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Sunday, March 30 • 3:15pm - 4:30pm
The Awakening Giant: Social Enterprise in China

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Unitll recently Social Entrepreneurship was a brand new concept in China. However, now it is estimated that there are more than a 1000 social enterprises in the country, creating substantial impact across different regions and in almost all sectors. 

Through the panel discussion, we hope to present our audience the key features of the evolving ecosystem of Chinese social enterprises, with an emphasis on stakeholders such as social entrepreneurs, academic researchers, government officials, venture philanthropists and capacity builders. How well they collaborate with each other is crucial for a bright future of Chinese social enterprises.

Looking back and reflecting on the past ten years of social enterprise development in China, the panelists will also provide insights of the following challenges and opportunities of the industry in the next decade:  How will impact investors shape the future of social enterprises? How can social enterprises work with the government to get things done and maximize social impact?  How can Chinese social enterprises learn from the best practices worldwide?  As many Chinese social enterprises are still in an early stage of development, what enabling factors can help them scale? 
Moderators
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Xing Hu

Meditation and Yoga Teacher, Xing
Xing Hu manages the Nonprofits in China program at the Hauser Institute for Civil Society at Harvard University. In this position, she convenes practitioners from the field of nonprofits in China and Harvard scholars in an effort to catalyze academic research and innovative solutions... Read More →

Speakers
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Crystal Ding

Crystal Ding is Head of China for LGT Venture Philanthropy, a global impact investor supporting organizations with outstanding social and environmental impact. She is also an appointed Mentor for entrepreneurial education program in Tsinghua University. Ms. Ding has years of experience... Read More →
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Liu Haijun

Liu Haijun, born in the North China Plain of China in 1978, has been using a wheelchair and crutches since childhood due to an unknown disease that affected him. Mr. Liu has a Bachelor degree of Medicine from Hebei Medical University, and an MBA degree from City University of Macau... Read More →
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Chen Tongkui

Chen Tongkui is the deputy director at Social Enterprise Research Center (SERC) in Shanghai University of Finance and Economics. Prior to joining SERC, he worked as a senior journalist for Nanfengchuang Magazine. In recent years, after a visit to Taiwan, Tongkui founded a social enterprise... Read More →
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Pearl Wang

Associate Professor and Deputy Director, Global Communication Research Institute at the School of Media and Design at Shanghai Jiao Tong University (SJTU)
Haoqing "Pearl" Wang is Associate Professor and Deputy Director of the Global Communication Reserach Institute at the School of Media and Design at Shanghai Jiao Tong University (SJTU). She has over ten years of professional experience in the media and creative communications industry... Read More →
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Caroline Watson

Founder, Huadan Studio, China
Founder and director of Hua Dan, China’s first social enterprise that uses the power of participation in theatre-based workshops to unfold individual and community potential.  Hua Dan has a particular focus working with China’s rural to urban migrant workers, who work in the... Read More →

Sunday March 30, 2014 3:15pm - 4:30pm PDT
Aldrich 111 Aldrich Hall, Harvard Business School
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  • Content Manager(s) Charlie Tian, HKS '15; Ruixi Hao, HKS '15

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