This joint Speaker Series is brought to you by IRIS and Schulich Course Director Dr. Kevin McKague and his MGMT 6500 Sustainable Value Creation course (Business Model Innovation for Poverty Alleviation), which is cross-listed by both the Centre of Excellence in Responsible Business and the Nonprofit Management Leadership specializations at the Schulich School of Business.
Speaker Series Line Up
Location: SSB W256, Schulich School of Business
Day and Time: Tuesdays from 7:00-8:00 PM
January 15th
Doing Business with the Poor
Guest Speaker: Tal Dehtiar, Founder and CEO, Oliberté and one of Fast Company’s Most Creative Business People of the Year.
January 29th
Innovations in Education and Sustainable Development: The Uganda Rural Development and Training Program
Guest Speaker: Dr. Bryan Smith, President, Broad Reach Innovations Inc. and advisor, URDT.
February 5th
Innovations in Global Health and Grand Challenges Canada
Guest Speaker: Dr. Ken Simiyu, Program Officer, Grand Challenges Canada
February 26th
Financing Inclusive Business for Sustainable Development and Poverty Alleviation
Guest Speaker: Hany Assaad, Co-founder Avanz Capital.
March 5th
Transforming the Corporate Gift Market to Create Sustainable Employment and Empowerment in Poor Communities
Guest Speaker: Angie Drascovic, Founder and CEO Zoë Alliance.
March 19th
Jobs for the Poor: Reducing Poverty through Impact Sourcing
Guest Speaker: Karim Harji on Impact Sourcing, Co-Founder Venture Deli, Co-Founder of SocialFinance. ca and Social Entrepreneurship Mentor and Instructor
March 26th
Learning from Failure
Guest Speaker: Ashley Good, Engineers without Borders and Founder Admitting Failure
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