Payal Dalal
Senior Vice President, Social Impact, International Markets, Center for Inclusive Growth
Senior Vice President, Social Impact, International Markets, Center for Inclusive Growth
Mastercard
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Business Action to Tackle Inequality
Hosted with Visa, Inc.
Discover fresh perspectives from Visa Inc., the World Bank and WBCSD on combating inequality. Hear how businesses are playing a role in addressing inequality, particularly among displaced populations. Learn about the most effective tactics to drive change, including digital financial inclusion.
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INTERVIEWEES:
Komal Mohindra, Co-lead of the Private Sector for Refugees program, World Bank
Katherine Brown, Vice-President, Inclusive Impact & Sustainability, Europe, Visa Inc
Ruth Thomas, Director Equity Action, World Business Council for Sustainable Development, WBCSD
INTERVIEWER:
Jane Nelson, Director, Corporate Responsibility Initiative, Harvard Kennedy School
Integrating Social Impact into Business DNA
Leverage our popular safe-space format to explore effective strategies with peers across businesses and departments. Discuss and learn how to weave social impact into the very fabric of your business for sustained success.
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SPEAKERS:
Myriam Sidibe, Founder and Chief Mission Officer, Brands on a Mission
Maxime Belingheri, Human Rights Manager, L’ORÉAL
Brefelin Jamias-Robles, Asia-Pacific Region Environmental Health & Safety Coordinator, Avon
Juan Pablo Mata, CEO, Apex, Grupo Mariposa
Ana Luiza Almeida E Silva, Global Lead for Workplace Responses to Gender-Based Violence, International Finance Corporation (IFC)
LEAD TABLE DISCUSSANTS:
Lysiane Lefebvre, Co-Coordinator, Zero Hunger Private Sector Pledge, and Policy Advisor, Shamba Centre for Food & Climate, Shamba Centre
Jolana Amara, Head of Experience, The League of Intrapreneurs
William Brent, Chief Marketing Officer, Husk Power Systems
Maurisa Afrifa, Partnerships Officer, AfriKids
Patricia Falcón, Program Officer, Global Partnerships, Poverty Stoplight
Milana Momcilovic, Head of Partnerships, The League of Intrapreneurs
Gemma Saunders-Brennan, Business Development Manager, Plan International UK
Nathaneal Irungu Macharia, Co-founder & Partnerships Lead, OYE Platform Solutions
Antony Karanja W., Co-founder & Head of Operations, OYE Platform Solutions
Mamta Pimoli, Associate Director (Ventures), Good Business Lab
Scott Ratzan, Executive Director, Business Partners for Sustainable Development & Business Partners to CONVINCE, USCIB-United States Council for International Business
Jane Achieng, Associate, Debate Circle
Patience Samhutsa, Market Systems Specialist, Practical Action
Bronwyn Ann Williams, Global Lead – Partnership Management and Development, UNICEF
Lyndsay Stecher, Head of Partnership Development, Oxfam
Amplifying Social Impact Through Business
Join industry experts as they examine how to scale social impact through business. Tune in via Twitter or the main event link to gain insights on leveraging business strategies for greater societal impact.
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SPEAKERS:
Cemre Ulker, UN Representative, The Journalists and Writers Foundation
Joelle Tanguy, Director, Drugs for Neglected Diseases initiative (DNDi)
Kasapo Manda, Country Director, 2nd Door
Barbara Rambousek, Director, Gender and Economic Inclusion, EBRD
Uzoma Dozie, Sparkler, Sparkle
MODERATOR:
Katie Hyson, COO, Business Fights Poverty
Accelerating the SDGs Through Business Partnerships
Hear from industry trailblazers in a candid dialogue. Draw inspiration from their personal narratives and directly translate their insights into actionable strategies for your business.
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INTERVIEWEES:
Ilze Melngailis, Senior Director, Business Council for the UN and Private Sector Engagement, UN Foundation
Payal Dalal, Senior Vice President, Social Impact, International Markets, Center for Inclusive Growth, Mastercard
Justin Perrettson, Head of Sustainability Partnerships, Novozymes
MODERATOR:
Zahid Torres-Rahman, Co-Founder & CEO, Business Fights Poverty
Partnerships for Systemic Change: Practical Approaches in Food Systems
Hosted with Nutrition Connect (GAIN) | IFSS (GAIN) | Glocolearning
Engage with global experts in a practical session designed to foster system change. Enhance your skills in forging partnerships for charting a “pathway-to-impact” for long-term, scalable results with public-private partnerships. Discover new ways of leveraging cross-sector collaborations to drive systemic approaches, drawing on lessons from food systems change.
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SPEAKERS:
Alok Ranjan, Director of Programmes and Investments, The Power of Nutrition
Paloma Fernandes, CEO, Cereal Millers Association, Kenya
Tara Shyam, Associate Director, Food System Partnerships, Global FoodBanking Network
Manasseh Miruka, Cluster Lead, Nutrition Enterprise Unit, (GAIN)
CLOSING REMARKS:
Mduduzi Mbuya, Director, Knowledge Leadership, GAIN
LEAD TABLE DISCUSSANTS:
Francoise Cattaneo, Sustainable Food Systems Researcher and Facilitator, Glocolearning, (GAIN)
Roseline Remans, CEO, Glocolearning
Heather Zornetzer, Sustainable Food Systems Researcher, IFSS portal
Charlotte Pedersen, Lead Innovations for Health and the Planet, (GAIN)
Tesfaye Hailu Bekele, Sustainable Diets Researcher, Wageningen University & Glocolearning
Debjani Samantaray, Knowledge Mobilization Manager, Nutrition Connect, GAIN
Lilian Kerubo Nyamongo, NutritionConnect officer, GAIN
Silvia Martinez, Intern and Student, Glocolearning and WUR
Oliver Camp, Senior Associate, GAIN
Collaborating on Generative AI for Social Impact
Join thought leaders and practitioners to explore the social opportunities and risks of generative AI. Delve into shared experiences, learn from real-world examples, and co-create strategies that leverage AI to drive social impact.
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SPEAKERS:
Devi Thomas, Global Leader, Industry Solutions, Microsoft Philanthropies – Tech for Social Impact, Microsoft
Barbara Johnson, Co-Founder and Chief Operating Officer, Kortical
Brigid Evans, Director of Government Relations, Pearson
Michael Fasosin, Chairman, Just:Access and Neugo.io
James Hodson, CEO, AI for Good Foundation
Payal Dalal
Senior Vice President, Social Impact, International Markets, Center for Inclusive Growth
Senior Vice President, Social Impact, International Markets, Center for Inclusive Growth
Mastercard
Jane Nelson
Director, Corporate Responsibility Initiative
Director, Corporate Responsibility Initiative
Harvard Kennedy School
Myriam Sidibe
Founder and Chief Mission Officer
Founder and Chief Mission Officer
Brands on a Mission
Mduduzi Mbuya
Director, Knowledge Leadership
Director, Knowledge Leadership
GAIN
Oliver Camp
Senior Associate
Senior Associate
GAIN
Maurisa Afrifa
Partnerships Officer
Partnerships Officer
AfriKids
Scott Ratzan
Executive Director, Business Partners for Sustainable Development & Business Partners to CONVINCE
Executive Director, Business Partners for Sustainable Development & Business Partners to CONVINCE
USCIB-United States Council for International Business
Bronwyn Ann Williams
Global Lead - Partnership Management and Development
Global Lead - Partnership Management and Development
UNICEF
Tara Shyam
Associate Director, Food System Partnerships
Associate Director, Food System Partnerships
Global FoodBanking Network
Lyndsay Stecher
Head of Partnership Development
Head of Partnership Development
Oxfam
Manasseh Miruka
Cluster Lead, Nutrition Enterprise Unit
Cluster Lead, Nutrition Enterprise Unit
The Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN)
Debjani Samantaray
Knowledge Mobilization Manager, Nutrition Connect
Knowledge Mobilization Manager, Nutrition Connect
GAIN
Tesfaye Hailu Bekele
Sustainable Diets Researcher
Sustainable Diets Researcher
Wageningen University & Glocolearning
Charlotte Pedersen
Lead Innovations for Health and the Planet
Lead Innovations for Health and the Planet
Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN)
Mamta Pimoli
Associate Director (Ventures)
Associate Director (Ventures)
Good Business Lab
Patricia Falcón
Program Officer, Global Partnerships
Program Officer, Global Partnerships
Poverty Stoplight
Roseline Remans
CEO
CEO
Glocolearning
Francoise Cattaneo
Sustainable Food systems Researcher and Facilitator, Glocolearning
Sustainable Food systems Researcher and Facilitator, Glocolearning
Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN)
Heather Zornetzer
Sustainable Food Systems Researcher
Sustainable Food Systems Researcher
IFSS portal
Nathaneal Irungu Macharia
Co-founder & Partnerships Lead
Co-founder & Partnerships Lead
OYE Platform Solutions
Gemma Saunders-Brennan
Business Development Manager
Business Development Manager
Plan International UK
Milana Momcilovic
Head of Partnerships
Head of Partnerships
The League of Intrapreneurs
William Brent
Chief Marketing Officer
Chief Marketing Officer
Husk Power Systems
Jolana Amara
Head of Experience
Head of Experience
The League of Intrapreneurs
Lysiane Lefebvre
Co-Coordinator, Zero Hunger Private Sector Pledge, and Policy Advisor, Shamba Centre for Food & Climate
Co-Coordinator, Zero Hunger Private Sector Pledge, and Policy Advisor, Shamba Centre for Food & Climate
Shamba Centre
Paloma Fernandes
CEO
CEO
Cereal Millers Association
Brigid Evans
Director of Government Relations
Director of Government Relations
Pearson
Ruth Thomas
Equity Action & Member
Equity Action & Member
WBCSD Extended Leadership Group
James Hodson
CEO
CEO
AI for Good Foundation
Michael Fasosin
Chairman
Chairman
Just:Access and Neugo.io
Ana Luiza Almeida E Silva
Global Lead for Workplace Responses to Gender-Based Violence
Global Lead for Workplace Responses to Gender-Based Violence
International Finance Corporation (IFC)
Devi Thomas
Global Leader, Industry Solutions, Microsoft Philanthropies - Tech for Social Impact
Global Leader, Industry Solutions, Microsoft Philanthropies - Tech for Social Impact
Microsoft
Barbara Johnson
Co-Founder and Chief Operating Officer
Co-Founder and Chief Operating Officer
Kortical
Alok Ranjan
Director of Programmes and Investments
Director of Programmes and Investments
Power of Nutrition
Juan Pablo Mata
CEO, Apex
CEO, Apex
Grupo Mariposa
Brefelin Jamias-Robles
Asia-Pacific Region Environmental Health & Safety Coordinator
Asia-Pacific Region Environmental Health & Safety Coordinator
Avon
Komal Mohindra
Co-lead of the Private Sector for Refugees program
Co-lead of the Private Sector for Refugees program
World Bank
Ilze Melngailis
Senior Director, Business Council for the UN and Private Sector Engagement
Senior Director, Business Council for the UN and Private Sector Engagement
UN Foundation
Maxime Belingheri
Human Rights Manager
Human Rights Manager
L'ORÉAL
Barbara Rambousek
Director, Gender and Economic Inclusion
Director, Gender and Economic Inclusion
EBRD
Kasapo Manda
Country Director
Country Director
2nd Door
Joelle Tanguy
Director
Director
Drugs for Neglected Diseases initiative (DNDi)
Uzoma Dozie
Sparkler
Sparkler
Sparkle
Cemre Ulker
UN Representative
UN Representative
The Journalists and Writers Foundation
Katherine Brown
Vice-President, Inclusive Impact & Sustainability, Europe
Vice-President, Inclusive Impact & Sustainability, Europe
Visa Inc
Antony Karanja
Co-Founder & Head of Operations
Co-Founder & Head of Operations
OYE
Justin Perrettson
Head of Sustainability Partnerships,
Head of Sustainability Partnerships,
Novozymes
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