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16 January 2014
With The Harvard Kennedy School's CSR Initiative and sponsored by SABMiller - <em>London</em>
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Growing a Successful Enterprise Development Programme
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27 February 2014
With Development Initatives - <em>London</em>
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Investments to End Poverty
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06 March 2014
With Let Them Help Themselves Out of Poverty - <em>Kampala</em>
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Bridging the Gap for African Women in Business
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11 March 2014
With Triple Pundit - <em>#3pChat</em>
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Tweet Jam: Sustainable Fashion
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12 March 2014
The launch event of the IDS Business and Development Centre, supported by Business Fights Poverty.
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Private sector for public good – can business fight global poverty?
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03 April 2014
A series of Hangouts with Paul, giving you a chance to ask him questions about his work, and to get his</br>advice on yours.
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Google Hangout: A Conversation with Paul Polak
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06 May 2014
Hosted by Business Action for Africa and the Initiative for Global Development - <em>Abuja</em>
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The New Africa
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20 May 2014
Hosted by Business Fights Poverty, Accenture Development Partnerships & Leadership Laboratories - <em>New York</em>
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The Intrapreneur Lab
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20 May 2014
With WBCSD, Business Action for Africa and DFID - <em>London</em>
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Linking Socio-Economic Impact and Business Strategy
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20 May 2014
Hosted by Business Fights Poverty, Accenture Development Partnerships & Leadership Laboratories - <em>New York</em>
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The Intrapreneur Lab
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22 May 2014
A series of Hangouts with Paul, giving you a chance to ask him questions about his work, and to get his</br>advice on yours.
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Google Hangout: A Conversation with Paul Polak
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26 May 2014
A private Inclusive Business eLab webinar with Christina Gradl, Endeva
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Module 1: Introduction to Inclusive Business and Innovation
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02 June 2014
A private Inclusive Business eLab webinar with Sara Ballan, DI International Business Development
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Module 2: Market Understanding and Marketing
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09 June 2014
A one-week, online celebration of product, service and business model design that transforms the lives of the world's poor, with iDE
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Design Expo 2014
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09 June 2014
A Google Hangout to explore the business models behind impactful design
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Design Expo 2014: Google Hangout - The Business Model Behind the Bright Idea
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09 June 2014
An online panel discussion on how design is enhancing access to energy at the BoP
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Design Expo 2014: Online Discussion - Access to Energy
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10 June 2014
A private Inclusive Business eLab webinar with Nicolas Chevrollier, BoP Innovation Center
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Module 3: Last Mile Distribution
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10 June 2014
Online panel discussion focusing on design innovations that are enhancing health outcomes at the BoP.
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Design Expo 2014: Online Discussion - Enhancing Health Outcomes
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10 June 2014
An online Twitter Chat co-hosted by Business Fights Poverty and Triple Pundit.
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Design Expo: Twitter Jam - Designing for the BoP
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11 June 2014
A Google Hangout to explore lessons for last mile distribution at the BoP.
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Design Expo 2014: Google Hangout - Successful Last Mile Distribution
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11 June 2014
An online panel discussion exploring the social impact of ICT at the BoP.
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Design Expo 2014: Online Discussion - ICT and Social Impact
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12 June 2014
An online panel discussion exploring the impact of product and service design on livelihoods at the BoP.
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Design Expo 2014: Online Discussion - Building Livelihoods
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13 June 2014
A Google Hangout looking at product or service design for the BoP
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Design Expo 2014: Google Hangout - Successful Product and Service Design
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13 June 2014
An online panel discussion to explore products and services delivering water and sanitation at the BoP.
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Design Expo 2014: Online Discussion - Delivering Water and Sanitation
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16 June 2014
A private Inclusive Business eLab webinar with Nicolas Chevrollier, BoP Innovation Center
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Module 4: Financing
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23 June 2014
A private Inclusive Business eLab webinar with Fernando Casado, Global CAD
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Module 5: Partnering
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26 June 2014
Ashden and Christian Aid share their new research.
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Lessons on Supporting Energy Access Enterprises
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07 July 2014
A private Inclusive Business eLab webinar with Filippo Veglio, World Business Council for Sustainable Development
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Module 6: Results Measurement
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10 July 2014
The BBC's Jon Sopel will lead a discussion with the authors of "Social Intrapreneurism and All That Jazz".
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Social Intrapreneurism
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28 August 2014
BoP World Convention and Expo - <em>Singapore</em>
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BoP World Convention and Expo
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10 September 2014
A forum to stimulate the growth of social and green entrepreneurship in Africa - <em>Nairobi</em>
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SEED Africa Symposium
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24 September 2014
<strong>8.00-9.30 EDT: </strong>Livestream from the BCTA Annual Forum 2014
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How to Strengthen Partnerships with Business to Deliver the SDGs
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24 September 2014
<strong>10.00-11.45 EDT:</strong> Livestream from the BCTA Annual Forum 2014
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Commemorating the Milestones of Inclusive Business
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24 September 2014
<strong>12:00-13:30 EDT: </strong>Livestream from the BCTA Annual Forum 2014
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Inclusive Business, Climate Change and Green Leap
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24 September 2014
<strong>14.30-16.00 EDT:</strong> Livestream from the BCTA Annual Forum 2014
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Catalyzing Partnerships for Inclusive Business at the Country Level
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09 October 2014
A 2-Day Training Course by The Partnering Initiative, in association with Business Fights Poverty - <em> Oxford</em>
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Building Effective Partnerships for Development
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13 October 2014
Hosted by Business Fights Poverty, Accenture Development Partnerships & Leadership Laboratories - <em>Oxford</em>
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The Intrapreneur Lab
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06 November 2014
A learning forum around the challenges and experiences of designing for the BoP - <em>Madrid</em>
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Technologies and services for the Base of the Pyramid
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17 November 2014
Hosted by Business Fights Poverty, Accenture Development Partnerships and Leadership Laboratories -<em>Jo'Burg</em>
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The Intrapreneur Lab
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18 November 2014
An event putting the rule of law behind women's rights - <em> London</em>
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Trust Women
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20 November 2014
Conference organised by the Multilateral Investment Fund (MIF) and partners - <em>Santiago, Chile</em>
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Scaling Corporate Social Enterprise
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24 November 2014
Organised by London+Acumen - <em>London</em>
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Dignity 2014 – Celebrating Impact in India
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02 December 2014
Webinar hosted by Business Call to Action and Business Fights Poverty
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How Do You Create a Transformative Business Model?
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03 December 2014
Event profiling new report by Business Action for Africa and partners - <em> London</em>
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Partnering for Impact
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26 January 2015
A 2-Day Training Course by The Partnering Initiative, in association with Business Fights Poverty - <em> Oxford</em>
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Building Effective Partnerships for Development
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04 February 2015
First in the 2015 Series, hosted by Citi Foundation - <em> London </em>
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Accelerating Sustainable and Inclusive Business
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09 March 2015
Online Bootcamp from the Inclusive Business Accelerator - <em>Online</em>
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Inclusive Business Online Bootcamp
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10 March 2015
Online discussion with SABMiller, IDB and US State Department - <em> Online </em>
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Achieving Scale and Impact Supporting Small Businesses
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09 April 2015
Conference on Sustainable and Inclusive Business - <em>Boston</em>
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Inclusion Inc
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13 April 2015
A 2.5-Day Training Course by The Partnering Initiative, in association with Business Fights Poverty - <em> Oxford</em>
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Building Effective Partnerships for Development
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21 April 2015
Webinar hosted by Care International UK
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Linking savings groups to banks - What works, what doesn’t, what’s next?
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28 April 2015
Hosted by Business Fights Poverty, Accenture Development Partnerships and Leadership Laboratories -<em>Singapore</em>
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The Intrapreneur Lab
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06 May 2015
Ethical Corporation’s Responsible Business Summit Asia - <em> Singapore </em>
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Responsible Business Summit Asia
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12 May 2015
Hosted by the Shared Value Initiative - <em>New York</em>
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Shared Value Leadership Summit
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21 May 2015
Online Panel Discussion with Standard Chartered, CDC, GSK, Arcelor Mittal, Mercy Corps, Oxfam, World Vision and Unicef - <em>Online</em>
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How Can Business Fight Ebola?
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28 May 2015
Google Hangout with Erik Simanis, Cornell University, and Anna Gerrard, Sightsavers - <em>Online</em>
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How Can NGOs Scale Social Impact with Business Ideas?
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02 June 2015
By-Invitation Lunchtime Panel Discussion with The Initiative for Global Development - <em>Cape Towm</em>
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Closing Africa's Energy Gap
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09 June 2015
2015 Ashden International Conference - <em>London</em>
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The Business of Energy: Enterprising solutions to the energy access challenge
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17 June 2015
Hosted by Business Fights Poverty, Accenture Development Partnerships & Leadership Laboratories - <em>New York</em>
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The Intrapreneur Lab
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19 June 2015
Conference organised by Enterprise Asia - <em>Macau, China</em>
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International CSR Summit, China
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24 June 2015
Business and the SDGs Online Discussion -<em> Online</em>
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How can partnerships with business increase access to safe, clean water for all?
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25 June 2015
A dialogue hosted by BSR - <em>London</em>
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A Dialogue on Business Leadership for an Inclusive Economy
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29 June 2015
Conference hosted by the Inter-American Development Bank - <em> Mexico City </em>
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BASE III Forum International
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30 June 2015
Business and the SDGs Online Discussion - <em>Online</em>
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How can we harness business to close the energy gap in Africa?
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09 July 2015
Business and SDGs Online Discussion - <em>Online</em>
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How can responsible private investment contribute to the SDGs?
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16 July 2015
Enterprise for a Sustainable World (ESW) and The University of Vermont, with the BoP Global Network Labs - <em> Vermont </em>
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2nd BoP Global Network Summit
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22 July 2015
Business and SDGs Online Discussion
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How Can Value Chains be Harnessed for the Sustainable Development Goals?
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09 September 2015
Conference organised by SEED - <em>Nairobi</em>
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SEED Africa Symposium
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24 September 2015
Part of the Business Call to Action Annual Forum - <em>New York</em>
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Business and the SDGs: Harnessing Domestic Inclusive Business for Social Impact
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24 September 2015
Annual Forum, to coincide with the UN General Assembly - <em>New York</em>
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Business Call to Action Annual Forum
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25 September 2015
Part of the SDG Business Forum, marking the launch of a report by Business Fights Poverty and Harvard Kennedy School CSRI - <em>New York</em>
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Business and the SDGs: Building Blocks for Success at Scale
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19 October 2015
A 2.5-Day Training Course by The Partnering Initiative, in association with Business Fights Poverty - <em> Oxford</em>
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Building Effective Partnerships for Development
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19 October 2015
Hosted by Business Fights Poverty, Accenture Development Partnerships & Leadership Laboratories - <em>Oxford</em>
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The Intrapreneur Lab
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27 October 2015
Panel marking the launch of a new report by Business Fights Poverty and Harvard Kennedy School CSRI - <em>London</em>
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Business and the SDGs: Building Blocks for Success at Scale
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02 November 2015
The 4th Responsible Business Forum on Sustainable Development - <em>Singapore</em>
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Responsible Business Forum
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10 November 2015
Launch event for a new report by Business Fights Poverty and Harvard Kennedy School's CSR Initiative - <em>New York</em>
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Business and the United Nations
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12 November 2015
Webinar hosted by Emerging World -<em>Online</em>
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Leadership Development that Lasts: Using Immersive In-Market Learning Programmes to Drive Business Results
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18 November 2015
Regional Symposium led by ICS and Ka Tutandike - <em>Kampala</em>
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Scaling Social Business in East Africa
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19 November 2015
Webinar hosted by Emerging World -<em>Online</em>
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Building Stronger Programmes: Insights from the Impact Benchmark Study of Immersive In-Market Learning Programmes
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01 December 2015
Business Practitioner Workshop - <em>London</em>
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Business Practitioner Workshop: Embedding the Global Goals into Business
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15 December 2015
London+Acumen event, in partnership with Business Fights Poverty
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Purposeful Leadership: Human Centered Design to Fight UK Poverty
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13 January 2016
Join the Webinar to learn more about the Award and how to apply
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The Unilever Global Development Award, supported by Business Fights Poverty
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19 January 2016
An expert roundtable as part of the Microenterprise Challenge - <em>London</em>
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Strengthening micro-enterprise ecosystems: Learning from business
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17 February 2016
A webinar hosted by SEEP - <em>Online</em>
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A Global View of Financial Linkages
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23 February 2016
A 3-Day Training Course by The Partnering Initiative, in association with Business Fights Poverty - <em> Oxford</em>
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Building Effective Partnerships for Development
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24 February 2016
A webinar hosted by SEEP - <em>Online</em>
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Introduction to Behavioral Design in Inclusive Finance
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25 February 2016
Online Discussion with the SDG Fund and CSR Initiative at Harvard Kennedy School
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How can Business and the UN Work Together Towards the Sustainable Development Goals?
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09 March 2016
Practitioner Workshop organised by Endeva - <em>Munich</em>
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Capturing BoP Markets: Corporates Venturing into Inclusive Businesses
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24 March 2016
An expert roundtable as part of the Microenterprise Challenge - <em>Washington</em>
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Strengthening micro-enterprise ecosystems: Learning from business
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01 April 2016
Workshop organised by ODI - <em>London</em>
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Private Investment, Public Money: Evaluating Development Impact
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01 April 2016
An expert roundtable as part of the Microenterprise Challenge - <em>London</em>
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Strengthening micro-enterprise ecosystems: Learning from business
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25 April 2016
Forum organised by Global Initiatives - <em>Jakarta</a>
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Responsible Business Forum on Food and Agriculture
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09 May 2016
A 3-Day Training Course by The Partnering Initiative, in association with Business Fights Poverty - <em> Oxford</em>
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Building Effective Partnerships for Development
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10 May 2016
Shared Value Initiative's Annual Summit - <em>New York</em>
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Shared Value Leadership Summit 2016
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19 May 2016
Online discussion with DFID, Diageo and Care International UK - <em>Online</em>
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How can business support women’s empowerment, through their value chains and beyond?
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20 June 2016
Livestream
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GSK and Save the Children: 3 Year Partnership Update
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24 June 2016
The International CSR Summit (ICS) 2016 - <em>Singapore</em>
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Institutionalising Sustainability – The Way Forward
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30 June 2016
Webinar hosted by The Partnering Initiative and World Vision - <em>Online</em>
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Delivering on the Promise: How do we scale up collaboration for the SDGs?
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04 July 2016
Business, Social Impact and Growth - <em>Oxford</em>
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Oxford Business Poverty Conference 2016
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28 July 2016
Online Discussion with GSK, SCF, Vodafone, WWF-X - <em>Online</em>
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How can we unlock and scale innovation through partnerships to achieve the SDGs?
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30 August 2016
Hosted by Business Fights Poverty, Accenture Development Partnerships & Leadership Laboratories - <em>Mumbai</em>
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The Intrapreneur Lab
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08 September 2016
Online Discussion, as part of the SDGs and Agriculture Challenge - <em>Online</em>
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How can business harness the SDGs for greater impact in smallholder agricultural value chains?
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12 September 2016
The Acumen Debates with EY and Business Fights Poverty
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Do Impact Investors need to compromise between financial returns and social impact?
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19 September 2016
Business Fights Poverty Conference with Citi, SABMiller, Mars and DFID - <em>New York</em>
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Business Fights Poverty NYC 2016: Business Collaborating to Deliver the SDGs
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22 September 2016
BCTA Annual Forum 2016 -<em> New York</em>
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Increasing Effectiveness of Inclusive Business as a Key Contributor to the SDGs
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29 September 2016
Online Discussion, Part of the Micro-Enterprise Challenge - <em>Online</em>
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How can we strengthen collaboration in support of micro-enterprises in value chains?
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03 October 2016
Event Hosted by Indiana University - <em>Bloomington</em>
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Business and Peace: Roles in Peace-Making, Peace-Building and Peace-Keeping
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12 October 2016
Online discussion, part of the Business and Peace Challenge - <em>online</>
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Why might business contribute to peace?
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12 October 2016
Online Discussion, Part of the Business and Peace Challenge - <em>Online</em>
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Why might business contribute to peace?
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17 October 2016
Financial Inclusion Forum Event, as part of Financial Inclusion Week - <em>London</em>
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Progress and Future of Financial Inclusion
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19 October 2016
Online discussion, part of the Business and Peace Challenge - <em>online</>
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What are some practical examples and lessons from business contributions to peace?
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19 October 2016
Online Discussion, Part of the Business and Peace Challenge - <em>Online</em>
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What are some practical examples and lessons from business contributions to peace?
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26 October 2016
Online discussion, part of the Business and Peace Challenge - <em>online</>
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How might one empirically assess the contribution of business actions to peace?
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26 October 2016
Online Discussion, Part of the Business and Peace Challenge - <em>Online</em>
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How might one empirically assess the contribution of business actions to peace?
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09 November 2016
Part of the Youth Employability Challenge - <em>Online</em>
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What can business do to help young people acquire the right skills to transition into good jobs?
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12 November 2016
A 3-Day Training Course by The Partnering Initiative, in association with Business Fights Poverty - <em> Oxford</em>
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Building Effective Partnerships for Development
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16 November 2016
Part of the Business and SDGs Challenge - <em>Online</em>
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How should business approach embedding the SDGs into their core business?
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05 December 2016
A seminar at the London School of Economics hosted by Hand in Hand International
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Beyond Savings: Towards Inclusive Growth
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08 December 2016
Part of the Inclusive Distribution Challenge - <em>Online</em>
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How can we scale distribution and sales networks that create opportunities at the BoP?
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30 January 2017
We'll be publishing details of our 2017 in-person and online events soon!
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2017 Calendar of Events: Coming Soon!
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22 February 2017
CODESPA International Conference - <em> Madrid </em>
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A Practical Look at Inclusive Businesses
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08 March 2017
A 3-Day Training Course by The Partnering Initiative, in association with Business Fights Poverty - <em> Washington DC</em>
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Building Effective Partnerships for Development
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20 March 2017
Europe's biggest international development conference - <em>London</em>
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BOND Annual Conference 2017
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15 May 2017
A 3-Day Training Course by The Partnering Initiative, in association with Business Fights Poverty - <em>Oxford</em>
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Building Effective Partnerships for Development
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23 May 2017
The SEEP Network, in collaboration with Forum Partners, is hosting an international convening on women’s economic empowerment - Bangkok
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WEE Global Learning Forum
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13 June 2017
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