WHAT IS SIGEF 2014?

The first edition of the Social Innovation and Global Ethics Forum (SIGEF 2014) will take place in Geneva, Switzerland from October 22^nd to October 24^th, 2014 at the International Conference Centre Geneva (CICG).

This event gathers a global audience of individuals, Organizations and Personalities. It is a place to explore, define, and share new ideas that meet social needs more effectively and create social collaborations.

SPEAKERS

SIGEF 2014 has invited a wide array of international speakers, decision makers, and specialists. Stay tuned for more information and updates.

President Free Software Foundation

Richard Stallman

Brazilian Comedian, TEDx Speaker, Entrepreneur

Murilo Gun

VP, Social Innovation The Case Foundation

Kate Ahern

Director de la Orquesta de Instrumentos Reciclados

Favio Chávez

Musician, Composer Université des Musiques Africaines

Ray Lema

Composer of the Environment

Christian Holl

Philanthropist, Humanist, Photojournalist

Reza Deghati

Social Innovation and Ecosystem Director, Danone

Jean-Christophe Laugée

President, UNDL Foundation Founder, Institute of Advanced Studies of the United Nations University

Tarcísio Della Senta

Economic Development Officer, Department of Security and Economy, Republic and Canton of Geneva

Vincent Subilia

Executive Associate The Rainforest Alliance

Meriwether Hardie

CEO, Horyou

Yonathan Parienti

CEO, Socialphilia

Gaby Castellanos

Deputy Chairman The Kanoo Group

Mishal Hamed Kanoo

Concert Artist, Pianist President of Comité International de la Jeunesse (inscrit à l'UNESCO)

Chow Ching Ling

Director of Innovation for Cities and Regions The Young Foundation

Gorka Espiau

Secretary General Aéroports de Paris

Didier Hamon

CEO, Services Industriels de Genève

Christian Brunier

Chairman & Co-Founder P3GM, PVBLIC Foundation

Sergio Fernandez

Founder & President, The Meal: Association A Meal for Our Future

Michel Baumann

Japanese/Swiss Artist Founder of the Association of Japanese Artists in Switzerland

Yatchi

Amazonian Projects Coordinator, Nouvelle Planète Author

Jeremy Narby

Japanese Architect Founder, Sou Fujimoto Architects

Sou Fujimoto

Founder, For Girls GLocal Leadership (4GGL)

Jin In

Founder, Voix Libres

Marianne Sébastien

Registered Representative AlphaSource Capital Securities LLC

Gligor Tashkovich

General Surgeon, Central Hospital in Yaounde
Top 10 CNN Heroes 2013

George Bwelle

CEO & Founder, Pencil Line Agency Deputy Director, MSQ Group

Mohammed Ghazzawi

Geneviève Morand

Saud Subai'i

Head of Molecular Genomic Diagnostics

M.Z.A. Bhuiyan

Resident Representative at Water and Sanitation for Africa (WSA)

Bathermy Tsafack

Les Peuples du Monde Participating Photographers

Les Peuples du Monde photo exhibition will be one of the main cultural events at the Social Innovation and Global Ethics Forum 2014 (SIGEF 2014). The exhibition will bring together a group of diverse photographers whose work will provide a glimpse into the fascinating myriad of cultures and faces around the world. The artists have traveled the globe, mingled with natives, and immersed themselves in worlds infinitely contrasting from their own. The resulting collection of photographs, dating back to 1850, illustrates diversity in its natural form and leads the audience on a journey through the People of the World.

Tony Cece

Myriam Abdelaziz

Colby Brown

Rankin

Armin Pflanz

Guillaume Megevand

Dominique Darbois

Felix Nadar

Edward Curtis

PROJECTS

A group of young individuals and social entrepreneurs were selected to showcase their socially innovative projects at SIGEF 2014!
Below you will find the selected projects who have been considered for the two SIGEF Project Awards.

Congratulations to BeyondBeanie (PRIX DU PUBLIC 2014) and Eaunergie (PRIX COUP D’COEUR 2014).