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2 International Conference on SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP Rebuilding Nepal through Social Entrepreneurship November 26-27, 2015 Kathmandu, Nepal With the theme of Rebuilding Nepal through Social Entrepreneurship this year s conference will give a particular attention to cross border learning and networking among academicians, entrepreneurs and bilateral partners on relief and reconstruction practices. The CSE will also focus on promoting the spirit of entrepreneurship throughout the region and to strengthen economic, cultural and political ties among the academicians and the entrepreneurial ecosystem of the world.

3 CONFERENCE OVERVIEW Following its vision of accelerating changes in global economy and revolutionary conceptions as new technology and market forces make the worldwide economy profoundly competitive, ventures demands extraordinary insights, innovative tools and effective responses and understanding this King s College is organizing the first International Conference in Nepal on Social Entrepreneurship (CSE) on November 26-27, This conference administrated by Center for Innovation & Entrepreneurial Development (CINED) of King s College in collaboration with Biruwa Ventures and ChangeFusion Nepal is a platform for academicians, entrepreneurs, corporate houses, multilateral and bilateral partners from all over the world to come, learn, share, network and learn from progress and become better in what they do. CSE will focus on innovative areas of social entrepreneurship including social venture capital, International entrepreneurship, entrepreneurial culture, SME development, technological entrepreneurship, entrepreneurship education and sustainable development and many others. This conference intends to bring together researchers, scholars, academicians, practitioners and experts from all over the world to present their studies and practices in the field of Social Entrepreneurship. Hopefully this association shall trigger some new insights and ideas in these areas of research and the ways to cope with existing and future challenges. The conference shall be held for 2 days and will be spread over among the ration of having one third of practitioners, one third of academicians and one third of impact organizations. Day 1 shall be allocated to the presenters/ researchers and academicians in the field of Social Entrepreneurship, and Day 2 shall be dedicated on showcasing the products and services of more than 30 social entrepreneurs of Nepal under one roof. On Day 2, participants shall have an option to avail of Hidden Journey Entrepreneurial Tour if they so desire. Important Dates Submission of Abstract: September 30, 2015 Review & Acceptance of Abstract: October 15, 2015 Early Bird Registration: October 30, 2015 Submission of Full Papers: November 10, 2015 Conference: November 26-27, 2015 Who can participate? Interested academicians including students, entrepreneurs, experts, researchers and practitioners from corporate houses, multilateral and bilateral partners from all over the world can attend the two-day conference on social entrepreneurship. They can present the papers on the first day and showcase products and services of their social ventures on the second day.

4 First Day, November 26, 2015 Second Day, November 27, 2015 Presentation Social Ventures Products/Services Showcase Interested academicians, entrepreneurs, experts, researchers and practitioners from corporate houses, multilateral and bilateral partners from all over the world can present a paper on any of the following areas; Relief and Reconstruction Models Social Entrepreneurship and Competitiveness International Entrepreneurship and New Global Social Ventures Corporate and Strategic Entrepreneurship Entrepreneurial Finance and Venture Capital Seed funding Models Women, Gender and Entrepreneurship Creativity, Innovation and Sustainable Social Business Success Entrepreneurship Education and Economic Development SME Development and Community Engagement Technological Entrepreneurship and Management Products & Service display of more than 30 social ventures through Stalls Hidden Journey Entrepreneurial Tour for interested participants Disclaimer The conference organizing committee has the first right of publication on the papers presented. Although the papers would be accepted for the conference on the basis of a review of the abstracts, the Conference Secretariat reserves the right to reject the full paper later if the paper is not found to meet the requisite parameters as decided by the Organizing Committee. Call for Papers Three streams of papers are acceptable for this conference, namely: Academic Papers Reflective Practices Case Studies November 10, 2015 in MS Word format by conference@kingscollege.edu.np Acceptance/Rejection of abstracts will be communicated by or before October 15, Then the authors should submit the full paper. All papers should provide the details of all authors (specifying the corresponding author) and an Abstract of not more than 500 words. By submitting an abstract, the author(s) make(s) a commitment that the work is original and not published before in any manner and that at least one of the authors would register for the conference and present it in the conference. Abstract & Paper Submissions Presenters/Authors are invited to submit the abstract on or before September 30, 2015 and the full paper on or before Papers not presented in the conference previously will not be considered for publication in the proceedings, edited volume, or the special issue of the journal(s).

5 Guidelines for Abstract Submission STREAM 1: ACADEMIC PAPERS The abstract should be in fully italicized text (12-point Times New Roman, 1.15 spacing, not exceeding 500 words), explaining the background, the need, aims, methods and the expected findings of the study. In addition, it should contain the title (16-point Times New Roman), authors' names (12-point Times New Roman), designations, affiliations/addresses, telephone numbers and addresses (10-point Times New Roman), followed by a list of keywords, subject to a maximum of five, which should be arranged in alphabetical order, and be separated by commas with a full stop at the end. Academic Papers may be either conceptual or empirical. The length of the paper should be between 5000 and 8000 words. The references should be given in the style prescribed by the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (6th edition), which requires the (author, year) format within the text, and the alphabetical listing (by author s surnames) of the references at the end. Guidelines for full paper submissions The full paper should be prepared as per the guidelines provided for the respective category of paper (Conceptual, Empirical, Reflective Practice or Case Study) as specified. Body of Manuscript: Manuscript must be prepared on standard A4 size paper setting. It must be prepared on a 1.15 spacing and single column with a 1-inch margin set for top, bottom, left and right. It should be typed in 12-point Times New Roman font with page numbers at the bottom-centre of every page. Headings: All section headings should be in 14-point Times New Roman font and sub-section headings should be in 12-point Times New Roman font. These must be bold-faced, aligned left and fully capitalized. Leave a blank line before each heading. Figures & Tables: These must be simple, centered and numbered, with the titles of figures/tables above the figure/table. Sources of figures/tables should be mentioned below them. Citation & References: References within the text and at the end of the paper should be in the style prescribed in the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (6th edition). Conceptual Papers should develop strong arguments and new theoretical perspective on the theme(s) and the sub-these(s) of the conference, by using evidences from prior research. In other words, conceptual papers should present a comprehensive and focused review of the relevant literature, and develop contingency propositions within a new theoretical perspective. Empirical Papers should have a short and focused literature review to justify the need for the study and develop the hypothesis, explain the methodology, present the data and their analysis, draw appropriate conclusions, and discuss the theoretical and practical implications of the findings as well as the limitations and directions for future research. STREAM 2: REFLECTIVE PAPERS These are papers (about 5000 words in length) by practitioners (entrepreneurs, executives, consultants, policy makers) based on systematic reflections on their own experiences of social entrepreneurship. Such reflections should have a narrative section which briefly describes the practice in question, explaining its context, purpose, and scope and an exposition section which elaborates on the problems encountered by various stake-holders at the implementation stage. The conducting part should contain recommended solutions, especially the desired micro-and-macro-level policy initiatives. STREAM 3: CASE STUDIES Case Studies should highlight the unique aspects of social entrepreneurship and other benchmark in the emerging economics/countries. The recommended length of the case is words. The style of writing the case should be narrative with appropriate data support (preferably with tables, figures and annexure).

6 Conference Registration & Fees All participants should register for the conference by completing the Registration Form provided separately along with the brochure and can also be obtained from the conference website Fees are payable in advance. Payment of Registration Fee should be made in favor of King s College Kathmandu. The payment can be deposited directly to Baneshwor Branch of Prabhu Bank Limited, saving account number under the name of King s College Pvt. Ltd. The payment may also be made through Demand Draft, or Online Bank Transfer, Swift Code KISTNPKA. S.N Participants Category Registration Fee Early Bird Registration (Before November 10, 2015) Academic Practitioners from Developing Countries $50.00 $40.00 Non-Academic from Developing Countries $70.00 $60.00 Full time Students from Developing Countries $30.00 $25.00 Academic Practitioners from Developed Countries $ $80.00 Non-Academic from Developed Countries $ $ Full time Students from Developed Countries $40.00 $35.00 Registration fee of Hidden Journey applicable for the interested participants $10.00 AWARDS Three Best Paper Awards one each for the three categories of papers, namely, Academic Papers, Reflective Practices, and Case Studies will be presented in the valedictory ceremony of the conference. These awards will be decided by a specially designated committee of experts. Registration Fee Covers: Admission to all academic sessions Conference kit and materials Tea/Coffee at the designated breaks during the conference Conference banquet lunches Registration Fee Cancellation Policy 80% of the fee paid (Registration Fee) will be refunded for cancellations done before November 10, Cancellations made after this date will not eligible for any refund. Accommodation The participants will be assisted to find the suitable accommodation required during the conference. Visa Matters Visitors holding non-nepali Passports may require a visa. For more information, please check with the Nepal Embassy in your respective countries. The Conference Secretariat will issue Letters of Invitation for the conference, which can be used for obtaining visas. However, the Institute will not be able to provide any further assistance with visas. Foreign participants are requested to register before 10th October 2015, as the Government of Nepal requires the personal details of each foreign participant for visa clearances.

7 CONFERENCE ADVISORY COUNCIL Mr. Anil Chitrakar Anil is trained as an engineer and energy planner at the University of Rajasthan (India) and the University of Pennsylvania (USA). Anil has also managed venture funds for environmental groups all over Nepal with financial support from USAID and later the Embassy of Finland. In 1993 he was one of the 100 Global Leaders for Tomorrow awardees at the World Economic Forum in Davos. As Ashoka Fellow, he spent three years in Washington DC at Ashoka helping to design and expand the social venture capital model to over forty countries globally. Anil has written a book, Take the Lead, Nepal s Future has Begun. Anil received the Global Development Marketplace Award for the Solar Tuki at the World Bank in He also received the Tech Museum Award in Silicon Valley for this work. He is a regular contributor to leading business publications and lectures at business schools. He is president of Siddharthinc. Mr. Ashutosh Tiwari Ashutosh has run for-profit, non-profit and volunteer-led organizations. At present, he is the CEO of Sherpa Adventure Gear, a leading for-purpose, branded, outdoor apparel manufacturer in Kathmandu. Sherpa exports its made-in-nepal products to 22 countries -- providing jobs to about 1,500 workers, most of whom are rural women. From 2010 to 2014, Ashutosh was the Country Representative of WaterAid in Nepal, where he worked closely with policy-makers, water engineers, public health experts and community organizations to provide safe drinking water and sanitation services annually to 60,000 marginalized households in 28 districts. From 2012 to 2014, Ashutosh was the elected Chairperson of 114-member strong Association of International NGOs (AIN), through which he helped conceive and organize two editions of Disability Job Fair. From 2007 to 2009, Ashutosh was the CEO of Himalmedia, where he successfully completed two tasks: turn around the company operationally and financially, and resolve its long-standing labour union problems to the satisfaction of its board of directors and employees. A co-founder of 38,000-member strong Entrepreneurs for Nepal network, Ashutosh developed teaching materials for a course on social entrepreneurship and taught the course twice to King's College students. In 2011, the World Economic Forum honored him as a Young Global Leader. Mr. Mahabir Pun Mahabir has been awarded Honorary Degree, Doctor of Humane Letters from the University of Nebraska, USA 2007 and is a graduate from Nebraska at Kearney (USA). Mahabir has been a Team Leader of Wireless Networking Project since 2002 and Director of Himanchal Educational Foundation (based in US) since Mahabir has been managing several community projects. He has been honored by several prestigious awards. To name few, he is an awarded Jonathan B. Poster Service Award 2014 by Internet Society in Canada, Inducted into Internet Hall of Fame in Hong Kong, 2014, Awarded Innovation on Access Provision Award from Information Society Innovation Fund, Australia in 2012, Awarded Ramon Magsaysay Award from the Philippines for Community Leadership Awarded Overall Social Innovation Award 2004 from the Global Ideas Bank (aka the Institute for Social Inventions) the United Kingdom, Received Development Market Place Award in 2004 from World Bank for the installation and improvement of Nepal Wireless Network. He is Chairman of the Institute for Himalayan Conservation and E-Networking Research and Development.

8 CONFERENCE ADVISORY COUNCIL Mr. Narottam Aryal Executive Director, King s College CONFERENCE COORDINATOR Ms. Luna Shrestha Founder/Director, Change Fusion Nepal Mr. Nanda Kishor Mandal Center for Innovation & Entrepreneurial Development Cell number: conference@kingscollege.edu.np Mr. Vidhan Rana Founding Partner, Biruwa Ventures CONFERENCE CHAIR Prof. Dr. Raj Kumar Sharma Delegates FAQs: 1. Can I submit a paper out of the mentioned themes and sub topics? If it is relating to the fields of Social Entrepreneurship you can still submit your abstract even the topic not covered by any theme or sub topics. Selection of your paper will finally be decided by scientific reviewing Committee 2. How can I get an Official Letter of Invitation for attending a conference? An invitation letter is provided on request to authors or other participants. An Official Letter of Invitation will be provided as a soft copy via and we will make a reasonable effort to help authors to get their visas. The visa process generally takes month and the authors should take care of their own appli cations. The King s College won t guarantee the visa, and won t refund the registration fee after the deadline. 3. What is the length of Oral Paper Presentation? Each Technical Presentation is Minutes including Discussions. 4. When should I pay? No need any registration fee or payment for submit abstracts. You should pay on your registration after selecting your paper. Full payment is required to be made within 7 days from the date of Invoice. All payments must be received before to the conference day. 5. How do I pay? The payment can be deposited directly to Baneshwor Branch of Prabhu Bank Limited, saving account number under the name of King s College Pvt. Ltd. The payment may also be made through Demand Draft, or Online Bank Transfer, Swift Code KISTNPKA. 6. Outline of the Process: PREPARE YOUR ABSTRACT >> SUBMIT YOUR ABSTRACT >> REGISTER TO ATTEND CONFERENCE >> PREPARE YOUR PRESENTATION

9 CONFERENCE ORGANIZERS & PARTNER INSTITUTIONS CINED Biruwa Ventures Set up in 2009 as a focal point for innovation and entrepreneurial development at King s College facilitates business growth through academic, trainings, seed capital and access to capital, mentoring and networking for start ups. Center for Innovation & Entrepreneurial Development (CINED) was envisioned as world class center for excellence in seeding, nurturing, and promoting innovation and entrepreneurship with emphasis on start-ups and existing organizations with high growth potential and impact CINED not only trains and promotes entrepreneurship but also runs incubation for start-ups companies. Located with the academic space at the campus at the 6th floor offers extensive engagement with industry in order to channelize and refine entrepreneurial energies that go on to become successful business by drawing upon both the King s faculty and industry experts to provide mentoring support. Biruwa Ventures provides business support services to entrepreneurs to help them start and grow their business ventures. Established in July 2011, Biruwa provides shared office space, business consulting, mentorship and access to capital. Biruwa fulfills the need for information, expert advice and business support through innovative solutions and comprehensive services. We help mitigate an entrepreneur s risks by providing support services so that they can focus on growing their business. Biruwa has directly mentored over a 150 aspiring entrepreneurs, provided office space to over 20 enterprises and provided consulting services to around 30 businesses of varied scale and sectors. Since its establishment, Biruwa has played a central role in supporting the entrepreneurial ecosystem in Nepal. We serve as a supporter for Entrepreneurs for Nepal, which boasts over 40,000 members. We organize a monthly networking event for entrepreneurs named Udhyami Bhetghat, which has brought together over 300 entrepreneurs. King s College King s College, is an energetic and vibrant college committed to supremacy in teaching and in an ever-increasing manner, to research and development. King s College seeks to cultivate the growth of conscience as well as intellect the ability both to reach personal moral decisions by use of reason and understanding, and the courage to defend these convictions. There is a genuine concern for the total development of each student and a continuing search for excellence. At King s College, not only are its distinguished faculty (numbering 50) wholeheartedly engaged to generate in the students (numbering nearly 800), the essential core managerial efficiency, but also concentrate in fostering differentiating competencies in them, consequently transforming each into an outstanding professional capable of facing impending global challenges. Change Fusion Nepal ChangeFusion Nepal supports and empowers young social entrepreneurs in Nepal with original ideas, solutions, dedication and vision for social change focusing on the core values of People, Planet and Profit. It supports those young Nepalese with the most innovative ideas to solve social and environmental problems using four components: Mentorship, Knowledge, Funding and Networking. ChangeFusion Nepal has been the organizer of the Surya Nepal Asha Social Entrepreneurship Award (SNASEA) for the past three consecutive years and currently has its initiative 'Hidden Journeys Nepal' to promote social ventures by designing inspirational tours. Also, its new addition towards promoting social ventures has been 'A Shop with a Story', the first social entrepreneur's collective shop in Nepal.

10 ABOUT KATHMANDU Kathmandu, also known as Kathmandu Valley, comprises the three ancient cities of Kathmandu, Patan and Bhaktapur, which were once independent states ruled by the Malla kings from the 12th to the 18th centuries. The three cities house seven UNESCO World Heritage shrines which are together listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site (Culture). The valley is also home to hundreds of other exquisite monuments, sculptures, artistic temples and magnificent art reminders of the golden era in Nepal s architecture. Legend has it that the valley was once a primordial lake ringed by verdant mountains. In this pristine lake lived giant serpents until one fine day, saint Manjushree, the Bodhisatva, raised a mighty sword and in one fell swoop, cut open the side of a mountain at a place now known as Chobar. The voluminous waters of the lake gushed out, leaving behind a fertile valley capable of supporting large urban settlements over the millennia. The Gopala and Kirati dynasties were the earliest rulers here followed by the Licchavi ( A.D.), under whom flourished trade and crafts. Kathmandu, the largest city of Nepal, is the political as well as cultural capital of the country. Kathmandu is a city where ancient traditions rub shoulders with the latest technological advances. However, it is the grandeur of the past that enchants the visitor whose gaze may linger on an exquisitely carved wooden window frame, an 18th century bronze sculpture or the spiritually uplifting stupas. Like any big city, Kathmandu has seen rapid expansion in the last decade, but despite the hustle and bustle so typical of metropolitan cities, its people remain as refreshingly friendly as ever. Retaining its ancient traditions, Kathmandu is blessed by a Living Goddess and is enriched by endless ceremonial processions and events that take to the streets every now and then with throngs of devotees seeking blessings. These religious festivals are steeped in legend and are quite a spectacle with chariot processions and masked dancers often possessed by the spirits of deities. DETAILS FOR CORRESPONDENCE Please address all your correspondence/queries to: Mr. Nanda Kishor Mandal Conference Coordinator SE Conference 2015 Center for Innovation & Entrepreneurial Development King s College, Kathmandu, Nepal Tel-Direct (Off): / Cell: , conference@kingscollege.edu.np