| Headquarters | |
|---|---|
Key people | Dr. Desh Deshpande, Jaishree Deshpande, Naveen Jha, Dilip Modi, Raju Reddy |
| Website | www.developmentdialogue.org |
Development Dialogue[1] is an international conference on social entrepreneurship held by Deshpande Foundation, a non-governmental organization founded in 1996 by Dr. Desh Deshpande and Jaishree Deshpande.[2]
During this Dialogue, delegates from diverse sectors and geographies come together to share proven models, innovations and transforming perspectives about improving social infrastructure.[3][4] Sessions on different aspects of social entrepreneurship are conducted during this conference with keynote addresses from Deshpande Foundation, partners and its associated organizations. This includes featured speakers, business-track specific offerings, and panel discussions.[5]
Development Dialogue is held annually in the three Sandbox regions :
Hubli Sandbox[edit | edit source]
Since 2008, Hubli Sandbox in Hubballi, India has been organizing the Development Dialogue.[6]
Ek Soch Sandbox[edit | edit source]
The Ek Soch Sandbox in Varanasi was co-founded by Dilip Modi, the pioneering telecom entrepreneur in India and Naveen Jha, CEO of Deshpande Foundation, India. The first Ek Soch Development Dialogue was conducted in 2016.[7][8][9]
Kakatiya Sandbox[edit | edit source]
The Kakatiya Sandbox in Telangana is a co-creation of Raju Reddy, Founder and former CEO of Sierra Atlantic and Phanindra Sama, co-founder of Redbus.in. The first Kakatiya Development Dialogue was conducted in 2016.[10][11]
History[edit | edit source]
2008[edit | edit source]
The first Development Dialogue was held at the IMSR Business School in Hubballi, Karnataka in January 2008. Over 200 delegates from partner organizations came together to discuss their work in the Sandbox.[1]
2009[edit | edit source]
The second Dialogue was held on June 2 - 3 based on the theme ‘Sandbox & Global Perspectives’ where innovation in the Sandbox was highlighted.
2010[edit | edit source]
This dialogue held on June 21 - 22 featured over 40 speakers in various sector-based panels with the theme ‘Changing Mindsets’.
2011[edit | edit source]
Theme ‘Leveraging Opportunity’ held on January 27 - 29[12]
2012[edit | edit source]
Theme ‘Value Chain' held on January 15 - 17
2013[edit | edit source]
Theme 'Tipping Point' held on January 30 - February 1
2014[edit | edit source]
Theme 'Counting What Matters' held on January 20 - 22[13][3]
2015[edit | edit source]
Theme 'Scaling by Proving' held on February 6 - 8[14][15]
2016[edit | edit source]
Theme - 'Innovate globally, Execute locally' held on February 6 - 7[16][17][18]
2017[edit | edit source]
This year, the Development Dialogue, themed ‘Scaling Effectively’ is going to be held on January 28 - 29.
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Development Dialogue". Archived from the original on 2017-01-03. Retrieved 2017-01-02.
- ↑ "People must become problem solvers: Gururaj Deshpande".
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "The Largest Entrepreneurship Conference You Have Never Heard Of".
- ↑ "Capacity Building – Deshpande Foundation seeding local social innovation from entrepreneur to entrepreneur".
- ↑ "The Development Dialogue".
- ↑ "'India needs 10 million entrepreneurs solving problems of a billion people'".
- ↑ "Ek Soch Sandbox to host 'Development Dialogue 2016'".
- ↑ "Ek Soch Sandbox Development Dialogue 2016 at BHU, Varanasi".
- ↑ "Ek Soch Development Dialogue Speakers".
- ↑ "Development Dialogue programme held".
- ↑ "Kakatiya Development Dialogue Speakers".
- ↑ "Development Dialogue 2011".
- ↑ "Development Dialogue 2014".
- ↑ "Development Dialogue 2015".
- ↑ "Deshpande Foundation presents Development Dialogue 2015".
- ↑ "'Execute Locally, Innovate Globally' Development Dialogue 2016".
- ↑ "'Development Dialogue-2016' begins".
- ↑ "India needs a specialised regulatory authority for microfinance: Muhammad Yunus".