The Skoll Awards Ceremony

The Skoll Awards Ceremony is the highlight of an exciting and inspiring week. The Skoll Foundation invites you to honor the recipients of the 2017 Skoll Award for Social Entrepreneurship, and to celebrate the importance of finding common ground in advancing a more peaceful, prosperous, and sustainable world.

MASTERS OF CEREMONIES
Sally Osberg, President and CEO, Skoll Foundation
Jeff Skoll, Chairman, Jeff Skoll Group, Skoll Foundation, Skoll Global Threats Fund, Participant Media, and Capricorn Investment Group

FEATURING
Bono, Lead Singer of U2; Co-founder of ONE and (RED)

RECIPIENTS OF THE 2017 SKOLL AWARD FOR SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Kola Masha, Managing Director, Babban Gona
Elizabeth Hausler, Founder and CEO, Build Change
Bradley Myles, Chief Executive Officer, Polaris
Raj Panjabi, Chief Executive Officer, Last Mile Health

MUSICAL PERFORMANCE
Michael Franti, Musician, Humanitarian, and Co-Founder of Do It For The Love Foundation

Changemakers from around the globe and across all sectors gather each year in Oxford, England for the Skoll World Forum to share new ideas, new perspectives, and ultimately, new relationships built on trust and a mutual desire for human progress. Over the span of one week, this community tackles the thorniest challenges through the lens of social entrepreneurship. With their drive, creativity, and leadership, these innovators work tirelessly to create equilibrium change towards a more just, sustainable and prosperous world.

The Skoll World Forum on Social Entrepreneurship is the premier international platform for advancing entrepreneurial approaches and solutions to the world's most pressing problems. Our mission is to accelerate the impact of the world's leading social entrepreneurs by uniting them with essential partners in a collaborative pursuit of learning, leverage and large-scale social change.

Each year, nearly 1,000 of the world’s most influential social entrepreneurs, key thought leaders and strategic partners gather at the University of Oxford’s Saïd Business School to exchange ideas, solutions and information.

http://skoll.org/skoll-world-forum/