focuses on service and effective and innovative global health programs. W=
e have in the past had entire classes of high school students attend. Indi=
vidual teachers and educators are also very much welcomed.
The registration rate increases monthly, so those interested in attending a=
re encouraged to register early. Please also see details below regarding t=
he new call for social enterprise pitches. Please forward widely.
GH/Innovate 2010
Global Health & Innovation Conference
Presented by Unite For Sight, 7th Annual Conference
Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
Saturday, April 17 - Sunday, April 18, 2010
Register Today For Lowest Registration Rate (Rate Increases Monthly): http:=
//www.uniteforsight.org/conference
New Call For Social Enterprise Pitches: Do you have an innovative idea or a=
new program in development? Submit your idea for presentation. Complete =
details on conference website<http://www.uniteforsight.org/conference>.
"A Meeting of Minds"-CNN
200 speakers<http://www.ghinnovate.org/speakers>, including keynote address=
es by Seth Godin, Jacqueline Novogratz, Jeffrey Sachs and Sonia Sachs. Soci=
al innovation sessions by CEOs and Directors of Acumen Fund, Partners in He=
alth, WaterPartners, Save The Children, HealthStore Foundation, and many ot=
hers.
The Global Health & Innovation Conference convenes more than 2,200 particip=
ants from 55 countries who are interested in global health and internationa=
l development, public health, medicine, social entrepreneurship, nonprofits=
, philanthropy, microfinance, human rights, anthropology, health policy, ad=
vocacy, public service, environmental health, and education.
Keynote Speakers
"Using The Power of Stories and Tribes to Spread Your Messages and Change T=
he World," Seth Godin, MBA, Agent of Change; New York Times Bestselling Aut=
hor of Tribes: We Need You To Lead Us; Founder, Squidoo.com
Jacqueline Novogratz, MBA, Founder and CEO, Acumen Fund
Jeffrey Sachs, PhD, Director of Earth Institute at Columbia University; Que=
telet Professor of Sustainable Development, Professor of Health Policy and =
Management, Columbia University; Special Advisor to Secretary-General of th=
e United Nations Ban Ki-moon
Sonia Ehrlich Sachs, MD, MPH, Health Coordinator, Millennium Village Projec=
t
Leaders in Social Entrepreneurship Speakers
Gene Falk, Co-Founder, Executive Director, mothers2mothers
Scott Hillstrom, Chairman of the Board, CEO and Co-Founder, HealthStore Fou=
ndation
Kevin Jones, Co-Founder, Good Capital
"Creating Viable Enterprises For The Base of the Pyramid," Ted London, PhD,=
Senior Research Fellow; Director, Base of the Pyramid Initiative, William =
Davidson Institute at the University of Michigan
"From Ideas To Action Workshop: Creating Viable Enterprises For The Base of=
the Pyramid," Ted London, PhD, Senior Research Fellow; Director, Base of t=
he Pyramid Initiative, William Davidson Institute at the University of Mich=
igan
"Doing More With Less," Nancy Lublin, CEO, Do Something
"Innovation in PIH Implementation Sites," Joia Mukherjee, MD, MPH, Medical =
Director, Partners in Health; Director, Institute for Health and Social Jus=
tice; Assistant Professor, Harvard Medical School; Division of Social Medic=
ine and Health Inequalities, Brigham and Women's Hospital
Ajay Nair, MBBS, MPH, Portfolio Associate, Acumen Fund
"Enabling Prosperity by Improving Lives," Julia Novy-Hildesley, Executive D=
irector, The Lemelson Foundation
"Achieving Global Health Through Community Wealth," Billy Shore, Founder an=
d CEO, Share Our Strength
"Investing in Local Social Entrepreneurship in Developing Countries," Jenni=
fer Staple-Clark, Founder, President and CEO, Unite For Sight
"Solutions That Can Go Big: How To Think About Scalability," Kevin Starr, M=
D, Rainer Arnhold Fellows Program, Mulago Foundation
"WaterCredit: Driving Financial Innovation in Water Supply & Sanitation For=
The Poor," Gary White, Executive Director, WaterPartners
Andrew Wolk, CEO, Root Cause
Plus 200 Featured Speakers - See complete list of speakers at www.unitefors=
ight.org/conference<http://www.uniteforsight.org/conference>
Call For Applicants: Social Enterprise Pitch
GH/Innovate 2010 will include special sessions where selected participants =
will present their new idea or program-in-development in the format of a 5-=
minute social enterprise pitch. Following the pitch, there is a 5-minute p=
eriod for questions and answers, as well as feedback from the audience. Th=
is will provide participants with an opportunity to formulate and present t=
heir idea, collaborate with others interested in their idea, and receive fe=
edback and ideas from other conference participants. Complete details abou=
t submitting a social enterprise pitch online at http://www.uniteforsight.o=
rg/conference/social-enterprise-pitch
Young Leader of Social Change Speakers
Young Leaders of Social Change Speakers are students and young professional=
s engaged in global health research and effective program delivery. Approx=
imately 20 student and young professional speakers will be selected.
Conversation Panels
In addition to their individual presentations, select speakers will also pa=
rticipate as discussants on special panels that include six panelists and e=
xtensive Q&A with the audience.
* Advice From The Experts: Careers in Global Health
* Innovating in Global Health
* Challenges and Success in Establishing International Partnerships
* Others to be announced
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