SHAPING BETTER TIMES TO COME
GENEVA
Social Innovation and Global Ethics Forum
OCT. 23-25, 2015
BÂTIMENT DES FORCES MOTRICES
SHAPING BETTER TIMES TO COME
GENEVA
Social Innovation and Global Ethics Forum
OCT. 23-25, 2015
BÂTIMENT DES FORCES MOTRICES
ABOUT SIGEF
SIGEF is an annual international event that gathers non-profit organizations, renowned speakers, social entrepreneurs and the general public for three days of dialogue and interaction. It features plenary sessions, cultural events and networking opportunities, as well as NGO and project showcases.
The first edition took place last year and hosted more than 2,500 participants and over 50 NGOs present on the Horyou platform. SIGEF 2015 is expected to have a far broader scope and reach, with 5,000 participants, 100 NGOs, 30 keynote speakers and 50 media partners.
The second edition, SIGEF 2015, was an open invitation for reflection, dialogue and action in favor of social innovation and social good. It focused on proposing effective solutions to shape the better times to come.
PARTNERS
MEDIA PARTNERS
SIGEF 2015 will take place at the magnificent Bâtiment des Forces Motrices, situated on the Rhone. Dating back to the 19th century, it was once a hydroelectric plant but is now a concert hall and cultural venue. BFM is one of the most beautiful historical buildings in Geneva, especially in the evenings, when it is illuminated.
SPEAKERS
STEPHEN RITZ
2015 Top 10 Finalist for the $1m Global Teacher Prize – Innovator, Educator
Founder, Green Bronx Machine
DANIELA SALTZMAN
Director
The Generation Foundation
FRODE HVARING
Head of Human Resources
European Broadcasting Union (EBU)
GEORGES BWELLE
General Surgeon – Top 10 CNN Heroes 2013
Central Hospital Yaounde
HANS HERREN
President & CEO
Millennium Institute USA
ALEXANDER SCHISCHLIK
Chief of Section
Youth & Sport Sector, Social & Human Sciences, UNESCO
Felix Stähli
Co-Founder
Impact Hub, Geneva
Shalini Mehan
Livelihoods Unit, UNHCR / Executive MBA with CSR Specialization
University of Geneva
OLIVIER FRUCHAUD
Ashoka Representative
Switzerland
LASSAAD METOUI
Artist, Calligraphist
RENÉ ESTERMAN
CEO
MyClimate
SOUAD DIBI
Présidente
El Khir Women Charity Association
BONNIE CHIU
Co-Founder and Director, Lensational
Consultant, The Social Investment Consultancy
CHAD HARPER
Founder and CEO
Hip Hop Saves Lives
CARRY SOMERS
Founder
Fashion Revolution
MICHEL JACCARD
Founder
Id Est Avocats
KHATHU MASHAU
Managing Editor
Nunnovation.com
VIVIENNE DE COURCY
Director & Writer
Dare to Be Wild
JONATHAN NORMAND
Codethic MD & Co-Founder
B Corp Switzerland
HELENE BAYEUX
Executive Director
IFPD
CLAUDE MICHAUD
Co-Founder
Social Business Models
TINA WELLS
CEO & Founder
Buzz Marketing Group
CHRISTOPH EBELL
Director
The Human Brain Project
LASSE GUSTAVSSON
Senior Vice President & Executive Director
Oceana Europe
REKHA MASALAMI
President, Agragami India
Project Director, IFPD New Dehli & Bihar
VARUN SARAF
Board Member, IFPD
Social Entrepreneur
WOLFGANG JAMANN
Secretary General & CEO
CARE International Secretariat
COCO JOBARD
Designer, Arranger & Editor
of Cook Recipes
TAIS GADEA LARA
Climate Reality Leader,
Environmental Journalist
Sustentator, Ecomanía, La Razón
Silvia Bastante
Head of Philanthropy Advisory
UBS Switzerland
VICKI HANSEN
Award Winning Producer, Award Winning Optioned Writer, Communications Consultant
ESSA AL MANNAI
Executive Director
Reach Out To Asia (ROTA)
FRANÇOIS MAUREL
Photographer
MADDALENA CAMPIONI
Co-Founder
Scenario Development
PATRICK NOACK
Co-Founder
Scenario Development
DAN ACHER
Founder & director
Happy City Lab
BATHERMY TSAFACK
Resident Representative in Burundi
WSA
RIAN FOKKER
Director
Heifer Nederland
DHAIRYA PUJARA
Founder & CEO
Ycenter
DJ JOO
Film Editor
HERVÉ GONSOLIN
Special Adviser on
Peace & Security
MICHEL HADDI
Fashion Photographer
Michel Haddi Studio Ltd
SIPHEPIHLE KHUMALO
Project Coordinator,
Dessine l’Espoir – Swaziland
XAVIER RICARD
Expert in Development Matters
Director, International Partnerships at CCFD
MICHEL BAUMANN
Founder & President
The Meal
CECILE GALOSELVA
Founding MD, ETIC
Fundamentally Responsible
ISIDRO VILLORIA
Director
Alicia Koplowitz Foundation
JEAN-FRANÇOIS DE LAVISON
President & Founder
Ahimsa Partners & Ahimsa Fund
YONATHAN PARIENTI
CEO & Founder
Horyou
MARIA SCHNURR
Foresight Consultant
Z_punkt, The Foresight Company
TOURAYA BOUABID
President & Founder
AMESIP Association
SOFIA DE MEYER
Founder
Opaline
SHYLA NELSON
Founder
One Earth. One Voice. Campaign
TENKE ZOLTANI
Director
Impact Investing, UBS
Barbara Steudler
Manager Nice Future Association
Founder G21 Sustainability Forum
ZOUHIR BOUDEMAGH
Founder
Alma Nostra Foundation – Alma Chamber Orchestra
AUDREY SELIAN
Director
Artha Initiative, Rianta Capital Zurich
ELIANE SUSSMAN RICHTER
Director
Strategic Alliances, PVBLIC Foundation
ETIENNE EICHENBERGER
Managing Partner
Managing partner, WISE – philanthropy advisors
HAMISH JENKINS
Officer-in-Charge
United Nations Non-Governmental Liaison Service (UN-NGLS)
KAREN WILSON
Development Co-Operation Directorate
OECD
ALEXANDRE EPALLE
Deputy Secretary General
Economic Issues, Department of Security & Economy (DSE), Geneva
Christophe Probst
Terre & Humanisme
JON MARK WALLS
CEO
GovFaces
THOMAS PIZER
Founder
Aquaverde
JOSÉ MIGUEL ALFARO
Partner
s.e.e.d.
VINCENT SUBILIA
Deputy Director, International Affairs
Geneva Chamber of Commerce
VIOLA KREBS
Founder & Executive Director
ICV Volunteers
LUCAS LUISONI
Co-President
Alternatiba Léman
Nagidmy Marquez Acosta
VP Global & Strategic Communication
Horyou
Manu Jindal
Sustainability Project Manager
Nespresso
Peng Jianmei
Executive Secretary-General
China Charity Alliance
Isabella de Brito
Vice President, Marketing
AIESEC Switzerland
Elie Ayoub
Advisor, Strategic Communication
Horyou
René Longet
Sustainable Development Expert
Walter Ngouamo
Redactor
AfriqueITNews.com
IMPACT INVESTMENT
Accelerating Sustainable Growth
MEDIA & THE INTERNET
New Beginnings
SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Forging the Future
FOOD & AGRICULTURE
The Necessary Adaptation
TRANSNATIONAL SCIENTIFIC COOPERATION
for Social Impact
TECHNOLOGICAL EVOLUTION
for Social Good
CULTURE & THE ARTS
Inspiration for Creative Interaction
YOUTH
for Social Change
ORGANIZATIONS
Would you like to see your organization at SIGEF?
Contact us at organizations@sigef2015.com or check out the invitation criteria.
Association Initiative & Developpement
MOROCCO
Association
Al Aahd El jadid
MOROCCO
Association Féminine de Bienfaisance Elkhir
MOROCCO
Fondation
Moi pour Toit
SWITZERLAND
AVD
BENIN
CJARC
CAMEROON
DAR
SERBIA
EAA Burundi
BURUNDI
Instituto Filantropia
BRAZIL
ASPROBIR
FRANCE/CAMEROON
La Vie Nomade
FRANCE
MJDF
TOGO
MOCICA
FRANCE
Association Grimiam
SWITZERLAND
Osmose
CAMEROON
OnPasseAl’Acte
FRANCE
Sholutions
SWITZERLAND
WESDE
CAMEROON
Pestalozzi
BRAZIL
ASCOVIME
CAMEROON
Action Enfance
FRANCE
AJECP
CAMEROON
Argilando
BRAZIL
Negus World
UNITED STATES
Brasil in Move
SWITZERLAND
Enfants d’Ongandi
CAMEROON
Être Afrique
FRANCE
Pont Universel
SWITZERLAND
Serviço de Obras Sociais
BRAZIL
Social Business Models
SWITZERLAND
Fondation pour l’Amitié
CAMEROON
Association Flamme de la Gloire
MOROCCO
ADEV
CAMEROON
Amazonas Visão
BRAZIL
Movement France
FRANCE
CALBRIL
CAMEROON
EducaPeace
FRANCE
Fondation Kemi Malaika
SWITZERLAND
Mosoh
Cameroun
CAMEROON
Saek Thmey International
CAMBODIA
APAD
CAMEROON
Tagmate
MOROCCO
AVSED
CAMEROON
CIFED MBALMAYO
CAMEROON
CNA
CAMEROON
Main dans la Main
CAMEROON
Danseurs Citoyens
TUNISIA
ESAM
BENIN
Fundação Laço Rosa
BRAZIL
Parents à Parents
FRANCE
WIT
CAMEROON
2Mois1job
SWITZERLAND
Association Duchamps-Libertino
SWITZERLAND
Association L’Enclos des Éléphants
CAMEROON
Fundación Somos Vidas
VENEZUELA
Tourism for Help
SWITZERLAND
CEAH
PERU
Terre & Humanisme
FRANCE
Fundação Obra de Preservação dos Filhos de Tuberculosos
BRAZIL
AAIED
CAMEROON
Association Medina
FRANCE
ONG MEED
TOGO
Prometra France
FRANCE
SOS Femmes et Enfants en Détresse
GABON
ONG Poussières d’Etoiles
FRANCE
ATEAL
BRAZIL
Casa Pequeno Davi
BRAZIL
Instituto Ensinado a Sorrir
BRAZIL
La Samaritaine VOK
CAMEROON
Dessine l’Espoir
FRANCE
Hip Hop Saves Lives
USA
Maloca International
COLOMBIA
REPCAM
CAMEROON
Foxymore
SWIZTERLAND
1 Pensée pour l’Humanité – 1 Thought for Humanity
SWITZERLAND
A group of young individuals and social entrepreneurs will be selected to showcase their socially innovative projects at SIGEF 2015! Below you will find the selected projects who will participate and be considered for one of the three SIGEF Project Awards.
More details on participation criteria and the SIGEF Project Awards.
For more information, contact projects@sigef2015.com.
H.R is a mobile application that allows people to create a link with homeless people.
With the aid of Humans Relais, associations let you know needs of a homeless person near you directly on your smartphone. Then, you will be able assist, meet, and share a good time with them. Visit Project page
Lensational is a non-profit social enterprise founded in March 2013 with the vision of empowering women worldwide through photography. Lensational equips underprivileged women from developing countries with recycled digital cameras and photography training, then sells their pictures where 50% of revenue goes back to the women themselves. Visit Project page
Kmerpad is an initiative to empower African women and protect the planet with washable sanitary pads FAM. Visit Project page
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SIGEF provides complimentary registration to qualified members of the media (journalists, bloggers, outlets, editors, etc.) who apply for media credentials and register to attend the forum. Media members who meet the registration criteria will be accredited on a space-available basis.