"The social entrepreneur changes the performance capacity of society."
Peter Drucker

Socially-oriented individuals, businesses and service organizations with entrepreneurial drive are piloting new ways to combat social dilemmas via innovative business models*. During this year’s annual South Asian Business Association conference, the lifecycle of a social enterprise will be highlighted, from the inspiration in the initial stages to measuring impact in the latter stages. Throughout the day, we will showcase social entrepreneurs that have used their business and leadership skills to develop and grow social enterprises that have meaningful impacts on their respected communities.

Schedule:

09:00-09:45    Registration
09:45-10:00    Opening Remarks
10:00-10:45    Address by Lakshmi Pratury: CEO, Ixoraa Media
10:45-11:30    Address by Lata Krishnan: President, American India Foundation
11:30-12:30    Authentic South Asian Lunch
12:30-01:00    Case Discussion
01:00-01:45    Address by Premal Shah: President, Kiva
01:45PM        Reception (Drinks/Snacks)

Speaker Information:

Lakshmi Pratury: CEO, Ixoraa Media; TED India

Lakshmi Pratury brings with her a varied and rich experience that spans for-profit enterprises, venture capital and nonprofit organizations. She is the Founder and CEO of Ixoraa Media and Co-host of TEDIndia 2009.

Lata Krishnan: President, AIF; CFO, Shah Capital Partners
Lata Krishnan is the Vice Chair of the American India Foundation (AIF: www.aifoundation.org) since being involved in its founding in 2001. Krishnan is also the Chief Financial Officer of Shah Capital Partners, a leading mid-market technology private equity fund that was founded in 2003.  Shah Capital Partners has over $300 million of committed funds under management. Previously in 1989, Krishnan co-founded SMART Modular Technologies, Inc. and served as its Chief Financial Officer. In 1999, SMART merged with Solectron Corporation in a transaction valued at over $2 Billion. Prior to SMART, she held corporate accounting and finance positions at Montgomery Securities, Arthur Anderson & Company LLP, and Hill Vellacott & Company in London, England. Krishnan received a bachelor of science degree with honors from the London School of Economics and is a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales.

Premal Shah: President, Kiva; Founder, Silicon Valley Microfinance Network
As President, Premal leads Kiva's efforts to scale its partnerships and member base. Prior to Kiva, Premal was a Principal Product Manager at PayPal, an eBay company. During his 6 year career at PayPal, Premal drove a number of key initiatives including a year-long project defining eBay's role in economically empowering the global working poor. In 1997, Premal was awarded a grant from Stanford University to research microfinance in Gujarat, India. More recently, Premal co-founded the Silicon Valley Microfinance Network and spent 2 months in India working to refine and validate Kiva's model. In 2006, Premal was a featured speaker at the Clinton Global Initiative and Global Microcredit Summit.

Venue:

Room C301

UCLA Anderson School of Management
110 Westwood Plaza
Los Angeles, CA 90095-1481

Parking at UCLA Anderson:

Parking Lot #4 is the closest parking lot to UCLA Anderson.
(UCLA Anderson Parking Information)

Inform the kiosk attendant that you are attending the South Asian Business Association conference at UCLA Anderson, and you will be directed to the nearest available parking structure.

* Adapted from Stanford PMI, Social Entrepreneurship Conference.