Investments and efforts to create meaningful jobs and livelihoods have allowed people interested in local social entrepreneurship to continue pursuing change. Mass media promoting understanding and tolerance have built bridges between warring societies. In this panel discussion sponsored by the Skoll World Forum, learn from the experience and insights of a variety of social entrepreneurs.
Lea Esterhuizen is the head of research at UnLtd. Prior to that she was a postgraduate student at the Institute of Commonwealth Studies at the University of London, and spent three years working on research capacity-building in the refugee sector and on responses to institutionalized violence.
Ashraf Ghani, founder and chairman of the Institute for State Effectiveness, was a key figure in rebuilding Afghanistan after the fall of the Taliban, and is a leading advocate for foreign investment (rather than foreign aid) as a tool for economic development and the eradication of poverty.
John Marks is president and founder of Search for Common Ground, an international conflict prevention NGO headquartered in Washington and Brussels, with offices in 17 countries.
Rodney Schwartz, chief executive of Catalyst Fund Management and Research, has nearly three decades of experience in the financial and venture capital industries.
Jody Williams, founding coordinator and campaign ambassador, International Campaign to Ban Landmines (ICBL), received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1997 for her efforts to ban anti-personnel landmines. She is also founder and chair of the Nobel Women's Initiative.
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