Episode Details

Episode Topic: Can entrepreneurship help to reduce poverty?

Building on the foundation from week 1, this session will give you a deeper dive into the relationship between poverty and entrepreneurship. Professor Michael Morris will have a discussion with Rock André, founder and CEO of the Center for Entrepreneurship and Leadership in Haiti. Rock will use his own experience as an entrepreneur in Haiti to help us explore how social entrepreneurship can increase wealth and resilience in communities worldwide.

Featured Speakers: 

• Rock André, Founder and CEO, CEDEL HAITI
• Michael Morris, Professor of the Practice, McKenna Center for Human Development and Global Business

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This podcast is a part of the Conversations on Poverty & Inequality ThinkND Series titled “The Power of Social Entrepreneurship”.

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