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DevelopmentDialogue 2017
H U B L I S A N D B O X
S C A L I N G E F F E C T IV E LY
H U B B A L L I K A R N ATA K A ( I N D I A ) J A N U A RY 2 8 t h amp 2 9 t h
AboutDevelopment DialogueDevelopment Dialogue (DD) is an international social entrepreneurship conference hosted in
Hubballi every year by Deshpande Foundation It is a conclave of like-minded people who believe
in entrepreneurial ecosystem as a way of nurturing scalable solutions The event has been an integral
part of Hubli Sandbox since the beginning and in many ways reflecting the stages issues and growth
story of the Sandbox and its partners
The theme of Development Dialogue 2017 the
tenth edition of the annual summit was lsquoScaling
Effectivelyrsquo in the space of social entrepreneurship
The summit demystified the lsquowhatrsquo and lsquohowrsquo of
scaling ideas effectively through inspirational
keynote speeches insightful panel discussions
informal round table sessions and engaging
field visits
Development Dialogue2017 Highlights
Keynote Panels7 Speakers65
Delegates350+ Round Table
Conferences10
ldquoScaling Effectivelyrdquo as the theme of the 10th
Development Dialogue posed a deliberate
distinction between lsquoScalingrsquo and lsquoScaling
Effectivelyrsquo
Effective scaling implied scaling faster with better
results and lesser resources It is easier said than
done and hence a Dialogue over one and half days
presented very rich insights into the theme through
conversations among social enterprises startups
philanthropists and other like-minded participants
who believe in putting entrepreneurship at work to
make larger impact
We were proud to host over 30 international delegates and over 100 speakers along with an
equally awe-inspiring audience of select 450 people who travelled to Hubballi to contribute
to the Dialogue Year 2017 marked a special space in our journey ahead as Sandbox as we
announced the launch of Skill Center and Incubation Hub for startups in Hubballi
We like to think of Development Dialogue as a meet up with our co-travelers reflecting on the
collective and complex journey of those aspiring to solve problems and scale solutions The
following DD book is our way to bring about a synthesis of all the great conversations that followed
the Dialogue and to give us food for thought to reflect deeper into the course of action and to
chart pathways for our collective journeys ahead
AboutDevelopment Dialogue
Message from the Chair
Dr Neelam MaheshwariDirector
Grantmaking amp Partnerships and Navodyami Programs Deshpande Foundation
KickoffA quick look back at the metamorphosis of Hubli Sandbox and perspectives on lsquoScaling Effectivelyrsquo
During the past decade we have learned from our
experiments within the Sandbox that to spread the
solution on a larger scale we need to build capacity
within the community We co-created solutions with the
people who needed it This has helped us touch lives
within the Sandbox region The enthusiastic response and
participation received by the Sandbox shows that we have
something that they need Relevance for innovation can
come only by understanding the customer base
The next 10 years will be a new growth phase for the
Sandbox The Sandbox is ready for big ideas
We invite experts from the Government industry and academia for three-month fellowships in
the Sandbox to help us create wider and deeper impact
Dr ldquoDeshrdquo DeshpandeFounder
Deshpande Foundation
What Does it Take to Scale Leveraging Public-Private Partnerships
N U T S H E L L
What roles do the stakeholders of social development especially
the government play in driving the success of social innovation
programs The keynote session of the summit saw expert social
entrepreneurs dwell on this topic and come up with interesting
insights According to them the government played a significant
role to help NGOs and social organizations scale up the impact
of their work
Founder Ek Soch Sandbox Dilip Modi pointed out that the
government could leverage the work done by the Sandbox
towards capacity building to implement socially relevant
programs Other stakeholders such as the NGOs social
enterprises and corporates also played a key role in helping social
programs succeed at the ground level For instance companies
could contribute to the ecosystem with their CSR funds and fuel
NGOs that are looking for funding Akshaya Patrarsquos Dasa pointed
out that the organization was able to scale in a big way after it
started working with the government
P A N E L
Dilip Modi
Ramji Raghavan
R V Jain
C P Dasa
V Manjula
MODERATOR
Dr lsquoDeshrsquo Deshpande
Ek Soch Sandbox
Agastya International Foundation
Jain Irrigation Systems Ltd
Akshaya Patra
Principal Secretary IT BT amp ST Govtof Karnataka
Deshpande Foundation
Defining the roles of stakeholders to help social innovations scale
The government can fund but need human resources and expertise to implement programmes We need to zero in on a model that is replicable and scalable The government needs NGOs to crack the right model and to embrace technology as without it it is hard to scale any program
V MANJULAPrincipal Secretary IT BT and ST Department Govt of Karnataka
The governmentrsquos involvement is very important to deliver real impact We are hoping to touch 5 million meals by 2020 and this would mean we are taking care of 5 children in India We need more government support for this
C P DASAAkshaya Patra
What Does it Take to Scale Leveraging Public-Private Partnerships
There is CSR fund for corporates while NGOs on the other hand need funding What I find exciting about Sandbox is its focus on capacity building The government can leverage this capacity Corporates can do big by helping NGOs to scale explore experiments in building capacity
DILIP MODIEk Soch Sandbox
Relationship with the government is important not just for money The corporate sector also plays an important role We are under-invested in education for hundreds of years
RAMJI RAGHAVANAgastya International Foundation
Ways of problem solving within communities and the ideal
approach to help them succeed took the centerstage at this
session Speakers felt that problem solving should ideally begin
with the problems at the ground level and lead to matching
solutions and not vice versa
Ravi Narayan of Microsoft Accelerator said that entrepreneurs
who try to build solutions first and find matching problems to
solve often fail due to the wrong direction that their ventures
adopt IT secretary Telangana Jayesh Ranjan spoke about
his governmentrsquos initiatives to tune academic training in local
institutions to fit the needs of social projects on the ground
The government has also built a supportive atmosphere
for entrepreneurship through initiatives such as the startup
accelerator T-Hub
P A N E L
Jayesh Ranjan
Dr Robert Stoner
Naveen Jha
Ravi Narayan
MODERATOR
Lalitesh Katragadda
IT Secretary Govt of Telangana
MIT Energy Initiative
Deshpande Foundation India
Microsoft Accelerator
Swaja Labs Indihood
Enabling EcosystemsScaling Impact
N U T S H E L L
The ideal approach to problem-solving and making it succeed
Things donrsquot start with technology because then it will be like you have a solution and are looking for a problem Such an approach fails and we as a venture investor have seen with many entrepreneurs that 90 of startups fail because they go in opposite direction That is they start with a solution and are looking for a problem
RAVI NARAYANMicrosoft Accelerator
We are laying optic fiber along with drinking water pipeline ndash there are concerted efforts to provide connectivity to rural communities The governmentrsquos role is to ensure that the basics are right and are in place as well as helping organizations scale their impact
JAYESH RANJANIT Secretary Govt of Telangana
Enabling Ecosystems Scaling Impact
The Sandbox is an experiment to build capability among communities to absorb technology and solutions More and more sandboxes can facilitate building solutions for 5 billion people in the developing world
NAVEEN JHADeshpande Foundation India
We are looking at preparing next generation technology and services in areas like health
DR ROBERT STONERMIT Energy Initiative
From Breakthrough Ideasto Brewing Revolutions
N U T S H E L L
Noted changemakers from various strata of the society shared
their experiences of working for the social causes that they are
passionate about According to them any social challenge can
be solved with the right initiative and the will to change Bezwada
Wilson rightly summed up the spirit of the discussion by pointing
out that India as a country had the capacity to change The
development achieved during the past 25 years proved that
the country was not stagnant yet Elaborating on his efforts to
stop manual scavenging in India he mentioned that the country
needed good models for sanitation health and for human dignity
Himanshu Patel the young Sarpanch shared his experience of
making Punsari a model village with all the modern facilities
while keeping the soul of the village intact Punsari became a
wifi-enabled self-sustained village without external funding or
help Chetna Gala Sinha the social entrepreneur who launched
a womenrsquos bank Mann Deshi narrated the experience of
popularizing e-wallets among the poor during demonetization
P A N E L
Chetna Gala Sinha
Dr Shelly Batra
Bezwada Wilson
Dr D N Kulkarni
Himanshu Patel
MODERATOR
Dr Neelam Maheshwari
Mann Deshi
OpAsha
Safai Karmachari Andolan
Jain Irrigation Systems Limited
Punsari Gram Panchayat
Deshpande Foundation India
Changemakers sharing their stories of grit
Demonetization shattered many of our women It put the poor women in distress We took steps to promote onlinemobile banking We donrsquot need to teach poor women street vendors etc to adopt e-wallets Itrsquos more about our preparation to facilitate them They learn and adopt fast
CHETNA GALA SINHAMann Deshi
The government has been our biggest supporter Our experience has been that the government extends support to organizations such as OpAsha if we show tangible results Fund and help will come your way if you do good and show results
DR SHELLY BATRAOpAsha
From Breakthrough Ideas to Brewing Revolutions
India is not a country which is stagnated It has the capacity to change Things have changed so much over the last 25 years
BEZWADA WILSONSafai Karmachari Andolan
Our village has been declared as the countryrsquos model village We have to keep the soul of the village alive with all the facilities Without its soul it cannot be a smart village
HIMANSHU PATELPunsari Gram Panchayat
Livelihoods Belling the Cat
N U T S H E L L
The panel brought together experts and practitioners of social
entrepreneurship to discuss the roadblocks hampering the
growth of social ventures
P A N E L
Rema Subramaniam
Dr L H Manjunath
RESPONDENTS
Ankur Capital
SKDRDP
G V Krishnagopal
Dr B R Athani
Dr Rangan Varadan
DISCUSSANTS
ALC India
Gramachetana
MicroGraam
Dr Aravind Chinchure
MODERATOR
Symbiosis International University
Discussing the impediments on the path of a social enterprise
ldquoScaling wonrsquot happen without the right
quality products and processesrdquoDR L H MANJUNATH
SKDRDP
ldquoMicroGraam users crowdfund models
to bring in funds to enable social impact
For MicroGraam to scale the challenge is
that organizations who get funded do not
market themselvesrdquo
DR RANGAN VARDANMicroGraam
ldquoGramachetana didnrsquot mean much impact
in initial years Understanding farmers and
their pain areas helped us to scalerdquo
DR BR ATHANIGramachetana
Education Models Delivering Learning for Life
N U T S H E L L
Ways to boost educational opportunities for all and tackling
the inherent challenges in boosting access to learning among
the underprivileged was the highlight point of discussion
Soumitra PandeyMODERATOR
The Bridgespan Group
KThiagarajan
Dr Kannan Moudgalya
RESPONDENTS
Agastya International
IIT Bombay
DISCUSSANTSP RajasekharanV-shesh
Akshay SaxenaAvanti Learning Center
Dhiren Pratap SinghMilaan
Ketan DeshpandeFUEL
GuranagoudaDeshpande Educational Trust
P A N E L
Practitioners speak about the challenges in delivering education for all
ldquoWhen we started working with government school systems we realized that the challenge was beyond just teaching - we had to deal with lots of axes of inequalityrdquo
AKSHAY SAXENAAvanti Learning Center
ldquoWhen the Sandbox started we found that the youth in North Karnataka are lacking in different skill sets and are unable to advance in their career That is why we started various programs for skillingrdquo
GURANAGOUDA KURAGUND
Deshpande Educational Trust
ldquoAmong deaf people the rate of graduation is 0001 compared to around 20 for other disabilities In schools there is a high dropout rate We need to look closely into why this happens ndash there is untapped talent among the deafrdquo
P RAJASEKHARANV-shesh
Education Models Delivering Learning for Life
Introducing hygiene habits improving sanitation and using
technology to track medical care facilities among the population
were among the mechanisms that the panelists suggested to
improve healthcare delivery at the grassroots
Health Models for Delivering Wellbeing
N U T S H E L L
Dr Shelly Batra
Siva Ramamoorthy
RESPONDENTS
MODERATOR
DISCUSSANTS
OpAsha
Ephicacy Lifescience Analytics
Kuldeep DantewadiaReap Benefit
Sujay SantraiKure Techsoft Pvt Limited
Dr Shiban GanjuSave a Mother
S DamodaranGramalaya
P A N E L
Discussing models to ensure robust healthcare delivery in underserved communities
ldquoWe are trying to solve the problem of lack of sanitation in schools People have become so apathetic to this problem that we need to let them discover itrdquo
KULDEEP DANTEWADIA
Reap Benefit
ldquoWe have fantastic solutions that we are giving to Europe and the US then why not use them in India In India we have a bottom-up approach Our approach is to understand the challenge and then work on a unique model to solve itrdquo
SUJAY SANTRAiKure Techsoft Pvt
Limited
ldquoWe work with communities and the cheapest way of keeping people healthy is by changing their mindsets You can cure the disease by 5 to 45 just by changing the mindsetsrdquo
DR SHIBAN GANJU
Save A Mother
Of Entrepreneursamp Entrepreneurship
N U T S H E L L
The panel brought together innovators and entrepreneurs to
discuss the intricacies of successfully managing a business on
the ground level Greg Bavington
Latha Srinivasan
Dr Neelam Maheshwari
Gaurav Mehta
Rohan Kulkarni
Akshay Saxena
Suresh Shenoy
RESPONDENTS
DISCUSSANTS
Dunin-DeshpandeQueenrsquos Innovation Center
Chipper Sage
Deshpande Foundation India
Dharma Life Foundation
Freshboxx
Avanti Learning Centers
Alyxtech
P A N E L
MODERATOR
A glance at how innovative ideas translated to high-impact social enterprises
ldquoWhy should I do this ndash should never be the question on an entrepreneurrsquos mind If the entrepreneur is determined then the investor will be interestedrdquo
ROHAN KULKARNI
Freshboxx
ldquoPersistence is an important quality and should be practised (by companies) Find a mentor who has seen and been thererdquo
SURESH SHENOYAlyxtech
ldquoIdentify people who will be with you in the next two-three years Invest in peoplerdquo
AKSHAY SAXENAAvanti Learning Center
ldquoAn entrepreneur should know his limits and identify itrdquo
GREG BAVINGTONDunin-Deshpande
Farming for the FutureSustaining Natural Resources
N U T S H E L L
Initiatives to support the farming community has to take into
account the potential impact on environment ecology flora
and fauna ndash this was one of the key insights from the panel on
farming innovations for the future
Dr Vijay Kulkarni
MODERATOR
Vrutti
Bishnu Parida
Dr Chintan Vaishnav
RESPONDENTS
JSLPS
MIT Tata Center
P A N E L
DISCUSSANTSSikandar MeeranayakSRDS
Innus KhanDeshpande Foundation
Ganapati BhatManuvikasa
BShivarudrappaBAIF
Balakrishnan SVrutti
Brainstorming on ways to solve farming challenges and make farming sustainable
ldquoDF has initiatives for promoting sustainable farming It has been able to scale up farm initiatives by taking the model away from the grant model to a cost-sharing model Farmers pay for our services if they see value This is the essence of scaling uprdquo
INNUS KHANDeshpande Foundation
ldquoOlder generation farmers have difficulty in adopting new technology 90 of the farmers who opt for my borewell recharging technology are young farmersrdquo
SIKANDER MEERANAYAK
SRDS
ldquoIn another seven years India will be declared as a water-starved country Farmers in India do not want their children to continue farmingrdquo
BALAKRISHNAN SVrutti
ldquoWhile adopting new technology in farming we have to see if it adversely impacts ecology flora and faunardquo
GANAPATHI BHATManuvikasa
Scaling versusScaling Effectively
N U T S H E L L
The session brought to fore the key elements that a social
enterprise required for scaling up Speakers shared their insights
about the key enablers for scaling a social enterprise
Innovation was key for scaling and founders needed to be open
to innovate They also cautioned that organizations should not
attempt to scale at a pace that would affect the quality of their
work or service
Discussing scaling from a social enterprisersquos viewpoint
Israel Ganot of Mass Challenge said that for a social venture
scaling translated to maximizing impact Good governance
was important for scaling an enterprise according to Dr L H
Manjunath SKDRDP who added that scaling also worked to
make an enterprise cost efficient as well Soumitra Pandey The
Bridgespan Group pointed out that scaling was the result of
resource efficiency and time efficiency
P A N E LDr L H Manjunath
Soumitra Pandey
Dr Shiban Ganju
Birger Stamperdahl
Greg Bavington
GV Krishnagopal
Akshay Saxena
Israel Ganot
MODERATOR
K Thiagarajan
Shri Kshetra Dharmasthala Rural Development Project (SKDRDP)
The Bridgespan Group
Save a Mother
Give2Asia
Dunin-Deshpande Queenrsquos Innovation Center
Access Livelihoods Consulting
Avanti Learning Center
MassChallenge Israel
Agastya International Foundation
Scaling versusScaling EffectivelyWhat scaling means for social enterprises and how to maximise the impact of scaling
Bringing corporate practices to NGOs makes them social enterprises A set of processes dictums and layers of management are important to help them scale
For social impact organizations scaling means making maximum impact For incubators like MassChallenge scaling means enhancing the capability of the ecosystem
Scaling effectively is doing it in a way that maximises what you want to do Building trust with donors partners and beneficiaries is very important for scaling up
DR L H MANJUNATH
ISRAEL GANOTBIRGER STAMPERDAHL
SKDRDP
MassChallenge IsraelGive2Asia
Scaling versusScaling EffectivelyWhat scaling means for social enterprises and how to maximise the impact of scaling
For an organization to grow itrsquos important to put the right people to work at the right roles Having the right people in matching roles is important for an organization to have balance
Scaling means resource efficiency and time efficiency
Ideas and concepts scale differently Each sector has different models of scaling that are domain specific
GREG BAVINGTON
SOUMITRA PANDEYAKSHAY SAXENA
Dunin-DeshpandeQueenrsquos Innovation Center
The Bridgespan GroupAvanti Learning Center
We have to get out of the mindset of quantity versus quality It should be quantity and quality
GV KRISHNAGOPALALC
Investing in Incubatorsfor Startups
N U T S H E L L
The panel gathered the players of startup ecosystem including
early stage investors incubators mentors and experts of
entrepreneurship on a platform The discussions centered
around successful incubation as well as the need for incubators
to specialize on niche areas Funding impact funding and the
potential roles that CSR funds could play to support social
ventures and to make them effective were also topics touched
upon
Will Poole pointed out that the best incubators also needed to
market themselves so that entrepreneurs would be interested
to come to them On a different note P R Ganapathy mentioned
that entrepreneurs needed to be in touch with their customers or
beneficiaries He asked incubators to diversify their donor base
Manoj Kumar of Tata Trusts said that the company as an ecosystem
player focuses on providing complete product life cycle support
to entrepreneurs with a focus on science and technology
P A N E L
Manoj Kumar
Will Poole
P R Ganapathy
Sally Ng
Leon Sandler
Israel Ganot
MODERATOR
CM Patil
Tata Trusts
Unitus Seed Fund
Villgro
The Triple Effect Inc
MIT Deshpande Center
MassChallenge Israel
Sandbox Startups
Investing in Incubatorsfor Startups About successful incubation and whether incubators should become specialists
Incubators have to decide on whether you want quality or quantity Quality should get the priority if your focus is on impact
SALLY NGThe Triple Effect Inc
If you are a generic incubator for everybody and everything you canrsquot be a good incubator You should focus on specific sector and choose startups wisely
P R GANAPATHYVillgro
At Deshpande MIT we do things which are excessively risky We bank on people who are very passionate and are coachable They listen to mentors We make a lot of connections for them
LEON SANDLERMIT Deshpande Center
The best incubators are the ones who constantly market themselves to get best entrepreneurs
WILL POOLEUnitus Seed Fund
Putting Resources toWork to Leverage Impact
N U T S H E L L
The speakers shared their views on ways to make the most
from the available funding for startups Drawing the most out of
prevalent support system for entrepreneurs and delivering the
best impact as well as measuring that impact were the talking
points
Dr Aravind Chinchure pointed out that funding resources for
startups were always limited the challenge for entrepreneurs
was to use the available fund optimally and to make a lasting
impact He asserted that having limited resources presented an
opportunity for enterprises to get innovative with the way they
work and to maximize their impact
Srinath Komarina said that corporates with their CSR funds can
bring a lot of effectiveness in social entrepreneurship through
their professional approach and processes
P A N E L
Birger Stamperdahl
Suresh Shenoy
Dr Meenu Bhambhani
Srinath Komarina
MODERATOR
Dr Aravind Chinchure
Give2Asia
Alyxtech
Mphasis
YES Bank
Symbiosis International University
Putting Resources toWork to Leverage ImpactWays enterprises can grow in a cash-strapped environment
Resources are always limited Making more from less - is an opportunity to be creative and innovative Constraints drive us to innovate
DR ARAVIND CHINCHURESymbiosis International University
As an incubator we look for proof of concept and we look at the leadership of startups - if they are passionate whether they have built a good ecosystem etc Those who have experimented for long we can give them a push with all the resources
DR MEENU BHAMBHANIMphasis
As a NGO or social entrepreneur you need to do a good job in convincing donors to fund you Learn from corporate world to do the best sales job
SURESH SHENOYAlyxtech
Corporates with their CSR can bring a lot of effectiveness in social entrepreneurship with their professional approach and processes
SRINATH KOMARINAYES Bank
Envisioning the Future
N U T S H E L L
The speakers shared their views on the future of entrepreneurship
in India and discussed the current standing of Indian companies
on a global scale The panel was optimistic that Indian companies
were destined to succeed as manufacturers for the global market
Raju Reddy founder of Kakatiya Sandbox pointed out that
Indians were patient had great capacity to endure hardships at
multiple levels making them very resilient His vision for Indian
companies he said was to see Indian players making products
for the world
Ashank Desai of Mastek Limited called for different stakeholders
of entrepreneurship to work together to make things happen
Sanmina Corprsquos Sunder Kamat pointed out that Indian
entrepreneurs had the capacity to do great things from limited
resources which was a quality that would set them apart in the
global market
P A N E L
Ashank Desai
Raju Reddy
Sundar Kamath
Rajiv Prakash
MODERATOR
Dr lsquoDeshrsquo Deshpande
Mastek Limited
Kakatiya Sandbox
Sanmina Corp
Next In Advisors
Deshpande Foundation
Envisioning the FutureMaking lsquoMade in Indiarsquo a global name and catering to rural markets in this growth
Entrepreneurs in India who are young are growing ambitious and looking to build global companies This confidence is going to make a big differenceThis is the India I see in the near future
RAJU REDDYKakatiya Sandbox
Any vision to succeed in future should cater to the large young population and rural needs
SUNDAR KAMATHSanmina Corp
We talk about scaling effectively at an organizational level but there is an aspect to it on how the overall ecosystem will scale itself
RAJIV PRAKASHNext In Advisors
Takeaways OnScaling EffectivelyWrap up and closing remarks
After every DD we go back to Boston with a lot of energy and positivity Your active participation in the DD inspires us to do more in the Sandbox
JAISHREE DESHPANDE
Deshpande Foundation
We look forward to making the Dialogue a collaborative event with all of you We invite you to co-create and curate panels bringing forth the multitude of factors transforming the social entrepreneurship ecosystem in India
DR lsquoDESHrsquoDESHPANDE
Deshpande Foundation
The Sandbox is a microcosm of the real world where enough scenarios are created to act as a touchstone for ideas Innovators here learn how to tweak their solutions to make them relevant to a contextual problem And wersquore happy to have you with us to become a part of their incredible journey
NAVEEN JHADeshpande Foundation India
Title to come
Glimpses fromDevelopment Dialogue 2017
Glimpses from
Development
Dialogue 2017
Media Coverage
Hubballi to host Indiarsquos biggest startup incubation
Hubballi to get countryrsquos largest startup incubator
Gururaj Deshpande Setting Up Indiarsquos Biggest Incubator For
Startups In Hubballi
Hubballi to house Indiarsquos biggest startup incubation centre by
Septemberrsquo17
Tearing down small-town barriers to encourage innovations
lsquoScaling up issues affects implementation of projectsrsquo
Hubballi hosts Indiarsquos Biggest Incubator for Startups
Hubballi to house Indiarsquos biggest startup incubation centre by
Septemberrsquo17
DD Chair Organizing Committee
NAVEEN JHA STANLEY GUNDI
These are only a few representative faces of the 30+ team who worked tirelessly to put together Indiarsquos largest social entrepreneurship ecosystem conference in a tier-2 city
NEELAM MAHESHWARI
RAJABALI M
SAVITA Y N
SANJEEV KULKARNI
UDUPI RAGHAVENDRA A
MALLAMMA BUDIHAL
KETAN NAGADA
JEEVAN MULLOLLI
GURANGOUDA K BINDIYA PATIL
ADITI S DESHPANDE
SUNILKUMAR KULKARNI
PANNAGA PRASAD
FEEDBACK FROM PARTICIPANTS
The simplicity and involvement of all the organizing team members is really inspiring Everyone from Dr Desh Jaishree were very approachable and their willingness to share was fantastic Hats off to all of you
Dr (Wgcdr) A NagasubramaniamLions Club of Bangalore HSR
The spectrum of speakers and content was great I especially liked the fact that very grounded real-life success stories were presented
Rahul AliOrbis
The people at the conference were by far my favorite part of the event I loved meeting with entrepreneurs especially
Israel GanotMassChallenge Israel
Good mix of audience and speakers ndash across stages of scaling NGOs social entrepreneurs and philanthropists various sectors ndash HealthEducation Livelihoods etc
Soumitra PandeyBridgespan India
I commend the amount of effort put up by the DD team to organise the event without any glitches and the quality and variety of panels
Aditya KabraIISER Pune
The positive environment and the culture of ldquoCan Dordquo and Execution is infectious Loved Deshrsquos Keynote address and Day 2 panel on incubators
Sarbajit SenKeansa Solutions
I loved the venue the hatti-kaapi and the brilliance of the speakers and attendees
Dr Shelly BatraOpAsha
DEVELOPMENTDIALOGUE - 2017
Deshpande Center for Social EntrepreneurshipBVB College of Engineering and Technology CampusVidyanagar Hubballi ndash 580 031
wwwdevelopmentdialogueorg
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AboutDevelopment DialogueDevelopment Dialogue (DD) is an international social entrepreneurship conference hosted in
Hubballi every year by Deshpande Foundation It is a conclave of like-minded people who believe
in entrepreneurial ecosystem as a way of nurturing scalable solutions The event has been an integral
part of Hubli Sandbox since the beginning and in many ways reflecting the stages issues and growth
story of the Sandbox and its partners
The theme of Development Dialogue 2017 the
tenth edition of the annual summit was lsquoScaling
Effectivelyrsquo in the space of social entrepreneurship
The summit demystified the lsquowhatrsquo and lsquohowrsquo of
scaling ideas effectively through inspirational
keynote speeches insightful panel discussions
informal round table sessions and engaging
field visits
Development Dialogue2017 Highlights
Keynote Panels7 Speakers65
Delegates350+ Round Table
Conferences10
ldquoScaling Effectivelyrdquo as the theme of the 10th
Development Dialogue posed a deliberate
distinction between lsquoScalingrsquo and lsquoScaling
Effectivelyrsquo
Effective scaling implied scaling faster with better
results and lesser resources It is easier said than
done and hence a Dialogue over one and half days
presented very rich insights into the theme through
conversations among social enterprises startups
philanthropists and other like-minded participants
who believe in putting entrepreneurship at work to
make larger impact
We were proud to host over 30 international delegates and over 100 speakers along with an
equally awe-inspiring audience of select 450 people who travelled to Hubballi to contribute
to the Dialogue Year 2017 marked a special space in our journey ahead as Sandbox as we
announced the launch of Skill Center and Incubation Hub for startups in Hubballi
We like to think of Development Dialogue as a meet up with our co-travelers reflecting on the
collective and complex journey of those aspiring to solve problems and scale solutions The
following DD book is our way to bring about a synthesis of all the great conversations that followed
the Dialogue and to give us food for thought to reflect deeper into the course of action and to
chart pathways for our collective journeys ahead
AboutDevelopment Dialogue
Message from the Chair
Dr Neelam MaheshwariDirector
Grantmaking amp Partnerships and Navodyami Programs Deshpande Foundation
KickoffA quick look back at the metamorphosis of Hubli Sandbox and perspectives on lsquoScaling Effectivelyrsquo
During the past decade we have learned from our
experiments within the Sandbox that to spread the
solution on a larger scale we need to build capacity
within the community We co-created solutions with the
people who needed it This has helped us touch lives
within the Sandbox region The enthusiastic response and
participation received by the Sandbox shows that we have
something that they need Relevance for innovation can
come only by understanding the customer base
The next 10 years will be a new growth phase for the
Sandbox The Sandbox is ready for big ideas
We invite experts from the Government industry and academia for three-month fellowships in
the Sandbox to help us create wider and deeper impact
Dr ldquoDeshrdquo DeshpandeFounder
Deshpande Foundation
What Does it Take to Scale Leveraging Public-Private Partnerships
N U T S H E L L
What roles do the stakeholders of social development especially
the government play in driving the success of social innovation
programs The keynote session of the summit saw expert social
entrepreneurs dwell on this topic and come up with interesting
insights According to them the government played a significant
role to help NGOs and social organizations scale up the impact
of their work
Founder Ek Soch Sandbox Dilip Modi pointed out that the
government could leverage the work done by the Sandbox
towards capacity building to implement socially relevant
programs Other stakeholders such as the NGOs social
enterprises and corporates also played a key role in helping social
programs succeed at the ground level For instance companies
could contribute to the ecosystem with their CSR funds and fuel
NGOs that are looking for funding Akshaya Patrarsquos Dasa pointed
out that the organization was able to scale in a big way after it
started working with the government
P A N E L
Dilip Modi
Ramji Raghavan
R V Jain
C P Dasa
V Manjula
MODERATOR
Dr lsquoDeshrsquo Deshpande
Ek Soch Sandbox
Agastya International Foundation
Jain Irrigation Systems Ltd
Akshaya Patra
Principal Secretary IT BT amp ST Govtof Karnataka
Deshpande Foundation
Defining the roles of stakeholders to help social innovations scale
The government can fund but need human resources and expertise to implement programmes We need to zero in on a model that is replicable and scalable The government needs NGOs to crack the right model and to embrace technology as without it it is hard to scale any program
V MANJULAPrincipal Secretary IT BT and ST Department Govt of Karnataka
The governmentrsquos involvement is very important to deliver real impact We are hoping to touch 5 million meals by 2020 and this would mean we are taking care of 5 children in India We need more government support for this
C P DASAAkshaya Patra
What Does it Take to Scale Leveraging Public-Private Partnerships
There is CSR fund for corporates while NGOs on the other hand need funding What I find exciting about Sandbox is its focus on capacity building The government can leverage this capacity Corporates can do big by helping NGOs to scale explore experiments in building capacity
DILIP MODIEk Soch Sandbox
Relationship with the government is important not just for money The corporate sector also plays an important role We are under-invested in education for hundreds of years
RAMJI RAGHAVANAgastya International Foundation
Ways of problem solving within communities and the ideal
approach to help them succeed took the centerstage at this
session Speakers felt that problem solving should ideally begin
with the problems at the ground level and lead to matching
solutions and not vice versa
Ravi Narayan of Microsoft Accelerator said that entrepreneurs
who try to build solutions first and find matching problems to
solve often fail due to the wrong direction that their ventures
adopt IT secretary Telangana Jayesh Ranjan spoke about
his governmentrsquos initiatives to tune academic training in local
institutions to fit the needs of social projects on the ground
The government has also built a supportive atmosphere
for entrepreneurship through initiatives such as the startup
accelerator T-Hub
P A N E L
Jayesh Ranjan
Dr Robert Stoner
Naveen Jha
Ravi Narayan
MODERATOR
Lalitesh Katragadda
IT Secretary Govt of Telangana
MIT Energy Initiative
Deshpande Foundation India
Microsoft Accelerator
Swaja Labs Indihood
Enabling EcosystemsScaling Impact
N U T S H E L L
The ideal approach to problem-solving and making it succeed
Things donrsquot start with technology because then it will be like you have a solution and are looking for a problem Such an approach fails and we as a venture investor have seen with many entrepreneurs that 90 of startups fail because they go in opposite direction That is they start with a solution and are looking for a problem
RAVI NARAYANMicrosoft Accelerator
We are laying optic fiber along with drinking water pipeline ndash there are concerted efforts to provide connectivity to rural communities The governmentrsquos role is to ensure that the basics are right and are in place as well as helping organizations scale their impact
JAYESH RANJANIT Secretary Govt of Telangana
Enabling Ecosystems Scaling Impact
The Sandbox is an experiment to build capability among communities to absorb technology and solutions More and more sandboxes can facilitate building solutions for 5 billion people in the developing world
NAVEEN JHADeshpande Foundation India
We are looking at preparing next generation technology and services in areas like health
DR ROBERT STONERMIT Energy Initiative
From Breakthrough Ideasto Brewing Revolutions
N U T S H E L L
Noted changemakers from various strata of the society shared
their experiences of working for the social causes that they are
passionate about According to them any social challenge can
be solved with the right initiative and the will to change Bezwada
Wilson rightly summed up the spirit of the discussion by pointing
out that India as a country had the capacity to change The
development achieved during the past 25 years proved that
the country was not stagnant yet Elaborating on his efforts to
stop manual scavenging in India he mentioned that the country
needed good models for sanitation health and for human dignity
Himanshu Patel the young Sarpanch shared his experience of
making Punsari a model village with all the modern facilities
while keeping the soul of the village intact Punsari became a
wifi-enabled self-sustained village without external funding or
help Chetna Gala Sinha the social entrepreneur who launched
a womenrsquos bank Mann Deshi narrated the experience of
popularizing e-wallets among the poor during demonetization
P A N E L
Chetna Gala Sinha
Dr Shelly Batra
Bezwada Wilson
Dr D N Kulkarni
Himanshu Patel
MODERATOR
Dr Neelam Maheshwari
Mann Deshi
OpAsha
Safai Karmachari Andolan
Jain Irrigation Systems Limited
Punsari Gram Panchayat
Deshpande Foundation India
Changemakers sharing their stories of grit
Demonetization shattered many of our women It put the poor women in distress We took steps to promote onlinemobile banking We donrsquot need to teach poor women street vendors etc to adopt e-wallets Itrsquos more about our preparation to facilitate them They learn and adopt fast
CHETNA GALA SINHAMann Deshi
The government has been our biggest supporter Our experience has been that the government extends support to organizations such as OpAsha if we show tangible results Fund and help will come your way if you do good and show results
DR SHELLY BATRAOpAsha
From Breakthrough Ideas to Brewing Revolutions
India is not a country which is stagnated It has the capacity to change Things have changed so much over the last 25 years
BEZWADA WILSONSafai Karmachari Andolan
Our village has been declared as the countryrsquos model village We have to keep the soul of the village alive with all the facilities Without its soul it cannot be a smart village
HIMANSHU PATELPunsari Gram Panchayat
Livelihoods Belling the Cat
N U T S H E L L
The panel brought together experts and practitioners of social
entrepreneurship to discuss the roadblocks hampering the
growth of social ventures
P A N E L
Rema Subramaniam
Dr L H Manjunath
RESPONDENTS
Ankur Capital
SKDRDP
G V Krishnagopal
Dr B R Athani
Dr Rangan Varadan
DISCUSSANTS
ALC India
Gramachetana
MicroGraam
Dr Aravind Chinchure
MODERATOR
Symbiosis International University
Discussing the impediments on the path of a social enterprise
ldquoScaling wonrsquot happen without the right
quality products and processesrdquoDR L H MANJUNATH
SKDRDP
ldquoMicroGraam users crowdfund models
to bring in funds to enable social impact
For MicroGraam to scale the challenge is
that organizations who get funded do not
market themselvesrdquo
DR RANGAN VARDANMicroGraam
ldquoGramachetana didnrsquot mean much impact
in initial years Understanding farmers and
their pain areas helped us to scalerdquo
DR BR ATHANIGramachetana
Education Models Delivering Learning for Life
N U T S H E L L
Ways to boost educational opportunities for all and tackling
the inherent challenges in boosting access to learning among
the underprivileged was the highlight point of discussion
Soumitra PandeyMODERATOR
The Bridgespan Group
KThiagarajan
Dr Kannan Moudgalya
RESPONDENTS
Agastya International
IIT Bombay
DISCUSSANTSP RajasekharanV-shesh
Akshay SaxenaAvanti Learning Center
Dhiren Pratap SinghMilaan
Ketan DeshpandeFUEL
GuranagoudaDeshpande Educational Trust
P A N E L
Practitioners speak about the challenges in delivering education for all
ldquoWhen we started working with government school systems we realized that the challenge was beyond just teaching - we had to deal with lots of axes of inequalityrdquo
AKSHAY SAXENAAvanti Learning Center
ldquoWhen the Sandbox started we found that the youth in North Karnataka are lacking in different skill sets and are unable to advance in their career That is why we started various programs for skillingrdquo
GURANAGOUDA KURAGUND
Deshpande Educational Trust
ldquoAmong deaf people the rate of graduation is 0001 compared to around 20 for other disabilities In schools there is a high dropout rate We need to look closely into why this happens ndash there is untapped talent among the deafrdquo
P RAJASEKHARANV-shesh
Education Models Delivering Learning for Life
Introducing hygiene habits improving sanitation and using
technology to track medical care facilities among the population
were among the mechanisms that the panelists suggested to
improve healthcare delivery at the grassroots
Health Models for Delivering Wellbeing
N U T S H E L L
Dr Shelly Batra
Siva Ramamoorthy
RESPONDENTS
MODERATOR
DISCUSSANTS
OpAsha
Ephicacy Lifescience Analytics
Kuldeep DantewadiaReap Benefit
Sujay SantraiKure Techsoft Pvt Limited
Dr Shiban GanjuSave a Mother
S DamodaranGramalaya
P A N E L
Discussing models to ensure robust healthcare delivery in underserved communities
ldquoWe are trying to solve the problem of lack of sanitation in schools People have become so apathetic to this problem that we need to let them discover itrdquo
KULDEEP DANTEWADIA
Reap Benefit
ldquoWe have fantastic solutions that we are giving to Europe and the US then why not use them in India In India we have a bottom-up approach Our approach is to understand the challenge and then work on a unique model to solve itrdquo
SUJAY SANTRAiKure Techsoft Pvt
Limited
ldquoWe work with communities and the cheapest way of keeping people healthy is by changing their mindsets You can cure the disease by 5 to 45 just by changing the mindsetsrdquo
DR SHIBAN GANJU
Save A Mother
Of Entrepreneursamp Entrepreneurship
N U T S H E L L
The panel brought together innovators and entrepreneurs to
discuss the intricacies of successfully managing a business on
the ground level Greg Bavington
Latha Srinivasan
Dr Neelam Maheshwari
Gaurav Mehta
Rohan Kulkarni
Akshay Saxena
Suresh Shenoy
RESPONDENTS
DISCUSSANTS
Dunin-DeshpandeQueenrsquos Innovation Center
Chipper Sage
Deshpande Foundation India
Dharma Life Foundation
Freshboxx
Avanti Learning Centers
Alyxtech
P A N E L
MODERATOR
A glance at how innovative ideas translated to high-impact social enterprises
ldquoWhy should I do this ndash should never be the question on an entrepreneurrsquos mind If the entrepreneur is determined then the investor will be interestedrdquo
ROHAN KULKARNI
Freshboxx
ldquoPersistence is an important quality and should be practised (by companies) Find a mentor who has seen and been thererdquo
SURESH SHENOYAlyxtech
ldquoIdentify people who will be with you in the next two-three years Invest in peoplerdquo
AKSHAY SAXENAAvanti Learning Center
ldquoAn entrepreneur should know his limits and identify itrdquo
GREG BAVINGTONDunin-Deshpande
Farming for the FutureSustaining Natural Resources
N U T S H E L L
Initiatives to support the farming community has to take into
account the potential impact on environment ecology flora
and fauna ndash this was one of the key insights from the panel on
farming innovations for the future
Dr Vijay Kulkarni
MODERATOR
Vrutti
Bishnu Parida
Dr Chintan Vaishnav
RESPONDENTS
JSLPS
MIT Tata Center
P A N E L
DISCUSSANTSSikandar MeeranayakSRDS
Innus KhanDeshpande Foundation
Ganapati BhatManuvikasa
BShivarudrappaBAIF
Balakrishnan SVrutti
Brainstorming on ways to solve farming challenges and make farming sustainable
ldquoDF has initiatives for promoting sustainable farming It has been able to scale up farm initiatives by taking the model away from the grant model to a cost-sharing model Farmers pay for our services if they see value This is the essence of scaling uprdquo
INNUS KHANDeshpande Foundation
ldquoOlder generation farmers have difficulty in adopting new technology 90 of the farmers who opt for my borewell recharging technology are young farmersrdquo
SIKANDER MEERANAYAK
SRDS
ldquoIn another seven years India will be declared as a water-starved country Farmers in India do not want their children to continue farmingrdquo
BALAKRISHNAN SVrutti
ldquoWhile adopting new technology in farming we have to see if it adversely impacts ecology flora and faunardquo
GANAPATHI BHATManuvikasa
Scaling versusScaling Effectively
N U T S H E L L
The session brought to fore the key elements that a social
enterprise required for scaling up Speakers shared their insights
about the key enablers for scaling a social enterprise
Innovation was key for scaling and founders needed to be open
to innovate They also cautioned that organizations should not
attempt to scale at a pace that would affect the quality of their
work or service
Discussing scaling from a social enterprisersquos viewpoint
Israel Ganot of Mass Challenge said that for a social venture
scaling translated to maximizing impact Good governance
was important for scaling an enterprise according to Dr L H
Manjunath SKDRDP who added that scaling also worked to
make an enterprise cost efficient as well Soumitra Pandey The
Bridgespan Group pointed out that scaling was the result of
resource efficiency and time efficiency
P A N E LDr L H Manjunath
Soumitra Pandey
Dr Shiban Ganju
Birger Stamperdahl
Greg Bavington
GV Krishnagopal
Akshay Saxena
Israel Ganot
MODERATOR
K Thiagarajan
Shri Kshetra Dharmasthala Rural Development Project (SKDRDP)
The Bridgespan Group
Save a Mother
Give2Asia
Dunin-Deshpande Queenrsquos Innovation Center
Access Livelihoods Consulting
Avanti Learning Center
MassChallenge Israel
Agastya International Foundation
Scaling versusScaling EffectivelyWhat scaling means for social enterprises and how to maximise the impact of scaling
Bringing corporate practices to NGOs makes them social enterprises A set of processes dictums and layers of management are important to help them scale
For social impact organizations scaling means making maximum impact For incubators like MassChallenge scaling means enhancing the capability of the ecosystem
Scaling effectively is doing it in a way that maximises what you want to do Building trust with donors partners and beneficiaries is very important for scaling up
DR L H MANJUNATH
ISRAEL GANOTBIRGER STAMPERDAHL
SKDRDP
MassChallenge IsraelGive2Asia
Scaling versusScaling EffectivelyWhat scaling means for social enterprises and how to maximise the impact of scaling
For an organization to grow itrsquos important to put the right people to work at the right roles Having the right people in matching roles is important for an organization to have balance
Scaling means resource efficiency and time efficiency
Ideas and concepts scale differently Each sector has different models of scaling that are domain specific
GREG BAVINGTON
SOUMITRA PANDEYAKSHAY SAXENA
Dunin-DeshpandeQueenrsquos Innovation Center
The Bridgespan GroupAvanti Learning Center
We have to get out of the mindset of quantity versus quality It should be quantity and quality
GV KRISHNAGOPALALC
Investing in Incubatorsfor Startups
N U T S H E L L
The panel gathered the players of startup ecosystem including
early stage investors incubators mentors and experts of
entrepreneurship on a platform The discussions centered
around successful incubation as well as the need for incubators
to specialize on niche areas Funding impact funding and the
potential roles that CSR funds could play to support social
ventures and to make them effective were also topics touched
upon
Will Poole pointed out that the best incubators also needed to
market themselves so that entrepreneurs would be interested
to come to them On a different note P R Ganapathy mentioned
that entrepreneurs needed to be in touch with their customers or
beneficiaries He asked incubators to diversify their donor base
Manoj Kumar of Tata Trusts said that the company as an ecosystem
player focuses on providing complete product life cycle support
to entrepreneurs with a focus on science and technology
P A N E L
Manoj Kumar
Will Poole
P R Ganapathy
Sally Ng
Leon Sandler
Israel Ganot
MODERATOR
CM Patil
Tata Trusts
Unitus Seed Fund
Villgro
The Triple Effect Inc
MIT Deshpande Center
MassChallenge Israel
Sandbox Startups
Investing in Incubatorsfor Startups About successful incubation and whether incubators should become specialists
Incubators have to decide on whether you want quality or quantity Quality should get the priority if your focus is on impact
SALLY NGThe Triple Effect Inc
If you are a generic incubator for everybody and everything you canrsquot be a good incubator You should focus on specific sector and choose startups wisely
P R GANAPATHYVillgro
At Deshpande MIT we do things which are excessively risky We bank on people who are very passionate and are coachable They listen to mentors We make a lot of connections for them
LEON SANDLERMIT Deshpande Center
The best incubators are the ones who constantly market themselves to get best entrepreneurs
WILL POOLEUnitus Seed Fund
Putting Resources toWork to Leverage Impact
N U T S H E L L
The speakers shared their views on ways to make the most
from the available funding for startups Drawing the most out of
prevalent support system for entrepreneurs and delivering the
best impact as well as measuring that impact were the talking
points
Dr Aravind Chinchure pointed out that funding resources for
startups were always limited the challenge for entrepreneurs
was to use the available fund optimally and to make a lasting
impact He asserted that having limited resources presented an
opportunity for enterprises to get innovative with the way they
work and to maximize their impact
Srinath Komarina said that corporates with their CSR funds can
bring a lot of effectiveness in social entrepreneurship through
their professional approach and processes
P A N E L
Birger Stamperdahl
Suresh Shenoy
Dr Meenu Bhambhani
Srinath Komarina
MODERATOR
Dr Aravind Chinchure
Give2Asia
Alyxtech
Mphasis
YES Bank
Symbiosis International University
Putting Resources toWork to Leverage ImpactWays enterprises can grow in a cash-strapped environment
Resources are always limited Making more from less - is an opportunity to be creative and innovative Constraints drive us to innovate
DR ARAVIND CHINCHURESymbiosis International University
As an incubator we look for proof of concept and we look at the leadership of startups - if they are passionate whether they have built a good ecosystem etc Those who have experimented for long we can give them a push with all the resources
DR MEENU BHAMBHANIMphasis
As a NGO or social entrepreneur you need to do a good job in convincing donors to fund you Learn from corporate world to do the best sales job
SURESH SHENOYAlyxtech
Corporates with their CSR can bring a lot of effectiveness in social entrepreneurship with their professional approach and processes
SRINATH KOMARINAYES Bank
Envisioning the Future
N U T S H E L L
The speakers shared their views on the future of entrepreneurship
in India and discussed the current standing of Indian companies
on a global scale The panel was optimistic that Indian companies
were destined to succeed as manufacturers for the global market
Raju Reddy founder of Kakatiya Sandbox pointed out that
Indians were patient had great capacity to endure hardships at
multiple levels making them very resilient His vision for Indian
companies he said was to see Indian players making products
for the world
Ashank Desai of Mastek Limited called for different stakeholders
of entrepreneurship to work together to make things happen
Sanmina Corprsquos Sunder Kamat pointed out that Indian
entrepreneurs had the capacity to do great things from limited
resources which was a quality that would set them apart in the
global market
P A N E L
Ashank Desai
Raju Reddy
Sundar Kamath
Rajiv Prakash
MODERATOR
Dr lsquoDeshrsquo Deshpande
Mastek Limited
Kakatiya Sandbox
Sanmina Corp
Next In Advisors
Deshpande Foundation
Envisioning the FutureMaking lsquoMade in Indiarsquo a global name and catering to rural markets in this growth
Entrepreneurs in India who are young are growing ambitious and looking to build global companies This confidence is going to make a big differenceThis is the India I see in the near future
RAJU REDDYKakatiya Sandbox
Any vision to succeed in future should cater to the large young population and rural needs
SUNDAR KAMATHSanmina Corp
We talk about scaling effectively at an organizational level but there is an aspect to it on how the overall ecosystem will scale itself
RAJIV PRAKASHNext In Advisors
Takeaways OnScaling EffectivelyWrap up and closing remarks
After every DD we go back to Boston with a lot of energy and positivity Your active participation in the DD inspires us to do more in the Sandbox
JAISHREE DESHPANDE
Deshpande Foundation
We look forward to making the Dialogue a collaborative event with all of you We invite you to co-create and curate panels bringing forth the multitude of factors transforming the social entrepreneurship ecosystem in India
DR lsquoDESHrsquoDESHPANDE
Deshpande Foundation
The Sandbox is a microcosm of the real world where enough scenarios are created to act as a touchstone for ideas Innovators here learn how to tweak their solutions to make them relevant to a contextual problem And wersquore happy to have you with us to become a part of their incredible journey
NAVEEN JHADeshpande Foundation India
Title to come
Glimpses fromDevelopment Dialogue 2017
Glimpses from
Development
Dialogue 2017
Media Coverage
Hubballi to host Indiarsquos biggest startup incubation
Hubballi to get countryrsquos largest startup incubator
Gururaj Deshpande Setting Up Indiarsquos Biggest Incubator For
Startups In Hubballi
Hubballi to house Indiarsquos biggest startup incubation centre by
Septemberrsquo17
Tearing down small-town barriers to encourage innovations
lsquoScaling up issues affects implementation of projectsrsquo
Hubballi hosts Indiarsquos Biggest Incubator for Startups
Hubballi to house Indiarsquos biggest startup incubation centre by
Septemberrsquo17
DD Chair Organizing Committee
NAVEEN JHA STANLEY GUNDI
These are only a few representative faces of the 30+ team who worked tirelessly to put together Indiarsquos largest social entrepreneurship ecosystem conference in a tier-2 city
NEELAM MAHESHWARI
RAJABALI M
SAVITA Y N
SANJEEV KULKARNI
UDUPI RAGHAVENDRA A
MALLAMMA BUDIHAL
KETAN NAGADA
JEEVAN MULLOLLI
GURANGOUDA K BINDIYA PATIL
ADITI S DESHPANDE
SUNILKUMAR KULKARNI
PANNAGA PRASAD
FEEDBACK FROM PARTICIPANTS
The simplicity and involvement of all the organizing team members is really inspiring Everyone from Dr Desh Jaishree were very approachable and their willingness to share was fantastic Hats off to all of you
Dr (Wgcdr) A NagasubramaniamLions Club of Bangalore HSR
The spectrum of speakers and content was great I especially liked the fact that very grounded real-life success stories were presented
Rahul AliOrbis
The people at the conference were by far my favorite part of the event I loved meeting with entrepreneurs especially
Israel GanotMassChallenge Israel
Good mix of audience and speakers ndash across stages of scaling NGOs social entrepreneurs and philanthropists various sectors ndash HealthEducation Livelihoods etc
Soumitra PandeyBridgespan India
I commend the amount of effort put up by the DD team to organise the event without any glitches and the quality and variety of panels
Aditya KabraIISER Pune
The positive environment and the culture of ldquoCan Dordquo and Execution is infectious Loved Deshrsquos Keynote address and Day 2 panel on incubators
Sarbajit SenKeansa Solutions
I loved the venue the hatti-kaapi and the brilliance of the speakers and attendees
Dr Shelly BatraOpAsha
DEVELOPMENTDIALOGUE - 2017
Deshpande Center for Social EntrepreneurshipBVB College of Engineering and Technology CampusVidyanagar Hubballi ndash 580 031
wwwdevelopmentdialogueorg
httpswwwfacebookcomdeshpandefoundation
httpswwwfacebookcomddhubli
httpstwittercomSandboxDD
Conceived and designed by
ldquoScaling Effectivelyrdquo as the theme of the 10th
Development Dialogue posed a deliberate
distinction between lsquoScalingrsquo and lsquoScaling
Effectivelyrsquo
Effective scaling implied scaling faster with better
results and lesser resources It is easier said than
done and hence a Dialogue over one and half days
presented very rich insights into the theme through
conversations among social enterprises startups
philanthropists and other like-minded participants
who believe in putting entrepreneurship at work to
make larger impact
We were proud to host over 30 international delegates and over 100 speakers along with an
equally awe-inspiring audience of select 450 people who travelled to Hubballi to contribute
to the Dialogue Year 2017 marked a special space in our journey ahead as Sandbox as we
announced the launch of Skill Center and Incubation Hub for startups in Hubballi
We like to think of Development Dialogue as a meet up with our co-travelers reflecting on the
collective and complex journey of those aspiring to solve problems and scale solutions The
following DD book is our way to bring about a synthesis of all the great conversations that followed
the Dialogue and to give us food for thought to reflect deeper into the course of action and to
chart pathways for our collective journeys ahead
AboutDevelopment Dialogue
Message from the Chair
Dr Neelam MaheshwariDirector
Grantmaking amp Partnerships and Navodyami Programs Deshpande Foundation
KickoffA quick look back at the metamorphosis of Hubli Sandbox and perspectives on lsquoScaling Effectivelyrsquo
During the past decade we have learned from our
experiments within the Sandbox that to spread the
solution on a larger scale we need to build capacity
within the community We co-created solutions with the
people who needed it This has helped us touch lives
within the Sandbox region The enthusiastic response and
participation received by the Sandbox shows that we have
something that they need Relevance for innovation can
come only by understanding the customer base
The next 10 years will be a new growth phase for the
Sandbox The Sandbox is ready for big ideas
We invite experts from the Government industry and academia for three-month fellowships in
the Sandbox to help us create wider and deeper impact
Dr ldquoDeshrdquo DeshpandeFounder
Deshpande Foundation
What Does it Take to Scale Leveraging Public-Private Partnerships
N U T S H E L L
What roles do the stakeholders of social development especially
the government play in driving the success of social innovation
programs The keynote session of the summit saw expert social
entrepreneurs dwell on this topic and come up with interesting
insights According to them the government played a significant
role to help NGOs and social organizations scale up the impact
of their work
Founder Ek Soch Sandbox Dilip Modi pointed out that the
government could leverage the work done by the Sandbox
towards capacity building to implement socially relevant
programs Other stakeholders such as the NGOs social
enterprises and corporates also played a key role in helping social
programs succeed at the ground level For instance companies
could contribute to the ecosystem with their CSR funds and fuel
NGOs that are looking for funding Akshaya Patrarsquos Dasa pointed
out that the organization was able to scale in a big way after it
started working with the government
P A N E L
Dilip Modi
Ramji Raghavan
R V Jain
C P Dasa
V Manjula
MODERATOR
Dr lsquoDeshrsquo Deshpande
Ek Soch Sandbox
Agastya International Foundation
Jain Irrigation Systems Ltd
Akshaya Patra
Principal Secretary IT BT amp ST Govtof Karnataka
Deshpande Foundation
Defining the roles of stakeholders to help social innovations scale
The government can fund but need human resources and expertise to implement programmes We need to zero in on a model that is replicable and scalable The government needs NGOs to crack the right model and to embrace technology as without it it is hard to scale any program
V MANJULAPrincipal Secretary IT BT and ST Department Govt of Karnataka
The governmentrsquos involvement is very important to deliver real impact We are hoping to touch 5 million meals by 2020 and this would mean we are taking care of 5 children in India We need more government support for this
C P DASAAkshaya Patra
What Does it Take to Scale Leveraging Public-Private Partnerships
There is CSR fund for corporates while NGOs on the other hand need funding What I find exciting about Sandbox is its focus on capacity building The government can leverage this capacity Corporates can do big by helping NGOs to scale explore experiments in building capacity
DILIP MODIEk Soch Sandbox
Relationship with the government is important not just for money The corporate sector also plays an important role We are under-invested in education for hundreds of years
RAMJI RAGHAVANAgastya International Foundation
Ways of problem solving within communities and the ideal
approach to help them succeed took the centerstage at this
session Speakers felt that problem solving should ideally begin
with the problems at the ground level and lead to matching
solutions and not vice versa
Ravi Narayan of Microsoft Accelerator said that entrepreneurs
who try to build solutions first and find matching problems to
solve often fail due to the wrong direction that their ventures
adopt IT secretary Telangana Jayesh Ranjan spoke about
his governmentrsquos initiatives to tune academic training in local
institutions to fit the needs of social projects on the ground
The government has also built a supportive atmosphere
for entrepreneurship through initiatives such as the startup
accelerator T-Hub
P A N E L
Jayesh Ranjan
Dr Robert Stoner
Naveen Jha
Ravi Narayan
MODERATOR
Lalitesh Katragadda
IT Secretary Govt of Telangana
MIT Energy Initiative
Deshpande Foundation India
Microsoft Accelerator
Swaja Labs Indihood
Enabling EcosystemsScaling Impact
N U T S H E L L
The ideal approach to problem-solving and making it succeed
Things donrsquot start with technology because then it will be like you have a solution and are looking for a problem Such an approach fails and we as a venture investor have seen with many entrepreneurs that 90 of startups fail because they go in opposite direction That is they start with a solution and are looking for a problem
RAVI NARAYANMicrosoft Accelerator
We are laying optic fiber along with drinking water pipeline ndash there are concerted efforts to provide connectivity to rural communities The governmentrsquos role is to ensure that the basics are right and are in place as well as helping organizations scale their impact
JAYESH RANJANIT Secretary Govt of Telangana
Enabling Ecosystems Scaling Impact
The Sandbox is an experiment to build capability among communities to absorb technology and solutions More and more sandboxes can facilitate building solutions for 5 billion people in the developing world
NAVEEN JHADeshpande Foundation India
We are looking at preparing next generation technology and services in areas like health
DR ROBERT STONERMIT Energy Initiative
From Breakthrough Ideasto Brewing Revolutions
N U T S H E L L
Noted changemakers from various strata of the society shared
their experiences of working for the social causes that they are
passionate about According to them any social challenge can
be solved with the right initiative and the will to change Bezwada
Wilson rightly summed up the spirit of the discussion by pointing
out that India as a country had the capacity to change The
development achieved during the past 25 years proved that
the country was not stagnant yet Elaborating on his efforts to
stop manual scavenging in India he mentioned that the country
needed good models for sanitation health and for human dignity
Himanshu Patel the young Sarpanch shared his experience of
making Punsari a model village with all the modern facilities
while keeping the soul of the village intact Punsari became a
wifi-enabled self-sustained village without external funding or
help Chetna Gala Sinha the social entrepreneur who launched
a womenrsquos bank Mann Deshi narrated the experience of
popularizing e-wallets among the poor during demonetization
P A N E L
Chetna Gala Sinha
Dr Shelly Batra
Bezwada Wilson
Dr D N Kulkarni
Himanshu Patel
MODERATOR
Dr Neelam Maheshwari
Mann Deshi
OpAsha
Safai Karmachari Andolan
Jain Irrigation Systems Limited
Punsari Gram Panchayat
Deshpande Foundation India
Changemakers sharing their stories of grit
Demonetization shattered many of our women It put the poor women in distress We took steps to promote onlinemobile banking We donrsquot need to teach poor women street vendors etc to adopt e-wallets Itrsquos more about our preparation to facilitate them They learn and adopt fast
CHETNA GALA SINHAMann Deshi
The government has been our biggest supporter Our experience has been that the government extends support to organizations such as OpAsha if we show tangible results Fund and help will come your way if you do good and show results
DR SHELLY BATRAOpAsha
From Breakthrough Ideas to Brewing Revolutions
India is not a country which is stagnated It has the capacity to change Things have changed so much over the last 25 years
BEZWADA WILSONSafai Karmachari Andolan
Our village has been declared as the countryrsquos model village We have to keep the soul of the village alive with all the facilities Without its soul it cannot be a smart village
HIMANSHU PATELPunsari Gram Panchayat
Livelihoods Belling the Cat
N U T S H E L L
The panel brought together experts and practitioners of social
entrepreneurship to discuss the roadblocks hampering the
growth of social ventures
P A N E L
Rema Subramaniam
Dr L H Manjunath
RESPONDENTS
Ankur Capital
SKDRDP
G V Krishnagopal
Dr B R Athani
Dr Rangan Varadan
DISCUSSANTS
ALC India
Gramachetana
MicroGraam
Dr Aravind Chinchure
MODERATOR
Symbiosis International University
Discussing the impediments on the path of a social enterprise
ldquoScaling wonrsquot happen without the right
quality products and processesrdquoDR L H MANJUNATH
SKDRDP
ldquoMicroGraam users crowdfund models
to bring in funds to enable social impact
For MicroGraam to scale the challenge is
that organizations who get funded do not
market themselvesrdquo
DR RANGAN VARDANMicroGraam
ldquoGramachetana didnrsquot mean much impact
in initial years Understanding farmers and
their pain areas helped us to scalerdquo
DR BR ATHANIGramachetana
Education Models Delivering Learning for Life
N U T S H E L L
Ways to boost educational opportunities for all and tackling
the inherent challenges in boosting access to learning among
the underprivileged was the highlight point of discussion
Soumitra PandeyMODERATOR
The Bridgespan Group
KThiagarajan
Dr Kannan Moudgalya
RESPONDENTS
Agastya International
IIT Bombay
DISCUSSANTSP RajasekharanV-shesh
Akshay SaxenaAvanti Learning Center
Dhiren Pratap SinghMilaan
Ketan DeshpandeFUEL
GuranagoudaDeshpande Educational Trust
P A N E L
Practitioners speak about the challenges in delivering education for all
ldquoWhen we started working with government school systems we realized that the challenge was beyond just teaching - we had to deal with lots of axes of inequalityrdquo
AKSHAY SAXENAAvanti Learning Center
ldquoWhen the Sandbox started we found that the youth in North Karnataka are lacking in different skill sets and are unable to advance in their career That is why we started various programs for skillingrdquo
GURANAGOUDA KURAGUND
Deshpande Educational Trust
ldquoAmong deaf people the rate of graduation is 0001 compared to around 20 for other disabilities In schools there is a high dropout rate We need to look closely into why this happens ndash there is untapped talent among the deafrdquo
P RAJASEKHARANV-shesh
Education Models Delivering Learning for Life
Introducing hygiene habits improving sanitation and using
technology to track medical care facilities among the population
were among the mechanisms that the panelists suggested to
improve healthcare delivery at the grassroots
Health Models for Delivering Wellbeing
N U T S H E L L
Dr Shelly Batra
Siva Ramamoorthy
RESPONDENTS
MODERATOR
DISCUSSANTS
OpAsha
Ephicacy Lifescience Analytics
Kuldeep DantewadiaReap Benefit
Sujay SantraiKure Techsoft Pvt Limited
Dr Shiban GanjuSave a Mother
S DamodaranGramalaya
P A N E L
Discussing models to ensure robust healthcare delivery in underserved communities
ldquoWe are trying to solve the problem of lack of sanitation in schools People have become so apathetic to this problem that we need to let them discover itrdquo
KULDEEP DANTEWADIA
Reap Benefit
ldquoWe have fantastic solutions that we are giving to Europe and the US then why not use them in India In India we have a bottom-up approach Our approach is to understand the challenge and then work on a unique model to solve itrdquo
SUJAY SANTRAiKure Techsoft Pvt
Limited
ldquoWe work with communities and the cheapest way of keeping people healthy is by changing their mindsets You can cure the disease by 5 to 45 just by changing the mindsetsrdquo
DR SHIBAN GANJU
Save A Mother
Of Entrepreneursamp Entrepreneurship
N U T S H E L L
The panel brought together innovators and entrepreneurs to
discuss the intricacies of successfully managing a business on
the ground level Greg Bavington
Latha Srinivasan
Dr Neelam Maheshwari
Gaurav Mehta
Rohan Kulkarni
Akshay Saxena
Suresh Shenoy
RESPONDENTS
DISCUSSANTS
Dunin-DeshpandeQueenrsquos Innovation Center
Chipper Sage
Deshpande Foundation India
Dharma Life Foundation
Freshboxx
Avanti Learning Centers
Alyxtech
P A N E L
MODERATOR
A glance at how innovative ideas translated to high-impact social enterprises
ldquoWhy should I do this ndash should never be the question on an entrepreneurrsquos mind If the entrepreneur is determined then the investor will be interestedrdquo
ROHAN KULKARNI
Freshboxx
ldquoPersistence is an important quality and should be practised (by companies) Find a mentor who has seen and been thererdquo
SURESH SHENOYAlyxtech
ldquoIdentify people who will be with you in the next two-three years Invest in peoplerdquo
AKSHAY SAXENAAvanti Learning Center
ldquoAn entrepreneur should know his limits and identify itrdquo
GREG BAVINGTONDunin-Deshpande
Farming for the FutureSustaining Natural Resources
N U T S H E L L
Initiatives to support the farming community has to take into
account the potential impact on environment ecology flora
and fauna ndash this was one of the key insights from the panel on
farming innovations for the future
Dr Vijay Kulkarni
MODERATOR
Vrutti
Bishnu Parida
Dr Chintan Vaishnav
RESPONDENTS
JSLPS
MIT Tata Center
P A N E L
DISCUSSANTSSikandar MeeranayakSRDS
Innus KhanDeshpande Foundation
Ganapati BhatManuvikasa
BShivarudrappaBAIF
Balakrishnan SVrutti
Brainstorming on ways to solve farming challenges and make farming sustainable
ldquoDF has initiatives for promoting sustainable farming It has been able to scale up farm initiatives by taking the model away from the grant model to a cost-sharing model Farmers pay for our services if they see value This is the essence of scaling uprdquo
INNUS KHANDeshpande Foundation
ldquoOlder generation farmers have difficulty in adopting new technology 90 of the farmers who opt for my borewell recharging technology are young farmersrdquo
SIKANDER MEERANAYAK
SRDS
ldquoIn another seven years India will be declared as a water-starved country Farmers in India do not want their children to continue farmingrdquo
BALAKRISHNAN SVrutti
ldquoWhile adopting new technology in farming we have to see if it adversely impacts ecology flora and faunardquo
GANAPATHI BHATManuvikasa
Scaling versusScaling Effectively
N U T S H E L L
The session brought to fore the key elements that a social
enterprise required for scaling up Speakers shared their insights
about the key enablers for scaling a social enterprise
Innovation was key for scaling and founders needed to be open
to innovate They also cautioned that organizations should not
attempt to scale at a pace that would affect the quality of their
work or service
Discussing scaling from a social enterprisersquos viewpoint
Israel Ganot of Mass Challenge said that for a social venture
scaling translated to maximizing impact Good governance
was important for scaling an enterprise according to Dr L H
Manjunath SKDRDP who added that scaling also worked to
make an enterprise cost efficient as well Soumitra Pandey The
Bridgespan Group pointed out that scaling was the result of
resource efficiency and time efficiency
P A N E LDr L H Manjunath
Soumitra Pandey
Dr Shiban Ganju
Birger Stamperdahl
Greg Bavington
GV Krishnagopal
Akshay Saxena
Israel Ganot
MODERATOR
K Thiagarajan
Shri Kshetra Dharmasthala Rural Development Project (SKDRDP)
The Bridgespan Group
Save a Mother
Give2Asia
Dunin-Deshpande Queenrsquos Innovation Center
Access Livelihoods Consulting
Avanti Learning Center
MassChallenge Israel
Agastya International Foundation
Scaling versusScaling EffectivelyWhat scaling means for social enterprises and how to maximise the impact of scaling
Bringing corporate practices to NGOs makes them social enterprises A set of processes dictums and layers of management are important to help them scale
For social impact organizations scaling means making maximum impact For incubators like MassChallenge scaling means enhancing the capability of the ecosystem
Scaling effectively is doing it in a way that maximises what you want to do Building trust with donors partners and beneficiaries is very important for scaling up
DR L H MANJUNATH
ISRAEL GANOTBIRGER STAMPERDAHL
SKDRDP
MassChallenge IsraelGive2Asia
Scaling versusScaling EffectivelyWhat scaling means for social enterprises and how to maximise the impact of scaling
For an organization to grow itrsquos important to put the right people to work at the right roles Having the right people in matching roles is important for an organization to have balance
Scaling means resource efficiency and time efficiency
Ideas and concepts scale differently Each sector has different models of scaling that are domain specific
GREG BAVINGTON
SOUMITRA PANDEYAKSHAY SAXENA
Dunin-DeshpandeQueenrsquos Innovation Center
The Bridgespan GroupAvanti Learning Center
We have to get out of the mindset of quantity versus quality It should be quantity and quality
GV KRISHNAGOPALALC
Investing in Incubatorsfor Startups
N U T S H E L L
The panel gathered the players of startup ecosystem including
early stage investors incubators mentors and experts of
entrepreneurship on a platform The discussions centered
around successful incubation as well as the need for incubators
to specialize on niche areas Funding impact funding and the
potential roles that CSR funds could play to support social
ventures and to make them effective were also topics touched
upon
Will Poole pointed out that the best incubators also needed to
market themselves so that entrepreneurs would be interested
to come to them On a different note P R Ganapathy mentioned
that entrepreneurs needed to be in touch with their customers or
beneficiaries He asked incubators to diversify their donor base
Manoj Kumar of Tata Trusts said that the company as an ecosystem
player focuses on providing complete product life cycle support
to entrepreneurs with a focus on science and technology
P A N E L
Manoj Kumar
Will Poole
P R Ganapathy
Sally Ng
Leon Sandler
Israel Ganot
MODERATOR
CM Patil
Tata Trusts
Unitus Seed Fund
Villgro
The Triple Effect Inc
MIT Deshpande Center
MassChallenge Israel
Sandbox Startups
Investing in Incubatorsfor Startups About successful incubation and whether incubators should become specialists
Incubators have to decide on whether you want quality or quantity Quality should get the priority if your focus is on impact
SALLY NGThe Triple Effect Inc
If you are a generic incubator for everybody and everything you canrsquot be a good incubator You should focus on specific sector and choose startups wisely
P R GANAPATHYVillgro
At Deshpande MIT we do things which are excessively risky We bank on people who are very passionate and are coachable They listen to mentors We make a lot of connections for them
LEON SANDLERMIT Deshpande Center
The best incubators are the ones who constantly market themselves to get best entrepreneurs
WILL POOLEUnitus Seed Fund
Putting Resources toWork to Leverage Impact
N U T S H E L L
The speakers shared their views on ways to make the most
from the available funding for startups Drawing the most out of
prevalent support system for entrepreneurs and delivering the
best impact as well as measuring that impact were the talking
points
Dr Aravind Chinchure pointed out that funding resources for
startups were always limited the challenge for entrepreneurs
was to use the available fund optimally and to make a lasting
impact He asserted that having limited resources presented an
opportunity for enterprises to get innovative with the way they
work and to maximize their impact
Srinath Komarina said that corporates with their CSR funds can
bring a lot of effectiveness in social entrepreneurship through
their professional approach and processes
P A N E L
Birger Stamperdahl
Suresh Shenoy
Dr Meenu Bhambhani
Srinath Komarina
MODERATOR
Dr Aravind Chinchure
Give2Asia
Alyxtech
Mphasis
YES Bank
Symbiosis International University
Putting Resources toWork to Leverage ImpactWays enterprises can grow in a cash-strapped environment
Resources are always limited Making more from less - is an opportunity to be creative and innovative Constraints drive us to innovate
DR ARAVIND CHINCHURESymbiosis International University
As an incubator we look for proof of concept and we look at the leadership of startups - if they are passionate whether they have built a good ecosystem etc Those who have experimented for long we can give them a push with all the resources
DR MEENU BHAMBHANIMphasis
As a NGO or social entrepreneur you need to do a good job in convincing donors to fund you Learn from corporate world to do the best sales job
SURESH SHENOYAlyxtech
Corporates with their CSR can bring a lot of effectiveness in social entrepreneurship with their professional approach and processes
SRINATH KOMARINAYES Bank
Envisioning the Future
N U T S H E L L
The speakers shared their views on the future of entrepreneurship
in India and discussed the current standing of Indian companies
on a global scale The panel was optimistic that Indian companies
were destined to succeed as manufacturers for the global market
Raju Reddy founder of Kakatiya Sandbox pointed out that
Indians were patient had great capacity to endure hardships at
multiple levels making them very resilient His vision for Indian
companies he said was to see Indian players making products
for the world
Ashank Desai of Mastek Limited called for different stakeholders
of entrepreneurship to work together to make things happen
Sanmina Corprsquos Sunder Kamat pointed out that Indian
entrepreneurs had the capacity to do great things from limited
resources which was a quality that would set them apart in the
global market
P A N E L
Ashank Desai
Raju Reddy
Sundar Kamath
Rajiv Prakash
MODERATOR
Dr lsquoDeshrsquo Deshpande
Mastek Limited
Kakatiya Sandbox
Sanmina Corp
Next In Advisors
Deshpande Foundation
Envisioning the FutureMaking lsquoMade in Indiarsquo a global name and catering to rural markets in this growth
Entrepreneurs in India who are young are growing ambitious and looking to build global companies This confidence is going to make a big differenceThis is the India I see in the near future
RAJU REDDYKakatiya Sandbox
Any vision to succeed in future should cater to the large young population and rural needs
SUNDAR KAMATHSanmina Corp
We talk about scaling effectively at an organizational level but there is an aspect to it on how the overall ecosystem will scale itself
RAJIV PRAKASHNext In Advisors
Takeaways OnScaling EffectivelyWrap up and closing remarks
After every DD we go back to Boston with a lot of energy and positivity Your active participation in the DD inspires us to do more in the Sandbox
JAISHREE DESHPANDE
Deshpande Foundation
We look forward to making the Dialogue a collaborative event with all of you We invite you to co-create and curate panels bringing forth the multitude of factors transforming the social entrepreneurship ecosystem in India
DR lsquoDESHrsquoDESHPANDE
Deshpande Foundation
The Sandbox is a microcosm of the real world where enough scenarios are created to act as a touchstone for ideas Innovators here learn how to tweak their solutions to make them relevant to a contextual problem And wersquore happy to have you with us to become a part of their incredible journey
NAVEEN JHADeshpande Foundation India
Title to come
Glimpses fromDevelopment Dialogue 2017
Glimpses from
Development
Dialogue 2017
Media Coverage
Hubballi to host Indiarsquos biggest startup incubation
Hubballi to get countryrsquos largest startup incubator
Gururaj Deshpande Setting Up Indiarsquos Biggest Incubator For
Startups In Hubballi
Hubballi to house Indiarsquos biggest startup incubation centre by
Septemberrsquo17
Tearing down small-town barriers to encourage innovations
lsquoScaling up issues affects implementation of projectsrsquo
Hubballi hosts Indiarsquos Biggest Incubator for Startups
Hubballi to house Indiarsquos biggest startup incubation centre by
Septemberrsquo17
DD Chair Organizing Committee
NAVEEN JHA STANLEY GUNDI
These are only a few representative faces of the 30+ team who worked tirelessly to put together Indiarsquos largest social entrepreneurship ecosystem conference in a tier-2 city
NEELAM MAHESHWARI
RAJABALI M
SAVITA Y N
SANJEEV KULKARNI
UDUPI RAGHAVENDRA A
MALLAMMA BUDIHAL
KETAN NAGADA
JEEVAN MULLOLLI
GURANGOUDA K BINDIYA PATIL
ADITI S DESHPANDE
SUNILKUMAR KULKARNI
PANNAGA PRASAD
FEEDBACK FROM PARTICIPANTS
The simplicity and involvement of all the organizing team members is really inspiring Everyone from Dr Desh Jaishree were very approachable and their willingness to share was fantastic Hats off to all of you
Dr (Wgcdr) A NagasubramaniamLions Club of Bangalore HSR
The spectrum of speakers and content was great I especially liked the fact that very grounded real-life success stories were presented
Rahul AliOrbis
The people at the conference were by far my favorite part of the event I loved meeting with entrepreneurs especially
Israel GanotMassChallenge Israel
Good mix of audience and speakers ndash across stages of scaling NGOs social entrepreneurs and philanthropists various sectors ndash HealthEducation Livelihoods etc
Soumitra PandeyBridgespan India
I commend the amount of effort put up by the DD team to organise the event without any glitches and the quality and variety of panels
Aditya KabraIISER Pune
The positive environment and the culture of ldquoCan Dordquo and Execution is infectious Loved Deshrsquos Keynote address and Day 2 panel on incubators
Sarbajit SenKeansa Solutions
I loved the venue the hatti-kaapi and the brilliance of the speakers and attendees
Dr Shelly BatraOpAsha
DEVELOPMENTDIALOGUE - 2017
Deshpande Center for Social EntrepreneurshipBVB College of Engineering and Technology CampusVidyanagar Hubballi ndash 580 031
wwwdevelopmentdialogueorg
httpswwwfacebookcomdeshpandefoundation
httpswwwfacebookcomddhubli
httpstwittercomSandboxDD
Conceived and designed by
KickoffA quick look back at the metamorphosis of Hubli Sandbox and perspectives on lsquoScaling Effectivelyrsquo
During the past decade we have learned from our
experiments within the Sandbox that to spread the
solution on a larger scale we need to build capacity
within the community We co-created solutions with the
people who needed it This has helped us touch lives
within the Sandbox region The enthusiastic response and
participation received by the Sandbox shows that we have
something that they need Relevance for innovation can
come only by understanding the customer base
The next 10 years will be a new growth phase for the
Sandbox The Sandbox is ready for big ideas
We invite experts from the Government industry and academia for three-month fellowships in
the Sandbox to help us create wider and deeper impact
Dr ldquoDeshrdquo DeshpandeFounder
Deshpande Foundation
What Does it Take to Scale Leveraging Public-Private Partnerships
N U T S H E L L
What roles do the stakeholders of social development especially
the government play in driving the success of social innovation
programs The keynote session of the summit saw expert social
entrepreneurs dwell on this topic and come up with interesting
insights According to them the government played a significant
role to help NGOs and social organizations scale up the impact
of their work
Founder Ek Soch Sandbox Dilip Modi pointed out that the
government could leverage the work done by the Sandbox
towards capacity building to implement socially relevant
programs Other stakeholders such as the NGOs social
enterprises and corporates also played a key role in helping social
programs succeed at the ground level For instance companies
could contribute to the ecosystem with their CSR funds and fuel
NGOs that are looking for funding Akshaya Patrarsquos Dasa pointed
out that the organization was able to scale in a big way after it
started working with the government
P A N E L
Dilip Modi
Ramji Raghavan
R V Jain
C P Dasa
V Manjula
MODERATOR
Dr lsquoDeshrsquo Deshpande
Ek Soch Sandbox
Agastya International Foundation
Jain Irrigation Systems Ltd
Akshaya Patra
Principal Secretary IT BT amp ST Govtof Karnataka
Deshpande Foundation
Defining the roles of stakeholders to help social innovations scale
The government can fund but need human resources and expertise to implement programmes We need to zero in on a model that is replicable and scalable The government needs NGOs to crack the right model and to embrace technology as without it it is hard to scale any program
V MANJULAPrincipal Secretary IT BT and ST Department Govt of Karnataka
The governmentrsquos involvement is very important to deliver real impact We are hoping to touch 5 million meals by 2020 and this would mean we are taking care of 5 children in India We need more government support for this
C P DASAAkshaya Patra
What Does it Take to Scale Leveraging Public-Private Partnerships
There is CSR fund for corporates while NGOs on the other hand need funding What I find exciting about Sandbox is its focus on capacity building The government can leverage this capacity Corporates can do big by helping NGOs to scale explore experiments in building capacity
DILIP MODIEk Soch Sandbox
Relationship with the government is important not just for money The corporate sector also plays an important role We are under-invested in education for hundreds of years
RAMJI RAGHAVANAgastya International Foundation
Ways of problem solving within communities and the ideal
approach to help them succeed took the centerstage at this
session Speakers felt that problem solving should ideally begin
with the problems at the ground level and lead to matching
solutions and not vice versa
Ravi Narayan of Microsoft Accelerator said that entrepreneurs
who try to build solutions first and find matching problems to
solve often fail due to the wrong direction that their ventures
adopt IT secretary Telangana Jayesh Ranjan spoke about
his governmentrsquos initiatives to tune academic training in local
institutions to fit the needs of social projects on the ground
The government has also built a supportive atmosphere
for entrepreneurship through initiatives such as the startup
accelerator T-Hub
P A N E L
Jayesh Ranjan
Dr Robert Stoner
Naveen Jha
Ravi Narayan
MODERATOR
Lalitesh Katragadda
IT Secretary Govt of Telangana
MIT Energy Initiative
Deshpande Foundation India
Microsoft Accelerator
Swaja Labs Indihood
Enabling EcosystemsScaling Impact
N U T S H E L L
The ideal approach to problem-solving and making it succeed
Things donrsquot start with technology because then it will be like you have a solution and are looking for a problem Such an approach fails and we as a venture investor have seen with many entrepreneurs that 90 of startups fail because they go in opposite direction That is they start with a solution and are looking for a problem
RAVI NARAYANMicrosoft Accelerator
We are laying optic fiber along with drinking water pipeline ndash there are concerted efforts to provide connectivity to rural communities The governmentrsquos role is to ensure that the basics are right and are in place as well as helping organizations scale their impact
JAYESH RANJANIT Secretary Govt of Telangana
Enabling Ecosystems Scaling Impact
The Sandbox is an experiment to build capability among communities to absorb technology and solutions More and more sandboxes can facilitate building solutions for 5 billion people in the developing world
NAVEEN JHADeshpande Foundation India
We are looking at preparing next generation technology and services in areas like health
DR ROBERT STONERMIT Energy Initiative
From Breakthrough Ideasto Brewing Revolutions
N U T S H E L L
Noted changemakers from various strata of the society shared
their experiences of working for the social causes that they are
passionate about According to them any social challenge can
be solved with the right initiative and the will to change Bezwada
Wilson rightly summed up the spirit of the discussion by pointing
out that India as a country had the capacity to change The
development achieved during the past 25 years proved that
the country was not stagnant yet Elaborating on his efforts to
stop manual scavenging in India he mentioned that the country
needed good models for sanitation health and for human dignity
Himanshu Patel the young Sarpanch shared his experience of
making Punsari a model village with all the modern facilities
while keeping the soul of the village intact Punsari became a
wifi-enabled self-sustained village without external funding or
help Chetna Gala Sinha the social entrepreneur who launched
a womenrsquos bank Mann Deshi narrated the experience of
popularizing e-wallets among the poor during demonetization
P A N E L
Chetna Gala Sinha
Dr Shelly Batra
Bezwada Wilson
Dr D N Kulkarni
Himanshu Patel
MODERATOR
Dr Neelam Maheshwari
Mann Deshi
OpAsha
Safai Karmachari Andolan
Jain Irrigation Systems Limited
Punsari Gram Panchayat
Deshpande Foundation India
Changemakers sharing their stories of grit
Demonetization shattered many of our women It put the poor women in distress We took steps to promote onlinemobile banking We donrsquot need to teach poor women street vendors etc to adopt e-wallets Itrsquos more about our preparation to facilitate them They learn and adopt fast
CHETNA GALA SINHAMann Deshi
The government has been our biggest supporter Our experience has been that the government extends support to organizations such as OpAsha if we show tangible results Fund and help will come your way if you do good and show results
DR SHELLY BATRAOpAsha
From Breakthrough Ideas to Brewing Revolutions
India is not a country which is stagnated It has the capacity to change Things have changed so much over the last 25 years
BEZWADA WILSONSafai Karmachari Andolan
Our village has been declared as the countryrsquos model village We have to keep the soul of the village alive with all the facilities Without its soul it cannot be a smart village
HIMANSHU PATELPunsari Gram Panchayat
Livelihoods Belling the Cat
N U T S H E L L
The panel brought together experts and practitioners of social
entrepreneurship to discuss the roadblocks hampering the
growth of social ventures
P A N E L
Rema Subramaniam
Dr L H Manjunath
RESPONDENTS
Ankur Capital
SKDRDP
G V Krishnagopal
Dr B R Athani
Dr Rangan Varadan
DISCUSSANTS
ALC India
Gramachetana
MicroGraam
Dr Aravind Chinchure
MODERATOR
Symbiosis International University
Discussing the impediments on the path of a social enterprise
ldquoScaling wonrsquot happen without the right
quality products and processesrdquoDR L H MANJUNATH
SKDRDP
ldquoMicroGraam users crowdfund models
to bring in funds to enable social impact
For MicroGraam to scale the challenge is
that organizations who get funded do not
market themselvesrdquo
DR RANGAN VARDANMicroGraam
ldquoGramachetana didnrsquot mean much impact
in initial years Understanding farmers and
their pain areas helped us to scalerdquo
DR BR ATHANIGramachetana
Education Models Delivering Learning for Life
N U T S H E L L
Ways to boost educational opportunities for all and tackling
the inherent challenges in boosting access to learning among
the underprivileged was the highlight point of discussion
Soumitra PandeyMODERATOR
The Bridgespan Group
KThiagarajan
Dr Kannan Moudgalya
RESPONDENTS
Agastya International
IIT Bombay
DISCUSSANTSP RajasekharanV-shesh
Akshay SaxenaAvanti Learning Center
Dhiren Pratap SinghMilaan
Ketan DeshpandeFUEL
GuranagoudaDeshpande Educational Trust
P A N E L
Practitioners speak about the challenges in delivering education for all
ldquoWhen we started working with government school systems we realized that the challenge was beyond just teaching - we had to deal with lots of axes of inequalityrdquo
AKSHAY SAXENAAvanti Learning Center
ldquoWhen the Sandbox started we found that the youth in North Karnataka are lacking in different skill sets and are unable to advance in their career That is why we started various programs for skillingrdquo
GURANAGOUDA KURAGUND
Deshpande Educational Trust
ldquoAmong deaf people the rate of graduation is 0001 compared to around 20 for other disabilities In schools there is a high dropout rate We need to look closely into why this happens ndash there is untapped talent among the deafrdquo
P RAJASEKHARANV-shesh
Education Models Delivering Learning for Life
Introducing hygiene habits improving sanitation and using
technology to track medical care facilities among the population
were among the mechanisms that the panelists suggested to
improve healthcare delivery at the grassroots
Health Models for Delivering Wellbeing
N U T S H E L L
Dr Shelly Batra
Siva Ramamoorthy
RESPONDENTS
MODERATOR
DISCUSSANTS
OpAsha
Ephicacy Lifescience Analytics
Kuldeep DantewadiaReap Benefit
Sujay SantraiKure Techsoft Pvt Limited
Dr Shiban GanjuSave a Mother
S DamodaranGramalaya
P A N E L
Discussing models to ensure robust healthcare delivery in underserved communities
ldquoWe are trying to solve the problem of lack of sanitation in schools People have become so apathetic to this problem that we need to let them discover itrdquo
KULDEEP DANTEWADIA
Reap Benefit
ldquoWe have fantastic solutions that we are giving to Europe and the US then why not use them in India In India we have a bottom-up approach Our approach is to understand the challenge and then work on a unique model to solve itrdquo
SUJAY SANTRAiKure Techsoft Pvt
Limited
ldquoWe work with communities and the cheapest way of keeping people healthy is by changing their mindsets You can cure the disease by 5 to 45 just by changing the mindsetsrdquo
DR SHIBAN GANJU
Save A Mother
Of Entrepreneursamp Entrepreneurship
N U T S H E L L
The panel brought together innovators and entrepreneurs to
discuss the intricacies of successfully managing a business on
the ground level Greg Bavington
Latha Srinivasan
Dr Neelam Maheshwari
Gaurav Mehta
Rohan Kulkarni
Akshay Saxena
Suresh Shenoy
RESPONDENTS
DISCUSSANTS
Dunin-DeshpandeQueenrsquos Innovation Center
Chipper Sage
Deshpande Foundation India
Dharma Life Foundation
Freshboxx
Avanti Learning Centers
Alyxtech
P A N E L
MODERATOR
A glance at how innovative ideas translated to high-impact social enterprises
ldquoWhy should I do this ndash should never be the question on an entrepreneurrsquos mind If the entrepreneur is determined then the investor will be interestedrdquo
ROHAN KULKARNI
Freshboxx
ldquoPersistence is an important quality and should be practised (by companies) Find a mentor who has seen and been thererdquo
SURESH SHENOYAlyxtech
ldquoIdentify people who will be with you in the next two-three years Invest in peoplerdquo
AKSHAY SAXENAAvanti Learning Center
ldquoAn entrepreneur should know his limits and identify itrdquo
GREG BAVINGTONDunin-Deshpande
Farming for the FutureSustaining Natural Resources
N U T S H E L L
Initiatives to support the farming community has to take into
account the potential impact on environment ecology flora
and fauna ndash this was one of the key insights from the panel on
farming innovations for the future
Dr Vijay Kulkarni
MODERATOR
Vrutti
Bishnu Parida
Dr Chintan Vaishnav
RESPONDENTS
JSLPS
MIT Tata Center
P A N E L
DISCUSSANTSSikandar MeeranayakSRDS
Innus KhanDeshpande Foundation
Ganapati BhatManuvikasa
BShivarudrappaBAIF
Balakrishnan SVrutti
Brainstorming on ways to solve farming challenges and make farming sustainable
ldquoDF has initiatives for promoting sustainable farming It has been able to scale up farm initiatives by taking the model away from the grant model to a cost-sharing model Farmers pay for our services if they see value This is the essence of scaling uprdquo
INNUS KHANDeshpande Foundation
ldquoOlder generation farmers have difficulty in adopting new technology 90 of the farmers who opt for my borewell recharging technology are young farmersrdquo
SIKANDER MEERANAYAK
SRDS
ldquoIn another seven years India will be declared as a water-starved country Farmers in India do not want their children to continue farmingrdquo
BALAKRISHNAN SVrutti
ldquoWhile adopting new technology in farming we have to see if it adversely impacts ecology flora and faunardquo
GANAPATHI BHATManuvikasa
Scaling versusScaling Effectively
N U T S H E L L
The session brought to fore the key elements that a social
enterprise required for scaling up Speakers shared their insights
about the key enablers for scaling a social enterprise
Innovation was key for scaling and founders needed to be open
to innovate They also cautioned that organizations should not
attempt to scale at a pace that would affect the quality of their
work or service
Discussing scaling from a social enterprisersquos viewpoint
Israel Ganot of Mass Challenge said that for a social venture
scaling translated to maximizing impact Good governance
was important for scaling an enterprise according to Dr L H
Manjunath SKDRDP who added that scaling also worked to
make an enterprise cost efficient as well Soumitra Pandey The
Bridgespan Group pointed out that scaling was the result of
resource efficiency and time efficiency
P A N E LDr L H Manjunath
Soumitra Pandey
Dr Shiban Ganju
Birger Stamperdahl
Greg Bavington
GV Krishnagopal
Akshay Saxena
Israel Ganot
MODERATOR
K Thiagarajan
Shri Kshetra Dharmasthala Rural Development Project (SKDRDP)
The Bridgespan Group
Save a Mother
Give2Asia
Dunin-Deshpande Queenrsquos Innovation Center
Access Livelihoods Consulting
Avanti Learning Center
MassChallenge Israel
Agastya International Foundation
Scaling versusScaling EffectivelyWhat scaling means for social enterprises and how to maximise the impact of scaling
Bringing corporate practices to NGOs makes them social enterprises A set of processes dictums and layers of management are important to help them scale
For social impact organizations scaling means making maximum impact For incubators like MassChallenge scaling means enhancing the capability of the ecosystem
Scaling effectively is doing it in a way that maximises what you want to do Building trust with donors partners and beneficiaries is very important for scaling up
DR L H MANJUNATH
ISRAEL GANOTBIRGER STAMPERDAHL
SKDRDP
MassChallenge IsraelGive2Asia
Scaling versusScaling EffectivelyWhat scaling means for social enterprises and how to maximise the impact of scaling
For an organization to grow itrsquos important to put the right people to work at the right roles Having the right people in matching roles is important for an organization to have balance
Scaling means resource efficiency and time efficiency
Ideas and concepts scale differently Each sector has different models of scaling that are domain specific
GREG BAVINGTON
SOUMITRA PANDEYAKSHAY SAXENA
Dunin-DeshpandeQueenrsquos Innovation Center
The Bridgespan GroupAvanti Learning Center
We have to get out of the mindset of quantity versus quality It should be quantity and quality
GV KRISHNAGOPALALC
Investing in Incubatorsfor Startups
N U T S H E L L
The panel gathered the players of startup ecosystem including
early stage investors incubators mentors and experts of
entrepreneurship on a platform The discussions centered
around successful incubation as well as the need for incubators
to specialize on niche areas Funding impact funding and the
potential roles that CSR funds could play to support social
ventures and to make them effective were also topics touched
upon
Will Poole pointed out that the best incubators also needed to
market themselves so that entrepreneurs would be interested
to come to them On a different note P R Ganapathy mentioned
that entrepreneurs needed to be in touch with their customers or
beneficiaries He asked incubators to diversify their donor base
Manoj Kumar of Tata Trusts said that the company as an ecosystem
player focuses on providing complete product life cycle support
to entrepreneurs with a focus on science and technology
P A N E L
Manoj Kumar
Will Poole
P R Ganapathy
Sally Ng
Leon Sandler
Israel Ganot
MODERATOR
CM Patil
Tata Trusts
Unitus Seed Fund
Villgro
The Triple Effect Inc
MIT Deshpande Center
MassChallenge Israel
Sandbox Startups
Investing in Incubatorsfor Startups About successful incubation and whether incubators should become specialists
Incubators have to decide on whether you want quality or quantity Quality should get the priority if your focus is on impact
SALLY NGThe Triple Effect Inc
If you are a generic incubator for everybody and everything you canrsquot be a good incubator You should focus on specific sector and choose startups wisely
P R GANAPATHYVillgro
At Deshpande MIT we do things which are excessively risky We bank on people who are very passionate and are coachable They listen to mentors We make a lot of connections for them
LEON SANDLERMIT Deshpande Center
The best incubators are the ones who constantly market themselves to get best entrepreneurs
WILL POOLEUnitus Seed Fund
Putting Resources toWork to Leverage Impact
N U T S H E L L
The speakers shared their views on ways to make the most
from the available funding for startups Drawing the most out of
prevalent support system for entrepreneurs and delivering the
best impact as well as measuring that impact were the talking
points
Dr Aravind Chinchure pointed out that funding resources for
startups were always limited the challenge for entrepreneurs
was to use the available fund optimally and to make a lasting
impact He asserted that having limited resources presented an
opportunity for enterprises to get innovative with the way they
work and to maximize their impact
Srinath Komarina said that corporates with their CSR funds can
bring a lot of effectiveness in social entrepreneurship through
their professional approach and processes
P A N E L
Birger Stamperdahl
Suresh Shenoy
Dr Meenu Bhambhani
Srinath Komarina
MODERATOR
Dr Aravind Chinchure
Give2Asia
Alyxtech
Mphasis
YES Bank
Symbiosis International University
Putting Resources toWork to Leverage ImpactWays enterprises can grow in a cash-strapped environment
Resources are always limited Making more from less - is an opportunity to be creative and innovative Constraints drive us to innovate
DR ARAVIND CHINCHURESymbiosis International University
As an incubator we look for proof of concept and we look at the leadership of startups - if they are passionate whether they have built a good ecosystem etc Those who have experimented for long we can give them a push with all the resources
DR MEENU BHAMBHANIMphasis
As a NGO or social entrepreneur you need to do a good job in convincing donors to fund you Learn from corporate world to do the best sales job
SURESH SHENOYAlyxtech
Corporates with their CSR can bring a lot of effectiveness in social entrepreneurship with their professional approach and processes
SRINATH KOMARINAYES Bank
Envisioning the Future
N U T S H E L L
The speakers shared their views on the future of entrepreneurship
in India and discussed the current standing of Indian companies
on a global scale The panel was optimistic that Indian companies
were destined to succeed as manufacturers for the global market
Raju Reddy founder of Kakatiya Sandbox pointed out that
Indians were patient had great capacity to endure hardships at
multiple levels making them very resilient His vision for Indian
companies he said was to see Indian players making products
for the world
Ashank Desai of Mastek Limited called for different stakeholders
of entrepreneurship to work together to make things happen
Sanmina Corprsquos Sunder Kamat pointed out that Indian
entrepreneurs had the capacity to do great things from limited
resources which was a quality that would set them apart in the
global market
P A N E L
Ashank Desai
Raju Reddy
Sundar Kamath
Rajiv Prakash
MODERATOR
Dr lsquoDeshrsquo Deshpande
Mastek Limited
Kakatiya Sandbox
Sanmina Corp
Next In Advisors
Deshpande Foundation
Envisioning the FutureMaking lsquoMade in Indiarsquo a global name and catering to rural markets in this growth
Entrepreneurs in India who are young are growing ambitious and looking to build global companies This confidence is going to make a big differenceThis is the India I see in the near future
RAJU REDDYKakatiya Sandbox
Any vision to succeed in future should cater to the large young population and rural needs
SUNDAR KAMATHSanmina Corp
We talk about scaling effectively at an organizational level but there is an aspect to it on how the overall ecosystem will scale itself
RAJIV PRAKASHNext In Advisors
Takeaways OnScaling EffectivelyWrap up and closing remarks
After every DD we go back to Boston with a lot of energy and positivity Your active participation in the DD inspires us to do more in the Sandbox
JAISHREE DESHPANDE
Deshpande Foundation
We look forward to making the Dialogue a collaborative event with all of you We invite you to co-create and curate panels bringing forth the multitude of factors transforming the social entrepreneurship ecosystem in India
DR lsquoDESHrsquoDESHPANDE
Deshpande Foundation
The Sandbox is a microcosm of the real world where enough scenarios are created to act as a touchstone for ideas Innovators here learn how to tweak their solutions to make them relevant to a contextual problem And wersquore happy to have you with us to become a part of their incredible journey
NAVEEN JHADeshpande Foundation India
Title to come
Glimpses fromDevelopment Dialogue 2017
Glimpses from
Development
Dialogue 2017
Media Coverage
Hubballi to host Indiarsquos biggest startup incubation
Hubballi to get countryrsquos largest startup incubator
Gururaj Deshpande Setting Up Indiarsquos Biggest Incubator For
Startups In Hubballi
Hubballi to house Indiarsquos biggest startup incubation centre by
Septemberrsquo17
Tearing down small-town barriers to encourage innovations
lsquoScaling up issues affects implementation of projectsrsquo
Hubballi hosts Indiarsquos Biggest Incubator for Startups
Hubballi to house Indiarsquos biggest startup incubation centre by
Septemberrsquo17
DD Chair Organizing Committee
NAVEEN JHA STANLEY GUNDI
These are only a few representative faces of the 30+ team who worked tirelessly to put together Indiarsquos largest social entrepreneurship ecosystem conference in a tier-2 city
NEELAM MAHESHWARI
RAJABALI M
SAVITA Y N
SANJEEV KULKARNI
UDUPI RAGHAVENDRA A
MALLAMMA BUDIHAL
KETAN NAGADA
JEEVAN MULLOLLI
GURANGOUDA K BINDIYA PATIL
ADITI S DESHPANDE
SUNILKUMAR KULKARNI
PANNAGA PRASAD
FEEDBACK FROM PARTICIPANTS
The simplicity and involvement of all the organizing team members is really inspiring Everyone from Dr Desh Jaishree were very approachable and their willingness to share was fantastic Hats off to all of you
Dr (Wgcdr) A NagasubramaniamLions Club of Bangalore HSR
The spectrum of speakers and content was great I especially liked the fact that very grounded real-life success stories were presented
Rahul AliOrbis
The people at the conference were by far my favorite part of the event I loved meeting with entrepreneurs especially
Israel GanotMassChallenge Israel
Good mix of audience and speakers ndash across stages of scaling NGOs social entrepreneurs and philanthropists various sectors ndash HealthEducation Livelihoods etc
Soumitra PandeyBridgespan India
I commend the amount of effort put up by the DD team to organise the event without any glitches and the quality and variety of panels
Aditya KabraIISER Pune
The positive environment and the culture of ldquoCan Dordquo and Execution is infectious Loved Deshrsquos Keynote address and Day 2 panel on incubators
Sarbajit SenKeansa Solutions
I loved the venue the hatti-kaapi and the brilliance of the speakers and attendees
Dr Shelly BatraOpAsha
DEVELOPMENTDIALOGUE - 2017
Deshpande Center for Social EntrepreneurshipBVB College of Engineering and Technology CampusVidyanagar Hubballi ndash 580 031
wwwdevelopmentdialogueorg
httpswwwfacebookcomdeshpandefoundation
httpswwwfacebookcomddhubli
httpstwittercomSandboxDD
Conceived and designed by
What Does it Take to Scale Leveraging Public-Private Partnerships
N U T S H E L L
What roles do the stakeholders of social development especially
the government play in driving the success of social innovation
programs The keynote session of the summit saw expert social
entrepreneurs dwell on this topic and come up with interesting
insights According to them the government played a significant
role to help NGOs and social organizations scale up the impact
of their work
Founder Ek Soch Sandbox Dilip Modi pointed out that the
government could leverage the work done by the Sandbox
towards capacity building to implement socially relevant
programs Other stakeholders such as the NGOs social
enterprises and corporates also played a key role in helping social
programs succeed at the ground level For instance companies
could contribute to the ecosystem with their CSR funds and fuel
NGOs that are looking for funding Akshaya Patrarsquos Dasa pointed
out that the organization was able to scale in a big way after it
started working with the government
P A N E L
Dilip Modi
Ramji Raghavan
R V Jain
C P Dasa
V Manjula
MODERATOR
Dr lsquoDeshrsquo Deshpande
Ek Soch Sandbox
Agastya International Foundation
Jain Irrigation Systems Ltd
Akshaya Patra
Principal Secretary IT BT amp ST Govtof Karnataka
Deshpande Foundation
Defining the roles of stakeholders to help social innovations scale
The government can fund but need human resources and expertise to implement programmes We need to zero in on a model that is replicable and scalable The government needs NGOs to crack the right model and to embrace technology as without it it is hard to scale any program
V MANJULAPrincipal Secretary IT BT and ST Department Govt of Karnataka
The governmentrsquos involvement is very important to deliver real impact We are hoping to touch 5 million meals by 2020 and this would mean we are taking care of 5 children in India We need more government support for this
C P DASAAkshaya Patra
What Does it Take to Scale Leveraging Public-Private Partnerships
There is CSR fund for corporates while NGOs on the other hand need funding What I find exciting about Sandbox is its focus on capacity building The government can leverage this capacity Corporates can do big by helping NGOs to scale explore experiments in building capacity
DILIP MODIEk Soch Sandbox
Relationship with the government is important not just for money The corporate sector also plays an important role We are under-invested in education for hundreds of years
RAMJI RAGHAVANAgastya International Foundation
Ways of problem solving within communities and the ideal
approach to help them succeed took the centerstage at this
session Speakers felt that problem solving should ideally begin
with the problems at the ground level and lead to matching
solutions and not vice versa
Ravi Narayan of Microsoft Accelerator said that entrepreneurs
who try to build solutions first and find matching problems to
solve often fail due to the wrong direction that their ventures
adopt IT secretary Telangana Jayesh Ranjan spoke about
his governmentrsquos initiatives to tune academic training in local
institutions to fit the needs of social projects on the ground
The government has also built a supportive atmosphere
for entrepreneurship through initiatives such as the startup
accelerator T-Hub
P A N E L
Jayesh Ranjan
Dr Robert Stoner
Naveen Jha
Ravi Narayan
MODERATOR
Lalitesh Katragadda
IT Secretary Govt of Telangana
MIT Energy Initiative
Deshpande Foundation India
Microsoft Accelerator
Swaja Labs Indihood
Enabling EcosystemsScaling Impact
N U T S H E L L
The ideal approach to problem-solving and making it succeed
Things donrsquot start with technology because then it will be like you have a solution and are looking for a problem Such an approach fails and we as a venture investor have seen with many entrepreneurs that 90 of startups fail because they go in opposite direction That is they start with a solution and are looking for a problem
RAVI NARAYANMicrosoft Accelerator
We are laying optic fiber along with drinking water pipeline ndash there are concerted efforts to provide connectivity to rural communities The governmentrsquos role is to ensure that the basics are right and are in place as well as helping organizations scale their impact
JAYESH RANJANIT Secretary Govt of Telangana
Enabling Ecosystems Scaling Impact
The Sandbox is an experiment to build capability among communities to absorb technology and solutions More and more sandboxes can facilitate building solutions for 5 billion people in the developing world
NAVEEN JHADeshpande Foundation India
We are looking at preparing next generation technology and services in areas like health
DR ROBERT STONERMIT Energy Initiative
From Breakthrough Ideasto Brewing Revolutions
N U T S H E L L
Noted changemakers from various strata of the society shared
their experiences of working for the social causes that they are
passionate about According to them any social challenge can
be solved with the right initiative and the will to change Bezwada
Wilson rightly summed up the spirit of the discussion by pointing
out that India as a country had the capacity to change The
development achieved during the past 25 years proved that
the country was not stagnant yet Elaborating on his efforts to
stop manual scavenging in India he mentioned that the country
needed good models for sanitation health and for human dignity
Himanshu Patel the young Sarpanch shared his experience of
making Punsari a model village with all the modern facilities
while keeping the soul of the village intact Punsari became a
wifi-enabled self-sustained village without external funding or
help Chetna Gala Sinha the social entrepreneur who launched
a womenrsquos bank Mann Deshi narrated the experience of
popularizing e-wallets among the poor during demonetization
P A N E L
Chetna Gala Sinha
Dr Shelly Batra
Bezwada Wilson
Dr D N Kulkarni
Himanshu Patel
MODERATOR
Dr Neelam Maheshwari
Mann Deshi
OpAsha
Safai Karmachari Andolan
Jain Irrigation Systems Limited
Punsari Gram Panchayat
Deshpande Foundation India
Changemakers sharing their stories of grit
Demonetization shattered many of our women It put the poor women in distress We took steps to promote onlinemobile banking We donrsquot need to teach poor women street vendors etc to adopt e-wallets Itrsquos more about our preparation to facilitate them They learn and adopt fast
CHETNA GALA SINHAMann Deshi
The government has been our biggest supporter Our experience has been that the government extends support to organizations such as OpAsha if we show tangible results Fund and help will come your way if you do good and show results
DR SHELLY BATRAOpAsha
From Breakthrough Ideas to Brewing Revolutions
India is not a country which is stagnated It has the capacity to change Things have changed so much over the last 25 years
BEZWADA WILSONSafai Karmachari Andolan
Our village has been declared as the countryrsquos model village We have to keep the soul of the village alive with all the facilities Without its soul it cannot be a smart village
HIMANSHU PATELPunsari Gram Panchayat
Livelihoods Belling the Cat
N U T S H E L L
The panel brought together experts and practitioners of social
entrepreneurship to discuss the roadblocks hampering the
growth of social ventures
P A N E L
Rema Subramaniam
Dr L H Manjunath
RESPONDENTS
Ankur Capital
SKDRDP
G V Krishnagopal
Dr B R Athani
Dr Rangan Varadan
DISCUSSANTS
ALC India
Gramachetana
MicroGraam
Dr Aravind Chinchure
MODERATOR
Symbiosis International University
Discussing the impediments on the path of a social enterprise
ldquoScaling wonrsquot happen without the right
quality products and processesrdquoDR L H MANJUNATH
SKDRDP
ldquoMicroGraam users crowdfund models
to bring in funds to enable social impact
For MicroGraam to scale the challenge is
that organizations who get funded do not
market themselvesrdquo
DR RANGAN VARDANMicroGraam
ldquoGramachetana didnrsquot mean much impact
in initial years Understanding farmers and
their pain areas helped us to scalerdquo
DR BR ATHANIGramachetana
Education Models Delivering Learning for Life
N U T S H E L L
Ways to boost educational opportunities for all and tackling
the inherent challenges in boosting access to learning among
the underprivileged was the highlight point of discussion
Soumitra PandeyMODERATOR
The Bridgespan Group
KThiagarajan
Dr Kannan Moudgalya
RESPONDENTS
Agastya International
IIT Bombay
DISCUSSANTSP RajasekharanV-shesh
Akshay SaxenaAvanti Learning Center
Dhiren Pratap SinghMilaan
Ketan DeshpandeFUEL
GuranagoudaDeshpande Educational Trust
P A N E L
Practitioners speak about the challenges in delivering education for all
ldquoWhen we started working with government school systems we realized that the challenge was beyond just teaching - we had to deal with lots of axes of inequalityrdquo
AKSHAY SAXENAAvanti Learning Center
ldquoWhen the Sandbox started we found that the youth in North Karnataka are lacking in different skill sets and are unable to advance in their career That is why we started various programs for skillingrdquo
GURANAGOUDA KURAGUND
Deshpande Educational Trust
ldquoAmong deaf people the rate of graduation is 0001 compared to around 20 for other disabilities In schools there is a high dropout rate We need to look closely into why this happens ndash there is untapped talent among the deafrdquo
P RAJASEKHARANV-shesh
Education Models Delivering Learning for Life
Introducing hygiene habits improving sanitation and using
technology to track medical care facilities among the population
were among the mechanisms that the panelists suggested to
improve healthcare delivery at the grassroots
Health Models for Delivering Wellbeing
N U T S H E L L
Dr Shelly Batra
Siva Ramamoorthy
RESPONDENTS
MODERATOR
DISCUSSANTS
OpAsha
Ephicacy Lifescience Analytics
Kuldeep DantewadiaReap Benefit
Sujay SantraiKure Techsoft Pvt Limited
Dr Shiban GanjuSave a Mother
S DamodaranGramalaya
P A N E L
Discussing models to ensure robust healthcare delivery in underserved communities
ldquoWe are trying to solve the problem of lack of sanitation in schools People have become so apathetic to this problem that we need to let them discover itrdquo
KULDEEP DANTEWADIA
Reap Benefit
ldquoWe have fantastic solutions that we are giving to Europe and the US then why not use them in India In India we have a bottom-up approach Our approach is to understand the challenge and then work on a unique model to solve itrdquo
SUJAY SANTRAiKure Techsoft Pvt
Limited
ldquoWe work with communities and the cheapest way of keeping people healthy is by changing their mindsets You can cure the disease by 5 to 45 just by changing the mindsetsrdquo
DR SHIBAN GANJU
Save A Mother
Of Entrepreneursamp Entrepreneurship
N U T S H E L L
The panel brought together innovators and entrepreneurs to
discuss the intricacies of successfully managing a business on
the ground level Greg Bavington
Latha Srinivasan
Dr Neelam Maheshwari
Gaurav Mehta
Rohan Kulkarni
Akshay Saxena
Suresh Shenoy
RESPONDENTS
DISCUSSANTS
Dunin-DeshpandeQueenrsquos Innovation Center
Chipper Sage
Deshpande Foundation India
Dharma Life Foundation
Freshboxx
Avanti Learning Centers
Alyxtech
P A N E L
MODERATOR
A glance at how innovative ideas translated to high-impact social enterprises
ldquoWhy should I do this ndash should never be the question on an entrepreneurrsquos mind If the entrepreneur is determined then the investor will be interestedrdquo
ROHAN KULKARNI
Freshboxx
ldquoPersistence is an important quality and should be practised (by companies) Find a mentor who has seen and been thererdquo
SURESH SHENOYAlyxtech
ldquoIdentify people who will be with you in the next two-three years Invest in peoplerdquo
AKSHAY SAXENAAvanti Learning Center
ldquoAn entrepreneur should know his limits and identify itrdquo
GREG BAVINGTONDunin-Deshpande
Farming for the FutureSustaining Natural Resources
N U T S H E L L
Initiatives to support the farming community has to take into
account the potential impact on environment ecology flora
and fauna ndash this was one of the key insights from the panel on
farming innovations for the future
Dr Vijay Kulkarni
MODERATOR
Vrutti
Bishnu Parida
Dr Chintan Vaishnav
RESPONDENTS
JSLPS
MIT Tata Center
P A N E L
DISCUSSANTSSikandar MeeranayakSRDS
Innus KhanDeshpande Foundation
Ganapati BhatManuvikasa
BShivarudrappaBAIF
Balakrishnan SVrutti
Brainstorming on ways to solve farming challenges and make farming sustainable
ldquoDF has initiatives for promoting sustainable farming It has been able to scale up farm initiatives by taking the model away from the grant model to a cost-sharing model Farmers pay for our services if they see value This is the essence of scaling uprdquo
INNUS KHANDeshpande Foundation
ldquoOlder generation farmers have difficulty in adopting new technology 90 of the farmers who opt for my borewell recharging technology are young farmersrdquo
SIKANDER MEERANAYAK
SRDS
ldquoIn another seven years India will be declared as a water-starved country Farmers in India do not want their children to continue farmingrdquo
BALAKRISHNAN SVrutti
ldquoWhile adopting new technology in farming we have to see if it adversely impacts ecology flora and faunardquo
GANAPATHI BHATManuvikasa
Scaling versusScaling Effectively
N U T S H E L L
The session brought to fore the key elements that a social
enterprise required for scaling up Speakers shared their insights
about the key enablers for scaling a social enterprise
Innovation was key for scaling and founders needed to be open
to innovate They also cautioned that organizations should not
attempt to scale at a pace that would affect the quality of their
work or service
Discussing scaling from a social enterprisersquos viewpoint
Israel Ganot of Mass Challenge said that for a social venture
scaling translated to maximizing impact Good governance
was important for scaling an enterprise according to Dr L H
Manjunath SKDRDP who added that scaling also worked to
make an enterprise cost efficient as well Soumitra Pandey The
Bridgespan Group pointed out that scaling was the result of
resource efficiency and time efficiency
P A N E LDr L H Manjunath
Soumitra Pandey
Dr Shiban Ganju
Birger Stamperdahl
Greg Bavington
GV Krishnagopal
Akshay Saxena
Israel Ganot
MODERATOR
K Thiagarajan
Shri Kshetra Dharmasthala Rural Development Project (SKDRDP)
The Bridgespan Group
Save a Mother
Give2Asia
Dunin-Deshpande Queenrsquos Innovation Center
Access Livelihoods Consulting
Avanti Learning Center
MassChallenge Israel
Agastya International Foundation
Scaling versusScaling EffectivelyWhat scaling means for social enterprises and how to maximise the impact of scaling
Bringing corporate practices to NGOs makes them social enterprises A set of processes dictums and layers of management are important to help them scale
For social impact organizations scaling means making maximum impact For incubators like MassChallenge scaling means enhancing the capability of the ecosystem
Scaling effectively is doing it in a way that maximises what you want to do Building trust with donors partners and beneficiaries is very important for scaling up
DR L H MANJUNATH
ISRAEL GANOTBIRGER STAMPERDAHL
SKDRDP
MassChallenge IsraelGive2Asia
Scaling versusScaling EffectivelyWhat scaling means for social enterprises and how to maximise the impact of scaling
For an organization to grow itrsquos important to put the right people to work at the right roles Having the right people in matching roles is important for an organization to have balance
Scaling means resource efficiency and time efficiency
Ideas and concepts scale differently Each sector has different models of scaling that are domain specific
GREG BAVINGTON
SOUMITRA PANDEYAKSHAY SAXENA
Dunin-DeshpandeQueenrsquos Innovation Center
The Bridgespan GroupAvanti Learning Center
We have to get out of the mindset of quantity versus quality It should be quantity and quality
GV KRISHNAGOPALALC
Investing in Incubatorsfor Startups
N U T S H E L L
The panel gathered the players of startup ecosystem including
early stage investors incubators mentors and experts of
entrepreneurship on a platform The discussions centered
around successful incubation as well as the need for incubators
to specialize on niche areas Funding impact funding and the
potential roles that CSR funds could play to support social
ventures and to make them effective were also topics touched
upon
Will Poole pointed out that the best incubators also needed to
market themselves so that entrepreneurs would be interested
to come to them On a different note P R Ganapathy mentioned
that entrepreneurs needed to be in touch with their customers or
beneficiaries He asked incubators to diversify their donor base
Manoj Kumar of Tata Trusts said that the company as an ecosystem
player focuses on providing complete product life cycle support
to entrepreneurs with a focus on science and technology
P A N E L
Manoj Kumar
Will Poole
P R Ganapathy
Sally Ng
Leon Sandler
Israel Ganot
MODERATOR
CM Patil
Tata Trusts
Unitus Seed Fund
Villgro
The Triple Effect Inc
MIT Deshpande Center
MassChallenge Israel
Sandbox Startups
Investing in Incubatorsfor Startups About successful incubation and whether incubators should become specialists
Incubators have to decide on whether you want quality or quantity Quality should get the priority if your focus is on impact
SALLY NGThe Triple Effect Inc
If you are a generic incubator for everybody and everything you canrsquot be a good incubator You should focus on specific sector and choose startups wisely
P R GANAPATHYVillgro
At Deshpande MIT we do things which are excessively risky We bank on people who are very passionate and are coachable They listen to mentors We make a lot of connections for them
LEON SANDLERMIT Deshpande Center
The best incubators are the ones who constantly market themselves to get best entrepreneurs
WILL POOLEUnitus Seed Fund
Putting Resources toWork to Leverage Impact
N U T S H E L L
The speakers shared their views on ways to make the most
from the available funding for startups Drawing the most out of
prevalent support system for entrepreneurs and delivering the
best impact as well as measuring that impact were the talking
points
Dr Aravind Chinchure pointed out that funding resources for
startups were always limited the challenge for entrepreneurs
was to use the available fund optimally and to make a lasting
impact He asserted that having limited resources presented an
opportunity for enterprises to get innovative with the way they
work and to maximize their impact
Srinath Komarina said that corporates with their CSR funds can
bring a lot of effectiveness in social entrepreneurship through
their professional approach and processes
P A N E L
Birger Stamperdahl
Suresh Shenoy
Dr Meenu Bhambhani
Srinath Komarina
MODERATOR
Dr Aravind Chinchure
Give2Asia
Alyxtech
Mphasis
YES Bank
Symbiosis International University
Putting Resources toWork to Leverage ImpactWays enterprises can grow in a cash-strapped environment
Resources are always limited Making more from less - is an opportunity to be creative and innovative Constraints drive us to innovate
DR ARAVIND CHINCHURESymbiosis International University
As an incubator we look for proof of concept and we look at the leadership of startups - if they are passionate whether they have built a good ecosystem etc Those who have experimented for long we can give them a push with all the resources
DR MEENU BHAMBHANIMphasis
As a NGO or social entrepreneur you need to do a good job in convincing donors to fund you Learn from corporate world to do the best sales job
SURESH SHENOYAlyxtech
Corporates with their CSR can bring a lot of effectiveness in social entrepreneurship with their professional approach and processes
SRINATH KOMARINAYES Bank
Envisioning the Future
N U T S H E L L
The speakers shared their views on the future of entrepreneurship
in India and discussed the current standing of Indian companies
on a global scale The panel was optimistic that Indian companies
were destined to succeed as manufacturers for the global market
Raju Reddy founder of Kakatiya Sandbox pointed out that
Indians were patient had great capacity to endure hardships at
multiple levels making them very resilient His vision for Indian
companies he said was to see Indian players making products
for the world
Ashank Desai of Mastek Limited called for different stakeholders
of entrepreneurship to work together to make things happen
Sanmina Corprsquos Sunder Kamat pointed out that Indian
entrepreneurs had the capacity to do great things from limited
resources which was a quality that would set them apart in the
global market
P A N E L
Ashank Desai
Raju Reddy
Sundar Kamath
Rajiv Prakash
MODERATOR
Dr lsquoDeshrsquo Deshpande
Mastek Limited
Kakatiya Sandbox
Sanmina Corp
Next In Advisors
Deshpande Foundation
Envisioning the FutureMaking lsquoMade in Indiarsquo a global name and catering to rural markets in this growth
Entrepreneurs in India who are young are growing ambitious and looking to build global companies This confidence is going to make a big differenceThis is the India I see in the near future
RAJU REDDYKakatiya Sandbox
Any vision to succeed in future should cater to the large young population and rural needs
SUNDAR KAMATHSanmina Corp
We talk about scaling effectively at an organizational level but there is an aspect to it on how the overall ecosystem will scale itself
RAJIV PRAKASHNext In Advisors
Takeaways OnScaling EffectivelyWrap up and closing remarks
After every DD we go back to Boston with a lot of energy and positivity Your active participation in the DD inspires us to do more in the Sandbox
JAISHREE DESHPANDE
Deshpande Foundation
We look forward to making the Dialogue a collaborative event with all of you We invite you to co-create and curate panels bringing forth the multitude of factors transforming the social entrepreneurship ecosystem in India
DR lsquoDESHrsquoDESHPANDE
Deshpande Foundation
The Sandbox is a microcosm of the real world where enough scenarios are created to act as a touchstone for ideas Innovators here learn how to tweak their solutions to make them relevant to a contextual problem And wersquore happy to have you with us to become a part of their incredible journey
NAVEEN JHADeshpande Foundation India
Title to come
Glimpses fromDevelopment Dialogue 2017
Glimpses from
Development
Dialogue 2017
Media Coverage
Hubballi to host Indiarsquos biggest startup incubation
Hubballi to get countryrsquos largest startup incubator
Gururaj Deshpande Setting Up Indiarsquos Biggest Incubator For
Startups In Hubballi
Hubballi to house Indiarsquos biggest startup incubation centre by
Septemberrsquo17
Tearing down small-town barriers to encourage innovations
lsquoScaling up issues affects implementation of projectsrsquo
Hubballi hosts Indiarsquos Biggest Incubator for Startups
Hubballi to house Indiarsquos biggest startup incubation centre by
Septemberrsquo17
DD Chair Organizing Committee
NAVEEN JHA STANLEY GUNDI
These are only a few representative faces of the 30+ team who worked tirelessly to put together Indiarsquos largest social entrepreneurship ecosystem conference in a tier-2 city
NEELAM MAHESHWARI
RAJABALI M
SAVITA Y N
SANJEEV KULKARNI
UDUPI RAGHAVENDRA A
MALLAMMA BUDIHAL
KETAN NAGADA
JEEVAN MULLOLLI
GURANGOUDA K BINDIYA PATIL
ADITI S DESHPANDE
SUNILKUMAR KULKARNI
PANNAGA PRASAD
FEEDBACK FROM PARTICIPANTS
The simplicity and involvement of all the organizing team members is really inspiring Everyone from Dr Desh Jaishree were very approachable and their willingness to share was fantastic Hats off to all of you
Dr (Wgcdr) A NagasubramaniamLions Club of Bangalore HSR
The spectrum of speakers and content was great I especially liked the fact that very grounded real-life success stories were presented
Rahul AliOrbis
The people at the conference were by far my favorite part of the event I loved meeting with entrepreneurs especially
Israel GanotMassChallenge Israel
Good mix of audience and speakers ndash across stages of scaling NGOs social entrepreneurs and philanthropists various sectors ndash HealthEducation Livelihoods etc
Soumitra PandeyBridgespan India
I commend the amount of effort put up by the DD team to organise the event without any glitches and the quality and variety of panels
Aditya KabraIISER Pune
The positive environment and the culture of ldquoCan Dordquo and Execution is infectious Loved Deshrsquos Keynote address and Day 2 panel on incubators
Sarbajit SenKeansa Solutions
I loved the venue the hatti-kaapi and the brilliance of the speakers and attendees
Dr Shelly BatraOpAsha
DEVELOPMENTDIALOGUE - 2017
Deshpande Center for Social EntrepreneurshipBVB College of Engineering and Technology CampusVidyanagar Hubballi ndash 580 031
wwwdevelopmentdialogueorg
httpswwwfacebookcomdeshpandefoundation
httpswwwfacebookcomddhubli
httpstwittercomSandboxDD
Conceived and designed by
Defining the roles of stakeholders to help social innovations scale
The government can fund but need human resources and expertise to implement programmes We need to zero in on a model that is replicable and scalable The government needs NGOs to crack the right model and to embrace technology as without it it is hard to scale any program
V MANJULAPrincipal Secretary IT BT and ST Department Govt of Karnataka
The governmentrsquos involvement is very important to deliver real impact We are hoping to touch 5 million meals by 2020 and this would mean we are taking care of 5 children in India We need more government support for this
C P DASAAkshaya Patra
What Does it Take to Scale Leveraging Public-Private Partnerships
There is CSR fund for corporates while NGOs on the other hand need funding What I find exciting about Sandbox is its focus on capacity building The government can leverage this capacity Corporates can do big by helping NGOs to scale explore experiments in building capacity
DILIP MODIEk Soch Sandbox
Relationship with the government is important not just for money The corporate sector also plays an important role We are under-invested in education for hundreds of years
RAMJI RAGHAVANAgastya International Foundation
Ways of problem solving within communities and the ideal
approach to help them succeed took the centerstage at this
session Speakers felt that problem solving should ideally begin
with the problems at the ground level and lead to matching
solutions and not vice versa
Ravi Narayan of Microsoft Accelerator said that entrepreneurs
who try to build solutions first and find matching problems to
solve often fail due to the wrong direction that their ventures
adopt IT secretary Telangana Jayesh Ranjan spoke about
his governmentrsquos initiatives to tune academic training in local
institutions to fit the needs of social projects on the ground
The government has also built a supportive atmosphere
for entrepreneurship through initiatives such as the startup
accelerator T-Hub
P A N E L
Jayesh Ranjan
Dr Robert Stoner
Naveen Jha
Ravi Narayan
MODERATOR
Lalitesh Katragadda
IT Secretary Govt of Telangana
MIT Energy Initiative
Deshpande Foundation India
Microsoft Accelerator
Swaja Labs Indihood
Enabling EcosystemsScaling Impact
N U T S H E L L
The ideal approach to problem-solving and making it succeed
Things donrsquot start with technology because then it will be like you have a solution and are looking for a problem Such an approach fails and we as a venture investor have seen with many entrepreneurs that 90 of startups fail because they go in opposite direction That is they start with a solution and are looking for a problem
RAVI NARAYANMicrosoft Accelerator
We are laying optic fiber along with drinking water pipeline ndash there are concerted efforts to provide connectivity to rural communities The governmentrsquos role is to ensure that the basics are right and are in place as well as helping organizations scale their impact
JAYESH RANJANIT Secretary Govt of Telangana
Enabling Ecosystems Scaling Impact
The Sandbox is an experiment to build capability among communities to absorb technology and solutions More and more sandboxes can facilitate building solutions for 5 billion people in the developing world
NAVEEN JHADeshpande Foundation India
We are looking at preparing next generation technology and services in areas like health
DR ROBERT STONERMIT Energy Initiative
From Breakthrough Ideasto Brewing Revolutions
N U T S H E L L
Noted changemakers from various strata of the society shared
their experiences of working for the social causes that they are
passionate about According to them any social challenge can
be solved with the right initiative and the will to change Bezwada
Wilson rightly summed up the spirit of the discussion by pointing
out that India as a country had the capacity to change The
development achieved during the past 25 years proved that
the country was not stagnant yet Elaborating on his efforts to
stop manual scavenging in India he mentioned that the country
needed good models for sanitation health and for human dignity
Himanshu Patel the young Sarpanch shared his experience of
making Punsari a model village with all the modern facilities
while keeping the soul of the village intact Punsari became a
wifi-enabled self-sustained village without external funding or
help Chetna Gala Sinha the social entrepreneur who launched
a womenrsquos bank Mann Deshi narrated the experience of
popularizing e-wallets among the poor during demonetization
P A N E L
Chetna Gala Sinha
Dr Shelly Batra
Bezwada Wilson
Dr D N Kulkarni
Himanshu Patel
MODERATOR
Dr Neelam Maheshwari
Mann Deshi
OpAsha
Safai Karmachari Andolan
Jain Irrigation Systems Limited
Punsari Gram Panchayat
Deshpande Foundation India
Changemakers sharing their stories of grit
Demonetization shattered many of our women It put the poor women in distress We took steps to promote onlinemobile banking We donrsquot need to teach poor women street vendors etc to adopt e-wallets Itrsquos more about our preparation to facilitate them They learn and adopt fast
CHETNA GALA SINHAMann Deshi
The government has been our biggest supporter Our experience has been that the government extends support to organizations such as OpAsha if we show tangible results Fund and help will come your way if you do good and show results
DR SHELLY BATRAOpAsha
From Breakthrough Ideas to Brewing Revolutions
India is not a country which is stagnated It has the capacity to change Things have changed so much over the last 25 years
BEZWADA WILSONSafai Karmachari Andolan
Our village has been declared as the countryrsquos model village We have to keep the soul of the village alive with all the facilities Without its soul it cannot be a smart village
HIMANSHU PATELPunsari Gram Panchayat
Livelihoods Belling the Cat
N U T S H E L L
The panel brought together experts and practitioners of social
entrepreneurship to discuss the roadblocks hampering the
growth of social ventures
P A N E L
Rema Subramaniam
Dr L H Manjunath
RESPONDENTS
Ankur Capital
SKDRDP
G V Krishnagopal
Dr B R Athani
Dr Rangan Varadan
DISCUSSANTS
ALC India
Gramachetana
MicroGraam
Dr Aravind Chinchure
MODERATOR
Symbiosis International University
Discussing the impediments on the path of a social enterprise
ldquoScaling wonrsquot happen without the right
quality products and processesrdquoDR L H MANJUNATH
SKDRDP
ldquoMicroGraam users crowdfund models
to bring in funds to enable social impact
For MicroGraam to scale the challenge is
that organizations who get funded do not
market themselvesrdquo
DR RANGAN VARDANMicroGraam
ldquoGramachetana didnrsquot mean much impact
in initial years Understanding farmers and
their pain areas helped us to scalerdquo
DR BR ATHANIGramachetana
Education Models Delivering Learning for Life
N U T S H E L L
Ways to boost educational opportunities for all and tackling
the inherent challenges in boosting access to learning among
the underprivileged was the highlight point of discussion
Soumitra PandeyMODERATOR
The Bridgespan Group
KThiagarajan
Dr Kannan Moudgalya
RESPONDENTS
Agastya International
IIT Bombay
DISCUSSANTSP RajasekharanV-shesh
Akshay SaxenaAvanti Learning Center
Dhiren Pratap SinghMilaan
Ketan DeshpandeFUEL
GuranagoudaDeshpande Educational Trust
P A N E L
Practitioners speak about the challenges in delivering education for all
ldquoWhen we started working with government school systems we realized that the challenge was beyond just teaching - we had to deal with lots of axes of inequalityrdquo
AKSHAY SAXENAAvanti Learning Center
ldquoWhen the Sandbox started we found that the youth in North Karnataka are lacking in different skill sets and are unable to advance in their career That is why we started various programs for skillingrdquo
GURANAGOUDA KURAGUND
Deshpande Educational Trust
ldquoAmong deaf people the rate of graduation is 0001 compared to around 20 for other disabilities In schools there is a high dropout rate We need to look closely into why this happens ndash there is untapped talent among the deafrdquo
P RAJASEKHARANV-shesh
Education Models Delivering Learning for Life
Introducing hygiene habits improving sanitation and using
technology to track medical care facilities among the population
were among the mechanisms that the panelists suggested to
improve healthcare delivery at the grassroots
Health Models for Delivering Wellbeing
N U T S H E L L
Dr Shelly Batra
Siva Ramamoorthy
RESPONDENTS
MODERATOR
DISCUSSANTS
OpAsha
Ephicacy Lifescience Analytics
Kuldeep DantewadiaReap Benefit
Sujay SantraiKure Techsoft Pvt Limited
Dr Shiban GanjuSave a Mother
S DamodaranGramalaya
P A N E L
Discussing models to ensure robust healthcare delivery in underserved communities
ldquoWe are trying to solve the problem of lack of sanitation in schools People have become so apathetic to this problem that we need to let them discover itrdquo
KULDEEP DANTEWADIA
Reap Benefit
ldquoWe have fantastic solutions that we are giving to Europe and the US then why not use them in India In India we have a bottom-up approach Our approach is to understand the challenge and then work on a unique model to solve itrdquo
SUJAY SANTRAiKure Techsoft Pvt
Limited
ldquoWe work with communities and the cheapest way of keeping people healthy is by changing their mindsets You can cure the disease by 5 to 45 just by changing the mindsetsrdquo
DR SHIBAN GANJU
Save A Mother
Of Entrepreneursamp Entrepreneurship
N U T S H E L L
The panel brought together innovators and entrepreneurs to
discuss the intricacies of successfully managing a business on
the ground level Greg Bavington
Latha Srinivasan
Dr Neelam Maheshwari
Gaurav Mehta
Rohan Kulkarni
Akshay Saxena
Suresh Shenoy
RESPONDENTS
DISCUSSANTS
Dunin-DeshpandeQueenrsquos Innovation Center
Chipper Sage
Deshpande Foundation India
Dharma Life Foundation
Freshboxx
Avanti Learning Centers
Alyxtech
P A N E L
MODERATOR
A glance at how innovative ideas translated to high-impact social enterprises
ldquoWhy should I do this ndash should never be the question on an entrepreneurrsquos mind If the entrepreneur is determined then the investor will be interestedrdquo
ROHAN KULKARNI
Freshboxx
ldquoPersistence is an important quality and should be practised (by companies) Find a mentor who has seen and been thererdquo
SURESH SHENOYAlyxtech
ldquoIdentify people who will be with you in the next two-three years Invest in peoplerdquo
AKSHAY SAXENAAvanti Learning Center
ldquoAn entrepreneur should know his limits and identify itrdquo
GREG BAVINGTONDunin-Deshpande
Farming for the FutureSustaining Natural Resources
N U T S H E L L
Initiatives to support the farming community has to take into
account the potential impact on environment ecology flora
and fauna ndash this was one of the key insights from the panel on
farming innovations for the future
Dr Vijay Kulkarni
MODERATOR
Vrutti
Bishnu Parida
Dr Chintan Vaishnav
RESPONDENTS
JSLPS
MIT Tata Center
P A N E L
DISCUSSANTSSikandar MeeranayakSRDS
Innus KhanDeshpande Foundation
Ganapati BhatManuvikasa
BShivarudrappaBAIF
Balakrishnan SVrutti
Brainstorming on ways to solve farming challenges and make farming sustainable
ldquoDF has initiatives for promoting sustainable farming It has been able to scale up farm initiatives by taking the model away from the grant model to a cost-sharing model Farmers pay for our services if they see value This is the essence of scaling uprdquo
INNUS KHANDeshpande Foundation
ldquoOlder generation farmers have difficulty in adopting new technology 90 of the farmers who opt for my borewell recharging technology are young farmersrdquo
SIKANDER MEERANAYAK
SRDS
ldquoIn another seven years India will be declared as a water-starved country Farmers in India do not want their children to continue farmingrdquo
BALAKRISHNAN SVrutti
ldquoWhile adopting new technology in farming we have to see if it adversely impacts ecology flora and faunardquo
GANAPATHI BHATManuvikasa
Scaling versusScaling Effectively
N U T S H E L L
The session brought to fore the key elements that a social
enterprise required for scaling up Speakers shared their insights
about the key enablers for scaling a social enterprise
Innovation was key for scaling and founders needed to be open
to innovate They also cautioned that organizations should not
attempt to scale at a pace that would affect the quality of their
work or service
Discussing scaling from a social enterprisersquos viewpoint
Israel Ganot of Mass Challenge said that for a social venture
scaling translated to maximizing impact Good governance
was important for scaling an enterprise according to Dr L H
Manjunath SKDRDP who added that scaling also worked to
make an enterprise cost efficient as well Soumitra Pandey The
Bridgespan Group pointed out that scaling was the result of
resource efficiency and time efficiency
P A N E LDr L H Manjunath
Soumitra Pandey
Dr Shiban Ganju
Birger Stamperdahl
Greg Bavington
GV Krishnagopal
Akshay Saxena
Israel Ganot
MODERATOR
K Thiagarajan
Shri Kshetra Dharmasthala Rural Development Project (SKDRDP)
The Bridgespan Group
Save a Mother
Give2Asia
Dunin-Deshpande Queenrsquos Innovation Center
Access Livelihoods Consulting
Avanti Learning Center
MassChallenge Israel
Agastya International Foundation
Scaling versusScaling EffectivelyWhat scaling means for social enterprises and how to maximise the impact of scaling
Bringing corporate practices to NGOs makes them social enterprises A set of processes dictums and layers of management are important to help them scale
For social impact organizations scaling means making maximum impact For incubators like MassChallenge scaling means enhancing the capability of the ecosystem
Scaling effectively is doing it in a way that maximises what you want to do Building trust with donors partners and beneficiaries is very important for scaling up
DR L H MANJUNATH
ISRAEL GANOTBIRGER STAMPERDAHL
SKDRDP
MassChallenge IsraelGive2Asia
Scaling versusScaling EffectivelyWhat scaling means for social enterprises and how to maximise the impact of scaling
For an organization to grow itrsquos important to put the right people to work at the right roles Having the right people in matching roles is important for an organization to have balance
Scaling means resource efficiency and time efficiency
Ideas and concepts scale differently Each sector has different models of scaling that are domain specific
GREG BAVINGTON
SOUMITRA PANDEYAKSHAY SAXENA
Dunin-DeshpandeQueenrsquos Innovation Center
The Bridgespan GroupAvanti Learning Center
We have to get out of the mindset of quantity versus quality It should be quantity and quality
GV KRISHNAGOPALALC
Investing in Incubatorsfor Startups
N U T S H E L L
The panel gathered the players of startup ecosystem including
early stage investors incubators mentors and experts of
entrepreneurship on a platform The discussions centered
around successful incubation as well as the need for incubators
to specialize on niche areas Funding impact funding and the
potential roles that CSR funds could play to support social
ventures and to make them effective were also topics touched
upon
Will Poole pointed out that the best incubators also needed to
market themselves so that entrepreneurs would be interested
to come to them On a different note P R Ganapathy mentioned
that entrepreneurs needed to be in touch with their customers or
beneficiaries He asked incubators to diversify their donor base
Manoj Kumar of Tata Trusts said that the company as an ecosystem
player focuses on providing complete product life cycle support
to entrepreneurs with a focus on science and technology
P A N E L
Manoj Kumar
Will Poole
P R Ganapathy
Sally Ng
Leon Sandler
Israel Ganot
MODERATOR
CM Patil
Tata Trusts
Unitus Seed Fund
Villgro
The Triple Effect Inc
MIT Deshpande Center
MassChallenge Israel
Sandbox Startups
Investing in Incubatorsfor Startups About successful incubation and whether incubators should become specialists
Incubators have to decide on whether you want quality or quantity Quality should get the priority if your focus is on impact
SALLY NGThe Triple Effect Inc
If you are a generic incubator for everybody and everything you canrsquot be a good incubator You should focus on specific sector and choose startups wisely
P R GANAPATHYVillgro
At Deshpande MIT we do things which are excessively risky We bank on people who are very passionate and are coachable They listen to mentors We make a lot of connections for them
LEON SANDLERMIT Deshpande Center
The best incubators are the ones who constantly market themselves to get best entrepreneurs
WILL POOLEUnitus Seed Fund
Putting Resources toWork to Leverage Impact
N U T S H E L L
The speakers shared their views on ways to make the most
from the available funding for startups Drawing the most out of
prevalent support system for entrepreneurs and delivering the
best impact as well as measuring that impact were the talking
points
Dr Aravind Chinchure pointed out that funding resources for
startups were always limited the challenge for entrepreneurs
was to use the available fund optimally and to make a lasting
impact He asserted that having limited resources presented an
opportunity for enterprises to get innovative with the way they
work and to maximize their impact
Srinath Komarina said that corporates with their CSR funds can
bring a lot of effectiveness in social entrepreneurship through
their professional approach and processes
P A N E L
Birger Stamperdahl
Suresh Shenoy
Dr Meenu Bhambhani
Srinath Komarina
MODERATOR
Dr Aravind Chinchure
Give2Asia
Alyxtech
Mphasis
YES Bank
Symbiosis International University
Putting Resources toWork to Leverage ImpactWays enterprises can grow in a cash-strapped environment
Resources are always limited Making more from less - is an opportunity to be creative and innovative Constraints drive us to innovate
DR ARAVIND CHINCHURESymbiosis International University
As an incubator we look for proof of concept and we look at the leadership of startups - if they are passionate whether they have built a good ecosystem etc Those who have experimented for long we can give them a push with all the resources
DR MEENU BHAMBHANIMphasis
As a NGO or social entrepreneur you need to do a good job in convincing donors to fund you Learn from corporate world to do the best sales job
SURESH SHENOYAlyxtech
Corporates with their CSR can bring a lot of effectiveness in social entrepreneurship with their professional approach and processes
SRINATH KOMARINAYES Bank
Envisioning the Future
N U T S H E L L
The speakers shared their views on the future of entrepreneurship
in India and discussed the current standing of Indian companies
on a global scale The panel was optimistic that Indian companies
were destined to succeed as manufacturers for the global market
Raju Reddy founder of Kakatiya Sandbox pointed out that
Indians were patient had great capacity to endure hardships at
multiple levels making them very resilient His vision for Indian
companies he said was to see Indian players making products
for the world
Ashank Desai of Mastek Limited called for different stakeholders
of entrepreneurship to work together to make things happen
Sanmina Corprsquos Sunder Kamat pointed out that Indian
entrepreneurs had the capacity to do great things from limited
resources which was a quality that would set them apart in the
global market
P A N E L
Ashank Desai
Raju Reddy
Sundar Kamath
Rajiv Prakash
MODERATOR
Dr lsquoDeshrsquo Deshpande
Mastek Limited
Kakatiya Sandbox
Sanmina Corp
Next In Advisors
Deshpande Foundation
Envisioning the FutureMaking lsquoMade in Indiarsquo a global name and catering to rural markets in this growth
Entrepreneurs in India who are young are growing ambitious and looking to build global companies This confidence is going to make a big differenceThis is the India I see in the near future
RAJU REDDYKakatiya Sandbox
Any vision to succeed in future should cater to the large young population and rural needs
SUNDAR KAMATHSanmina Corp
We talk about scaling effectively at an organizational level but there is an aspect to it on how the overall ecosystem will scale itself
RAJIV PRAKASHNext In Advisors
Takeaways OnScaling EffectivelyWrap up and closing remarks
After every DD we go back to Boston with a lot of energy and positivity Your active participation in the DD inspires us to do more in the Sandbox
JAISHREE DESHPANDE
Deshpande Foundation
We look forward to making the Dialogue a collaborative event with all of you We invite you to co-create and curate panels bringing forth the multitude of factors transforming the social entrepreneurship ecosystem in India
DR lsquoDESHrsquoDESHPANDE
Deshpande Foundation
The Sandbox is a microcosm of the real world where enough scenarios are created to act as a touchstone for ideas Innovators here learn how to tweak their solutions to make them relevant to a contextual problem And wersquore happy to have you with us to become a part of their incredible journey
NAVEEN JHADeshpande Foundation India
Title to come
Glimpses fromDevelopment Dialogue 2017
Glimpses from
Development
Dialogue 2017
Media Coverage
Hubballi to host Indiarsquos biggest startup incubation
Hubballi to get countryrsquos largest startup incubator
Gururaj Deshpande Setting Up Indiarsquos Biggest Incubator For
Startups In Hubballi
Hubballi to house Indiarsquos biggest startup incubation centre by
Septemberrsquo17
Tearing down small-town barriers to encourage innovations
lsquoScaling up issues affects implementation of projectsrsquo
Hubballi hosts Indiarsquos Biggest Incubator for Startups
Hubballi to house Indiarsquos biggest startup incubation centre by
Septemberrsquo17
DD Chair Organizing Committee
NAVEEN JHA STANLEY GUNDI
These are only a few representative faces of the 30+ team who worked tirelessly to put together Indiarsquos largest social entrepreneurship ecosystem conference in a tier-2 city
NEELAM MAHESHWARI
RAJABALI M
SAVITA Y N
SANJEEV KULKARNI
UDUPI RAGHAVENDRA A
MALLAMMA BUDIHAL
KETAN NAGADA
JEEVAN MULLOLLI
GURANGOUDA K BINDIYA PATIL
ADITI S DESHPANDE
SUNILKUMAR KULKARNI
PANNAGA PRASAD
FEEDBACK FROM PARTICIPANTS
The simplicity and involvement of all the organizing team members is really inspiring Everyone from Dr Desh Jaishree were very approachable and their willingness to share was fantastic Hats off to all of you
Dr (Wgcdr) A NagasubramaniamLions Club of Bangalore HSR
The spectrum of speakers and content was great I especially liked the fact that very grounded real-life success stories were presented
Rahul AliOrbis
The people at the conference were by far my favorite part of the event I loved meeting with entrepreneurs especially
Israel GanotMassChallenge Israel
Good mix of audience and speakers ndash across stages of scaling NGOs social entrepreneurs and philanthropists various sectors ndash HealthEducation Livelihoods etc
Soumitra PandeyBridgespan India
I commend the amount of effort put up by the DD team to organise the event without any glitches and the quality and variety of panels
Aditya KabraIISER Pune
The positive environment and the culture of ldquoCan Dordquo and Execution is infectious Loved Deshrsquos Keynote address and Day 2 panel on incubators
Sarbajit SenKeansa Solutions
I loved the venue the hatti-kaapi and the brilliance of the speakers and attendees
Dr Shelly BatraOpAsha
DEVELOPMENTDIALOGUE - 2017
Deshpande Center for Social EntrepreneurshipBVB College of Engineering and Technology CampusVidyanagar Hubballi ndash 580 031
wwwdevelopmentdialogueorg
httpswwwfacebookcomdeshpandefoundation
httpswwwfacebookcomddhubli
httpstwittercomSandboxDD
Conceived and designed by
Ways of problem solving within communities and the ideal
approach to help them succeed took the centerstage at this
session Speakers felt that problem solving should ideally begin
with the problems at the ground level and lead to matching
solutions and not vice versa
Ravi Narayan of Microsoft Accelerator said that entrepreneurs
who try to build solutions first and find matching problems to
solve often fail due to the wrong direction that their ventures
adopt IT secretary Telangana Jayesh Ranjan spoke about
his governmentrsquos initiatives to tune academic training in local
institutions to fit the needs of social projects on the ground
The government has also built a supportive atmosphere
for entrepreneurship through initiatives such as the startup
accelerator T-Hub
P A N E L
Jayesh Ranjan
Dr Robert Stoner
Naveen Jha
Ravi Narayan
MODERATOR
Lalitesh Katragadda
IT Secretary Govt of Telangana
MIT Energy Initiative
Deshpande Foundation India
Microsoft Accelerator
Swaja Labs Indihood
Enabling EcosystemsScaling Impact
N U T S H E L L
The ideal approach to problem-solving and making it succeed
Things donrsquot start with technology because then it will be like you have a solution and are looking for a problem Such an approach fails and we as a venture investor have seen with many entrepreneurs that 90 of startups fail because they go in opposite direction That is they start with a solution and are looking for a problem
RAVI NARAYANMicrosoft Accelerator
We are laying optic fiber along with drinking water pipeline ndash there are concerted efforts to provide connectivity to rural communities The governmentrsquos role is to ensure that the basics are right and are in place as well as helping organizations scale their impact
JAYESH RANJANIT Secretary Govt of Telangana
Enabling Ecosystems Scaling Impact
The Sandbox is an experiment to build capability among communities to absorb technology and solutions More and more sandboxes can facilitate building solutions for 5 billion people in the developing world
NAVEEN JHADeshpande Foundation India
We are looking at preparing next generation technology and services in areas like health
DR ROBERT STONERMIT Energy Initiative
From Breakthrough Ideasto Brewing Revolutions
N U T S H E L L
Noted changemakers from various strata of the society shared
their experiences of working for the social causes that they are
passionate about According to them any social challenge can
be solved with the right initiative and the will to change Bezwada
Wilson rightly summed up the spirit of the discussion by pointing
out that India as a country had the capacity to change The
development achieved during the past 25 years proved that
the country was not stagnant yet Elaborating on his efforts to
stop manual scavenging in India he mentioned that the country
needed good models for sanitation health and for human dignity
Himanshu Patel the young Sarpanch shared his experience of
making Punsari a model village with all the modern facilities
while keeping the soul of the village intact Punsari became a
wifi-enabled self-sustained village without external funding or
help Chetna Gala Sinha the social entrepreneur who launched
a womenrsquos bank Mann Deshi narrated the experience of
popularizing e-wallets among the poor during demonetization
P A N E L
Chetna Gala Sinha
Dr Shelly Batra
Bezwada Wilson
Dr D N Kulkarni
Himanshu Patel
MODERATOR
Dr Neelam Maheshwari
Mann Deshi
OpAsha
Safai Karmachari Andolan
Jain Irrigation Systems Limited
Punsari Gram Panchayat
Deshpande Foundation India
Changemakers sharing their stories of grit
Demonetization shattered many of our women It put the poor women in distress We took steps to promote onlinemobile banking We donrsquot need to teach poor women street vendors etc to adopt e-wallets Itrsquos more about our preparation to facilitate them They learn and adopt fast
CHETNA GALA SINHAMann Deshi
The government has been our biggest supporter Our experience has been that the government extends support to organizations such as OpAsha if we show tangible results Fund and help will come your way if you do good and show results
DR SHELLY BATRAOpAsha
From Breakthrough Ideas to Brewing Revolutions
India is not a country which is stagnated It has the capacity to change Things have changed so much over the last 25 years
BEZWADA WILSONSafai Karmachari Andolan
Our village has been declared as the countryrsquos model village We have to keep the soul of the village alive with all the facilities Without its soul it cannot be a smart village
HIMANSHU PATELPunsari Gram Panchayat
Livelihoods Belling the Cat
N U T S H E L L
The panel brought together experts and practitioners of social
entrepreneurship to discuss the roadblocks hampering the
growth of social ventures
P A N E L
Rema Subramaniam
Dr L H Manjunath
RESPONDENTS
Ankur Capital
SKDRDP
G V Krishnagopal
Dr B R Athani
Dr Rangan Varadan
DISCUSSANTS
ALC India
Gramachetana
MicroGraam
Dr Aravind Chinchure
MODERATOR
Symbiosis International University
Discussing the impediments on the path of a social enterprise
ldquoScaling wonrsquot happen without the right
quality products and processesrdquoDR L H MANJUNATH
SKDRDP
ldquoMicroGraam users crowdfund models
to bring in funds to enable social impact
For MicroGraam to scale the challenge is
that organizations who get funded do not
market themselvesrdquo
DR RANGAN VARDANMicroGraam
ldquoGramachetana didnrsquot mean much impact
in initial years Understanding farmers and
their pain areas helped us to scalerdquo
DR BR ATHANIGramachetana
Education Models Delivering Learning for Life
N U T S H E L L
Ways to boost educational opportunities for all and tackling
the inherent challenges in boosting access to learning among
the underprivileged was the highlight point of discussion
Soumitra PandeyMODERATOR
The Bridgespan Group
KThiagarajan
Dr Kannan Moudgalya
RESPONDENTS
Agastya International
IIT Bombay
DISCUSSANTSP RajasekharanV-shesh
Akshay SaxenaAvanti Learning Center
Dhiren Pratap SinghMilaan
Ketan DeshpandeFUEL
GuranagoudaDeshpande Educational Trust
P A N E L
Practitioners speak about the challenges in delivering education for all
ldquoWhen we started working with government school systems we realized that the challenge was beyond just teaching - we had to deal with lots of axes of inequalityrdquo
AKSHAY SAXENAAvanti Learning Center
ldquoWhen the Sandbox started we found that the youth in North Karnataka are lacking in different skill sets and are unable to advance in their career That is why we started various programs for skillingrdquo
GURANAGOUDA KURAGUND
Deshpande Educational Trust
ldquoAmong deaf people the rate of graduation is 0001 compared to around 20 for other disabilities In schools there is a high dropout rate We need to look closely into why this happens ndash there is untapped talent among the deafrdquo
P RAJASEKHARANV-shesh
Education Models Delivering Learning for Life
Introducing hygiene habits improving sanitation and using
technology to track medical care facilities among the population
were among the mechanisms that the panelists suggested to
improve healthcare delivery at the grassroots
Health Models for Delivering Wellbeing
N U T S H E L L
Dr Shelly Batra
Siva Ramamoorthy
RESPONDENTS
MODERATOR
DISCUSSANTS
OpAsha
Ephicacy Lifescience Analytics
Kuldeep DantewadiaReap Benefit
Sujay SantraiKure Techsoft Pvt Limited
Dr Shiban GanjuSave a Mother
S DamodaranGramalaya
P A N E L
Discussing models to ensure robust healthcare delivery in underserved communities
ldquoWe are trying to solve the problem of lack of sanitation in schools People have become so apathetic to this problem that we need to let them discover itrdquo
KULDEEP DANTEWADIA
Reap Benefit
ldquoWe have fantastic solutions that we are giving to Europe and the US then why not use them in India In India we have a bottom-up approach Our approach is to understand the challenge and then work on a unique model to solve itrdquo
SUJAY SANTRAiKure Techsoft Pvt
Limited
ldquoWe work with communities and the cheapest way of keeping people healthy is by changing their mindsets You can cure the disease by 5 to 45 just by changing the mindsetsrdquo
DR SHIBAN GANJU
Save A Mother
Of Entrepreneursamp Entrepreneurship
N U T S H E L L
The panel brought together innovators and entrepreneurs to
discuss the intricacies of successfully managing a business on
the ground level Greg Bavington
Latha Srinivasan
Dr Neelam Maheshwari
Gaurav Mehta
Rohan Kulkarni
Akshay Saxena
Suresh Shenoy
RESPONDENTS
DISCUSSANTS
Dunin-DeshpandeQueenrsquos Innovation Center
Chipper Sage
Deshpande Foundation India
Dharma Life Foundation
Freshboxx
Avanti Learning Centers
Alyxtech
P A N E L
MODERATOR
A glance at how innovative ideas translated to high-impact social enterprises
ldquoWhy should I do this ndash should never be the question on an entrepreneurrsquos mind If the entrepreneur is determined then the investor will be interestedrdquo
ROHAN KULKARNI
Freshboxx
ldquoPersistence is an important quality and should be practised (by companies) Find a mentor who has seen and been thererdquo
SURESH SHENOYAlyxtech
ldquoIdentify people who will be with you in the next two-three years Invest in peoplerdquo
AKSHAY SAXENAAvanti Learning Center
ldquoAn entrepreneur should know his limits and identify itrdquo
GREG BAVINGTONDunin-Deshpande
Farming for the FutureSustaining Natural Resources
N U T S H E L L
Initiatives to support the farming community has to take into
account the potential impact on environment ecology flora
and fauna ndash this was one of the key insights from the panel on
farming innovations for the future
Dr Vijay Kulkarni
MODERATOR
Vrutti
Bishnu Parida
Dr Chintan Vaishnav
RESPONDENTS
JSLPS
MIT Tata Center
P A N E L
DISCUSSANTSSikandar MeeranayakSRDS
Innus KhanDeshpande Foundation
Ganapati BhatManuvikasa
BShivarudrappaBAIF
Balakrishnan SVrutti
Brainstorming on ways to solve farming challenges and make farming sustainable
ldquoDF has initiatives for promoting sustainable farming It has been able to scale up farm initiatives by taking the model away from the grant model to a cost-sharing model Farmers pay for our services if they see value This is the essence of scaling uprdquo
INNUS KHANDeshpande Foundation
ldquoOlder generation farmers have difficulty in adopting new technology 90 of the farmers who opt for my borewell recharging technology are young farmersrdquo
SIKANDER MEERANAYAK
SRDS
ldquoIn another seven years India will be declared as a water-starved country Farmers in India do not want their children to continue farmingrdquo
BALAKRISHNAN SVrutti
ldquoWhile adopting new technology in farming we have to see if it adversely impacts ecology flora and faunardquo
GANAPATHI BHATManuvikasa
Scaling versusScaling Effectively
N U T S H E L L
The session brought to fore the key elements that a social
enterprise required for scaling up Speakers shared their insights
about the key enablers for scaling a social enterprise
Innovation was key for scaling and founders needed to be open
to innovate They also cautioned that organizations should not
attempt to scale at a pace that would affect the quality of their
work or service
Discussing scaling from a social enterprisersquos viewpoint
Israel Ganot of Mass Challenge said that for a social venture
scaling translated to maximizing impact Good governance
was important for scaling an enterprise according to Dr L H
Manjunath SKDRDP who added that scaling also worked to
make an enterprise cost efficient as well Soumitra Pandey The
Bridgespan Group pointed out that scaling was the result of
resource efficiency and time efficiency
P A N E LDr L H Manjunath
Soumitra Pandey
Dr Shiban Ganju
Birger Stamperdahl
Greg Bavington
GV Krishnagopal
Akshay Saxena
Israel Ganot
MODERATOR
K Thiagarajan
Shri Kshetra Dharmasthala Rural Development Project (SKDRDP)
The Bridgespan Group
Save a Mother
Give2Asia
Dunin-Deshpande Queenrsquos Innovation Center
Access Livelihoods Consulting
Avanti Learning Center
MassChallenge Israel
Agastya International Foundation
Scaling versusScaling EffectivelyWhat scaling means for social enterprises and how to maximise the impact of scaling
Bringing corporate practices to NGOs makes them social enterprises A set of processes dictums and layers of management are important to help them scale
For social impact organizations scaling means making maximum impact For incubators like MassChallenge scaling means enhancing the capability of the ecosystem
Scaling effectively is doing it in a way that maximises what you want to do Building trust with donors partners and beneficiaries is very important for scaling up
DR L H MANJUNATH
ISRAEL GANOTBIRGER STAMPERDAHL
SKDRDP
MassChallenge IsraelGive2Asia
Scaling versusScaling EffectivelyWhat scaling means for social enterprises and how to maximise the impact of scaling
For an organization to grow itrsquos important to put the right people to work at the right roles Having the right people in matching roles is important for an organization to have balance
Scaling means resource efficiency and time efficiency
Ideas and concepts scale differently Each sector has different models of scaling that are domain specific
GREG BAVINGTON
SOUMITRA PANDEYAKSHAY SAXENA
Dunin-DeshpandeQueenrsquos Innovation Center
The Bridgespan GroupAvanti Learning Center
We have to get out of the mindset of quantity versus quality It should be quantity and quality
GV KRISHNAGOPALALC
Investing in Incubatorsfor Startups
N U T S H E L L
The panel gathered the players of startup ecosystem including
early stage investors incubators mentors and experts of
entrepreneurship on a platform The discussions centered
around successful incubation as well as the need for incubators
to specialize on niche areas Funding impact funding and the
potential roles that CSR funds could play to support social
ventures and to make them effective were also topics touched
upon
Will Poole pointed out that the best incubators also needed to
market themselves so that entrepreneurs would be interested
to come to them On a different note P R Ganapathy mentioned
that entrepreneurs needed to be in touch with their customers or
beneficiaries He asked incubators to diversify their donor base
Manoj Kumar of Tata Trusts said that the company as an ecosystem
player focuses on providing complete product life cycle support
to entrepreneurs with a focus on science and technology
P A N E L
Manoj Kumar
Will Poole
P R Ganapathy
Sally Ng
Leon Sandler
Israel Ganot
MODERATOR
CM Patil
Tata Trusts
Unitus Seed Fund
Villgro
The Triple Effect Inc
MIT Deshpande Center
MassChallenge Israel
Sandbox Startups
Investing in Incubatorsfor Startups About successful incubation and whether incubators should become specialists
Incubators have to decide on whether you want quality or quantity Quality should get the priority if your focus is on impact
SALLY NGThe Triple Effect Inc
If you are a generic incubator for everybody and everything you canrsquot be a good incubator You should focus on specific sector and choose startups wisely
P R GANAPATHYVillgro
At Deshpande MIT we do things which are excessively risky We bank on people who are very passionate and are coachable They listen to mentors We make a lot of connections for them
LEON SANDLERMIT Deshpande Center
The best incubators are the ones who constantly market themselves to get best entrepreneurs
WILL POOLEUnitus Seed Fund
Putting Resources toWork to Leverage Impact
N U T S H E L L
The speakers shared their views on ways to make the most
from the available funding for startups Drawing the most out of
prevalent support system for entrepreneurs and delivering the
best impact as well as measuring that impact were the talking
points
Dr Aravind Chinchure pointed out that funding resources for
startups were always limited the challenge for entrepreneurs
was to use the available fund optimally and to make a lasting
impact He asserted that having limited resources presented an
opportunity for enterprises to get innovative with the way they
work and to maximize their impact
Srinath Komarina said that corporates with their CSR funds can
bring a lot of effectiveness in social entrepreneurship through
their professional approach and processes
P A N E L
Birger Stamperdahl
Suresh Shenoy
Dr Meenu Bhambhani
Srinath Komarina
MODERATOR
Dr Aravind Chinchure
Give2Asia
Alyxtech
Mphasis
YES Bank
Symbiosis International University
Putting Resources toWork to Leverage ImpactWays enterprises can grow in a cash-strapped environment
Resources are always limited Making more from less - is an opportunity to be creative and innovative Constraints drive us to innovate
DR ARAVIND CHINCHURESymbiosis International University
As an incubator we look for proof of concept and we look at the leadership of startups - if they are passionate whether they have built a good ecosystem etc Those who have experimented for long we can give them a push with all the resources
DR MEENU BHAMBHANIMphasis
As a NGO or social entrepreneur you need to do a good job in convincing donors to fund you Learn from corporate world to do the best sales job
SURESH SHENOYAlyxtech
Corporates with their CSR can bring a lot of effectiveness in social entrepreneurship with their professional approach and processes
SRINATH KOMARINAYES Bank
Envisioning the Future
N U T S H E L L
The speakers shared their views on the future of entrepreneurship
in India and discussed the current standing of Indian companies
on a global scale The panel was optimistic that Indian companies
were destined to succeed as manufacturers for the global market
Raju Reddy founder of Kakatiya Sandbox pointed out that
Indians were patient had great capacity to endure hardships at
multiple levels making them very resilient His vision for Indian
companies he said was to see Indian players making products
for the world
Ashank Desai of Mastek Limited called for different stakeholders
of entrepreneurship to work together to make things happen
Sanmina Corprsquos Sunder Kamat pointed out that Indian
entrepreneurs had the capacity to do great things from limited
resources which was a quality that would set them apart in the
global market
P A N E L
Ashank Desai
Raju Reddy
Sundar Kamath
Rajiv Prakash
MODERATOR
Dr lsquoDeshrsquo Deshpande
Mastek Limited
Kakatiya Sandbox
Sanmina Corp
Next In Advisors
Deshpande Foundation
Envisioning the FutureMaking lsquoMade in Indiarsquo a global name and catering to rural markets in this growth
Entrepreneurs in India who are young are growing ambitious and looking to build global companies This confidence is going to make a big differenceThis is the India I see in the near future
RAJU REDDYKakatiya Sandbox
Any vision to succeed in future should cater to the large young population and rural needs
SUNDAR KAMATHSanmina Corp
We talk about scaling effectively at an organizational level but there is an aspect to it on how the overall ecosystem will scale itself
RAJIV PRAKASHNext In Advisors
Takeaways OnScaling EffectivelyWrap up and closing remarks
After every DD we go back to Boston with a lot of energy and positivity Your active participation in the DD inspires us to do more in the Sandbox
JAISHREE DESHPANDE
Deshpande Foundation
We look forward to making the Dialogue a collaborative event with all of you We invite you to co-create and curate panels bringing forth the multitude of factors transforming the social entrepreneurship ecosystem in India
DR lsquoDESHrsquoDESHPANDE
Deshpande Foundation
The Sandbox is a microcosm of the real world where enough scenarios are created to act as a touchstone for ideas Innovators here learn how to tweak their solutions to make them relevant to a contextual problem And wersquore happy to have you with us to become a part of their incredible journey
NAVEEN JHADeshpande Foundation India
Title to come
Glimpses fromDevelopment Dialogue 2017
Glimpses from
Development
Dialogue 2017
Media Coverage
Hubballi to host Indiarsquos biggest startup incubation
Hubballi to get countryrsquos largest startup incubator
Gururaj Deshpande Setting Up Indiarsquos Biggest Incubator For
Startups In Hubballi
Hubballi to house Indiarsquos biggest startup incubation centre by
Septemberrsquo17
Tearing down small-town barriers to encourage innovations
lsquoScaling up issues affects implementation of projectsrsquo
Hubballi hosts Indiarsquos Biggest Incubator for Startups
Hubballi to house Indiarsquos biggest startup incubation centre by
Septemberrsquo17
DD Chair Organizing Committee
NAVEEN JHA STANLEY GUNDI
These are only a few representative faces of the 30+ team who worked tirelessly to put together Indiarsquos largest social entrepreneurship ecosystem conference in a tier-2 city
NEELAM MAHESHWARI
RAJABALI M
SAVITA Y N
SANJEEV KULKARNI
UDUPI RAGHAVENDRA A
MALLAMMA BUDIHAL
KETAN NAGADA
JEEVAN MULLOLLI
GURANGOUDA K BINDIYA PATIL
ADITI S DESHPANDE
SUNILKUMAR KULKARNI
PANNAGA PRASAD
FEEDBACK FROM PARTICIPANTS
The simplicity and involvement of all the organizing team members is really inspiring Everyone from Dr Desh Jaishree were very approachable and their willingness to share was fantastic Hats off to all of you
Dr (Wgcdr) A NagasubramaniamLions Club of Bangalore HSR
The spectrum of speakers and content was great I especially liked the fact that very grounded real-life success stories were presented
Rahul AliOrbis
The people at the conference were by far my favorite part of the event I loved meeting with entrepreneurs especially
Israel GanotMassChallenge Israel
Good mix of audience and speakers ndash across stages of scaling NGOs social entrepreneurs and philanthropists various sectors ndash HealthEducation Livelihoods etc
Soumitra PandeyBridgespan India
I commend the amount of effort put up by the DD team to organise the event without any glitches and the quality and variety of panels
Aditya KabraIISER Pune
The positive environment and the culture of ldquoCan Dordquo and Execution is infectious Loved Deshrsquos Keynote address and Day 2 panel on incubators
Sarbajit SenKeansa Solutions
I loved the venue the hatti-kaapi and the brilliance of the speakers and attendees
Dr Shelly BatraOpAsha
DEVELOPMENTDIALOGUE - 2017
Deshpande Center for Social EntrepreneurshipBVB College of Engineering and Technology CampusVidyanagar Hubballi ndash 580 031
wwwdevelopmentdialogueorg
httpswwwfacebookcomdeshpandefoundation
httpswwwfacebookcomddhubli
httpstwittercomSandboxDD
Conceived and designed by
The ideal approach to problem-solving and making it succeed
Things donrsquot start with technology because then it will be like you have a solution and are looking for a problem Such an approach fails and we as a venture investor have seen with many entrepreneurs that 90 of startups fail because they go in opposite direction That is they start with a solution and are looking for a problem
RAVI NARAYANMicrosoft Accelerator
We are laying optic fiber along with drinking water pipeline ndash there are concerted efforts to provide connectivity to rural communities The governmentrsquos role is to ensure that the basics are right and are in place as well as helping organizations scale their impact
JAYESH RANJANIT Secretary Govt of Telangana
Enabling Ecosystems Scaling Impact
The Sandbox is an experiment to build capability among communities to absorb technology and solutions More and more sandboxes can facilitate building solutions for 5 billion people in the developing world
NAVEEN JHADeshpande Foundation India
We are looking at preparing next generation technology and services in areas like health
DR ROBERT STONERMIT Energy Initiative
From Breakthrough Ideasto Brewing Revolutions
N U T S H E L L
Noted changemakers from various strata of the society shared
their experiences of working for the social causes that they are
passionate about According to them any social challenge can
be solved with the right initiative and the will to change Bezwada
Wilson rightly summed up the spirit of the discussion by pointing
out that India as a country had the capacity to change The
development achieved during the past 25 years proved that
the country was not stagnant yet Elaborating on his efforts to
stop manual scavenging in India he mentioned that the country
needed good models for sanitation health and for human dignity
Himanshu Patel the young Sarpanch shared his experience of
making Punsari a model village with all the modern facilities
while keeping the soul of the village intact Punsari became a
wifi-enabled self-sustained village without external funding or
help Chetna Gala Sinha the social entrepreneur who launched
a womenrsquos bank Mann Deshi narrated the experience of
popularizing e-wallets among the poor during demonetization
P A N E L
Chetna Gala Sinha
Dr Shelly Batra
Bezwada Wilson
Dr D N Kulkarni
Himanshu Patel
MODERATOR
Dr Neelam Maheshwari
Mann Deshi
OpAsha
Safai Karmachari Andolan
Jain Irrigation Systems Limited
Punsari Gram Panchayat
Deshpande Foundation India
Changemakers sharing their stories of grit
Demonetization shattered many of our women It put the poor women in distress We took steps to promote onlinemobile banking We donrsquot need to teach poor women street vendors etc to adopt e-wallets Itrsquos more about our preparation to facilitate them They learn and adopt fast
CHETNA GALA SINHAMann Deshi
The government has been our biggest supporter Our experience has been that the government extends support to organizations such as OpAsha if we show tangible results Fund and help will come your way if you do good and show results
DR SHELLY BATRAOpAsha
From Breakthrough Ideas to Brewing Revolutions
India is not a country which is stagnated It has the capacity to change Things have changed so much over the last 25 years
BEZWADA WILSONSafai Karmachari Andolan
Our village has been declared as the countryrsquos model village We have to keep the soul of the village alive with all the facilities Without its soul it cannot be a smart village
HIMANSHU PATELPunsari Gram Panchayat
Livelihoods Belling the Cat
N U T S H E L L
The panel brought together experts and practitioners of social
entrepreneurship to discuss the roadblocks hampering the
growth of social ventures
P A N E L
Rema Subramaniam
Dr L H Manjunath
RESPONDENTS
Ankur Capital
SKDRDP
G V Krishnagopal
Dr B R Athani
Dr Rangan Varadan
DISCUSSANTS
ALC India
Gramachetana
MicroGraam
Dr Aravind Chinchure
MODERATOR
Symbiosis International University
Discussing the impediments on the path of a social enterprise
ldquoScaling wonrsquot happen without the right
quality products and processesrdquoDR L H MANJUNATH
SKDRDP
ldquoMicroGraam users crowdfund models
to bring in funds to enable social impact
For MicroGraam to scale the challenge is
that organizations who get funded do not
market themselvesrdquo
DR RANGAN VARDANMicroGraam
ldquoGramachetana didnrsquot mean much impact
in initial years Understanding farmers and
their pain areas helped us to scalerdquo
DR BR ATHANIGramachetana
Education Models Delivering Learning for Life
N U T S H E L L
Ways to boost educational opportunities for all and tackling
the inherent challenges in boosting access to learning among
the underprivileged was the highlight point of discussion
Soumitra PandeyMODERATOR
The Bridgespan Group
KThiagarajan
Dr Kannan Moudgalya
RESPONDENTS
Agastya International
IIT Bombay
DISCUSSANTSP RajasekharanV-shesh
Akshay SaxenaAvanti Learning Center
Dhiren Pratap SinghMilaan
Ketan DeshpandeFUEL
GuranagoudaDeshpande Educational Trust
P A N E L
Practitioners speak about the challenges in delivering education for all
ldquoWhen we started working with government school systems we realized that the challenge was beyond just teaching - we had to deal with lots of axes of inequalityrdquo
AKSHAY SAXENAAvanti Learning Center
ldquoWhen the Sandbox started we found that the youth in North Karnataka are lacking in different skill sets and are unable to advance in their career That is why we started various programs for skillingrdquo
GURANAGOUDA KURAGUND
Deshpande Educational Trust
ldquoAmong deaf people the rate of graduation is 0001 compared to around 20 for other disabilities In schools there is a high dropout rate We need to look closely into why this happens ndash there is untapped talent among the deafrdquo
P RAJASEKHARANV-shesh
Education Models Delivering Learning for Life
Introducing hygiene habits improving sanitation and using
technology to track medical care facilities among the population
were among the mechanisms that the panelists suggested to
improve healthcare delivery at the grassroots
Health Models for Delivering Wellbeing
N U T S H E L L
Dr Shelly Batra
Siva Ramamoorthy
RESPONDENTS
MODERATOR
DISCUSSANTS
OpAsha
Ephicacy Lifescience Analytics
Kuldeep DantewadiaReap Benefit
Sujay SantraiKure Techsoft Pvt Limited
Dr Shiban GanjuSave a Mother
S DamodaranGramalaya
P A N E L
Discussing models to ensure robust healthcare delivery in underserved communities
ldquoWe are trying to solve the problem of lack of sanitation in schools People have become so apathetic to this problem that we need to let them discover itrdquo
KULDEEP DANTEWADIA
Reap Benefit
ldquoWe have fantastic solutions that we are giving to Europe and the US then why not use them in India In India we have a bottom-up approach Our approach is to understand the challenge and then work on a unique model to solve itrdquo
SUJAY SANTRAiKure Techsoft Pvt
Limited
ldquoWe work with communities and the cheapest way of keeping people healthy is by changing their mindsets You can cure the disease by 5 to 45 just by changing the mindsetsrdquo
DR SHIBAN GANJU
Save A Mother
Of Entrepreneursamp Entrepreneurship
N U T S H E L L
The panel brought together innovators and entrepreneurs to
discuss the intricacies of successfully managing a business on
the ground level Greg Bavington
Latha Srinivasan
Dr Neelam Maheshwari
Gaurav Mehta
Rohan Kulkarni
Akshay Saxena
Suresh Shenoy
RESPONDENTS
DISCUSSANTS
Dunin-DeshpandeQueenrsquos Innovation Center
Chipper Sage
Deshpande Foundation India
Dharma Life Foundation
Freshboxx
Avanti Learning Centers
Alyxtech
P A N E L
MODERATOR
A glance at how innovative ideas translated to high-impact social enterprises
ldquoWhy should I do this ndash should never be the question on an entrepreneurrsquos mind If the entrepreneur is determined then the investor will be interestedrdquo
ROHAN KULKARNI
Freshboxx
ldquoPersistence is an important quality and should be practised (by companies) Find a mentor who has seen and been thererdquo
SURESH SHENOYAlyxtech
ldquoIdentify people who will be with you in the next two-three years Invest in peoplerdquo
AKSHAY SAXENAAvanti Learning Center
ldquoAn entrepreneur should know his limits and identify itrdquo
GREG BAVINGTONDunin-Deshpande
Farming for the FutureSustaining Natural Resources
N U T S H E L L
Initiatives to support the farming community has to take into
account the potential impact on environment ecology flora
and fauna ndash this was one of the key insights from the panel on
farming innovations for the future
Dr Vijay Kulkarni
MODERATOR
Vrutti
Bishnu Parida
Dr Chintan Vaishnav
RESPONDENTS
JSLPS
MIT Tata Center
P A N E L
DISCUSSANTSSikandar MeeranayakSRDS
Innus KhanDeshpande Foundation
Ganapati BhatManuvikasa
BShivarudrappaBAIF
Balakrishnan SVrutti
Brainstorming on ways to solve farming challenges and make farming sustainable
ldquoDF has initiatives for promoting sustainable farming It has been able to scale up farm initiatives by taking the model away from the grant model to a cost-sharing model Farmers pay for our services if they see value This is the essence of scaling uprdquo
INNUS KHANDeshpande Foundation
ldquoOlder generation farmers have difficulty in adopting new technology 90 of the farmers who opt for my borewell recharging technology are young farmersrdquo
SIKANDER MEERANAYAK
SRDS
ldquoIn another seven years India will be declared as a water-starved country Farmers in India do not want their children to continue farmingrdquo
BALAKRISHNAN SVrutti
ldquoWhile adopting new technology in farming we have to see if it adversely impacts ecology flora and faunardquo
GANAPATHI BHATManuvikasa
Scaling versusScaling Effectively
N U T S H E L L
The session brought to fore the key elements that a social
enterprise required for scaling up Speakers shared their insights
about the key enablers for scaling a social enterprise
Innovation was key for scaling and founders needed to be open
to innovate They also cautioned that organizations should not
attempt to scale at a pace that would affect the quality of their
work or service
Discussing scaling from a social enterprisersquos viewpoint
Israel Ganot of Mass Challenge said that for a social venture
scaling translated to maximizing impact Good governance
was important for scaling an enterprise according to Dr L H
Manjunath SKDRDP who added that scaling also worked to
make an enterprise cost efficient as well Soumitra Pandey The
Bridgespan Group pointed out that scaling was the result of
resource efficiency and time efficiency
P A N E LDr L H Manjunath
Soumitra Pandey
Dr Shiban Ganju
Birger Stamperdahl
Greg Bavington
GV Krishnagopal
Akshay Saxena
Israel Ganot
MODERATOR
K Thiagarajan
Shri Kshetra Dharmasthala Rural Development Project (SKDRDP)
The Bridgespan Group
Save a Mother
Give2Asia
Dunin-Deshpande Queenrsquos Innovation Center
Access Livelihoods Consulting
Avanti Learning Center
MassChallenge Israel
Agastya International Foundation
Scaling versusScaling EffectivelyWhat scaling means for social enterprises and how to maximise the impact of scaling
Bringing corporate practices to NGOs makes them social enterprises A set of processes dictums and layers of management are important to help them scale
For social impact organizations scaling means making maximum impact For incubators like MassChallenge scaling means enhancing the capability of the ecosystem
Scaling effectively is doing it in a way that maximises what you want to do Building trust with donors partners and beneficiaries is very important for scaling up
DR L H MANJUNATH
ISRAEL GANOTBIRGER STAMPERDAHL
SKDRDP
MassChallenge IsraelGive2Asia
Scaling versusScaling EffectivelyWhat scaling means for social enterprises and how to maximise the impact of scaling
For an organization to grow itrsquos important to put the right people to work at the right roles Having the right people in matching roles is important for an organization to have balance
Scaling means resource efficiency and time efficiency
Ideas and concepts scale differently Each sector has different models of scaling that are domain specific
GREG BAVINGTON
SOUMITRA PANDEYAKSHAY SAXENA
Dunin-DeshpandeQueenrsquos Innovation Center
The Bridgespan GroupAvanti Learning Center
We have to get out of the mindset of quantity versus quality It should be quantity and quality
GV KRISHNAGOPALALC
Investing in Incubatorsfor Startups
N U T S H E L L
The panel gathered the players of startup ecosystem including
early stage investors incubators mentors and experts of
entrepreneurship on a platform The discussions centered
around successful incubation as well as the need for incubators
to specialize on niche areas Funding impact funding and the
potential roles that CSR funds could play to support social
ventures and to make them effective were also topics touched
upon
Will Poole pointed out that the best incubators also needed to
market themselves so that entrepreneurs would be interested
to come to them On a different note P R Ganapathy mentioned
that entrepreneurs needed to be in touch with their customers or
beneficiaries He asked incubators to diversify their donor base
Manoj Kumar of Tata Trusts said that the company as an ecosystem
player focuses on providing complete product life cycle support
to entrepreneurs with a focus on science and technology
P A N E L
Manoj Kumar
Will Poole
P R Ganapathy
Sally Ng
Leon Sandler
Israel Ganot
MODERATOR
CM Patil
Tata Trusts
Unitus Seed Fund
Villgro
The Triple Effect Inc
MIT Deshpande Center
MassChallenge Israel
Sandbox Startups
Investing in Incubatorsfor Startups About successful incubation and whether incubators should become specialists
Incubators have to decide on whether you want quality or quantity Quality should get the priority if your focus is on impact
SALLY NGThe Triple Effect Inc
If you are a generic incubator for everybody and everything you canrsquot be a good incubator You should focus on specific sector and choose startups wisely
P R GANAPATHYVillgro
At Deshpande MIT we do things which are excessively risky We bank on people who are very passionate and are coachable They listen to mentors We make a lot of connections for them
LEON SANDLERMIT Deshpande Center
The best incubators are the ones who constantly market themselves to get best entrepreneurs
WILL POOLEUnitus Seed Fund
Putting Resources toWork to Leverage Impact
N U T S H E L L
The speakers shared their views on ways to make the most
from the available funding for startups Drawing the most out of
prevalent support system for entrepreneurs and delivering the
best impact as well as measuring that impact were the talking
points
Dr Aravind Chinchure pointed out that funding resources for
startups were always limited the challenge for entrepreneurs
was to use the available fund optimally and to make a lasting
impact He asserted that having limited resources presented an
opportunity for enterprises to get innovative with the way they
work and to maximize their impact
Srinath Komarina said that corporates with their CSR funds can
bring a lot of effectiveness in social entrepreneurship through
their professional approach and processes
P A N E L
Birger Stamperdahl
Suresh Shenoy
Dr Meenu Bhambhani
Srinath Komarina
MODERATOR
Dr Aravind Chinchure
Give2Asia
Alyxtech
Mphasis
YES Bank
Symbiosis International University
Putting Resources toWork to Leverage ImpactWays enterprises can grow in a cash-strapped environment
Resources are always limited Making more from less - is an opportunity to be creative and innovative Constraints drive us to innovate
DR ARAVIND CHINCHURESymbiosis International University
As an incubator we look for proof of concept and we look at the leadership of startups - if they are passionate whether they have built a good ecosystem etc Those who have experimented for long we can give them a push with all the resources
DR MEENU BHAMBHANIMphasis
As a NGO or social entrepreneur you need to do a good job in convincing donors to fund you Learn from corporate world to do the best sales job
SURESH SHENOYAlyxtech
Corporates with their CSR can bring a lot of effectiveness in social entrepreneurship with their professional approach and processes
SRINATH KOMARINAYES Bank
Envisioning the Future
N U T S H E L L
The speakers shared their views on the future of entrepreneurship
in India and discussed the current standing of Indian companies
on a global scale The panel was optimistic that Indian companies
were destined to succeed as manufacturers for the global market
Raju Reddy founder of Kakatiya Sandbox pointed out that
Indians were patient had great capacity to endure hardships at
multiple levels making them very resilient His vision for Indian
companies he said was to see Indian players making products
for the world
Ashank Desai of Mastek Limited called for different stakeholders
of entrepreneurship to work together to make things happen
Sanmina Corprsquos Sunder Kamat pointed out that Indian
entrepreneurs had the capacity to do great things from limited
resources which was a quality that would set them apart in the
global market
P A N E L
Ashank Desai
Raju Reddy
Sundar Kamath
Rajiv Prakash
MODERATOR
Dr lsquoDeshrsquo Deshpande
Mastek Limited
Kakatiya Sandbox
Sanmina Corp
Next In Advisors
Deshpande Foundation
Envisioning the FutureMaking lsquoMade in Indiarsquo a global name and catering to rural markets in this growth
Entrepreneurs in India who are young are growing ambitious and looking to build global companies This confidence is going to make a big differenceThis is the India I see in the near future
RAJU REDDYKakatiya Sandbox
Any vision to succeed in future should cater to the large young population and rural needs
SUNDAR KAMATHSanmina Corp
We talk about scaling effectively at an organizational level but there is an aspect to it on how the overall ecosystem will scale itself
RAJIV PRAKASHNext In Advisors
Takeaways OnScaling EffectivelyWrap up and closing remarks
After every DD we go back to Boston with a lot of energy and positivity Your active participation in the DD inspires us to do more in the Sandbox
JAISHREE DESHPANDE
Deshpande Foundation
We look forward to making the Dialogue a collaborative event with all of you We invite you to co-create and curate panels bringing forth the multitude of factors transforming the social entrepreneurship ecosystem in India
DR lsquoDESHrsquoDESHPANDE
Deshpande Foundation
The Sandbox is a microcosm of the real world where enough scenarios are created to act as a touchstone for ideas Innovators here learn how to tweak their solutions to make them relevant to a contextual problem And wersquore happy to have you with us to become a part of their incredible journey
NAVEEN JHADeshpande Foundation India
Title to come
Glimpses fromDevelopment Dialogue 2017
Glimpses from
Development
Dialogue 2017
Media Coverage
Hubballi to host Indiarsquos biggest startup incubation
Hubballi to get countryrsquos largest startup incubator
Gururaj Deshpande Setting Up Indiarsquos Biggest Incubator For
Startups In Hubballi
Hubballi to house Indiarsquos biggest startup incubation centre by
Septemberrsquo17
Tearing down small-town barriers to encourage innovations
lsquoScaling up issues affects implementation of projectsrsquo
Hubballi hosts Indiarsquos Biggest Incubator for Startups
Hubballi to house Indiarsquos biggest startup incubation centre by
Septemberrsquo17
DD Chair Organizing Committee
NAVEEN JHA STANLEY GUNDI
These are only a few representative faces of the 30+ team who worked tirelessly to put together Indiarsquos largest social entrepreneurship ecosystem conference in a tier-2 city
NEELAM MAHESHWARI
RAJABALI M
SAVITA Y N
SANJEEV KULKARNI
UDUPI RAGHAVENDRA A
MALLAMMA BUDIHAL
KETAN NAGADA
JEEVAN MULLOLLI
GURANGOUDA K BINDIYA PATIL
ADITI S DESHPANDE
SUNILKUMAR KULKARNI
PANNAGA PRASAD
FEEDBACK FROM PARTICIPANTS
The simplicity and involvement of all the organizing team members is really inspiring Everyone from Dr Desh Jaishree were very approachable and their willingness to share was fantastic Hats off to all of you
Dr (Wgcdr) A NagasubramaniamLions Club of Bangalore HSR
The spectrum of speakers and content was great I especially liked the fact that very grounded real-life success stories were presented
Rahul AliOrbis
The people at the conference were by far my favorite part of the event I loved meeting with entrepreneurs especially
Israel GanotMassChallenge Israel
Good mix of audience and speakers ndash across stages of scaling NGOs social entrepreneurs and philanthropists various sectors ndash HealthEducation Livelihoods etc
Soumitra PandeyBridgespan India
I commend the amount of effort put up by the DD team to organise the event without any glitches and the quality and variety of panels
Aditya KabraIISER Pune
The positive environment and the culture of ldquoCan Dordquo and Execution is infectious Loved Deshrsquos Keynote address and Day 2 panel on incubators
Sarbajit SenKeansa Solutions
I loved the venue the hatti-kaapi and the brilliance of the speakers and attendees
Dr Shelly BatraOpAsha
DEVELOPMENTDIALOGUE - 2017
Deshpande Center for Social EntrepreneurshipBVB College of Engineering and Technology CampusVidyanagar Hubballi ndash 580 031
wwwdevelopmentdialogueorg
httpswwwfacebookcomdeshpandefoundation
httpswwwfacebookcomddhubli
httpstwittercomSandboxDD
Conceived and designed by
From Breakthrough Ideasto Brewing Revolutions
N U T S H E L L
Noted changemakers from various strata of the society shared
their experiences of working for the social causes that they are
passionate about According to them any social challenge can
be solved with the right initiative and the will to change Bezwada
Wilson rightly summed up the spirit of the discussion by pointing
out that India as a country had the capacity to change The
development achieved during the past 25 years proved that
the country was not stagnant yet Elaborating on his efforts to
stop manual scavenging in India he mentioned that the country
needed good models for sanitation health and for human dignity
Himanshu Patel the young Sarpanch shared his experience of
making Punsari a model village with all the modern facilities
while keeping the soul of the village intact Punsari became a
wifi-enabled self-sustained village without external funding or
help Chetna Gala Sinha the social entrepreneur who launched
a womenrsquos bank Mann Deshi narrated the experience of
popularizing e-wallets among the poor during demonetization
P A N E L
Chetna Gala Sinha
Dr Shelly Batra
Bezwada Wilson
Dr D N Kulkarni
Himanshu Patel
MODERATOR
Dr Neelam Maheshwari
Mann Deshi
OpAsha
Safai Karmachari Andolan
Jain Irrigation Systems Limited
Punsari Gram Panchayat
Deshpande Foundation India
Changemakers sharing their stories of grit
Demonetization shattered many of our women It put the poor women in distress We took steps to promote onlinemobile banking We donrsquot need to teach poor women street vendors etc to adopt e-wallets Itrsquos more about our preparation to facilitate them They learn and adopt fast
CHETNA GALA SINHAMann Deshi
The government has been our biggest supporter Our experience has been that the government extends support to organizations such as OpAsha if we show tangible results Fund and help will come your way if you do good and show results
DR SHELLY BATRAOpAsha
From Breakthrough Ideas to Brewing Revolutions
India is not a country which is stagnated It has the capacity to change Things have changed so much over the last 25 years
BEZWADA WILSONSafai Karmachari Andolan
Our village has been declared as the countryrsquos model village We have to keep the soul of the village alive with all the facilities Without its soul it cannot be a smart village
HIMANSHU PATELPunsari Gram Panchayat
Livelihoods Belling the Cat
N U T S H E L L
The panel brought together experts and practitioners of social
entrepreneurship to discuss the roadblocks hampering the
growth of social ventures
P A N E L
Rema Subramaniam
Dr L H Manjunath
RESPONDENTS
Ankur Capital
SKDRDP
G V Krishnagopal
Dr B R Athani
Dr Rangan Varadan
DISCUSSANTS
ALC India
Gramachetana
MicroGraam
Dr Aravind Chinchure
MODERATOR
Symbiosis International University
Discussing the impediments on the path of a social enterprise
ldquoScaling wonrsquot happen without the right
quality products and processesrdquoDR L H MANJUNATH
SKDRDP
ldquoMicroGraam users crowdfund models
to bring in funds to enable social impact
For MicroGraam to scale the challenge is
that organizations who get funded do not
market themselvesrdquo
DR RANGAN VARDANMicroGraam
ldquoGramachetana didnrsquot mean much impact
in initial years Understanding farmers and
their pain areas helped us to scalerdquo
DR BR ATHANIGramachetana
Education Models Delivering Learning for Life
N U T S H E L L
Ways to boost educational opportunities for all and tackling
the inherent challenges in boosting access to learning among
the underprivileged was the highlight point of discussion
Soumitra PandeyMODERATOR
The Bridgespan Group
KThiagarajan
Dr Kannan Moudgalya
RESPONDENTS
Agastya International
IIT Bombay
DISCUSSANTSP RajasekharanV-shesh
Akshay SaxenaAvanti Learning Center
Dhiren Pratap SinghMilaan
Ketan DeshpandeFUEL
GuranagoudaDeshpande Educational Trust
P A N E L
Practitioners speak about the challenges in delivering education for all
ldquoWhen we started working with government school systems we realized that the challenge was beyond just teaching - we had to deal with lots of axes of inequalityrdquo
AKSHAY SAXENAAvanti Learning Center
ldquoWhen the Sandbox started we found that the youth in North Karnataka are lacking in different skill sets and are unable to advance in their career That is why we started various programs for skillingrdquo
GURANAGOUDA KURAGUND
Deshpande Educational Trust
ldquoAmong deaf people the rate of graduation is 0001 compared to around 20 for other disabilities In schools there is a high dropout rate We need to look closely into why this happens ndash there is untapped talent among the deafrdquo
P RAJASEKHARANV-shesh
Education Models Delivering Learning for Life
Introducing hygiene habits improving sanitation and using
technology to track medical care facilities among the population
were among the mechanisms that the panelists suggested to
improve healthcare delivery at the grassroots
Health Models for Delivering Wellbeing
N U T S H E L L
Dr Shelly Batra
Siva Ramamoorthy
RESPONDENTS
MODERATOR
DISCUSSANTS
OpAsha
Ephicacy Lifescience Analytics
Kuldeep DantewadiaReap Benefit
Sujay SantraiKure Techsoft Pvt Limited
Dr Shiban GanjuSave a Mother
S DamodaranGramalaya
P A N E L
Discussing models to ensure robust healthcare delivery in underserved communities
ldquoWe are trying to solve the problem of lack of sanitation in schools People have become so apathetic to this problem that we need to let them discover itrdquo
KULDEEP DANTEWADIA
Reap Benefit
ldquoWe have fantastic solutions that we are giving to Europe and the US then why not use them in India In India we have a bottom-up approach Our approach is to understand the challenge and then work on a unique model to solve itrdquo
SUJAY SANTRAiKure Techsoft Pvt
Limited
ldquoWe work with communities and the cheapest way of keeping people healthy is by changing their mindsets You can cure the disease by 5 to 45 just by changing the mindsetsrdquo
DR SHIBAN GANJU
Save A Mother
Of Entrepreneursamp Entrepreneurship
N U T S H E L L
The panel brought together innovators and entrepreneurs to
discuss the intricacies of successfully managing a business on
the ground level Greg Bavington
Latha Srinivasan
Dr Neelam Maheshwari
Gaurav Mehta
Rohan Kulkarni
Akshay Saxena
Suresh Shenoy
RESPONDENTS
DISCUSSANTS
Dunin-DeshpandeQueenrsquos Innovation Center
Chipper Sage
Deshpande Foundation India
Dharma Life Foundation
Freshboxx
Avanti Learning Centers
Alyxtech
P A N E L
MODERATOR
A glance at how innovative ideas translated to high-impact social enterprises
ldquoWhy should I do this ndash should never be the question on an entrepreneurrsquos mind If the entrepreneur is determined then the investor will be interestedrdquo
ROHAN KULKARNI
Freshboxx
ldquoPersistence is an important quality and should be practised (by companies) Find a mentor who has seen and been thererdquo
SURESH SHENOYAlyxtech
ldquoIdentify people who will be with you in the next two-three years Invest in peoplerdquo
AKSHAY SAXENAAvanti Learning Center
ldquoAn entrepreneur should know his limits and identify itrdquo
GREG BAVINGTONDunin-Deshpande
Farming for the FutureSustaining Natural Resources
N U T S H E L L
Initiatives to support the farming community has to take into
account the potential impact on environment ecology flora
and fauna ndash this was one of the key insights from the panel on
farming innovations for the future
Dr Vijay Kulkarni
MODERATOR
Vrutti
Bishnu Parida
Dr Chintan Vaishnav
RESPONDENTS
JSLPS
MIT Tata Center
P A N E L
DISCUSSANTSSikandar MeeranayakSRDS
Innus KhanDeshpande Foundation
Ganapati BhatManuvikasa
BShivarudrappaBAIF
Balakrishnan SVrutti
Brainstorming on ways to solve farming challenges and make farming sustainable
ldquoDF has initiatives for promoting sustainable farming It has been able to scale up farm initiatives by taking the model away from the grant model to a cost-sharing model Farmers pay for our services if they see value This is the essence of scaling uprdquo
INNUS KHANDeshpande Foundation
ldquoOlder generation farmers have difficulty in adopting new technology 90 of the farmers who opt for my borewell recharging technology are young farmersrdquo
SIKANDER MEERANAYAK
SRDS
ldquoIn another seven years India will be declared as a water-starved country Farmers in India do not want their children to continue farmingrdquo
BALAKRISHNAN SVrutti
ldquoWhile adopting new technology in farming we have to see if it adversely impacts ecology flora and faunardquo
GANAPATHI BHATManuvikasa
Scaling versusScaling Effectively
N U T S H E L L
The session brought to fore the key elements that a social
enterprise required for scaling up Speakers shared their insights
about the key enablers for scaling a social enterprise
Innovation was key for scaling and founders needed to be open
to innovate They also cautioned that organizations should not
attempt to scale at a pace that would affect the quality of their
work or service
Discussing scaling from a social enterprisersquos viewpoint
Israel Ganot of Mass Challenge said that for a social venture
scaling translated to maximizing impact Good governance
was important for scaling an enterprise according to Dr L H
Manjunath SKDRDP who added that scaling also worked to
make an enterprise cost efficient as well Soumitra Pandey The
Bridgespan Group pointed out that scaling was the result of
resource efficiency and time efficiency
P A N E LDr L H Manjunath
Soumitra Pandey
Dr Shiban Ganju
Birger Stamperdahl
Greg Bavington
GV Krishnagopal
Akshay Saxena
Israel Ganot
MODERATOR
K Thiagarajan
Shri Kshetra Dharmasthala Rural Development Project (SKDRDP)
The Bridgespan Group
Save a Mother
Give2Asia
Dunin-Deshpande Queenrsquos Innovation Center
Access Livelihoods Consulting
Avanti Learning Center
MassChallenge Israel
Agastya International Foundation
Scaling versusScaling EffectivelyWhat scaling means for social enterprises and how to maximise the impact of scaling
Bringing corporate practices to NGOs makes them social enterprises A set of processes dictums and layers of management are important to help them scale
For social impact organizations scaling means making maximum impact For incubators like MassChallenge scaling means enhancing the capability of the ecosystem
Scaling effectively is doing it in a way that maximises what you want to do Building trust with donors partners and beneficiaries is very important for scaling up
DR L H MANJUNATH
ISRAEL GANOTBIRGER STAMPERDAHL
SKDRDP
MassChallenge IsraelGive2Asia
Scaling versusScaling EffectivelyWhat scaling means for social enterprises and how to maximise the impact of scaling
For an organization to grow itrsquos important to put the right people to work at the right roles Having the right people in matching roles is important for an organization to have balance
Scaling means resource efficiency and time efficiency
Ideas and concepts scale differently Each sector has different models of scaling that are domain specific
GREG BAVINGTON
SOUMITRA PANDEYAKSHAY SAXENA
Dunin-DeshpandeQueenrsquos Innovation Center
The Bridgespan GroupAvanti Learning Center
We have to get out of the mindset of quantity versus quality It should be quantity and quality
GV KRISHNAGOPALALC
Investing in Incubatorsfor Startups
N U T S H E L L
The panel gathered the players of startup ecosystem including
early stage investors incubators mentors and experts of
entrepreneurship on a platform The discussions centered
around successful incubation as well as the need for incubators
to specialize on niche areas Funding impact funding and the
potential roles that CSR funds could play to support social
ventures and to make them effective were also topics touched
upon
Will Poole pointed out that the best incubators also needed to
market themselves so that entrepreneurs would be interested
to come to them On a different note P R Ganapathy mentioned
that entrepreneurs needed to be in touch with their customers or
beneficiaries He asked incubators to diversify their donor base
Manoj Kumar of Tata Trusts said that the company as an ecosystem
player focuses on providing complete product life cycle support
to entrepreneurs with a focus on science and technology
P A N E L
Manoj Kumar
Will Poole
P R Ganapathy
Sally Ng
Leon Sandler
Israel Ganot
MODERATOR
CM Patil
Tata Trusts
Unitus Seed Fund
Villgro
The Triple Effect Inc
MIT Deshpande Center
MassChallenge Israel
Sandbox Startups
Investing in Incubatorsfor Startups About successful incubation and whether incubators should become specialists
Incubators have to decide on whether you want quality or quantity Quality should get the priority if your focus is on impact
SALLY NGThe Triple Effect Inc
If you are a generic incubator for everybody and everything you canrsquot be a good incubator You should focus on specific sector and choose startups wisely
P R GANAPATHYVillgro
At Deshpande MIT we do things which are excessively risky We bank on people who are very passionate and are coachable They listen to mentors We make a lot of connections for them
LEON SANDLERMIT Deshpande Center
The best incubators are the ones who constantly market themselves to get best entrepreneurs
WILL POOLEUnitus Seed Fund
Putting Resources toWork to Leverage Impact
N U T S H E L L
The speakers shared their views on ways to make the most
from the available funding for startups Drawing the most out of
prevalent support system for entrepreneurs and delivering the
best impact as well as measuring that impact were the talking
points
Dr Aravind Chinchure pointed out that funding resources for
startups were always limited the challenge for entrepreneurs
was to use the available fund optimally and to make a lasting
impact He asserted that having limited resources presented an
opportunity for enterprises to get innovative with the way they
work and to maximize their impact
Srinath Komarina said that corporates with their CSR funds can
bring a lot of effectiveness in social entrepreneurship through
their professional approach and processes
P A N E L
Birger Stamperdahl
Suresh Shenoy
Dr Meenu Bhambhani
Srinath Komarina
MODERATOR
Dr Aravind Chinchure
Give2Asia
Alyxtech
Mphasis
YES Bank
Symbiosis International University
Putting Resources toWork to Leverage ImpactWays enterprises can grow in a cash-strapped environment
Resources are always limited Making more from less - is an opportunity to be creative and innovative Constraints drive us to innovate
DR ARAVIND CHINCHURESymbiosis International University
As an incubator we look for proof of concept and we look at the leadership of startups - if they are passionate whether they have built a good ecosystem etc Those who have experimented for long we can give them a push with all the resources
DR MEENU BHAMBHANIMphasis
As a NGO or social entrepreneur you need to do a good job in convincing donors to fund you Learn from corporate world to do the best sales job
SURESH SHENOYAlyxtech
Corporates with their CSR can bring a lot of effectiveness in social entrepreneurship with their professional approach and processes
SRINATH KOMARINAYES Bank
Envisioning the Future
N U T S H E L L
The speakers shared their views on the future of entrepreneurship
in India and discussed the current standing of Indian companies
on a global scale The panel was optimistic that Indian companies
were destined to succeed as manufacturers for the global market
Raju Reddy founder of Kakatiya Sandbox pointed out that
Indians were patient had great capacity to endure hardships at
multiple levels making them very resilient His vision for Indian
companies he said was to see Indian players making products
for the world
Ashank Desai of Mastek Limited called for different stakeholders
of entrepreneurship to work together to make things happen
Sanmina Corprsquos Sunder Kamat pointed out that Indian
entrepreneurs had the capacity to do great things from limited
resources which was a quality that would set them apart in the
global market
P A N E L
Ashank Desai
Raju Reddy
Sundar Kamath
Rajiv Prakash
MODERATOR
Dr lsquoDeshrsquo Deshpande
Mastek Limited
Kakatiya Sandbox
Sanmina Corp
Next In Advisors
Deshpande Foundation
Envisioning the FutureMaking lsquoMade in Indiarsquo a global name and catering to rural markets in this growth
Entrepreneurs in India who are young are growing ambitious and looking to build global companies This confidence is going to make a big differenceThis is the India I see in the near future
RAJU REDDYKakatiya Sandbox
Any vision to succeed in future should cater to the large young population and rural needs
SUNDAR KAMATHSanmina Corp
We talk about scaling effectively at an organizational level but there is an aspect to it on how the overall ecosystem will scale itself
RAJIV PRAKASHNext In Advisors
Takeaways OnScaling EffectivelyWrap up and closing remarks
After every DD we go back to Boston with a lot of energy and positivity Your active participation in the DD inspires us to do more in the Sandbox
JAISHREE DESHPANDE
Deshpande Foundation
We look forward to making the Dialogue a collaborative event with all of you We invite you to co-create and curate panels bringing forth the multitude of factors transforming the social entrepreneurship ecosystem in India
DR lsquoDESHrsquoDESHPANDE
Deshpande Foundation
The Sandbox is a microcosm of the real world where enough scenarios are created to act as a touchstone for ideas Innovators here learn how to tweak their solutions to make them relevant to a contextual problem And wersquore happy to have you with us to become a part of their incredible journey
NAVEEN JHADeshpande Foundation India
Title to come
Glimpses fromDevelopment Dialogue 2017
Glimpses from
Development
Dialogue 2017
Media Coverage
Hubballi to host Indiarsquos biggest startup incubation
Hubballi to get countryrsquos largest startup incubator
Gururaj Deshpande Setting Up Indiarsquos Biggest Incubator For
Startups In Hubballi
Hubballi to house Indiarsquos biggest startup incubation centre by
Septemberrsquo17
Tearing down small-town barriers to encourage innovations
lsquoScaling up issues affects implementation of projectsrsquo
Hubballi hosts Indiarsquos Biggest Incubator for Startups
Hubballi to house Indiarsquos biggest startup incubation centre by
Septemberrsquo17
DD Chair Organizing Committee
NAVEEN JHA STANLEY GUNDI
These are only a few representative faces of the 30+ team who worked tirelessly to put together Indiarsquos largest social entrepreneurship ecosystem conference in a tier-2 city
NEELAM MAHESHWARI
RAJABALI M
SAVITA Y N
SANJEEV KULKARNI
UDUPI RAGHAVENDRA A
MALLAMMA BUDIHAL
KETAN NAGADA
JEEVAN MULLOLLI
GURANGOUDA K BINDIYA PATIL
ADITI S DESHPANDE
SUNILKUMAR KULKARNI
PANNAGA PRASAD
FEEDBACK FROM PARTICIPANTS
The simplicity and involvement of all the organizing team members is really inspiring Everyone from Dr Desh Jaishree were very approachable and their willingness to share was fantastic Hats off to all of you
Dr (Wgcdr) A NagasubramaniamLions Club of Bangalore HSR
The spectrum of speakers and content was great I especially liked the fact that very grounded real-life success stories were presented
Rahul AliOrbis
The people at the conference were by far my favorite part of the event I loved meeting with entrepreneurs especially
Israel GanotMassChallenge Israel
Good mix of audience and speakers ndash across stages of scaling NGOs social entrepreneurs and philanthropists various sectors ndash HealthEducation Livelihoods etc
Soumitra PandeyBridgespan India
I commend the amount of effort put up by the DD team to organise the event without any glitches and the quality and variety of panels
Aditya KabraIISER Pune
The positive environment and the culture of ldquoCan Dordquo and Execution is infectious Loved Deshrsquos Keynote address and Day 2 panel on incubators
Sarbajit SenKeansa Solutions
I loved the venue the hatti-kaapi and the brilliance of the speakers and attendees
Dr Shelly BatraOpAsha
DEVELOPMENTDIALOGUE - 2017
Deshpande Center for Social EntrepreneurshipBVB College of Engineering and Technology CampusVidyanagar Hubballi ndash 580 031
wwwdevelopmentdialogueorg
httpswwwfacebookcomdeshpandefoundation
httpswwwfacebookcomddhubli
httpstwittercomSandboxDD
Conceived and designed by
Changemakers sharing their stories of grit
Demonetization shattered many of our women It put the poor women in distress We took steps to promote onlinemobile banking We donrsquot need to teach poor women street vendors etc to adopt e-wallets Itrsquos more about our preparation to facilitate them They learn and adopt fast
CHETNA GALA SINHAMann Deshi
The government has been our biggest supporter Our experience has been that the government extends support to organizations such as OpAsha if we show tangible results Fund and help will come your way if you do good and show results
DR SHELLY BATRAOpAsha
From Breakthrough Ideas to Brewing Revolutions
India is not a country which is stagnated It has the capacity to change Things have changed so much over the last 25 years
BEZWADA WILSONSafai Karmachari Andolan
Our village has been declared as the countryrsquos model village We have to keep the soul of the village alive with all the facilities Without its soul it cannot be a smart village
HIMANSHU PATELPunsari Gram Panchayat
Livelihoods Belling the Cat
N U T S H E L L
The panel brought together experts and practitioners of social
entrepreneurship to discuss the roadblocks hampering the
growth of social ventures
P A N E L
Rema Subramaniam
Dr L H Manjunath
RESPONDENTS
Ankur Capital
SKDRDP
G V Krishnagopal
Dr B R Athani
Dr Rangan Varadan
DISCUSSANTS
ALC India
Gramachetana
MicroGraam
Dr Aravind Chinchure
MODERATOR
Symbiosis International University
Discussing the impediments on the path of a social enterprise
ldquoScaling wonrsquot happen without the right
quality products and processesrdquoDR L H MANJUNATH
SKDRDP
ldquoMicroGraam users crowdfund models
to bring in funds to enable social impact
For MicroGraam to scale the challenge is
that organizations who get funded do not
market themselvesrdquo
DR RANGAN VARDANMicroGraam
ldquoGramachetana didnrsquot mean much impact
in initial years Understanding farmers and
their pain areas helped us to scalerdquo
DR BR ATHANIGramachetana
Education Models Delivering Learning for Life
N U T S H E L L
Ways to boost educational opportunities for all and tackling
the inherent challenges in boosting access to learning among
the underprivileged was the highlight point of discussion
Soumitra PandeyMODERATOR
The Bridgespan Group
KThiagarajan
Dr Kannan Moudgalya
RESPONDENTS
Agastya International
IIT Bombay
DISCUSSANTSP RajasekharanV-shesh
Akshay SaxenaAvanti Learning Center
Dhiren Pratap SinghMilaan
Ketan DeshpandeFUEL
GuranagoudaDeshpande Educational Trust
P A N E L
Practitioners speak about the challenges in delivering education for all
ldquoWhen we started working with government school systems we realized that the challenge was beyond just teaching - we had to deal with lots of axes of inequalityrdquo
AKSHAY SAXENAAvanti Learning Center
ldquoWhen the Sandbox started we found that the youth in North Karnataka are lacking in different skill sets and are unable to advance in their career That is why we started various programs for skillingrdquo
GURANAGOUDA KURAGUND
Deshpande Educational Trust
ldquoAmong deaf people the rate of graduation is 0001 compared to around 20 for other disabilities In schools there is a high dropout rate We need to look closely into why this happens ndash there is untapped talent among the deafrdquo
P RAJASEKHARANV-shesh
Education Models Delivering Learning for Life
Introducing hygiene habits improving sanitation and using
technology to track medical care facilities among the population
were among the mechanisms that the panelists suggested to
improve healthcare delivery at the grassroots
Health Models for Delivering Wellbeing
N U T S H E L L
Dr Shelly Batra
Siva Ramamoorthy
RESPONDENTS
MODERATOR
DISCUSSANTS
OpAsha
Ephicacy Lifescience Analytics
Kuldeep DantewadiaReap Benefit
Sujay SantraiKure Techsoft Pvt Limited
Dr Shiban GanjuSave a Mother
S DamodaranGramalaya
P A N E L
Discussing models to ensure robust healthcare delivery in underserved communities
ldquoWe are trying to solve the problem of lack of sanitation in schools People have become so apathetic to this problem that we need to let them discover itrdquo
KULDEEP DANTEWADIA
Reap Benefit
ldquoWe have fantastic solutions that we are giving to Europe and the US then why not use them in India In India we have a bottom-up approach Our approach is to understand the challenge and then work on a unique model to solve itrdquo
SUJAY SANTRAiKure Techsoft Pvt
Limited
ldquoWe work with communities and the cheapest way of keeping people healthy is by changing their mindsets You can cure the disease by 5 to 45 just by changing the mindsetsrdquo
DR SHIBAN GANJU
Save A Mother
Of Entrepreneursamp Entrepreneurship
N U T S H E L L
The panel brought together innovators and entrepreneurs to
discuss the intricacies of successfully managing a business on
the ground level Greg Bavington
Latha Srinivasan
Dr Neelam Maheshwari
Gaurav Mehta
Rohan Kulkarni
Akshay Saxena
Suresh Shenoy
RESPONDENTS
DISCUSSANTS
Dunin-DeshpandeQueenrsquos Innovation Center
Chipper Sage
Deshpande Foundation India
Dharma Life Foundation
Freshboxx
Avanti Learning Centers
Alyxtech
P A N E L
MODERATOR
A glance at how innovative ideas translated to high-impact social enterprises
ldquoWhy should I do this ndash should never be the question on an entrepreneurrsquos mind If the entrepreneur is determined then the investor will be interestedrdquo
ROHAN KULKARNI
Freshboxx
ldquoPersistence is an important quality and should be practised (by companies) Find a mentor who has seen and been thererdquo
SURESH SHENOYAlyxtech
ldquoIdentify people who will be with you in the next two-three years Invest in peoplerdquo
AKSHAY SAXENAAvanti Learning Center
ldquoAn entrepreneur should know his limits and identify itrdquo
GREG BAVINGTONDunin-Deshpande
Farming for the FutureSustaining Natural Resources
N U T S H E L L
Initiatives to support the farming community has to take into
account the potential impact on environment ecology flora
and fauna ndash this was one of the key insights from the panel on
farming innovations for the future
Dr Vijay Kulkarni
MODERATOR
Vrutti
Bishnu Parida
Dr Chintan Vaishnav
RESPONDENTS
JSLPS
MIT Tata Center
P A N E L
DISCUSSANTSSikandar MeeranayakSRDS
Innus KhanDeshpande Foundation
Ganapati BhatManuvikasa
BShivarudrappaBAIF
Balakrishnan SVrutti
Brainstorming on ways to solve farming challenges and make farming sustainable
ldquoDF has initiatives for promoting sustainable farming It has been able to scale up farm initiatives by taking the model away from the grant model to a cost-sharing model Farmers pay for our services if they see value This is the essence of scaling uprdquo
INNUS KHANDeshpande Foundation
ldquoOlder generation farmers have difficulty in adopting new technology 90 of the farmers who opt for my borewell recharging technology are young farmersrdquo
SIKANDER MEERANAYAK
SRDS
ldquoIn another seven years India will be declared as a water-starved country Farmers in India do not want their children to continue farmingrdquo
BALAKRISHNAN SVrutti
ldquoWhile adopting new technology in farming we have to see if it adversely impacts ecology flora and faunardquo
GANAPATHI BHATManuvikasa
Scaling versusScaling Effectively
N U T S H E L L
The session brought to fore the key elements that a social
enterprise required for scaling up Speakers shared their insights
about the key enablers for scaling a social enterprise
Innovation was key for scaling and founders needed to be open
to innovate They also cautioned that organizations should not
attempt to scale at a pace that would affect the quality of their
work or service
Discussing scaling from a social enterprisersquos viewpoint
Israel Ganot of Mass Challenge said that for a social venture
scaling translated to maximizing impact Good governance
was important for scaling an enterprise according to Dr L H
Manjunath SKDRDP who added that scaling also worked to
make an enterprise cost efficient as well Soumitra Pandey The
Bridgespan Group pointed out that scaling was the result of
resource efficiency and time efficiency
P A N E LDr L H Manjunath
Soumitra Pandey
Dr Shiban Ganju
Birger Stamperdahl
Greg Bavington
GV Krishnagopal
Akshay Saxena
Israel Ganot
MODERATOR
K Thiagarajan
Shri Kshetra Dharmasthala Rural Development Project (SKDRDP)
The Bridgespan Group
Save a Mother
Give2Asia
Dunin-Deshpande Queenrsquos Innovation Center
Access Livelihoods Consulting
Avanti Learning Center
MassChallenge Israel
Agastya International Foundation
Scaling versusScaling EffectivelyWhat scaling means for social enterprises and how to maximise the impact of scaling
Bringing corporate practices to NGOs makes them social enterprises A set of processes dictums and layers of management are important to help them scale
For social impact organizations scaling means making maximum impact For incubators like MassChallenge scaling means enhancing the capability of the ecosystem
Scaling effectively is doing it in a way that maximises what you want to do Building trust with donors partners and beneficiaries is very important for scaling up
DR L H MANJUNATH
ISRAEL GANOTBIRGER STAMPERDAHL
SKDRDP
MassChallenge IsraelGive2Asia
Scaling versusScaling EffectivelyWhat scaling means for social enterprises and how to maximise the impact of scaling
For an organization to grow itrsquos important to put the right people to work at the right roles Having the right people in matching roles is important for an organization to have balance
Scaling means resource efficiency and time efficiency
Ideas and concepts scale differently Each sector has different models of scaling that are domain specific
GREG BAVINGTON
SOUMITRA PANDEYAKSHAY SAXENA
Dunin-DeshpandeQueenrsquos Innovation Center
The Bridgespan GroupAvanti Learning Center
We have to get out of the mindset of quantity versus quality It should be quantity and quality
GV KRISHNAGOPALALC
Investing in Incubatorsfor Startups
N U T S H E L L
The panel gathered the players of startup ecosystem including
early stage investors incubators mentors and experts of
entrepreneurship on a platform The discussions centered
around successful incubation as well as the need for incubators
to specialize on niche areas Funding impact funding and the
potential roles that CSR funds could play to support social
ventures and to make them effective were also topics touched
upon
Will Poole pointed out that the best incubators also needed to
market themselves so that entrepreneurs would be interested
to come to them On a different note P R Ganapathy mentioned
that entrepreneurs needed to be in touch with their customers or
beneficiaries He asked incubators to diversify their donor base
Manoj Kumar of Tata Trusts said that the company as an ecosystem
player focuses on providing complete product life cycle support
to entrepreneurs with a focus on science and technology
P A N E L
Manoj Kumar
Will Poole
P R Ganapathy
Sally Ng
Leon Sandler
Israel Ganot
MODERATOR
CM Patil
Tata Trusts
Unitus Seed Fund
Villgro
The Triple Effect Inc
MIT Deshpande Center
MassChallenge Israel
Sandbox Startups
Investing in Incubatorsfor Startups About successful incubation and whether incubators should become specialists
Incubators have to decide on whether you want quality or quantity Quality should get the priority if your focus is on impact
SALLY NGThe Triple Effect Inc
If you are a generic incubator for everybody and everything you canrsquot be a good incubator You should focus on specific sector and choose startups wisely
P R GANAPATHYVillgro
At Deshpande MIT we do things which are excessively risky We bank on people who are very passionate and are coachable They listen to mentors We make a lot of connections for them
LEON SANDLERMIT Deshpande Center
The best incubators are the ones who constantly market themselves to get best entrepreneurs
WILL POOLEUnitus Seed Fund
Putting Resources toWork to Leverage Impact
N U T S H E L L
The speakers shared their views on ways to make the most
from the available funding for startups Drawing the most out of
prevalent support system for entrepreneurs and delivering the
best impact as well as measuring that impact were the talking
points
Dr Aravind Chinchure pointed out that funding resources for
startups were always limited the challenge for entrepreneurs
was to use the available fund optimally and to make a lasting
impact He asserted that having limited resources presented an
opportunity for enterprises to get innovative with the way they
work and to maximize their impact
Srinath Komarina said that corporates with their CSR funds can
bring a lot of effectiveness in social entrepreneurship through
their professional approach and processes
P A N E L
Birger Stamperdahl
Suresh Shenoy
Dr Meenu Bhambhani
Srinath Komarina
MODERATOR
Dr Aravind Chinchure
Give2Asia
Alyxtech
Mphasis
YES Bank
Symbiosis International University
Putting Resources toWork to Leverage ImpactWays enterprises can grow in a cash-strapped environment
Resources are always limited Making more from less - is an opportunity to be creative and innovative Constraints drive us to innovate
DR ARAVIND CHINCHURESymbiosis International University
As an incubator we look for proof of concept and we look at the leadership of startups - if they are passionate whether they have built a good ecosystem etc Those who have experimented for long we can give them a push with all the resources
DR MEENU BHAMBHANIMphasis
As a NGO or social entrepreneur you need to do a good job in convincing donors to fund you Learn from corporate world to do the best sales job
SURESH SHENOYAlyxtech
Corporates with their CSR can bring a lot of effectiveness in social entrepreneurship with their professional approach and processes
SRINATH KOMARINAYES Bank
Envisioning the Future
N U T S H E L L
The speakers shared their views on the future of entrepreneurship
in India and discussed the current standing of Indian companies
on a global scale The panel was optimistic that Indian companies
were destined to succeed as manufacturers for the global market
Raju Reddy founder of Kakatiya Sandbox pointed out that
Indians were patient had great capacity to endure hardships at
multiple levels making them very resilient His vision for Indian
companies he said was to see Indian players making products
for the world
Ashank Desai of Mastek Limited called for different stakeholders
of entrepreneurship to work together to make things happen
Sanmina Corprsquos Sunder Kamat pointed out that Indian
entrepreneurs had the capacity to do great things from limited
resources which was a quality that would set them apart in the
global market
P A N E L
Ashank Desai
Raju Reddy
Sundar Kamath
Rajiv Prakash
MODERATOR
Dr lsquoDeshrsquo Deshpande
Mastek Limited
Kakatiya Sandbox
Sanmina Corp
Next In Advisors
Deshpande Foundation
Envisioning the FutureMaking lsquoMade in Indiarsquo a global name and catering to rural markets in this growth
Entrepreneurs in India who are young are growing ambitious and looking to build global companies This confidence is going to make a big differenceThis is the India I see in the near future
RAJU REDDYKakatiya Sandbox
Any vision to succeed in future should cater to the large young population and rural needs
SUNDAR KAMATHSanmina Corp
We talk about scaling effectively at an organizational level but there is an aspect to it on how the overall ecosystem will scale itself
RAJIV PRAKASHNext In Advisors
Takeaways OnScaling EffectivelyWrap up and closing remarks
After every DD we go back to Boston with a lot of energy and positivity Your active participation in the DD inspires us to do more in the Sandbox
JAISHREE DESHPANDE
Deshpande Foundation
We look forward to making the Dialogue a collaborative event with all of you We invite you to co-create and curate panels bringing forth the multitude of factors transforming the social entrepreneurship ecosystem in India
DR lsquoDESHrsquoDESHPANDE
Deshpande Foundation
The Sandbox is a microcosm of the real world where enough scenarios are created to act as a touchstone for ideas Innovators here learn how to tweak their solutions to make them relevant to a contextual problem And wersquore happy to have you with us to become a part of their incredible journey
NAVEEN JHADeshpande Foundation India
Title to come
Glimpses fromDevelopment Dialogue 2017
Glimpses from
Development
Dialogue 2017
Media Coverage
Hubballi to host Indiarsquos biggest startup incubation
Hubballi to get countryrsquos largest startup incubator
Gururaj Deshpande Setting Up Indiarsquos Biggest Incubator For
Startups In Hubballi
Hubballi to house Indiarsquos biggest startup incubation centre by
Septemberrsquo17
Tearing down small-town barriers to encourage innovations
lsquoScaling up issues affects implementation of projectsrsquo
Hubballi hosts Indiarsquos Biggest Incubator for Startups
Hubballi to house Indiarsquos biggest startup incubation centre by
Septemberrsquo17
DD Chair Organizing Committee
NAVEEN JHA STANLEY GUNDI
These are only a few representative faces of the 30+ team who worked tirelessly to put together Indiarsquos largest social entrepreneurship ecosystem conference in a tier-2 city
NEELAM MAHESHWARI
RAJABALI M
SAVITA Y N
SANJEEV KULKARNI
UDUPI RAGHAVENDRA A
MALLAMMA BUDIHAL
KETAN NAGADA
JEEVAN MULLOLLI
GURANGOUDA K BINDIYA PATIL
ADITI S DESHPANDE
SUNILKUMAR KULKARNI
PANNAGA PRASAD
FEEDBACK FROM PARTICIPANTS
The simplicity and involvement of all the organizing team members is really inspiring Everyone from Dr Desh Jaishree were very approachable and their willingness to share was fantastic Hats off to all of you
Dr (Wgcdr) A NagasubramaniamLions Club of Bangalore HSR
The spectrum of speakers and content was great I especially liked the fact that very grounded real-life success stories were presented
Rahul AliOrbis
The people at the conference were by far my favorite part of the event I loved meeting with entrepreneurs especially
Israel GanotMassChallenge Israel
Good mix of audience and speakers ndash across stages of scaling NGOs social entrepreneurs and philanthropists various sectors ndash HealthEducation Livelihoods etc
Soumitra PandeyBridgespan India
I commend the amount of effort put up by the DD team to organise the event without any glitches and the quality and variety of panels
Aditya KabraIISER Pune
The positive environment and the culture of ldquoCan Dordquo and Execution is infectious Loved Deshrsquos Keynote address and Day 2 panel on incubators
Sarbajit SenKeansa Solutions
I loved the venue the hatti-kaapi and the brilliance of the speakers and attendees
Dr Shelly BatraOpAsha
DEVELOPMENTDIALOGUE - 2017
Deshpande Center for Social EntrepreneurshipBVB College of Engineering and Technology CampusVidyanagar Hubballi ndash 580 031
wwwdevelopmentdialogueorg
httpswwwfacebookcomdeshpandefoundation
httpswwwfacebookcomddhubli
httpstwittercomSandboxDD
Conceived and designed by
Livelihoods Belling the Cat
N U T S H E L L
The panel brought together experts and practitioners of social
entrepreneurship to discuss the roadblocks hampering the
growth of social ventures
P A N E L
Rema Subramaniam
Dr L H Manjunath
RESPONDENTS
Ankur Capital
SKDRDP
G V Krishnagopal
Dr B R Athani
Dr Rangan Varadan
DISCUSSANTS
ALC India
Gramachetana
MicroGraam
Dr Aravind Chinchure
MODERATOR
Symbiosis International University
Discussing the impediments on the path of a social enterprise
ldquoScaling wonrsquot happen without the right
quality products and processesrdquoDR L H MANJUNATH
SKDRDP
ldquoMicroGraam users crowdfund models
to bring in funds to enable social impact
For MicroGraam to scale the challenge is
that organizations who get funded do not
market themselvesrdquo
DR RANGAN VARDANMicroGraam
ldquoGramachetana didnrsquot mean much impact
in initial years Understanding farmers and
their pain areas helped us to scalerdquo
DR BR ATHANIGramachetana
Education Models Delivering Learning for Life
N U T S H E L L
Ways to boost educational opportunities for all and tackling
the inherent challenges in boosting access to learning among
the underprivileged was the highlight point of discussion
Soumitra PandeyMODERATOR
The Bridgespan Group
KThiagarajan
Dr Kannan Moudgalya
RESPONDENTS
Agastya International
IIT Bombay
DISCUSSANTSP RajasekharanV-shesh
Akshay SaxenaAvanti Learning Center
Dhiren Pratap SinghMilaan
Ketan DeshpandeFUEL
GuranagoudaDeshpande Educational Trust
P A N E L
Practitioners speak about the challenges in delivering education for all
ldquoWhen we started working with government school systems we realized that the challenge was beyond just teaching - we had to deal with lots of axes of inequalityrdquo
AKSHAY SAXENAAvanti Learning Center
ldquoWhen the Sandbox started we found that the youth in North Karnataka are lacking in different skill sets and are unable to advance in their career That is why we started various programs for skillingrdquo
GURANAGOUDA KURAGUND
Deshpande Educational Trust
ldquoAmong deaf people the rate of graduation is 0001 compared to around 20 for other disabilities In schools there is a high dropout rate We need to look closely into why this happens ndash there is untapped talent among the deafrdquo
P RAJASEKHARANV-shesh
Education Models Delivering Learning for Life
Introducing hygiene habits improving sanitation and using
technology to track medical care facilities among the population
were among the mechanisms that the panelists suggested to
improve healthcare delivery at the grassroots
Health Models for Delivering Wellbeing
N U T S H E L L
Dr Shelly Batra
Siva Ramamoorthy
RESPONDENTS
MODERATOR
DISCUSSANTS
OpAsha
Ephicacy Lifescience Analytics
Kuldeep DantewadiaReap Benefit
Sujay SantraiKure Techsoft Pvt Limited
Dr Shiban GanjuSave a Mother
S DamodaranGramalaya
P A N E L
Discussing models to ensure robust healthcare delivery in underserved communities
ldquoWe are trying to solve the problem of lack of sanitation in schools People have become so apathetic to this problem that we need to let them discover itrdquo
KULDEEP DANTEWADIA
Reap Benefit
ldquoWe have fantastic solutions that we are giving to Europe and the US then why not use them in India In India we have a bottom-up approach Our approach is to understand the challenge and then work on a unique model to solve itrdquo
SUJAY SANTRAiKure Techsoft Pvt
Limited
ldquoWe work with communities and the cheapest way of keeping people healthy is by changing their mindsets You can cure the disease by 5 to 45 just by changing the mindsetsrdquo
DR SHIBAN GANJU
Save A Mother
Of Entrepreneursamp Entrepreneurship
N U T S H E L L
The panel brought together innovators and entrepreneurs to
discuss the intricacies of successfully managing a business on
the ground level Greg Bavington
Latha Srinivasan
Dr Neelam Maheshwari
Gaurav Mehta
Rohan Kulkarni
Akshay Saxena
Suresh Shenoy
RESPONDENTS
DISCUSSANTS
Dunin-DeshpandeQueenrsquos Innovation Center
Chipper Sage
Deshpande Foundation India
Dharma Life Foundation
Freshboxx
Avanti Learning Centers
Alyxtech
P A N E L
MODERATOR
A glance at how innovative ideas translated to high-impact social enterprises
ldquoWhy should I do this ndash should never be the question on an entrepreneurrsquos mind If the entrepreneur is determined then the investor will be interestedrdquo
ROHAN KULKARNI
Freshboxx
ldquoPersistence is an important quality and should be practised (by companies) Find a mentor who has seen and been thererdquo
SURESH SHENOYAlyxtech
ldquoIdentify people who will be with you in the next two-three years Invest in peoplerdquo
AKSHAY SAXENAAvanti Learning Center
ldquoAn entrepreneur should know his limits and identify itrdquo
GREG BAVINGTONDunin-Deshpande
Farming for the FutureSustaining Natural Resources
N U T S H E L L
Initiatives to support the farming community has to take into
account the potential impact on environment ecology flora
and fauna ndash this was one of the key insights from the panel on
farming innovations for the future
Dr Vijay Kulkarni
MODERATOR
Vrutti
Bishnu Parida
Dr Chintan Vaishnav
RESPONDENTS
JSLPS
MIT Tata Center
P A N E L
DISCUSSANTSSikandar MeeranayakSRDS
Innus KhanDeshpande Foundation
Ganapati BhatManuvikasa
BShivarudrappaBAIF
Balakrishnan SVrutti
Brainstorming on ways to solve farming challenges and make farming sustainable
ldquoDF has initiatives for promoting sustainable farming It has been able to scale up farm initiatives by taking the model away from the grant model to a cost-sharing model Farmers pay for our services if they see value This is the essence of scaling uprdquo
INNUS KHANDeshpande Foundation
ldquoOlder generation farmers have difficulty in adopting new technology 90 of the farmers who opt for my borewell recharging technology are young farmersrdquo
SIKANDER MEERANAYAK
SRDS
ldquoIn another seven years India will be declared as a water-starved country Farmers in India do not want their children to continue farmingrdquo
BALAKRISHNAN SVrutti
ldquoWhile adopting new technology in farming we have to see if it adversely impacts ecology flora and faunardquo
GANAPATHI BHATManuvikasa
Scaling versusScaling Effectively
N U T S H E L L
The session brought to fore the key elements that a social
enterprise required for scaling up Speakers shared their insights
about the key enablers for scaling a social enterprise
Innovation was key for scaling and founders needed to be open
to innovate They also cautioned that organizations should not
attempt to scale at a pace that would affect the quality of their
work or service
Discussing scaling from a social enterprisersquos viewpoint
Israel Ganot of Mass Challenge said that for a social venture
scaling translated to maximizing impact Good governance
was important for scaling an enterprise according to Dr L H
Manjunath SKDRDP who added that scaling also worked to
make an enterprise cost efficient as well Soumitra Pandey The
Bridgespan Group pointed out that scaling was the result of
resource efficiency and time efficiency
P A N E LDr L H Manjunath
Soumitra Pandey
Dr Shiban Ganju
Birger Stamperdahl
Greg Bavington
GV Krishnagopal
Akshay Saxena
Israel Ganot
MODERATOR
K Thiagarajan
Shri Kshetra Dharmasthala Rural Development Project (SKDRDP)
The Bridgespan Group
Save a Mother
Give2Asia
Dunin-Deshpande Queenrsquos Innovation Center
Access Livelihoods Consulting
Avanti Learning Center
MassChallenge Israel
Agastya International Foundation
Scaling versusScaling EffectivelyWhat scaling means for social enterprises and how to maximise the impact of scaling
Bringing corporate practices to NGOs makes them social enterprises A set of processes dictums and layers of management are important to help them scale
For social impact organizations scaling means making maximum impact For incubators like MassChallenge scaling means enhancing the capability of the ecosystem
Scaling effectively is doing it in a way that maximises what you want to do Building trust with donors partners and beneficiaries is very important for scaling up
DR L H MANJUNATH
ISRAEL GANOTBIRGER STAMPERDAHL
SKDRDP
MassChallenge IsraelGive2Asia
Scaling versusScaling EffectivelyWhat scaling means for social enterprises and how to maximise the impact of scaling
For an organization to grow itrsquos important to put the right people to work at the right roles Having the right people in matching roles is important for an organization to have balance
Scaling means resource efficiency and time efficiency
Ideas and concepts scale differently Each sector has different models of scaling that are domain specific
GREG BAVINGTON
SOUMITRA PANDEYAKSHAY SAXENA
Dunin-DeshpandeQueenrsquos Innovation Center
The Bridgespan GroupAvanti Learning Center
We have to get out of the mindset of quantity versus quality It should be quantity and quality
GV KRISHNAGOPALALC
Investing in Incubatorsfor Startups
N U T S H E L L
The panel gathered the players of startup ecosystem including
early stage investors incubators mentors and experts of
entrepreneurship on a platform The discussions centered
around successful incubation as well as the need for incubators
to specialize on niche areas Funding impact funding and the
potential roles that CSR funds could play to support social
ventures and to make them effective were also topics touched
upon
Will Poole pointed out that the best incubators also needed to
market themselves so that entrepreneurs would be interested
to come to them On a different note P R Ganapathy mentioned
that entrepreneurs needed to be in touch with their customers or
beneficiaries He asked incubators to diversify their donor base
Manoj Kumar of Tata Trusts said that the company as an ecosystem
player focuses on providing complete product life cycle support
to entrepreneurs with a focus on science and technology
P A N E L
Manoj Kumar
Will Poole
P R Ganapathy
Sally Ng
Leon Sandler
Israel Ganot
MODERATOR
CM Patil
Tata Trusts
Unitus Seed Fund
Villgro
The Triple Effect Inc
MIT Deshpande Center
MassChallenge Israel
Sandbox Startups
Investing in Incubatorsfor Startups About successful incubation and whether incubators should become specialists
Incubators have to decide on whether you want quality or quantity Quality should get the priority if your focus is on impact
SALLY NGThe Triple Effect Inc
If you are a generic incubator for everybody and everything you canrsquot be a good incubator You should focus on specific sector and choose startups wisely
P R GANAPATHYVillgro
At Deshpande MIT we do things which are excessively risky We bank on people who are very passionate and are coachable They listen to mentors We make a lot of connections for them
LEON SANDLERMIT Deshpande Center
The best incubators are the ones who constantly market themselves to get best entrepreneurs
WILL POOLEUnitus Seed Fund
Putting Resources toWork to Leverage Impact
N U T S H E L L
The speakers shared their views on ways to make the most
from the available funding for startups Drawing the most out of
prevalent support system for entrepreneurs and delivering the
best impact as well as measuring that impact were the talking
points
Dr Aravind Chinchure pointed out that funding resources for
startups were always limited the challenge for entrepreneurs
was to use the available fund optimally and to make a lasting
impact He asserted that having limited resources presented an
opportunity for enterprises to get innovative with the way they
work and to maximize their impact
Srinath Komarina said that corporates with their CSR funds can
bring a lot of effectiveness in social entrepreneurship through
their professional approach and processes
P A N E L
Birger Stamperdahl
Suresh Shenoy
Dr Meenu Bhambhani
Srinath Komarina
MODERATOR
Dr Aravind Chinchure
Give2Asia
Alyxtech
Mphasis
YES Bank
Symbiosis International University
Putting Resources toWork to Leverage ImpactWays enterprises can grow in a cash-strapped environment
Resources are always limited Making more from less - is an opportunity to be creative and innovative Constraints drive us to innovate
DR ARAVIND CHINCHURESymbiosis International University
As an incubator we look for proof of concept and we look at the leadership of startups - if they are passionate whether they have built a good ecosystem etc Those who have experimented for long we can give them a push with all the resources
DR MEENU BHAMBHANIMphasis
As a NGO or social entrepreneur you need to do a good job in convincing donors to fund you Learn from corporate world to do the best sales job
SURESH SHENOYAlyxtech
Corporates with their CSR can bring a lot of effectiveness in social entrepreneurship with their professional approach and processes
SRINATH KOMARINAYES Bank
Envisioning the Future
N U T S H E L L
The speakers shared their views on the future of entrepreneurship
in India and discussed the current standing of Indian companies
on a global scale The panel was optimistic that Indian companies
were destined to succeed as manufacturers for the global market
Raju Reddy founder of Kakatiya Sandbox pointed out that
Indians were patient had great capacity to endure hardships at
multiple levels making them very resilient His vision for Indian
companies he said was to see Indian players making products
for the world
Ashank Desai of Mastek Limited called for different stakeholders
of entrepreneurship to work together to make things happen
Sanmina Corprsquos Sunder Kamat pointed out that Indian
entrepreneurs had the capacity to do great things from limited
resources which was a quality that would set them apart in the
global market
P A N E L
Ashank Desai
Raju Reddy
Sundar Kamath
Rajiv Prakash
MODERATOR
Dr lsquoDeshrsquo Deshpande
Mastek Limited
Kakatiya Sandbox
Sanmina Corp
Next In Advisors
Deshpande Foundation
Envisioning the FutureMaking lsquoMade in Indiarsquo a global name and catering to rural markets in this growth
Entrepreneurs in India who are young are growing ambitious and looking to build global companies This confidence is going to make a big differenceThis is the India I see in the near future
RAJU REDDYKakatiya Sandbox
Any vision to succeed in future should cater to the large young population and rural needs
SUNDAR KAMATHSanmina Corp
We talk about scaling effectively at an organizational level but there is an aspect to it on how the overall ecosystem will scale itself
RAJIV PRAKASHNext In Advisors
Takeaways OnScaling EffectivelyWrap up and closing remarks
After every DD we go back to Boston with a lot of energy and positivity Your active participation in the DD inspires us to do more in the Sandbox
JAISHREE DESHPANDE
Deshpande Foundation
We look forward to making the Dialogue a collaborative event with all of you We invite you to co-create and curate panels bringing forth the multitude of factors transforming the social entrepreneurship ecosystem in India
DR lsquoDESHrsquoDESHPANDE
Deshpande Foundation
The Sandbox is a microcosm of the real world where enough scenarios are created to act as a touchstone for ideas Innovators here learn how to tweak their solutions to make them relevant to a contextual problem And wersquore happy to have you with us to become a part of their incredible journey
NAVEEN JHADeshpande Foundation India
Title to come
Glimpses fromDevelopment Dialogue 2017
Glimpses from
Development
Dialogue 2017
Media Coverage
Hubballi to host Indiarsquos biggest startup incubation
Hubballi to get countryrsquos largest startup incubator
Gururaj Deshpande Setting Up Indiarsquos Biggest Incubator For
Startups In Hubballi
Hubballi to house Indiarsquos biggest startup incubation centre by
Septemberrsquo17
Tearing down small-town barriers to encourage innovations
lsquoScaling up issues affects implementation of projectsrsquo
Hubballi hosts Indiarsquos Biggest Incubator for Startups
Hubballi to house Indiarsquos biggest startup incubation centre by
Septemberrsquo17
DD Chair Organizing Committee
NAVEEN JHA STANLEY GUNDI
These are only a few representative faces of the 30+ team who worked tirelessly to put together Indiarsquos largest social entrepreneurship ecosystem conference in a tier-2 city
NEELAM MAHESHWARI
RAJABALI M
SAVITA Y N
SANJEEV KULKARNI
UDUPI RAGHAVENDRA A
MALLAMMA BUDIHAL
KETAN NAGADA
JEEVAN MULLOLLI
GURANGOUDA K BINDIYA PATIL
ADITI S DESHPANDE
SUNILKUMAR KULKARNI
PANNAGA PRASAD
FEEDBACK FROM PARTICIPANTS
The simplicity and involvement of all the organizing team members is really inspiring Everyone from Dr Desh Jaishree were very approachable and their willingness to share was fantastic Hats off to all of you
Dr (Wgcdr) A NagasubramaniamLions Club of Bangalore HSR
The spectrum of speakers and content was great I especially liked the fact that very grounded real-life success stories were presented
Rahul AliOrbis
The people at the conference were by far my favorite part of the event I loved meeting with entrepreneurs especially
Israel GanotMassChallenge Israel
Good mix of audience and speakers ndash across stages of scaling NGOs social entrepreneurs and philanthropists various sectors ndash HealthEducation Livelihoods etc
Soumitra PandeyBridgespan India
I commend the amount of effort put up by the DD team to organise the event without any glitches and the quality and variety of panels
Aditya KabraIISER Pune
The positive environment and the culture of ldquoCan Dordquo and Execution is infectious Loved Deshrsquos Keynote address and Day 2 panel on incubators
Sarbajit SenKeansa Solutions
I loved the venue the hatti-kaapi and the brilliance of the speakers and attendees
Dr Shelly BatraOpAsha
DEVELOPMENTDIALOGUE - 2017
Deshpande Center for Social EntrepreneurshipBVB College of Engineering and Technology CampusVidyanagar Hubballi ndash 580 031
wwwdevelopmentdialogueorg
httpswwwfacebookcomdeshpandefoundation
httpswwwfacebookcomddhubli
httpstwittercomSandboxDD
Conceived and designed by
Education Models Delivering Learning for Life
N U T S H E L L
Ways to boost educational opportunities for all and tackling
the inherent challenges in boosting access to learning among
the underprivileged was the highlight point of discussion
Soumitra PandeyMODERATOR
The Bridgespan Group
KThiagarajan
Dr Kannan Moudgalya
RESPONDENTS
Agastya International
IIT Bombay
DISCUSSANTSP RajasekharanV-shesh
Akshay SaxenaAvanti Learning Center
Dhiren Pratap SinghMilaan
Ketan DeshpandeFUEL
GuranagoudaDeshpande Educational Trust
P A N E L
Practitioners speak about the challenges in delivering education for all
ldquoWhen we started working with government school systems we realized that the challenge was beyond just teaching - we had to deal with lots of axes of inequalityrdquo
AKSHAY SAXENAAvanti Learning Center
ldquoWhen the Sandbox started we found that the youth in North Karnataka are lacking in different skill sets and are unable to advance in their career That is why we started various programs for skillingrdquo
GURANAGOUDA KURAGUND
Deshpande Educational Trust
ldquoAmong deaf people the rate of graduation is 0001 compared to around 20 for other disabilities In schools there is a high dropout rate We need to look closely into why this happens ndash there is untapped talent among the deafrdquo
P RAJASEKHARANV-shesh
Education Models Delivering Learning for Life
Introducing hygiene habits improving sanitation and using
technology to track medical care facilities among the population
were among the mechanisms that the panelists suggested to
improve healthcare delivery at the grassroots
Health Models for Delivering Wellbeing
N U T S H E L L
Dr Shelly Batra
Siva Ramamoorthy
RESPONDENTS
MODERATOR
DISCUSSANTS
OpAsha
Ephicacy Lifescience Analytics
Kuldeep DantewadiaReap Benefit
Sujay SantraiKure Techsoft Pvt Limited
Dr Shiban GanjuSave a Mother
S DamodaranGramalaya
P A N E L
Discussing models to ensure robust healthcare delivery in underserved communities
ldquoWe are trying to solve the problem of lack of sanitation in schools People have become so apathetic to this problem that we need to let them discover itrdquo
KULDEEP DANTEWADIA
Reap Benefit
ldquoWe have fantastic solutions that we are giving to Europe and the US then why not use them in India In India we have a bottom-up approach Our approach is to understand the challenge and then work on a unique model to solve itrdquo
SUJAY SANTRAiKure Techsoft Pvt
Limited
ldquoWe work with communities and the cheapest way of keeping people healthy is by changing their mindsets You can cure the disease by 5 to 45 just by changing the mindsetsrdquo
DR SHIBAN GANJU
Save A Mother
Of Entrepreneursamp Entrepreneurship
N U T S H E L L
The panel brought together innovators and entrepreneurs to
discuss the intricacies of successfully managing a business on
the ground level Greg Bavington
Latha Srinivasan
Dr Neelam Maheshwari
Gaurav Mehta
Rohan Kulkarni
Akshay Saxena
Suresh Shenoy
RESPONDENTS
DISCUSSANTS
Dunin-DeshpandeQueenrsquos Innovation Center
Chipper Sage
Deshpande Foundation India
Dharma Life Foundation
Freshboxx
Avanti Learning Centers
Alyxtech
P A N E L
MODERATOR
A glance at how innovative ideas translated to high-impact social enterprises
ldquoWhy should I do this ndash should never be the question on an entrepreneurrsquos mind If the entrepreneur is determined then the investor will be interestedrdquo
ROHAN KULKARNI
Freshboxx
ldquoPersistence is an important quality and should be practised (by companies) Find a mentor who has seen and been thererdquo
SURESH SHENOYAlyxtech
ldquoIdentify people who will be with you in the next two-three years Invest in peoplerdquo
AKSHAY SAXENAAvanti Learning Center
ldquoAn entrepreneur should know his limits and identify itrdquo
GREG BAVINGTONDunin-Deshpande
Farming for the FutureSustaining Natural Resources
N U T S H E L L
Initiatives to support the farming community has to take into
account the potential impact on environment ecology flora
and fauna ndash this was one of the key insights from the panel on
farming innovations for the future
Dr Vijay Kulkarni
MODERATOR
Vrutti
Bishnu Parida
Dr Chintan Vaishnav
RESPONDENTS
JSLPS
MIT Tata Center
P A N E L
DISCUSSANTSSikandar MeeranayakSRDS
Innus KhanDeshpande Foundation
Ganapati BhatManuvikasa
BShivarudrappaBAIF
Balakrishnan SVrutti
Brainstorming on ways to solve farming challenges and make farming sustainable
ldquoDF has initiatives for promoting sustainable farming It has been able to scale up farm initiatives by taking the model away from the grant model to a cost-sharing model Farmers pay for our services if they see value This is the essence of scaling uprdquo
INNUS KHANDeshpande Foundation
ldquoOlder generation farmers have difficulty in adopting new technology 90 of the farmers who opt for my borewell recharging technology are young farmersrdquo
SIKANDER MEERANAYAK
SRDS
ldquoIn another seven years India will be declared as a water-starved country Farmers in India do not want their children to continue farmingrdquo
BALAKRISHNAN SVrutti
ldquoWhile adopting new technology in farming we have to see if it adversely impacts ecology flora and faunardquo
GANAPATHI BHATManuvikasa
Scaling versusScaling Effectively
N U T S H E L L
The session brought to fore the key elements that a social
enterprise required for scaling up Speakers shared their insights
about the key enablers for scaling a social enterprise
Innovation was key for scaling and founders needed to be open
to innovate They also cautioned that organizations should not
attempt to scale at a pace that would affect the quality of their
work or service
Discussing scaling from a social enterprisersquos viewpoint
Israel Ganot of Mass Challenge said that for a social venture
scaling translated to maximizing impact Good governance
was important for scaling an enterprise according to Dr L H
Manjunath SKDRDP who added that scaling also worked to
make an enterprise cost efficient as well Soumitra Pandey The
Bridgespan Group pointed out that scaling was the result of
resource efficiency and time efficiency
P A N E LDr L H Manjunath
Soumitra Pandey
Dr Shiban Ganju
Birger Stamperdahl
Greg Bavington
GV Krishnagopal
Akshay Saxena
Israel Ganot
MODERATOR
K Thiagarajan
Shri Kshetra Dharmasthala Rural Development Project (SKDRDP)
The Bridgespan Group
Save a Mother
Give2Asia
Dunin-Deshpande Queenrsquos Innovation Center
Access Livelihoods Consulting
Avanti Learning Center
MassChallenge Israel
Agastya International Foundation
Scaling versusScaling EffectivelyWhat scaling means for social enterprises and how to maximise the impact of scaling
Bringing corporate practices to NGOs makes them social enterprises A set of processes dictums and layers of management are important to help them scale
For social impact organizations scaling means making maximum impact For incubators like MassChallenge scaling means enhancing the capability of the ecosystem
Scaling effectively is doing it in a way that maximises what you want to do Building trust with donors partners and beneficiaries is very important for scaling up
DR L H MANJUNATH
ISRAEL GANOTBIRGER STAMPERDAHL
SKDRDP
MassChallenge IsraelGive2Asia
Scaling versusScaling EffectivelyWhat scaling means for social enterprises and how to maximise the impact of scaling
For an organization to grow itrsquos important to put the right people to work at the right roles Having the right people in matching roles is important for an organization to have balance
Scaling means resource efficiency and time efficiency
Ideas and concepts scale differently Each sector has different models of scaling that are domain specific
GREG BAVINGTON
SOUMITRA PANDEYAKSHAY SAXENA
Dunin-DeshpandeQueenrsquos Innovation Center
The Bridgespan GroupAvanti Learning Center
We have to get out of the mindset of quantity versus quality It should be quantity and quality
GV KRISHNAGOPALALC
Investing in Incubatorsfor Startups
N U T S H E L L
The panel gathered the players of startup ecosystem including
early stage investors incubators mentors and experts of
entrepreneurship on a platform The discussions centered
around successful incubation as well as the need for incubators
to specialize on niche areas Funding impact funding and the
potential roles that CSR funds could play to support social
ventures and to make them effective were also topics touched
upon
Will Poole pointed out that the best incubators also needed to
market themselves so that entrepreneurs would be interested
to come to them On a different note P R Ganapathy mentioned
that entrepreneurs needed to be in touch with their customers or
beneficiaries He asked incubators to diversify their donor base
Manoj Kumar of Tata Trusts said that the company as an ecosystem
player focuses on providing complete product life cycle support
to entrepreneurs with a focus on science and technology
P A N E L
Manoj Kumar
Will Poole
P R Ganapathy
Sally Ng
Leon Sandler
Israel Ganot
MODERATOR
CM Patil
Tata Trusts
Unitus Seed Fund
Villgro
The Triple Effect Inc
MIT Deshpande Center
MassChallenge Israel
Sandbox Startups
Investing in Incubatorsfor Startups About successful incubation and whether incubators should become specialists
Incubators have to decide on whether you want quality or quantity Quality should get the priority if your focus is on impact
SALLY NGThe Triple Effect Inc
If you are a generic incubator for everybody and everything you canrsquot be a good incubator You should focus on specific sector and choose startups wisely
P R GANAPATHYVillgro
At Deshpande MIT we do things which are excessively risky We bank on people who are very passionate and are coachable They listen to mentors We make a lot of connections for them
LEON SANDLERMIT Deshpande Center
The best incubators are the ones who constantly market themselves to get best entrepreneurs
WILL POOLEUnitus Seed Fund
Putting Resources toWork to Leverage Impact
N U T S H E L L
The speakers shared their views on ways to make the most
from the available funding for startups Drawing the most out of
prevalent support system for entrepreneurs and delivering the
best impact as well as measuring that impact were the talking
points
Dr Aravind Chinchure pointed out that funding resources for
startups were always limited the challenge for entrepreneurs
was to use the available fund optimally and to make a lasting
impact He asserted that having limited resources presented an
opportunity for enterprises to get innovative with the way they
work and to maximize their impact
Srinath Komarina said that corporates with their CSR funds can
bring a lot of effectiveness in social entrepreneurship through
their professional approach and processes
P A N E L
Birger Stamperdahl
Suresh Shenoy
Dr Meenu Bhambhani
Srinath Komarina
MODERATOR
Dr Aravind Chinchure
Give2Asia
Alyxtech
Mphasis
YES Bank
Symbiosis International University
Putting Resources toWork to Leverage ImpactWays enterprises can grow in a cash-strapped environment
Resources are always limited Making more from less - is an opportunity to be creative and innovative Constraints drive us to innovate
DR ARAVIND CHINCHURESymbiosis International University
As an incubator we look for proof of concept and we look at the leadership of startups - if they are passionate whether they have built a good ecosystem etc Those who have experimented for long we can give them a push with all the resources
DR MEENU BHAMBHANIMphasis
As a NGO or social entrepreneur you need to do a good job in convincing donors to fund you Learn from corporate world to do the best sales job
SURESH SHENOYAlyxtech
Corporates with their CSR can bring a lot of effectiveness in social entrepreneurship with their professional approach and processes
SRINATH KOMARINAYES Bank
Envisioning the Future
N U T S H E L L
The speakers shared their views on the future of entrepreneurship
in India and discussed the current standing of Indian companies
on a global scale The panel was optimistic that Indian companies
were destined to succeed as manufacturers for the global market
Raju Reddy founder of Kakatiya Sandbox pointed out that
Indians were patient had great capacity to endure hardships at
multiple levels making them very resilient His vision for Indian
companies he said was to see Indian players making products
for the world
Ashank Desai of Mastek Limited called for different stakeholders
of entrepreneurship to work together to make things happen
Sanmina Corprsquos Sunder Kamat pointed out that Indian
entrepreneurs had the capacity to do great things from limited
resources which was a quality that would set them apart in the
global market
P A N E L
Ashank Desai
Raju Reddy
Sundar Kamath
Rajiv Prakash
MODERATOR
Dr lsquoDeshrsquo Deshpande
Mastek Limited
Kakatiya Sandbox
Sanmina Corp
Next In Advisors
Deshpande Foundation
Envisioning the FutureMaking lsquoMade in Indiarsquo a global name and catering to rural markets in this growth
Entrepreneurs in India who are young are growing ambitious and looking to build global companies This confidence is going to make a big differenceThis is the India I see in the near future
RAJU REDDYKakatiya Sandbox
Any vision to succeed in future should cater to the large young population and rural needs
SUNDAR KAMATHSanmina Corp
We talk about scaling effectively at an organizational level but there is an aspect to it on how the overall ecosystem will scale itself
RAJIV PRAKASHNext In Advisors
Takeaways OnScaling EffectivelyWrap up and closing remarks
After every DD we go back to Boston with a lot of energy and positivity Your active participation in the DD inspires us to do more in the Sandbox
JAISHREE DESHPANDE
Deshpande Foundation
We look forward to making the Dialogue a collaborative event with all of you We invite you to co-create and curate panels bringing forth the multitude of factors transforming the social entrepreneurship ecosystem in India
DR lsquoDESHrsquoDESHPANDE
Deshpande Foundation
The Sandbox is a microcosm of the real world where enough scenarios are created to act as a touchstone for ideas Innovators here learn how to tweak their solutions to make them relevant to a contextual problem And wersquore happy to have you with us to become a part of their incredible journey
NAVEEN JHADeshpande Foundation India
Title to come
Glimpses fromDevelopment Dialogue 2017
Glimpses from
Development
Dialogue 2017
Media Coverage
Hubballi to host Indiarsquos biggest startup incubation
Hubballi to get countryrsquos largest startup incubator
Gururaj Deshpande Setting Up Indiarsquos Biggest Incubator For
Startups In Hubballi
Hubballi to house Indiarsquos biggest startup incubation centre by
Septemberrsquo17
Tearing down small-town barriers to encourage innovations
lsquoScaling up issues affects implementation of projectsrsquo
Hubballi hosts Indiarsquos Biggest Incubator for Startups
Hubballi to house Indiarsquos biggest startup incubation centre by
Septemberrsquo17
DD Chair Organizing Committee
NAVEEN JHA STANLEY GUNDI
These are only a few representative faces of the 30+ team who worked tirelessly to put together Indiarsquos largest social entrepreneurship ecosystem conference in a tier-2 city
NEELAM MAHESHWARI
RAJABALI M
SAVITA Y N
SANJEEV KULKARNI
UDUPI RAGHAVENDRA A
MALLAMMA BUDIHAL
KETAN NAGADA
JEEVAN MULLOLLI
GURANGOUDA K BINDIYA PATIL
ADITI S DESHPANDE
SUNILKUMAR KULKARNI
PANNAGA PRASAD
FEEDBACK FROM PARTICIPANTS
The simplicity and involvement of all the organizing team members is really inspiring Everyone from Dr Desh Jaishree were very approachable and their willingness to share was fantastic Hats off to all of you
Dr (Wgcdr) A NagasubramaniamLions Club of Bangalore HSR
The spectrum of speakers and content was great I especially liked the fact that very grounded real-life success stories were presented
Rahul AliOrbis
The people at the conference were by far my favorite part of the event I loved meeting with entrepreneurs especially
Israel GanotMassChallenge Israel
Good mix of audience and speakers ndash across stages of scaling NGOs social entrepreneurs and philanthropists various sectors ndash HealthEducation Livelihoods etc
Soumitra PandeyBridgespan India
I commend the amount of effort put up by the DD team to organise the event without any glitches and the quality and variety of panels
Aditya KabraIISER Pune
The positive environment and the culture of ldquoCan Dordquo and Execution is infectious Loved Deshrsquos Keynote address and Day 2 panel on incubators
Sarbajit SenKeansa Solutions
I loved the venue the hatti-kaapi and the brilliance of the speakers and attendees
Dr Shelly BatraOpAsha
DEVELOPMENTDIALOGUE - 2017
Deshpande Center for Social EntrepreneurshipBVB College of Engineering and Technology CampusVidyanagar Hubballi ndash 580 031
wwwdevelopmentdialogueorg
httpswwwfacebookcomdeshpandefoundation
httpswwwfacebookcomddhubli
httpstwittercomSandboxDD
Conceived and designed by
Education Models Delivering Learning for Life
Introducing hygiene habits improving sanitation and using
technology to track medical care facilities among the population
were among the mechanisms that the panelists suggested to
improve healthcare delivery at the grassroots
Health Models for Delivering Wellbeing
N U T S H E L L
Dr Shelly Batra
Siva Ramamoorthy
RESPONDENTS
MODERATOR
DISCUSSANTS
OpAsha
Ephicacy Lifescience Analytics
Kuldeep DantewadiaReap Benefit
Sujay SantraiKure Techsoft Pvt Limited
Dr Shiban GanjuSave a Mother
S DamodaranGramalaya
P A N E L
Discussing models to ensure robust healthcare delivery in underserved communities
ldquoWe are trying to solve the problem of lack of sanitation in schools People have become so apathetic to this problem that we need to let them discover itrdquo
KULDEEP DANTEWADIA
Reap Benefit
ldquoWe have fantastic solutions that we are giving to Europe and the US then why not use them in India In India we have a bottom-up approach Our approach is to understand the challenge and then work on a unique model to solve itrdquo
SUJAY SANTRAiKure Techsoft Pvt
Limited
ldquoWe work with communities and the cheapest way of keeping people healthy is by changing their mindsets You can cure the disease by 5 to 45 just by changing the mindsetsrdquo
DR SHIBAN GANJU
Save A Mother
Of Entrepreneursamp Entrepreneurship
N U T S H E L L
The panel brought together innovators and entrepreneurs to
discuss the intricacies of successfully managing a business on
the ground level Greg Bavington
Latha Srinivasan
Dr Neelam Maheshwari
Gaurav Mehta
Rohan Kulkarni
Akshay Saxena
Suresh Shenoy
RESPONDENTS
DISCUSSANTS
Dunin-DeshpandeQueenrsquos Innovation Center
Chipper Sage
Deshpande Foundation India
Dharma Life Foundation
Freshboxx
Avanti Learning Centers
Alyxtech
P A N E L
MODERATOR
A glance at how innovative ideas translated to high-impact social enterprises
ldquoWhy should I do this ndash should never be the question on an entrepreneurrsquos mind If the entrepreneur is determined then the investor will be interestedrdquo
ROHAN KULKARNI
Freshboxx
ldquoPersistence is an important quality and should be practised (by companies) Find a mentor who has seen and been thererdquo
SURESH SHENOYAlyxtech
ldquoIdentify people who will be with you in the next two-three years Invest in peoplerdquo
AKSHAY SAXENAAvanti Learning Center
ldquoAn entrepreneur should know his limits and identify itrdquo
GREG BAVINGTONDunin-Deshpande
Farming for the FutureSustaining Natural Resources
N U T S H E L L
Initiatives to support the farming community has to take into
account the potential impact on environment ecology flora
and fauna ndash this was one of the key insights from the panel on
farming innovations for the future
Dr Vijay Kulkarni
MODERATOR
Vrutti
Bishnu Parida
Dr Chintan Vaishnav
RESPONDENTS
JSLPS
MIT Tata Center
P A N E L
DISCUSSANTSSikandar MeeranayakSRDS
Innus KhanDeshpande Foundation
Ganapati BhatManuvikasa
BShivarudrappaBAIF
Balakrishnan SVrutti
Brainstorming on ways to solve farming challenges and make farming sustainable
ldquoDF has initiatives for promoting sustainable farming It has been able to scale up farm initiatives by taking the model away from the grant model to a cost-sharing model Farmers pay for our services if they see value This is the essence of scaling uprdquo
INNUS KHANDeshpande Foundation
ldquoOlder generation farmers have difficulty in adopting new technology 90 of the farmers who opt for my borewell recharging technology are young farmersrdquo
SIKANDER MEERANAYAK
SRDS
ldquoIn another seven years India will be declared as a water-starved country Farmers in India do not want their children to continue farmingrdquo
BALAKRISHNAN SVrutti
ldquoWhile adopting new technology in farming we have to see if it adversely impacts ecology flora and faunardquo
GANAPATHI BHATManuvikasa
Scaling versusScaling Effectively
N U T S H E L L
The session brought to fore the key elements that a social
enterprise required for scaling up Speakers shared their insights
about the key enablers for scaling a social enterprise
Innovation was key for scaling and founders needed to be open
to innovate They also cautioned that organizations should not
attempt to scale at a pace that would affect the quality of their
work or service
Discussing scaling from a social enterprisersquos viewpoint
Israel Ganot of Mass Challenge said that for a social venture
scaling translated to maximizing impact Good governance
was important for scaling an enterprise according to Dr L H
Manjunath SKDRDP who added that scaling also worked to
make an enterprise cost efficient as well Soumitra Pandey The
Bridgespan Group pointed out that scaling was the result of
resource efficiency and time efficiency
P A N E LDr L H Manjunath
Soumitra Pandey
Dr Shiban Ganju
Birger Stamperdahl
Greg Bavington
GV Krishnagopal
Akshay Saxena
Israel Ganot
MODERATOR
K Thiagarajan
Shri Kshetra Dharmasthala Rural Development Project (SKDRDP)
The Bridgespan Group
Save a Mother
Give2Asia
Dunin-Deshpande Queenrsquos Innovation Center
Access Livelihoods Consulting
Avanti Learning Center
MassChallenge Israel
Agastya International Foundation
Scaling versusScaling EffectivelyWhat scaling means for social enterprises and how to maximise the impact of scaling
Bringing corporate practices to NGOs makes them social enterprises A set of processes dictums and layers of management are important to help them scale
For social impact organizations scaling means making maximum impact For incubators like MassChallenge scaling means enhancing the capability of the ecosystem
Scaling effectively is doing it in a way that maximises what you want to do Building trust with donors partners and beneficiaries is very important for scaling up
DR L H MANJUNATH
ISRAEL GANOTBIRGER STAMPERDAHL
SKDRDP
MassChallenge IsraelGive2Asia
Scaling versusScaling EffectivelyWhat scaling means for social enterprises and how to maximise the impact of scaling
For an organization to grow itrsquos important to put the right people to work at the right roles Having the right people in matching roles is important for an organization to have balance
Scaling means resource efficiency and time efficiency
Ideas and concepts scale differently Each sector has different models of scaling that are domain specific
GREG BAVINGTON
SOUMITRA PANDEYAKSHAY SAXENA
Dunin-DeshpandeQueenrsquos Innovation Center
The Bridgespan GroupAvanti Learning Center
We have to get out of the mindset of quantity versus quality It should be quantity and quality
GV KRISHNAGOPALALC
Investing in Incubatorsfor Startups
N U T S H E L L
The panel gathered the players of startup ecosystem including
early stage investors incubators mentors and experts of
entrepreneurship on a platform The discussions centered
around successful incubation as well as the need for incubators
to specialize on niche areas Funding impact funding and the
potential roles that CSR funds could play to support social
ventures and to make them effective were also topics touched
upon
Will Poole pointed out that the best incubators also needed to
market themselves so that entrepreneurs would be interested
to come to them On a different note P R Ganapathy mentioned
that entrepreneurs needed to be in touch with their customers or
beneficiaries He asked incubators to diversify their donor base
Manoj Kumar of Tata Trusts said that the company as an ecosystem
player focuses on providing complete product life cycle support
to entrepreneurs with a focus on science and technology
P A N E L
Manoj Kumar
Will Poole
P R Ganapathy
Sally Ng
Leon Sandler
Israel Ganot
MODERATOR
CM Patil
Tata Trusts
Unitus Seed Fund
Villgro
The Triple Effect Inc
MIT Deshpande Center
MassChallenge Israel
Sandbox Startups
Investing in Incubatorsfor Startups About successful incubation and whether incubators should become specialists
Incubators have to decide on whether you want quality or quantity Quality should get the priority if your focus is on impact
SALLY NGThe Triple Effect Inc
If you are a generic incubator for everybody and everything you canrsquot be a good incubator You should focus on specific sector and choose startups wisely
P R GANAPATHYVillgro
At Deshpande MIT we do things which are excessively risky We bank on people who are very passionate and are coachable They listen to mentors We make a lot of connections for them
LEON SANDLERMIT Deshpande Center
The best incubators are the ones who constantly market themselves to get best entrepreneurs
WILL POOLEUnitus Seed Fund
Putting Resources toWork to Leverage Impact
N U T S H E L L
The speakers shared their views on ways to make the most
from the available funding for startups Drawing the most out of
prevalent support system for entrepreneurs and delivering the
best impact as well as measuring that impact were the talking
points
Dr Aravind Chinchure pointed out that funding resources for
startups were always limited the challenge for entrepreneurs
was to use the available fund optimally and to make a lasting
impact He asserted that having limited resources presented an
opportunity for enterprises to get innovative with the way they
work and to maximize their impact
Srinath Komarina said that corporates with their CSR funds can
bring a lot of effectiveness in social entrepreneurship through
their professional approach and processes
P A N E L
Birger Stamperdahl
Suresh Shenoy
Dr Meenu Bhambhani
Srinath Komarina
MODERATOR
Dr Aravind Chinchure
Give2Asia
Alyxtech
Mphasis
YES Bank
Symbiosis International University
Putting Resources toWork to Leverage ImpactWays enterprises can grow in a cash-strapped environment
Resources are always limited Making more from less - is an opportunity to be creative and innovative Constraints drive us to innovate
DR ARAVIND CHINCHURESymbiosis International University
As an incubator we look for proof of concept and we look at the leadership of startups - if they are passionate whether they have built a good ecosystem etc Those who have experimented for long we can give them a push with all the resources
DR MEENU BHAMBHANIMphasis
As a NGO or social entrepreneur you need to do a good job in convincing donors to fund you Learn from corporate world to do the best sales job
SURESH SHENOYAlyxtech
Corporates with their CSR can bring a lot of effectiveness in social entrepreneurship with their professional approach and processes
SRINATH KOMARINAYES Bank
Envisioning the Future
N U T S H E L L
The speakers shared their views on the future of entrepreneurship
in India and discussed the current standing of Indian companies
on a global scale The panel was optimistic that Indian companies
were destined to succeed as manufacturers for the global market
Raju Reddy founder of Kakatiya Sandbox pointed out that
Indians were patient had great capacity to endure hardships at
multiple levels making them very resilient His vision for Indian
companies he said was to see Indian players making products
for the world
Ashank Desai of Mastek Limited called for different stakeholders
of entrepreneurship to work together to make things happen
Sanmina Corprsquos Sunder Kamat pointed out that Indian
entrepreneurs had the capacity to do great things from limited
resources which was a quality that would set them apart in the
global market
P A N E L
Ashank Desai
Raju Reddy
Sundar Kamath
Rajiv Prakash
MODERATOR
Dr lsquoDeshrsquo Deshpande
Mastek Limited
Kakatiya Sandbox
Sanmina Corp
Next In Advisors
Deshpande Foundation
Envisioning the FutureMaking lsquoMade in Indiarsquo a global name and catering to rural markets in this growth
Entrepreneurs in India who are young are growing ambitious and looking to build global companies This confidence is going to make a big differenceThis is the India I see in the near future
RAJU REDDYKakatiya Sandbox
Any vision to succeed in future should cater to the large young population and rural needs
SUNDAR KAMATHSanmina Corp
We talk about scaling effectively at an organizational level but there is an aspect to it on how the overall ecosystem will scale itself
RAJIV PRAKASHNext In Advisors
Takeaways OnScaling EffectivelyWrap up and closing remarks
After every DD we go back to Boston with a lot of energy and positivity Your active participation in the DD inspires us to do more in the Sandbox
JAISHREE DESHPANDE
Deshpande Foundation
We look forward to making the Dialogue a collaborative event with all of you We invite you to co-create and curate panels bringing forth the multitude of factors transforming the social entrepreneurship ecosystem in India
DR lsquoDESHrsquoDESHPANDE
Deshpande Foundation
The Sandbox is a microcosm of the real world where enough scenarios are created to act as a touchstone for ideas Innovators here learn how to tweak their solutions to make them relevant to a contextual problem And wersquore happy to have you with us to become a part of their incredible journey
NAVEEN JHADeshpande Foundation India
Title to come
Glimpses fromDevelopment Dialogue 2017
Glimpses from
Development
Dialogue 2017
Media Coverage
Hubballi to host Indiarsquos biggest startup incubation
Hubballi to get countryrsquos largest startup incubator
Gururaj Deshpande Setting Up Indiarsquos Biggest Incubator For
Startups In Hubballi
Hubballi to house Indiarsquos biggest startup incubation centre by
Septemberrsquo17
Tearing down small-town barriers to encourage innovations
lsquoScaling up issues affects implementation of projectsrsquo
Hubballi hosts Indiarsquos Biggest Incubator for Startups
Hubballi to house Indiarsquos biggest startup incubation centre by
Septemberrsquo17
DD Chair Organizing Committee
NAVEEN JHA STANLEY GUNDI
These are only a few representative faces of the 30+ team who worked tirelessly to put together Indiarsquos largest social entrepreneurship ecosystem conference in a tier-2 city
NEELAM MAHESHWARI
RAJABALI M
SAVITA Y N
SANJEEV KULKARNI
UDUPI RAGHAVENDRA A
MALLAMMA BUDIHAL
KETAN NAGADA
JEEVAN MULLOLLI
GURANGOUDA K BINDIYA PATIL
ADITI S DESHPANDE
SUNILKUMAR KULKARNI
PANNAGA PRASAD
FEEDBACK FROM PARTICIPANTS
The simplicity and involvement of all the organizing team members is really inspiring Everyone from Dr Desh Jaishree were very approachable and their willingness to share was fantastic Hats off to all of you
Dr (Wgcdr) A NagasubramaniamLions Club of Bangalore HSR
The spectrum of speakers and content was great I especially liked the fact that very grounded real-life success stories were presented
Rahul AliOrbis
The people at the conference were by far my favorite part of the event I loved meeting with entrepreneurs especially
Israel GanotMassChallenge Israel
Good mix of audience and speakers ndash across stages of scaling NGOs social entrepreneurs and philanthropists various sectors ndash HealthEducation Livelihoods etc
Soumitra PandeyBridgespan India
I commend the amount of effort put up by the DD team to organise the event without any glitches and the quality and variety of panels
Aditya KabraIISER Pune
The positive environment and the culture of ldquoCan Dordquo and Execution is infectious Loved Deshrsquos Keynote address and Day 2 panel on incubators
Sarbajit SenKeansa Solutions
I loved the venue the hatti-kaapi and the brilliance of the speakers and attendees
Dr Shelly BatraOpAsha
DEVELOPMENTDIALOGUE - 2017
Deshpande Center for Social EntrepreneurshipBVB College of Engineering and Technology CampusVidyanagar Hubballi ndash 580 031
wwwdevelopmentdialogueorg
httpswwwfacebookcomdeshpandefoundation
httpswwwfacebookcomddhubli
httpstwittercomSandboxDD
Conceived and designed by
Of Entrepreneursamp Entrepreneurship
N U T S H E L L
The panel brought together innovators and entrepreneurs to
discuss the intricacies of successfully managing a business on
the ground level Greg Bavington
Latha Srinivasan
Dr Neelam Maheshwari
Gaurav Mehta
Rohan Kulkarni
Akshay Saxena
Suresh Shenoy
RESPONDENTS
DISCUSSANTS
Dunin-DeshpandeQueenrsquos Innovation Center
Chipper Sage
Deshpande Foundation India
Dharma Life Foundation
Freshboxx
Avanti Learning Centers
Alyxtech
P A N E L
MODERATOR
A glance at how innovative ideas translated to high-impact social enterprises
ldquoWhy should I do this ndash should never be the question on an entrepreneurrsquos mind If the entrepreneur is determined then the investor will be interestedrdquo
ROHAN KULKARNI
Freshboxx
ldquoPersistence is an important quality and should be practised (by companies) Find a mentor who has seen and been thererdquo
SURESH SHENOYAlyxtech
ldquoIdentify people who will be with you in the next two-three years Invest in peoplerdquo
AKSHAY SAXENAAvanti Learning Center
ldquoAn entrepreneur should know his limits and identify itrdquo
GREG BAVINGTONDunin-Deshpande
Farming for the FutureSustaining Natural Resources
N U T S H E L L
Initiatives to support the farming community has to take into
account the potential impact on environment ecology flora
and fauna ndash this was one of the key insights from the panel on
farming innovations for the future
Dr Vijay Kulkarni
MODERATOR
Vrutti
Bishnu Parida
Dr Chintan Vaishnav
RESPONDENTS
JSLPS
MIT Tata Center
P A N E L
DISCUSSANTSSikandar MeeranayakSRDS
Innus KhanDeshpande Foundation
Ganapati BhatManuvikasa
BShivarudrappaBAIF
Balakrishnan SVrutti
Brainstorming on ways to solve farming challenges and make farming sustainable
ldquoDF has initiatives for promoting sustainable farming It has been able to scale up farm initiatives by taking the model away from the grant model to a cost-sharing model Farmers pay for our services if they see value This is the essence of scaling uprdquo
INNUS KHANDeshpande Foundation
ldquoOlder generation farmers have difficulty in adopting new technology 90 of the farmers who opt for my borewell recharging technology are young farmersrdquo
SIKANDER MEERANAYAK
SRDS
ldquoIn another seven years India will be declared as a water-starved country Farmers in India do not want their children to continue farmingrdquo
BALAKRISHNAN SVrutti
ldquoWhile adopting new technology in farming we have to see if it adversely impacts ecology flora and faunardquo
GANAPATHI BHATManuvikasa
Scaling versusScaling Effectively
N U T S H E L L
The session brought to fore the key elements that a social
enterprise required for scaling up Speakers shared their insights
about the key enablers for scaling a social enterprise
Innovation was key for scaling and founders needed to be open
to innovate They also cautioned that organizations should not
attempt to scale at a pace that would affect the quality of their
work or service
Discussing scaling from a social enterprisersquos viewpoint
Israel Ganot of Mass Challenge said that for a social venture
scaling translated to maximizing impact Good governance
was important for scaling an enterprise according to Dr L H
Manjunath SKDRDP who added that scaling also worked to
make an enterprise cost efficient as well Soumitra Pandey The
Bridgespan Group pointed out that scaling was the result of
resource efficiency and time efficiency
P A N E LDr L H Manjunath
Soumitra Pandey
Dr Shiban Ganju
Birger Stamperdahl
Greg Bavington
GV Krishnagopal
Akshay Saxena
Israel Ganot
MODERATOR
K Thiagarajan
Shri Kshetra Dharmasthala Rural Development Project (SKDRDP)
The Bridgespan Group
Save a Mother
Give2Asia
Dunin-Deshpande Queenrsquos Innovation Center
Access Livelihoods Consulting
Avanti Learning Center
MassChallenge Israel
Agastya International Foundation
Scaling versusScaling EffectivelyWhat scaling means for social enterprises and how to maximise the impact of scaling
Bringing corporate practices to NGOs makes them social enterprises A set of processes dictums and layers of management are important to help them scale
For social impact organizations scaling means making maximum impact For incubators like MassChallenge scaling means enhancing the capability of the ecosystem
Scaling effectively is doing it in a way that maximises what you want to do Building trust with donors partners and beneficiaries is very important for scaling up
DR L H MANJUNATH
ISRAEL GANOTBIRGER STAMPERDAHL
SKDRDP
MassChallenge IsraelGive2Asia
Scaling versusScaling EffectivelyWhat scaling means for social enterprises and how to maximise the impact of scaling
For an organization to grow itrsquos important to put the right people to work at the right roles Having the right people in matching roles is important for an organization to have balance
Scaling means resource efficiency and time efficiency
Ideas and concepts scale differently Each sector has different models of scaling that are domain specific
GREG BAVINGTON
SOUMITRA PANDEYAKSHAY SAXENA
Dunin-DeshpandeQueenrsquos Innovation Center
The Bridgespan GroupAvanti Learning Center
We have to get out of the mindset of quantity versus quality It should be quantity and quality
GV KRISHNAGOPALALC
Investing in Incubatorsfor Startups
N U T S H E L L
The panel gathered the players of startup ecosystem including
early stage investors incubators mentors and experts of
entrepreneurship on a platform The discussions centered
around successful incubation as well as the need for incubators
to specialize on niche areas Funding impact funding and the
potential roles that CSR funds could play to support social
ventures and to make them effective were also topics touched
upon
Will Poole pointed out that the best incubators also needed to
market themselves so that entrepreneurs would be interested
to come to them On a different note P R Ganapathy mentioned
that entrepreneurs needed to be in touch with their customers or
beneficiaries He asked incubators to diversify their donor base
Manoj Kumar of Tata Trusts said that the company as an ecosystem
player focuses on providing complete product life cycle support
to entrepreneurs with a focus on science and technology
P A N E L
Manoj Kumar
Will Poole
P R Ganapathy
Sally Ng
Leon Sandler
Israel Ganot
MODERATOR
CM Patil
Tata Trusts
Unitus Seed Fund
Villgro
The Triple Effect Inc
MIT Deshpande Center
MassChallenge Israel
Sandbox Startups
Investing in Incubatorsfor Startups About successful incubation and whether incubators should become specialists
Incubators have to decide on whether you want quality or quantity Quality should get the priority if your focus is on impact
SALLY NGThe Triple Effect Inc
If you are a generic incubator for everybody and everything you canrsquot be a good incubator You should focus on specific sector and choose startups wisely
P R GANAPATHYVillgro
At Deshpande MIT we do things which are excessively risky We bank on people who are very passionate and are coachable They listen to mentors We make a lot of connections for them
LEON SANDLERMIT Deshpande Center
The best incubators are the ones who constantly market themselves to get best entrepreneurs
WILL POOLEUnitus Seed Fund
Putting Resources toWork to Leverage Impact
N U T S H E L L
The speakers shared their views on ways to make the most
from the available funding for startups Drawing the most out of
prevalent support system for entrepreneurs and delivering the
best impact as well as measuring that impact were the talking
points
Dr Aravind Chinchure pointed out that funding resources for
startups were always limited the challenge for entrepreneurs
was to use the available fund optimally and to make a lasting
impact He asserted that having limited resources presented an
opportunity for enterprises to get innovative with the way they
work and to maximize their impact
Srinath Komarina said that corporates with their CSR funds can
bring a lot of effectiveness in social entrepreneurship through
their professional approach and processes
P A N E L
Birger Stamperdahl
Suresh Shenoy
Dr Meenu Bhambhani
Srinath Komarina
MODERATOR
Dr Aravind Chinchure
Give2Asia
Alyxtech
Mphasis
YES Bank
Symbiosis International University
Putting Resources toWork to Leverage ImpactWays enterprises can grow in a cash-strapped environment
Resources are always limited Making more from less - is an opportunity to be creative and innovative Constraints drive us to innovate
DR ARAVIND CHINCHURESymbiosis International University
As an incubator we look for proof of concept and we look at the leadership of startups - if they are passionate whether they have built a good ecosystem etc Those who have experimented for long we can give them a push with all the resources
DR MEENU BHAMBHANIMphasis
As a NGO or social entrepreneur you need to do a good job in convincing donors to fund you Learn from corporate world to do the best sales job
SURESH SHENOYAlyxtech
Corporates with their CSR can bring a lot of effectiveness in social entrepreneurship with their professional approach and processes
SRINATH KOMARINAYES Bank
Envisioning the Future
N U T S H E L L
The speakers shared their views on the future of entrepreneurship
in India and discussed the current standing of Indian companies
on a global scale The panel was optimistic that Indian companies
were destined to succeed as manufacturers for the global market
Raju Reddy founder of Kakatiya Sandbox pointed out that
Indians were patient had great capacity to endure hardships at
multiple levels making them very resilient His vision for Indian
companies he said was to see Indian players making products
for the world
Ashank Desai of Mastek Limited called for different stakeholders
of entrepreneurship to work together to make things happen
Sanmina Corprsquos Sunder Kamat pointed out that Indian
entrepreneurs had the capacity to do great things from limited
resources which was a quality that would set them apart in the
global market
P A N E L
Ashank Desai
Raju Reddy
Sundar Kamath
Rajiv Prakash
MODERATOR
Dr lsquoDeshrsquo Deshpande
Mastek Limited
Kakatiya Sandbox
Sanmina Corp
Next In Advisors
Deshpande Foundation
Envisioning the FutureMaking lsquoMade in Indiarsquo a global name and catering to rural markets in this growth
Entrepreneurs in India who are young are growing ambitious and looking to build global companies This confidence is going to make a big differenceThis is the India I see in the near future
RAJU REDDYKakatiya Sandbox
Any vision to succeed in future should cater to the large young population and rural needs
SUNDAR KAMATHSanmina Corp
We talk about scaling effectively at an organizational level but there is an aspect to it on how the overall ecosystem will scale itself
RAJIV PRAKASHNext In Advisors
Takeaways OnScaling EffectivelyWrap up and closing remarks
After every DD we go back to Boston with a lot of energy and positivity Your active participation in the DD inspires us to do more in the Sandbox
JAISHREE DESHPANDE
Deshpande Foundation
We look forward to making the Dialogue a collaborative event with all of you We invite you to co-create and curate panels bringing forth the multitude of factors transforming the social entrepreneurship ecosystem in India
DR lsquoDESHrsquoDESHPANDE
Deshpande Foundation
The Sandbox is a microcosm of the real world where enough scenarios are created to act as a touchstone for ideas Innovators here learn how to tweak their solutions to make them relevant to a contextual problem And wersquore happy to have you with us to become a part of their incredible journey
NAVEEN JHADeshpande Foundation India
Title to come
Glimpses fromDevelopment Dialogue 2017
Glimpses from
Development
Dialogue 2017
Media Coverage
Hubballi to host Indiarsquos biggest startup incubation
Hubballi to get countryrsquos largest startup incubator
Gururaj Deshpande Setting Up Indiarsquos Biggest Incubator For
Startups In Hubballi
Hubballi to house Indiarsquos biggest startup incubation centre by
Septemberrsquo17
Tearing down small-town barriers to encourage innovations
lsquoScaling up issues affects implementation of projectsrsquo
Hubballi hosts Indiarsquos Biggest Incubator for Startups
Hubballi to house Indiarsquos biggest startup incubation centre by
Septemberrsquo17
DD Chair Organizing Committee
NAVEEN JHA STANLEY GUNDI
These are only a few representative faces of the 30+ team who worked tirelessly to put together Indiarsquos largest social entrepreneurship ecosystem conference in a tier-2 city
NEELAM MAHESHWARI
RAJABALI M
SAVITA Y N
SANJEEV KULKARNI
UDUPI RAGHAVENDRA A
MALLAMMA BUDIHAL
KETAN NAGADA
JEEVAN MULLOLLI
GURANGOUDA K BINDIYA PATIL
ADITI S DESHPANDE
SUNILKUMAR KULKARNI
PANNAGA PRASAD
FEEDBACK FROM PARTICIPANTS
The simplicity and involvement of all the organizing team members is really inspiring Everyone from Dr Desh Jaishree were very approachable and their willingness to share was fantastic Hats off to all of you
Dr (Wgcdr) A NagasubramaniamLions Club of Bangalore HSR
The spectrum of speakers and content was great I especially liked the fact that very grounded real-life success stories were presented
Rahul AliOrbis
The people at the conference were by far my favorite part of the event I loved meeting with entrepreneurs especially
Israel GanotMassChallenge Israel
Good mix of audience and speakers ndash across stages of scaling NGOs social entrepreneurs and philanthropists various sectors ndash HealthEducation Livelihoods etc
Soumitra PandeyBridgespan India
I commend the amount of effort put up by the DD team to organise the event without any glitches and the quality and variety of panels
Aditya KabraIISER Pune
The positive environment and the culture of ldquoCan Dordquo and Execution is infectious Loved Deshrsquos Keynote address and Day 2 panel on incubators
Sarbajit SenKeansa Solutions
I loved the venue the hatti-kaapi and the brilliance of the speakers and attendees
Dr Shelly BatraOpAsha
DEVELOPMENTDIALOGUE - 2017
Deshpande Center for Social EntrepreneurshipBVB College of Engineering and Technology CampusVidyanagar Hubballi ndash 580 031
wwwdevelopmentdialogueorg
httpswwwfacebookcomdeshpandefoundation
httpswwwfacebookcomddhubli
httpstwittercomSandboxDD
Conceived and designed by
Farming for the FutureSustaining Natural Resources
N U T S H E L L
Initiatives to support the farming community has to take into
account the potential impact on environment ecology flora
and fauna ndash this was one of the key insights from the panel on
farming innovations for the future
Dr Vijay Kulkarni
MODERATOR
Vrutti
Bishnu Parida
Dr Chintan Vaishnav
RESPONDENTS
JSLPS
MIT Tata Center
P A N E L
DISCUSSANTSSikandar MeeranayakSRDS
Innus KhanDeshpande Foundation
Ganapati BhatManuvikasa
BShivarudrappaBAIF
Balakrishnan SVrutti
Brainstorming on ways to solve farming challenges and make farming sustainable
ldquoDF has initiatives for promoting sustainable farming It has been able to scale up farm initiatives by taking the model away from the grant model to a cost-sharing model Farmers pay for our services if they see value This is the essence of scaling uprdquo
INNUS KHANDeshpande Foundation
ldquoOlder generation farmers have difficulty in adopting new technology 90 of the farmers who opt for my borewell recharging technology are young farmersrdquo
SIKANDER MEERANAYAK
SRDS
ldquoIn another seven years India will be declared as a water-starved country Farmers in India do not want their children to continue farmingrdquo
BALAKRISHNAN SVrutti
ldquoWhile adopting new technology in farming we have to see if it adversely impacts ecology flora and faunardquo
GANAPATHI BHATManuvikasa
Scaling versusScaling Effectively
N U T S H E L L
The session brought to fore the key elements that a social
enterprise required for scaling up Speakers shared their insights
about the key enablers for scaling a social enterprise
Innovation was key for scaling and founders needed to be open
to innovate They also cautioned that organizations should not
attempt to scale at a pace that would affect the quality of their
work or service
Discussing scaling from a social enterprisersquos viewpoint
Israel Ganot of Mass Challenge said that for a social venture
scaling translated to maximizing impact Good governance
was important for scaling an enterprise according to Dr L H
Manjunath SKDRDP who added that scaling also worked to
make an enterprise cost efficient as well Soumitra Pandey The
Bridgespan Group pointed out that scaling was the result of
resource efficiency and time efficiency
P A N E LDr L H Manjunath
Soumitra Pandey
Dr Shiban Ganju
Birger Stamperdahl
Greg Bavington
GV Krishnagopal
Akshay Saxena
Israel Ganot
MODERATOR
K Thiagarajan
Shri Kshetra Dharmasthala Rural Development Project (SKDRDP)
The Bridgespan Group
Save a Mother
Give2Asia
Dunin-Deshpande Queenrsquos Innovation Center
Access Livelihoods Consulting
Avanti Learning Center
MassChallenge Israel
Agastya International Foundation
Scaling versusScaling EffectivelyWhat scaling means for social enterprises and how to maximise the impact of scaling
Bringing corporate practices to NGOs makes them social enterprises A set of processes dictums and layers of management are important to help them scale
For social impact organizations scaling means making maximum impact For incubators like MassChallenge scaling means enhancing the capability of the ecosystem
Scaling effectively is doing it in a way that maximises what you want to do Building trust with donors partners and beneficiaries is very important for scaling up
DR L H MANJUNATH
ISRAEL GANOTBIRGER STAMPERDAHL
SKDRDP
MassChallenge IsraelGive2Asia
Scaling versusScaling EffectivelyWhat scaling means for social enterprises and how to maximise the impact of scaling
For an organization to grow itrsquos important to put the right people to work at the right roles Having the right people in matching roles is important for an organization to have balance
Scaling means resource efficiency and time efficiency
Ideas and concepts scale differently Each sector has different models of scaling that are domain specific
GREG BAVINGTON
SOUMITRA PANDEYAKSHAY SAXENA
Dunin-DeshpandeQueenrsquos Innovation Center
The Bridgespan GroupAvanti Learning Center
We have to get out of the mindset of quantity versus quality It should be quantity and quality
GV KRISHNAGOPALALC
Investing in Incubatorsfor Startups
N U T S H E L L
The panel gathered the players of startup ecosystem including
early stage investors incubators mentors and experts of
entrepreneurship on a platform The discussions centered
around successful incubation as well as the need for incubators
to specialize on niche areas Funding impact funding and the
potential roles that CSR funds could play to support social
ventures and to make them effective were also topics touched
upon
Will Poole pointed out that the best incubators also needed to
market themselves so that entrepreneurs would be interested
to come to them On a different note P R Ganapathy mentioned
that entrepreneurs needed to be in touch with their customers or
beneficiaries He asked incubators to diversify their donor base
Manoj Kumar of Tata Trusts said that the company as an ecosystem
player focuses on providing complete product life cycle support
to entrepreneurs with a focus on science and technology
P A N E L
Manoj Kumar
Will Poole
P R Ganapathy
Sally Ng
Leon Sandler
Israel Ganot
MODERATOR
CM Patil
Tata Trusts
Unitus Seed Fund
Villgro
The Triple Effect Inc
MIT Deshpande Center
MassChallenge Israel
Sandbox Startups
Investing in Incubatorsfor Startups About successful incubation and whether incubators should become specialists
Incubators have to decide on whether you want quality or quantity Quality should get the priority if your focus is on impact
SALLY NGThe Triple Effect Inc
If you are a generic incubator for everybody and everything you canrsquot be a good incubator You should focus on specific sector and choose startups wisely
P R GANAPATHYVillgro
At Deshpande MIT we do things which are excessively risky We bank on people who are very passionate and are coachable They listen to mentors We make a lot of connections for them
LEON SANDLERMIT Deshpande Center
The best incubators are the ones who constantly market themselves to get best entrepreneurs
WILL POOLEUnitus Seed Fund
Putting Resources toWork to Leverage Impact
N U T S H E L L
The speakers shared their views on ways to make the most
from the available funding for startups Drawing the most out of
prevalent support system for entrepreneurs and delivering the
best impact as well as measuring that impact were the talking
points
Dr Aravind Chinchure pointed out that funding resources for
startups were always limited the challenge for entrepreneurs
was to use the available fund optimally and to make a lasting
impact He asserted that having limited resources presented an
opportunity for enterprises to get innovative with the way they
work and to maximize their impact
Srinath Komarina said that corporates with their CSR funds can
bring a lot of effectiveness in social entrepreneurship through
their professional approach and processes
P A N E L
Birger Stamperdahl
Suresh Shenoy
Dr Meenu Bhambhani
Srinath Komarina
MODERATOR
Dr Aravind Chinchure
Give2Asia
Alyxtech
Mphasis
YES Bank
Symbiosis International University
Putting Resources toWork to Leverage ImpactWays enterprises can grow in a cash-strapped environment
Resources are always limited Making more from less - is an opportunity to be creative and innovative Constraints drive us to innovate
DR ARAVIND CHINCHURESymbiosis International University
As an incubator we look for proof of concept and we look at the leadership of startups - if they are passionate whether they have built a good ecosystem etc Those who have experimented for long we can give them a push with all the resources
DR MEENU BHAMBHANIMphasis
As a NGO or social entrepreneur you need to do a good job in convincing donors to fund you Learn from corporate world to do the best sales job
SURESH SHENOYAlyxtech
Corporates with their CSR can bring a lot of effectiveness in social entrepreneurship with their professional approach and processes
SRINATH KOMARINAYES Bank
Envisioning the Future
N U T S H E L L
The speakers shared their views on the future of entrepreneurship
in India and discussed the current standing of Indian companies
on a global scale The panel was optimistic that Indian companies
were destined to succeed as manufacturers for the global market
Raju Reddy founder of Kakatiya Sandbox pointed out that
Indians were patient had great capacity to endure hardships at
multiple levels making them very resilient His vision for Indian
companies he said was to see Indian players making products
for the world
Ashank Desai of Mastek Limited called for different stakeholders
of entrepreneurship to work together to make things happen
Sanmina Corprsquos Sunder Kamat pointed out that Indian
entrepreneurs had the capacity to do great things from limited
resources which was a quality that would set them apart in the
global market
P A N E L
Ashank Desai
Raju Reddy
Sundar Kamath
Rajiv Prakash
MODERATOR
Dr lsquoDeshrsquo Deshpande
Mastek Limited
Kakatiya Sandbox
Sanmina Corp
Next In Advisors
Deshpande Foundation
Envisioning the FutureMaking lsquoMade in Indiarsquo a global name and catering to rural markets in this growth
Entrepreneurs in India who are young are growing ambitious and looking to build global companies This confidence is going to make a big differenceThis is the India I see in the near future
RAJU REDDYKakatiya Sandbox
Any vision to succeed in future should cater to the large young population and rural needs
SUNDAR KAMATHSanmina Corp
We talk about scaling effectively at an organizational level but there is an aspect to it on how the overall ecosystem will scale itself
RAJIV PRAKASHNext In Advisors
Takeaways OnScaling EffectivelyWrap up and closing remarks
After every DD we go back to Boston with a lot of energy and positivity Your active participation in the DD inspires us to do more in the Sandbox
JAISHREE DESHPANDE
Deshpande Foundation
We look forward to making the Dialogue a collaborative event with all of you We invite you to co-create and curate panels bringing forth the multitude of factors transforming the social entrepreneurship ecosystem in India
DR lsquoDESHrsquoDESHPANDE
Deshpande Foundation
The Sandbox is a microcosm of the real world where enough scenarios are created to act as a touchstone for ideas Innovators here learn how to tweak their solutions to make them relevant to a contextual problem And wersquore happy to have you with us to become a part of their incredible journey
NAVEEN JHADeshpande Foundation India
Title to come
Glimpses fromDevelopment Dialogue 2017
Glimpses from
Development
Dialogue 2017
Media Coverage
Hubballi to host Indiarsquos biggest startup incubation
Hubballi to get countryrsquos largest startup incubator
Gururaj Deshpande Setting Up Indiarsquos Biggest Incubator For
Startups In Hubballi
Hubballi to house Indiarsquos biggest startup incubation centre by
Septemberrsquo17
Tearing down small-town barriers to encourage innovations
lsquoScaling up issues affects implementation of projectsrsquo
Hubballi hosts Indiarsquos Biggest Incubator for Startups
Hubballi to house Indiarsquos biggest startup incubation centre by
Septemberrsquo17
DD Chair Organizing Committee
NAVEEN JHA STANLEY GUNDI
These are only a few representative faces of the 30+ team who worked tirelessly to put together Indiarsquos largest social entrepreneurship ecosystem conference in a tier-2 city
NEELAM MAHESHWARI
RAJABALI M
SAVITA Y N
SANJEEV KULKARNI
UDUPI RAGHAVENDRA A
MALLAMMA BUDIHAL
KETAN NAGADA
JEEVAN MULLOLLI
GURANGOUDA K BINDIYA PATIL
ADITI S DESHPANDE
SUNILKUMAR KULKARNI
PANNAGA PRASAD
FEEDBACK FROM PARTICIPANTS
The simplicity and involvement of all the organizing team members is really inspiring Everyone from Dr Desh Jaishree were very approachable and their willingness to share was fantastic Hats off to all of you
Dr (Wgcdr) A NagasubramaniamLions Club of Bangalore HSR
The spectrum of speakers and content was great I especially liked the fact that very grounded real-life success stories were presented
Rahul AliOrbis
The people at the conference were by far my favorite part of the event I loved meeting with entrepreneurs especially
Israel GanotMassChallenge Israel
Good mix of audience and speakers ndash across stages of scaling NGOs social entrepreneurs and philanthropists various sectors ndash HealthEducation Livelihoods etc
Soumitra PandeyBridgespan India
I commend the amount of effort put up by the DD team to organise the event without any glitches and the quality and variety of panels
Aditya KabraIISER Pune
The positive environment and the culture of ldquoCan Dordquo and Execution is infectious Loved Deshrsquos Keynote address and Day 2 panel on incubators
Sarbajit SenKeansa Solutions
I loved the venue the hatti-kaapi and the brilliance of the speakers and attendees
Dr Shelly BatraOpAsha
DEVELOPMENTDIALOGUE - 2017
Deshpande Center for Social EntrepreneurshipBVB College of Engineering and Technology CampusVidyanagar Hubballi ndash 580 031
wwwdevelopmentdialogueorg
httpswwwfacebookcomdeshpandefoundation
httpswwwfacebookcomddhubli
httpstwittercomSandboxDD
Conceived and designed by
Scaling versusScaling Effectively
N U T S H E L L
The session brought to fore the key elements that a social
enterprise required for scaling up Speakers shared their insights
about the key enablers for scaling a social enterprise
Innovation was key for scaling and founders needed to be open
to innovate They also cautioned that organizations should not
attempt to scale at a pace that would affect the quality of their
work or service
Discussing scaling from a social enterprisersquos viewpoint
Israel Ganot of Mass Challenge said that for a social venture
scaling translated to maximizing impact Good governance
was important for scaling an enterprise according to Dr L H
Manjunath SKDRDP who added that scaling also worked to
make an enterprise cost efficient as well Soumitra Pandey The
Bridgespan Group pointed out that scaling was the result of
resource efficiency and time efficiency
P A N E LDr L H Manjunath
Soumitra Pandey
Dr Shiban Ganju
Birger Stamperdahl
Greg Bavington
GV Krishnagopal
Akshay Saxena
Israel Ganot
MODERATOR
K Thiagarajan
Shri Kshetra Dharmasthala Rural Development Project (SKDRDP)
The Bridgespan Group
Save a Mother
Give2Asia
Dunin-Deshpande Queenrsquos Innovation Center
Access Livelihoods Consulting
Avanti Learning Center
MassChallenge Israel
Agastya International Foundation
Scaling versusScaling EffectivelyWhat scaling means for social enterprises and how to maximise the impact of scaling
Bringing corporate practices to NGOs makes them social enterprises A set of processes dictums and layers of management are important to help them scale
For social impact organizations scaling means making maximum impact For incubators like MassChallenge scaling means enhancing the capability of the ecosystem
Scaling effectively is doing it in a way that maximises what you want to do Building trust with donors partners and beneficiaries is very important for scaling up
DR L H MANJUNATH
ISRAEL GANOTBIRGER STAMPERDAHL
SKDRDP
MassChallenge IsraelGive2Asia
Scaling versusScaling EffectivelyWhat scaling means for social enterprises and how to maximise the impact of scaling
For an organization to grow itrsquos important to put the right people to work at the right roles Having the right people in matching roles is important for an organization to have balance
Scaling means resource efficiency and time efficiency
Ideas and concepts scale differently Each sector has different models of scaling that are domain specific
GREG BAVINGTON
SOUMITRA PANDEYAKSHAY SAXENA
Dunin-DeshpandeQueenrsquos Innovation Center
The Bridgespan GroupAvanti Learning Center
We have to get out of the mindset of quantity versus quality It should be quantity and quality
GV KRISHNAGOPALALC
Investing in Incubatorsfor Startups
N U T S H E L L
The panel gathered the players of startup ecosystem including
early stage investors incubators mentors and experts of
entrepreneurship on a platform The discussions centered
around successful incubation as well as the need for incubators
to specialize on niche areas Funding impact funding and the
potential roles that CSR funds could play to support social
ventures and to make them effective were also topics touched
upon
Will Poole pointed out that the best incubators also needed to
market themselves so that entrepreneurs would be interested
to come to them On a different note P R Ganapathy mentioned
that entrepreneurs needed to be in touch with their customers or
beneficiaries He asked incubators to diversify their donor base
Manoj Kumar of Tata Trusts said that the company as an ecosystem
player focuses on providing complete product life cycle support
to entrepreneurs with a focus on science and technology
P A N E L
Manoj Kumar
Will Poole
P R Ganapathy
Sally Ng
Leon Sandler
Israel Ganot
MODERATOR
CM Patil
Tata Trusts
Unitus Seed Fund
Villgro
The Triple Effect Inc
MIT Deshpande Center
MassChallenge Israel
Sandbox Startups
Investing in Incubatorsfor Startups About successful incubation and whether incubators should become specialists
Incubators have to decide on whether you want quality or quantity Quality should get the priority if your focus is on impact
SALLY NGThe Triple Effect Inc
If you are a generic incubator for everybody and everything you canrsquot be a good incubator You should focus on specific sector and choose startups wisely
P R GANAPATHYVillgro
At Deshpande MIT we do things which are excessively risky We bank on people who are very passionate and are coachable They listen to mentors We make a lot of connections for them
LEON SANDLERMIT Deshpande Center
The best incubators are the ones who constantly market themselves to get best entrepreneurs
WILL POOLEUnitus Seed Fund
Putting Resources toWork to Leverage Impact
N U T S H E L L
The speakers shared their views on ways to make the most
from the available funding for startups Drawing the most out of
prevalent support system for entrepreneurs and delivering the
best impact as well as measuring that impact were the talking
points
Dr Aravind Chinchure pointed out that funding resources for
startups were always limited the challenge for entrepreneurs
was to use the available fund optimally and to make a lasting
impact He asserted that having limited resources presented an
opportunity for enterprises to get innovative with the way they
work and to maximize their impact
Srinath Komarina said that corporates with their CSR funds can
bring a lot of effectiveness in social entrepreneurship through
their professional approach and processes
P A N E L
Birger Stamperdahl
Suresh Shenoy
Dr Meenu Bhambhani
Srinath Komarina
MODERATOR
Dr Aravind Chinchure
Give2Asia
Alyxtech
Mphasis
YES Bank
Symbiosis International University
Putting Resources toWork to Leverage ImpactWays enterprises can grow in a cash-strapped environment
Resources are always limited Making more from less - is an opportunity to be creative and innovative Constraints drive us to innovate
DR ARAVIND CHINCHURESymbiosis International University
As an incubator we look for proof of concept and we look at the leadership of startups - if they are passionate whether they have built a good ecosystem etc Those who have experimented for long we can give them a push with all the resources
DR MEENU BHAMBHANIMphasis
As a NGO or social entrepreneur you need to do a good job in convincing donors to fund you Learn from corporate world to do the best sales job
SURESH SHENOYAlyxtech
Corporates with their CSR can bring a lot of effectiveness in social entrepreneurship with their professional approach and processes
SRINATH KOMARINAYES Bank
Envisioning the Future
N U T S H E L L
The speakers shared their views on the future of entrepreneurship
in India and discussed the current standing of Indian companies
on a global scale The panel was optimistic that Indian companies
were destined to succeed as manufacturers for the global market
Raju Reddy founder of Kakatiya Sandbox pointed out that
Indians were patient had great capacity to endure hardships at
multiple levels making them very resilient His vision for Indian
companies he said was to see Indian players making products
for the world
Ashank Desai of Mastek Limited called for different stakeholders
of entrepreneurship to work together to make things happen
Sanmina Corprsquos Sunder Kamat pointed out that Indian
entrepreneurs had the capacity to do great things from limited
resources which was a quality that would set them apart in the
global market
P A N E L
Ashank Desai
Raju Reddy
Sundar Kamath
Rajiv Prakash
MODERATOR
Dr lsquoDeshrsquo Deshpande
Mastek Limited
Kakatiya Sandbox
Sanmina Corp
Next In Advisors
Deshpande Foundation
Envisioning the FutureMaking lsquoMade in Indiarsquo a global name and catering to rural markets in this growth
Entrepreneurs in India who are young are growing ambitious and looking to build global companies This confidence is going to make a big differenceThis is the India I see in the near future
RAJU REDDYKakatiya Sandbox
Any vision to succeed in future should cater to the large young population and rural needs
SUNDAR KAMATHSanmina Corp
We talk about scaling effectively at an organizational level but there is an aspect to it on how the overall ecosystem will scale itself
RAJIV PRAKASHNext In Advisors
Takeaways OnScaling EffectivelyWrap up and closing remarks
After every DD we go back to Boston with a lot of energy and positivity Your active participation in the DD inspires us to do more in the Sandbox
JAISHREE DESHPANDE
Deshpande Foundation
We look forward to making the Dialogue a collaborative event with all of you We invite you to co-create and curate panels bringing forth the multitude of factors transforming the social entrepreneurship ecosystem in India
DR lsquoDESHrsquoDESHPANDE
Deshpande Foundation
The Sandbox is a microcosm of the real world where enough scenarios are created to act as a touchstone for ideas Innovators here learn how to tweak their solutions to make them relevant to a contextual problem And wersquore happy to have you with us to become a part of their incredible journey
NAVEEN JHADeshpande Foundation India
Title to come
Glimpses fromDevelopment Dialogue 2017
Glimpses from
Development
Dialogue 2017
Media Coverage
Hubballi to host Indiarsquos biggest startup incubation
Hubballi to get countryrsquos largest startup incubator
Gururaj Deshpande Setting Up Indiarsquos Biggest Incubator For
Startups In Hubballi
Hubballi to house Indiarsquos biggest startup incubation centre by
Septemberrsquo17
Tearing down small-town barriers to encourage innovations
lsquoScaling up issues affects implementation of projectsrsquo
Hubballi hosts Indiarsquos Biggest Incubator for Startups
Hubballi to house Indiarsquos biggest startup incubation centre by
Septemberrsquo17
DD Chair Organizing Committee
NAVEEN JHA STANLEY GUNDI
These are only a few representative faces of the 30+ team who worked tirelessly to put together Indiarsquos largest social entrepreneurship ecosystem conference in a tier-2 city
NEELAM MAHESHWARI
RAJABALI M
SAVITA Y N
SANJEEV KULKARNI
UDUPI RAGHAVENDRA A
MALLAMMA BUDIHAL
KETAN NAGADA
JEEVAN MULLOLLI
GURANGOUDA K BINDIYA PATIL
ADITI S DESHPANDE
SUNILKUMAR KULKARNI
PANNAGA PRASAD
FEEDBACK FROM PARTICIPANTS
The simplicity and involvement of all the organizing team members is really inspiring Everyone from Dr Desh Jaishree were very approachable and their willingness to share was fantastic Hats off to all of you
Dr (Wgcdr) A NagasubramaniamLions Club of Bangalore HSR
The spectrum of speakers and content was great I especially liked the fact that very grounded real-life success stories were presented
Rahul AliOrbis
The people at the conference were by far my favorite part of the event I loved meeting with entrepreneurs especially
Israel GanotMassChallenge Israel
Good mix of audience and speakers ndash across stages of scaling NGOs social entrepreneurs and philanthropists various sectors ndash HealthEducation Livelihoods etc
Soumitra PandeyBridgespan India
I commend the amount of effort put up by the DD team to organise the event without any glitches and the quality and variety of panels
Aditya KabraIISER Pune
The positive environment and the culture of ldquoCan Dordquo and Execution is infectious Loved Deshrsquos Keynote address and Day 2 panel on incubators
Sarbajit SenKeansa Solutions
I loved the venue the hatti-kaapi and the brilliance of the speakers and attendees
Dr Shelly BatraOpAsha
DEVELOPMENTDIALOGUE - 2017
Deshpande Center for Social EntrepreneurshipBVB College of Engineering and Technology CampusVidyanagar Hubballi ndash 580 031
wwwdevelopmentdialogueorg
httpswwwfacebookcomdeshpandefoundation
httpswwwfacebookcomddhubli
httpstwittercomSandboxDD
Conceived and designed by
Scaling versusScaling EffectivelyWhat scaling means for social enterprises and how to maximise the impact of scaling
Bringing corporate practices to NGOs makes them social enterprises A set of processes dictums and layers of management are important to help them scale
For social impact organizations scaling means making maximum impact For incubators like MassChallenge scaling means enhancing the capability of the ecosystem
Scaling effectively is doing it in a way that maximises what you want to do Building trust with donors partners and beneficiaries is very important for scaling up
DR L H MANJUNATH
ISRAEL GANOTBIRGER STAMPERDAHL
SKDRDP
MassChallenge IsraelGive2Asia
Scaling versusScaling EffectivelyWhat scaling means for social enterprises and how to maximise the impact of scaling
For an organization to grow itrsquos important to put the right people to work at the right roles Having the right people in matching roles is important for an organization to have balance
Scaling means resource efficiency and time efficiency
Ideas and concepts scale differently Each sector has different models of scaling that are domain specific
GREG BAVINGTON
SOUMITRA PANDEYAKSHAY SAXENA
Dunin-DeshpandeQueenrsquos Innovation Center
The Bridgespan GroupAvanti Learning Center
We have to get out of the mindset of quantity versus quality It should be quantity and quality
GV KRISHNAGOPALALC
Investing in Incubatorsfor Startups
N U T S H E L L
The panel gathered the players of startup ecosystem including
early stage investors incubators mentors and experts of
entrepreneurship on a platform The discussions centered
around successful incubation as well as the need for incubators
to specialize on niche areas Funding impact funding and the
potential roles that CSR funds could play to support social
ventures and to make them effective were also topics touched
upon
Will Poole pointed out that the best incubators also needed to
market themselves so that entrepreneurs would be interested
to come to them On a different note P R Ganapathy mentioned
that entrepreneurs needed to be in touch with their customers or
beneficiaries He asked incubators to diversify their donor base
Manoj Kumar of Tata Trusts said that the company as an ecosystem
player focuses on providing complete product life cycle support
to entrepreneurs with a focus on science and technology
P A N E L
Manoj Kumar
Will Poole
P R Ganapathy
Sally Ng
Leon Sandler
Israel Ganot
MODERATOR
CM Patil
Tata Trusts
Unitus Seed Fund
Villgro
The Triple Effect Inc
MIT Deshpande Center
MassChallenge Israel
Sandbox Startups
Investing in Incubatorsfor Startups About successful incubation and whether incubators should become specialists
Incubators have to decide on whether you want quality or quantity Quality should get the priority if your focus is on impact
SALLY NGThe Triple Effect Inc
If you are a generic incubator for everybody and everything you canrsquot be a good incubator You should focus on specific sector and choose startups wisely
P R GANAPATHYVillgro
At Deshpande MIT we do things which are excessively risky We bank on people who are very passionate and are coachable They listen to mentors We make a lot of connections for them
LEON SANDLERMIT Deshpande Center
The best incubators are the ones who constantly market themselves to get best entrepreneurs
WILL POOLEUnitus Seed Fund
Putting Resources toWork to Leverage Impact
N U T S H E L L
The speakers shared their views on ways to make the most
from the available funding for startups Drawing the most out of
prevalent support system for entrepreneurs and delivering the
best impact as well as measuring that impact were the talking
points
Dr Aravind Chinchure pointed out that funding resources for
startups were always limited the challenge for entrepreneurs
was to use the available fund optimally and to make a lasting
impact He asserted that having limited resources presented an
opportunity for enterprises to get innovative with the way they
work and to maximize their impact
Srinath Komarina said that corporates with their CSR funds can
bring a lot of effectiveness in social entrepreneurship through
their professional approach and processes
P A N E L
Birger Stamperdahl
Suresh Shenoy
Dr Meenu Bhambhani
Srinath Komarina
MODERATOR
Dr Aravind Chinchure
Give2Asia
Alyxtech
Mphasis
YES Bank
Symbiosis International University
Putting Resources toWork to Leverage ImpactWays enterprises can grow in a cash-strapped environment
Resources are always limited Making more from less - is an opportunity to be creative and innovative Constraints drive us to innovate
DR ARAVIND CHINCHURESymbiosis International University
As an incubator we look for proof of concept and we look at the leadership of startups - if they are passionate whether they have built a good ecosystem etc Those who have experimented for long we can give them a push with all the resources
DR MEENU BHAMBHANIMphasis
As a NGO or social entrepreneur you need to do a good job in convincing donors to fund you Learn from corporate world to do the best sales job
SURESH SHENOYAlyxtech
Corporates with their CSR can bring a lot of effectiveness in social entrepreneurship with their professional approach and processes
SRINATH KOMARINAYES Bank
Envisioning the Future
N U T S H E L L
The speakers shared their views on the future of entrepreneurship
in India and discussed the current standing of Indian companies
on a global scale The panel was optimistic that Indian companies
were destined to succeed as manufacturers for the global market
Raju Reddy founder of Kakatiya Sandbox pointed out that
Indians were patient had great capacity to endure hardships at
multiple levels making them very resilient His vision for Indian
companies he said was to see Indian players making products
for the world
Ashank Desai of Mastek Limited called for different stakeholders
of entrepreneurship to work together to make things happen
Sanmina Corprsquos Sunder Kamat pointed out that Indian
entrepreneurs had the capacity to do great things from limited
resources which was a quality that would set them apart in the
global market
P A N E L
Ashank Desai
Raju Reddy
Sundar Kamath
Rajiv Prakash
MODERATOR
Dr lsquoDeshrsquo Deshpande
Mastek Limited
Kakatiya Sandbox
Sanmina Corp
Next In Advisors
Deshpande Foundation
Envisioning the FutureMaking lsquoMade in Indiarsquo a global name and catering to rural markets in this growth
Entrepreneurs in India who are young are growing ambitious and looking to build global companies This confidence is going to make a big differenceThis is the India I see in the near future
RAJU REDDYKakatiya Sandbox
Any vision to succeed in future should cater to the large young population and rural needs
SUNDAR KAMATHSanmina Corp
We talk about scaling effectively at an organizational level but there is an aspect to it on how the overall ecosystem will scale itself
RAJIV PRAKASHNext In Advisors
Takeaways OnScaling EffectivelyWrap up and closing remarks
After every DD we go back to Boston with a lot of energy and positivity Your active participation in the DD inspires us to do more in the Sandbox
JAISHREE DESHPANDE
Deshpande Foundation
We look forward to making the Dialogue a collaborative event with all of you We invite you to co-create and curate panels bringing forth the multitude of factors transforming the social entrepreneurship ecosystem in India
DR lsquoDESHrsquoDESHPANDE
Deshpande Foundation
The Sandbox is a microcosm of the real world where enough scenarios are created to act as a touchstone for ideas Innovators here learn how to tweak their solutions to make them relevant to a contextual problem And wersquore happy to have you with us to become a part of their incredible journey
NAVEEN JHADeshpande Foundation India
Title to come
Glimpses fromDevelopment Dialogue 2017
Glimpses from
Development
Dialogue 2017
Media Coverage
Hubballi to host Indiarsquos biggest startup incubation
Hubballi to get countryrsquos largest startup incubator
Gururaj Deshpande Setting Up Indiarsquos Biggest Incubator For
Startups In Hubballi
Hubballi to house Indiarsquos biggest startup incubation centre by
Septemberrsquo17
Tearing down small-town barriers to encourage innovations
lsquoScaling up issues affects implementation of projectsrsquo
Hubballi hosts Indiarsquos Biggest Incubator for Startups
Hubballi to house Indiarsquos biggest startup incubation centre by
Septemberrsquo17
DD Chair Organizing Committee
NAVEEN JHA STANLEY GUNDI
These are only a few representative faces of the 30+ team who worked tirelessly to put together Indiarsquos largest social entrepreneurship ecosystem conference in a tier-2 city
NEELAM MAHESHWARI
RAJABALI M
SAVITA Y N
SANJEEV KULKARNI
UDUPI RAGHAVENDRA A
MALLAMMA BUDIHAL
KETAN NAGADA
JEEVAN MULLOLLI
GURANGOUDA K BINDIYA PATIL
ADITI S DESHPANDE
SUNILKUMAR KULKARNI
PANNAGA PRASAD
FEEDBACK FROM PARTICIPANTS
The simplicity and involvement of all the organizing team members is really inspiring Everyone from Dr Desh Jaishree were very approachable and their willingness to share was fantastic Hats off to all of you
Dr (Wgcdr) A NagasubramaniamLions Club of Bangalore HSR
The spectrum of speakers and content was great I especially liked the fact that very grounded real-life success stories were presented
Rahul AliOrbis
The people at the conference were by far my favorite part of the event I loved meeting with entrepreneurs especially
Israel GanotMassChallenge Israel
Good mix of audience and speakers ndash across stages of scaling NGOs social entrepreneurs and philanthropists various sectors ndash HealthEducation Livelihoods etc
Soumitra PandeyBridgespan India
I commend the amount of effort put up by the DD team to organise the event without any glitches and the quality and variety of panels
Aditya KabraIISER Pune
The positive environment and the culture of ldquoCan Dordquo and Execution is infectious Loved Deshrsquos Keynote address and Day 2 panel on incubators
Sarbajit SenKeansa Solutions
I loved the venue the hatti-kaapi and the brilliance of the speakers and attendees
Dr Shelly BatraOpAsha
DEVELOPMENTDIALOGUE - 2017
Deshpande Center for Social EntrepreneurshipBVB College of Engineering and Technology CampusVidyanagar Hubballi ndash 580 031
wwwdevelopmentdialogueorg
httpswwwfacebookcomdeshpandefoundation
httpswwwfacebookcomddhubli
httpstwittercomSandboxDD
Conceived and designed by
Scaling versusScaling EffectivelyWhat scaling means for social enterprises and how to maximise the impact of scaling
For an organization to grow itrsquos important to put the right people to work at the right roles Having the right people in matching roles is important for an organization to have balance
Scaling means resource efficiency and time efficiency
Ideas and concepts scale differently Each sector has different models of scaling that are domain specific
GREG BAVINGTON
SOUMITRA PANDEYAKSHAY SAXENA
Dunin-DeshpandeQueenrsquos Innovation Center
The Bridgespan GroupAvanti Learning Center
We have to get out of the mindset of quantity versus quality It should be quantity and quality
GV KRISHNAGOPALALC
Investing in Incubatorsfor Startups
N U T S H E L L
The panel gathered the players of startup ecosystem including
early stage investors incubators mentors and experts of
entrepreneurship on a platform The discussions centered
around successful incubation as well as the need for incubators
to specialize on niche areas Funding impact funding and the
potential roles that CSR funds could play to support social
ventures and to make them effective were also topics touched
upon
Will Poole pointed out that the best incubators also needed to
market themselves so that entrepreneurs would be interested
to come to them On a different note P R Ganapathy mentioned
that entrepreneurs needed to be in touch with their customers or
beneficiaries He asked incubators to diversify their donor base
Manoj Kumar of Tata Trusts said that the company as an ecosystem
player focuses on providing complete product life cycle support
to entrepreneurs with a focus on science and technology
P A N E L
Manoj Kumar
Will Poole
P R Ganapathy
Sally Ng
Leon Sandler
Israel Ganot
MODERATOR
CM Patil
Tata Trusts
Unitus Seed Fund
Villgro
The Triple Effect Inc
MIT Deshpande Center
MassChallenge Israel
Sandbox Startups
Investing in Incubatorsfor Startups About successful incubation and whether incubators should become specialists
Incubators have to decide on whether you want quality or quantity Quality should get the priority if your focus is on impact
SALLY NGThe Triple Effect Inc
If you are a generic incubator for everybody and everything you canrsquot be a good incubator You should focus on specific sector and choose startups wisely
P R GANAPATHYVillgro
At Deshpande MIT we do things which are excessively risky We bank on people who are very passionate and are coachable They listen to mentors We make a lot of connections for them
LEON SANDLERMIT Deshpande Center
The best incubators are the ones who constantly market themselves to get best entrepreneurs
WILL POOLEUnitus Seed Fund
Putting Resources toWork to Leverage Impact
N U T S H E L L
The speakers shared their views on ways to make the most
from the available funding for startups Drawing the most out of
prevalent support system for entrepreneurs and delivering the
best impact as well as measuring that impact were the talking
points
Dr Aravind Chinchure pointed out that funding resources for
startups were always limited the challenge for entrepreneurs
was to use the available fund optimally and to make a lasting
impact He asserted that having limited resources presented an
opportunity for enterprises to get innovative with the way they
work and to maximize their impact
Srinath Komarina said that corporates with their CSR funds can
bring a lot of effectiveness in social entrepreneurship through
their professional approach and processes
P A N E L
Birger Stamperdahl
Suresh Shenoy
Dr Meenu Bhambhani
Srinath Komarina
MODERATOR
Dr Aravind Chinchure
Give2Asia
Alyxtech
Mphasis
YES Bank
Symbiosis International University
Putting Resources toWork to Leverage ImpactWays enterprises can grow in a cash-strapped environment
Resources are always limited Making more from less - is an opportunity to be creative and innovative Constraints drive us to innovate
DR ARAVIND CHINCHURESymbiosis International University
As an incubator we look for proof of concept and we look at the leadership of startups - if they are passionate whether they have built a good ecosystem etc Those who have experimented for long we can give them a push with all the resources
DR MEENU BHAMBHANIMphasis
As a NGO or social entrepreneur you need to do a good job in convincing donors to fund you Learn from corporate world to do the best sales job
SURESH SHENOYAlyxtech
Corporates with their CSR can bring a lot of effectiveness in social entrepreneurship with their professional approach and processes
SRINATH KOMARINAYES Bank
Envisioning the Future
N U T S H E L L
The speakers shared their views on the future of entrepreneurship
in India and discussed the current standing of Indian companies
on a global scale The panel was optimistic that Indian companies
were destined to succeed as manufacturers for the global market
Raju Reddy founder of Kakatiya Sandbox pointed out that
Indians were patient had great capacity to endure hardships at
multiple levels making them very resilient His vision for Indian
companies he said was to see Indian players making products
for the world
Ashank Desai of Mastek Limited called for different stakeholders
of entrepreneurship to work together to make things happen
Sanmina Corprsquos Sunder Kamat pointed out that Indian
entrepreneurs had the capacity to do great things from limited
resources which was a quality that would set them apart in the
global market
P A N E L
Ashank Desai
Raju Reddy
Sundar Kamath
Rajiv Prakash
MODERATOR
Dr lsquoDeshrsquo Deshpande
Mastek Limited
Kakatiya Sandbox
Sanmina Corp
Next In Advisors
Deshpande Foundation
Envisioning the FutureMaking lsquoMade in Indiarsquo a global name and catering to rural markets in this growth
Entrepreneurs in India who are young are growing ambitious and looking to build global companies This confidence is going to make a big differenceThis is the India I see in the near future
RAJU REDDYKakatiya Sandbox
Any vision to succeed in future should cater to the large young population and rural needs
SUNDAR KAMATHSanmina Corp
We talk about scaling effectively at an organizational level but there is an aspect to it on how the overall ecosystem will scale itself
RAJIV PRAKASHNext In Advisors
Takeaways OnScaling EffectivelyWrap up and closing remarks
After every DD we go back to Boston with a lot of energy and positivity Your active participation in the DD inspires us to do more in the Sandbox
JAISHREE DESHPANDE
Deshpande Foundation
We look forward to making the Dialogue a collaborative event with all of you We invite you to co-create and curate panels bringing forth the multitude of factors transforming the social entrepreneurship ecosystem in India
DR lsquoDESHrsquoDESHPANDE
Deshpande Foundation
The Sandbox is a microcosm of the real world where enough scenarios are created to act as a touchstone for ideas Innovators here learn how to tweak their solutions to make them relevant to a contextual problem And wersquore happy to have you with us to become a part of their incredible journey
NAVEEN JHADeshpande Foundation India
Title to come
Glimpses fromDevelopment Dialogue 2017
Glimpses from
Development
Dialogue 2017
Media Coverage
Hubballi to host Indiarsquos biggest startup incubation
Hubballi to get countryrsquos largest startup incubator
Gururaj Deshpande Setting Up Indiarsquos Biggest Incubator For
Startups In Hubballi
Hubballi to house Indiarsquos biggest startup incubation centre by
Septemberrsquo17
Tearing down small-town barriers to encourage innovations
lsquoScaling up issues affects implementation of projectsrsquo
Hubballi hosts Indiarsquos Biggest Incubator for Startups
Hubballi to house Indiarsquos biggest startup incubation centre by
Septemberrsquo17
DD Chair Organizing Committee
NAVEEN JHA STANLEY GUNDI
These are only a few representative faces of the 30+ team who worked tirelessly to put together Indiarsquos largest social entrepreneurship ecosystem conference in a tier-2 city
NEELAM MAHESHWARI
RAJABALI M
SAVITA Y N
SANJEEV KULKARNI
UDUPI RAGHAVENDRA A
MALLAMMA BUDIHAL
KETAN NAGADA
JEEVAN MULLOLLI
GURANGOUDA K BINDIYA PATIL
ADITI S DESHPANDE
SUNILKUMAR KULKARNI
PANNAGA PRASAD
FEEDBACK FROM PARTICIPANTS
The simplicity and involvement of all the organizing team members is really inspiring Everyone from Dr Desh Jaishree were very approachable and their willingness to share was fantastic Hats off to all of you
Dr (Wgcdr) A NagasubramaniamLions Club of Bangalore HSR
The spectrum of speakers and content was great I especially liked the fact that very grounded real-life success stories were presented
Rahul AliOrbis
The people at the conference were by far my favorite part of the event I loved meeting with entrepreneurs especially
Israel GanotMassChallenge Israel
Good mix of audience and speakers ndash across stages of scaling NGOs social entrepreneurs and philanthropists various sectors ndash HealthEducation Livelihoods etc
Soumitra PandeyBridgespan India
I commend the amount of effort put up by the DD team to organise the event without any glitches and the quality and variety of panels
Aditya KabraIISER Pune
The positive environment and the culture of ldquoCan Dordquo and Execution is infectious Loved Deshrsquos Keynote address and Day 2 panel on incubators
Sarbajit SenKeansa Solutions
I loved the venue the hatti-kaapi and the brilliance of the speakers and attendees
Dr Shelly BatraOpAsha
DEVELOPMENTDIALOGUE - 2017
Deshpande Center for Social EntrepreneurshipBVB College of Engineering and Technology CampusVidyanagar Hubballi ndash 580 031
wwwdevelopmentdialogueorg
httpswwwfacebookcomdeshpandefoundation
httpswwwfacebookcomddhubli
httpstwittercomSandboxDD
Conceived and designed by
Investing in Incubatorsfor Startups
N U T S H E L L
The panel gathered the players of startup ecosystem including
early stage investors incubators mentors and experts of
entrepreneurship on a platform The discussions centered
around successful incubation as well as the need for incubators
to specialize on niche areas Funding impact funding and the
potential roles that CSR funds could play to support social
ventures and to make them effective were also topics touched
upon
Will Poole pointed out that the best incubators also needed to
market themselves so that entrepreneurs would be interested
to come to them On a different note P R Ganapathy mentioned
that entrepreneurs needed to be in touch with their customers or
beneficiaries He asked incubators to diversify their donor base
Manoj Kumar of Tata Trusts said that the company as an ecosystem
player focuses on providing complete product life cycle support
to entrepreneurs with a focus on science and technology
P A N E L
Manoj Kumar
Will Poole
P R Ganapathy
Sally Ng
Leon Sandler
Israel Ganot
MODERATOR
CM Patil
Tata Trusts
Unitus Seed Fund
Villgro
The Triple Effect Inc
MIT Deshpande Center
MassChallenge Israel
Sandbox Startups
Investing in Incubatorsfor Startups About successful incubation and whether incubators should become specialists
Incubators have to decide on whether you want quality or quantity Quality should get the priority if your focus is on impact
SALLY NGThe Triple Effect Inc
If you are a generic incubator for everybody and everything you canrsquot be a good incubator You should focus on specific sector and choose startups wisely
P R GANAPATHYVillgro
At Deshpande MIT we do things which are excessively risky We bank on people who are very passionate and are coachable They listen to mentors We make a lot of connections for them
LEON SANDLERMIT Deshpande Center
The best incubators are the ones who constantly market themselves to get best entrepreneurs
WILL POOLEUnitus Seed Fund
Putting Resources toWork to Leverage Impact
N U T S H E L L
The speakers shared their views on ways to make the most
from the available funding for startups Drawing the most out of
prevalent support system for entrepreneurs and delivering the
best impact as well as measuring that impact were the talking
points
Dr Aravind Chinchure pointed out that funding resources for
startups were always limited the challenge for entrepreneurs
was to use the available fund optimally and to make a lasting
impact He asserted that having limited resources presented an
opportunity for enterprises to get innovative with the way they
work and to maximize their impact
Srinath Komarina said that corporates with their CSR funds can
bring a lot of effectiveness in social entrepreneurship through
their professional approach and processes
P A N E L
Birger Stamperdahl
Suresh Shenoy
Dr Meenu Bhambhani
Srinath Komarina
MODERATOR
Dr Aravind Chinchure
Give2Asia
Alyxtech
Mphasis
YES Bank
Symbiosis International University
Putting Resources toWork to Leverage ImpactWays enterprises can grow in a cash-strapped environment
Resources are always limited Making more from less - is an opportunity to be creative and innovative Constraints drive us to innovate
DR ARAVIND CHINCHURESymbiosis International University
As an incubator we look for proof of concept and we look at the leadership of startups - if they are passionate whether they have built a good ecosystem etc Those who have experimented for long we can give them a push with all the resources
DR MEENU BHAMBHANIMphasis
As a NGO or social entrepreneur you need to do a good job in convincing donors to fund you Learn from corporate world to do the best sales job
SURESH SHENOYAlyxtech
Corporates with their CSR can bring a lot of effectiveness in social entrepreneurship with their professional approach and processes
SRINATH KOMARINAYES Bank
Envisioning the Future
N U T S H E L L
The speakers shared their views on the future of entrepreneurship
in India and discussed the current standing of Indian companies
on a global scale The panel was optimistic that Indian companies
were destined to succeed as manufacturers for the global market
Raju Reddy founder of Kakatiya Sandbox pointed out that
Indians were patient had great capacity to endure hardships at
multiple levels making them very resilient His vision for Indian
companies he said was to see Indian players making products
for the world
Ashank Desai of Mastek Limited called for different stakeholders
of entrepreneurship to work together to make things happen
Sanmina Corprsquos Sunder Kamat pointed out that Indian
entrepreneurs had the capacity to do great things from limited
resources which was a quality that would set them apart in the
global market
P A N E L
Ashank Desai
Raju Reddy
Sundar Kamath
Rajiv Prakash
MODERATOR
Dr lsquoDeshrsquo Deshpande
Mastek Limited
Kakatiya Sandbox
Sanmina Corp
Next In Advisors
Deshpande Foundation
Envisioning the FutureMaking lsquoMade in Indiarsquo a global name and catering to rural markets in this growth
Entrepreneurs in India who are young are growing ambitious and looking to build global companies This confidence is going to make a big differenceThis is the India I see in the near future
RAJU REDDYKakatiya Sandbox
Any vision to succeed in future should cater to the large young population and rural needs
SUNDAR KAMATHSanmina Corp
We talk about scaling effectively at an organizational level but there is an aspect to it on how the overall ecosystem will scale itself
RAJIV PRAKASHNext In Advisors
Takeaways OnScaling EffectivelyWrap up and closing remarks
After every DD we go back to Boston with a lot of energy and positivity Your active participation in the DD inspires us to do more in the Sandbox
JAISHREE DESHPANDE
Deshpande Foundation
We look forward to making the Dialogue a collaborative event with all of you We invite you to co-create and curate panels bringing forth the multitude of factors transforming the social entrepreneurship ecosystem in India
DR lsquoDESHrsquoDESHPANDE
Deshpande Foundation
The Sandbox is a microcosm of the real world where enough scenarios are created to act as a touchstone for ideas Innovators here learn how to tweak their solutions to make them relevant to a contextual problem And wersquore happy to have you with us to become a part of their incredible journey
NAVEEN JHADeshpande Foundation India
Title to come
Glimpses fromDevelopment Dialogue 2017
Glimpses from
Development
Dialogue 2017
Media Coverage
Hubballi to host Indiarsquos biggest startup incubation
Hubballi to get countryrsquos largest startup incubator
Gururaj Deshpande Setting Up Indiarsquos Biggest Incubator For
Startups In Hubballi
Hubballi to house Indiarsquos biggest startup incubation centre by
Septemberrsquo17
Tearing down small-town barriers to encourage innovations
lsquoScaling up issues affects implementation of projectsrsquo
Hubballi hosts Indiarsquos Biggest Incubator for Startups
Hubballi to house Indiarsquos biggest startup incubation centre by
Septemberrsquo17
DD Chair Organizing Committee
NAVEEN JHA STANLEY GUNDI
These are only a few representative faces of the 30+ team who worked tirelessly to put together Indiarsquos largest social entrepreneurship ecosystem conference in a tier-2 city
NEELAM MAHESHWARI
RAJABALI M
SAVITA Y N
SANJEEV KULKARNI
UDUPI RAGHAVENDRA A
MALLAMMA BUDIHAL
KETAN NAGADA
JEEVAN MULLOLLI
GURANGOUDA K BINDIYA PATIL
ADITI S DESHPANDE
SUNILKUMAR KULKARNI
PANNAGA PRASAD
FEEDBACK FROM PARTICIPANTS
The simplicity and involvement of all the organizing team members is really inspiring Everyone from Dr Desh Jaishree were very approachable and their willingness to share was fantastic Hats off to all of you
Dr (Wgcdr) A NagasubramaniamLions Club of Bangalore HSR
The spectrum of speakers and content was great I especially liked the fact that very grounded real-life success stories were presented
Rahul AliOrbis
The people at the conference were by far my favorite part of the event I loved meeting with entrepreneurs especially
Israel GanotMassChallenge Israel
Good mix of audience and speakers ndash across stages of scaling NGOs social entrepreneurs and philanthropists various sectors ndash HealthEducation Livelihoods etc
Soumitra PandeyBridgespan India
I commend the amount of effort put up by the DD team to organise the event without any glitches and the quality and variety of panels
Aditya KabraIISER Pune
The positive environment and the culture of ldquoCan Dordquo and Execution is infectious Loved Deshrsquos Keynote address and Day 2 panel on incubators
Sarbajit SenKeansa Solutions
I loved the venue the hatti-kaapi and the brilliance of the speakers and attendees
Dr Shelly BatraOpAsha
DEVELOPMENTDIALOGUE - 2017
Deshpande Center for Social EntrepreneurshipBVB College of Engineering and Technology CampusVidyanagar Hubballi ndash 580 031
wwwdevelopmentdialogueorg
httpswwwfacebookcomdeshpandefoundation
httpswwwfacebookcomddhubli
httpstwittercomSandboxDD
Conceived and designed by
Investing in Incubatorsfor Startups About successful incubation and whether incubators should become specialists
Incubators have to decide on whether you want quality or quantity Quality should get the priority if your focus is on impact
SALLY NGThe Triple Effect Inc
If you are a generic incubator for everybody and everything you canrsquot be a good incubator You should focus on specific sector and choose startups wisely
P R GANAPATHYVillgro
At Deshpande MIT we do things which are excessively risky We bank on people who are very passionate and are coachable They listen to mentors We make a lot of connections for them
LEON SANDLERMIT Deshpande Center
The best incubators are the ones who constantly market themselves to get best entrepreneurs
WILL POOLEUnitus Seed Fund
Putting Resources toWork to Leverage Impact
N U T S H E L L
The speakers shared their views on ways to make the most
from the available funding for startups Drawing the most out of
prevalent support system for entrepreneurs and delivering the
best impact as well as measuring that impact were the talking
points
Dr Aravind Chinchure pointed out that funding resources for
startups were always limited the challenge for entrepreneurs
was to use the available fund optimally and to make a lasting
impact He asserted that having limited resources presented an
opportunity for enterprises to get innovative with the way they
work and to maximize their impact
Srinath Komarina said that corporates with their CSR funds can
bring a lot of effectiveness in social entrepreneurship through
their professional approach and processes
P A N E L
Birger Stamperdahl
Suresh Shenoy
Dr Meenu Bhambhani
Srinath Komarina
MODERATOR
Dr Aravind Chinchure
Give2Asia
Alyxtech
Mphasis
YES Bank
Symbiosis International University
Putting Resources toWork to Leverage ImpactWays enterprises can grow in a cash-strapped environment
Resources are always limited Making more from less - is an opportunity to be creative and innovative Constraints drive us to innovate
DR ARAVIND CHINCHURESymbiosis International University
As an incubator we look for proof of concept and we look at the leadership of startups - if they are passionate whether they have built a good ecosystem etc Those who have experimented for long we can give them a push with all the resources
DR MEENU BHAMBHANIMphasis
As a NGO or social entrepreneur you need to do a good job in convincing donors to fund you Learn from corporate world to do the best sales job
SURESH SHENOYAlyxtech
Corporates with their CSR can bring a lot of effectiveness in social entrepreneurship with their professional approach and processes
SRINATH KOMARINAYES Bank
Envisioning the Future
N U T S H E L L
The speakers shared their views on the future of entrepreneurship
in India and discussed the current standing of Indian companies
on a global scale The panel was optimistic that Indian companies
were destined to succeed as manufacturers for the global market
Raju Reddy founder of Kakatiya Sandbox pointed out that
Indians were patient had great capacity to endure hardships at
multiple levels making them very resilient His vision for Indian
companies he said was to see Indian players making products
for the world
Ashank Desai of Mastek Limited called for different stakeholders
of entrepreneurship to work together to make things happen
Sanmina Corprsquos Sunder Kamat pointed out that Indian
entrepreneurs had the capacity to do great things from limited
resources which was a quality that would set them apart in the
global market
P A N E L
Ashank Desai
Raju Reddy
Sundar Kamath
Rajiv Prakash
MODERATOR
Dr lsquoDeshrsquo Deshpande
Mastek Limited
Kakatiya Sandbox
Sanmina Corp
Next In Advisors
Deshpande Foundation
Envisioning the FutureMaking lsquoMade in Indiarsquo a global name and catering to rural markets in this growth
Entrepreneurs in India who are young are growing ambitious and looking to build global companies This confidence is going to make a big differenceThis is the India I see in the near future
RAJU REDDYKakatiya Sandbox
Any vision to succeed in future should cater to the large young population and rural needs
SUNDAR KAMATHSanmina Corp
We talk about scaling effectively at an organizational level but there is an aspect to it on how the overall ecosystem will scale itself
RAJIV PRAKASHNext In Advisors
Takeaways OnScaling EffectivelyWrap up and closing remarks
After every DD we go back to Boston with a lot of energy and positivity Your active participation in the DD inspires us to do more in the Sandbox
JAISHREE DESHPANDE
Deshpande Foundation
We look forward to making the Dialogue a collaborative event with all of you We invite you to co-create and curate panels bringing forth the multitude of factors transforming the social entrepreneurship ecosystem in India
DR lsquoDESHrsquoDESHPANDE
Deshpande Foundation
The Sandbox is a microcosm of the real world where enough scenarios are created to act as a touchstone for ideas Innovators here learn how to tweak their solutions to make them relevant to a contextual problem And wersquore happy to have you with us to become a part of their incredible journey
NAVEEN JHADeshpande Foundation India
Title to come
Glimpses fromDevelopment Dialogue 2017
Glimpses from
Development
Dialogue 2017
Media Coverage
Hubballi to host Indiarsquos biggest startup incubation
Hubballi to get countryrsquos largest startup incubator
Gururaj Deshpande Setting Up Indiarsquos Biggest Incubator For
Startups In Hubballi
Hubballi to house Indiarsquos biggest startup incubation centre by
Septemberrsquo17
Tearing down small-town barriers to encourage innovations
lsquoScaling up issues affects implementation of projectsrsquo
Hubballi hosts Indiarsquos Biggest Incubator for Startups
Hubballi to house Indiarsquos biggest startup incubation centre by
Septemberrsquo17
DD Chair Organizing Committee
NAVEEN JHA STANLEY GUNDI
These are only a few representative faces of the 30+ team who worked tirelessly to put together Indiarsquos largest social entrepreneurship ecosystem conference in a tier-2 city
NEELAM MAHESHWARI
RAJABALI M
SAVITA Y N
SANJEEV KULKARNI
UDUPI RAGHAVENDRA A
MALLAMMA BUDIHAL
KETAN NAGADA
JEEVAN MULLOLLI
GURANGOUDA K BINDIYA PATIL
ADITI S DESHPANDE
SUNILKUMAR KULKARNI
PANNAGA PRASAD
FEEDBACK FROM PARTICIPANTS
The simplicity and involvement of all the organizing team members is really inspiring Everyone from Dr Desh Jaishree were very approachable and their willingness to share was fantastic Hats off to all of you
Dr (Wgcdr) A NagasubramaniamLions Club of Bangalore HSR
The spectrum of speakers and content was great I especially liked the fact that very grounded real-life success stories were presented
Rahul AliOrbis
The people at the conference were by far my favorite part of the event I loved meeting with entrepreneurs especially
Israel GanotMassChallenge Israel
Good mix of audience and speakers ndash across stages of scaling NGOs social entrepreneurs and philanthropists various sectors ndash HealthEducation Livelihoods etc
Soumitra PandeyBridgespan India
I commend the amount of effort put up by the DD team to organise the event without any glitches and the quality and variety of panels
Aditya KabraIISER Pune
The positive environment and the culture of ldquoCan Dordquo and Execution is infectious Loved Deshrsquos Keynote address and Day 2 panel on incubators
Sarbajit SenKeansa Solutions
I loved the venue the hatti-kaapi and the brilliance of the speakers and attendees
Dr Shelly BatraOpAsha
DEVELOPMENTDIALOGUE - 2017
Deshpande Center for Social EntrepreneurshipBVB College of Engineering and Technology CampusVidyanagar Hubballi ndash 580 031
wwwdevelopmentdialogueorg
httpswwwfacebookcomdeshpandefoundation
httpswwwfacebookcomddhubli
httpstwittercomSandboxDD
Conceived and designed by
Putting Resources toWork to Leverage Impact
N U T S H E L L
The speakers shared their views on ways to make the most
from the available funding for startups Drawing the most out of
prevalent support system for entrepreneurs and delivering the
best impact as well as measuring that impact were the talking
points
Dr Aravind Chinchure pointed out that funding resources for
startups were always limited the challenge for entrepreneurs
was to use the available fund optimally and to make a lasting
impact He asserted that having limited resources presented an
opportunity for enterprises to get innovative with the way they
work and to maximize their impact
Srinath Komarina said that corporates with their CSR funds can
bring a lot of effectiveness in social entrepreneurship through
their professional approach and processes
P A N E L
Birger Stamperdahl
Suresh Shenoy
Dr Meenu Bhambhani
Srinath Komarina
MODERATOR
Dr Aravind Chinchure
Give2Asia
Alyxtech
Mphasis
YES Bank
Symbiosis International University
Putting Resources toWork to Leverage ImpactWays enterprises can grow in a cash-strapped environment
Resources are always limited Making more from less - is an opportunity to be creative and innovative Constraints drive us to innovate
DR ARAVIND CHINCHURESymbiosis International University
As an incubator we look for proof of concept and we look at the leadership of startups - if they are passionate whether they have built a good ecosystem etc Those who have experimented for long we can give them a push with all the resources
DR MEENU BHAMBHANIMphasis
As a NGO or social entrepreneur you need to do a good job in convincing donors to fund you Learn from corporate world to do the best sales job
SURESH SHENOYAlyxtech
Corporates with their CSR can bring a lot of effectiveness in social entrepreneurship with their professional approach and processes
SRINATH KOMARINAYES Bank
Envisioning the Future
N U T S H E L L
The speakers shared their views on the future of entrepreneurship
in India and discussed the current standing of Indian companies
on a global scale The panel was optimistic that Indian companies
were destined to succeed as manufacturers for the global market
Raju Reddy founder of Kakatiya Sandbox pointed out that
Indians were patient had great capacity to endure hardships at
multiple levels making them very resilient His vision for Indian
companies he said was to see Indian players making products
for the world
Ashank Desai of Mastek Limited called for different stakeholders
of entrepreneurship to work together to make things happen
Sanmina Corprsquos Sunder Kamat pointed out that Indian
entrepreneurs had the capacity to do great things from limited
resources which was a quality that would set them apart in the
global market
P A N E L
Ashank Desai
Raju Reddy
Sundar Kamath
Rajiv Prakash
MODERATOR
Dr lsquoDeshrsquo Deshpande
Mastek Limited
Kakatiya Sandbox
Sanmina Corp
Next In Advisors
Deshpande Foundation
Envisioning the FutureMaking lsquoMade in Indiarsquo a global name and catering to rural markets in this growth
Entrepreneurs in India who are young are growing ambitious and looking to build global companies This confidence is going to make a big differenceThis is the India I see in the near future
RAJU REDDYKakatiya Sandbox
Any vision to succeed in future should cater to the large young population and rural needs
SUNDAR KAMATHSanmina Corp
We talk about scaling effectively at an organizational level but there is an aspect to it on how the overall ecosystem will scale itself
RAJIV PRAKASHNext In Advisors
Takeaways OnScaling EffectivelyWrap up and closing remarks
After every DD we go back to Boston with a lot of energy and positivity Your active participation in the DD inspires us to do more in the Sandbox
JAISHREE DESHPANDE
Deshpande Foundation
We look forward to making the Dialogue a collaborative event with all of you We invite you to co-create and curate panels bringing forth the multitude of factors transforming the social entrepreneurship ecosystem in India
DR lsquoDESHrsquoDESHPANDE
Deshpande Foundation
The Sandbox is a microcosm of the real world where enough scenarios are created to act as a touchstone for ideas Innovators here learn how to tweak their solutions to make them relevant to a contextual problem And wersquore happy to have you with us to become a part of their incredible journey
NAVEEN JHADeshpande Foundation India
Title to come
Glimpses fromDevelopment Dialogue 2017
Glimpses from
Development
Dialogue 2017
Media Coverage
Hubballi to host Indiarsquos biggest startup incubation
Hubballi to get countryrsquos largest startup incubator
Gururaj Deshpande Setting Up Indiarsquos Biggest Incubator For
Startups In Hubballi
Hubballi to house Indiarsquos biggest startup incubation centre by
Septemberrsquo17
Tearing down small-town barriers to encourage innovations
lsquoScaling up issues affects implementation of projectsrsquo
Hubballi hosts Indiarsquos Biggest Incubator for Startups
Hubballi to house Indiarsquos biggest startup incubation centre by
Septemberrsquo17
DD Chair Organizing Committee
NAVEEN JHA STANLEY GUNDI
These are only a few representative faces of the 30+ team who worked tirelessly to put together Indiarsquos largest social entrepreneurship ecosystem conference in a tier-2 city
NEELAM MAHESHWARI
RAJABALI M
SAVITA Y N
SANJEEV KULKARNI
UDUPI RAGHAVENDRA A
MALLAMMA BUDIHAL
KETAN NAGADA
JEEVAN MULLOLLI
GURANGOUDA K BINDIYA PATIL
ADITI S DESHPANDE
SUNILKUMAR KULKARNI
PANNAGA PRASAD
FEEDBACK FROM PARTICIPANTS
The simplicity and involvement of all the organizing team members is really inspiring Everyone from Dr Desh Jaishree were very approachable and their willingness to share was fantastic Hats off to all of you
Dr (Wgcdr) A NagasubramaniamLions Club of Bangalore HSR
The spectrum of speakers and content was great I especially liked the fact that very grounded real-life success stories were presented
Rahul AliOrbis
The people at the conference were by far my favorite part of the event I loved meeting with entrepreneurs especially
Israel GanotMassChallenge Israel
Good mix of audience and speakers ndash across stages of scaling NGOs social entrepreneurs and philanthropists various sectors ndash HealthEducation Livelihoods etc
Soumitra PandeyBridgespan India
I commend the amount of effort put up by the DD team to organise the event without any glitches and the quality and variety of panels
Aditya KabraIISER Pune
The positive environment and the culture of ldquoCan Dordquo and Execution is infectious Loved Deshrsquos Keynote address and Day 2 panel on incubators
Sarbajit SenKeansa Solutions
I loved the venue the hatti-kaapi and the brilliance of the speakers and attendees
Dr Shelly BatraOpAsha
DEVELOPMENTDIALOGUE - 2017
Deshpande Center for Social EntrepreneurshipBVB College of Engineering and Technology CampusVidyanagar Hubballi ndash 580 031
wwwdevelopmentdialogueorg
httpswwwfacebookcomdeshpandefoundation
httpswwwfacebookcomddhubli
httpstwittercomSandboxDD
Conceived and designed by
Putting Resources toWork to Leverage ImpactWays enterprises can grow in a cash-strapped environment
Resources are always limited Making more from less - is an opportunity to be creative and innovative Constraints drive us to innovate
DR ARAVIND CHINCHURESymbiosis International University
As an incubator we look for proof of concept and we look at the leadership of startups - if they are passionate whether they have built a good ecosystem etc Those who have experimented for long we can give them a push with all the resources
DR MEENU BHAMBHANIMphasis
As a NGO or social entrepreneur you need to do a good job in convincing donors to fund you Learn from corporate world to do the best sales job
SURESH SHENOYAlyxtech
Corporates with their CSR can bring a lot of effectiveness in social entrepreneurship with their professional approach and processes
SRINATH KOMARINAYES Bank
Envisioning the Future
N U T S H E L L
The speakers shared their views on the future of entrepreneurship
in India and discussed the current standing of Indian companies
on a global scale The panel was optimistic that Indian companies
were destined to succeed as manufacturers for the global market
Raju Reddy founder of Kakatiya Sandbox pointed out that
Indians were patient had great capacity to endure hardships at
multiple levels making them very resilient His vision for Indian
companies he said was to see Indian players making products
for the world
Ashank Desai of Mastek Limited called for different stakeholders
of entrepreneurship to work together to make things happen
Sanmina Corprsquos Sunder Kamat pointed out that Indian
entrepreneurs had the capacity to do great things from limited
resources which was a quality that would set them apart in the
global market
P A N E L
Ashank Desai
Raju Reddy
Sundar Kamath
Rajiv Prakash
MODERATOR
Dr lsquoDeshrsquo Deshpande
Mastek Limited
Kakatiya Sandbox
Sanmina Corp
Next In Advisors
Deshpande Foundation
Envisioning the FutureMaking lsquoMade in Indiarsquo a global name and catering to rural markets in this growth
Entrepreneurs in India who are young are growing ambitious and looking to build global companies This confidence is going to make a big differenceThis is the India I see in the near future
RAJU REDDYKakatiya Sandbox
Any vision to succeed in future should cater to the large young population and rural needs
SUNDAR KAMATHSanmina Corp
We talk about scaling effectively at an organizational level but there is an aspect to it on how the overall ecosystem will scale itself
RAJIV PRAKASHNext In Advisors
Takeaways OnScaling EffectivelyWrap up and closing remarks
After every DD we go back to Boston with a lot of energy and positivity Your active participation in the DD inspires us to do more in the Sandbox
JAISHREE DESHPANDE
Deshpande Foundation
We look forward to making the Dialogue a collaborative event with all of you We invite you to co-create and curate panels bringing forth the multitude of factors transforming the social entrepreneurship ecosystem in India
DR lsquoDESHrsquoDESHPANDE
Deshpande Foundation
The Sandbox is a microcosm of the real world where enough scenarios are created to act as a touchstone for ideas Innovators here learn how to tweak their solutions to make them relevant to a contextual problem And wersquore happy to have you with us to become a part of their incredible journey
NAVEEN JHADeshpande Foundation India
Title to come
Glimpses fromDevelopment Dialogue 2017
Glimpses from
Development
Dialogue 2017
Media Coverage
Hubballi to host Indiarsquos biggest startup incubation
Hubballi to get countryrsquos largest startup incubator
Gururaj Deshpande Setting Up Indiarsquos Biggest Incubator For
Startups In Hubballi
Hubballi to house Indiarsquos biggest startup incubation centre by
Septemberrsquo17
Tearing down small-town barriers to encourage innovations
lsquoScaling up issues affects implementation of projectsrsquo
Hubballi hosts Indiarsquos Biggest Incubator for Startups
Hubballi to house Indiarsquos biggest startup incubation centre by
Septemberrsquo17
DD Chair Organizing Committee
NAVEEN JHA STANLEY GUNDI
These are only a few representative faces of the 30+ team who worked tirelessly to put together Indiarsquos largest social entrepreneurship ecosystem conference in a tier-2 city
NEELAM MAHESHWARI
RAJABALI M
SAVITA Y N
SANJEEV KULKARNI
UDUPI RAGHAVENDRA A
MALLAMMA BUDIHAL
KETAN NAGADA
JEEVAN MULLOLLI
GURANGOUDA K BINDIYA PATIL
ADITI S DESHPANDE
SUNILKUMAR KULKARNI
PANNAGA PRASAD
FEEDBACK FROM PARTICIPANTS
The simplicity and involvement of all the organizing team members is really inspiring Everyone from Dr Desh Jaishree were very approachable and their willingness to share was fantastic Hats off to all of you
Dr (Wgcdr) A NagasubramaniamLions Club of Bangalore HSR
The spectrum of speakers and content was great I especially liked the fact that very grounded real-life success stories were presented
Rahul AliOrbis
The people at the conference were by far my favorite part of the event I loved meeting with entrepreneurs especially
Israel GanotMassChallenge Israel
Good mix of audience and speakers ndash across stages of scaling NGOs social entrepreneurs and philanthropists various sectors ndash HealthEducation Livelihoods etc
Soumitra PandeyBridgespan India
I commend the amount of effort put up by the DD team to organise the event without any glitches and the quality and variety of panels
Aditya KabraIISER Pune
The positive environment and the culture of ldquoCan Dordquo and Execution is infectious Loved Deshrsquos Keynote address and Day 2 panel on incubators
Sarbajit SenKeansa Solutions
I loved the venue the hatti-kaapi and the brilliance of the speakers and attendees
Dr Shelly BatraOpAsha
DEVELOPMENTDIALOGUE - 2017
Deshpande Center for Social EntrepreneurshipBVB College of Engineering and Technology CampusVidyanagar Hubballi ndash 580 031
wwwdevelopmentdialogueorg
httpswwwfacebookcomdeshpandefoundation
httpswwwfacebookcomddhubli
httpstwittercomSandboxDD
Conceived and designed by
Envisioning the Future
N U T S H E L L
The speakers shared their views on the future of entrepreneurship
in India and discussed the current standing of Indian companies
on a global scale The panel was optimistic that Indian companies
were destined to succeed as manufacturers for the global market
Raju Reddy founder of Kakatiya Sandbox pointed out that
Indians were patient had great capacity to endure hardships at
multiple levels making them very resilient His vision for Indian
companies he said was to see Indian players making products
for the world
Ashank Desai of Mastek Limited called for different stakeholders
of entrepreneurship to work together to make things happen
Sanmina Corprsquos Sunder Kamat pointed out that Indian
entrepreneurs had the capacity to do great things from limited
resources which was a quality that would set them apart in the
global market
P A N E L
Ashank Desai
Raju Reddy
Sundar Kamath
Rajiv Prakash
MODERATOR
Dr lsquoDeshrsquo Deshpande
Mastek Limited
Kakatiya Sandbox
Sanmina Corp
Next In Advisors
Deshpande Foundation
Envisioning the FutureMaking lsquoMade in Indiarsquo a global name and catering to rural markets in this growth
Entrepreneurs in India who are young are growing ambitious and looking to build global companies This confidence is going to make a big differenceThis is the India I see in the near future
RAJU REDDYKakatiya Sandbox
Any vision to succeed in future should cater to the large young population and rural needs
SUNDAR KAMATHSanmina Corp
We talk about scaling effectively at an organizational level but there is an aspect to it on how the overall ecosystem will scale itself
RAJIV PRAKASHNext In Advisors
Takeaways OnScaling EffectivelyWrap up and closing remarks
After every DD we go back to Boston with a lot of energy and positivity Your active participation in the DD inspires us to do more in the Sandbox
JAISHREE DESHPANDE
Deshpande Foundation
We look forward to making the Dialogue a collaborative event with all of you We invite you to co-create and curate panels bringing forth the multitude of factors transforming the social entrepreneurship ecosystem in India
DR lsquoDESHrsquoDESHPANDE
Deshpande Foundation
The Sandbox is a microcosm of the real world where enough scenarios are created to act as a touchstone for ideas Innovators here learn how to tweak their solutions to make them relevant to a contextual problem And wersquore happy to have you with us to become a part of their incredible journey
NAVEEN JHADeshpande Foundation India
Title to come
Glimpses fromDevelopment Dialogue 2017
Glimpses from
Development
Dialogue 2017
Media Coverage
Hubballi to host Indiarsquos biggest startup incubation
Hubballi to get countryrsquos largest startup incubator
Gururaj Deshpande Setting Up Indiarsquos Biggest Incubator For
Startups In Hubballi
Hubballi to house Indiarsquos biggest startup incubation centre by
Septemberrsquo17
Tearing down small-town barriers to encourage innovations
lsquoScaling up issues affects implementation of projectsrsquo
Hubballi hosts Indiarsquos Biggest Incubator for Startups
Hubballi to house Indiarsquos biggest startup incubation centre by
Septemberrsquo17
DD Chair Organizing Committee
NAVEEN JHA STANLEY GUNDI
These are only a few representative faces of the 30+ team who worked tirelessly to put together Indiarsquos largest social entrepreneurship ecosystem conference in a tier-2 city
NEELAM MAHESHWARI
RAJABALI M
SAVITA Y N
SANJEEV KULKARNI
UDUPI RAGHAVENDRA A
MALLAMMA BUDIHAL
KETAN NAGADA
JEEVAN MULLOLLI
GURANGOUDA K BINDIYA PATIL
ADITI S DESHPANDE
SUNILKUMAR KULKARNI
PANNAGA PRASAD
FEEDBACK FROM PARTICIPANTS
The simplicity and involvement of all the organizing team members is really inspiring Everyone from Dr Desh Jaishree were very approachable and their willingness to share was fantastic Hats off to all of you
Dr (Wgcdr) A NagasubramaniamLions Club of Bangalore HSR
The spectrum of speakers and content was great I especially liked the fact that very grounded real-life success stories were presented
Rahul AliOrbis
The people at the conference were by far my favorite part of the event I loved meeting with entrepreneurs especially
Israel GanotMassChallenge Israel
Good mix of audience and speakers ndash across stages of scaling NGOs social entrepreneurs and philanthropists various sectors ndash HealthEducation Livelihoods etc
Soumitra PandeyBridgespan India
I commend the amount of effort put up by the DD team to organise the event without any glitches and the quality and variety of panels
Aditya KabraIISER Pune
The positive environment and the culture of ldquoCan Dordquo and Execution is infectious Loved Deshrsquos Keynote address and Day 2 panel on incubators
Sarbajit SenKeansa Solutions
I loved the venue the hatti-kaapi and the brilliance of the speakers and attendees
Dr Shelly BatraOpAsha
DEVELOPMENTDIALOGUE - 2017
Deshpande Center for Social EntrepreneurshipBVB College of Engineering and Technology CampusVidyanagar Hubballi ndash 580 031
wwwdevelopmentdialogueorg
httpswwwfacebookcomdeshpandefoundation
httpswwwfacebookcomddhubli
httpstwittercomSandboxDD
Conceived and designed by
Envisioning the FutureMaking lsquoMade in Indiarsquo a global name and catering to rural markets in this growth
Entrepreneurs in India who are young are growing ambitious and looking to build global companies This confidence is going to make a big differenceThis is the India I see in the near future
RAJU REDDYKakatiya Sandbox
Any vision to succeed in future should cater to the large young population and rural needs
SUNDAR KAMATHSanmina Corp
We talk about scaling effectively at an organizational level but there is an aspect to it on how the overall ecosystem will scale itself
RAJIV PRAKASHNext In Advisors
Takeaways OnScaling EffectivelyWrap up and closing remarks
After every DD we go back to Boston with a lot of energy and positivity Your active participation in the DD inspires us to do more in the Sandbox
JAISHREE DESHPANDE
Deshpande Foundation
We look forward to making the Dialogue a collaborative event with all of you We invite you to co-create and curate panels bringing forth the multitude of factors transforming the social entrepreneurship ecosystem in India
DR lsquoDESHrsquoDESHPANDE
Deshpande Foundation
The Sandbox is a microcosm of the real world where enough scenarios are created to act as a touchstone for ideas Innovators here learn how to tweak their solutions to make them relevant to a contextual problem And wersquore happy to have you with us to become a part of their incredible journey
NAVEEN JHADeshpande Foundation India
Title to come
Glimpses fromDevelopment Dialogue 2017
Glimpses from
Development
Dialogue 2017
Media Coverage
Hubballi to host Indiarsquos biggest startup incubation
Hubballi to get countryrsquos largest startup incubator
Gururaj Deshpande Setting Up Indiarsquos Biggest Incubator For
Startups In Hubballi
Hubballi to house Indiarsquos biggest startup incubation centre by
Septemberrsquo17
Tearing down small-town barriers to encourage innovations
lsquoScaling up issues affects implementation of projectsrsquo
Hubballi hosts Indiarsquos Biggest Incubator for Startups
Hubballi to house Indiarsquos biggest startup incubation centre by
Septemberrsquo17
DD Chair Organizing Committee
NAVEEN JHA STANLEY GUNDI
These are only a few representative faces of the 30+ team who worked tirelessly to put together Indiarsquos largest social entrepreneurship ecosystem conference in a tier-2 city
NEELAM MAHESHWARI
RAJABALI M
SAVITA Y N
SANJEEV KULKARNI
UDUPI RAGHAVENDRA A
MALLAMMA BUDIHAL
KETAN NAGADA
JEEVAN MULLOLLI
GURANGOUDA K BINDIYA PATIL
ADITI S DESHPANDE
SUNILKUMAR KULKARNI
PANNAGA PRASAD
FEEDBACK FROM PARTICIPANTS
The simplicity and involvement of all the organizing team members is really inspiring Everyone from Dr Desh Jaishree were very approachable and their willingness to share was fantastic Hats off to all of you
Dr (Wgcdr) A NagasubramaniamLions Club of Bangalore HSR
The spectrum of speakers and content was great I especially liked the fact that very grounded real-life success stories were presented
Rahul AliOrbis
The people at the conference were by far my favorite part of the event I loved meeting with entrepreneurs especially
Israel GanotMassChallenge Israel
Good mix of audience and speakers ndash across stages of scaling NGOs social entrepreneurs and philanthropists various sectors ndash HealthEducation Livelihoods etc
Soumitra PandeyBridgespan India
I commend the amount of effort put up by the DD team to organise the event without any glitches and the quality and variety of panels
Aditya KabraIISER Pune
The positive environment and the culture of ldquoCan Dordquo and Execution is infectious Loved Deshrsquos Keynote address and Day 2 panel on incubators
Sarbajit SenKeansa Solutions
I loved the venue the hatti-kaapi and the brilliance of the speakers and attendees
Dr Shelly BatraOpAsha
DEVELOPMENTDIALOGUE - 2017
Deshpande Center for Social EntrepreneurshipBVB College of Engineering and Technology CampusVidyanagar Hubballi ndash 580 031
wwwdevelopmentdialogueorg
httpswwwfacebookcomdeshpandefoundation
httpswwwfacebookcomddhubli
httpstwittercomSandboxDD
Conceived and designed by
Takeaways OnScaling EffectivelyWrap up and closing remarks
After every DD we go back to Boston with a lot of energy and positivity Your active participation in the DD inspires us to do more in the Sandbox
JAISHREE DESHPANDE
Deshpande Foundation
We look forward to making the Dialogue a collaborative event with all of you We invite you to co-create and curate panels bringing forth the multitude of factors transforming the social entrepreneurship ecosystem in India
DR lsquoDESHrsquoDESHPANDE
Deshpande Foundation
The Sandbox is a microcosm of the real world where enough scenarios are created to act as a touchstone for ideas Innovators here learn how to tweak their solutions to make them relevant to a contextual problem And wersquore happy to have you with us to become a part of their incredible journey
NAVEEN JHADeshpande Foundation India
Title to come
Glimpses fromDevelopment Dialogue 2017
Glimpses from
Development
Dialogue 2017
Media Coverage
Hubballi to host Indiarsquos biggest startup incubation
Hubballi to get countryrsquos largest startup incubator
Gururaj Deshpande Setting Up Indiarsquos Biggest Incubator For
Startups In Hubballi
Hubballi to house Indiarsquos biggest startup incubation centre by
Septemberrsquo17
Tearing down small-town barriers to encourage innovations
lsquoScaling up issues affects implementation of projectsrsquo
Hubballi hosts Indiarsquos Biggest Incubator for Startups
Hubballi to house Indiarsquos biggest startup incubation centre by
Septemberrsquo17
DD Chair Organizing Committee
NAVEEN JHA STANLEY GUNDI
These are only a few representative faces of the 30+ team who worked tirelessly to put together Indiarsquos largest social entrepreneurship ecosystem conference in a tier-2 city
NEELAM MAHESHWARI
RAJABALI M
SAVITA Y N
SANJEEV KULKARNI
UDUPI RAGHAVENDRA A
MALLAMMA BUDIHAL
KETAN NAGADA
JEEVAN MULLOLLI
GURANGOUDA K BINDIYA PATIL
ADITI S DESHPANDE
SUNILKUMAR KULKARNI
PANNAGA PRASAD
FEEDBACK FROM PARTICIPANTS
The simplicity and involvement of all the organizing team members is really inspiring Everyone from Dr Desh Jaishree were very approachable and their willingness to share was fantastic Hats off to all of you
Dr (Wgcdr) A NagasubramaniamLions Club of Bangalore HSR
The spectrum of speakers and content was great I especially liked the fact that very grounded real-life success stories were presented
Rahul AliOrbis
The people at the conference were by far my favorite part of the event I loved meeting with entrepreneurs especially
Israel GanotMassChallenge Israel
Good mix of audience and speakers ndash across stages of scaling NGOs social entrepreneurs and philanthropists various sectors ndash HealthEducation Livelihoods etc
Soumitra PandeyBridgespan India
I commend the amount of effort put up by the DD team to organise the event without any glitches and the quality and variety of panels
Aditya KabraIISER Pune
The positive environment and the culture of ldquoCan Dordquo and Execution is infectious Loved Deshrsquos Keynote address and Day 2 panel on incubators
Sarbajit SenKeansa Solutions
I loved the venue the hatti-kaapi and the brilliance of the speakers and attendees
Dr Shelly BatraOpAsha
DEVELOPMENTDIALOGUE - 2017
Deshpande Center for Social EntrepreneurshipBVB College of Engineering and Technology CampusVidyanagar Hubballi ndash 580 031
wwwdevelopmentdialogueorg
httpswwwfacebookcomdeshpandefoundation
httpswwwfacebookcomddhubli
httpstwittercomSandboxDD
Conceived and designed by
Title to come
Glimpses fromDevelopment Dialogue 2017
Glimpses from
Development
Dialogue 2017
Media Coverage
Hubballi to host Indiarsquos biggest startup incubation
Hubballi to get countryrsquos largest startup incubator
Gururaj Deshpande Setting Up Indiarsquos Biggest Incubator For
Startups In Hubballi
Hubballi to house Indiarsquos biggest startup incubation centre by
Septemberrsquo17
Tearing down small-town barriers to encourage innovations
lsquoScaling up issues affects implementation of projectsrsquo
Hubballi hosts Indiarsquos Biggest Incubator for Startups
Hubballi to house Indiarsquos biggest startup incubation centre by
Septemberrsquo17
DD Chair Organizing Committee
NAVEEN JHA STANLEY GUNDI
These are only a few representative faces of the 30+ team who worked tirelessly to put together Indiarsquos largest social entrepreneurship ecosystem conference in a tier-2 city
NEELAM MAHESHWARI
RAJABALI M
SAVITA Y N
SANJEEV KULKARNI
UDUPI RAGHAVENDRA A
MALLAMMA BUDIHAL
KETAN NAGADA
JEEVAN MULLOLLI
GURANGOUDA K BINDIYA PATIL
ADITI S DESHPANDE
SUNILKUMAR KULKARNI
PANNAGA PRASAD
FEEDBACK FROM PARTICIPANTS
The simplicity and involvement of all the organizing team members is really inspiring Everyone from Dr Desh Jaishree were very approachable and their willingness to share was fantastic Hats off to all of you
Dr (Wgcdr) A NagasubramaniamLions Club of Bangalore HSR
The spectrum of speakers and content was great I especially liked the fact that very grounded real-life success stories were presented
Rahul AliOrbis
The people at the conference were by far my favorite part of the event I loved meeting with entrepreneurs especially
Israel GanotMassChallenge Israel
Good mix of audience and speakers ndash across stages of scaling NGOs social entrepreneurs and philanthropists various sectors ndash HealthEducation Livelihoods etc
Soumitra PandeyBridgespan India
I commend the amount of effort put up by the DD team to organise the event without any glitches and the quality and variety of panels
Aditya KabraIISER Pune
The positive environment and the culture of ldquoCan Dordquo and Execution is infectious Loved Deshrsquos Keynote address and Day 2 panel on incubators
Sarbajit SenKeansa Solutions
I loved the venue the hatti-kaapi and the brilliance of the speakers and attendees
Dr Shelly BatraOpAsha
DEVELOPMENTDIALOGUE - 2017
Deshpande Center for Social EntrepreneurshipBVB College of Engineering and Technology CampusVidyanagar Hubballi ndash 580 031
wwwdevelopmentdialogueorg
httpswwwfacebookcomdeshpandefoundation
httpswwwfacebookcomddhubli
httpstwittercomSandboxDD
Conceived and designed by
Glimpses from
Development
Dialogue 2017
Media Coverage
Hubballi to host Indiarsquos biggest startup incubation
Hubballi to get countryrsquos largest startup incubator
Gururaj Deshpande Setting Up Indiarsquos Biggest Incubator For
Startups In Hubballi
Hubballi to house Indiarsquos biggest startup incubation centre by
Septemberrsquo17
Tearing down small-town barriers to encourage innovations
lsquoScaling up issues affects implementation of projectsrsquo
Hubballi hosts Indiarsquos Biggest Incubator for Startups
Hubballi to house Indiarsquos biggest startup incubation centre by
Septemberrsquo17
DD Chair Organizing Committee
NAVEEN JHA STANLEY GUNDI
These are only a few representative faces of the 30+ team who worked tirelessly to put together Indiarsquos largest social entrepreneurship ecosystem conference in a tier-2 city
NEELAM MAHESHWARI
RAJABALI M
SAVITA Y N
SANJEEV KULKARNI
UDUPI RAGHAVENDRA A
MALLAMMA BUDIHAL
KETAN NAGADA
JEEVAN MULLOLLI
GURANGOUDA K BINDIYA PATIL
ADITI S DESHPANDE
SUNILKUMAR KULKARNI
PANNAGA PRASAD
FEEDBACK FROM PARTICIPANTS
The simplicity and involvement of all the organizing team members is really inspiring Everyone from Dr Desh Jaishree were very approachable and their willingness to share was fantastic Hats off to all of you
Dr (Wgcdr) A NagasubramaniamLions Club of Bangalore HSR
The spectrum of speakers and content was great I especially liked the fact that very grounded real-life success stories were presented
Rahul AliOrbis
The people at the conference were by far my favorite part of the event I loved meeting with entrepreneurs especially
Israel GanotMassChallenge Israel
Good mix of audience and speakers ndash across stages of scaling NGOs social entrepreneurs and philanthropists various sectors ndash HealthEducation Livelihoods etc
Soumitra PandeyBridgespan India
I commend the amount of effort put up by the DD team to organise the event without any glitches and the quality and variety of panels
Aditya KabraIISER Pune
The positive environment and the culture of ldquoCan Dordquo and Execution is infectious Loved Deshrsquos Keynote address and Day 2 panel on incubators
Sarbajit SenKeansa Solutions
I loved the venue the hatti-kaapi and the brilliance of the speakers and attendees
Dr Shelly BatraOpAsha
DEVELOPMENTDIALOGUE - 2017
Deshpande Center for Social EntrepreneurshipBVB College of Engineering and Technology CampusVidyanagar Hubballi ndash 580 031
wwwdevelopmentdialogueorg
httpswwwfacebookcomdeshpandefoundation
httpswwwfacebookcomddhubli
httpstwittercomSandboxDD
Conceived and designed by
Media Coverage
Hubballi to host Indiarsquos biggest startup incubation
Hubballi to get countryrsquos largest startup incubator
Gururaj Deshpande Setting Up Indiarsquos Biggest Incubator For
Startups In Hubballi
Hubballi to house Indiarsquos biggest startup incubation centre by
Septemberrsquo17
Tearing down small-town barriers to encourage innovations
lsquoScaling up issues affects implementation of projectsrsquo
Hubballi hosts Indiarsquos Biggest Incubator for Startups
Hubballi to house Indiarsquos biggest startup incubation centre by
Septemberrsquo17
DD Chair Organizing Committee
NAVEEN JHA STANLEY GUNDI
These are only a few representative faces of the 30+ team who worked tirelessly to put together Indiarsquos largest social entrepreneurship ecosystem conference in a tier-2 city
NEELAM MAHESHWARI
RAJABALI M
SAVITA Y N
SANJEEV KULKARNI
UDUPI RAGHAVENDRA A
MALLAMMA BUDIHAL
KETAN NAGADA
JEEVAN MULLOLLI
GURANGOUDA K BINDIYA PATIL
ADITI S DESHPANDE
SUNILKUMAR KULKARNI
PANNAGA PRASAD
FEEDBACK FROM PARTICIPANTS
The simplicity and involvement of all the organizing team members is really inspiring Everyone from Dr Desh Jaishree were very approachable and their willingness to share was fantastic Hats off to all of you
Dr (Wgcdr) A NagasubramaniamLions Club of Bangalore HSR
The spectrum of speakers and content was great I especially liked the fact that very grounded real-life success stories were presented
Rahul AliOrbis
The people at the conference were by far my favorite part of the event I loved meeting with entrepreneurs especially
Israel GanotMassChallenge Israel
Good mix of audience and speakers ndash across stages of scaling NGOs social entrepreneurs and philanthropists various sectors ndash HealthEducation Livelihoods etc
Soumitra PandeyBridgespan India
I commend the amount of effort put up by the DD team to organise the event without any glitches and the quality and variety of panels
Aditya KabraIISER Pune
The positive environment and the culture of ldquoCan Dordquo and Execution is infectious Loved Deshrsquos Keynote address and Day 2 panel on incubators
Sarbajit SenKeansa Solutions
I loved the venue the hatti-kaapi and the brilliance of the speakers and attendees
Dr Shelly BatraOpAsha
DEVELOPMENTDIALOGUE - 2017
Deshpande Center for Social EntrepreneurshipBVB College of Engineering and Technology CampusVidyanagar Hubballi ndash 580 031
wwwdevelopmentdialogueorg
httpswwwfacebookcomdeshpandefoundation
httpswwwfacebookcomddhubli
httpstwittercomSandboxDD
Conceived and designed by
DD Chair Organizing Committee
NAVEEN JHA STANLEY GUNDI
These are only a few representative faces of the 30+ team who worked tirelessly to put together Indiarsquos largest social entrepreneurship ecosystem conference in a tier-2 city
NEELAM MAHESHWARI
RAJABALI M
SAVITA Y N
SANJEEV KULKARNI
UDUPI RAGHAVENDRA A
MALLAMMA BUDIHAL
KETAN NAGADA
JEEVAN MULLOLLI
GURANGOUDA K BINDIYA PATIL
ADITI S DESHPANDE
SUNILKUMAR KULKARNI
PANNAGA PRASAD
FEEDBACK FROM PARTICIPANTS
The simplicity and involvement of all the organizing team members is really inspiring Everyone from Dr Desh Jaishree were very approachable and their willingness to share was fantastic Hats off to all of you
Dr (Wgcdr) A NagasubramaniamLions Club of Bangalore HSR
The spectrum of speakers and content was great I especially liked the fact that very grounded real-life success stories were presented
Rahul AliOrbis
The people at the conference were by far my favorite part of the event I loved meeting with entrepreneurs especially
Israel GanotMassChallenge Israel
Good mix of audience and speakers ndash across stages of scaling NGOs social entrepreneurs and philanthropists various sectors ndash HealthEducation Livelihoods etc
Soumitra PandeyBridgespan India
I commend the amount of effort put up by the DD team to organise the event without any glitches and the quality and variety of panels
Aditya KabraIISER Pune
The positive environment and the culture of ldquoCan Dordquo and Execution is infectious Loved Deshrsquos Keynote address and Day 2 panel on incubators
Sarbajit SenKeansa Solutions
I loved the venue the hatti-kaapi and the brilliance of the speakers and attendees
Dr Shelly BatraOpAsha
DEVELOPMENTDIALOGUE - 2017
Deshpande Center for Social EntrepreneurshipBVB College of Engineering and Technology CampusVidyanagar Hubballi ndash 580 031
wwwdevelopmentdialogueorg
httpswwwfacebookcomdeshpandefoundation
httpswwwfacebookcomddhubli
httpstwittercomSandboxDD
Conceived and designed by
FEEDBACK FROM PARTICIPANTS
The simplicity and involvement of all the organizing team members is really inspiring Everyone from Dr Desh Jaishree were very approachable and their willingness to share was fantastic Hats off to all of you
Dr (Wgcdr) A NagasubramaniamLions Club of Bangalore HSR
The spectrum of speakers and content was great I especially liked the fact that very grounded real-life success stories were presented
Rahul AliOrbis
The people at the conference were by far my favorite part of the event I loved meeting with entrepreneurs especially
Israel GanotMassChallenge Israel
Good mix of audience and speakers ndash across stages of scaling NGOs social entrepreneurs and philanthropists various sectors ndash HealthEducation Livelihoods etc
Soumitra PandeyBridgespan India
I commend the amount of effort put up by the DD team to organise the event without any glitches and the quality and variety of panels
Aditya KabraIISER Pune
The positive environment and the culture of ldquoCan Dordquo and Execution is infectious Loved Deshrsquos Keynote address and Day 2 panel on incubators
Sarbajit SenKeansa Solutions
I loved the venue the hatti-kaapi and the brilliance of the speakers and attendees
Dr Shelly BatraOpAsha
DEVELOPMENTDIALOGUE - 2017
Deshpande Center for Social EntrepreneurshipBVB College of Engineering and Technology CampusVidyanagar Hubballi ndash 580 031
wwwdevelopmentdialogueorg
httpswwwfacebookcomdeshpandefoundation
httpswwwfacebookcomddhubli
httpstwittercomSandboxDD
Conceived and designed by
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