Event Details

The financial crisis of 2009 and our current precarious global economy, lead many to believe we will soon enter this new socio-economic era but what will this new era look like? This is apparently something still to be defined, but there is a sense that it will be an era where corporate brands pay more attention to why and how they do what they do and will have more community focus than they ever had before.

Social entrepreneurship and corporate social responsibility programmes are changing our world for the better and on March 28th, members and their guests are invited to an inspiring & life changing breakfast event to learn how.

Our speaker, Sam Thomas is a serial entrepreneur and a social entrepreneur.  He is the founder and CEO of Global Social Entrepreneurship LLC and the lead faculty in Social Entrepreneurship at the Jake Jabs Centre for Entrepreneurship at Colorado University - Denver Business School. Sam is an internationally acclaimed speaker and subject matter expert on the topics of Social Entrepreneurship & Corporate Social Responsibility.

During his events, Sam regularly challenges corporate leaders on the importance of caring and giving back to the communities – he is a champion of the "doing well by doing good" movement.

About the Speaker:

Sam is the CEO and Founder of Global Social Entrepreneurship, LLC (GSE). GSE serves as a strategic advisor and consulting partner on Social Entrepreneurship and Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) initiatives to corporations.

Sam is also the Executive Vice President of an information technology company with a focus on delivering SAP ERP solutions to Fortune 500 companies.  In addition, Sam serves as the Chairman of the Colorado governor’s Asian Advisory Council; representing over 200,000 Asian Americans in the State of Colorado.  Sam is the Co- Founder of Global Real Estate Certification Company with a market focus of UAE & India. Sam is also a Co-Founder of East- West Trade Consultants with a focus of increasing trade between U.S and the MENA region. Sam is an executive mentor at the University of Denver’s MBA programme; an Adjunct Professor at the University of Denver – Burns School of Real Estate & Construction Management; and teaches Global Studies at the Jake Jabs Centre for Entrepreneurship, at the C.U. - Denver Business School, where he is the lead faculty in Social Entrepreneurship.

Sam helped to start an Orphanage in Kerala, India which cares for 35 girls who were orphans or destitute. He currently serves on its board.

Sam holds his BA in International Relations with a minor in Economics and an MA in International Relations with a minor in Economic Development from the University of Denver’s Korbel School for International Studies.

The BBG is the region’s foremost businessto business networking group; enabling British businesses in the UAE to meetwith like-minded professionals and further their business interests.

Joint Focus IT + Technology
Chaired by: Damion Lock
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48 hour cancellation policy
Fee includes buffet breakfast
Valet parking available
Dress: Business