US-China Bay Areas Social Innovation Summit
San Francisco Bay Area and China’s Greater Bay Area share many important similarities: both are innovation hubs with rich offerings in financial resources and talents. The two metropolitan areas also share similar social problems and innovation trends with the advanced economic development and high-level of diversity. To name a few: climate actions, mental health, impact investing, future-ready education, and ethical inquiries into the rapid development of artificial intelligence. The summit aims to release the immense potential for the current and aspiring social innovators to exchange insights, knowledge and tools and to build critical alliances that improve more lives.
Co-organizers
under the core principle:
Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, Belonging
Agenda
5:00 - 5:15 pm PST /
9:00 - 9:15 am HKT
Opening remark
5:15 - 5:40 pm PST /
10:15 - 10:40 am HKT
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion across US-China Bay Areas: what does it mean to be included/equitable?
5:40 - 7:00 pm PST /
10:40 - noon HKT
Climate Action
Youth mental health
Future-ready Education
7:00 - 7:45 pm PST /
Noon - 12:45 pm HKT
Impact investing
AI & Ethics
7:45 - 8:00 pm PST /
12:45 - 1:00 pm HKT
Closing: Accelerate cross-region knowledge transfer and localized implementation
8:30 - 10:00 pm PST /
2pm onwards HKT
After Party (in-person)
Who should attend
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Social impact practitioners & champions (social entrepreneurs & social impact project leaders, public sector and non-profit professionals, impact investors, researchers, journalists, etc.): come to gain new knowledge, insights and tools on impact strategy and operation to scale their impact
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Social impact enthusiasts (aspiring social entrepreneurs, students, corporate professionals, etc.): join us to identify meaningful ways to get involved!
Featured Speakers
Chales Oppenheimer
Impact Investor
Founder
Oppenheimer Project
Doug Glen
Co-founder & CEO
Rippleworks Foundation