Social Business
9th Social Business Day 2019 : “Making Money is Happiness, Making Other People Happy is Super Happiness” Successfully Concludes
Yunus Centre Press Release (29 June, 2019) Today was the 2nd day of the 9th Social Business Day, hosted by Nobel Laureate Professor Muhammad Yunus at the Centara Grand & Bangkok Convention Centre, Central World in Bangkok, Thailand. This was the biggest and most diverse social business day yet. Following up with yesterday’s exciting announcements and plenary sessions, today’s schedule was jam packed with further game changing broadcasts.The first half of the day was marked b...
9th Social Business Day 2019 : “Making Money is Happiness, Making Other People Happy is Super Happiness”
Yunus Centre Press Release (28 June, 2019)Day one of the 9th Social Business Day, hosted by Nobel Laureate Professor Muhammad Yunus has officially begun at the Centara Grand & Bangkok Convention Centre, Central World in Bangkok, Thailand. It is jointly being organized by Yunus Centre, Bangladesh, Asian Institute of Technology (AIT) and Kasetsart University, Thailand. The inaugural day was quite an eventful one with speakers, change makers and delegates from diverse backgrounds and experience...
9th Social Business Day Event will be Held in Bangkok
Yunsu Centre Press Release( 27 June, 2019)Delegates are coming from 58 countries27 June, BankokThe 9th Social Business Day, hosted by Nobel Laureate Professor Muhammad Yunus, will be held on June 28-29, 2019 at the CentaraGrand & Bangkok Convention Centre, Central World in Bangkok, Thailand. It is jointly being organized by Yunus Centre, Dhaka, Asian Institute of Technology (AIT) and Kasetsart University, Thailand.This year, theme of the event will be “ Making Money is Happiness,...
Yunus Gives Public Lecture at Autonomous University of Mexico
Yunus Centre Press Release (23 June, 2019)Mexico, June 17, 2019While visiting Mexico at the invitation of the President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador. of Mexico during June 15 to 18, Nobel Laureate Professor Muhammad Yunus delivered a public lecture on 17 June at the National Autonomous University of Mexico, the oldest Mexican public university. The University prides itself that 70% of the Presidents, including the present President, and cabinet ministers, leading business leaders came out of the ...
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Yunus Addresses National Conference in Mexico As a Guest of The President of Mexico
Yunus Centre Press Release (June 20, 2019)Mexico, June 17, 2019Nobel Laureate Professor Muhammad Yunus was invited by the new Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador to visit Mexico to have elaborate discussion with his cabinet ministers regarding Professor Yunus's experience in poverty eradication programme. Ending poverty and corruption were the overriding commitment on which President fought and won a landslide victory in the presidential election. During his stay in Mexico he was...
SBD2019 Less than One Month Away!
Curious to learn about Social Business in-action? This year's Social Business Day will feature five plenary sessions addressing this year's conference theme (Making Money is Happiness, Making Other People Happy is Super Happiness) as well as nine panel sessions addressing Social Business in the context of education, youth leadership, and more! Come join us in Bangkok on June 28-29 and be in the presence of 40+ world-class leaders and social entrepreneurs. To Register and more information please ...
4TH NATIONAL SOCIAL BUSINESS CHALLANGE, POKHARA CHAPTER
YSBC, Novel Academy in association with local partner Urjalab, successfully conducted Pokhara Chapter of 4th National Social Business Challange on June 1st and 2nd in a village called Chanaute situated in Durlung ward of Parbat district, Kusma , Gandaki Pradesh. The program was completed in 4 sessions; 1. Orientation to the participants of the program 2. Idea generation workshop 3. Social Business modeling and management workshop 4. Social Impact analysis workshop 5. Idea pitching training....
Cape Verde To Create Social Business Fund
Yunus Centre Press Release (28 May, 2019)Nobel laureate Professor Muhammad Yunus was invited by the Prime Minister of Cape Verde to give the Prime Ministerial Lecture at the third international conference on reimagining Cape Verde, titled CV (Cape Verde) Next. It was held in Praia, the capital of the Republic of Cape Verde, an island countryin the central Atlantic.Professor Yunus attended the conference from May 22nd to 24th.Located 570 km west of the coastline of Northwest Africa, the Cape Verd...
Opera Based on Life of Yunus Staged in Italy
Yunus Centre Press Release: May 26, 2019Nobel Laureate Professor Muhammad Yunus arrived Fano, Italy on 20 May, 2019, to attend the Premiere of an unusual Opera titled “27 Dollari” . The Opera was performed in a packed hall of the famous Teatro della Fortuna (Theatre of Luck) in the tourist city of Fano, Italy, in the western coast of Adriatic Sea. Professor Yunus was specially invited at this Opera Premier by Professor Vilberto Stocchi, the Rector of the Unive...
Kazakhstan to Set Up Grameen Kazakhstan
Press Release (24 May, 2019)Nobel Laureate Professor Muhammad Yunus was invited by the Prime minister of Kazakhstan to attend Astana Economic Forum, a premier conference that attracts government and business leaders from around the world. During his visit Professor Yunus had a session with Prime minister who wanted to know Professor Yunus’s view on poverty alleviation strategy for Kazakhstan. Professor Yunus had a detailed discussion with Mr. Bakhytzhan Sagintayev, Minister of Presidential...
Yunus launches Joint Venture “G. Japan Sunpower Auto Limited”
Yunus Centre Press Release (12 May 2019) Caption for Photo : On 8 May 2019, Nobel Laureate Professor Muhammad Yunus presided over the official launch of the joint venture company, G. Japan Sunpower Auto Limited through a ribbon cutting ceremony with Ashraful Hassan, Managing Director of Grameen Distribution Limited, Takuya Kawamura, President of Sunpower Corp. and a team of CEO’s from 17 Japanese companies at Mirpur, Dhaka. On 8 May 2019, the official launch through a ribbon cutting cere...
Japan Automechanic School Celebrates its Third Graduation Ceremony, Addressed by Japanese joint venture partner Ms Kazuko Sumino president of S.K. Dream
Yunus Centre Press Release (05-MAy-2019)The 3rd graduation ceremony of Japan Automechanic School was held yesterday 04 May, 2019 at Grameen Bank Auditorium at the Grameen Bank Complex, Dhaka. Professor Muhammad Yunus, Nobel Laureate and Chairman of Japan Automechanic Ltd., presided over the occasion and distributed certificates among graduates. Ms. Kazuko Sumino, President of S K Dream Japan, graced the occasion as Special Guest. The ceremony was also attended by Mr. Tsuneaki Hirao, Managing Dir...
A Panel discussion about Relevance of Social Business in Nepal
Date 2019/04/20, Novel AcademyA panel discussion session was conducted in Novel Academy. The panelist included the Women Social entrepreneur of Pokhara MRS Lucky chettry, 3 sisters adventure and manager of NGO MR. Dipendra Chettri, INF. They were moderated by Mr. Kshitiz Baral, Centre manager of YSBC, Novel Academy. Moreover, there was a special session of Mr. Aswin Karki, Nepali Padman, who is spreading the Mensutral health awareness in Nepal. In the program, the participants learnt about...
Academia Report on Social Business 2019
An exciting Report on 15 selected YSBCs, planned and produced by YY Foundation, is a quick guide to the Academic/university Social Business Programmes and partnerships of the YSBC (Yunus Social Business Centre) Network. It contains interviews from Nobel Laureate Professor Muhammad Yunus, Former UN Assistant Secretary General Mr Thomas Gass, Dr Ashir Ahmed, Dr Andeas Heinecke, Dr Anita Nowak and others.You’ll love it!To read the report please visit the link: http://bit.ly/2KNOE2H...