Ashoka India Presents, #OneSolution: Everyone A Changemaker

Ashoka India, the largest global association of the world's leading social entrepreneurs is hosting #OneSolution on October 27th & 28th at Novotel, Aerocity. #OneSolution is a platform to bring together some of the world’s most exceptional social innovators- Ashoka fellows – to meet some of the most visionary business leaders.

Ashoka India has invited Young Presidents’ organization to co-host #OneSolution, that signifies singular focus on Empathy and Changemaking. They believe that the new leadership in businesses is open to embrace the principles of changemaking and has solid belief in the need of Empathy for leadership of tomorrow.

Ashoka Fellows, who are impacting millions of lives, will share space with amazing business leaders that help in creating wealth and value, is unique and magical. Some of the Ashoka Fellows include the likes of Kailash Sathyarthi, Mohd Yunus, Shaheen Mistry, Harish Hande, Jeroo Bilimoria, Chandrashekhar Ghosh and Jack Sim – each of whom have a massive impact to their credit.

On what to expect at the event, Mr. Sunish Jauhari, India Leader, said “Given how the world is changing rapidly, with the problems we are facing - from climate change to unemployment to inadequate skilling -  growing at a pace faster than we can solve them, it is almost urgent that we start practicing empathy as a skill and not just a good-to-have moral value. Because only then will we understand and creatively solve these problems. And businesses have to lead this change given the scale and impact they have in this world. At #OneSolution, we will be putting India’s best brains together to make this happen and give the world a framework to follow.” 

The eminent speakers at the two-day event includes Mr. Anil Swaup, Former Secretary, Govt. of India, Mr. AP Singh, CEO India Post Technology Centre & Senior Deputy Director General, Department of Posts, Ashoka Fellow Mr. Vijay Mahajan, Founder of BASIX Social Enterprise Group and current CEO of the Rajiv Gandhi Foundation, Ashoka Fellow CV Madhukar, co-founder PRS Legislative, Dr. Ganesh Natarajan, Global Board Director and Chairman of the India Board of Social Venture Partners, Ashoka Fellow & Magsaysay awardee Sonar Wangchuk, Founder and Advisor, SECMOL; Mr. Sanjay Mittal, CEO Living Habitats Pvt. Ltd., Mr. Sunish Jauhari, India Leader, Ashoka and Mr. Vishnu Swaminathan, Ashoka Global Partnerships Team, among others.

Also present at the event will be heads of India’s leading civil society organisations, corporate investors, social impact investors, CSR heads and luminaries from the art and media space.

To know more about Ashoka’s work, head to ashoka.org, and about #OneSolution to onesolution.ashoka.org.