Teaching and Speaking

I’ve spoken at universities and conferences, and led workshops at the locations below. Most of these talks and panels have been on the following topics:

  • Careers of Meaning and Impact (or working for social change)
  • Building Professional Skills in the 21st Century
  • The Future of Work
  • The Future of Higher Education
  • Social Entrepreneurship/Social Innovation
  • Storytelling as a Leadership Skill
  • How to Scale Social Change

North America

  1. University of San Diego – Commencement Speech in 2015, and on multiple other occasions
  2. Harvard University (multiple occasions)
  3. Harvard Business School
  4. Harvard Kennedy School of Government
  5. Dartmouth University
  6. New York University (NYU)
  7. Georgetown University (multiple occasions)
  8. Duke University
  9. Brown University
  10. Fletcher School for Law and Diplomacy, Tufts University
  11. Davidson College (multiple occasions)
  12. Society for International Development – Washington, DC
  13. Association of Corporate Citizenship Professionals (keynote) – Washington, DC
  14. University of Notre Dame
  15. Bowdoin College (talk delivered virtually)
  16. American University
  17. George Washington University
  18. National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine – Washington, DC
  19. University of Waterloo
  20. University of Washington
  21. Lynn University
  22. Santa Clara University (multiple occasions)
  23. School for International Training
  24. George Mason University
  25. Florida International University
  26. Miami Dade College
  27. Watson University (multiple occasions)
  28. Colorado Chataqua Association – Boulder, CO
  29. American Express Emerging Leaders Bootcamp – New York, NY
  30. SOCAP Annual Conference – San Francisco, CA
  31. Grantmakers for Effective Organizations Annual Conference – Seattle, WA
  32. Global Good Fund Annual Conference – Washington, DC
  33. Association of Professional Schools in International Affairs (talk delivered virtually)

Europe

  1. TEDxAmsterdamED – Amsterdam, Netherlands
  2. UNICEF Innovations Summit – Helsinki, Finland
  3. Open Days of Innovation Conference – Milan, Italy
  4. Oxfam Global Gathering of CEOs – Brussels, Belgium
  5. International Peace and Security Institute, Johns Hopkins University – Bologna, Italy (multiple occasions)
  6. HEC Business School – Paris, France
  7. London School of Economics – London, UK
  8. University College London – London, UK (talk delivered virtually)
  9. The Graduate Institute – Geneva, Switzerland
  10. University of Plymouth Business School – Plymouth, UK
  11. THNK: The Amsterdam School of Creative Leadership (multiple occasions) – Amsterdam, Netherlands
  12. Vodafone NL – Amsterdam, Netherlands
  13. Pakhuis Zwiger – Amsterdam, Netherlands
  14. Salzburg Global Seminar – Salzburg, Austria
  15. Escape the City – London, UK (talk delivered virtually)
  16. Career Shifters – London, UK (talk delivered virtually)
  17. Good Ripple Community (talk delivered virtually) – UK

India

  1. TEDxBangalore Salon – Bangalore
  2. Confederation of Indian Industries (CII) Digital Quality Summit – Bangalore
  3. Asia Venture Philanthropy Network (AVPN) India Summit – Bangalore
  4. Demystifying Social Impact Careers conference – Delhi, Bangalore
  5. National School of Journalism – Bangalore
  6. World Education Congress – Mumbai
  7. Prahlad Kakkar School of Branding and Entrepreneurship – Mumbai
  8. Sankalp Forum – Mumbai
  9. TiE Panel on Frugal Innovation – Bangalore
  10. Initiatives of Change Conference – Bhubaneswar

Kenya

  1. Strathmore Business School
  2. Kenyatta University – Chandaria Center for Innovation
  3. Young Entrepreneurs Network
  4. Acumen Fellows Program

Latin America

  1. United Nations-mandated University for Peace – Costa Rica (multiple occasions)
  2. Future of Impact Work conference – Sao Paulo, Brazil
  3. The Opportunity Collaboration – Ixtapa and Cancun, Mexico (multiple occasions)

Other

  1. World Bank Conference on Fragile States – Cape Town, South Africa
  2. Asia Venture Philanthropy Network (AVPN) conference – Singapore
  3. Design for Social Impact and Leadership  – Bangkok, Thailand
  4. Change School – Singapore
  5. Kopernik – Bali, Indonesia
  6. Ashoka Changemaker Summit – Arusha, Tanzania
  7. Hiroshima Jogakuin University – Hiroshima, Japan
  8. Future Proof Community (talk delivered virtually) – Hong Kong

4 Responses to Teaching and Speaking

  1. Nicola's avatar Nicola says:

    Dear Roshan

    I am deeply interested in scaling social impact. Do you know where i can get a copy of your article: Scaling Social Impact: When Everybody Contributes, Everybody Wins?
    thanks
    Nicola

  2. Dr. Mita Tarafder's avatar Dr. Mita Tarafder says:

    Would like to share the self-propagating education service delivery model for offering education to needy students.

  3. Eric Miller's avatar Eric Miller says:

    Roshan –

    I, too, am working on scaling social impact research…can you send a copy of your article?
    ewaynemiller@gmail.com

    Many thanks!

    Eric

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