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[Applause] do you think you are too small to make
do you think you are too small to make
do you think you are too small to make an impact today we want to say to you
an impact today we want to say to you
an impact today we want to say to you something quite obvious something that
something quite obvious something that
something quite obvious something that probably most of you in this room
probably most of you in this room
probably most of you in this room already knows every day all around the
already knows every day all around the
already knows every day all around the world each of us voluntarily or
world each of us voluntarily or
world each of us voluntarily or involuntarily has to deal with a social
involuntarily has to deal with a social
involuntarily has to deal with a social issue it could be I don’t know and
issue it could be I don’t know and
issue it could be I don’t know and homeless sleeping on a payment on the
homeless sleeping on a payment on the
homeless sleeping on a payment on the road when you are going to your office
road when you are going to your office
road when you are going to your office it could be one of your young daughter
it could be one of your young daughter
it could be one of your young daughter or son who cannot find a proper job or
or son who cannot find a proper job or
or son who cannot find a proper job or you could be also one of your relatives
you could be also one of your relatives
you could be also one of your relatives or friends who are suffering from some
or friends who are suffering from some
or friends who are suffering from some mental illness needing for a special
mental illness needing for a special
mental illness needing for a special support believe me the number of
support believe me the number of
support believe me the number of examples the list of examples it’s huge
examples the list of examples it’s huge
examples the list of examples it’s huge so saying that it is not something very
so saying that it is not something very
so saying that it is not something very new to all of us that’s the number of
new to all of us that’s the number of
new to all of us that’s the number of people who are currently supporting some
people who are currently supporting some
people who are currently supporting some social causes around the world is
social causes around the world is
social causes around the world is increasing every day every year so let’s
increasing every day every year so let’s
increasing every day every year so let’s make a brief survey now how many of you
make a brief survey now how many of you
make a brief survey now how many of you are currently supporting a social cause
are currently supporting a social cause
are currently supporting a social cause in your life or your deed it could be
in your life or your deed it could be
in your life or your deed it could be being part of a nonprofit organization
being part of a nonprofit organization
being part of a nonprofit organization or even just donating some money to a
or even just donating some money to a
or even just donating some money to a nonprofit organization
nonprofit organization
nonprofit organization raise your hand if you did something
raise your hand if you did something
raise your hand if you did something like this of we are doing something
like this of we are doing something
like this of we are doing something ladies okay thank you
ladies okay thank you
ladies okay thank you this is this result is not so far from
this is this result is not so far from
this is this result is not so far from what we discovered from some recent
what we discovered from some recent
what we discovered from some recent researches in 2005 15 sorry in 2015 the
researches in 2005 15 sorry in 2015 the
researches in 2005 15 sorry in 2015 the research showed that 1 in 3 people all
research showed that 1 in 3 people all
research showed that 1 in 3 people all around the world donated to a charity
around the world donated to a charity
around the world donated to a charity donated some money to a charity and that
donated some money to a charity and that
donated some money to a charity and that one on four volunteered so this is a
one on four volunteered so this is a
one on four volunteered so this is a very impressive result and this is the
very impressive result and this is the
very impressive result and this is the picture in 2015 but if we
picture in 2015 but if we
picture in 2015 but if we move our perspective to a different
move our perspective to a different
move our perspective to a different level to Europe and for example to
level to Europe and for example to
level to Europe and for example to Germany in Germany we have around
Germany in Germany we have around
Germany in Germany we have around 600,000 NGOs but what is interesting is
600,000 NGOs but what is interesting is
600,000 NGOs but what is interesting is that 40% of these NGOs was born after
that 40% of these NGOs was born after
that 40% of these NGOs was born after the year 2000 and what about Italy if we
the year 2000 and what about Italy if we
the year 2000 and what about Italy if we take the most recent report about
take the most recent report about
take the most recent report about nonprofit organization we can see that
nonprofit organization we can see that
nonprofit organization we can see that in Italy in between the year 2001 in the
in Italy in between the year 2001 in the
in Italy in between the year 2001 in the year 2010 the number of nonprofit
year 2010 the number of nonprofit
year 2010 the number of nonprofit organization increased almost 30% and
organization increased almost 30% and
organization increased almost 30% and even more important the number of
even more important the number of
even more important the number of volunteers increase over 40 percent and
volunteers increase over 40 percent and
volunteers increase over 40 percent and now we’ll give you another quite obvious
now we’ll give you another quite obvious
now we’ll give you another quite obvious piece of information in recent times we
piece of information in recent times we
piece of information in recent times we are observing an increasing number of
are observing an increasing number of
are observing an increasing number of people who decided to run their own
people who decided to run their own
people who decided to run their own business so let’s make another brief
business so let’s make another brief
business so let’s make another brief survey raise your hand if you have
survey raise your hand if you have
survey raise your hand if you have already decided to run your own business
already decided to run your own business
already decided to run your own business or if you will seriously consider that
or if you will seriously consider that
or if you will seriously consider that if you had the chance to raise your hand
if you had the chance to raise your hand
if you had the chance to raise your hand I’m part of this survey good good number
I’m part of this survey good good number
I’m part of this survey good good number so the most significant aspect of this
so the most significant aspect of this
so the most significant aspect of this trend is that it is made of people of
trend is that it is made of people of
trend is that it is made of people of all ages all incomes both employed and
all ages all incomes both employed and
all ages all incomes both employed and unemployed probably someone will say
unemployed probably someone will say
unemployed probably someone will say that this trend is mainly led by the
that this trend is mainly led by the
that this trend is mainly led by the category of young unemployed people who
category of young unemployed people who
category of young unemployed people who is looking at atropine ership and
is looking at atropine ership and
is looking at atropine ership and self-employment as the only way of
self-employment as the only way of
self-employment as the only way of salvation but what some recent studies
salvation but what some recent studies
salvation but what some recent studies made about a sample of thousand and
made about a sample of thousand and
made about a sample of thousand and thousand of employees so people with the
thousand of employees so people with the
thousand of employees so people with the permanent job around the world are
permanent job around the world are
permanent job around the world are showing something different different
showing something different different
showing something different different scenario in particular at global level
scenario in particular at global level
scenario in particular at global level we can see that the number of people
we can see that the number of people
we can see that the number of people with an employment who is interested in
with an employment who is interested in
with an employment who is interested in dropping his own job to run their own
dropping his own job to run their own
dropping his own job to run their own business or to become self-employed is
business or to become self-employed is
business or to become self-employed is it just is a 57 percent of the entire
it just is a 57 percent of the entire
it just is a 57 percent of the entire population
population
population and 28% of the people surveyed is
and 28% of the people surveyed is
and 28% of the people surveyed is already planning is currently planning
already planning is currently planning
already planning is currently planning to drop the job and become a self
to drop the job and become a self
to drop the job and become a self employed or intrapreneurs and if we talk
employed or intrapreneurs and if we talk
employed or intrapreneurs and if we talk about Europe this number is even higher
about Europe this number is even higher
about Europe this number is even higher the number of people who are seriously
the number of people who are seriously
the number of people who are seriously considering the idea to become
considering the idea to become
considering the idea to become self-employed and entrepreneurs is
self-employed and entrepreneurs is
self-employed and entrepreneurs is higher and in Italy probably something
higher and in Italy probably something
higher and in Italy probably something that is interesting to us today the
that is interesting to us today the
that is interesting to us today the number of people who already planned to
number of people who already planned to
number of people who already planned to start to become self-employed and to
start to become self-employed and to
start to become self-employed and to start a business by their own is even
start a business by their own is even
start a business by their own is even higher than the average in Europe and at
higher than the average in Europe and at
higher than the average in Europe and at global level so on the one hand we are
global level so on the one hand we are
global level so on the one hand we are observing an increasing number of people
observing an increasing number of people
observing an increasing number of people supporting social causes and on the
supporting social causes and on the
supporting social causes and on the other hand we are observing an
other hand we are observing an
other hand we are observing an increasing number of people who decided
increasing number of people who decided
increasing number of people who decided to run their own business what is
to run their own business what is
to run their own business what is probably less obvious is that these two
probably less obvious is that these two
probably less obvious is that these two quite obvious traits are somehow linked
quite obvious traits are somehow linked
quite obvious traits are somehow linked to each other and in our opinion the
to each other and in our opinion the
to each other and in our opinion the connection between these two trends lies
connection between these two trends lies
connection between these two trends lies on three strong assumptions the first
on three strong assumptions the first
on three strong assumptions the first assumption is that we won’t we all want
assumption is that we won’t we all want
assumption is that we won’t we all want to improve the society in the community
to improve the society in the community
to improve the society in the community we live in second assumption is that we
we live in second assumption is that we
we live in second assumption is that we all want to be the makers of our own
all want to be the makers of our own
all want to be the makers of our own lives and thirdly one important thing is
lives and thirdly one important thing is
lives and thirdly one important thing is that in our current society profit is
that in our current society profit is
that in our current society profit is key to sustainability and how can these
key to sustainability and how can these
key to sustainability and how can these three assumptions live together
three assumptions live together
three assumptions live together concretely our answer is social impact
concretely our answer is social impact
concretely our answer is social impact entrepreneurship yes
entrepreneurship yes
entrepreneurship yes that’s the news you are not so bad if
that’s the news you are not so bad if
that’s the news you are not so bad if you try to make money while making a
you try to make money while making a
you try to make money while making a social impact business and in order to
social impact business and in order to
social impact business and in order to validate these theses
validate these theses
validate these theses we want to tell you three stories coming
we want to tell you three stories coming
we want to tell you three stories coming from our global network which are in
from our global network which are in
from our global network which are in this storybook
this storybook
this storybook on how people from different countries
on how people from different countries
on how people from different countries different backgrounds and different
different backgrounds and different
different backgrounds and different motivations became successful impact
motivations became successful impact
motivations became successful impact entrepreneurs and these stories may be
entrepreneurs and these stories may be
entrepreneurs and these stories may be about you you that are sitting there you
about you you that are sitting there you
about you you that are sitting there you that may have a question which has been
that may have a question which has been
that may have a question which has been passing around in your head and that
passing around in your head and that
passing around in your head and that maybe has brought you here
the first story explains how personal
the first story explains how personal engagement to a social calls can
engagement to a social calls can
engagement to a social calls can represented the motivation to start a
represented the motivation to start a
represented the motivation to start a social business this is the story of
social business this is the story of
social business this is the story of Anton Atkinson founder of de cape and
Anton Atkinson founder of de cape and
Anton Atkinson founder of de cape and impact business from Stockholm at a
impact business from Stockholm at a
impact business from Stockholm at a young age
young age
young age Anton was temporarily diagnosed as being
Anton was temporarily diagnosed as being
Anton was temporarily diagnosed as being within the autistic spectrum this
within the autistic spectrum this
within the autistic spectrum this experience left him with an
experience left him with an
experience left him with an understanding of how daunting daily
understanding of how daunting daily
understanding of how daunting daily tasks can be full treatment with autism
tasks can be full treatment with autism
tasks can be full treatment with autism can you imagine how daunting could it be
can you imagine how daunting could it be
can you imagine how daunting could it be children with autism have incredible
children with autism have incredible
children with autism have incredible difficulties in planning their own tasks
difficulties in planning their own tasks
difficulties in planning their own tasks daily and they need for a special
daily and they need for a special
daily and they need for a special softball to understand what they have to
softball to understand what they have to
softball to understand what they have to do next when Ansel was a child he loved
do next when Ansel was a child he loved
do next when Ansel was a child he loved the Spider Man inspired by his childhood
the Spider Man inspired by his childhood
the Spider Man inspired by his childhood love for spider-man Anton went on to
love for spider-man Anton went on to
love for spider-man Anton went on to found take a an interactive digital
found take a an interactive digital
found take a an interactive digital image calendar that helps autistic
image calendar that helps autistic
image calendar that helps autistic children to plan their day collaborating
children to plan their day collaborating
children to plan their day collaborating with family teachers and friends so Bay
with family teachers and friends so Bay
with family teachers and friends so Bay Cape is a mobile app that displays very
Cape is a mobile app that displays very
Cape is a mobile app that displays very simple images supporting children to
simple images supporting children to
simple images supporting children to understand what they have to do at
understand what they have to do at
understand what they have to do at certain times it is a very simple idea
certain times it is a very simple idea
certain times it is a very simple idea but with an incredible impact consider
but with an incredible impact consider
but with an incredible impact consider that nowadays it is estimated that one
that nowadays it is estimated that one
that nowadays it is estimated that one in sixty
in sixty
in sixty children around the world are diagnosed
children around the world are diagnosed
children around the world are diagnosed with autistic disorder and this number
with autistic disorder and this number
with autistic disorder and this number is increasing this is a way to transform
is increasing this is a way to transform
is increasing this is a way to transform autism into a superpower Anton said
autism into a superpower Anton said
autism into a superpower Anton said that’s why I think they cave needs to
that’s why I think they cave needs to
that’s why I think they cave needs to exist just like Peter Parker these
exist just like Peter Parker these
exist just like Peter Parker these children struggle with powers they don’t
children struggle with powers they don’t
children struggle with powers they don’t understand but with the right help from
understand but with the right help from
understand but with the right help from family and friends they can discover
family and friends they can discover
family and friends they can discover their own superpowers it doesn’t matter
their own superpowers it doesn’t matter
their own superpowers it doesn’t matter who you are
who you are
who you are anyone can put on a cake and prepare for
anyone can put on a cake and prepare for
anyone can put on a cake and prepare for a super day the second story is about
a super day the second story is about
a super day the second story is about Francesco dito an experienced manager
Francesco dito an experienced manager
Francesco dito an experienced manager from Torino who found the right recipe
from Torino who found the right recipe
from Torino who found the right recipe to combine a business opportunity with a
to combine a business opportunity with a
to combine a business opportunity with a social impact this is also a win-win
social impact this is also a win-win
social impact this is also a win-win story where the participation from
story where the participation from
story where the participation from citizens really makes the difference
citizens really makes the difference
citizens really makes the difference this is the story of Las Minnesota Casa
this is the story of Las Minnesota Casa
this is the story of Las Minnesota Casa in impact business from Torino every
in impact business from Torino every
in impact business from Torino every evening that Francesco passed through
evening that Francesco passed through
evening that Francesco passed through his neighborhood bakery shop window he
his neighborhood bakery shop window he
his neighborhood bakery shop window he saw a salt pizza thrown away it is not
saw a salt pizza thrown away it is not
saw a salt pizza thrown away it is not fair
fair
fair he thought while in the street this
he thought while in the street this
he thought while in the street this bakery says pizza expiry soon in the
bakery says pizza expiry soon in the
bakery says pizza expiry soon in the same street there should be many people
same street there should be many people
same street there should be many people who would love to buy pizza at a
who would love to buy pizza at a
who would love to buy pizza at a discounted price he realized and that’s
discounted price he realized and that’s
discounted price he realized and that’s how the business idea was born
how the business idea was born
how the business idea was born Francesco found a business opportunity
Francesco found a business opportunity
Francesco found a business opportunity in the food waste problem he connects
in the food waste problem he connects
in the food waste problem he connects retailers with citizens in so with
retailers with citizens in so with
retailers with citizens in so with potential customers in the same
potential customers in the same
potential customers in the same neighborhood since 2015 Francesco and
neighborhood since 2015 Francesco and
neighborhood since 2015 Francesco and his a small team have been working hard
his a small team have been working hard
his a small team have been working hard to spread their business through
to spread their business through
to spread their business through citizens and to demonstrate that making
citizens and to demonstrate that making
citizens and to demonstrate that making social impact is not only a matter
social impact is not only a matter
social impact is not only a matter for NGOs and cooperatives socially
for NGOs and cooperatives socially
for NGOs and cooperatives socially impact can generate profits
impact can generate profits
impact can generate profits Francesco says and profits can attract
Francesco says and profits can attract
Francesco says and profits can attract the interest of multinationals yes you
the interest of multinationals yes you
the interest of multinationals yes you heard well multinationals that’s what’s
heard well multinationals that’s what’s
heard well multinationals that’s what’s happening now to Francesco and his
happening now to Francesco and his
happening now to Francesco and his company an important group French group
company an important group French group
company an important group French group decided to invest in his idea
decided to invest in his idea
decided to invest in his idea and business model nowadays Francesca’s
and business model nowadays Francesca’s
and business model nowadays Francesca’s steam is made of nine professionals and
steam is made of nine professionals and
steam is made of nine professionals and is growing day by day as well as the
is growing day by day as well as the
is growing day by day as well as the community of people who is regularly
community of people who is regularly
community of people who is regularly using his mobile app is however it is
using his mobile app is however it is
using his mobile app is however it is not enough Francesca says citizens are
not enough Francesca says citizens are
not enough Francesca says citizens are the power of this anti-west process
the power of this anti-west process
the power of this anti-west process which said trade tools fresh food each
which said trade tools fresh food each
which said trade tools fresh food each month without people using the platform
month without people using the platform
month without people using the platform no impact can be reached and the last
no impact can be reached and the last
no impact can be reached and the last story is about presume Kumar a talented
story is about presume Kumar a talented
story is about presume Kumar a talented Indian architect who decided to devote
Indian architect who decided to devote
Indian architect who decided to devote his skills to solve one of the most
his skills to solve one of the most
his skills to solve one of the most pressing global problems homelessness
pressing global problems homelessness
pressing global problems homelessness this is the story of billion bricks and
this is the story of billion bricks and
this is the story of billion bricks and impact the business from Singapore
during his international career in
during his international career in architecture he noted that although
architecture he noted that although
architecture he noted that although Asian cities are growing extremely fast
Asian cities are growing extremely fast
Asian cities are growing extremely fast and are generating in abundance of new
and are generating in abundance of new
and are generating in abundance of new wealth the quality of life for many is
wealth the quality of life for many is
wealth the quality of life for many is actually going down the huge shift in
actually going down the huge shift in
actually going down the huge shift in populations moving from rural to urban
populations moving from rural to urban
populations moving from rural to urban areas has created the housing crisis
areas has created the housing crisis
areas has created the housing crisis that the word doesn’t know how to solve
that the word doesn’t know how to solve
that the word doesn’t know how to solve thousands of people lose their lives
thousands of people lose their lives
thousands of people lose their lives because they either live on the streets
because they either live on the streets
because they either live on the streets or in such poor conditions that they are
or in such poor conditions that they are
or in such poor conditions that they are unable to withstand something like harsh
unable to withstand something like harsh
unable to withstand something like harsh rain heat or cold present set and that’s
rain heat or cold present set and that’s
rain heat or cold present set and that’s the reason why I presume decided to
the reason why I presume decided to
the reason why I presume decided to found billion bricks
found billion bricks
found billion bricks he designed shelters and infrastructure
he designed shelters and infrastructure
he designed shelters and infrastructure solution and he provide them to homeless
solution and he provide them to homeless
solution and he provide them to homeless and vulnerable people all around the
and vulnerable people all around the
and vulnerable people all around the world this solution are scalable and
world this solution are scalable and
world this solution are scalable and sustainable so they allow poor
sustainable so they allow poor
sustainable so they allow poor communities to get out of poverty to
communities to get out of poverty to
communities to get out of poverty to take ownership and pride to unlock
take ownership and pride to unlock
take ownership and pride to unlock potential for change pres all things
potential for change pres all things
potential for change pres all things solving the complex housing problem of a
solving the complex housing problem of a
solving the complex housing problem of a billion people cannot happen on a
billion people cannot happen on a
billion people cannot happen on a project to project phases there is a lot
project to project phases there is a lot
project to project phases there is a lot of work that needs to be done to do it
of work that needs to be done to do it
of work that needs to be done to do it right and bring systemic change and we
right and bring systemic change and we
right and bring systemic change and we don’t think a single organization like
don’t think a single organization like
don’t think a single organization like ours or even a consortium of
ours or even a consortium of
ours or even a consortium of organizations can solve it
organizations can solve it
organizations can solve it it needs a movement but the mice to go
it needs a movement but the mice to go
it needs a movement but the mice to go don’t sway presume from his dream of a
don’t sway presume from his dream of a
don’t sway presume from his dream of a world without homelessness until we are
world without homelessness until we are
world without homelessness until we are able to achieve our vision nothing can
able to achieve our vision nothing can
able to achieve our vision nothing can stop us these were three stories of the
stop us these were three stories of the
stop us these were three stories of the same book a global book where any one of
same book a global book where any one of
same book a global book where any one of us can write the next page and we say
us can write the next page and we say
us can write the next page and we say that because of the following three
that because of the following three
that because of the following three reasons business and entrepreneurship
reasons business and entrepreneurship
reasons business and entrepreneurship are not just stuff for Donald Trump like
are not just stuff for Donald Trump like
are not just stuff for Donald Trump like people secondly what really matters in
people secondly what really matters in
people secondly what really matters in developing a social impact business it’s
developing a social impact business it’s
developing a social impact business it’s not just a matter of skills and
not just a matter of skills and
not just a matter of skills and competencies but it’s especially how
competencies but it’s especially how
competencies but it’s especially how much you believe about the social cause
much you believe about the social cause
much you believe about the social cause that you want to defend that you want to
that you want to defend that you want to
that you want to defend that you want to support
support
support and the last but not the least you can
and the last but not the least you can
and the last but not the least you can think about your role in the social
think about your role in the social
think about your role in the social impact business starting from now and
impact business starting from now and
impact business starting from now and now it’s time to open the letter that
now it’s time to open the letter that
now it’s time to open the letter that you received at the desk please open it
you received at the desk please open it
you received at the desk please open it inside you can find a small action that
inside you can find a small action that
inside you can find a small action that you can take right now to become an
you can take right now to become an
you can take right now to become an impact maker and create a better world
so do you still think you are too small
so do you still think you are too small to make an impact
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