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Exploring how energy innovations can improve the lives of people living in developing countries will be the subject of a Nov. 11 discussion at the University of North Carolina’s Kenan-Flagler Business School. The event was organized by the Center for Sustainable Enterprise and the Center for International Business Education and Research.

Exploring how energy innovations can improve the lives of people living in developing countries will be the subject of a Nov. 11 discussion at the University of North Carolina’s Kenan-Flagler Business School. The event was organized by the Center for Sustainable Enterprise and the Center for International Business Education and Research.

Unmesh Brahme and Jayashankar Swaminathan will discuss how social enterprise and energy solutions can fuel bottom-of-the-pyramid markets. The free public lecture in Koury Auditorium will begin at 5:30 p.m. with a reception afterward. To attend, send a message to cse@unc.edu. Parking for the event will be available in the business school parking deck.

Brahme is a Yale World Fellow, president and co-founder of Climate Civics Institute, a community centric initiative in climate adaptation and policy innovation. He also is managing director and chief executive officer of Sustainability CXO Partners Worldwide, a global advisory firm working with CEOs, top management and boards.

Swaminathan is Kenan-Flagler’s senior associate dean of academic affairs and the Glaxo Distinguished Professor of Global Business and Operations, Technology and Innovation Management. He is the author of the book “Indian Economic Superpower: Fiction or Future?” His research focuses on global supply-chain management, mass customization and business-to-business e-commerce.

Kenan-Flagler Business School contact: Allison Adams, aadams@unc.edu, (919) 962-7235

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