Globalizer Panels 2010

The Globalizer Panels: Supporting the global growth of great ideas

For the first time, Ashoka will bring 25 social entrepreneurs with world-changing potential together with leading entrepreneurs from the private sector, to match social innovations with the strategic thinking and peer support needed to rapidly achieve global scale. The Globalizer Panels take place from July 31 to August 2, with 25 leading global entrepreneurs gathering to share their insights into strategies for rapid growth, draw on their own experiences to help the social entrepreneurs ask the right questions, formulate robust scaling strategies and create the proper partnerships.

Pioneering the globalization of the social sector

Why this is revolutionary? In contrast to the private sector, where great business ideas go global to serve customers around the world, no such market forces have been at work in the social sector. Although many social innovations have proven to solve societal problems, they too often remain local. Ashoka has set out to change this scenario. The Ashoka Globalizer is the first initiative of its kind, and will run every year with the support of leading entrepreneurs and enterprises.  Jonathan Soros says: “For thirty years Ashoka has been supporting local innovators around the globe.  Now the Ashoka Globalizer will take the best of those innovations and give them a chance at global impact.” This year's launch of the Globalizer has been supported by the Essl Social Prize.