Making More Health Together 2023
11-12 October

Making More Health Together 2023 enabled us to bring over 1000 likeminded partners together from across the globe, to connect, collaborate and innovate partnerships for sustainable social impact.

If you missed the 2023 convention or would like to revisit any of the content on day 1 and 2, the session recordings are available below.

Making More Health Together
2023 highlights

Day 1

Welcome to Making More Health Together 2023

Christian Boehringer

Christian Boehringer

Hilke Rosskamp

Hilke
Rosskamp

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Opening Keynote: Creating an Inclusive Ecosystem for Social Innovation

Piet Colruyt

Piet Colruyt

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Opening Plenary: Social Innovation for Sustainable Development

Hubertus von Baumbach

Hubertus
von Baumbach

Prof. Dr. Thomas Mayer

Prof. Dr.
Thomas Mayer

Michael Adamson

Michael Adamson

Yasmin Chandani

Yasmin Chandani

Moderator: Janet Mbugua

Moderator: Janet Mbugua

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Patient Capital: Igniting Social Innovation

Analysing the middle ground approach in financing social enterprises between traditional philanthropy and commercial finance: patient capital

Francois Lepicard

Francois Lepicard

James Bair

James
Bair

Moderator: Stanley Gichobi

Moderator:
Stanley Gichobi

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Solving Social Challenges with the Campus Wellbeing Platform

Creating systemic change through developing innovative solutions to tackle the complex social challenges young individuals are faced with at university

Bea Herbert

Bea
Herbert

Kerstin Metzler

Kerstin
Metzler

Moderator: Yeleka Barrett

Moderator: Yeleka Barrett

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Breaking Silos in Social Innovation

Identifying how a shift in mindset can lead to holistic actions and prevent siloed impact measurement

Markus Raivio

Markus
Raivio

Jeremy Keeley

Jeremy
Keeley

Moderator: Manuela Pastore

Moderator: Manuela Pastore

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Financing Social Impact: Current Trends

Highlighting the current trends in the impact investing space and identifying the challenges in healthcare

Piet Colruyt

Piet
Colruyt

Martin Warioba

Martin
Warioba

Rob Beyer

Rob
Beyer

Moderator: Paul Nyandika

Moderator:
Paul Nyandika

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Collaboration for Creating Shared Value

Join this session to learn how we can create mutually beneficial collaborations across key stakeholders. Corporates, Employees, Social Entrepreneurs, NGOs and Communities working together for impact

Joel Pollick

Joel
Pollick

Moderator: Naomi Kiptoo

Moderator:
Naomi Kiptoo

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Global Health in a Globalized World: New Approach to Engineering Change

Insights into how we can overcome traditional thinking and organizational formats, as well as identifying different strategic approaches to change

Roland Hansen

Roland
Hansen

Romina Carrillo

Romina
Carrillo

Sam Agutu

Sam
Agutu

Moderator: Manuela Pastore

Moderator:
Manuela Pastore

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Building Sustainable Social Entrepreneurial Ecosystems in Sub-Saharan Africa

Reflecting on the role the industry plays in shaping global trends in these ecosystems through experience and knowledge sharing

Peninah Wanja

Peninah
Wanja

Dr. Chris Silali

Dr. Chris
Silali

Tanja Vermeer

Tanja
Vermeer

Moderator: Dr. Christopher Imbaya

Moderator:
Dr. Christopher Imbaya

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Unleashing an Intrapreneurial Mindset to Build Sustainable Ecosystems

Outcomes and learnings shared from employees who embraced the intrapreneurial journey within Boehringer Ingelheim

Kiran Dsouza

Kiran
Dsouza

Kreesen Moodley

Kreesen
Moodley

Cleophas Chesoli

Cleophas
Chesoli

Ayman Eissa

Ayman
Eissa

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Innovating in the Midst of Global Challenges

Exploring the value of innovation during times of economic, social and political challenges across industries and how successful innovation is achieved

Erin Sternberg

Erin
Sternberg

Lesli Nordstrom

Lesli
Nordstrom

Moderator: Michael Murphy

Moderator:
Michael Murphy

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Pitches from Rising Stars

Hear from innovative start-ups as they share their solutions to the challenges faced in their communities from kidney disease and failure – and how they plan to implement change

Oluwafemi Sekoni Ren Healthcare

Oluwafemi Sekoni
Ren Healthcare

Ibrahim Mutyaba MobiKlinic Foundation

Ibrahim Mutyaba
MobiKlinic Foundation

Jacqkline W. Perry Kenusa Medical

Jacqkline W. Perry
Kenusa Medical

Moderator: Immanuel Momanyi

Moderator:
Immanuel Momanyi

Moderator: Rob Beyer

Moderator:
Rob Beyer

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Showcases from Mature Start Up

Learn from our mature start up organizations and hear about their journey from where they started vs where they are now

Naom Monari Bena Care

Naom Monari
Bena Care

Dr. Eric Mbuthia Ilara Health

Dr. Eric Mbuthia
Ilara Health

Isabelle Kamariza Solid’Africa

Isabelle Kamariza
Solid’Africa

Abimbola Adebakin myMedicines

Abimbola Adebakin
myMedicines

Dr. Kayode Femi Farm Alert

Dr. Kayode Femi
Farm Alert

Dr. Eng Chrispinus Onyancha clinicPesa

Dr. Eng Chrispinus Onyancha
clinicPesa

Moderator: Dennis Mbugua

Moderator:
Dennis Mbugua

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From Isolated Change to System Approaches: Engineering Change Across all Borders

An interactive workshop on innovative approaches on how to create holistic and social impact

Cleophas Chesoli

Cleophas
Chesoli

Manuela Pastore

Manuela
Pastore

Christoph Brabandt

Christoph
Brabandt

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Closing

Dr. Ilka Wicke

Dr. Ilka
Wicke

Maria Tereno

Maria
Tereno

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Day 2

Welcome Note

Mohammed Tawil

Mohammed
Tawil

Moderator: Janet Mbugua

Moderator:
Janet Mbugua

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Keynote Address: Leadership & Culture in the Context of Social Entrepreneurship

Jean Scheftsik de Szolnok

Jean Scheftsik
de Szolnok

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Social Innovation – Hype or Hope?

Hélène Marie Gosselin

Hélène
Marie Gosselin

Dr. Ilka Wicke

Dr. Ilka
Wicke

Katie Plohocky

Katie
Plohocky

Vuyiswa Ncontsa

Vuyiswa
Ncontsa

Moderator: Simon Manyara

Moderator:
Simon Manyara

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Building a Culture of Impact within Companies: From External Reporting to Systemic Transformation

In this interactive session, we will deep dive into the transformational journey companies need to take to build a culture that values environmental and social impact, as it does profit. We will explore how connecting with a range of actors in the ecosystem and fostering non-traditional collaborations with social entrepreneurs is key to creating systemic impact within companies

Tanja Vermeer

Tanja
Vermeer

Virginie Le Barbu

Virginie
Le Barbu

Malte Pielhau

Malte
Pielhau

Shervin Rafsandjani

Shervin
Rafsandjani

Moderator: Arnaud Mourot

Moderator: Arnaud Mourot

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Innovations in Social Financing

Highlighting the most innovative ways to invest in social impact, and how we can overcome the challenges identified in current trends

Edward de Jaeger

Edward
de Jaeger

Cédrine Gisin

Cédrine
Gisin

Victoria Walsh

Victoria
Walsh

Moderator: Christian Bausch

Moderator:
Christian Bausch

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Bridges for Inclusion

Insights and strategies from changemakers that are breaking silos to advance partnerships that can accelerate progress and create ecosystems of impact

Cecilia Miranda

Cecilia
Miranda

Martin Lucero

Martin
Lucero

Victoria Walsh

Miranda Rafaelh

Fernando Piñol

Fernando
Piñol

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Non Traditional Partnerships for Impact

Discovering how social impact partnerships can come from unconventional sources – value gained beyond financing

Paul Nyandika

Paul
Nyandika

David O’Brien

David
O’Brien

Naom Monari

Naom
Monari

Ayman Eissa

Ayman
Eissa

Moderator: Rob Beyer

Moderator:
Rob Beyer

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Employee Wellbeing and Volunteering

Join this session to learn more about Volunteering for Social Impact and how it benefits your personal growth, wellbeing and society

Markus Raivio

Markus
Raivio

Ana Escobar

Ana
Escobar

tanja-vermeer

Moderator:
Tanja Vermeer

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Impact: Measuring What Matters Most

Exploring the different dimensions and challenges of impact measurement and how it effects your organization, investment or project

Dr. Ina Witte

Dr. Ina
Witte

Dr. Richard Scholz

Dr. Richard
Scholz

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Closing

Simon Manyara

Simon
Manyara

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