The 2021 Meaningful Business 100 Forum

Tuesday, 7th December 2021, 1-4.30pm GMT.

Sponsored by EY.
 
The 2021 Meaningful Business 100 Forum brought together a selection of the winners included on this year’s MB100, recognised for their work combining profit and purpose to help achieve the UN Global Goals.
 
Each session focused on a specific challenge facing these individuals as they attempt to solve pressing social and environmental issues. 

 

AGENDA

1-1.30pm: Meet the Judges

Judges from this year’s MB100 will discuss the trends they saw in the nominations, ideas and innovations that excited them and what they hope this group of leaders can achieve.

 

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Co-Moderator: Laura Turkington, Global Corporate Responsibility Commercial and Innovation Leader, EY (UK)

Co-Moderator: Tom Lytton-Dickie, Founder & CEO, Meaningful Business (UK)

 

Kimberly Gire, Board Chair, Centre for Global Equality (Australia)

Mike Barry, Board Trustee, A Blueprint for Better Business (UK)

Nuru Mugambi, Sustainable Finance and Investment in Africa Policy Expert (Kenya)

Snigdha Sahal, CEO, Action Against Hunger India (India)

 

 

 

1.30-2.15pm: Scaling Impact – How to turn  innovative ideas into mainstream businesses

 
In order to solve the myriad of issues facing the world today, innovative ideas and businesses need to have the capacity for scale. We will hear from MB100 winning entrepreneurs on how they are building their impact-focused startups into industry leading companies.

 

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Moderator: Payal Dalal, Senior VP, Social Impact, Mastercard Center for Inclusive Growth (UK)

 

Alisée de Tonnac, Co-Founder & CEO, Seedstars (Switzerland)

Emily Ewell, Co-Founder & CEO, Pantys (Brazil)

Nneka Mobisson, Co-Founder & CEO, mDoc (Nigeria)

Tom Szaky, Founder & CEO, TerraCycle (US)

 

 

 

2.15-3pm: Partnering for Impact – What is the key to successful collaborations?

 

It is well documented that collaboration is key in the profit and purpose space. But how do you choose who to partner with, and how should those relationships be structured so that they serve all parties? MB100 winners will discuss how they have established meaningful partnerships to drive growth and impact. This session is hosted in partnership with Impact17.

 

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Moderator: Andy Andrea, Co-Founder & Director, Impact17 (Switzerland)

 

Abeer Abu Ghaith, CEO, MENA Alliances (Palestine)

Francesco Piazzesi, CEO, Échale a Tu Casa (Mexico)

Keely Cat-Wells, CEO, C Talent (US)

Olcay Silahlı, Co-Founder & CEO, Fazla Gida (Turkey)

 

 

 

3-3.45pm: Investing in Impact – What makes a happy marriage?

 

The entrepreneur/investor relationship is fundamental to the success of a startup and it is no different in the social impact space. We will hear from both sides of the table on how to make sure you are asking the right questions to ensure your funding is values-aligned.

 

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Moderator: Andrew Ive, Founder & Managing General Partner, Big Idea Ventures (US)

 

Adesuwa Rhodes, Founder & Managing Partner, Aruwa Capital Management (Nigeria)

Harit Soni, Founder, Ecolibrium (India)

Michelle Adelman, Founder & CEO, Accite Holdings (US)

Shely Aronov, Co-Founder & CEO, InnerPlant (US)

 

 

3.45-4.30pm: Measuring Impact – How do you know you’re making a difference?

 

Companies, big and small, are increasingly having to prove tangible evidence of how they are delivering upon their sustainability goals and commitments. Four leaders from this year’s MB100 will outline the ways in which their businesses are tracking impact and any unintended consequences.

 

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 Moderator: Shiv Kumar, Co-Founder, The Catalyst Group (India)

 

Amy Clarke, Chief Impact Officer, Tribe Impact Capital (UK)

Ashok Shah, Group CEO, APA Apollo Group (Kenya)

Juliet Namujju, Founder & CEO, Kimuli Fashionability (Uganda)

Nathalia Arcuri, Founder & CEO, Me Poupe! (Brazil)

 

 

 

SPEAKERS

2021-Forum, Ambassadors, MB100 2021, partnering-for-impact
Founder & CEO, MENA Alliances
Europe
2021-Forum, Ambassadors, investing-in-impact, MB100 2021
Founder & Managing Partner, Aruwa Capital Management
Africa
2021-Forum, Ambassadors, JUDGES 2022, JUDGES 2023, JUDGES 2024, MB100 2021, scaling-impact
Co-Founder & Co-CEO, Seedstars
Europe
2021-Forum, Ambassadors, MB100 2021, measuring-impact, mission-possible-event
Co-Founder & Chief Impact Officer, Tribe Impact Capital
Europe
2021-Forum, 2022-Forum-ait, 2023-MB100-Winners, Ambassadors, investing-in-impact, JUDGES 2021, mission-possible-event
Founder & Managing General Partner, Big Idea Ventures
North America
2021-Forum, JUDGES 2019, partnering-for-impact
Co-Founder & Director, Impact17
Europe
2021-Forum, Ambassadors, MB100 2021, measuring-impact
Group CEO, APA Apollo Group
Africa
pantys
2021-Forum, 2022-Forum-ait, ait-winners-2022, Ambassadors, MB100 2021, scaling-impact
Co-Founder & CEO, Pantys
South America
2021-Forum, ait-winners-2022, MB100 2021, partnering-for-impact
CEO, Échale a Tu Casa
North America
Ecolibrium
2021-Forum, investing-in-impact, MB100 2021
Founder & President, Ecolibrium
Asia
2021-Forum, MB100 2021, measuring-impact
Founder & CEO, Kimuli Fashionability
Africa
2021-Forum, Ambassadors, MB100 2021, partnering-for-impact
Founder & CEO, C Talent
North America
2021-Forum, Ambassadors, JUDGES 2021, JUDGES 2022, JUDGES 2023, JUDGES 2024, meet-the-judges, paysend-event-1
Chair, Centre for Global Equality
Oceania
2021-Forum, meet-the-judges
Global Director, Corporate Responsibility (Commercial and Innovation), EY
Europe
2021-Forum, investing-in-impact, MB100 2021
Founder & MD, Accite Holdings
North America
2021-Forum, 2022-Forum-ait, Ambassadors, JUDGES 2021, meet-the-judges
Founder, MikeBarryeco & Board Trustee, A Blueprint for Better Business
Europe
2021-Forum, Ambassadors, MB100 2021, measuring-impact
Founder & CEO, Me Poupe!
South America
2021-Forum, MB100 2021, scaling-impact
Co-Founder & CEO, mDoc
Africa
2021-Forum, Ambassadors, JUDGES 2021, meet-the-judges
Director, Public Affairs & Sustainable Finance Lead,
Kenya Bankers Association
Africa
2021-Forum, MB100 2021, partnering-for-impact
Co-Founder & CEO, Fazla Gıda (Whole Surplus)
Asia
2021-Forum, 2022-Forum-ait, Ambassadors, JUDGES 2021, JUDGES 2022, JUDGES 2023, JUDGES 2024, scaling-impact
EVP, Global Programmes, Mastercard Center for Inclusive Growth
Europe
2021-Forum, investing-in-impact, MB100 2021
Co-Founder & CEO, InnerPlant
North America
2021-Forum, 2022-Forum-ait, Ambassadors, JUDGES 2021, JUDGES 2022, JUDGES 2023, JUDGES 2024, measuring-impact
Co-Founder, Catalyst Group
Asia
2021-Forum, Ambassadors, Food Security in a Pandemic - How Business Can Help, JUDGES 2021, meet-the-judges, Speakers, tom-snigdha-video
Founder, AccelerateWise
Asia
2021-Forum, meet-the-judges, Team, test-event, tom-snigdha-video
Founder & CEO, Meaningful Business
2020-forum, 2021-Forum, Ambassadors, MB100 2020, MB100 2021, scaling-impact
Founder & CEO, TerraCycle
North America

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