Theme: Empowerment through knowledge transfer, helping countries to attain financial, economic and social goals
Keynote Speaker: Nobel Laureate Dr. Mohammad Yunus
"Creating a world without poverty"- Social Business bridging the gap.
Tracks: Social Business, Environmental Responsibility, Global Business, Information Technology and Innovation, Natural disaster, Online Education and Instructional Technology, Energy and Water Resource Management, NGO’s Role in Rural Development, Finance and Accouting Issues, Economic Issues, and Ethical and Social Issues.
Video: Muhammad Yunus awarded the Nobel Peace Prize
International Forum Social Entrepreneurship Award: Honoring Muhammad Yunus.
See here for much more about his work and a slew of links from Dina Mehta. (1hr 7mins)
David Gurteen's comments: One of the things that I love about Dr Yunus' talk is his concept of the "social business" - a business not with the objective of making a profit but one of doing "social good" but "not for loss".
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