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Social Enterprise World Forum 2013

9:00am MDT

Local Social Enterprise Tours Offsite - Various

4:00pm MDT

Networking / Pre-Reception Hall CDE Pre-Function

6:00pm MDT

Opening Greetings Hall CD

6:10pm MDT

A Matter of Impact: Key Skillsets (Main Stage Opening Plenary) Hall CD

7:30pm MDT

Opening Reception Hall CDE Pre-Function

8:00pm MDT

Canadian Premiere: WHO Cares? Hall CD

7:15am MDT

Breakfast Eat, Think and Be Visionary Hall

8:00am MDT

Mapping Your Impact: the Social Entrepreneurship Journey Eat, Think and Be Visionary Hall

8:30am MDT

Screening: Shift Change Eat, Think and Be Visionary Hall A Matter of Learning, Leading, Serving: Key Mindsets (Main Stage Plenary) Hall CD

10:00am MDT

Open Topic 1: Ask a Lawyer - "What's your issue?" Eat, Think and Be Visionary Hall Open Topic 2: Eat, Think and Be Visionary Hall Open Topic 3: Discussing Missing Middle Social Finance - Opportunities & Challenges Eat, Think and Be Visionary Hall Open Topic 4: Cuba - How can we cooperate in building the new social enterprises/cooperatives emerging there? Eat, Think and Be Visionary Hall Open Topic 5: Increasing Prosperity in Africa and Earning a Return at the Same Time Eat, Think and Be Visionary Hall Open Topic 6: The Future of Credit Eat, Think and Be Visionary Hall Networking & Refreshment Break Eat, Think and Be Visionary Hall

10:15am MDT

“3 for 2023”, a Discussion: Three Things Public Policy Needs to do for Social Enterprise to Thrive in 2023 Hall CD Finance Solutions Lab A) Poverty Reduction: Multi-sector Approaches to Complex System Change Eat, Think and Be Visionary Hall

11:00am MDT

Open Data: Driving Scale & Impact Telus 108-109 Making Time for Research: Why Research Helps and How You Can Help Research Glen 201-202 Rural Realities: Designing a Social Enterprise Policy Framework for the Rural Context Glen 203-204 Introduction à l’entreprise sociale (français) Telus 103 Introduction to Social Enterprise: the Development Path (English) Telus 101-102 Scaling Social Impact: Reducing the Friction between Financial and Social Impact Goals Telus 104-106 Corporate Social Innovation Glen 205 Social Innovation Labs Glen 206

12:30pm MDT

The Honourable Jason Kenney, Canada's Minister of Employment and Social Development (Luncheon Keynote) Hall CD

1:00pm MDT

Open Topic 1: Talking with Diverse Communities - How do we learn about existing assets, barriers, and opportunities Eat, Think and Be Visionary Hall Open Topic 3: Start-up Communities Eat, Think and Be Visionary Hall Open Topic 4: Eat, Think and Be Visionary Hall Open Topic 5: Eat, Think and Be Visionary Hall Open Topic 6: Eat, Think and Be Visionary Hall

2:00pm MDT

Cross Cultural Collaboration: Managing Beyond Borders Telus 108-109 Unlikely Alliances Telus 103 Lessons from Quebec: Issues, Policy, and Politics Glen 205 Rural Revitalization: How Social Enterprise Keeps Rural Communities Viable Glen 203-204 Using Cases and Data to Build a Policy Agenda: The Story of EnP (Enterprising Non-Profits) Glen 206 Marketing Your Social Enterprise - the Fundamentals and the New Essentials Telus 101-102 Linking Demand and Supply: The Role of Intermediaries in Impact Investing Telus 104-106 From the Top: Leadership Skills to Promote Social Innovation Glen 201-202

3:00pm MDT

Open Topic 1: Eat, Think and Be Visionary Hall Open Topic 2: Eat, Think and Be Visionary Hall Open Topic 3: Eat, Think and Be Visionary Hall Open Topic 4: Eat, Think and Be Visionary Hall Open Topic 5: Eat, Think and Be Visionary Hall Open Topic 6: Eat, Think and Be Visionary Hall

3:30pm MDT

Networking & Refreshment Break Eat, Think and Be Visionary Hall Screening: Shift Change Eat, Think and Be Visionary Hall

4:00pm MDT

Open Topic 1: Women & Social Enterprise Eat, Think and Be Visionary Hall Open Topic 2: Faith Rooted - Social Enterprise Eat, Think and Be Visionary Hall "From Serving to Service: Developing Social Impact Career Opportunities for Youth" (Main Stage Plenary) Hall CD

6:00pm MDT

Rodeo & Reception BMO Center

7:15am MDT

Breakfast Eat, Think and Be Visionary Hall

8:00am MDT

Mapping Your Impact: the Social Entrepreneurship Journey Eat, Think and Be Visionary Hall

8:30am MDT

Presentation of Canadian Social EnterPrize Awards Hall CD Screening: Shift Change Eat, Think and Be Visionary Hall

9:00am MDT

Open Topic 1: Wonder how to measure impact? Let's talk. Eat, Think and Be Visionary Hall

9:10am MDT

Indigenous Social Enterprise – A Canadian Experience (Main Stage Keynote) Hall CD

10:00am MDT

Open Topic 1: Co-ops as Social Enterprise Eat, Think and Be Visionary Hall Open Topic 2: Agriculture - Escape from Social Dependency/Wealth Production Out of Poverty Eat, Think and Be Visionary Hall Open Topic 3: Women & Social Enterprise Eat, Think and Be Visionary Hall Open Topic 4: What would you do with 12,000 sq.ft. of new building space to generate social impact & break even financially? Eat, Think and Be Visionary Hall Open Topic 5: Environmental SE's Eat, Think and Be Visionary Hall Open Topic 6: Eat, Think and Be Visionary Hall Networking & Refreshment Break Eat, Think and Be Visionary Hall

10:15am MDT

From Serving to Service: Developing Social Impact Career Opportunities for Youth Hall CD Finance Solutions Lab B) Environmental, Sustainable Food, Youth Education: Multi-sector Approaches to Complex System Change Eat, Think and Be Visionary Hall

11:00am MDT

Mobilizing Efforts in Indigenous Social Finance and Enterprise Glen 205 New Corporate Structures for Achieving Social Impact Telus 101-102 Culture Shock: Engaging Others in Your Success Glen 203-204 Sharing Failure: Winning Strategies For Sharing Failure Telus 103 Building Indigenous Social Enterprise Telus 108-109 Investing in Indigenous Social Enterprise Glen 206 Procurement Partnerships: Building Market Opportunities Through Purchasing Policy and Practice Glen 201-202 Inclusive Economies are Ending the Poverty Cycle Telus 104-106

12:30pm MDT

Learn & Lead Luncheon ($20,000 Social Pitch Contest) Hall CD

1:00pm MDT

Open Topic 1: Eat, Think and Be Visionary Hall Open Topic 2: Eat, Think and Be Visionary Hall Open Topic 2: Eat, Think and Be Visionary Hall Open Topic 3: Eat, Think and Be Visionary Hall Open Topic 3: Arts, Culture & Social Enterprise on the Radar! Eat, Think and Be Visionary Hall Open Topic 4: Eat, Think and Be Visionary Hall Open Topic 5: Eat, Think and Be Visionary Hall Open Topic 6: Eat, Think and Be Visionary Hall

2:00pm MDT

Open Topic 2: Legal Structures for S.E.'s in Alberta - Do we need reform? Eat, Think and Be Visionary Hall International Dialogue on Ecosystem Approaches to Supporting Social Enterprises Telus 104-106 Think Global, Act Local: An International Comparison of the Emergence of Social Enterprise Public Policy and Practice Glen 201-202 Be Inspired: Social Enterprise Practitioner Panel (English & French) Telus 103 Managing Finances: True Cost Accounting & Business Cost Recovery Telus 108-109 Measuring & Demonstrating Impact Glen 203-204 Thinking Big: Making More than Change for Early Stage Social Ventures Telus 101-102 Global Trends and Their Impact on Social Enterprises Glen 205 Social Innovations in Health Care Glen 206

3:00pm MDT

Open Topic 1: Eat, Think and Be Visionary Hall Open Topic 3: Eat, Think and Be Visionary Hall Open Topic 4: Eat, Think and Be Visionary Hall Open Topic 5: Eat, Think and Be Visionary Hall Open Topic 5: Eat, Think and Be Visionary Hall Open Topic 6: Eat, Think and Be Visionary Hall

3:30pm MDT

Networking & Refreshment Break Eat, Think and Be Visionary Hall Open Topic 2: Arts, Culture, Social Enterprise on the Radar! Eat, Think and Be Visionary Hall Screening: Shift Change Eat, Think and Be Visionary Hall

3:45pm MDT

Alison Redford, Premier of Alberta (Main Stage Address) Hall CD

4:00pm MDT

The Future of Social Enterprise: Authors Panel (Main Stage) Hall CD

5:00pm MDT

“Will You Greet or Great the Future: The Power of Unreasonable People” (Closing Keynote) Hall CD

5:30pm MDT

SEWF 2013 Recap (Main Stage) Hall CD

5:40pm MDT

Closing Ceremony and Passing of the baton from SEWF 2013 Canada to SEWF 2014 South Korea Hall CD