The Green Leaders Forum, Entrepreneur Mentoring Initiative, and Honda Foundation Present..

NOVEMBER GREEN LEADERS FORUM (GLF10)

Making Eco Your Business

Monday November 15, 2010 @ British Council from 7pm to 9pm (doors open at 6:30pm)

REGISTER: http://equalc.com/events/136-glf10-registration

NOTE: The November Green Leaders Forum will be held on the third Monday in November to coincide with Global Entrepreneurs Week. Stay tuned for more info!

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EVENT INFORMATION

• DATE/TIME Monday November 15, 2010 from 7pm to 9pm (doors open at 6:30pm)
• ADMISSION FREE! Includes wine, soft drinks and snacks
• LOCATION British Council, Iidabashi Station
• MAP http://www.britishcouncil.org/japan-about-us-tokyo-centre-contact-details.htm
• TOPICS   Honda Foundation, Entrepreneur Mentoring Initiative and Green Leaders Forum present a special Global Entrepreneurship Week (GEW) partner event. GEW is a combination and expansion of two successful initiatives: the Entrepreneurship Week USA in 2007 and the inspiration behind it, and Enterprise Week in the UK, which was started in 2004 by the former Prime Minister Gordon Brown. Last year, there were over 32,000 events run in 88 countries, attended by more than 7.5 million people. See below for more information.
• REGISTER Due to the growing popularity of this event, places will be limited to 100 attendees. We ask everyone to please register here: http://equalc.com/events/136-glf10-registration
• ATTENDEES 100 Green Leaders! Leading thinkers and practitioners from business, NGOs and government, as well as entrepreneurs, media, students, and those with a general interest in the fields of environmentally friendly and socially responsible green business, products and services, cleantech, innovation, and social entrepreneurship
• NOTE Photos and/or video of this event may be uploaded to Facebook, YouTube or other websites live or post event. Please advise at the door if you wish to be excluded.

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Background to the event

Global Entrepreneurship Week is a combination and expansion of two successful initiatives: the Entrepreneurship Week USA in 2007 and the inspiration behind it, and Enterprise Week in the UK, which was started in 2004 by the former Prime Minister Gordon Brown. Last year, there were over 32,000 events run in 88 countries, attended by more than 7.5 million people.

For 2010, countries are coming together again to host Global Entrepreneurship Week, a global initiative to inspire young people to embrace innovation, imagination and creativity. Peter Jones, entrepreneur and Enterprise UK Chair talking about the week of events says,  “Entrepreneurs are not born, they are made. Entrepreneurship is a skill that can be taught just like any other. That’s why Global Entrepreneurship Week is so vital right now. To inspire thousands of people to pursue their ideas, to create jobs and to build global ambition among young people and business owners alike.” Honda Foundation has been the Japan Host of Global Entrepreneurship Week since 2009.

The goals of this event are to:
* inspire participants and positively changes their attitudes towards environmental entrepreneurship
* direct people to their next step in their enterprise journey
* include both Japanese and international perspectives

In the panel discussion, our target audience is business professionals with an interest in developing work and businesses in environmental/sustainability areas. The discussion will focus on:
*  challenges in developing ideas into a business and growing the scale of the business
*  opportunities in Japan for innovation and growth for businesses with an environmental focus
*  what support has been important in the developing and growing of the business and what systems are desirable to encourage entrepreneurship
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About the Green Leaders Forum @ British Council

The Green Leaders Forum @ British Council is a free monthly learning and networking event for leading thinkers and practitioners from business, NGOs and government, as well as entrepreneurs, media, students, and those with a general interest in the fields of sustainability, cleantech, the environment and society, energy and climate change, corporate social responsibility (CSR), socially responsible investment (SRI), and environmental, social and corporate governance (ESG).

Past Green Leaders Forums

Previous Green Leaders Forums were amazing evenings, with over 100 sustainability focused business professionals, eco-minded students and green media representatives participating in these ground-breaking bilingual events! A great big thanks to all of our Green Leaders, the British Council and to the huge crowds that turned out on Monday evenings to push the boundaries of sustainability and green business!

See the eQualC Sustainability Communications website links below for full event reports including photos, videos and presentation files.

GLF5 EVENT REPORT: BRITISH COUNCIL'S E-IDEAS COMPETITION WINNERS
http://equalc.com/en/events/japan/127-event-report-glf5-showcases-e-ideas-winners

GLF4 EVENT REPORT: GREEN MONEY & SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURS
http://equalc.com/en/events/japan/119-event-report-glf4

GLF3 EVENT REPORT: LOW-CARBON COMMUNITIES & EcoHABITATS
http://equalc.com/events/japan/115-glf3-event-report-photos-video