HANDMADE IS HUMAN Annual meeting of the Alliance for Artisan Enterprise December 2, 2016 9:00am – 4:00pm OVERVIEW Handmade is Human is the annual meeting of the Alliance for Artisan Enterprise. Over 75 individuals representing artisan businesses, artisan support organizations, corporations, foundations, governments, and others working in the global artisan sector. The objectives of this meeting are to 1) broaden the Alliance for Artisan Enterprise tent, 2) reveal the concept of a Donor-­‐Advised Fund for artisans, and 3) feature the work that members of the Alliance for Artisan Enterprise are doing. The meeting will consist of a series of keynote remarks from Peggy Clark, Ambassador Cathy Russell, DolmaKyap, and Alejandro Calderon, along with 5 panel presentations: The Power of Handmade in Waging Peace, Unlocking Economic Value in the Artisan Sector, Effective Storytelling: How Should We Talk About Handmade?, Journey with Meaning: Heritage Travel, and Introducing the Artisan Innovation Workshop. In each panel presentation, every speaker will be asked to introduce their work for 3-­‐5 minutes. These introductions will be followed by a few informal, journalistic questions from the moderator. SPEAKER BIOS Peggy Clark Vice President, Aspen Institute Executive Director, Aspen Global Health & Development Director, Alliance for Artisan Enterprise Peggy Clark is vice president of policy programs and executive director of Aspen Global Health and Development at the Aspen Institute, and director of the Alliance for Artisan Enterprise. Peggy has had a 30-­‐year career working on issues of poverty alleviation, global health, social enterprise, and development finance. Serving in founding and leadership roles at the Aspen Institute, the Ford Foundation, Save the Children, Realizing Rights, and on boards including Root Capital, Impact Assets and the Calvert Foundation, Peggy has been a leading figure in identifying and building industries, movements, and creative advocacy on key issues of our times. Peggy received a Presidential Award for Excellence in Microenterprise from President Bill Clinton, and was instrumental in passage of the WHO Global Code of Practice on the Ethical Recruitment of Health Workers. Currently, Peggy provides strategic oversight and guidance to the Aspen Institute’s 30 policy programs and directs a portfolio of programs promoting breakthrough solutions to global development in the areas of health innovation, leadership and entrepreneurship. Previously, Peggy served as founding managing director of Realizing Rights: The Ethical Globalization Initiative, and as the executive vice president of the Aspen Institute. Katie Drasser Managing Director, Aspen Global Health & Development Katie Drasser is deputy director of Aspen Global Health and Development and director, Aspen in the Bay Area. At the Aspen Institute, she leads global efforts to address poverty alleviation, human rights, and social justice. Drasser has worked nationally and around the world on initiatives including HIV/AIDS treatment strategies in Romania, private health services delivery in Myanmar, and the scale up of Kenya’s national emergency medical system. She also spent time building a range of start-­‐ups, designing a network of charter schools, and developing Good Capital, a venture fund that invests millions in social enterprises like The Hub Bay Area and the Social Capital Markets Conference. 1 Ambassador Catherine Russell Secretary’s Office of Global Women’s Issues, U.S. Department of State Catherine Russell currently serves as the U.S. Ambassador-­‐at-­‐Large for Global Women’s Issues. Prior to assuming this position in August 2013, she served as Deputy Assistant to the President and Chief of Staff to Second Lady Dr. Jill Biden focusing on military families and higher education. During her tenure at the White House, Ambassador Russell coordinated the development of the Administration’s strategy to prevent and respond to gender-­‐based violence globally. She previously served as a Senior Advisor to the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on international women’s issues. During the Clinton Administration, Russell served as Associate Deputy Attorney general. She has also served as Staff Director of the Senate Judiciary Committee and Senior Counsel to Senator Patrick J. Leahy. Courtney Martin Author, Entrepreneur & Weekley Columnist, On Being Courtney E. Martin is an author, entrepreneur, and weekly columnist for On Being. Her latest book, The New Better Off, explores how people are re-­‐defining the American dream (think more fulfillment, community, and fun, less debt, status, and stuff). Courtney is the co-­‐founder of the Solutions Journalism Network and a strategist for the TED Prize. She is also co-­‐founder and partner at Valenti Martin Media and FRESH Speakers Bureau, and editor emeritus at Feministing.com. Courtney has authored/edited six books, including Do It Anyway: The New Generation of Activists, and Perfect Girls, Starving Daughters: How the Quest for Perfection is Harming Young Women, and her work appears frequently in national publications such as The New York Times and The Washington Post. Courtney has appeared on the TODAY Show, Good Morning America, MSNBC, and The O’Reilly Factor, and speaks widely at conferences and colleges. She is the recipient of the Elie Wiesel Prize in Ethics and a residency from the Rockefeller Foundation’s Bellagio Centre. She lives with her family in a co-­‐
housing community called Temescal Commons in Oakland. Jacquelyn Mayfield Founder & President, Mayfield Consulting Chair, Alliance for Artisan Enterprise Advisory Board Jacquelyn Mayfield is the founder and president of Mayfield Consulting Ltd. She brings a range of experiences in business, government, health care, and legal settings to her work as a career and leadership consultant to the legal, private wealth management, entrepreneurial startup, and nonprofit sectors. Over the last 18 years, she has designed and implemented a series of effective approaches to attorney recruitment, development, and outplacement. Ms. Mayfield also consults with senior leaders in design and execution of programs for women that empower and enhance leadership in the nonprofit and for-­‐profit sectors. She currently consults with Evercore Wealth Management, Roar Africa LLC, and Omega Institute. She is a current board member of the U.S. Board of Women Without Borders, the International Center for Research on Women, Roar Africa LLC, and serves on the Stewardship Council of the Omega Institute. Banza Dolmakyap Founder & Director, Chamtsee I was born in 1976 into a very traditional nomadic family in Zorge Retoma in Amdo, Tibet. I attended primary and middle school in Labrang and I was taken care of by my aunt who is a Nun and a great tailor as well. I was fortunate to be growing up with one of the 20th century’s greatest Tibetan mathematicians, Kalachakra Yogi, astrologist Master Banza and my uncle 2 Banza Tsultrim, who is one of the greatest scholars in Tibet today. His bilingual Chinese and Tibetan scholarliness gave me the exposure to wonder at scholarly ideas from around the world, even though I was living in undeveloped corner of the planet. In 1994 I made the journey to India and studied English for three years with help of individual volunteers. I wanted to be familiar with the world and the language that was key to this world was English, I had great time of learning as i was getting to know about the world. From 1997 to 2011, I was working with the greatest Tibetan traditional art masters, including thangka painters, statue makers and wood carvers at Norbulingka Institute and as Managing Director since 2009. I worked with artists, designers, and management experts around the world. I had the privilege to travel to Washington DC, NY, Toronto, Paris, London, Taipei, Singapore, Melbourne etc. In 2012, I made my first visit home after 22 years, and in 2014 I returned home for good. In April 2016, with the help of my family, I created a workshop and we are working with locals and international people for the cause of craftsmanship and the welfare of our people. THE POWER OF HANDMADE IN WAGING PEACE 10:10am – 11:00am Alisa Roadcup Executive Director, Heshima Kenya Alisa believes when you empower a girl, you empower an entire community and generations beyond. She is a human rights activist, organizer, and advocate passionate about creating a safer, more just world for refugee girls and young women. Alisa joined Heshima Kenya in 2012 as Director of Advocacy and Development, and has also served in the role of Director of Strategic Partnerships from 2013-­‐14. Before joining Heshima Kenya, Alisa was Director of Communications and development at The Council for a Parliament of the World's Religions in Chicago, IL. Her previous roles include Director of Education at Fresh Start Women's Foundation in Phoenix, Arizona and program associate for Amnesty International USA's Urgent Action Network, serving as coordinator for Amnesty's Stop Violence Against Women Campaign in 3 states. Since 2010, Alisa has advised on campaign strategy and membership mobilization in support of the promotion and protection of women's human rights as a member of Amnesty International USA’s Women Human Rights Coordination Group. From 2011 to 2014 Alisa served in numerous capacities including Vice President of the Board of Directors at Rape Victim Advocates and is currently a member of The Chicago Council on Global Affairs' Young Professionals. Alisa holds professional certification in Forced Migration Studies from Northwestern University’s Center for Forced Migration Studies, an MA in Comparative Religions and a BA in Humanities. She frequently speaks at conferences and universities about local, national and international women's rights issues Enaam Suhail Al-­‐Barrishi Director General, Jordan River Foundation Enaam Al-­‐Barrishi is the Director General of the Jordan River Foundation since Sep 2015. Before joining JRF she led the Royal Health Awareness Society (RHAS) as its Director General for eight years. RHAS-­‐ a not-­‐for profit organization established in August 2005 under the direction and guidance of Her Majesty Queen Rania Al Abdullah. With more than 15 years of experience in the NGO sector, Mrs. Barrishi has a wide range of experience in building the capacity of local communities and empowering them through capacity building and education; awareness raising and changing the behavior of communities with regards to issues related to education, employment and health. She has held various positions within her career path. Worked as a Country Director for Counterpart International (CPI) based in Washington, Jordan Office between 2005-­‐
2007, where she was responsible for overseeing the implementation of all CPI’s projects/programs in Jordan. Prior to joining (CPI) Mrs. Barrishi held the position of Senior Consultant for Governance and Coordination at The Jordan Poverty Alleviation Program (JPAP) Nathan Associates Inc. where she was responsible for developing means and providing necessary support to ensure implementation of the recommendations of the Strategy. Earlier to her career in 3 development, Mrs. Barrishi worked as External Relations & Communications Officer; where she handled the role of fostering external relations at the national and international level at the Jordanian Hashemite Fund for Human Development (JOHUD). Karen Sherman Executive Director, Akilah Institute for Women Karen Sherman brings more than 30 years of experience as an entrepreneur, strategist, and executive level manager to her role as Executive Director of the Akilah Institute for Women. Throughout her career, Karen has combined her expertise, passion, and transformative leadership skills to affect lasting change for women in conflict-­‐affected countries and those in transition. Prior to joining Akilah, Karen served as Chief Operating Officer, Executive Director for Global Programs, and, from Kigali, Rwanda, as Africa Regional Director at Women for Women International (WfWi), an organization that enables women war survivors to restart their lives. Under her leadership, WfWi tripled the number of women served, expanded field office staff to over 600 employees across eight countries, and grew from $5 million to over $20 million in total revenue in four years. Previously, Karen served as the Executive Vice President at Counterpart International , a $130 million global development organization, where she was responsible for increasing the depth, scale, and impact of programs. Over her ten-­‐year tenure, Karen worked to promote and strengthen small businesses, micro-­‐enterprises, and women’s entrepreneurship globally. Additionally, she launched Counterpart’s for-­‐profit subsidiary making equity investments in environmentally sustainable enterprises in the Philippines. Across her different roles, Karen has worked with stakeholders at all levels, from community groups to corporate leaders and heads of state, to take programs from concept to scale. Most importantly, her work continues to result in measurable impacts on women’s income, health, decision-­‐making, and social networks. Sasibai Kimis Founder, Earth Heir Sasibai Kimis left a successful career in investment banking and private equity to launch Earth Heir, a luxury craftsmanship brand which infuses modern design into traditional crafts. Founded in 2013, Earth Heir works with craftspeople in Asia to support their livelihoods, and engages with corporate clients, Government bodies, social sector organisations to help elevate the artisan sector as an engine for economic growth. Sasibai was aIso a Wharton “40 Under 40” award winner in 2015 and Earth Heir won the British Council & Arthur Guinness Projects Social Enterprise Award 2015. As the founder of this young organization, she drives vision, strategy and overall operations. Sasibai will use her fellowship to create a long term market development plan by connecting with global designers and distribution networks for ethically produced artisanal lifestyle, home and gift products. This plan will be phased and include a broad range of stakeholders and potential partners in order to set a course for elevating both the products and the livelihoods of craftspeople. She will also explore the social entrepreneurship ecosystem and organizations that promote ethical fashion. 4 UNLOCKING ECONOMIC VALUE IN THE ARTISAN SECTOR 11:40am – 12:20pm Alejandro Calderon Executive Director & International Client Advisor, Morgan Stanley Alejandro Calderon is an Executive Director and International Client Advisor at Morgan Stanley Wealth Management. With over 12 years of experience in wealth management and the financial sector, Alejandro’s current focus is on helping clients align the investments they make with their core values and principles. To achieve this, he shows them the benefits of sustainable investments and impact investing, using resources from the Institute for Sustainable Investing and the Investing with Impact Platform at Morgan Stanley. Alejandro is passionate about conservation and the environment, and has been able to integrate this into his business. He leverages into his practice the different resources that Morgan Stanley has as a leading financial institution. He provides support for a number of renewable energy projects in Latin America, especially in Colombia. He also looks to create a synergy between wealth management, project finance, investment banking, and green bond issuance to accomplish the best results for such projects. He is currently providing support to clients with projects in Colombia, worth over $1.5bn in investment, from diverse types of sources that vary from Solar Energy to Waste to Biofuels. Alejandro also has clients that are currently expanding into the region to replicate a proven structure and management team. Matthew Gamser CEO, Small & Medium Enterprise Finance Forum, International Finance Corporation Matthew Gamser is Head of the SME Finance Forum, managed by IFC. For the past 5 years, Mr. Gamser led IFC‘s advisory work in increasing access to financial services in the East Asia-­‐
Pacific region. He has over 30 years of experience in private enterprise and financial sector development. He has worked with commercial banks and non-­‐bank financial institutions in broadening and deepening services to households and enterprises previously lacking formal finance. He has worked with governments and policy-­‐makers on improving the enabling environment and infrastructure for financial sector development, with a focus on financial inclusion and on the role of the financial sector in mitigating the effects of climate change. At IFC, he has helped develop a benchmarking system for SME banking services, and other tools and techniques for building capacity in financial institutions and financial sector regulators. His original training was in environmental science, leading to his doctoral dissertation on the management of renewable energy technology innovation. He holds A.B. and A.M. degrees from Harvard University, and M.Sc. and D.Phil degrees from Sussex University (UK). Megan MacDonald President, Sasa Designs With extensive experience launching, managing and improving programs in multiple countries and across the public, non-­‐profit and private industry spectrum, Megan specializes in identifying and empowering talent and opportunity in early to mid-­‐stage projects and organizations. To this end, Megan has led Sasa Designs since shortly after its inception in 2012, and recently negotiated its arrival as the newest member of the Greater Good Wholesale family of brands. At Sasa Designs and Greater Good Wholesale, Megan is working to expand artisan impact and reach through through custom product development, artisan training and new sourcing partnerships in Haiti, Zambia, Mexico and Kenya. A ground-­‐up learner and leader, Megan has lived and worked in Kenya off and on since 2008. She holds an MA in Development Studies from the University of Nairobi, and completed the IGNITE Certificate in Entrepreneurship at Stanford Graduate School of Business in 2015. 5 EFFECTIVE STORYTELLING: HOW SHOULD WE TALK ABOUT HANDMADE? 1:20pm – 2:00pm Amy Kaslow Writer For three decades, Amy Kaslow has shared the stories of lives disrupted by conflict, capturing victims, perpetrators, eyewitnesses, and survivors in the immediate aftermath and well into the post-­‐war period. Among the arenas: South Africa's Apartheid; the eight year battleground between Iran and Iraq; massacre in Kurdistan; ethnic cleansing in the Balkans; endless conflict between Israel and the Palestinians; gang violence in San Salvador; the killing fields in Cambodia; the Cold War; the favelas in Brazil; the "Dirty War" in Argentina; genocide in Rwanda; the many countries and parties that were part of the Holocaust. A writer, photographer and broadcaster specializing in economic reconstruction, her work has been featured in Fortune Magazine, Institutional Investor, Harvard Business Review, The Economist, Huffington Post, SLATE, Middle East Insight, The Middle East, Moment, Emerging Markets, Europe Magazine, The Wall Street Journal, The Washington Post, The Washington Quarterly, and The International Economy and many other news outlets. She was the lead economic correspondent for the Christian Science Monitor and special global correspondent for American Public Radio's Marketplace. Simone Cipriani Founder & Director, Ethical Fashion Initiative Simone Cipriani is the founder and head of the Ethical Fashion Initiative, a flagship programme of the International Trade Centre, a joint United Nations and World Trade Organization. After gaining experience working in the leather industry in Italy, Vietnam, India, Indonesia, China, Tunisia and Morocco, Simone Cipriani then relocated to Ethiopia working for UNIDO to set up service centers for the local leather industry. Meeting and working with micro-­‐producers Simone Cipriani saw an opportunity to connect skilled artisans with the fashion industry for mutual benefit, which inspired him to develop the idea for the Ethical Fashion Initiative. In 2009, Simone Cipriani joined the International Trade Centre where he founded the Ethical Fashion Initiative. Simone Cipriani began the project by developing a cooperative in the slum of Korogocho in Kenya with a group of micro-­‐producers production hub in Kenya with the guidance of the visionary Gino Filippini. Gradually the project has expanded to Burkina Faso, Mali, Ghana, Haiti, West Bank, Ethiopia and Cambodia. Today, through his work at the Ethical Fashion Initiative, Simone Cipriani has become a key responsible fashion spokesperson at the forefront of the growing global movement for ethical supply chains in the fashion industry. JOURNEY WITH MEANING: HERITAGE TRAVEL 2:00pm – 2:40pm Shannon Guihan Program Director, TreadRight Foundation Shannon Guihan has been involved in tourism development for more than 15 years. A tourism development expert, Shannon has more than 15 years of international experience working at multiple levels of tourism development and delivery. As the former Executive Director of The Icarus Foundation, she worked with the Canadian based not for profit to promote a tourism industry that balances ecosystems and prosperity. Shannon holds a masters degree in Tourism & Environmental Management, and has developed sustainable tourism strategies and initiatives for some of the world's leading destinations and tour operators. As Program 6 Director for the TreadRight Foundation, she is frequently called on as a World Travel & Tourism Council committee member, and heavily engaged with organisations including the United Nations World Tourism Organisation, The Travel Foundation and Tourism Cares on the issue of sustainable tourism development. Martin Perschler Program Director Ambassadors Fund for Culture Preservation, U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs Martin Perschler, Ph.D. directs the U.S. Ambassadors Fund for Cultural Preservation, a cultural heritage preservation grant program of the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs at the U.S. Department of State. The Ambassadors Fund supports the preservation of both tangible and intangible heritage in more than 125 developing countries worldwide. Prior to this appointment, Martin worked for nine years at the National Park Service headquarters in Washington, DC, where he served as editor of the journal, CRM: The Journal of Heritage Stewardship, and in an acting capacity as Chief Historian of the Service. He began his career in cultural preservation working in the field of architectural documentation for the Historic American Buildings Survey. Martin has a Ph.D. in the history of architecture from the University of Virginia and practical experience in historic preservation in the United States and France. He has taught several courses on the history of architecture at the Maryland Institute College of Art and Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore. Caitlin Garcia-­‐Ahern Founder & CEO, Thread Caravan A designer at heart, Caitlin dabbles in all sorts of art: knitting, ceramics, home organizing, and upcycling old garments through her clothing brand Refunktion. With a deep love for international travel, a background in Sociology and work experience in education, microfinance and fair-­‐trade, starting Thread Caravan seemed like the perfect fusion of her strongest skills and interests. Originally from Atlanta, Georgia, Caitlin has also called New Orleans, New York, Maui, Cambodia and Guatemala home. She believes people are the key to getting to know a place and seeks to create authentic connection wherever she is. INTRODUCING THE ARTISAN INNOVATION WORKSHOP 3:00pm – 3:40pm Chase Ballinger Policy and Program Officer, Secretary’s Office of Global Women’s Issues, U.S. Department of State Mr. Chase Ballinger serves as a policy and program officer in the Secretary’s Office of Global Women’s Issues at the Department of State. In this role, he focuses on women’s economic empowerment and women’s entrepreneurship, performing policy analysis and program planning, formulating interagency strategies, drafting policy, guidance and procedures to advance U.S. foreign policy goals and objectives related to women’s economic empowerment. Mr. Ballinger previously served in various roles within Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor. In the office of International Labor Affairs, he served as a special assistant to the Special Representative for International Labor Affairs. In the Office of International Religious Freedom (IRF), he served as the senior editor for the Department’s 2013 IRF Report for Africa and Western Hemisphere regions. He also worked for the Office of Africa Affairs, U.S. Senate, United Nations Development Programme, and international nongovernmental organizations in the areas of human rights, economic policy and international 7 development. Mr. Ballinger is a graduate of the University of Maryland School of Public Policy, with a Master of Public Policy in international economic and security policy. Megan Philbin Manager, PricewaterhouseCoopers Ms. Philbin is a Manager in PwC’s International Public Sector Practice with ten years experience working with government clients. She has extensive experience in providing project/portfolio management, strategic planning, communications, monitoring and evaluation, and business process improvement. Ms. Philbin has led numerous complex engagements for the Department of Defense, Department of State and several other government organizations in the areas of healthcare, finance and international development. She holds a B.S. from Virginia Tech and a J.D. from St. John’s University, and is a certified Project Management Professional (PMP). Whitney Romanoff Communications Specialist, PricewaterhouseCoopers Whitney is a PwC communications specialist who works with public sector clients to design and implement marketing strategies, civic engagement campaigns, and open innovation initiatives for organizations with global reach. She has worked with the Aspen Institute’s Alliance for Artisan Enterprise to design and implement the #ChooseArtisan social media campaign, as well as the U.S. Department of State Secretary’s Office of Global Women’s Issues, President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR), and the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) to create and execute multi-­‐channel communications strategies and implement open innovation initiatives to raise public awareness, motivate stakeholder action, and generate new solutions to benefit women and girls. 8