Without a doubt, youth entrepreneurship is on the rise, with many youth choosing careers that create impact through social innovation. Hear from our keynote speaker as he explores the role of youth entrepreneurship in bringing growth and change to the society, as well as how can such entrepreneurs be supported.

Hear from Indonesia’s very own social entrepreneur who has been featured on Forbes Asia’s 30-under-30 listing. Gain insights from his sharing of challenges and triumphs in pursuing his social innovations.

Lunch

Get Funded! – Becoming “investment-worthy”

Around the world, there are stories of how impact investments are meeting needs in areas such as education, clean technology, and financial inclusion for the poor. Yet, in a study conducted by Thomson Reuters Foundation, less than 30% of social entrepreneurs in Asia believe that it is easy to access investment. How can social enterprises better pitch and make their case? What do social impact investors look for when making decisions?

Get Heard! – Engaging Millennials and Leveraging Digital Media

The new age of communications has dawned and is only going to get more digital. These changes are demanding creative ways of reaching out to our audience who are mostly the millennials. Often, marketers feel ill-equipped to meet these challenges. Hear from these practitioners on how they are riding on the wave of the new marketing normal as well as engage the millennials.

Get Together! – Going for Winning Partnerships

Collaboration with corporations have moved beyond seeking sponsorships and grants. Today, corporations are working with startups and social innovators through multiple platforms including acceleration programs, investments, and collaborative R&D. On the flipside, social enterprises are also partnering with corporations with an intention to further their reach and business. Hear from both sides of the coin on what it takes to form successful partnerships.

Tea break

Shortlisted innovative social entrepreneurs will be given the opportunity to pitch to a panel of impact investors. Loosely adopting a format similar to “Shark Tank”, the panel of impact investors will provide critique, feedback, and, if deemed appropriate, make an offer to invest in, advise, support one/some of the social enterprises.