February 20, 2013
On Thursday, February 21, 2013, starting at 6:15 PM, Dr. Zachary D. Kaufman, editor of Social Entrepreneurship in the Age of Atrocities, will deliver a book talk at the 2013 Ashoka U Exchange in San Diego, California. The event will be held at the Westin Gaslamp Quarter Hotel.
Dr. Kaufman’s talk will be part of a session featuring select new books on social entrepreneurship. Moderated by Christopher Gergen, Founding Executive Director of Bull City Forward and co-author of Life Entrepreneurs: Ordinary People Creating Extraordinary Lives, the session will also feature:
This book makes an all too rare and important point: One of the distinguishing characteristics of social entrepreneurs is the way their actions and their example pave the way for peace. Kaufman gives us multiple examples here to demonstrate that the kind of empathetic leadership exhibited by these social entrepreneurs builds an alternative to conflict and contributes to the stability and security of societies.”