Judith Rodin is the President of the Rockefeller Foundation. She was previously president of the University of Pennsylvania and provost of Yale University. Since joining the Foundation in 2005 she has recalibrated its focus to meet the challenges of the 21st century. Today the Foundation supports and shapes innovations to strengthen resilience to risks ensuring that more people have access to the benefits of globalisation.
2012 SESSIONS
Opening Plenary 2012 Skoll World Forum
Location: New Theatre, Oxford
Opening Plenary of the 2012 Skoll World Forum.
OPENING VIDEO
Murmuration
OPENING REMARKS AND MASTER OF CEREMONIES
Stephan Chambers, Director of the MBA, Saïd Business School, University of Oxford; Chair of the Standing Committee, Skoll Centre for Social Entrepreneurship
Peter Tufano, Peter Moores Dean, Saïd Business School
THE SPIRIT OF CHANGE
Jeff Skoll, Founder, Skoll Foundation, Skoll Global Threats Fund, Participant Media, Capricorn Investment Group
UNEXPECTED FACTS ABOUT A POPULATION IN FLUX
Hans Rosling, Professor of International Health, Karolinska Institutet; Co-founder, Gapminder Foundation, Sweden
INNOVATION IN TIMES OF FLUX: OPPORTUNITY ON THE HEELS OF CRISIS
Judith Rodin, CEO, Rockefeller Foundation
Patrick Meier, Director of Crisis Mapping, Ushahidi
Roger Martin, Dean, Rotman School of Business, University of Toronto
Soraya Salti, Senior Vice President of Middle East/North Africa for Junior Achievement Worldwide, INJAZ Al-Arab
MUSICAL PERFORMANCE
Eva Ayllon and Band
Speakers: Peter Tufano, Eva Ayllon, Hans Rosling, Soraya Salti, Roger Martin, Stephan Chambers, Judith Rodin, Jeff Skoll, Patrick Meier
2011 SESSIONS
Mobilising For Large Scale Change: Slowing Deforestation In The Amazon
Tropical deforestation is one of the most serious contributors to climate change, representing 20% of global carbon emissions. This issue affects us all andthe path to solve it is complex, requiring widespread behaviour, systems and policy changes. Attend this session to learn how a strategic ecosystem play, including satellite technology, groundbreaking policy changes, and market transformation by some of the world’s largest beef producers, have slowed deforestation dramatically.
