Social Innovation Japan (SIJ) held the 2nd Social Entrepreneur Gathering (SEG) from 2nd to 3rd of September, 2006 at Roppongi Hills, Tokyo Japan. The SEG was firstly conducted by SIJ in October in 2005. SEG 2005 was the first social entrepreneur gathering in Japan. Social entrepreneurs, business person, government people, students and academics attended. The number of people was 200. The theme of SEG 2005 was about social entrepreneur, social business (SB), CSR, etc. through talk session, case studies, and 2025 vision workshop.
 
Social entrepreneurs are emerging globally, but Japanese social entrepreneurs had almost no opportunity to gather and foster cutting edge knowledge of Japanese social entrepreneurship until SEG 2005.
 
Since social innovation cannot be introduced by a single talented person even with his/her great leadership, the participation of people is essential to develop, cultivate and support those entrepreneurs. SIJ provides diverse players in government, business and non-profit sectors with SIJ’s open platform.
 
【Overview of SEG 2006】
■Date  
2nd Sep, Sat, 10:10-19:00 (Party (“Yajuku”): 19:30-21:00) 
3rd Sep, Sun, 10:00-16:00

■Place
 Academyhills 40, Roppongi Hills
6-10-1 Roppongi, Minato-ku, Tokyo Japan (Map)

■Tickets
for Practitioners: 18,000yen 
for Students: 11,000yen

■Contents:
-Keynote Speech: Prof. Kanji TANIMOTO (Hitotsubashi Univ.)
-Guest Speech: Mr. Susumu TAKAHASHI (Cabinet Office, Government of Japan)
                       Mr. Kazuhiko YAZAKI (Felissimo)
　　　　              Mr. Hiroshi Iijima (NPO Asaza fund)
-Social Business Case Study (NPO, for-profit company, CSR)
-Social Business Award (Note; the first SB award in Japan)
-Social Business School (Creating Community Business/Financing/Social 　
　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　Marketing)
-Scenario Making Workshop

■Organized by Social Innovation Japan (SIJ, Tokyo, NPO)

■Supported by:
Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry / Ministry of the Environment

■Premium sponsors: 
Microsoft / Mori Building / Toyota / Nomura 

■Sponsors: 
Asahi Beer / NEC / Japan Energy / Mitsui O.S.K Lines / SOMPO JAPAN / Daiichi Life Insurance / Toppan Printing / JAL / Fuji Xerox / Renaissance

■Collaborated by:
SOTOKOTO / Will Platform / NPO ETIC. / Kyoto Social Entrepreneur Network / Takarazuka NPO Center / ISM