost every major corporation.

Join us for an evening exploring how effective partnerships between corporations and SMEs can scale impact across diverse emerging market segments, followed by drinks & networking.

Event Schedule: Thursday, November 3rd 6:30pm - Doors open 7:00pm - Presentation/Panel begins 8:15pm - Q&A 8:30pm - Networking

Speakers:

Yasmina Zaidman - Acumen

Yasmina Zaidman is the Director of Strategic Partnerships at Acumen, where she leads engagement with strategic corporate partners that share Acumen's commitment to supporting entrepreneurial approaches to tackling poverty. She was the lead architect for a $5 million partnership launched in 2015 with Unilever to enhance livelihoods for smallholder farmers. She is a regular speaker and convener on ways that corporations can partner with social enterprises to pursue their sustainable and inclusive business goals. She has worked in the arenas of international development, corporate sustainability and social entrepreneurship for the past 20 years.

Lisa MacDougall - Goldman Sachs

Lisa MacDougall is a Vice President in the Goldman Sachs Office of Corporate Engagement where she heads 10,000 Women, the Firm’s flagship global philanthropic initiative that fosters economic growth by providing women entrepreneurs from over 50 countries with business education and access to capital. Prior to joining Goldman Sachs, Lisa worked at the International Finance Corporation, a member of the World Bank Group, where she led the development of entrepreneurship training programs in Africa. Lisa has worked as a Legislative Assistant and served as a United States Peace Corps Volunteer in Senegal. She holds a MA in International Economics and International Relations from Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies and a BS in Zoology from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

Arvind Nagarajan - Pearson Affordable Learning Fund

Arvind Nagarajan is a director with the Pearson Affordable Learning Fund (PALF). He is responsible for investment activity in South Asia and Latin America, supporting all aspects of the investment process. He also serves on the board of Karadi Path, an English language learning company based out of Chennai. Prior to Pearson, Arvins worked at the Clinton Health Access Initiative and at Bain & Company. Arvind received his BA in Economics and Political Science from Yale Unveristy and his MBA from the MIT Sloan School of Management.

Leslie Harwell - JPMorgan Chase

Leslie Harwell is a Vice President in JPMorgan Chase’s Sustainable Finance business unit, helping lead the firm’s initiative to catalyze mission-aligned capital into companies, projects and funds with specific social or environmental goals, with a particular focus on market-based, scalable solutions. Prior to joining Sustainable Finance, Leslie worked in Debt Capital Markets at Credit Suisse, assisting Public Sector entities in Latin America access the international capital markets. In addition to these responsibilities, Leslie supported strategic relationships with Development Finance Institutions. Leslie holds a Bachelor’s of Science in Foreign Service and a Certificate in Contemporary Arab Studies from Georgetown University’s Walsh School of Foreign Service, supplemented with studies at the American University in Cairo.

Taryn Bird - Kate Spade and Company

Taryn Bird is the Social Impact Manager of Kate Spade and Company’s on purpose initiative. In this role, she oversees all social impact programing, marketing, communications, measurement and evaluation. Previously, Taryn was responsible for managing on purpose label’s product development cycle, capacity development strategy and setting up factory empowerment programming. In addition, Taryn supported the creation of the overall on purpose social enterprise business modeling. Prior to joining Kate Spade and Company in 2013, Taryn headed the women's economic empowerment and global corporate citizenship programs at the United States Chamber of Commerce Foundation. During her tenure at the Chamber, Taryn launched the International Business Corps in 2011, a skills based volunteer partnership program for corporate members operating in Brazil. She also studied visited and published on corporate engagement programs in the United States, Haiti, Brazil, Kenya and South Africa. Taryn has her Masters in Social Enterprise from the School of International Service at The America University in Washington, D.C. and her Bachelor of Sciences in Economic and Spanish from The Pennsylvania State University.

Randall Kempner - ANDE (Moderator)

Randall Kempner is Executive Director of the Aspen Network of Development Entrepreneurs (ANDE). As an executive director of ANDE, Randall oversees the implementation of ANDE’s extensive program, research and advocacy agenda, including its seven international chapters and multiple grant and challenge competitions that support the entrepreneurship sector. Randall has twenty years of experience in the field of international economic development. Most recently, he served as Vice President for Regional Innovation at the U.S. Council on Competitiveness and prior to that was a founder of OTF Group. Randall graduated from the University of Texas with an M.B.A and an M.P.Aff. He earned his bachelor's degree in Government from Harvard College.

Lindsay Clinton - Intellecap (Host)

Lindsay Clinton (Director US, Intellecap) is a business strategist with 10+ years of international experience in a range of advisory, research, forecasting, and start-up roles at the intersection of business and social change. She is based in New York City and is launching the US office of Intellecap, a for-profit advisory firm and investment bank based in India and Kenya that provides business solutions that build and scale profitable and sustainable enterprises.

Lindsay spent the last 5 years working for the think tank and consulting firm, SustainAbility, where she ran the New York office. Her portfolio included finance, technology, pharmaceutical, and food companies, including Barclays, BMW, GE, Nestle, Nike, and UBS. There she launched a business model innovation service offering and a research vertical called Model Behavior. The research has been featured at salons across the world and is now part of several business school curricula.

Lindsay has been published in The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, Fast Company, GOOD Magazine and the Guardian Sustainable Business. She is a frequent speaker on business innovation and social enterprise and currently teaches a course at Parsons on sustainable business models.

Presented By:

Intellecap is a pioneer in providing innovative business solutions that help build and scale profitable and sustainable enterprise dedicated to social and environmental change. http://www.intellecap.com

The Aspen Network of Development Entrepreneurs (ANDE) is a global network of organizations that propel entrepreneurship in emerging markets. ANDE members provide critical financial, educational, and business support services to small and growing businesses (SGBs) based on the conviction that SGBs will create jobs, stimulate long-term economic growth, and produce environmental and social benefits. Ultimately, we believe that SGBs can help lift countries out of poverty. http://www.andeglobal.org

As an ongoing event series, SOCAP 365 features world-class speakers and opportunities to connect at the intersection of money and meaning. Through thought leadership panel discussions, inclusive dialogues, and community-building events in multiple locations, SOCAP 365 serves the rapidly growing global network of impact investors, social entrepreneurs, conscious corporations, philanthropists, government agencies, and innovators in every sector. Whether you’re a long-time SOCAP attendee or relatively new and curious about the field, SOCAP 365 is a chance to plug-in locally with like minded peers committed to accelerating the flow of capital toward global good. www.socap365.comAs an ongoing event series, SOCAP 365 features world-class speakers and opportunities to connect at the intersection of money and meaning. Through thought leadership panel discussions, inclusive dialogues, and community-building events in multiple locations, SOCAP 365 serves the rapidly growing global network of impact investors, social entrepreneurs, conscious corporations, philanthropists, government agencies, and innovators in every sector. Whether you’re a long-time SOCAP attendee or relatively new and curious about the field, SOCAP 365 is a chance to plug-in locally with like minded peers committed to accelerating the flow of capital toward global good. www.socap365.com

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