Date: Friday, June 29, 2007
Time: 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Location: Academy for Educational Development (Greeley Hall)
1825 Connecticut Ave., NW, Washington, D.C. 20009-5721

In recent years, there has been dramatic growth in the number of non-profit organizations taking entrepreneurial approaches toward social change. The "Social Entrepreneurship and Global Change" summit will examine how leaders today are increasingly taking a business approach to make a social impact - from helping end poverty to reducing global warming to stopping genocide. Over the course of the daylong summit, young leaders will hear from some of today's most prominent social entrepreneurs and talk with socially conscious peers about the future of the field.

Confirmed speakers at the summit include:

- Kathy Bushkin Calvin, Executive Vice President and COO, United Nations Foundation

- Eric Kessler, Founding Principal, Arabella Philanthropic Investment Advisors

- Diana Wells, Co-President, Ashoka

- Anna Lefer, Program Officer, Open Society Institute

- Sarah Holewinski, Executive Director, Campaign for Innocent Victims in Conflict

- David Devlin-Foltz, Director, Global Interdependence Initiative, Aspen Institute

- Tom Collina, Executive Director, 20/20 Vision

- Scott Overdyke, Business Analyst, Razoo

- Tom Glaisyer, Connect US Fellow, Netcentric Campaigns

- Jessy Tolkan, Campaign Director, Campus Climate Challenge

- Victoria Baxter, Director, the People Speak Initiative

- Miriam Asnes, International Education Manager, OneVoice Movement

- Alexandra Toma, Director, Peace & Security Initiative

- Sue Veres Royal, Deputy Director, U.S. in the World Initiative, New America Foundation

- Scott Warren, Executive Director, STAND: Student Anti-Genocide Coalition

- Carol Welch, U.S. Coordinator, Millennium Campaign

The summit is free of charge for young leaders selected to participate, including registration and meals. Travel to the conference and lodging is at the participant’s expense, but Americans for Informed Democracy will do its best to set up car pools for participants.

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