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The Prospects Of Social Entrepreneurship
2011 PKU-MIT Undergraduate Conference
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The Prospects of Social Entrepreneurship
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Nov. 18
th
, 2011 (EST)
Peking University, Nov. 19
th
, 2011 (BJT)
Panelists at MIT:
Ranjani Saigal, TIE Social Enterprise Group
Ranjani Saigal is the co-chair of TIE Boston Social Enterprise Group, which is the center
of social enterprise in Boston. In TIE-SE, she serves as a mentor and provides support to
many social enterprises. She has organized over forty events focused on Social Enterprise
including an annual conference at MIT. Ranjani works as a Senior Educational
Technologist at MIT, and she founded and runs Lokvani.com, a South Asian E-magazine
that has over 45,000 subscribers in the New England area. Ranjani will share with us her
experience at TIE Social Entrepreneurs Group, and the current development of social
enterprise in Boston.
Nathan Rothstein, Swellr
Nathan Rothstein is the co-founder of Swellr, an online marketplace that funds the
education needs in our community through local shopping. He spent the previous four
years working in New Orleans, Lousiana launching social enterprises and helping
progressive candidates run for political office. Nathan has been featured in The Boston
Globe, USA Today, NECN, and The New Orleans Times-Picayune for his work. Nathan
will share his experiences in social enterprises and his insights on how young people can
make a social impact.
Stephen Douglass, Youth Impact
Stephen Douglass is the Chief Impact Officer at Young Impact. He oversees the StartUp Scramble
program, which is a leading startup education program, designs development initiatives with
campus, corporate, and community partners, and addresses unique social issues and business
opportunities. Stephen has launched numerous business and social ventures, as well as advised
leading middle-market telecommunication and technology companies on merger and acquisition
and capital raising strategies. His background also includes distressed debt private equity and
turnaround management, arranging debt and equity financing for startup companies seeking
expansion into emerging markets, consulting for large and small non-profit organizations. Stephen
will share his insights on how college students can plan, build, and launch real business and social
ventures.
Ying Chen, Harvard Business School
Ying Chen is currently a second year MBA student at Harvard Business School. He had worked at
management consulting (Bain & Company) and Private Equity (Bain Capital) in big China area
and the US for over 5 years. Ying also worked extensively with leading base-of-the-pyramid
innovative institutions including Kiva, SKS, Enterprise Solutions For Poverty, Alibaba Financial,
and CreditEase. His current career endeavors include social entrepreneurship in addressing unmet
demand in the base of the pyramid in China, concentrating on rural distribution & retailing and
inclusive social finance. Ying is also the co-founder of Greater China Club and China
Entrepreneurship Club at Harvard Business School.
2011 PKU-MIT Undergraduate Conference
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Panelists at Peking University:
Michael Chen Wang, Vjoin
Michael Chen Wang is the founder and executive director of VJoin, a nonprofit organization
dedicated to cultivating China's young generation’s interest in social causes. Having benefited
thousands of people with its three chapters and innovative programs, VJoin has become an
influential platform for social innovation. Currently, he is launching a micro-volunteering
website which allows the public to easily engage in social causes. As a senior student at UC
Berkeley, Michael is taking a year off now in Beijing for his social projects. He has worked in
Bank of America Merrill Lynch and Royal Bank of Scotland investment banking division
before.
Fang Yi, PEER
Yi Fang is a current graduate student at Peking University department of EECE, and she is in
charge of the program research department of PEER, which is a non-profit organization
dedicated to bringing equal opportunity for higher education to secondary school students in
rural China. PEER, Peer Experience Exchange Rostrum, was first initiated by Harvard
Chinese students and registered in Boston in 2007. Through 4 years’ effort, it has become an
official NGO registered in China. Yi will share her experience with PEER and her insights on
how to make a NGO survive and thrive in China.
Jingwen Zhang, D’Elysée
Jingwen Zhang is the co-founder of D’Elysée, a multi-brand gift provider that offers recipients
a full range of extraordinary activities. She has seen the company develop from an idea to an
enterprise with considerable revenue, over 10 employees, around 100 partners and several
investors. Also, Jingwen was a member of LoveHeart Association to serve Beijing
Rehabilitation Center for Deaf Children and she was the voluntary teacher of Beijing No. 101
Middle School and Pingmin School of Peking University, teaching Economics and English
respectively. Jingwen will share insights on how young entrepreneurs in China think about
their business and contribute to the society.
Geer Qing, School of Economics Peking University
Geer Qing is a senior in School of Economics, Peking University, majoring in international
economics and international relations. He was the vice chair of the summer research team of
Xueyou economic research association and led a field investigation team to Yuanyang, an
impoverished county in Yunnan province, Southwest China. His career interests concentrate on
banking and finance, and he has internship experiences in companies including McKinsey and
Nomura. He will share his ideas on the relationship between transportation and economic
development in poor mountain areas in China, the power of ideas and knowledge, and the
value that social entrepreneurs can provide to local economic development.
doc_849737899.pdf
The Prospects Of Social Entrepreneurship
2011 PKU-MIT Undergraduate Conference
"#$% &' ()*+,-,.*$./+ "01)+2+ 3./1&).#24 567
()*+,-,.*$./+ 8/$*+)/ ()1&) &' 9$.)-0$. 8:0&&# &' 5.).-+;+)/4 +,21/?
The Prospects of Social Entrepreneurship
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Nov. 18
th
, 2011 (EST)
Peking University, Nov. 19
th
, 2011 (BJT)
Panelists at MIT:
Ranjani Saigal, TIE Social Enterprise Group
Ranjani Saigal is the co-chair of TIE Boston Social Enterprise Group, which is the center
of social enterprise in Boston. In TIE-SE, she serves as a mentor and provides support to
many social enterprises. She has organized over forty events focused on Social Enterprise
including an annual conference at MIT. Ranjani works as a Senior Educational
Technologist at MIT, and she founded and runs Lokvani.com, a South Asian E-magazine
that has over 45,000 subscribers in the New England area. Ranjani will share with us her
experience at TIE Social Entrepreneurs Group, and the current development of social
enterprise in Boston.
Nathan Rothstein, Swellr
Nathan Rothstein is the co-founder of Swellr, an online marketplace that funds the
education needs in our community through local shopping. He spent the previous four
years working in New Orleans, Lousiana launching social enterprises and helping
progressive candidates run for political office. Nathan has been featured in The Boston
Globe, USA Today, NECN, and The New Orleans Times-Picayune for his work. Nathan
will share his experiences in social enterprises and his insights on how young people can
make a social impact.
Stephen Douglass, Youth Impact
Stephen Douglass is the Chief Impact Officer at Young Impact. He oversees the StartUp Scramble
program, which is a leading startup education program, designs development initiatives with
campus, corporate, and community partners, and addresses unique social issues and business
opportunities. Stephen has launched numerous business and social ventures, as well as advised
leading middle-market telecommunication and technology companies on merger and acquisition
and capital raising strategies. His background also includes distressed debt private equity and
turnaround management, arranging debt and equity financing for startup companies seeking
expansion into emerging markets, consulting for large and small non-profit organizations. Stephen
will share his insights on how college students can plan, build, and launch real business and social
ventures.
Ying Chen, Harvard Business School
Ying Chen is currently a second year MBA student at Harvard Business School. He had worked at
management consulting (Bain & Company) and Private Equity (Bain Capital) in big China area
and the US for over 5 years. Ying also worked extensively with leading base-of-the-pyramid
innovative institutions including Kiva, SKS, Enterprise Solutions For Poverty, Alibaba Financial,
and CreditEase. His current career endeavors include social entrepreneurship in addressing unmet
demand in the base of the pyramid in China, concentrating on rural distribution & retailing and
inclusive social finance. Ying is also the co-founder of Greater China Club and China
Entrepreneurship Club at Harvard Business School.
2011 PKU-MIT Undergraduate Conference
"#$% &' ()*+,-,.*$./+ "01)+2+ 3./1&).#24 567
()*+,-,.*$./+ 8/$*+)/ ()1&) &' 9$.)-0$. 8:0&&# &' 5.).-+;+)/4 +,21/?
Panelists at Peking University:
Michael Chen Wang, Vjoin
Michael Chen Wang is the founder and executive director of VJoin, a nonprofit organization
dedicated to cultivating China's young generation’s interest in social causes. Having benefited
thousands of people with its three chapters and innovative programs, VJoin has become an
influential platform for social innovation. Currently, he is launching a micro-volunteering
website which allows the public to easily engage in social causes. As a senior student at UC
Berkeley, Michael is taking a year off now in Beijing for his social projects. He has worked in
Bank of America Merrill Lynch and Royal Bank of Scotland investment banking division
before.
Fang Yi, PEER
Yi Fang is a current graduate student at Peking University department of EECE, and she is in
charge of the program research department of PEER, which is a non-profit organization
dedicated to bringing equal opportunity for higher education to secondary school students in
rural China. PEER, Peer Experience Exchange Rostrum, was first initiated by Harvard
Chinese students and registered in Boston in 2007. Through 4 years’ effort, it has become an
official NGO registered in China. Yi will share her experience with PEER and her insights on
how to make a NGO survive and thrive in China.
Jingwen Zhang, D’Elysée
Jingwen Zhang is the co-founder of D’Elysée, a multi-brand gift provider that offers recipients
a full range of extraordinary activities. She has seen the company develop from an idea to an
enterprise with considerable revenue, over 10 employees, around 100 partners and several
investors. Also, Jingwen was a member of LoveHeart Association to serve Beijing
Rehabilitation Center for Deaf Children and she was the voluntary teacher of Beijing No. 101
Middle School and Pingmin School of Peking University, teaching Economics and English
respectively. Jingwen will share insights on how young entrepreneurs in China think about
their business and contribute to the society.
Geer Qing, School of Economics Peking University
Geer Qing is a senior in School of Economics, Peking University, majoring in international
economics and international relations. He was the vice chair of the summer research team of
Xueyou economic research association and led a field investigation team to Yuanyang, an
impoverished county in Yunnan province, Southwest China. His career interests concentrate on
banking and finance, and he has internship experiences in companies including McKinsey and
Nomura. He will share his ideas on the relationship between transportation and economic
development in poor mountain areas in China, the power of ideas and knowledge, and the
value that social entrepreneurs can provide to local economic development.
doc_849737899.pdf