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Registration
Opening and welcome remarks

• Mr. Alain GASCHEN, Deputy Head of Mission, Swiss Embassy in China
• Mr. Felix FELLMANN, Head of the International Cooperation Division, Swiss Embassy in China

Ice breaker
Live stories and on-stage interviews
Lars STEIN•Dongwen Liu•Hui Ling•Zhanyi Wang

• Ashoka Fellow: Dr. Lars STEIN, Senior Policy Advisor, Partnerships with the Private Sector, Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC)
• Chinese Social Entrepreneur: Mr. Liu Dongwen, President of CFPA Microfinance
• Social entrepreneurship and Impact Investing Facilities: Ms. Hui Ling, Secretary General, YouChange China Social Entrepreneur Foundation
• Chinese inclusive business: Mr. Zhanyi WANG, Executive Director, Elion Foundation

  • Lars STEIN

    Lars STEIN

  • Dongwen Liu (CEO of CFPA Microfinance)

    Dongwen Liu

    CEO of CFPA Microfinance
  • Hui Ling (Secretary General at China Social Entrepreneur Foundation (aka YouChange Foundation))

    Hui Ling

    Secretary General at China Social Entrepreneur Foundation (aka YouChange Foundation)
  • Zhanyi Wang (Executive Director of Elion Foundation)

    Zhanyi Wang

    Executive Director of Elion Foundation
Tea break and group photo
Keynote speeches and framing of the concept
Olivier KAYSER•Xiangping JIA
  • Olivier KAYSER (Partner and Managing Director of Hystra)

    Olivier KAYSER

    Partner and Managing Director of Hystra
  • Xiangping JIA (Founder-partner of Entrepreneurship and Transformation at E&T)

    Xiangping JIA

    Founder-partner of Entrepreneurship and Transformation at E&T
Panel discussion: Unpack Social Entrepreneurship in rural-urban transformation
Stephan DYCKERHOFF•YI LUO•Qing Miao•Jianchu XU

Discussion points:
 How are the different concepts of social entrepreneurship (SE) perceived by the audience and panelists?
 How does the definition vary across contexts and regions?
 What are the crucial roles of social entrepreneurs?
 What are the emerging ‘problems’ related to rural-urban transformation and how does SE deal with them innovatively?

  • Stephan DYCKERHOFF (President at Buurtzorg Asia and Buurtzorg China German)

    Stephan DYCKERHOFF

    President at Buurtzorg Asia and Buurtzorg China German
  • YI LUO (Founder of Laotu & University of Chicago Fellow)

    YI LUO

    Founder of Laotu & University of Chicago Fellow
  • Qing Miao (Deputy Secretary General at YouChange China Social Entrepreneur Foundation)

    Qing Miao

    Deputy Secretary General at YouChange China Social Entrepreneur Foundation
  • Jianchu XU (Professor at Kunming Institute of Botany (KIB))

    Jianchu XU

    Professor at Kunming Institute of Botany (KIB)
Lunch break
Panel discussion: Unpack Investment, Scaling and Ecosystem
Naeeda Crishna MORGADO•Yanfu Chen•Peiyuan Guo•Enkhzul ORGODOL

Discussion points:
 What are the emerging tools of investment for SE? How are these tools different from the ‘old’ approaches?
 How are the public and private sector restructured through innovative finance and investments?
 What are the scaling schemes and what is the role of finance?
 What are the legal identities and how is diversity evolved and embedded?
 How do the stakeholders view the measurement and management of social & environment impact?

  • Naeeda Crishna MORGADO (Policy Analyst at Green Growth, Climate Change and Investment, OECD)

    Naeeda Crishna MORGADO

    Policy Analyst at Green Growth, Climate Change and Investment, OECD
  • Yanfu Chen (Director of UBS AG)

    Yanfu Chen

    Director of UBS AG
  • Peiyuan Guo (General Manager at SynTao Co., Ltd)

    Peiyuan Guo

    General Manager at SynTao Co., Ltd
  • Enkhzul ORGODOL (Founder of LLC

    Enkhzul ORGODOL

    Founder of LLC "Educated Space" (Mongolia based NGO)
Group discussion

 How ‘ecosystem’ is perceived? How is it related and with ‘governance’?
 What is the relationship between the ‘ecosystem’, legal framework and governance?
 How do the audience define the key social problems in their work?
 What are the opportunities and challenges for SE?

Tea break
Road Mapping and the Way Forward
Wrap-up and reflections (Dr. Xiangping JIA) The way forward and E&T Annual 2019 (Mr. Felix FELLMANN & Mr. Juerg ZAUGG, Head of Agriculture Service, Nestlé China)
  • Xiangping JIA (Founder-partner of Entrepreneurship and Transformation at E&T)

    Xiangping JIA

    Founder-partner of Entrepreneurship and Transformation at E&T
  • Juerg ZAUGG (Head of Agriculture Service at Nestlé China)

    Juerg ZAUGG

    Head of Agriculture Service at Nestlé China
Reception in Hotel
Travel to Tencent Innovation Combinator (TIC) & INNO Ecosystem (INNO) Hub
Visiting tour
Roundtable for SEs stories and reflection (INNO+China+Mongolia’s stories)
Coffee and light meal
Return back to Embassy