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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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