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SAVE THE DATE!
ASE IV, "Social Innovation in the Age of Austerity," will take place November 10th, 2011
The ASE Conference Series convenes hundreds of leaders from the public, private, nonprofit and academic sectors in important conversations designed to accelerate the field of social entrepreneurship. Prominent speakers have included the Chair of the Corporation for National and Community Service, two Virginia governors, and former presidential advisor David Gergen. The first two conferences succeeded in energizing the social innovation movement in Virginia, while the third took aim at topics of national and international interest.
ASE I: In 2007 the Phoenix Project convened its first conference, “Accelerating Social Entrepreneurship in Virginia,” a luncheon and panel discussion with former Virginia Governor (now U.S. Senator) Mark Warner. One-hundred and thirty leaders of Virginia's public, private, nonprofit sectors and representatives of twenty-one Virginia institutions of higher education gathered in Falls Church for a first groundbreaking dialogue. Additional speakers included Robert Egger from the DC Central Kitchen, Bill Dietel, Chairman of Guidestar International, Marco Davis, Director of Youth Venture, and Carol Thompson Cole, President and CEO of Venture Philanthropy Partners.
ASE II: Round II of our discussion of “Accelerating Social Entrepreneurship in Virginia” took place on March 19, 2008, and was co-convened by Virginia’s Governor Tim Kaine and Lt. Governor Bill Bolling in Richmond, VA with over two-hundred participants and nearly thirty colleges and universities represented. Other speakers included Richmond entrepreneur Jim Ukrop, Duke University’s Dr. Gregory Dees, and Ashoka President Diana Wells.
ASE III: On May 4, 2009, the Phoenix Project and the Corporation for National and Community Service convened “Accelerating Social Entrepreneurship: How Technology is Knocking Down Doors and Fueling Social Innovation.” The Lex Mundi Pro Bono Foundation, Root Cause, Community Wealth Ventures, George Washington University, Old Dominion University, Craigslist Foundation, and American University joined as co-conveners. ASE III expanded the dialogue in response to great interest from a national audience, while narrowing the focus to a specific, important topic: how social entrepreneurs are using technology to knock down traditional barriers to social change and to scale the scope and impact of their ideas and initiatives. It took place in Washington, DC and was simulcast to Hampton Roads, Virginia. Over 300 people attended in person while attendees from 40 countries participated virtually and tweeted in questions and comments.
Video from ASE II:
Slideshow from ASE III: