AVPN Myanmar Social Impact Forum
EVENT DETAILS
- February 27th, 2018, 8:30am – February 27th, 2018, 5:30pm
- Yangon
- Country: Myanmar
Following the success of last year’s inaugural AVPN Social Impact Forum in Myanmar, the second edition will take place on 27 February 2018, bringing together 250 participants across various sectors.
This year’s theme, “Accelerating Social Impact’, reflects the importance of catalysing synergies across diverse key stakeholders and funding approaches to maximise impact. From companies looking to improve their CSR practice, foundations and high net worth individuals looking to maximise their impact, and incubators/accelerators looking to provide effective support, the AVPN Myanmar Social Impact Forum provides frameworks, connections and tools to empower this approach and create real and lasting change.
Register for Myanmar’s leading gathering of social investors to connect, learn, and lead!
For more information, please contact Emilie Roell at emilie@avpn.asia.
Forum Schedule
• Moderator: Caroline McLaughlin
• Anil Sinha – South Asia Advisor, Global Impact Investing Network
• Martin Pun – Head of CSR, Yoma Strategic | View bio
• Myo Zin – Myanmar Advisor, Omidyar Network
• Nikki Kinloch – CEO, Simply Giving | View bio
• Break Out 1: Workshop for Corporates
How to switch to a more strategic, impactful and business oriented corporate social responsibility approach
• Moderator: Nicolas Delange – Partner, Yever
• Min Thu – Head of Business Sustainability, Telenor
• Htet Htet Khine – Sustainability Manager, City Mart
• Swe Swe Min – Sustainability Manager, Total Myanmar
2nd Round
• Aarti Mohan – Co-Founder and Head of Knowledge, Sattva Consulting | View bio
• Kunal Walia – Associate Partner, Dalberg
• Break Out 2: Discussion on Impact Investing in Emerging Markets: Exploring the role impact investing could play in the development of Myanmar and the interplay of official development assistance, philanthropy and commercial investors.
• Moderator: Liz Patterson – Private Sector Development Adviser, DFID Burma
• Anil Sinha – South Asia Advisor, Global Impact Investing Network
• Alexandra Vanderschelden – Director, Delta Capital Myanmar
• David Soukhasing – Head, Angel Investment Network Indonesia (ANGIN) | View Bio
• Thura Ko Ko – Managing Director, YGA Capital Limited
• Break Out 3: Policy-making for social entrepreneurship
Policy-making for social entrepreneurship: examples from the region and the way forward in Myanmar.
• Moderator: Tristan Ace – Global Partnerships & Development Lead Social Enterprise, British Council | View bio
• Show Ei Ei Tun – Deputy Chief of Party, Nathan Associates – Private Sector Development Activity
• Dr. Aung Thura – Myanmar Young Entrepeneurs Association
• Peter Brimble – Team Leader, Dana Facility
• Break Out 4: Dialogue Between Investors, Intermediaries / Capacity Builders & Social Enterprises
Building the ecosystem: priorities and challenges in the collaboration between different actors.
• Moderator: Jasmine Chew – Deal Share Manager, AVPN | View bio
• Kineret Karin – Founder, ImpacTech | View bio
• Ye Min Aung – Founder, Impact Hub
• TBC
• Deep Dive 1: Funding for impact in Micro-finance and Rural Development
How to fund solutions that meet the unique needs of the rural poor in deep and measurable ways?
• Moderator: Klaus Oberbauer – Organisational Development Lead, Impact Hub Yangon | View bio
• Gaurav Chakraverty – Associate Director, Innovations in Digital Financial Services, Grameen Foundation
• Soe Htike Lwin – Business Operation Manager, Proximity Designs
• Nimish Jhaveri – Chief of Party Value Chain for Rural Development Project, Win Rock
• Lauren Serota – Head of Service Design, Yoma Bank
• Deep Dive 2: Collaborations for Inclusive Energy Solutions: The supply of energy for the poor as a viable commercial proposition and collaborations between different types of funders
• Moderator: Matthew Sebonia – Founder, Global Climate Capital
Collaboration 1: Myanmar Stoves Campaign
• Bhushan Trivedi – Consultant, Soneva Foundation
• Drew Johnson – Program Director Market Development, Mercy Corps
• Ravi Kumar – Senior Manager, Envirofit
Collaboration 2: Solarhome
• Vaishnav Sunil – CFO, SolarHome
Collaboration 3
• Richard Harrison – Country Director, PACT
• Deep Dive 3: Collective Impact in Education
The difficulties and benefits of deep collaboration for better education outcomes.
• Moderators: Aarti Mohan and Smita Kumar – Sattva Consulting
• Hla Hla Win – Co-Founder & CEO, 360ED
• Veronica Colondam – Founder, YCAB Foundation | View bio
• Deep Dive 4: Initiatives for Gender Equality & Inclusiveness in Companies
Gender equality on the workfloor and beyond: how to effectively incorporate gender equality in corporate governance as a starting point for gender lens social investments.
• Moderator: Sarah Friendship – Business Partnerships Manager, Investing in Women
• Ellen Maynes – Gender Advisor, IFC
• Yu Wai Maung – Head of CSR, KBZ Bank | View bio
• Sandar Htun – CEO, Shwe Taung Real Estate
• Carl Crick – CFO, City Mart
• Moderator: Caroline McLaughlin – Director of Partnerships, AVPN
• Moderator: Naina Subberwal Batra – CEO, AVPN
• Shuichi Ohno – President, Sasakawa Peace Foundation
Getting Here
Pan Pacific Yangon, Yangon, Myanmar
Outreach Partner
The European Chamber of Commerce in Myanmar – EuroCham – serves as the voice of European business in Myanmar.
Its mission is to promote the development of trade and investment between Europe and Myanmar, and to assist European companies, in particular SMEs, in doing business in Myanmar.
With a strong growing network of partner organisations in Myanmar and the ASEAN region, EuroCham seeks to offer on the ground assistance to European businesses interested in commercial endeavors in Myanmar – be it in the form of advocacy, services, studies, publications or other related activities.
Find out more about our services here.
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