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SYSTEMIC INNOVATIONS Michael Edwards futurepositive.org Michael Edwards is an independent writer and activist based in upstate New York who is affiliated with the New York-based think-tank Demos, and the Brooks World Poverty Institute at Manchester University in the UK. From 1999 to 2008 he was the Director of the Ford Foundation’s Governance and Civil Society Program in New York, having previously worked for the World Bank, Oxfam-GB, Save the Children-UK and other NGOs in Washington DC, London, Colombia, Zambia, Malawi, and India. His writings have helped to shape a more critical appreciation of the global role of philanthropy and civil society, and to break down barriers between researchers and activists across the world. Michael was educated in England at the universities of Oxford and London, and now lives with his wife Cora in the farmhouse they renovated together in the foothills of the Catskill mountains. Otto Farkas Director, Resource Development & Collaborative Innovation Department, World Vision Canada Otto brings over fifteen years in the international development and humanitarian field. His experience includes leadership, program management, research, technical consultation, and training. In his current role, Otto provides leadership to strategic program resource acquisition, innovation and multi-sector partnering functions within the International & Canadian Programs Division of World Vision Canada. Currently he is facilitating a number of collaborative initiatives between public, private and civil–society organizations in emerging economies, involving multinational corporations, as well as promoting innovation through information technology (IT) solutions in humanitarian service delivery. Otto is particularly interested in innovation management in large not-for-profit organizations, and recognized for promoting practical solutions and approaches to achieving innovative change in humanitarian action. Otto has a Master of Arts degree in the Social Sciences from the Eötvös Lorand University of Budapest in Hungary. He is accredited by the Partnership Brokers Accreditation Scheme (PBAS) through the Overseas Development Institute (ODI) and the International Business Leader Forum (IBLF) in the UK. He also lectures at the Business School of Humber College in Toronto in International Development. Otto has actively participated in the ALNAP research on Innovation in International Humanitarian Action; he also serves on the Grant Panel for the Humanitarian Innovation Fund. 49
ENGINEERS WITHOUT BORDERS NATIONAL CONFERENCE 2012 Jim Fruchterman CEO, Benetech A technology entrepreneur, Jim Fruchterman is a former rocket scientist who has founded two of the foremost optical character recognition companies and developed successful social enterprises. Jim co-founded Calera Recognition Systems in 1982. Calera developed character recognition that allowed computers to read virtually all printed text. In 1989, Jim founded Arkenstone, a nonprofit social enterprise, to produce reading machines for the disabled community based on the Calera technology. Following the sale of the Arkenstone product line in 2000, Jim used all the resulting capital to fund Benetech, with an explicit goal of using the power of technology to serve humanity. Jim has also been active in public service, with two stints on U.S. federal advisory committees. In 2006, he received a MacArthur Fellowship. Jim was named an Outstanding Social Entrepreneur in 2003 by the Schwab Foundation and continues to participate in the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. Benetech received the Skoll Award for social entrepreneurship under Jim’s leadership. Jim also received the Robert F. Bray Award from the American Council of the Blind in recognition of his outstanding efforts to make literary works accessible to people who are blind or visually impaired. Zaid Hassan Strategic Advisor, Climate Action Network Zaid is a facilitator and writer who is passionate about bridging divides and cultural re-generation. His work is focused on supporting individuals, communities, and institutions who recognize that new approaches are needed in order to shift contemporary intractable situations. Zaid helped found Reos Partners in 2007 where he serves as Managing Partner of the Oxford office. Reos Partners is an international organisation dedicated to supporting and building capacity for innovative collective action in complex social systems, which also has offices in Cambridge (MA), Johannesburg, Melbourne, Sao Paulo and San Francisco. Over the last few years he has worked on catalysing systemic action on a wide range of issues, from financial systems, to agriculture and climate change. He has spent extensive time in India working on the Bhavishya Alliance, an initiative aimed at reducing child malnutrition. Zaid is currently a Strategic Advisor to the Climate Action Network (CAN), a global network of some 500 environmental NGOs, to the newly formed International Centre for Climate Change and Development (ICCCAD) in Dhaka, Bangladesh and to the Global Initiative for Climate Based Adaptation (GICBA) a network focused on supporting the most vulnerable communities adapt to climate change. 50
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