#think Social Futures: From social movement to social market

UTS Business School in association with the Management Discipline Group is proud to present

#think Social Futures: From social movement to social market

Markets are not a naturally occurring form. They are built. And they often emerge in the form of social movements, operating between industries, addressing weak points and solving frustrations with current systems. But what does this take? How do such movements and markets gain legitimacy, position and power? How do they achieve scale?

Our presenters will discuss the past, present and future of entrepreneurial movements such as social entrepreneurship, the collaborative economy and impact investing. Some of the questions we’ll address are:

- Where did these movements come from?
- Who were the entrepreneurial rebels?
- What was the tipping point?
- What about scale?

Speakers

Dr Pamela Hartigan is Director of the Skoll Centre for Social Entrepreneurship at Saïd Business School, University of Oxford. Hartigan is one of the world’s leading proponents of social entrepreneurship and is actively engaged in a range of international initiatives to promote it.

Rachel Botsman is a global thought leader on collaboration and sharing using digital technologies to transform the way we live, work and consume. She is known for originating the theory of ‘collaborative consumption’ with her acclaimed book, What’s Mine is Yours (Harper Collins, 2010). She is a World Economic Forum Young Global Leader, was named by Fast Company as one of the ‘Most Creative People in Business’ and featured by Monocle as one of the top 20 speakers in the world to have at your conference.

Dr Danielle Logue is a senior lecturer in the UTS Business School Management Discipline Group and co-founder and director of the Social Innovation Fellowship Program. Dr Logue has extensive professional experience in government policy, industry development and innovation and entrepreneurship which fostered her research interest in the diffusion of innovations.

Light refreshments will be served. This is a free lecture but places are limited so please register now to avoid disappointment.

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