BEST Virtual Summit > SDGs Beyond the Pandemic

ImpactMakers: from Theory to Practice of Change

Session Date: 20 June 2020 at 14:30 CEST

Description:

Are we just changemakers? What kind of vision, tools and language do we need to generate a positive impact for society? It's time to shift from theory to practice of change without asking for permission but relying on knowledge and evidence.

Speaker

Name: Laura Orestano
Company:
Bio:

Laura Orestano (@lauraorestano) is CEO at SocialFare | Center for Social Innovation Italy (www.socialfare.org) and President of the first impact seed fund in Italy, SocialFare Seed.Laura has extensive experience in social entrepreneurship and social innovation ecosystems and has worked for large multinational corporations and institutions worldwide.She focuses her work on how to leverage social value so that it may generate economic value for communities and society as a whole. Laura is co-author of UN-ILO Paper "Social Innovation and the Future of Work", EU Commission Expert on SocialInnovation, Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts and in 2016 was awarded with the WEF Prize "Iconic Trail Blazer Woman of the Decade". She has been recently appointed ActionAid Partner andCEO of Cottino Social Impact Campus (www.cottinosocialimpactcampus.org)

Application

Apply until: 19 June 2020 at 23:00 CEST

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