Conference Theme and Purpose

The essence of social entrepreneurship is to identify gaps in the provision of social goods and services, and to design innovative and scalable/ replicable solutions to bridge those gaps. Be addressing the issues which are relevant to the society, these social innovations make an impact on the lives of people.

India, with its myriad problems of providing access to basic provisions (e.g., education, healthcare, energy, livelihoods, information, etc.) to its vast population, provides immense opportunities for such innovations. Many social entrepreneurs and ventures have designed and implemented solutions to social problems, which are both unique and scalable/ replicable.

Correspondingly, this year, the theme of the 8th National Conference on Social Entrepreneurship is

The Conference aims to celebrate, showcase and learn from the initiatives of some of such innovative ventures, and to create a platform for knowledge-sharing and partnerships.