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Friday, October 4 • 2:00pm - 3:30pm
Be Inspired: Social Enterprise Practitioner Panel (English & French)

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This session is designed for early stage participants who want to learn more about social enterprise from those who've been there.  A panel of experience practitioners will share stories -- their motivations to start, the challenges they faced and how they overcame them (or didn't!), their mistakes and successes, and the impact that their enterprises have achieved.  Benefit from the speakers' first-hand experience -- how to avoid common mistakes, access useful resources, build a successful team, and develop practical strategies to start and grow your enterprise.  And build your network by making professional connections with the panel members (and the other participants). 

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Moderators
avatar for David Upton

David Upton

Co-founder, Common Good Solutions
David has been using entrepreneurship as a tool for change for over 30 years.  He blends his experience in community development and his professional interest in social enterprise and the social economy to develop a socially responsible and entrepreneurially engaged workforce... Read More →

Speakers
avatar for Janice Abbott

Janice Abbott

CEO, Atira Women's Resource Society
Janice Abbott has been the CEO of Atira Women's Resource Society since 1992. She lead the Society through its growth from a single transition house located in South Surrey with a staff of seven, to a large multi-service agency with two, for-profit subsidiaries, a development arm and... Read More →
avatar for Caroline Arcand

Caroline Arcand

Co-founder and Executive Director, Groupe Convex
Caroline Arcand possesses a Bachelor of Arts from Universite du Quebec in Montreal, a Certificate in Communications from the Ottawa and St-Paul University, a Certificate in Human Resources Management and one in Business Administration from Universite du Quebec, Québec. She is currently... Read More →
avatar for Pedro Corrêa

Pedro Corrêa

Founding Partner, MateriaBrasil
Designer graduado em 2007 pela ESDI/UERJ (Escola Superior de Desenho Industrial / Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro), atualmente mestrando do programa de pós graduação da mesma faculdade e sócio da MateriaBrasil, um estúdio de inovação que enxerga o design como uma ferramenta... Read More →
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Marie Marin

Founding CEO, Employers For Childcare Charitable Group
As Founding CEO Marie led the organization from being grant dependent to being entirely self financing within 4 years.  The Group comprises a charity and two Social Enterprises, all sharing the ethos of addressing childcare as an economic and labour market issue.  The first Social... Read More →
avatar for Derek Marshall

Derek Marshall

CEO, Factory Skatepark
Derek worked as a firefighter for 17 years followed by 6 years as financial administrator for a charity in Dundee. Currently CEO of the Factory Skatepark group which was recently awarded Scottish Social Enterprise of the Year. Over the last 10 years as a Social Entrepreneur he has... Read More →


Friday October 4, 2013 2:00pm - 3:30pm MDT
Telus 103 TELUS Convention Centre

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