Liam is an award winning social entrepreneur and has led and/or created a dozen social businesses in markets as diverse as manufacturing, recycling, logistics, retail, top end catering, and events management. His is co-founder of Wavelength which brings together the best private businesses with social entrepreneurs from all over the world to address social and environmental challenges. www.wavelength100.com. He is author of There’s No Business Like Social Business and a board member of the National Endowment for Science Technology and the Arts (Nesta) in London.
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Everything You Need To Know About Partnering With The Private Sector
Liam Black, one of the UK’s serial social entrepreneurs, leads this interactive workshop addressing the practical ins and outs of partnering with business. Liam has facilitated social venture partnerships with Thorn/Emi, DSG, Lego, RBS, and most recently Bank of America. Joined by Amy Clarke, Senior VP for Social Investment at Bank of America, this workshop will help you identify potential partners in your ecosystem, hone your relationship building capabilities, and leverage private sector partnerships to maximize your social impact.
