NEGOSYO PARA SA IBA, NEGOSYONG KAKAIBA, NEGOSYO KA NGA BA?
ATENEO AND PHILSEN SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP CONFERENCE
September 17 - 18, 2009
Leong Hall Auditorium
While the concept of social entrepreneurship has been around for the past three decades, there is a very real sense that in recent years, people are seeing that it can be a viable approach for addressing various social concerns. One of the most important developments in the history of social entrepreneurship is the awarding of the Nobel Peace Prize in 2006 to Mohammad Yunus, a recognized social entrepreneur, and the Grameen Bank which he founded, for their efforts to create economic and social development from below.
Several organizations of social entrepreneurs or organizations which support social entrepreneurs have also been established, the most prominent of which include Ashoka, Schwabb, and Skoll Foundations. Local networks of social entrepreneurs have also been formed including the Philippine Social Enterprise Network (PHILSEN).
The recent popularity of the term social entrepreneurship masks the fact that there are many fundamentally different notions of social entrepreneurship. And even when social entrepreneurship is defined as the establishment of a social business enterprise, there are many different forms these social business enterprises can take. Whatever their differences in terms of notions of social entrepreneurship or whatever form social business enterprises may take, these social enterprises all claim to benefit the poor in one way or another.
This conference invites participants to take a step back from the current rage in development circles and assess the different manifestations of social entepreneurship in the country and their impact on poverty.
Day 1 – September 17 (Thursday)
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Registration |
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| 8:30 am |
Opening Ceremony |
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| 9:00 - 11:30 am |
PANEL I- What is Social Entrepreneurship?
- Atty. Antonio La Vina, Country Representative, ASHOKA Philippines
- Rene Guarin, President, President, Philippine Social Enterprise Network (PhilSEN)
- *Illac Diaz, My Shelter Foundation, Executive Director and Founder
- Guillermo Luz, Executive Vice President, Ayala Foundation
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Many groups claim to be social enterprises or engage in activities related to social entrepreneurship. It is increasingly becoming clear, however, that these groups have fundamentally different notions of entrepreneurship. On the one hand, there are those who believe that social enterprises are necessarily social business enterprises that are financially sustainable. On the other hand there are groups which claim that social entrepreneurs are development innovators regardless of whether or not they emphasize financial sustainability of the enterprise. A third group claims that providing the poor with easier access to commodities and services can also be regarded as social entrepreneurship.
This panel will not try to resolve the question of what social entrepreneurship really is but will surface existing definitions of social entrepreneurship and the implications of these different definitions on social entrepreneurship practice. |
| Lunch |
| 1:00 - 3:30 pm |
PANEL II- Social Entrepreneurship and Poverty
- Reese Fernandez, President and Founding Partner, Rags2Riches, Inc.
- Richard Rejas, Executive Director, Katilingbanong Pamahandi sa Mindanaw Foundation, Inc. (KPMFI)
- Juan Jollado, Former Chair and General Secretary, Pecuaria Development Cooperative, Inc. (PDCI)
- Francisco Lara, Jr, Ph.D cand,, London School of Economics (LSE)
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All social entrepreneurs, regardless of their definition of social entrepreneurship, claim to make a positive impact towards alleviating poverty. This panel explores the different ways in which social business enterprises make an impact on poverty and presents different models of social business enterprises. The models in this presentation are differentiated in terms of the participation of the poor in the ownership structure, including models where the poor are worker-partners and models where the poor are members of a cooperative. |
| 3:30- 4:00 pm |
Synthesis
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Day 2 – September 18 (Friday)
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Registration |
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| 8:30 am |
Day II Preliminary Activities |
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| 9:00- 11:30 am |
PANEL III- Social Enterprise Models I
- Jovelyn Cleofe, Executive Director, Center for Empowerment and Resource Development, Inc. (CERD)
- Karl Ombion, Head, Quality Services Support Unit and Social Advocacy Program, Alternative Indigenous Development Foundation, Inc. (AIDFI)
- Rene Guarin, Executive Director, Upland Marketing Foundation, Inc. (UMFI)
- Vicente Roaring, Executive Director, Advocate of Philippine Fair Trade, Inc. (APFTI)
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Panel III and Panel IV
Over the past several years, there have been relatively successful attempts to create social business enterprises in various places in the Philippines. And yet except for a one or two high-profile enterprises, not many people know about these social business enterprises. Two separate panels will present different forms of social business enterprises and these range from technology-driven enterprises, to marketing and product development enterprises, to enterprises that are franchise-driven. Presenters will discuss the basic model of their social business enterprise and the challenges they confronted in establishing these enterprises. |
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| 1:00 - 3:30 pm |
PANEL IV- Social Enterprise Models II
- Salvador Umengan, Executive Director, Corn Board
- Jeannie Javelosa, Director, ECHOstore
- Paolo Benigno Aquino, President, Microventures Inc. (MVI) – Hapinoy Store Project
- Vie Reyes, Director for Sales, Bote Central, Inc.
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| 3:30 pm |
Presentation of the Social Enterprise Quality Index: Manolita Gonzales, Consultant, PhilSEN |
The Social Enterprise Quality Index (SEQI) is an initial attempt by the Philippine Social Enterprise Network (PhilSEN) to set a common standard for its members. PhilSEN’s collective experiences and their shared learning on the triple bottom lines are the main influences for this endeavor. The SEQI provides a framework for appropriate social enterprise practice, that can be used either as a tool by members themselves to guide performance or as a benchmark by which the respective constituencies and other stakeholders may hold social enterprises to account. Back to top |
* Speaker invited, to be confirmed
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