14th Social Business Day 2024

27-28 June, 2024 SMX Aura Convention Center

Program Schedules

 

Social business- An Exit route from the current self-destructive civilization

June 27–28, 2024 | SMX Aura Convention Center, Manila, Philippines

 

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Agenda

Day 1: June 27, 2024, Thursday

 

8:30 AM - 9:00 AM   Gathering & Check- in
9:00 AM - 9:10 AM   The Opening: Maligayang pagdating sa Pilipinas
9:10 AM - 9:30 AM   Welcome Remarks
    Lamiya Morshed, Executive Director, Yunus Centre
Suzzette D Gaston, Executive Director, Negros Women for Tomorrow Foundation, Inc.
9:30 AM - 10:30 AM   Opening Ceremony
    Bhargav Dasgupta, Vice-President (Market Solutions), Asian Development Bank (ADB)

Tawakkol Karman, 2011 Nobel Peace Laureate (Video Message)

Professor Muhammad Yunus, 2006 Nobel Peace Laureate

Susanna B. Afan, President, Ramon Magsaysay Award Foundation
10:20 AM - 10:30 AM   40th Anniversary Commemoration of the Ramon Magsaysay Award of Professor Muhammad Yunus
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM   Coffee/Tea & Networking
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM   Plenary 1: Advancing Exit Route from the Current Self-Destructive Civilization 
    Moderator:

Dr. Faiz Shah, Head, Development Management & Director, Yunus Center, Asian Institute of Technology, Thailand
 

Speakers:

1. Professor Muhammad Yunus, 2006 Nobel Peace Laureate

2. Shahidul Alam, Managing Director, Drik

3. Lynette Ortiz, President, Landbank of the Philippines

4 Audrey Tangonan, Founder, Sinaya Cup

5. Zanele Dlamini Mbeki, Founder, Women’s Development Bank (Online)
12:00 PM - 12:30 PM   Announcements:
   

A. Shukhee Launch

1. Professor Muhammad Yunus, 2006 Nobel Peace Laureate

2. Ahmed Armaan Siddiqui, CEO, Grameen Digital Health

3. Md. Ashraful Hassan, Managing Director & CEO, Grameen Telecom Trust (Online)

4. Dr. Tobias Silberzahn, Partner, McKinsey & Company, Inc.

 
B. Partnership between Adelphi University and Grameen Caledonian College of Nursing  

1. Deborah Hunt, PhD, RN (Dean), Dr. Betty L. Forest Dean, College of Nursing and Public Health, New York Academy of Medicine Fellow (Online)

2. Susan Gibson, Author, How to be an Amazing Volunteer Overseas (Online)

3. Niru Shamsun Nahar, Principal, Grameen Caledonian College of Nursing (Online)

4. Shamsul Haque Ahmed, Managing Director, Grameen Healthcare Services
12:30 PM - 1:00 PM   Glimpses of Social Businesses: Part 1
    1. Yunus Social Business

Suresh Krishna, Managing Director, Yunus Social Business Fund Bengaluru and Executive Chairman Global Leadership Team, Yunus Social Business; and

Túlio Notini, Co-Executive Director, Yunus Social Business Brazil

2. Yunus Centre  

Shihab Quader, Head of International Projects, Yunus Centre

3. Social Business as a Catalyst for Sustainable Transformation: Building Resilient Communities and Economies

Mai Thi Thanh Thai, Associate Professor, Department of Entrepreneurship and Innovation, Global Director, Social Business Creation; HEC Montreal (Online)

Erwin Lizarondo, M.A., M.P.P, Philippine Hub Initiator, HEC-Social Business Creation and Board of Directors, Flourishing Co-Lab, Philippines and Canada

4. Academy of Entrepreneurs

Paula Mills, Academy of Entrepreneurs

5. Grameen China  

Gao Zhan, Co-Founder, Grameen China

1:00 PM - 2:00 PM   Lunch
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM   Plenary 2: Social Business & Microcredit to Build a New Civilization
   

Moderator:
Alex Counts, Founder, Grameen Foundation and Independent Consultant to Nonprofit Organizations


Speakers:
1. Corazon Henares, Co-Founder, Negros Women for Tomorrow Foundation, Inc

2. Dr. Aris Alip, Founder & CEO, CARD MRI, Philippines

3. Zahirul Alam, Executive Director, Integrated Development Foundation, Bangladesh

4. Rapa Lopa, Founder and President, RestartME  

5. Shankar Man Shrestha, Chairman, Centre for Self-help Development (CSD), Nepal
3:00 PM - 3:15 PM   Announcements:
   

A. ‘A World of 3 Zeros’ documentary  

Aine Clarke, Co-Founder, Azimut Company and the producer of the documentary

Professor Muhammad Yunus, 2006 Nobel Peace Laureate

Lamiya Morshed, Executive Director, Yunus Centre



B. Social Business Activities at the United Nations

Alex Wang, YouThink Center, China



C. Yunus Social Business Centre Agreement Signing between Yunus Centre and Chulalongkorn University, Thailand

Prof. Unruan Lecknoi, Director, Chulalongkorn University Social Research Institute

Prof. Wichaya Komin, Assistant Director, Chulalongkorn University Social Research Institute

Professor Muhammad Yunus, 2006 Nobel Peace Laureate

Lamiya Morshed, Executive Director, Yunus Centre

Dr. Faiz Shah, Head, Development Management & Director, Yunus Center, Asian Institute of Technology, Thailand

Callum Mackenzie, Co-Founder and Managing Director, Yunus Thailand
3:15 PM - 3:45 PM   Glimpses of Social Businesses: Part 2
   

1. Japan Automechanic and Caregiver Activities
Hirao Tsuneaki, Managing Director, Japan Automechanic Limited

2. Makesense- Leveraging Social Business and GreenJobs for Climate Equity
Lea Klein, Senior Director & Asia Office President, Makesense

3. Grameen Kalyan
A K M Moin Uddin Chowdhury, Managing Director, Grameen Kalyan (Online)

4. Negros Women for Tomorrow Foundation, Inc
Syrel Aplaon, Director for Accounting & Finance, Negros Women for Tomorrow Foundation, Inc

5. YY Ventures
Farhia Tabassum Hoque, Programs Coordinator, YY Ventures
3:45 PM - 4:00 PM   From Classrooms to Social Businesses: Nurturing next generation entrepreneurs at campuses
   

Zeenat Islam, Relations Manager, Yunus Centre
Lt Gen VK Sharma, AVSM, Pro Chancellor, Amity University Madhya Pradesh, Senior Vice-President, RBEF
Emeritus Professor Dato' Dr Abd Aziz Tajuddin
Vice Chancellor, Albukhary International University
 4:00 PM - 4:40 PM   Plenary 3: Sport and Peace: How Sport can Build Peaceful and Inclusive Societies
   

Moderator:
Yoan Noguier, Co-Founder & CEO of Yunus Sports Hub and Vice President, Yunus France

Speakers:
1. Mikaela Cojuangco Jaworski, IOC Executive Board Member, Philippines
2. Hyungmin Kim, Managing Director, Urban Youth Academy, Asia Pacific Youth Exchange, South Korea
3. JP Maunes, Founder, Philippines Accessible Disability Service (PADS) Adaptive Dragonboat Racing Team, and Ashoka Fellow
4:40 PM - 5:00 PM   Coffee/Tea & Networking
5:00 PM - 7:00 PM  

Breakout Sessions: Country Forums

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1. Bangladesh Country Forum
2. Philippines Country Forum
3. Malaysia Country Forum
4. Greater China Country Forum
5. Nepal Country Forum   		 6. Thailand Country Forum
7. Japan Country Forum
8. Africa Country Forum
9. Brazil Country Forum
10. India Country Forum
7:30 PM - 9:00 PM   Dinner

 

END of DAY 01

 

Day 2: June 28, 2024, Friday

 

9:00 AM - 9:10 AM   Welcome Back!
9:10 AM - 10:00 AM   Plenary 4: 3ZERO Club: Scaling from Local Initiatives to Global Change, 3500+ Clubs and Counting
   

Moderator:
Shazeeb M Khairul Islam, CEO, 3Z Global Centre & Managing Director, YY Ventures

Speakers:
1. Professor Muhammad Yunus, 2006 Nobel Peace Laureate
2. Joshua Romano Gayares, Key Person, 3ZERO Club 608-019-005, Philippines
3. Via R. Alisbo, Key Person, 3ZERO Club 608-001-001, Philippines
4. Fazlina Muhammad Amin Yeap, Key Person, 3ZERO Club 458-021-013, Malaysia
5. William Chiu, Key Person, 3ZERO Club 158-003-006, Taiwan
10:00 AM - 10:20 AM   Latest from Grameen America
   

Professor Muhammad Yunus, 2006 Nobel Peace Laureate
Andrea Jung, President and Chief Executive Officer, Grameen America (Online)
10:20 AM - 11:00 AM   Coffee/Tea & Networking
11:00 AM - 11:15 AM   Special Greetings
   

Richard J. Roberts, 1993 Nobel Laureate in Physiology or Medicine (Online)

James Chau, International Broadcaster and Host, The China Current (Online)

Monica Yunus, Co-Founders and Co-Executive Directors, Sing for Hope (Online)
11:15 AM - 11:40 PM   Glimpses of Social Businesses: Part 3
   

1. Dana Asia
Duncan Power, CEO, Dana Asia & Girlyn Obenza, Chairperson, ALPAS Housing Coop; & Jeffrey Paul Arienda, Graduate Citrus Cafe Lab

2. Yunus Thailand
Callum Mackenzie, Co-Founder and Managing Director, Yunus Thailand

3. Grameen Euglena
Shiori Onishi, Co-CEO, Grameen Euglena

4. Foundation for Yunus Social Business Taiwan
Juno Wang, Founder, Yunus Social Business Taiwan

5. Grameen Trust
Tasmina Rahman, Managing Director, Grameen Trust

6. Grameen Shikkha
Nurjahan Begum, Executive Vice Chairman, Grameen Shikkha (Online)

7. Role of Arts in Addressing Social Problems
Paola Samoggia, Composer
11:40 AM - 12:30 PM   Plenary 5: Driving an Inclusive, Green Economy Through Social Business
   

Moderator:
Tam Phan, Country Director, Yunus Environment Hub Vietnam

Speakers:
1. Christina Jaeger, Co-founder & Managing Director, Yunus Environment Hub
2. Georginia Pascual, International Labour Organization
3. Sharmeen S Murshid, Founder, Brotee
4. Atty. Julie Ann Bedrio, Province of Negros Occidental Provincial Environment and Management Officer
5. Joesie Tumanda, Director, Naturland
6. Sohel Ahmed, Managing Director, Grameen Shakti (Online)
12:30 PM – 1:00 PM   Announcements
   

A. Impact Pioneer Network: Financing Social Business Network
Priya Thachadi, Villgro

B. Incubation and Acceleration programs of SBs, Youth Development in Social Business
Nini Daing, CEO, myHarapan
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM   Lunch
2:00 PM - 2:30 PM   Glimpses of Social Businesses: Part 4
   

1. Yunus Social Business Centre’s Around the World
Zeenat Islam, Relations Manager, Academia Network, Yunus Centre

2. Nabin Entrepreneurship Foundation
Biswajit Ghosh, Managing Director, Nabin Entrepreneurship Foundation

3. Bagosphere
Zhihan Lee, Bagosphere

4. Grameen Telecom Trust
Md. Ashraful Hassan, Managing Director & CEO, Grameen Telecom Trust (Online)

5. Changing the World Without Losing Your Mind: Learning from Professor Yunus and Our Own Impact Journeys to Design the Best Exit Route
Alex Counts, Founder, Grameen Foundation and Independent Consultant to Nonprofit Organizations
2:30 PM - 3:30 PM   Plenary 6: Report Back from Country Forum
   

Speakers:
1.    Dr Gopal Dahit ,a member of organizing committee of Nepal Country Forum

2.    Thailand: Bordin Rassameethes, Director, Yunus Social Business Center, Kasetsart University; Acting Deputy Secretary General, Southern Border Provinces Administrative Centre (SBPAC)

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3:30 PM - 5:00 PM  

Breakout Sessions

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Breakout Session 1 Health and Social Business: Innovations for a Sustainable Future
Organizer: Yunus Centre

Moderators:
Dr. Tanawan Samleerat Carraway & Saw Theint Thet, Yunus Center AIT - Genkii Campus

Speakers:
1.    Prof. Kevin Au, Co-founder and Director, the CUHK Center for Entrepreneurship
2.    Shamsul Haque Ahmed, Managing Director, Grameen Healthcare Services
3.    Ahmed Armaan Siddiqui, Chief Executive Officer, Grameen Digital Health
4.    Sanjay Kumar Mandal, Chief Executive Officer, Jeevan Bikas Laghubitta Bittiya Sanstha Ltd.
Breakout Session 2 Captivate, Connect, Convert: The Social Business's Guide to Storytelling & Social Media Marketing
Organizer: Gutenberg Facilitator:
Harjiv Singh, Founder & CEO, Gutenberg
Breakout Session 3 Building Equitable Social Business Ecosystems: Enabling Entrepreneurs
Organizer: YY Ventures

Moderator:
Farhia Tabassum Hoque, Programs Coordinator, YY Ventures

Speakers:
1.    Love Gregorie Moral-Perez, Director, Xchange
2.    Tulio Notini, Director, Yunus Social Business Brazil
3.    MacKenzie King, APAC Partnerships & Coordination Lead, Impact Hub Network
4.    Jonathan Brenes, Research and Innovation Lead, Yunus Thailand
Breakout Session 4 Empowering Youth: Entrepreneurship and Innovation in the Social Business Arena
Organizer: Yunus Thailand

Facilitators:
Dr. Faiz Shah, Head, Development Management and Director, Yunus Centre, Asian Institute of Technology, Thailand
Callum Mackenzie, Co-Founder and Managing Director, Yunus Thailand

Speakers:
1.    MD. Zohorul Haque (Biplob), Managing Director, Grameen Distribution Ltd. and Grameen Shamogree
2.    Dr. Asuncion Sebastian, Move to Change Foundation
3.    Ms. Pavini Sethi, Youth Engagement and Education Lead, Yunus Thailand (Waste Hero & Waste Fiction Competition)
4.    Mr. Qasim Javaid, Co-Founder & CEO, Risq Foundation and Yunus Risq Knowledge Hub
5.    Tanim Hussain Shawon, Barrister, Advocate, Bangladesh Supreme Court
Breakout Session 5 Social Business Ecosystem in the Philippines
Organizer: Negros Women for Tomorrow Foundation, Inc.

Moderator:
Carlos Hechanova, Asia Co-Executive Director, Makesense

Speakers:
1.    Reichelle Carlos, Director, Bayan Family of Foundations
2.    Orange Silverio, Founder, Tambanokano Aqua Farm, CEO, The PIN Method Media
3.    Erwin Lizarondo, M.A., M.P.P, Philippine Hub Initiator, HEC-Social Business Creation and Board of Directors, Flourishing Co-Lab, Philippines and Canada
4.    Christine Violago, Regional Director for Asia and Pacific, Grameen Foundation (Philippines)
Breakout Session 6 Education and Social Business: Bridging Gaps Through Innovative Models
Organizer: Yunus Centre

Speakers:
1.    Qazi Nazrul Huque, Managing Director, Grameen Shikkha
2.    Cyril Mapula, Foundation University, Philippines
3.    Asif Nazrul, Professor, University of Dhaka
4.    Brig Gen MD Jalal Uddin (Retd), Advisor, Grameen Telecom Trust
5.    Umud Mirzayev, President, International Eurasia Press Fund (IEPF)
6.    Dr. Khimji Vaghjiani, A.I Ethics Technical Committee Member, Australian Computer Society
Breakout Session 7 Women in Social Business: Driving Change and Creating Impact
Organizer: Albukhary International University, Negros Women for Tomorrow Foundation, Inc.

Moderator: Dr. Suraiya Hanim Mokhtar, Associate Professor and Deputy Vice Chancellor (Research and Innovation), Albukhary International University
Speakers:

1.    Nini Daing, CEO, MyHarapan
2.    Lamiya Morshed, Executive Director, Yunus Centre
3.    Moushumi Khan, Executive Director, Asian Development Bank
4.    Shiori Onishi, Co-CEO, Grameen Euglena
5.    Kotchakorn Kwamchareon, Microfinance Lead, Yunus Thailand
Breakout Session 8 Food, Agriculture and Social Business: Sustainable Practices for Rural Development
Organizer: Yunus Social Business

Moderator:
Suresh Krishna, Executive Chairman Global Leadership Team, Yunus Social Business

Speakers:
1.    Professor Yodmanee Tepanon, Associate Dean, Kasetsart Business School
2.    Henry Sison, Agro Digital
3.    Pathit Ongvasith, Program Specialist, Yunus Thailand
4.    Farida Akhter, UBINIG
5.    Dr. Gopal Dahit, Executive Director, Unique Nepal Laghubitta Bittiya Sanstha Ltd.
5:00 PM - 5:30 PM   Coffee/Tea & Networking
5:30 PM - 5:40 PM  

Special Presentation
   

Emmanuel de Merode, Director, Virunga National Park (Online)
Lamiya Morshed, Executive Director, Yunus Centre
5:40 PM - 6:30 PM   Plenary 7: The Journey Ahead: Future Directions for Social Business Movement
    Moderator:
Professor Muhammad Ibrahim, Trustee, Yunus Centre

Speakers:
1.    Professor Muhammad Yunus, 2006 Nobel Peace Laureate
2.    Valérie Mazon, Managing Director, Danone Communities (Online)
3.    Raymond Serios, Director Administration& Strategic Projects, Negros Women for Tomorrow Foundation, Inc.
4.    Dr. Tobias Silberzahn, Partner, McKinsey & Company, Inc
5.    Suresh Krishna, Managing Director YSB Fund Bengaluru and Executive Chairman Global Leadership Team, Yunus Social Business
6.    Abdul Hannan Chowdhury, Dean of School of Business & Economics, North South University, Bangladesh
7.    Nazneen Sultana, Executive Vice Chairman, Grameen Communications (Online)
8.    Dr. Faiz Shah, Head, Development Management & Director, Yunus Center, Asian Institute of Technology, Thailand
6:30 PM - 6:50 PM   Closing Remarks
    Professor Muhammad Yunus, 2006 Nobel Peace Laureate
6:50 PM – 7:00 PM   Wrap up!
    Lamiya Morshed, Executive Director, Yunus Centre
Suzzette D Gaston, Executive Director, Negros Women for Tomorrow Foundation, Inc.
Corazon Henares, Co-Founder, Negros Women for Tomorrow Foundation, Inc.

 

END OF SOCIAL BUSINESS DAY 2024

 

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