Can't decide which event to attend? We invite you to join us for all three of our ticketed events at New Theatre and receive our best package rate. Participate in the sharing, learning, and inspiration alongside the best and brightest thinkers and practitioners from academia, media, corporate, government, philanthropy and funding communities.
April 15, 2015
OPENING PLENARY, starting at 5:00 pm
Join us for the kick-off event of the 2015 Skoll World Forum! Jeff Skoll, Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu, Zak Ebrahim, and others will help us explore this year’s theme: ’Belief.’ In the face of huge obstacles, constant setbacks and a system set at status quo, remarkable individuals are determined, each day, to make personal sacrifices for the betterment of a more equitable and just global society.
Our opening plenary at New Theatre begins at 5:00 pm and doors open at 4:30 pm. Seating is general admission.
MASTER OF CEREMONIES
Stephan Chambers - Chairman of the Skoll Centre for Social Entrepreneurship, University of Oxford
BELIEF IN A COLLECTIVE FUTURE
Jeff Skoll - Chairman of the Jeff Skoll Group, Skoll Foundation, Skoll Global Threats Fund, Participant Media, Capricorn Investment Group
Mabel van Oranje - Chair of the Board of Trustees, Girls Not Brides
PERSPECTIVES ON BELIEF
MODERATOR: Jacqueline Novogratz - Founder and CEO, Acumen
Archbishop Emeritus Desmond M. Tutu is often described as South Africa’s moral conscience and is a global champion for human rights. A passionate and compelling speaker, Tutu took the anti-apartheid struggle to the world. In 1984 he was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize, and later chaired South Africa’s Truth and Reconciliation Commission to examine apartheid-era crimes.
Reverend Mpho Tutu - Desmond & Leah Tutu Legacy Foundation
Zak Ebrahim - Author, The Terrorist’s Son: A Story of Choice. When Ebrahim was seven, his father shot and killed the founder of the Jewish Defense League, Rabbi Meir Kahane. From behind bars his father, El-Sayed Nosair, co-masterminded the 1993 bombing of the World Trade Center. Zak now dedicates his life to speaking out against terrorism and spreading his message of peace and nonviolence.
Ophelia Dahl - Founder and Executive Director, Partners in Health
MUSICAL PERFORMANCE:
Massukos - World Band from Mozambique
April 16, 2015
SKOLL AWARDS FOR SOCIAL ENTRPRENEURSHIP: AWARDS CEREMONY, starting at 5:30
An emotional highlight of the week, the Skoll Foundation invites you to attend the Skoll Awards for Social Entrepreneurship to honor the 2015 Awardees and to celebrate all those who are working to create a peaceful, prosperous and sustainable world. Special presentation to Mrs. Graça Machel, recipient of the Skoll Global Treasure Award. Doors open at 5:00 PM and seating is General Admission.
MASTER OF CEREMONIES
Sally Osberg - President and CEO of the Skoll Foundation
Jeff Skoll - Chairman of the Jeff Skoll Group, Skoll Foundation, Skoll Global Threats Fund, Participant Media, and Capricorn Investment Group
RECIPIENTS OF THE 2015 SKOLL AWARD FOR SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Awardees to be announced
SKOLL GLOBAL TREASURE AWARD
Graça Machel - Chair of the Board, Graça Machel Trust. Mrs. Graça Machel, is a renowned international advocate for women and children’s rights and has been a social and political activist over many decades. She currently serves in various capacities in several organizations, among them the Elders, the Africa Progress Panel, and the UN Millennium Development Goals Advocates Panel. Through these positions and independently, she continues to support efforts aimed at realizing the rights of Africa’s children and women on a number of key fronts.
In conversation with Ann Cotton - Founder and President, Camfed International
MUSICAL PERFORMANCE:
Soweto Gospel Choir - Grammy Award winning Gospel Choir
April 17, 2015
CLOSING PLENARY, starting at 3:30
Join us for the final event of the 2015 Skoll World Forum. Hear from a panel of Artists as Activists who are using their unique talent to motivate audiences around the globe for social progress. Doors open at 3:00 PM and seating is General Admission.
MASTER OF CEREMONIES
Stephan Chambers – Chairman of the Skoll Centre for Social Entrepreneurship, University of Oxford
ARTISTS AS ACTIVISTS: USING CREATIVE TALENT FOR SOCIAL PROGRESS
Ken Brecher - President, Library Foundation of Los Angeles
Darren Walker - President, Ford Foundation
Ned Breslin - CEO, Water for People
Feliciano dos Santos - Director, ESTAMOS Organizacao Comunitaria
Susan Meiselas - Documentary Photographer
Monica Yunus - Soprano and Co-Founding Director, Sing for Hope
Camille Zamora - Co-Founding Director, Sing for Hope
Bassem Youssef - Political Satirist
MUSICAL PERFORMANCE:
Massukos - World Band from Mozambique
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