Live Video Stream: Founding Your Own Social Venture

The University of Chicago Center in Beijing
20th floor, Culture Plaza
No. 59A Zhong Guan Cun Street
Haidian District Beijing 100872

Venue: UChicago Center in Beijing, 59A Zhongguancun 20th Floor, Beijing

What does it take to start a social enterprise? On January 19, the Social Enterprise Initiative at Chicago Booth’s Hong Kong campus held a panel discussion with entrepreneurs working on social and environmental issues. The University of Chicago Center in Beijing was able participate in the event via live stream. 

The session was moderated by Linda Ginzel, clinical professor of managerial psychology at Chicago Booth and founder of Kids in Danger (KID), a US-based nonprofit. Panelists included Andrea Sreshta, current Booth student and founder of Chicago-based LuminAID Labs; Francis Ngai, founder and CEO of Social Ventures Hong Kong (SVhk); and John Wood, founder of Hong Kong-based Room to Read.

Tuesday, January 19, 2016

18:30 – 19:15 Registration

19:15 – 20:30 Program and Q&A

20:30 – 21:30 Light Refreshments

About the Social Enterprise Initiative (SEI) at the University of Chicago Booth School of Business: SEI is a research and learning center at Chicago Booth which supports the aspirations of students and alumni to impact societal issues and furthers research on how institutions help solve social problems.