Great to see the #SE issue paper launched today to inform Ministry of Planning and Development how Social Enterprise can continues the sustainable development thanks to Dan Gregory for your contribution and to United Nations ESCAP and SDPI for getting this over the line @SocEntGlobal

Day 1 #ASEAN+3 conference saw discussions on the importance of regional leadership and partnership in utilising #SE to achieve #SDGs I also had a lovely massage from a fantastic Thai #SE Local Alike who provide training to rehabilitate former women prisoners @SocEntGlobal

“Social Entrepreneurship is a flagship policy” for the new Ministry of Entrepreneurship Development in Malaysia @SocEntGlobal British Council MY United Nations ESCAP are excited to collaborate to support this to happen

We’ve just kicked off a policy analysis workshop with 50+ ppx from across governmnet Ministries and key stakeholders in #Ethiopia British Council Peter Brown @ibrahim_mamma Metsnanat

Today @SocEntGlobal and United Nations ESCAP launched our #SE survey in Vietnam - SEs focused on providing opportunities for vulnerable marginalised communities are ready to scale but need better finance to do so. We also launched our Buy Social Fair British Council to celebrate SEs in Vietnam

Day One of #AVPN2019 at the #DealShareLive #DICE session listening to DeafTawk present inspiring enterprise that provides online sign language support for the deaf community in Asia @SocEntGlobal British Council Pakistan

Great to be in Jakarta supporting @SocEntGlobal at the Indonesia Development Forum British Council Indonesia to talk about UK experience and learn about the brilliant growth of social enterprises particularly amongst the young and creative industries

Encouraging start to Indonesia Development Forum to hear #socialenterprise as central to Kementerian PPN/Bappenas national development plans @SocEntGlobal is hosting a special policy session with United Nations ESCAP Dan Gregory Glenys Thornton British Council Indonesia

Hi Astari Sarosa #SocEnt has a bright future in Indonesia to support inclusive growth and @SocEntGlobal and United Nations ESCAP is delighted to support along with Glenys Thornton who will be sharing the UK #SocEnt story at the afternoon plenary British Council Indonesia Dan Gregory

Govt need to establish an ecosystem to enable #SocEnt to #innovate Glenys Thornton Indonesia Development Forum @SocEntGlobal British Council Indonesia

How do you “lock in” social purpose into your business model? Glenys Thornton highlights the need for an asset and mission lock to support #SocEnt to flourish @SocEntGlobal British Council Indonesia Indonesia Development Forum Kementerian PPN/Bappenas

NGOs transitioning to #SocEnt do so to encourage innovation and independence although lose out on the advantages of having charitable status - its a trade off Glenys Thornton @SocEntGlobal British Council Indonesia Kementerian PPN/Bappenas

It was a privilege to deliver the keynote and moderate a session on #Entrepreneurship @MagicCyberjaya The key takeaway was the need to develop the right balance of soft and hard tech skills amongst the business leaders of the future @SocEntGlobal

Ahead of Day 2 #SocialEnterprise Summit #HongKong, when Chih Hoong discusses #socialfinance for happy cities with Adam The Young Foundation, Maya @UBSoptimus Foundation, Tristan Ace British Council HK; 2 recent blogs he wrote: bit.ly/342xEei & bit.ly/2OBCWXC #socinv @ukgolab

Good to be hearing from Tristan Ace @SocEntGlobal at Hong Kong Social Enterprise Summit about key trends in #impinv: reimagining role of government and increasingly complex social challenges

Delighted to deliver a keynote at #SVM19 exploring role of government in building the impact economy @SocEntGlobal

Day Two of #SVM2019 Social Value International 🌎 with keynote from our key regional partner AVPN Naina S Batra highlighting the growth of innovation in the way that philanthropic capital is deployed in Asia @SocEntGlobal

Encouraging to see the growth of social enterprise storytelling in Asia led by Pioneers Post and to hear from Tim West #SVM19 Social Value International 🌎

#whoknew that you can eat Beef Rendang whilst supporting employment opportunities for vulnerable communities in HK @SocEntGlobal #SES2020 #SocialEnterpriseSummit

Oh and here is the rendang! @SocEntGlobal