1. SIX innovators I met in India (and what we could learn from them) Cynthia Shanmugalingam June 2010

2. Why a non-Indian makes a 6th trip to India

3. What I got up to Kicked off a research report into education in Mumbai Advised 28 social entrepreneurs Attended 2 national events in philanthropy and social investment 3 field trips (Gujarat, Mumbai, TN) Wrote on my blog (!) Lived and worked in Mumbai

4. The context for social innovation in India Enormous social problems Corrupt government and no public sector commissioning Questionable legacy of MFI Rapid and messy economic growth (=10%) Fast growing consumerism and little private sector job security Truly amazing social entrepreneurs

6. Overcoming distribution problems

8. Comat- UK could be applied to elderly, disabled… Recommendation 1: Hire more IT nerds

11. FabIndiaRecommendation 2: Understand commercial realities in sectors where we want to engage better

14. Educational Initiatives

15. AravindEyecareRecommendation 3: Find the designers and help them disseminate