Social Entrepreneurs blend business acumen with purpose to solve social and environmental challenges – a lethal combination of profit and social impact. Standing at the intersection of innovation and compassion, their model creates new markets and jobs, addresses unmet gaps, stimulates local economies, and empowers underserved communities. This is a new business model that moves from distributive to generative, challenging the old guard.

For too long, social enterprises have been misunderstood as “not quite business” and “not quite charity”. Our traditional linear minds can’t fit the social enterprise into any of our current boxes, so we resist it. However, this new model resonates stronger with our values, and there is no going back.

The social entrepreneur is not just a business, it is not just a charity - it is a purpose-driven venture that's driving a movement for a better world. We need to transform so that we can belong in this future. This year at the TBN Asia Conference in Malaysia, we’re gathering the region’s most impactful voices to champion a new economy.

Last Year’s Conference Highlights

Purpose Driven Social Impact

“Purpose driven social impact is different… we need to rewrite the brief, reset our start points, and refresh the script. So what’s the big deal? Why do we need to rewrite the brief?”
- Eugene Seow, Board Advisor, NVPC
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Redemptive Philanthropy

Charitable giving has been called a zero-sum game. Newer options like trust-based philanthropy evolved to the “win-win” mentality. Redemptive philanthropy, is the “I serve, we win” mentality – moving away from the scarcity mentality to one of abundance. Redemption is the act of restoration. Through the transformative act of philanthropy, both the giver and the receiver are restored to wholeness, or what is oftentimes referred to as human flourishing.
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Redeeming the World of Finance

“So, is the finance industry really redeemable? Is work itself redeemable? The answer must be yes, because we cannot go on the way we have. But what can we do?”
– Samuel Rhee, Co-Founder, Chairman & Group CIO, Endowus
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The TBN Asia Conference offers valuable insights and actionable strategies to drive your impact with purpose.

Join us as we explore the transformative power of social impact that starts from within.

Conference Programme

- Opening Address: Why Social Values is Gold
- Keynote Address: Education and Social Entrepreneurship – The Bridge to A Beacon of Hope
- Fireside Chat: When Social Enterprise was a Dirty Word
- 1st Plenary: A New Business Model - From Distributive to Generative
- Inspire Me 1: The New Emerging Capital Market for Social Enterprises
- Impact Investing and Social Entrepreneurship
- 2nd Plenary: When Corporations and Social Enterprises Collaborate, They Can Change the World
- Breakout 1 - Green Entrepreneurship and Stewardship
- Breakout 2 - Building AI Workflows Without Coding Skills
- Breakout 3 - Mental Health Innovation - Scalable Solutions for an Invisible Crisis
- Inspire Me 2: Character-based Finance - Because It Matters
- 3rd Plenary: Social Finance and Fintech - Equity for All
- Welcome Dinner
*Please note that the programme is subject to change, as confirmations finalise.
- Opening Performance
- Opening Address: From the Edges of Borneo to the Heart of Impact
- Second Day Keynote: Changing the Rules of the Economic System through Economy of Communion
- 4th Plenary: Families and Foundations - from Scholarship to Entrepreneurship, Evolving the Pathway to Greater Social Impact
- Inspire Me 3: No Farmers, No Food
- Fireside Chat: Building Collaborative Good through Bridging Divides
- Case Study: Building Collaborative Good through Bridging Divides
- Closing Remarks
- IMPACT TRIPS!
*Please note that the programme is subject to change, as confirmations finalise.