The fourth annual Social Business Day 2013 will be celebrated here on Friday bringing together social business entrepreneurs to discuss their business models, recent achievements and challenges.
This year the day will be celebrated at Radisson Hotel in the city with the theme ‘Turning Visions into Realities’ where Nobel Laureate Professor Muhammad Yunus will speak on social business, said the organisers.
Over 150 participants from 30 countries with diverse backgrounds are expected take part in the celebration apart from over 1,000 other guests, they said.
The Yunus Centre hosts the event each year on June 28 where social business enthusiasts and the Grameen family of businesses gathers to talk about recent achievements, celebrate the spirit of social business and discuss the future of the social business concept.
The event also helps take the opportunity and go on an exploration trips and visit the social businesses, which are in place all over Bangladesh, and participants can have an experience how social businesses like Grameen Bank, Grameen Eyecare Hospital, Grameen Caledonian Nursing College, Grameen Danone and Grameen Veolia work in practice.
Arranged in the form of a conference, Social Business Day is celebrated to mark the achievements in social business, to find ways to face challenges and make strategies to achieve targets, according to the Yunus Centre.
Attended by inspirational figures from all around the world, including international and local celebrities, corporate and social leaders, NGOs, students, entrepreneurs and innovators, Social Business Day has continued to present an excellent opportunity for change makers to engage in meaningful discussions on fighting social problems.
Social Business Day 2013 will be a platform for participants to understand the concept of social business and how they can participate in this global movement of developing sustainable solutions to real global problems.
Plenary sessions and interactive workshops will be specifically designed to give participants a deeper understanding of how the concept can be applied to specific social problems.
Besides, the Social Business Marketplace will be showcasing social business companies running successfully in Bangladesh and around the world giving participants clear insights into the world of social business.
The objective of this event is to teach people about social business by sharing the experiences of social business entrepreneurs and experts in the field.
The event also creates an opportunity for participants to engage in various interactive panel sessions and workshops to broaden their understanding in their specific areas of interest.
The ultimate purpose is to make participants join the social business movement to create a world without poverty.
