Social Innovation: Engaging community from a marketing point of view

Business leaders have already envisioned the opportunities of social innovation. Companies as Cadbury who supports business action on homeless in Birmingham, Unilever’s hygiene social initiative or Nokia’s Recycling Initiative in East Africa are key parts of their community involvement and company values. Not only are these initiatives part of CSR, but they also prove to be profitable. Social innovation is strongly connected to reputation management. As recession is not only a buzz-word, but also a reality, reputation management helps companies to gain a long-running lead over their competitors. So what works for you?

Key learning points:

  • Why this new market could make a shift in your consumer’s perception and add value?
  • How social innovation can bring you profit
  • New ways of strengthening your reputation and improve your financial performance

Confirmed speakers:

  • Peter White, Director of Global Sustainability at Procter & Gamble
  • Nicolas Ceasar, Head of Sustainability Consulting at Ashridge Business School
  • Huzaifa Khorakiwala, Executive Director and CEO at Wockhardt Foundation

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Paolo Chighine

Paolo Chighine

Head of External Relations at Enel Romania

Andrew Jenkins

Andrew Jenkins

Sustainable Development Manager – Products at Aliance Boots

Andrew Marshall - Roberts

Andrew Marshall - Roberts

Head of Corporate Responsibility for Standard Life plc

Peter R. White

Peter R. White

Director for Global Sustainability at Procter and Gamble

Juan Ramon Silva Ferrada

Juan Ramon Silva Ferrada

Area General Manager of Sustainability at ACCIONA

Nikos Avlonas

Nikos Avlonas

Managing Director of the Centre for Sustainability & Excellence

Freya Williams

Freya Williams

Co-founder and global planning director of OgilvyEarth

Andreas Beckmann

Andreas Beckmann

Director at WWF Danube-Carpathian Programme   

Laura Maanavilja

Laura Maanavilja

Communication Manager at CSR Europe

Yiannis Lagos

Yiannis Lagos

Chief Operational Officer at Alexandrion Group and  Managing Partner at People First

Mircea Geoana

Mircea Geoana

Chairman of the Romanian Senate

Torsten G. Christen

Torsten G. Christen

National expert at the European Commission

Thomas Osburg

Thomas Osburg

Director Europe - Corporate Affairs for Intel Corp.

Yannis Freris

Yannis Freris

Head of Corporate Communication & Sustainable Development at Gefyra S.A.

Huzaifa Khorakiwala

Huzaifa Khorakiwala

Executive Director of Wockhardt and CEO of Wockhardt Foundation

Eli Roman

Eli Roman

Editor anchor at The Money Channel