Thailand - UK University Dialogue on Social Enterprise and the Role of Higher Education Institutions
Date: 7-8 March 2015
Venue: Asokmontri Music and Performing Arts Hall (MPA Hall)
Srinakharinwirot University, Bangkok, Thailand
The agenda would cover the following:
- What role can Universities play to support social enterprise sector
- What challenges do Universities and Social enterprises face in building relationships and synergies – experiences from the UK especially in context of UK Government policies
- Scope for partnership/ collaboration between UK and Thailand Universities in terms of network platform for sharing ideas, best practices and joint programmes
Learning approaches inside and outside the classroom can contribute to social innovation
- Judith Reynolds, Plymouth University
- Wray Irwin, University of Northampton
- Prof. Dr. Kriengsak Chareonwongsak, Harvard University and University of Oxford
Building ecosystems for thriving social enterprises: working in university clusters for social inclusion and economic development in the community
- Peter Ptashko, UnLtd UK
- Phonchan Kraiwatnutsorn, Ashoka Thailand
Can alumni & social entrepreneur networks be a catalyst for building an inclusive approach?
- Dr Pathik Pathak, Southampton University
- Arch Wongchindawest, Young Thai Philanthropist Network
Tapping into private sector companies and corporates to support social entrepreneurship
- Wray Irwin, Northampton Business School
- Ada Chirapaisarnkul, Thammasat University
Commercialising university intellectual property for the benefit of society
- Assistant Professor Dr. Duanghathai Pentrakoon, Chulalongkorn University
- Dr.Tippawan Pinvanichkul, King Mongkut University of Technology Thonburi
Incubating social enterprises
- Michael Roy, Glasgow Caledonian University
- Dr. Edward Rubesch, Thammasat University
Partnership Mission: UK- Thailand partnership opportunities in social enterprise education