SBC11 videos
Whether you missed the event or would simply like to re-live the day, we've uploaded footgage from all of the sessions at the Social Business Conference 2011. Now in it's sixth year, SBC11 was held on 11th October 2011 and boasted inspirational speakers and expert business advice to an audience of social entrepreneurs, investors and corporates.
Next year's conference will be taking place on 9th October 2012 and we would love for you to join us at LSO St. Luke's in London where we will be delivering yet another day of real, practical advice.
09:10 - Big business engagement with social enterpriseIn the first session of the day, Ian Cheshire discusses with Rodney Schwartz on how big business can engage with social enterprise. Ian was appointed Group Chief Executive of Kingfisher in January 2008, moving over from B&Q where he was Chief Executive from 2005. |
09:30 - The trade-off between financial return and social impactIan Cheshire, Maggie Jones, Marco Morganti and Fred Turok form the morning panel to discuss the balance of profit versus impact. |
11:15 - What does the sector need to access finance?Two experts in the field - Daniel Brewer and Danyall Sattar - discuss the issues and opportunities, whilst the audience of social entrepreneurs has a chance to articulate and debate their own financing challenges. |
11:50 - Social impact metrics for attracting corporates and investorsMark Graham of PricewaterhouseCoopers presents on social impact metrics to help social enterprises to attract corporates and investors. Followed by questions from the floor of the conference and input from Katie Hill; research author at ClearlySo. |
14:00 - Why entrepreneurs like me are getting excited by social enterprise & investmentThe Entrepreneur Keynote session at SBC11 played host to two self-made entrepreneurs - Sinclair Beecham of Pret a Manger and Lara Morgan of Pacific Direct - who explain why they are getting excited by social enterprise and investment. |
14:30 - Focus on microfinance: All Shapes & Sizes - European businessesWe wanted to add an international flavour to the proceedings at SBC11, which is why we invited Aurélie Duthoit of Babyloan (France) and Till Behnke of betterplace.org (Germany) to discuss their experiences with Rodney Schwartz. |
16:50 - Closing keynoteFounder of The Roundhouse Trust, Sir Torquil Norman, brings SBC11 to a charming close with some feel-good anecdotes from his life as a serial entrepreneur and RAF pilot. |
