UCLA Social Enterpreneurship Conference – Kiva’s cofounder will be there
Posted by microfinance on May 11, 2009
“The social entrepreneur changes the performance capacity of society.”
- Peter Drucker
UCLA Anderson Net Impact and SABA
Present
A multi-bottomline business conference:
“Social Entrepreneurship: From Inspiration to Impact”
Socially-oriented individuals, businesses and service organizations with entrepreneurial drive are piloting new ways to combat social dilemmas via innovative business models*. During this year’s annual South Asian Business Association conference, the lifecycle of a social enterprise will be highlighted, from the inspiration in the initial stages to measuring impact in the latter stages. Throughout the day, we will showcase social entrepreneurs that have used their business and leadership skills to develop and grow social enterprises that have meaningful impacts on their respected communities.
Friday, May 15
9.30am – 2.00pm
UCLA Anderson, 110 Westwood Plaza, Los Angeles CA 90024, room C301
Featured speakers include:
- Premal Shah, President of kiva.org and founder of the Silicon Valley Microfinance Network
- Lata Krishnan, President of the American India Foundation and Founder of the PE fund Shah Capital Partners
- Lakshmi Pratury, CEO of Ixoraa Media and TED India
Complimentary admission for all who register at: http://seucla.eventbrite.com/
Free for non-UCLA students, paking $9 at lot 4
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Schedule:
09:00-09:45 Registration
09:45-10:00 Opening Remarks
10:00-10:45 Address by Lakshmi Pratury: CEO, Ixoraa Media
10:45-11:30 Address by Lata Krishnan: President, American India Foundation
11:30-12:30 Authentic South Asian Lunch
12:30-01:00 Case Discussion
01:00-01:45 Address by Premal Shah: President, Kiva
01:45PM Reception (Drinks/Snacks)
Speaker Information:
Lakshmi Pratury: CEO, Ixoraa Media; Global Capitalist Partners
After two decades in marketing, venture capitalism and social entrepreneurship, Lakshmi Pratury has recently turned her focus toward linking India more tightly with the American community. Her firm, Ixoraa Media, runs meetings and events to spark dialogue and make connections. Pratury worked at Intel for 12 years as a marketer and evangelist, and then moved to a venture capital firm, Global Capitalist Partners (“GCP”). At GCP, she focused on connecting India’s legendary software-development community with US technology firms. At the American India Foundation, she founded the Digital Equalizer program, offering technology education to approximately 80,000 children and 2,000 teachers in India.
Lata Krishnan: President, AIF; CFO, Shah Capital Partners
Lata Krishnan is the Vice Chair of the American India Foundation (AIF: www.aifoundation.org) since being involved in its founding in 2001. Krishnan is also the Chief Financial Officer of Shah Capital Partners, a leading mid-market technology private equity fund that was founded in 2003. Shah Capital Partners has over $300 million of committed funds under management. Previously in 1989, Krishnan co-founded SMART Modular Technologies, Inc. and served as its Chief Financial Officer. In 1999, SMART merged with Solectron Corporation in a transaction valued at over $2 Billion. Prior to SMART, she held corporate accounting and finance positions at Montgomery Securities, Arthur Anderson & Company LLP, and Hill Vellacott & Company in London, England. Krishnan received a bachelor of science degree with honors from the London School of Economics and is a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales.
Premal Shah: President, Kiva; Founder, Silicon Valley Microfinance Network
As President, Premal leads Kiva’s efforts to scale its partnerships and member base. Prior to Kiva, Premal was a Principal Product Manager at PayPal, an eBay company. During his 6 year career at PayPal, Premal drove a number of key initiatives including a year-long project defining eBay’s role in economically empowering the global working poor. In 1997, Premal was awarded a grant from Stanford University to research microfinance in Gujarat, India. More recently, Premal co-founded the Silicon Valley Microfinance Network and spent 2 months in India working to refine and validate Kiva’s model. In 2006, Premal was a featured speaker at the Clinton Global Initiative and Global Microcredit Summit.
