The Skoll Un-Forum
Thursday, April 12, 2018
Session Description
As leaders in social innovation, we know great power is unleashed when we come together to share ideas, inspire one another, and face challenges together. This year we are launching the Skoll Un-Forum – an opportunity to meet your fellow delegates to explore the questions, opportunities, and challenges that have been raised during the Forum and that you believe merit further discussion.
Let’s take advantage of the power of proximity to unlock the unique value of in-person dialogue. During this session, delegates will share questions and suggest topics for conversation, select the topics that are of the most interest, and dive into participant-led discussion. This is the chance to craft your Un-Forum experience.
Time & Location
Time:
3:00 PM - 6:00 PM, Thursday, April 12, 2018
BST
Location:
Collaboration Café Marquee
Speakers
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Facilitator
Co-Founder, Conveners.org
Sujatha thrives helping changemakers and communities find ways to collaborate and solve large-scale social problems. She believes that convening is a powerful tool for transformation. An experienced facilitator, she uses creative design frameworks to help leaders and organizations embrace learning, growth, and exploration. Her approach enables groups to cultivate trust, spur innovation, and identify solutions.
Sujatha brings 17 years of experience to her work as a social impact consultant, capacity builder, and strategist. She is founder the Conveners Group and co-founder of Conveners.org. Through her work, she has advised leading social sector organizations working in health equity, ethical apparel, financial empowerment, education, cyber security, and more. Her clients include the Aspen Institute, Hewlett Foundation, Mastercard Foundation, Skoll Foundation, and many others.
Sujatha grew up in a multicultural household, the daughter of an immigrant entrepreneur and a midwife. She brings a diverse background in community economic development, international relations, and education to her work. She received a BA in Peace and Conflict Studies from Bryn Mawr College and MA in Law and Diplomacy from the Fletcher School at Tufts University.
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Facilitator
Co-Founder Conveners.org, Conveners-Org
Bringing new companies from idea to reality is Avary Kent's passion. She blends scientific analysis with business acumen and operational expertise to help bring new companies and products to market. She excels in companies that are focused on creating new holistic systems to manage growth and scale to create high impact products and services. She is the Co-Founder of Conveners.org and through that role applied her expertise in facilitation, experience design, capacity building trainings, neuroscience, behavioral psychology, and human centered design to support organizations to increase the effectiveness of convening as a tool for change. For the last three years she has worked extensively with Kaiser Permanente and developed new programs and projects including www.resiliencecompass.org.
