Nov17-18 South bank London -
chain-reaction.org is the largest social actions event so far held in the uk - including this session
15:00 -
16:30
Can Entrepreneurs Change the World?
Global Entrepreneurship Week is the first worldwide celebration
of enterprise, which aims to unleash the enterprising ideas of young people across the globe. Inspired by the UK’s Enterprise
Week, over 75 countries are organising enterprise events that address some of society’s biggest issues, from economic
development, to poverty reduction and climate change. This unique gathering of entrepreneurs, social activists, business
leaders, young people, government ministers and policy-makers will kick start a lively, informed and world-wide debate about
the place of enterprise in driving social change and economic prosperity across the globe.
Participants in this session:
•
Peter Jones, Entrepreneur and star of BBC’s Dragons’ Den (chair)
•
Tim
Smit, Founder of the Eden Project
•
Richard Branson, Founder of the Virgin Group
•
James Caan, serial global entrepreneur and star of BBC’s Dragons’ Den
•
Richard
Lambert, Director General of the CBI
•
Sophie Tranchell, Chief Executive of Divine Chocolate
•
Lord Peter Mandelson, Secretary of State for BERR
• Young entrepreneurs from around the
globe
• The Prime Minister’s Global Fellows.
More leaders during the 2 days
