MaD 2012 Dialogues
MaD 2012 Dialogues
MaD 2012
A flagship event for international changemakers and 1,200 Asian youths.
Explore the present. Find your place and shape our time.
Date
06 - 08.01.2012(Friday - Sunday)
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Dialogues
Interactive sharing and conversations with star changemakers will give you new insight on the potential of change.
Opening Night
6 January 2012
What’s on Your Mind?
MaD 2012 is about the mindset and values needed for the challenges of our time. The keynote speakers at our opening are paradigm-shifters who ask us to rethink leadership, development, the future of our planet and how each and every one of us can creatively change the game.
Uffe ELBÆK
Minister of Culture, Denmark + Founder, KaosPilots (Denmark)
Changing the game in leadership
Minister of Culture, Denmark + Founder, KaosPilots (Denmark)
Changing the game in leadership
About the speaker
Flying in chaos and leading on the edge -- Denmark's newly elected Minister of Culture makes a difference all the time. With remarkable track records in design, journalism, education, entrepreneurship and social innovation, Uffe ELBAEK was Founding Principal (1991-2006) of The Kaospilots, an innovative institution named by Business Week as one of the top design schools in the world, and CEO of World Outgames from 2007-2009. He also founded Change the Game, a think-and-do tank spearheading a humanistic, diverse, cultural, and action-oriented style of leadership.... MORE
Philippe COUSTEAU, Jr
Co-founder + CEO
EarthEcho International (US)
Promoting eco-awareness through investment, education and media campaigns
Co-founder + CEO
EarthEcho International (US)
Promoting eco-awareness through investment, education and media campaigns
About the speaker
Explorer, social entrepreneur and environmental advocate, Philippe COUSTEAU, Jr comes from a legendary family whose legacy is closely linked to the ocean and nature. He co-founded EarthEcho International, a non-profit aiming to educate young people to take action for a sustainable future. He is also co-founder of Azure Worldwide, a strategic environmental design, development and marketing company working on green site design/planning, eco-tourism and new media. Philippe recently partners with AdvisorShares Investments to launch the Global Echo Exchange Traded Fund on the New York Stock Exchange and form the Global Echo Foundation, which will provide resources to tackle challenges from social issues impacting women and children to environmental conservation, as well as supporting social entrepreneurship. He is also a special correspondent for CNN International where he hosts programmes on environmental and humanitarian stories.... MORE
Chandran NAIR
Founder
Global Institute For Tomorrow (HK)
Advocating a critical view on Asia's development
Founder
Global Institute For Tomorrow (HK)
Advocating a critical view on Asia's development
About the speaker
Most think Asia is booming. Chandran NAIR thinks we are heading for catastrophe if we go on with more and more consumption. But he is optimistic—the title of his latest book, Consumptionomics: Asia's Role in Reshaping Capitalism and Saving the Planet, makes the point. An unreserved advocate for a more sustainable approach to development in Asia, Chandran has advised governments and multinational corporations, served as Chairman of Asia’s leading environmental consultancy Environmental Resources Management (ERM), and founded the Global Institute For Tomorrow (GIFT), an independent social venture think tank dedicated to advancing the understanding of the impacts of globalization through thought leadership and positive action to effect change. In 2008 he also set up Avantage Ventures, a social investment advisory firm based in Hong Kong.... MORE
About the talk
Has Western Capitalism failed?
The triumph of consumption based capitalism in the West has created the crisis of the 21st century: massive environmental damage, depletion of natural resources, a growing gap between the rich and poor and most recently an awareness that it is dependent on facilitating people and nations to live beyond their means, thereby creating unmanageable debt and banks too big to fail. The leaders of the Western world are in denial and refuse to make the hard decision now to change the expectation within their economies. Rhetoric about short term austerity plans with suggestions that the good times are around the corner or a quarter away will not help. The brutal truth needs to be outlined that short term fiscal and monetary policies will only postpone the inevitable reality check. The developing nations aspiring to emulate the Western model should take dramatic steps to reverse course and start by rejecting the Western consumption-led growth model. It will be their key to remaining legitimate and not creating a bleak future, not just for their citizens but for the world too. Needless to say Asia with its large population will be at the heart of this 21st century struggle to redefine and reshape capitalism. Chandran NAIR is the Founder and CEO of the Global Institute For Tomorrow. He is also Chairman of Avantage Ventures. His book is entitled Consumptionomics: Asia’s role in Reshaping Capitalism and Saving the Planet.... MORE
GayBird
Composer + Electronic Music Researcher (HK)
Homegrown musician expanding the vocabularies of music
Composer + Electronic Music Researcher (HK)
Homegrown musician expanding the vocabularies of music
About the speaker
You do not just listen to GayBird's music -- you also watch and interact with it. A homegrown musician dedicated to expanding musical vocabularies, blends in multimedia, installation art, programming and digital interactivity and offers audience a comprehensive music experience. As a core member of cutting-edge music label People Mountain People Sea, he collaborates extensively with popular icons and creative talents from different fields. Crossing the boundary between experimental and mainstream music, he is a figure of new music making in Hong Kong.... MORE
What can we do with technology?
7 January 2012
At a time when technological advancement impacts every aspect of our lives, we all have a share in its use. Speakers in this session take a cross-disciplinary approach to cutting-edge technology and have innovated for the benefits of you and me. Join this dialogue and share your views on what technology now means for humanity.
Dr Daniel KRAFT, MD
Executive Director, FutureMed
Founder+CEO, IntelliMedicine (US)
Leveraging exponential growth of technology
Executive Director, FutureMed
Founder+CEO, IntelliMedicine (US)
Leveraging exponential growth of technology
About the speaker
Dr Daniel KRAFT MD is a Harvard and Stanford trained physician-scientist with over 20 years of experience in clinical practice, biomedical research and healthcare innovation. He explores convergent, exponentially developing technologies and their potential in biomedicine and healthcare. For instance, IntelliMedicine enables connected, data driven, and integrated personalized medicine; the MarrowMiner makes the harvest of bone marrow minimally invasive for regenerative therapies. He is also an avid pilot and serves in the California Air National guard as an officer and flight surgeon. His research on aerospace medicine was published with NASA, with whom he was a finalist for astronaut selection.... MORE
About the talk
The Future of Health and Medicine; Where Can Technology Take Us?
From the prospective of a leading physician, scientist and innovator, this talk examines rapidly emerging, game changing and convergent technology trends and how they are and will be leveraged to change the face of healthcare and the practice of medicine in the next decade.A deep dive into where emergent fields such as low cost personal genomics, the digitization of health records, crowd sourced data, molecular imaging, wearable devices and mobile health, synthetic biology, systems medicine, robotics, artificial intelligence, nanotechnology, 3D printing and regenerative medicine are transforming healthcare, and have the potential to enable clinicians, empower patients, and deliver better care and outcomes at lower cost. ... MORE
Simon BENNETT
CEO
roll7 (UK)
Developing seriously good games
CEO
roll7 (UK)
Developing seriously good games
About the speaker
Over the past 10 years, Simon BENNETT has started and grown three businesses within the youth, education and multimedia spaces. Currently focusing on roll7, a serious games developer and digital agency, Simon is spearheading a number of groundbreaking projects. In October 2011, Neurocog (Australia) and roll7 released "Focus Pocus", the world's first research-based serious game for children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. Simon is passionate about games and their ability to engage young people. roll7 is currently working with a number partners to develop more groundbreaking applications in the health and education sectors.... MORE
About the talk
Technology and Entrepreneurship
This talk will cover:Social Entrepreneurship; Simon BENNETT’s journey through ideas, implementation and realization; Technology and the future of doing good; Using new technology to make a difference in a more connected world ... MORE
Melissa MOWBRAY-D'ARBELA
CEO
Filigent Limited (HK)
Venturing to save life, stay strong
CEO
Filigent Limited (HK)
Venturing to save life, stay strong
About the speaker
Melissa MOWBRAY-d’ARBELA is the CEO of Hong Kong biotech company, Filligent – an “innovation powerhouse” developing disruptive protective health solutions. Prior to co-founding Filligent, she was a corporate lawyer (Skadden Arps), an investment banker (Lehman) and a private equity investor (GE Equity). She holds a Jurist Doctorate from New York University, School of Law. Melissa is also a leader in protecting the rights of women and children. In 2007, she co-founded PathFinders, an organization helping undocumented migrant women and their children find safe and legal homes. She also serves as a board member of Mother’s Choice and the Johns Hopkins Center for Refugee and Disaster Response. She is a Henry Crown Fellow of the Aspen Institute (2010), a fellowship which aims to develop the next generation of values-centered leaders.... MORE
About the talk
Innovative. Pragmatic. Affordable. Accessible. IP-protected.
These are the founding principles of Melissa MOWBRAY-d’ARBELA and her team at Filligent, who use technological innovations to produce relevant and game-changing global health solutions. Melissa will share how she leverages her cross-disciplinary team in science, law, finance, sales/marketing and design to develop the disciplined and meticulous approach (combined with some outrageous flair!) needed to successfully tackle today’s most pressing health gaps. ... MOREWhat can we do with empathy?
7 January 2012
If thoughtless development has led to social injustice, exploitation and climate change, it is time for civilization to rethink its direction. Can we stand in other people’s shoes and build an “empathetic civilization”? Speakers in this session will share the power of empathy in dangerous zones of conflicts. Listen with compassion, open up, and be receptive to differences.
Laurie MEADOFF
Founder
Chat the Planet (US)
Dissolving barriers and prejudice through dialogue
Founder
Chat the Planet (US)
Dissolving barriers and prejudice through dialogue
About the speaker
"A world without barriers and prejudice." Laurie MEADOFF has been committed to realizing this vision for more than 25 years. Using dialogue as a tool, she founded Chat the Planet, a platform for young people to converse on issues such as politics, prejudices, music, life, etc. Uncensored, unscripted, and unlike anything in mainstream media, her productions are watched by millions. For instance, the webisodic series Hometown Baghdad fosters empathetic understanding of life in a war zone. Laurie currently devotes her expertise to Cancer Schmancer, an initiative empowering women to become active and informed medical consumers.... MORE
About the talk
Hometown Baghdad: Using Media to Break Cultural Barriers
Hometown Baghdad provoked active bonding, conversation and debate amongst a global audience. Prominently featuring three young normal Iraqis, Hometown Baghdad gave a voice to millions of young Iraqis who felt misunderstood and misrepresented by the rest of the world. It also brought the war home to a western audience in authentic ways. At the forefront of the online video era, the film reached an impressive global audience both through formal and informal distribution and press. As so much has progressed in the online sphere, the possibilities of online global dialogue are endless. ... MORE
Hjalmar Jorge JOFFRE-EICHHORN
Technical Advisor
Afghanistan Human Rights and Democracy Organization (Germany / Bolivia)
Theatre as a tool for empathic understanding
Technical Advisor
Afghanistan Human Rights and Democracy Organization (Germany / Bolivia)
Theatre as a tool for empathic understanding
About the speaker
For the marginalized, theatre can be a powerful tool for social transformation. Hjalmar Jorge JOFFRE-EICHHORN brought the "Theatre of the Oppressed" to Afghanistan and co-founded the Afghanistan Human Rights and Democracy Organization (AHRDO). This community-based theatre platform gives voice to war victims, opening up discussion on sensitive issues and solutions to social problems. Hjalmar has brought community-based theatre techniques to various countries, including Australia, Belgium, Bolivia, Colombia, Germany, Kyrgyzstan, Maldives, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, Sweden, Tajikistan, USA... MORE
What can we do by connecting people?
7 January 2012
Facebook triggered a revolution. Twitter made a president. Weibo allows Chinese citizens to be their own journalists. What can we do with social media besides “like” and “share”? Speakers in this session have launched innovative social campaigns by leveraging the connectivity and virality of online platforms. Check in for the real-life potential of the internet.
Alice CASEY
Lead for Neighbourhood Challenge
NESTA (UK)
Fostering synergy for good
Lead for Neighbourhood Challenge
NESTA (UK)
Fostering synergy for good
About the speaker
“Never doubt that a small group of committed people can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has.” Alice CASEY believes people can achieve more together than they ever could alone, and finding new and better ways of collaborating is a vital to making a difference on big issues like climate change, social isolation and an aging society. She works at NESTA, UK’s foremost promoter of innovation, and leads programmes that test radical new ways of making real impacts. As Chair of youth-led organization Otesha, she empowers young people to become agents of change, inspiring others to take small actions which add up to a greener, fairer world.... MORE
About the talk
In This Together – 7 Billion People Living on a Blue Pixel
We only have one life each. We only have one planet; 7 billion of us now live together here on Earth. This means we face all manner of challenges, and must act quickly to make a difference to the world both within our own lifetimes, and for future generations.These are BIG ideas, but how can you use your own slice of time on this earth to make a real difference to how we live now and in the future? Through her work at NESTA Alice CASEY has had the privilege of meeting many people who are trying new ways of encouraging change from the ground up. Hear about the Big Green Challenge, Otesha, Neighbourhood Challenge and Good Gym and how people like you can be part of the change! ... MORE
DENG Fei
Editorial Committee + Director of Reporting Center
Phoenix Weekly (Mainland China)
Mobilizing community for justice
Editorial Committee + Director of Reporting Center
Phoenix Weekly (Mainland China)
Mobilizing community for justice
About the speaker
DENG Fei initiated the use of social media towards social good in Mainland China. He co-founded “Free Lunch Fund” to provide free lunch for school children in the poor areas through online crowd-sourcing. Within a month, the fund raised more than RMB1,000,000 with the support of more than 100,000 netizens. Since 2010, his rapid-fire reporting has raised many cases to national attention and demonstrated the power of microblogging in China.... MORE
About the talk
“Free Lunch for Children” and the Microphilanthropy in China
While the government-owned charitable organizations in China are widely queried by the public, “Free Lunch for Children”, the Weibo campaign initiated by DENG Fei, is widely recognized due to its openness and transparency, and becomes the new philanthropic model in Mainland China. The success of “Free Lunch for Children” impacts a growth of online microphilanthropy and leads the charitable organizations to a more transparent and trustworthy model. ... MORE
Ikuma SAGA
Representative Board Member
Earth Day Money Association (Japan)
Making money communal
Representative Board Member
Earth Day Money Association (Japan)
Making money communal
About the speaker
Can we re-imagine "money"? Ikuma SAGA runs Earth Day Money that rewards people with community currency when they contribute to sustainability. Currently, the Tokyo-based initiative is joined by over 30 non-profits, 150 shops and 5,000 participants. Its multifaceted activities include an organic market in the city centre, and Hopestay project, which offers shelter to evacuees after the earthquake in March 2011. Ikuma also serves on Service Grant Tokyo, which coordinates pro bono services for non-profits. As former consultant in the Japan Research Institute, he was involved in governmental research and business strategic planning. He is author of Pro Bono (Keiso, 2011) and Community Currency (NHK, 2004), both in Japanese.... MORE
About the talk
Earth Day Money -- Change Your Money, Change Your World
Money is the oldest and most widely used medium of exchange. What if there are multiple types of money - some global, the others "social"? By networking local non-profit organizations, shops and young volunteers, Earth Day Money started as a tool to promote volunteerism in central Tokyo. Now, it envisions a new social platform and encourages people to share and exchange goods and services within communities. Ikuma will also show how YOU can start Earth Day Money locally. ... MOREWhat can we do with the entrepreneurial spirit?
8 January 2012
Entrepreneurship is more than starting a business. Entrepreneurship is a spirit – entrepreneurs are visionary risk takers determined to make their dreams happen. Driven by beliefs and passion, speakers in this dialogue have started ventures that are good, cool and awesome. The session also features presentations by the MaD Award finalists.
Casey CAPLOWE
Co-founder + Chief Creative Officer
GOOD (US)
Driving entrepreneurship with awesome power
Co-founder + Chief Creative Officer
GOOD (US)
Driving entrepreneurship with awesome power
About the speaker
Casey CAPLOWE believes in awesome as a power and driving force of the 21st century. He co-founded GOOD, a platform for individuals, businesses and non-profits to get together to push the world forward. GOOD promotes sustainability, prosperity, productivity and creativity through its magazine, website, videos and live events. As Chief Creative Officer, Casey builds and shapes the look, feel and voice of the brand and all of its creations. Under his direction, GOOD’s products, in particular the captivating infographics that makes information fun and relevant, have been widely acclaimed. He speaks widely on GOOD with a specific focus on design and collaboration.... MORE
Candy YANG
Community Manager
China Youthology (Mainland China)
Tapping corporate resources for youth empowerment
Community Manager
China Youthology (Mainland China)
Tapping corporate resources for youth empowerment
About the speaker
Candy YANG is a seasoned moderator and ethnographer. She joined China Youthology founding team in 2008 and leads the editing of Youthology Monthly, conducting media analysis and community-based ethnography on daily basis. As the Community Manager, she is connected to a variety of youth communities, ranging from cutting-edge youth to low income youth, and organizes youth empowering event such as the monthly Butter Youth Conference.... MORE
About the talk
For Youth, By Youth
With a passion in youth culture research, a group of young people with an average age of 27 founded China Youthology. Their research becomes valuable marketing reference for the big corporations. They make use of the profit as marketing consultancy to fund and support young people to realize their dreams. As the new generation of entrepreneurs, they believe that life, hobbies, work and dream is an integral whole. They break the rules continuously to realize and spread their belief. ... MOREHow can we learn better?
8 January 2012
Are children not to be trusted? Are school dropouts failures? Are the poor not good enough for decent education? Are inattentive students stupid? Has education caught up with the new potential and challenges of our time? We have all been part of the education system and few would argue that it is flawless. Speakers in this dialogue have come up with innovative solutions. Join this dialogue, share your experience and let us envision a better way to learn.
Kiran Bir SETHI
Founder + Director
Riverside School in Ahmedabad (India)
Every child a confident citizen
Founder + Director
Riverside School in Ahmedabad (India)
Every child a confident citizen
About the speaker
Trained in visual communications, Kiran Bir SETHI has designed award-winning citizenship/liberation curriculum for the school she founded. She aspires to make our cities more child-friendly, and to empower children to be confident and caring citizens. She conceptualized and is currently promoting the world’s largest “Design for Change” School Contest, mobilizing over 200,000 children from 30 countries across the Globe, to design solutions for their country’s most challenging problems. “Design for Change” is the winner of the prestigious “Index : Design to Improve Life” Award in 2011.... MORE
About the talk
Get Infected
India in particular and the world in general suffers from utilizing barely 5% of human potential. Kiran Bir SETHI believes that we suffer from the “CAN I” syndrome.She will share what happens when learning environments are infected by the “I CAN” bug and how one can use design thinking to create empowered individuals who can be agents of change. This does not happen by chance. It is the result of a process that can be nurtured and energized.
The unusual symptom of this infection is the more you have it, the better you feel…so join Kiran, as she takes you through a journey that has resulted in children around the world becoming protagonists of change. ... MORE
Rachel WASSER
Co-CEO
Teach for China (Mainland China / US)
Solving educational inequality with a win-win model
Co-CEO
Teach for China (Mainland China / US)
Solving educational inequality with a win-win model
About the speaker
Ever since her time at Yale University, Rachel WASSER has been interested in rural development and international policy. In 2004, she came to the Chinese University of Hong Kong as a Yale-China Teaching Fellow and she has since continued to be involved in education, specifically working to serve rural low-income schools. In 2008, she co-founded Teach For China (TFC), the first and only organization in Mainland China placing outstanding US and Chinese university graduates in two-year teaching placements at schools operating under challenging circumstances. TFC provides children in under-resourced areas with an excellent education, and aspiring young graduates with an exceptional form of leadership training invaluable for their future careers. ... MORE
Prof CHO Hae-joang
Founding Director, Haja Center (South Korea)
Uncovering the potential of school drop-outs
Founding Director, Haja Center (South Korea)
Uncovering the potential of school drop-outs
About the speaker
Prof CHO Hae-joang is a practising cultural anthropologist and feminist. Her current interests and research are in the area of youth, culture, modernity and ecology. As an "action researcher", she founded Haja Center, an alternative educational and cultural studio for teenagers, in 1999. Haja is now the base of 4 alternative schools, and has incubated a number of successful, youth-led social enterprises.... MORE
About the talk
What Are You, “Me” Generation or “We” Generation”?
These days, some of Prof CHO Hae-joang’s students are trying to take the “poison of competition” out of their bodies. She got several visits from her former students telling her that they decided to get out of the conveyor belt of the market-driven corporations. The important thing may not be building the “spec” but “relationships”. Through the network of excellence, we can create “social economy” where we produce what we need while we grow together. We are the ‘we’ generation. ... MOREClosing
8 January 2012
Prof Cathy DAVIDSON
Professor of Interdisciplinary Studies, Duke University + Author of Bestseller Now You See It (US) Envisioning new directions for human resource development
Professor of Interdisciplinary Studies, Duke University + Author of Bestseller Now You See It (US) Envisioning new directions for human resource development
About the speaker
Prof Cathy DAVIDSON knows that learning can take a plenitude of forms. When acting as Duke's Vice Provost for Interdisciplinary Studies, she helped create a variety of cutting-edge, experimental porogrammes. Coupled with her own personal diagnosis with dyslexia after earning a PhD, she has many insights into the liberating prospects in a new kind of education in the digital age. Leveraging the cognitive capabilities of a generation growing up in connectivity, crowdsourcing and multitasking, she has spearheaded a series of education innovations, including experiments with the iPod as a learning tool. As the co-founder of HASTAC (acronym of Humanities, Arts, Science, and Technology Advanced Collaboratory), a network of innovators dedicated to new forms of learning for the digital age, she blogs regularly on new media, learning, and innovation.... MORE
