BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Talks.cam//talks.cam.ac.uk// X-WR-CALNAME:Talks.cam BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:The World is not Enough: developing social entrepreneurship in aca demia and real life - Dr Nir Tsuk- Adjunct Professor\, Social Capital & \; Entrepreneurship\, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem DTSTART:20160216T170000Z DTEND:20160216T180000Z UID:TALK64473@talks.cam.ac.uk CONTACT:Dr Adam Coutts DESCRIPTION:Dr. Nir Tsuk is a seasoned practitioner and academic with over 20 years of international experience in the fields of social capital and social entrepreneurship. Serving as an Adjunct Professor of Social Entrepr eneurship at the Hebrew University and a guest lecturer at King's College London's International Development Institute\, Nir is now also advising Id ealist.org - the world's largest social online talent acquisition platform - to double its size and impact. Prior to this\, Nir has brought Ashoka - the world's largest social entrepreneurship organization - to Israel 6 ye ars ago\, after serving as a Ashoka's Global Fellowship Director in Washin gton DC\, connecting more than 3000 social entrepreneurs in 72 countries.\ n\nNir holds a PhD from Cambridge University in social and political scien ces - where he wrote his dissertation on social networks\, social capital and intentional communities (such as the Israeli Kibbutz and the English G arden City). Previously\, Nir led policy research initiatives at the Commu nity Development Foundation in London and at the Committee for Social Affa irs in the Israeli Parliament in Jerusalem. He has been\, among other thin gs\, a curriculum developer at the Rabin Centre and the Israeli national a uthority for Holocaust remembrance\, the editor of Israel's bestselling co mputer magazine\, a restaurant manager\, and a street cleaner. Nir advises and lectures citizen organizations\, entrepreneurs\, government bodies\, and companies. He is also a compulsive tea drinker and a fan of animated m ovies.\n LOCATION: Room SG1\, Alison Richard Building\, 7 West Road\, Cambridge\, C B3 9DT END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR