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From Concept to Reality: Candid Insights from a Social Entrepreneur

About the Webinar

It’s easy to celebrate social entrepreneurs’ brilliant new ideas for making an impact, but much less attention is dedicated to the messy, difficult - and critical - stage of turning these ideas into reality.

In this call, social entrepreneur and Hult Prize winner Akanksha Hazari will share her tips and reflections on what it takes to get a great idea off the ground.

From choosing the right legal structure to selecting and building trust in a pilot community, Akanksha will discuss what she’s learned turning her award-winning idea for mobile-based loyalty programs into a social enterprise with real impact.

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Akanksha Hazari
Founder & CEO
m.Paani

Akanksha Hazari is the Founder & CEO of m.Paani. She aspires to empower the underserved and help build a better India. Akanksha is fortunate at different times in her life to have been a peace negotiator, sustainable energy consultant, professional athlete, and non-profit leader. Her journey reflects her passion for being at the intersection of business and social impact.

Akanksha won the Hult Prize 2011 and was honored by President Clinton and CGI; recently she was an Echoing Green 2013 Finalist and named one of the "Top 10 upcoming female social entrepreneurs in India." Akanksha graduated with an AB from Princeton and an MBA from the University of Cambridge.