{"601868":{"#nid":"601868","#data":{"type":"event","title":"The Future of Social Ventures (Global Social Venture Competition Regional Finals)","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EYou\u0026#39;re \u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.eventbrite.com\/e\/the-future-of-social-ventures-gsvc-regional-finals-tickets-43291445880\u0022\u003Einvited\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E to an afternoon of conversations about the state and future of social ventures and to engage with young social innovators from top business schools who will present their solutions to the world\u0026#39;s most pressing problems.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EA keynote will kick-off the event, followed by presentations by the Eastern Region Finalists:\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.mnh.musph.ac.ug\/neonatal-monitoring-empowering-mothers-to-identify-danger-signs\/\u0022\u003E \u003C\/a\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.mnh.musph.ac.ug\/neonatal-monitoring-empowering-mothers-to-identify-danger-signs\/\u0022\u003ENeMo\u003C\/a\u003E, \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.streetsmartsvr.com\/\u0022\u003EStreet Smarts VR\u003C\/a\u003E,\u0026nbsp; \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.lusolabs.co\/\u0022\u003ELusoLabs\u003C\/a\u003E, and \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/leafglobalfintech.com\u0022\u003ELeaf\u003C\/a\u003E . A panel of experts will decide which two teams will move on to represent the U.S. Eastern Region in the Global Finals:\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.grayghostventures.com\/about\/team.aspx\u0022 rel=\u0022noopener noreferrer\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EArun Gore\u003C\/a\u003E, President and CEO,\u0026nbsp;\u003Cstrong\u003EGray Ghost Ventures;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.pointsoflight.org\/people\/management-team\/ayesha-khanna\u0022 rel=\u0022noopener noreferrer\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EAyesha Khanna\u003C\/a\u003E, President, Civic Incubator,\u0026nbsp;\u003Cstrong\u003EPoints of Light;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.civicatlanta.org\/our-team\/\u0022 rel=\u0022noopener noreferrer\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003ERohit Malhotra\u003C\/a\u003E, Founder and Executive Director,\u0026nbsp;\u003Cstrong\u003ECenter for Civic Innovation,\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.care.org\/about\/people\/leadership\/dar-vanderbeck\u0022 rel=\u0022noopener noreferrer\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EDar Vanderbeck\u003C\/a\u003E, Chief Innovation Officer,\u003Cstrong\u003E\u0026nbsp;CARE USA.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/strong\u003EThe audience will be engaged in a\u0026nbsp; Q\u0026amp;A with the teams and will vote for their favorite team to win the Audience Social Impact Award. A reception will follow where the judges will announce the top two teams to advance to the Global Finals (held in Milan, Italy this year.)\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EThe Global Social Venture Competition (GSVC)\u003C\/strong\u003E\u0026nbsp;empowers the next generation of social entrepreneurs by providing them with mentoring, exposure, and over $80,000 in prizes to transform their ideas into ventures that address the world\u0026rsquo;s most pressing challenges. Teams from across the globe learn how to design scalable models through a process that emphasizes stakeholder discovery, business innovation, and social impact assessment.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe Scheller College of Business at Georgia Tech is one of the nine Global Partners responsible for finding and supporting great teams from across the Eastern US. Each region sends their top two teams to the Global Finals.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EGSVC at Georgia Tech is brought to you\u0026nbsp;by a passionate MBA student team in collaboration with Scheller\u0026#39;s Net Impact chapter and under the guidance of the Institute for Leadership and Entrepreneurship.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EWe bring global social innovation to Atlanta with the visionary support of our sponsors:\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ESouthern\u0026nbsp;Company\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ERay C. 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