[SEA INT EDU] International Dragon's Den 2023

INternational Dragons' Den 2023

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Welcome

Meet the Dragons

Southgate School (England)

Explore how schools across the globe are stepping up and creating innovative social enterprise to tackle the climate crisis.

Sekolah Kebangsaan Parit Raja (Malaysia)

St Bernard's Primary School (Scotland)

Winning Social Enterprises

Larbert High School (Scotland)

Cairo English School (Egypt)

Riverside Primary School (England)

Sekolah Jenis Kebangsaan (Tamil) Ladang Kinrara (Malaysia)

Social Enterprise Academy’s vibrant, diverse, and supportive annual International Dragons’ Den event celebrates young changemakers across the globe. It coincides with Social Enterprise Day each year, creating a unique opportunity to weave into social enterprise activity happening across the globe. It is an inspirational event in the calendar each year which young people, and teachers and youth practitioners alike, can look forward to.Our vision is to nurture and grow an innovative and fresh event, connecting young minds across countries and continents. It is a space for young people to convene to share ideas, as well as learn from one another, supported and amplified by trusted partners and sponsors. We look forward to welcoming you to this exciting space!

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Jess KempInternational Partnerships Manager

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Social ENterprise Day

16 November 2023 is Social Enterprise Day - a moment to raise awareness of our pioneering business model and celebrate the social enterprises working to benefit people and planet. We encourage you to post about the International Dragons' Den on social media using #IntlDD23 and #SocialEnterpriseDay23.

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Meet this year's Dragons

Lim Ban FangBNP Paribas Malaysia Berhad (Head of Credit Management & Chief Sustainability Officer)

Alina BaimenEdHeroes (Co-founder and CEO)

Russell BlackmanThe Big Issue (Managing Director)

Andrew LawrenceSAP Concur Services EMEA & MEE (Vice President)

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Meet this year's Dragons

Lim Ban FangBNP Paribas Malaysia Berhad (Head of Credit Management & Chief Sustainability Officer)

Alina BaimenEdHeroes (Co-founder and CEO)

Russell BlackmanThe Big Issue (Managing Director)

Lindsey RoweSAP UKI (Head of Strategic Programmes & Sustainability GTM)

Cairo English School (Cairo, Egypt)Brew Break

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Southgate School (London, England)If the shoe fits...upcycle

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Riverside Primary School (London, England)Eco Committee

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Sekolah Jenis Kebangsaan (Tamil) Ladang Kinrara (Puchong, Malaysia)Team Power

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Sekolah Kebangsaan Parit Raja (Johor, Malaysia)Team Herofinity

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St. Bernard's Primary School (Glasgow, Scotland)Social Enterprise Committee

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Larbert High School (Falkirk, Scotland)Kit Kat Coding Club

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Cairo English School

Best Teamwork

Sekolah Kebangsaan Parit Raja

Best Product

St Bernard's Primary School

Most Impactful Social Enterprise

Riverside Primary School

Best Environmental Impact

On Social Enterprise Day, we announced the winners of our inaguaral international Dragons' Den! Major Congrats to...

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We hope you feel inspired by the incredible ideas and social enterprises!

With thanks to our valuable supporters for making the International Dragons’ Den 2023 happen.

School: Myrtleford P-12 College, Victoria, AustraliaName: Plants for the PlanetProduct: Individually designed and painted potsCause: Reach Out Wildlife (ROWA) – a charity that cares for sick and injured wildlife

Australia

School: Myrtleford P-12 College, Victoria, AustraliaName: Second Hand ScrunchiesProduct: Handmade scrunchies using reused and repurposed material Cause: Reach Out Wildlife (ROWA) – a charity that cares for sick and injured wildlife

Although young people from Social Enterprise Schools Australia were not able to attend our online International Dragons' Den due to time-zone logistics, it is important to highlight the work that they are doing in tackling the climate crisis. Read below and click the link for more info!

Ban Fang is a highly driven risk professional with more than 15 years of banking experience working in international bank across UK and Malaysia. She specialises in credit risk management and was recently appointed as Chief Sustainability Officer of BNP Paribas Malaysia to oversee and support the effective management of climate-related risk for the bank in Malaysia. She is a mother of 3 young children and enjoys traveling, reading and playing badminton. Her passion for sustainability drives her work and she believes that collectively, we can make the planet a better place to be. “I am glad for the opportunity to be part of this international competition. I am looking forward to the young entrepreneurs’ ‘can-do’ spirit as well as the courage and willingness to challenge the conventional wisdom. As a new Dragon, I am hoping to play my part in supporting and guiding them in their journey to create positive change for the world. I will be looking at originality, creativity, engaging delivery and HEART from the students – all the key ingredients to a good pitch!”

Lim Ban Fang

Russell is Managing Director of The Big Issue. Previously he was Publishing Director of the Fitness and Entertainment divisions at Dennis Publishing where he worked for fifteen years. His tenure has seen the sale of the 200 millionth copy of The Big Issue, the 25th year of operation and some exciting new partnerships that have delievered growth against a challenging backdrop of economic uncertainty, an evermore cashless society and people simply looking down at their phones.

Russell Blackman

Alina Baimen joined EdHeroes as an expansion manager at its foundation and was a key contributor to taking it from values to vision. Alina co-founded EdHeroes Network, which, along with her record of charity work, is why she soon became the Chief Executive Officer. Alina lead several charity projects including building kindergartens in remote areas of Thailand, leading educational initiatives for persons with disabilities in Singapore, creating and presenting projects on sustainability and education in India, and many more. She taught and tutored during her time in university. Delivering education was always a priority. Alina was born in Kazakhstan, Almaty where she attended a British school. She later moved to a boarding school in Singapore and completed her High School education in UWC South East Asia, receiving an International Baccalaureate Diploma. Alina graduated from the University of Toronto with a Bachelor of Science, double majoring in Physics and Art History, with a minor in Mathematics.

Alina Baimen

Ban Fang is a highly driven risk professional with more than 15 years of banking experience working in international bank across UK and Malaysia. She specialises in credit risk management and was recently appointed as Chief Sustainability Officer of BNP Paribas Malaysia to oversee and support the effective management of climate-related risk for the bank in Malaysia. She is a mother of 3 young children and enjoys traveling, reading and playing badminton. Her passion for sustainability drives her work and she believes that collectively, we can make the planet a better place to be. “I am glad for the opportunity to be part of this international competition. I am looking forward to the young entrepreneurs’ ‘can-do’ spirit as well as the courage and willingness to challenge the conventional wisdom. As a new Dragon, I am hoping to play my part in supporting and guiding them in their journey to create positive change for the world. I will be looking at originality, creativity, engaging delivery and HEART from the students – all the key ingredients to a good pitch!”

Lim Ban Fang

Lindsey has been working in the software and telco industry for over 18 years across both SME and Corporate. Her career has spanned both private and public sector organisations, focused primarily on sales, operations and programme management. She's been with SAP, the global leader in Enterprise Software for 7 years where she is Head of Strategic Programmes & Sustainability GTM. Her role spans across the COO function and operations, with strategic programmes across SAP’s Sustainability & Purpose strategy, Skills & Future Talent, including SAP’s award winning Internship programme. She has a keen passion for Diversity & Inclusion, with specific focus on Neurodiversity in the workplace.

Lindsey Rowe

Russell is Managing Director of The Big Issue. Previously he was Publishing Director of the Fitness and Entertainment divisions at Dennis Publishing where he worked for fifteen years. His tenure has seen the sale of the 200 millionth copy of The Big Issue, the 25th year of operation and some exciting new partnerships that have delievered growth against a challenging backdrop of economic uncertainty, an evermore cashless society and people simply looking down at their phones.

Russell Blackman

Alina Baimen joined EdHeroes as an expansion manager at its foundation and was a key contributor to taking it from values to vision. Alina co-founded EdHeroes Network, which, along with her record of charity work, is why she soon became the Chief Executive Officer. Alina lead several charity projects including building kindergartens in remote areas of Thailand, leading educational initiatives for persons with disabilities in Singapore, creating and presenting projects on sustainability and education in India, and many more. She taught and tutored during her time in university. Delivering education was always a priority. Alina was born in Kazakhstan, Almaty where she attended a British school. She later moved to a boarding school in Singapore and completed her High School education in UWC South East Asia, receiving an International Baccalaureate Diploma. Alina graduated from the University of Toronto with a Bachelor of Science, double majoring in Physics and Art History, with a minor in Mathematics.

Alina Baimen

Andrew Lawrence initially joined Concur as part of the acquisition of Captura Software in 2002, subsequently serving in a variety of technical and leadership roles in the UK, Australia, Philippines and India. Shortly after the acquisition of Concur by SAP in 2015, Andrew relocated back to the UK to take up his current role as Head of Concur Services for the EMEA region. A British/Australian dual national, Andrew is based in the Thames Valley region of the UK, and is married with two children. He holds a Master of Technology in Business Systems from Swinburne University of Technology, Melbourne.

Andrew Lawrence