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    Banking for Social Entrepreneurship Conference in Prague on June 19th – 20th 2009
    Banking for Social Entrepreneurship Conference
    June 19th – 20th 2009

    Location: Prague Česká Spořitelna – Rytířská
    Conference language: English

    “Social entrepreneurs find what is not working and solve the problem by changing the system, spreading the solution, and persuading entire societies to take new leaps.”
    (Ashoka)

    In 1819, Johann Baptist Weber saw the need to open the doors of a financial institution to common people. He founded “Erste Oesterreichische Spar-Casse” and pioneered a new way of banking. 190 years later, the context
    has changed and yet the need of enabling financial independence is ever more relevant: As new challenges are
    pressing and new solutions are emerging, the significant potential of banking to increase and sustain the created
    impact in society becomes apparent.

    Hosted by Erste Foundation, Erste Group and Česká Spořitelna in partnership with Ashoka and emersense,
    “Banking for Social Entrepreneurship” seeks to uncover this potential and amidst turbulent times connect banks
    and entrepreneurs on their social mission. Inviting drivers and enablers of positive change across CEE, a unique conferenc with a multitude of perspectives and a high level of engagement is created - common intent and aspiration at the core of the event: Jointly pioneering a new way of enabling lasting positive impact by finding new opportunities to leverage banking and social entrepreneurship in CEE.

    Programme

    Friday, June 19th

    17:00 – 18:00 “Delving into the Experience”
    Entering the conference through an exhibition of positive impact.

    18:00 - 19:00 Opening
    “Welcome to Banking for Social Entrepreneurship” by Jiří Škorvaga (Česká Spořitelna)
    “The Origin of erste Oesterreichische Spar-Casse and our Commitment to Enable Social Entrepreneurship Today”
    by Andreas Treichl (Erste Group, ERSTE Foundation)

    “An Introduction to Social Entrepreneurship”
    by Felix Oldenburg (Ashoka)

    19:00 – 20:00 “Bankers meet Social Entrepreneurs” “Banking for Social Entrepreneurship”
    by Thomas Uher (Erste Bank) and Boris Marte (ERSTE Foundation)
    “Enabling first Connections” facilitated by emersense

    20:00 – 20:30 “Social Entrepreneurs in a Big Banking Group?
    The good.bee case.”
    by Sava Dalbokov (good.bee) and Felix Oldenburg (Ashoka)

    20:30 – 22:00 Dinner

    Saturday, June 20th

    09:00 – 10:00 “Perspectives of the day”
    Social innovation and entrepreneurship in CEE
    “The Need for Social Innovation” by Erhard Busek (IDM)

    “Letting a Social Need spark Social Entrepreneurial
    Ventures” by Jeroo Billimoria (Aflatoun)

    “Driving positive Change in CEE”
    by Petra Vitousova (Bily kruh bezpeci)

    10:30 - 12:30 “Current Forms of Financing Social
    Entrepreneurship” An open space with a multitude of perspectives on leveraging activities of financial institutions and social entrepreneurs for an increased impact.

    “How we finance Social Entrepreneurship”
    Ewa Konczal (Ashoka), Valerie Hackl, Maximilian Oettingen (ICEP), Peter Püspök (Oikocredit), Brian Richardson (WIZZIT), Jonathan Robinson (the Hub), Rupert Strachwitz (Maecenata Institut), Eva Varga (NESsT)

    14:00 - 17:00 “Financing Positive Impact”
    An engaging World Café around the potential and possibilities of banks as enabler of Social Entrepreneurship

    17:30 - 18:00 “Looking Ahead”
    Intent and future scope of supporting Social Entrepreneurship
    “An Initiative for the Future” by Franz Karl Prüller (ERSTE Foundation) and Michael Fembek (Antara Solutions)

    18:00 - 19:00 Closing Plenary
    Capturing the experience and concluding the conference in its many facets

    20:00 – 22:00 Dinner
    • 04 Jun 2009, 5:52 pm