2012 Theme – Flux: Seizing Momentum, Driving Change

FLUX, by definition, is not a sudden, unexpected and inherently unwelcome change, but rather a continuous flow.  As an operating paradigm, it expresses the fluid nature of relationships, policies, institutions and human beings which are ever changing in non-linear ways.

Worldwide, social entrepreneurs are working at the intersections of policy, institutional and behavior change.  They are adept at seizing the opportunities present in this fluid environment.  They can tack with the shifting winds of economic change, cultural roadblocks and revolutionary political upheavals. They appreciate the complex nature of large-scale change and the interdependent variables that must coalesce to improve the human condition.  And, they have the moral imagination to create a new vision of peace and prosperity and hold it in their sights like a beacon as the path to success continuously changes.

This year’s Skoll World Forum invites you to explore FLUX, the dynamic environment within which social entrepreneurs navigate uncertainty in their pursuit of large-scale change.

For more information about our main 2012 event, including pricing, details about Oxford and more please visit our microsite.

If you are a registered delegate, we encourage you to connect with other attendees in our Online Community.

Please note, the Forum is an invitation only event and our application process for 2012 is now closed. Tickets are still available however for New Theatre events on March 28-29 including the Opening Plenary, Awards Ceremony and film screenings. For more information visit http://buytickets.at/skollworldforum/2381.

Performers

• Eva Ayllon
• Annie Lennox

Confirmed Speakers (list regularly updated)

Click here to learn more about speakers at the 2012 Skoll World Forum

• Zika Abzuk, Senior Manager, Cisco
• Fartuun Abdisalaan Adan, Executive Director, Elman Peace and Human Rights Centre
• Yvette Alberdingk Thijm, Executive Director, WITNESS
• Bob Annibale, Global Head, Citi Microfinance and Community Development, Citi
• Roberto Artavia, CEO, Global Social Competitiveness Initiative
• Mike Barry, Head of Sustainable Business, Marks & Spencer
• Emily Bell, Professor of Professional Practice; Director, Tow Center for Digital Journalism Columbia University
• Daniela Bertoglia, Corporate Affairs, Natura
• Cristina Bicchieri, Professor, University of Pennsylvania
• Maurice Biriotti, Professor, University College London
• Edward Breslin, CEO, Water for People
• Larry Brilliant, President and CEO, Skoll Global Threats Fund
• Gordon Brown
• Martin Burt, Executive Director, Fundacion Paraguaya
• Sarah Caddick, Principal Neuroscience Adviser to Lord Sainsbury of Turville, Gatsby Charitable Foundation
• Ailyn Capacite Bulfa, Survivor, Visayan Forum Foundation
• Stephan Chambers, Chairman, Skoll Centre for Social Entrepreneurship
• Madhav Chavan, Co-Founder and CEO, Pratham
• Jane Chen, CEO, Embrace
• Joe Cirincione, President, Ploughshares Fund
• Jason Clay, Senior Vice President, Markets, World Wildlife Fund US
• Gary Cohen, President and Co-Founder, Health Care Without Harm
• Andrea Coleman, Co-Founder and CEO, Riders for Health
• Vera Cordeiro, Founder and CEO, Associacao Saude Crianca
• Nick Danziger, Photographer / Author / Filmmaker / Speaker
• Edward Diener, Counsel and Secretary, Skoll Foundation
• Therese Dooley, Senior Adviser, Washington DC, UNICEF
• Bill Drayton, Founder and CEO, Ashoka
• Debra Dunn, Consulting Associate Professor, Stanford University d.school
• Bassem Elhady, Co-Founder and CEO, Kijamii Agency
• Paul Ellingstad, Global Health Director, Hewlett Packard
• Gene Falk, President & Co-Founder, mothers2mothers
• Kip Flores-Oebanda, Development Specialist, Visayan Forum Foundation
• Amlan Ganguly, Secretary / Founder Director, Prayasam
• Helene Gayle, President & CEO, CARE
• John Gershman, Clinical Associate Professor of Public Service, New York University
• Ian Goldin, Director, Oxford Martin School
• Mary Gordon, Founder and President, Roots of Empathy
• Michael Green, Co-Author, Philanthrocapitalism
• Christo Greyling, Director: HIV and Infectious Diseases, World Vision International
• Pamela Hartigan, Director, Skoll Centre on Social Entrepreneurship
• Fahima Hashim, Director, Salmmah Women Resource Center
• Michael Hausser, Professor of Neuroscience, University College London
• Joy Hirsch, Professor of Neuroscience, Columbia University
• Alex Hofmann, Founder, DAC Digital Media and Changents.com
• Rupert Howes, CEO, Marine Stewardship Council
• Arianna Huffington, President and Editor-in-Chief, The Huffington Post
• Alberto Ibargüen, President & CEO, John S. and James L. Knight Foundation
• Marcos Jank, CEO, UNICA – Sugarcane Industry Association
• Nikunj Jinsi, Chief Investment Officer, International Finance Corporation
• Lakshmi Karan, Director, Global Strategy, Riders for Health
• Jordan Kassalow, CEO, VisionSpring
• Bridget Kendall, Diplomatic Correspondent and Presenter, BBC
• Keith Kenny, Senior Director, McDonalds Europe Ltd
• James Koch, Executive Director, Global Social Benefit Incubator
• Marc Koska, Founder, The SafePoint Trust
• Wendy Levy, Senior Strategist, Film, Video and Technology, Tomorrow Partners
• Rick Little, CEO, Silatech
• Mindy Lubber, President, Ceres
• Alison Lucas, President, Fenton Communications
• Graham Macmillan, Senior Program Officer, Citi Foundation
• Joe Madaith, Founder and Executive Director, Gram Vikas
• Daniela Mariuzzo, Head of Corporate Social Responsibility and Sustainable Business Development, Banco Rabobank International Brasil S.A.
• Mike Marriner, Co-Founder, Roadtrip Nation
• Satnam Matharu, Director, International Relations Al-Jazeera English
• Shona McDonald, Director, Shonaquip
• Harris Mehos, Director, OPIC
• Patrick Meier, Director of Crisis Mapping, Ushahidi
• Molly Melching, Executive Director, Tostan
• Parvathi Menon, Founder and CEO, Innovation Alchemy Consulting Pvt Ltd
• Cara Mertes, Director, Sundance Institute
• Pat Mitchell, President & CEO, Paley Center for Media
• Luis Montoya, President, Latin America Beverages PepsiCo
• Sipho Moyo, Africa Director, ONE
• Mary Anne Muller, Founder and Executive Director, Fundacion Origen
• Dorje Mundle, Global Head of Corporate Citizenship, Novartis
• Naganand Murty, Co-Founder and President-Technologies, Embrace
• Gavin Neath, Senior Vice President, Global Communications and Sustainability Unilever Global
• Maura O’Neill, Senior Counselor to the Administrator and Chief Innovation Officer, USAID
• Rebecca Onie, Co-Founder & CEO, Health Leads
• Sally Osberg, President and CEO, Skoll Foundation
• Sikha Patra, Child Advisor, Prayasam
• Geeta Rao Gupta, Deputy Executive Director, UNICEF
• Judith Rodin, President, Rockefeller Foundation
• Hans Rosling, Founder, Gapminder Foundation
• Albina Ruiz, Founder, Ciudad Saludable
• Soraya Salti, Regional Director, INJAZ al-Arab (JAWW – MENA Region)
• Dipender Saluja, Managing Director, Capricorn Investment Group
• Jason Saul, CEO, Mission Measurement
• Christine Schuler Deschryver
• Tali Sharot, Professor, University College London
• Salim Shekh, Child Advisor, Prayasam
• Lesley Silverthorn, CEO, Angaza Design Inc.
• Anjani Kumar Singh, Principal Secretary, Department of Education, Government of Bihar
• Jeff Skoll, Founder and Chairman, Jeff Skoll Group
• George Soros, Chairman, Soros Fund Management LLC and Founder, Open Society Foundations
• Pablo Suarez, Consultant, Oxfam America
• Mark Tauber, Senior Vice President and Publisher, HarperOne
• Vinod Thomas, Director General, Independent Evaluation, Asian Development Bank
• David Torres, Director, External Affairs mothers2mothers
• Camilla Toulmin, Director, IEID
• Peter Tufano, Peter Moores Dean, Said Business School
• Mabel van Oranje, CEO, The Elders
• Pat Venditti
• Wathis Wackernagel, President and CEO, Global Footprint Network
• Amy Wares, COO, Global Social Competitiveness Index Initiative
• Lisa Witter, Partner and Chief Change Officer, Fenton