Welcome to INSEAD Social Entrepreneurship

This year's INSEAD's Social Entrepreneurship Programmes filled! Admissions 2008 are closed, please registrer for 2009

 

Both courses in Fontainebleau and Singapore are having a huge succes this year, overscribed, registration is now closed. No more places remain for INSEAD’s flagship week-long Social Entrepreneurship Programme ISEP 2008. We look forward to receiving your applications for 2009.

New dates for 2009  are:  

16-20 November in Fontainebleau, France
30 November-4 December, Singapore 

The course combines the rich academic knowledge of INSEAD’s faculty with practical application. Renowned speakers, live case studies and analysis of the most current issues and trends in the field. The concept of this programme contributes to an innovative exchange among a diverse group of leading entrepreneurs from around the world.

In response to growing demand and to engage with one of the most dynamic and innovative regions in social entrepreneurship, the ISEP programme is expanding to the Singapore campus in 2008 and run it sustainably every year on both the Fontainebleau and Singapore campuses. More...

 

Alumni Event: Conference on Social Entrepreneurship in Paris

 

Think of the change rather than change the bandage!

Club Management & Société

The Alumni Conference on Social Entrepreneurship in Paris, France, took place on Wednesday 22th October 2008 from 08.30 am-12.30 pm in the "Auditorium du Monde", 80 Bd Blanqui, 75013 Paris Entrepreneuriat Social. Moderator: Jean-Yves Grisi (MBA '90D)

The social entrepreneurs are this new race of men and women who decided to put their entrepreneurship fiber in the service of social and societal stakes. Popularized by Muhammad Yunus and the wonderful example of micro-credit, these entrepreneurs innovate by creating and especially in marketing new products, new services and new tools to address these issues. Their ambition and vision: simply to change the world ! Emmanuel FABER Deputy CEO of Danone Group, traditional social entrepreneurs, investors, demonstrated what they have done or plan to do.

Metro: Glacière or Corvisart In partnership with the Boston Consulting Group, HSBC, Essec, Le Monde, La Ruche, Ashoka. More...
 
Social Entrepreneur Focus: Foster Parents Association

 

The National Foster Parent Association is the only national organization which strives to support foster parents, and remains a consistently strong voice on behalf of all children. NFPA serves foster families and the children and youth in their care through a network of affiliates.
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IDFP Puts INSEAD MBAs in the Field

INSEAD’s innovative International Development Field Projects (IDFP) course places its MBAs on the front lines of development, social entrepreneurship and the challenges of starting and scaling new ventures around the world. This double-period course leverages our global network of leading practitioners from INSEAD’s Social Entrepreneurship Programme (ISEP) and backup from leading consulting firms to deliver real solutions that make a difference on the ground.

Many of the current P3-P4 course participants are now undertaking site visits in India, South Africa, Indonesia and elsewhere in an effort to deliver top-tier business solutions to our partners in this undertaking. Click here to learn more about the projects, the clients, the deliverables each team plans to provide as well as information on past projects. More...

 

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Messages from the Directors
 

 

Hans Wahl

America/Austria

Executive Director

 

Filipe Santos

Portugal

Academic Director

Assistant Professor of Entrepreneurship

identifying talent

Identifying (and Developing) Top Talent - What sets some social entrepreneurs apart? Seth Green helps you understand how to evaluate social entrepreneurs and their work. More...

Dabba Telecom wins Social Entrepreneur of the Year 2008 Award!

Last week in Berlin at a Forum on Social Entrepreneurship hosted by German venture capital company Hasso Plattner Ventures, Rael Lissoos and Dabba won the Social Entrepreneur of the Year 2008 award. The event brought together 250 social entrepreneurs together with investors. More...

ISEP Grad Wins Young Ideas Change the Country Award and continues to be inspired by the INSEAD SE course. More...

ISEP Graudate, Sadaffe Abid, honoured as a "Woman on the front lines of Microfinance" by the Grameen Foundation More...

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Tracking 'Social Entrepreneurs' Gets Easier

The Portfolio Data Management System, to be unveiled at the Clinton Global Initiative summit, may help channel capital to do-gooders. More...

The Age of Ambition

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Faces of Social Entrepreneurship

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Social Entrepreneurship is Hot, but Finding Funding Still a Challenge

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Creating sustainable, replicable, scalable projects - can it be done?

A highly-interactive workshop in Singapore will bring together three key groups of people, namely businesses and organizations, NGOs and business students, to answer this fundamental question. More...

Member Directory
Updated List of all ISEP Members More...