International Symposium on

Social Entrepreneurshipin Israel and JapanABOUT THE SYMPOSIUM
Social entrepreneurship is about making a meaningful impact on the world by drawing on the principles ofbusiness startups and commercial innovation. It encourages people to see social and organizational problems
in new ways and to find creative, enduring and financially sustainable solutions. This symposium introduces
participants to the principles, theory and practice of social entrepreneurship and in turn provides examples –including Israel and Japan – of technology being used for social good. It also provides an opportunity toexchange ideas for creating and scaling social impact through co-creation across sectors – business,government, civil society and academia. This symposium provides useful insight for business professionals,
government officials, NGO personnel, academics into social entrepreneurship and co-creation.

ABOUT THE SPECIAL GUEST
Hon. Ayelet Shaked is the Minister of Justice of the State of Israel since May 2015.
She holds primary responsibility for all legislative initiatives on various issues, and theirpresentation to the Israeli Parliament (Knesset) and its relevant committees. She also chairs
the Judicial Selection Committee, as well as the Ministerial Committee for Legislation. Shea B.Sc. in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science from Tel Aviv University and began
her career in the Tel Aviv high-tech industry, working as an engineer at Texas Instruments.

ABOUT SPEAKERS
Dr. Nir TSUK is a seasoned practitioner and academic with over 20 years of international
experience in the fields of social capital and entrepreneurship. Serving as a Guest Professorof Social Entrepreneurship at King's College London and the University of Osaka, Nir is now
helping Idealist.org – the world's largest social online talent acquisition platform – todouble its size and impact. Prior to this, Nir has brought Ashoka (the world's largest socialentrepreneurship organization) to Israel, after serving as a Ashoka's Global Fellowship
Director in Washington DC, connecting more than 3000 social entrepreneurs in 72
countries. Nir holds a PhD from Cambridge University – and he advises and lectures citizen organizations,entrepreneurs, government bodies, and companies.
Dr. Toshiya TSUJITA is an associate professor at the Center for the Study of Co* Design(Social Innovation Division), Osaka University. From 2006 to 2008 he served as a special
assistant (political affairs) at the Embassy of Japan in Israel. He received his Ph.D. ininternational public policy from Osaka University in 2011. His research interests include
international relations, development and social innovation.

REGISTERATION from HERE (Admission is free, space is limited) *If you are unable to register online, send your email to scirex-center@grips.ac.jp with:
1. Your full name, 2. Affiliation, 3. Job title, 4. Email 5. Vehicle information if you come by car, 6. Whether you wish to receive event
information from the sponsor*Please bring your photo ID to the event for security clearance.

QUESTIONS?
For contents, ask the Embassy of Israel (Ms. Oda) at science@tokyo.mfa.gov.il
For other, ask GRIPS SciREX (Ms. Hamachi) at scirex-center@grips.ac.jp