The Geneva Forum on Social Change (GFSC) was established in January 2009 by students of the International Organizations MBA Programme (IOMBA) at the University of Geneva as an annual event which uses the power of documentary media to promote positive social change. Last year’s Forum brought together professionals, academics, scholars and volunteers for a 2-day event that covered a range of topics including education in conflict areas, fair trade and equitable partnerships, environment, women as agents of social change, and many other issues of key global importance. The event featured 10 award-winning documentary films, 7 panel discussions, 2 media workshops, and 3 keynote speakers including the Archbishop Desmond Tutu. Prominent filmmakers, academics and professionals lead stimulating discussions about the most pressing social issues.
What’s Happening
Grassroots Innovation: Growing Business for Social Change is the focus of the 2010 Geneva Forum on Social Change. The films, panels and workshops aim to inspire and empower social entrepreneurs, entrepreneurial organizations, individuals and communities to support innovative projects and to contribute to sustainable development. International Organizations, NGOs, social entrepreneurs, private corporations, professional and volunteer associations, diplomatic corps, academics and students will participate in cross-sector dialogue to explore various financing opportunities, business model innovations and communication platforms.
About IOMBA
The GFSC 2010 is organized by students from the University of Geneva’s IOMBA Programme, and supported by a broad network of institutional partners, sponsors, volunteers and participants. The IOMBA Programme’s core mission is to apply private sector principles of management, strategy, and good governance to the social sector, and to bring social sector values of sustainability and humanitarian priorities to the private sector.
Meet the Team
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 Tina Santiago, Communications Director
Tina is an instigator of innovation, sustainable development and social good. Before joining the GFSC team, Tina had worked in the interactive media industry for more than four years. In 2006, she was selected to work under award-winning producers at the National Film Board of Canada (NFB), and later as interactive line producer and programmes manager at the Canadian Film Centre Media Lab.
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 Matteo Tonarelli, Content Co-Director
Matteo is a joint degree student at IOMBA and Bocconi University, in Milano, Italy. He has a Bachelor Degree in International Relations and a a Diploma in Cinema Analysis from the School of Cinema and Television of Milan. He has work experience in the cinema and television industry as an actor and movie director.
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 Lindsey Barone, Content Co-Director
Lindsey is a joint degree student at Georgetown University in Washington, DC, where she is working towards a Master of Public Policy, and the IOMBA in Geneva, Switzerland, where she will receive her MBA. She also has a Bachelor degree in Psychology and a Bachelor degree in Telecommunications from the University of Florida. She is currently interning at the International Labour Organization.
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 Diego Adame, Logistics Director
An economist by training, Diego is an operations manager and qualified financial analyst. He has nine years of experience in the private sector, including a role in a multinational company and in a medium sized construction management firm. Diego has volunteered with different NGOs in Mexico.
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 Nevena Demirovic, Partnerships Co-Director
Nevena has five years of professional experience in the financial services industry. She was a founding member and vice president of a successful UNICEF USA college chapter, which prompted her interest in humanitarian work and international organizations.
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 Kellie Coppenrath, Partnerships Co-Director
Kellie has 4 years experience in fundraising and partnership development. Most recently, she spent 2 years working for a local NGO in New Delhi providing business development services for women micro-entrepreneurs in rural India. During this time she became passionate about engaging the private sector in the development process and working to professionalize the social sector.
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Content Committee
Andrea Bouch
Valentina Di Felice
Rabsel Dorji
Alessandro Spairani
Marketing & Communications Committee
Fiona Setchell
Irene Sobol
Kinga Tari Vincent
Navida Chun-han Wang
Logistics Committee
Kristin Livshin
Badri Parthasarathy
Rebecca Spohrer
Fundraising Committee
Elizabeth Arnold
Nisrine Danaf
Heinz Duenser
Martine Guerrier
Mihaela Minca
Paula Navajas
Board of Advisors
Violaine Beix
Patrick Huber
Marshall Sitten
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