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1 

8:30 - 9:30 

Gathering and Check-in 

2 

9:30- 10:15 

Opening Ceremony 

Rev. Dr. Leo Simon Mwenda, Deputy Vice Chancellor (Designate), Finance & Administration, Tangaza University College  

Lamiya Morshed, Executive Director, Yunus Centre 

Br. Dr.  Jonas Yawovi Dzinekou - Director Institute for Social Transformation, Tangaza University College  

Professor Muhammad Yunus, 2006 Nobel Peace Prize Winner & Founder of Grameen Bank 

3 

10:15 – 11:00 

Panel: From Ideas to Impact: Nurturing a Culture of Youth Entrepreneurship in East Africa 

Shihab Quader, Head of International Projects, Yunus Centre 

Maria Palmieri, Managing Partner, The Grameen Creative Lab 

Jack Hartpence, CEO, PowWater 

Daniel Ayebare, Founder, Aye Africa Foundation 

Sadia Hossain, Chief Operating Officer, YY Ventures 

4 

11:00 - 11:30 

COFFEE BREAK & NETWORKING 

5 

11:30 – 12:15 

Panel: Circular Transition to a Green Economy: The role of Social Businesses towards Zero Net Carbon Emissions 

Christina Jaeger, Co-founder and Managing Director, Yunus Environment Hub 

Bramwel Otieno Omondi, Regional Program Manager, Yunus Environment Hub 

Dennis Kariuki, Founder, Creos Holdings Limited 

Louisa Gathecha, Co-Founder & CEO, Bottle Logistics EA Limited 

Innocent Mokua Onserio, Manager, Centre for Green Growth and Climate Change and the Centre for Energy Efficiency and Conservation- Kenya Association of Manufacturers 

Bernd Lakemeier, GIZ’s Sustainable Economic Development Cluster Coordinator, Federal Republic of Germany 

6 

12:15 – 13:00 

Panel: Show me the social money: Funding the next wave of changemakers! 

Jana Lessenich CFA, CEO, Yunus Social Business 

Susan W. Ngalawa, Investment Director, Yunus Social Business 

Molly Brown, Head of Carbon Strategy, BURN Manufacturing 

James Ododa, CEO & Co-Founder, Ndivisi 

Alfred Kojo Yeboah, Director of Program Operations, Grameen Foundation 

7 

13:00 -14:00 

LUNCH BREAK 

8 

14:00 – 15:30 

Breakout 1: Innovating for social good: A conversation of Youth with Professor Muhammad Yunus 

Hosted by Tangaza University College 

Professor Muhammad Yunus, 2006 Nobel Peace Prize Winner & Founder of Grameen Bank 

Jonas Yawovi Dzinekou, Director - Institute for Social Transformation, Tangaza University College 

Muthoni Kanga, Coordinator of Yunus Social Business Centre, Tangaza University College 

Breakout 2: Ecosystem builder's dialogue: Navigating challenges and maximizing impact 

Hosted by YY Ventures & Aspen Network of Development Entrepreneurs (ANDE) 

Grace Wachori, Regional Head, East Africa, Aspen Network of Development Entrepreneurs (ANDE) 

Sadia Hossain, Chief Operating Officer, YY Ventures  

Breakout 3: The Creativity in You 

Hosted by The Grameen Creative Lab 

Hans Reitz, Co-founder & CEO, The Grameen Creative Lab 

9 

15:30 – 16:00 

COFFEE BREAK & NETWORKING 

10 

16:00 – 16:15 

Announcements (15 mins)  

Shihab Quader, Head of International Projects, Yunus Centre 

11 

 16:15 – 17:00 

Closing Panel: The Road Ahead: Navigating the Future in a Rapidly Changing World 

Hans Reitz, Co-founder & CEO, The Grameen Creative Lab 

Professor Muhammad Yunus, 2006 Nobel Peace Prize Winner, Founder of Grameen Bank& Chairman of Yunus Centre 

Lamiya Morshed, Executive Director, Yunus Centre 

Shazeeb M Khairul Islam, Managing Director, YY Ventures 

Wanjira Mathai, Managing Director for Africa and Global Partnerships at World Resources Institute (TBC) 

12 

17:00 – 17:15 

Wrap Up 

Dominique V. Dauster, Managing Director, Yunus + You – The YY Foundation  

Shazeeb M Khairul Islam, Managing Director, YY Ventures