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Abhilash Mudaliar, The Global Impact Investing Network
What are the key sector opportunities in South Asia (SA) and East Africa (EA)? Building on comprehensive research of six SA countries and five EA countries conducted by the GIIN in partnership with Dalberg and Open Capital Advisors, this session will take a detailed look at which sectors pose the greatest opportunity for impact investors and social entrepreneurs across leading markets in India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Sri Lanka and Nepal, as well as Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Ethiopia and Rwanda. Each of these markets presents specific opportunities for entrepreneurs and investors to use business principles to address socioeconomic and development challenges. This session will outline the key drivers of these opportunities and allow attendees to learn from practitioners (both impact investors and social entrepreneurs).
Impact investing; social entrepreneurship; South Asia; East Africa
Panel
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GIIN/Dalberg "The Landscape for Impact Investing in South Asia": http://www.thegiin.org/cgi-bin/iowa/resources/research/642.html
GIIN/OCA East Africa report (coming soon)
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- June 7th: Final day to submit an idea.
- June 8th – June 19th: Commenting and voting period. All sessions open for voting.
- June 20th – June 29th: Judging panel and final selection by SOCAP15 Content Team.
- June 30th: Winning sessions announced to session organizers.