Speakers
Erica Bertolotto
Erica Bertolotto is the Programmes and Business Development Manager for Teach A Man To Fish. Her work focuses on promoting good quality, relevant education across the developing world by supporting partners overseas to develop and implement school-run businesses.
Erica holds a MSc in Social Policy and Development from the London School of Economics and previously worked for a community development NGO in Peru and for the UK National Audit Office.
Erica Bertolotto is the Programmes and Business Development Manager for Teach A Man To Fish. Her work focuses on promoting good quality, relevant education across the developing world by supporting partners overseas to develop and implement school-run businesses.
Erica holds a MSc in Social Policy and Development from the London School of Economics and previously worked for a community development NGO in Peru and for the UK National Audit Office.
Noam Kostucki
Maverick by nature, Noam is an award winning speaker and co-founder of three social enterprises: Seeducation to help people make money from doing good, Redefine Us to help businesses and charities reinvent themselves, and FlavrBox to reconnect people to the amazing local food the UK can offer. Noam loves helping people go from dream to reality and make money from doing good.
Maverick by nature, Noam is an award winning speaker and co-founder of three social enterprises: Seeducation to help people make money from doing good, Redefine Us to help businesses and charities reinvent themselves, and FlavrBox to reconnect people to the amazing local food the UK can offer. Noam loves helping people go from dream to reality and make money from doing good.
Thomas Stokell
Thomas has ten years' experience in social marketing and cycle promotion. He piloted New Zealand's first 'Workplace Cycle Challenge' in 2002 and has been designing and implementing other successful programmes since. He established Challenge for Change in 2007 to bring the 'Workplace Cycle Challenge' programme to Europe. Thomas likes to play the piano and enjoy the outdoors. He is also a shameless promoter of New Zealand wine and would like you to know that Oyster Bay Sauvignon Blanc is quite delicious.
Thomas has ten years' experience in social marketing and cycle promotion. He piloted New Zealand's first 'Workplace Cycle Challenge' in 2002 and has been designing and implementing other successful programmes since. He established Challenge for Change in 2007 to bring the 'Workplace Cycle Challenge' programme to Europe. Thomas likes to play the piano and enjoy the outdoors. He is also a shameless promoter of New Zealand wine and would like you to know that Oyster Bay Sauvignon Blanc is quite delicious.
Tom Ravenscroft
After completing his degree, Tom taught business and enterprise at Cardinal Pole School in East London through the Teach First programme. In his second year he founded Enabling Enterprise, a social enterprise, to encourage students to develop the skills, experiences and aspirations that they need to be successful, alongside good qualifications. Now in its third year, Enabling Enterprise is working with over 10,000 students across London, Manchester and Birmingham. Tom is currently the Managing Director for Enabling Enterprise, and also sits as a Trustee on the Board of Teach First.
Tom's work has been recognised with the Teach First Excellence Award, and he was also the 2009 UK Entrepreneurship Teacher of the Year. In 2010, Tom won a ‘Future 100’ award, as one of the top 10 up-and-coming social entrepreneurs in the UK.
After completing his degree, Tom taught business and enterprise at Cardinal Pole School in East London through the Teach First programme. In his second year he founded Enabling Enterprise, a social enterprise, to encourage students to develop the skills, experiences and aspirations that they need to be successful, alongside good qualifications. Now in its third year, Enabling Enterprise is working with over 10,000 students across London, Manchester and Birmingham. Tom is currently the Managing Director for Enabling Enterprise, and also sits as a Trustee on the Board of Teach First.
Tom's work has been recognised with the Teach First Excellence Award, and he was also the 2009 UK Entrepreneurship Teacher of the Year. In 2010, Tom won a ‘Future 100’ award, as one of the top 10 up-and-coming social entrepreneurs in the UK.
Tom Corfield
Tom believes passionately in the power of brilliant teachers to inspire lifelong interests. He founded the Best of Bristol (BoB) Lectures in 2010 by mobilising over 1,000 students online to decide which lecturers at Bristol University everyone should have the opportunity to be inspired by, regardless of the subject they study. He is now expanding the concept to other universities and working to establish a national ‘time bank’ of brilliant university teaching (as voted by students) that will deliver direct benefits to the public.
Tom believes passionately in the power of brilliant teachers to inspire lifelong interests. He founded the Best of Bristol (BoB) Lectures in 2010 by mobilising over 1,000 students online to decide which lecturers at Bristol University everyone should have the opportunity to be inspired by, regardless of the subject they study. He is now expanding the concept to other universities and working to establish a national ‘time bank’ of brilliant university teaching (as voted by students) that will deliver direct benefits to the public.
Rhiannon Horsley
Rhiannon Horsley is a Development Manager at UnLtd, the Foundation for Social Entrepreneurs. She has worked with around 100, mainly University based and younger social entrepreneurs, at the start up stage. Before joining UnLtd she was President of Reading University Students’ Union. Rhiannon is a Trustee of student campaigning organisation People and Planet, co-founded Young Professionals in Human Rights, and has just run a pop-up tea shop; The Humanitea Rooms. She is a massive HBO fan and avid knitter.
Rhiannon Horsley is a Development Manager at UnLtd, the Foundation for Social Entrepreneurs. She has worked with around 100, mainly University based and younger social entrepreneurs, at the start up stage. Before joining UnLtd she was President of Reading University Students’ Union. Rhiannon is a Trustee of student campaigning organisation People and Planet, co-founded Young Professionals in Human Rights, and has just run a pop-up tea shop; The Humanitea Rooms. She is a massive HBO fan and avid knitter.
Poku Osei
As the founder of the relatively new social enterprise Babbasa Youth Empowerment Projects (BYEP), Poku has embarked on developing a series of employability workshop together with his volunteers for young people struggling with employment. As a project-led organisation, Poku also developed the unique community cohesion annual concert - Gloryfest, which brought over 600 people from diverse background together at the Colston Hall, Bristol in September. The event also raised money for charity and attracted high profile dignitaries such as the Bristol Lord Mayor. Poku's ambition to improve the lives of deprived young people has also pushed him to develop an enterprise annual conference/workshop to help young people view entrepreneurship as a viable option to traditional employment.
As the founder of the relatively new social enterprise Babbasa Youth Empowerment Projects (BYEP), Poku has embarked on developing a series of employability workshop together with his volunteers for young people struggling with employment. As a project-led organisation, Poku also developed the unique community cohesion annual concert - Gloryfest, which brought over 600 people from diverse background together at the Colston Hall, Bristol in September. The event also raised money for charity and attracted high profile dignitaries such as the Bristol Lord Mayor. Poku's ambition to improve the lives of deprived young people has also pushed him to develop an enterprise annual conference/workshop to help young people view entrepreneurship as a viable option to traditional employment.
Barry Coleman
Barry Coleman - executive director of Riders for Health. After seeing the lack of vehicle management and appropriate infrastructure in Africa in the 1980s, Barry worked with African colleagues to develop a replicable mechanism for managing vehicles where there is no conventional support infrastructure.
Barry designed Riders for Health’s groundbreaking TRM and TAM vehicle management systems. He also created Riders’ cost-per-kilometre calculator, which allows for the accurate costing of any vehicle over its entire life-span. The key to the success of these systems has been the financial development of Riders, headed by Andrea Coleman, co-founder and CEO of Riders for Health. Barry and Andrea were recently profiled on the BBC World News documentary, Alvin’s Guide to Good
Business.
Barry Coleman - executive director of Riders for Health. After seeing the lack of vehicle management and appropriate infrastructure in Africa in the 1980s, Barry worked with African colleagues to develop a replicable mechanism for managing vehicles where there is no conventional support infrastructure.
Barry designed Riders for Health’s groundbreaking TRM and TAM vehicle management systems. He also created Riders’ cost-per-kilometre calculator, which allows for the accurate costing of any vehicle over its entire life-span. The key to the success of these systems has been the financial development of Riders, headed by Andrea Coleman, co-founder and CEO of Riders for Health. Barry and Andrea were recently profiled on the BBC World News documentary, Alvin’s Guide to Good
Business.
Andrea Coleman
Andrea Coleman is chief executive officer of Riders for Health and has guided the financial and advocacy development from its inception. She has also been responsible for ensuring the good profile, reputation and security of the organisation.
Andrea used her long experience and creative, people-focused approach to devise an entrepreneurial and innovative fundraising strategy that has underpinned the organisation’s growth. Andrea’s work is key to the success of the field programmes established and developed by her co-founder and executive director, Barry Coleman in 1996 they were named recipients of the Skoll Award for Social Entrepreneurship in 2006. Andrea and Barry were recently profiled on the BBC World News documentary, Alvin’s Guide to Good Business.
Andrea Coleman is chief executive officer of Riders for Health and has guided the financial and advocacy development from its inception. She has also been responsible for ensuring the good profile, reputation and security of the organisation.
Andrea used her long experience and creative, people-focused approach to devise an entrepreneurial and innovative fundraising strategy that has underpinned the organisation’s growth. Andrea’s work is key to the success of the field programmes established and developed by her co-founder and executive director, Barry Coleman in 1996 they were named recipients of the Skoll Award for Social Entrepreneurship in 2006. Andrea and Barry were recently profiled on the BBC World News documentary, Alvin’s Guide to Good Business.
Kelvin Cheung
Kelvin's passions in life are eating, cycling and improving the lives of others . He's mashed all his passions into FoodCycle, an organisation he started in 2008 which builds local communities by bringing together volunteers, surplus food and a free kitchen space to create nutritious meals for everyone in the community. Awarded by Charity Times in 2010 as the Best New Charity, FoodCycle now has projects in 15 communities and is looking to spreading to more locations in the UK.
Tom Owen
Triodos is a global leader in ethical and sustainable banking. Triodos ONLY invest in commercially viable projects that benefit people and the planet, and let their savers see exactly how their money is being used. Having previously served as a police constable here in Bristol, Tom Owen has joined Triodos and become heavily involved in their UK advocacy project. He engages with individuals, businesses, council and consumer groups to encourage awareness of how banks are using your savings when you aren’t”.
Triodos is a global leader in ethical and sustainable banking. Triodos ONLY invest in commercially viable projects that benefit people and the planet, and let their savers see exactly how their money is being used. Having previously served as a police constable here in Bristol, Tom Owen has joined Triodos and become heavily involved in their UK advocacy project. He engages with individuals, businesses, council and consumer groups to encourage awareness of how banks are using your savings when you aren’t”.
Dan Iles
Dan is a community food activist in Bristol. His interest in local food comes from the international perspective of food sovereignty, a concept that inspires peasants, small scale farmers and consumers from across the globe to seize more control over they way their food is produced, traded and sold. He has worked for the World Development Movement, an organisation that campaigns against food speculation, and has represented the UK at the European food sovereignty forum in Austria. Currently Dan is part of a Core Team setting up an alternative supermarket in Stokes Croft.
Dan is a community food activist in Bristol. His interest in local food comes from the international perspective of food sovereignty, a concept that inspires peasants, small scale farmers and consumers from across the globe to seize more control over they way their food is produced, traded and sold. He has worked for the World Development Movement, an organisation that campaigns against food speculation, and has represented the UK at the European food sovereignty forum in Austria. Currently Dan is part of a Core Team setting up an alternative supermarket in Stokes Croft.
Katherine Tubb
Katherine Tubb is the founder and sole director of 2Way Development — a UK-based social enterprise that places hundreds of volunteers every year into development NGOs in Africa, Latin America and Asia. 2Way Development also runs quarterly International Development careers conferences in London, sponsored by the Guardian.
Katherine is an ongoing advisor to guardian careers on the subject of International Development and to Lonely Planet on the subject of Volunteering.
Katherine Tubb is the founder and sole director of 2Way Development — a UK-based social enterprise that places hundreds of volunteers every year into development NGOs in Africa, Latin America and Asia. 2Way Development also runs quarterly International Development careers conferences in London, sponsored by the Guardian.
Katherine is an ongoing advisor to guardian careers on the subject of International Development and to Lonely Planet on the subject of Volunteering.
Ruben Kostucki
Maestro in Social Entrepreneurship.
I grew up wanting to be an entrepreneur. This is why I started my first company at the age of fourteen selling edible pens and five years later, as a typical Zentrepreneur, I made a second attempt at entrepreneurship on an online venture with Sebastien Powell. I am now the co-founder of Seeducation and SeedPro, a charity and company that help people and organisations make money from doing good. I am also driven by technologies and the Internet; I have worked as a web consultant and account manager for an online charity, sales consultant for a video game producer as well as the search engine marketing manager for a tech company dealing with their Bing, Yahoo and Google AdWords account.
Maestro in Social Entrepreneurship.
I grew up wanting to be an entrepreneur. This is why I started my first company at the age of fourteen selling edible pens and five years later, as a typical Zentrepreneur, I made a second attempt at entrepreneurship on an online venture with Sebastien Powell. I am now the co-founder of Seeducation and SeedPro, a charity and company that help people and organisations make money from doing good. I am also driven by technologies and the Internet; I have worked as a web consultant and account manager for an online charity, sales consultant for a video game producer as well as the search engine marketing manager for a tech company dealing with their Bing, Yahoo and Google AdWords account.
