Event Details

Yale Center Beijing and Philanthropy in Motion (PIM) proudly invite you to join in this two-day conference "Impact for Innovation".

Event Description

Model Foundation is an international summer program on venture philanthropy and social innovation. Through online and offline training, young people develop the skills and networks to become effective change-makers and leaders in their community. Participants will have the opportunity to engage in discussions and be mentored by top leaders in the field. In addition, they will collectively manage a 20,000 USD fund to support a portfolio of impactful social organizations.

Model Foundation 2016 culminates in "Innovation for Impact," a conference on creating cross-sector solutions to long-standing social issues. Philanthropy in Motion (PIM) and Yale Center Beijing proudly invite you to join in this two-day conference, to hear from over 25 thought-leaders and practitioners at the nexus of philanthropy, technology, government, and the private sector.

Topics

August 11, 2016 Innovation for Impact
August 12, 2016 Mission Driven Careers

Event Language

The language of the event will be English and Chinese (simultaneous translation into Chinese is only for the event on August 11).

Registration & Payment

Ticket (Each Session):
Purchase in advance: RMB 30 for students; RMB 60 for all others.
Purchase at the door: RMB 100.

Lunch (per head): RMB 100.

Please note: All attendee information collected by Yale Center Beijing through the event registration form on this website, or by any other means, will be kept strictly confidential. Yale Center Beijing will never distribute, sell, license, or otherwise make available for any purpose, any attendee information to any third party, unless otherwise required by law.

Agenda

  • Aug 11, 2016

  • Aug 12, 2016

09:00 - 09:30
Registration
09:30 - 09:50
Welcome Remarks
Carol Li Rafferty, Managing Director, Yale Center Beijing, Yale '00Jasmine Lau, Co-Founder of Philanthropy in Motion (PIM), Yale '12Connie Leong, Co-Founder of Philanthropy in Motion (PIM), ...
Carol Li Rafferty, Managing Director, Yale Center Beijing, Yale '00
Jasmine Lau, Co-Founder of Philanthropy in Motion (PIM), Yale '12
Connie Leong, Co-Founder of Philanthropy in Motion (PIM), Yale '12
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09:50 - 10:20
Keynote Speech: China Going Global: Exporting Lessons of Innovation in Poverty Alleviation
Wang Xingzui, Executive Vice President of the China Foundation for Poverty Alleviation, Yale World Fellow
10:20 - 10:30
Break
10:30 - 12:00
Panel: Participatory Models of Change
Panelists:Zoe Shen, Vice Secretary General of One FoundationChung To, Founder of Chi Heng FoundationGaurav Gupta, Partner, Regional Director - Asia at Dalberg Global Development Advisors, Ya...
Panelists:
Zoe Shen, Vice Secretary General of One Foundation
Chung To, Founder of Chi Heng Foundation
Gaurav Gupta, Partner, Regional Director - Asia at Dalberg Global Development Advisors, Yale '05
Charlene (Xiuli) Wang, Associate Professor in the School of New Media, Peking University

Moderator:
Dr. Chan Yu, Deputy Program Director of Master of Social Sciences in Nonprofit Management at The University of Hong Kong
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12:00 - 14:00
Lunch
14:00 - 15:45
Panel: Scaling Impact Through Technology
Panelists:
Dina Yang, Deputy Director of Gates Foundation China Offfice
Liu Shutong, Founder of MotionEco
Tyler Lyman, CEO of Microbenefits
Stuart Oda, Founder of Alesca Life Technologies
15:45 - 16:00
Closing Keynote: The Mission and Evolution of US-China Strong - A Unique Private Public Partnership
Travis Tanner, President of the U.S.-China Strong Foundation

Tickets

Standard Ticket (Morning Program on Aug. 11)

9:30 am-12:00 pm

Standard Price RMB 60
Standard Ticket (Afternoon Program on Aug. 11)

2:00-4:00 pm

Standard Price RMB 60
Standard Ticket (Afternoon Program on Aug. 12)

2:00 pm-5:30 pm

Standard Price RMB 60
Student Ticket (Morning Program on Aug. 11)

9:30 am-12:00 pm

Standard Price RMB 30
Student Ticket (Afternoon Program on Aug. 11)

2:00-4:00 pm

Standard Price RMB 30
Student Ticket (Afternoon Program on Aug. 12)

2:00 pm-5:30 pm

Standard Price RMB 30
Lunch (Aug. 11)

12:00-2:00 pm

Standard Price RMB 100

About Yale Center Beijing

Venue

Yale Center Beijing

36th Floor, Tower B, IFC Building (Yong'anli Station, Exit C)
8 Jianguomenwai Avenue
Chaoyang District, Beijing, China

Beijing, China

If you have any questions please contact Yale Center Beijing

Contact Organizer

+86 (10) 5909 0200

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