Leveraging Innovation Through Public/Private Partnership - Thorkil Sonne

Leveraging Innovation through Public/Private Partnership

Global Interdependence Center January 13th 2016 Thorkil Sonne Founder and CEO Specialisterne Š Specialisterne 2014. All rights reserved.

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A Life Changing Moment

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Weed or herb?

Unwanted or wanted?

You decide! Š Specialisterne 2014. All rights reserved.

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Winners European Space Agency Robotics Competition 2015

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Social Entrepreneurship Mission To enable employment for autistic people through innovation, collaboration and knowledge sharing.

Vision A world where people are given equal opportunities in the labor market.

Values Respect

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Accommodation

Clarity

Accessibility

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The Autism Advantage

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Dandelion Job Application

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The Stakeholders Jobs

Candidates

• Large Employers

• Individuals

• Medium Employers

• Families

• Small Employers

• Education providers • Local governments • Policy makers

• Social Entrepreneurs/NGOs • Social investors

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Global Interdependence Andorra, Argentina, Aruba, Australia, Austria, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brazil, Bulgaria, Burma, Canada, Chile, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cote d’Ivoire, Croatia, Cuba, Cyprus, Czech Rep., Denmark, Dominican Rep., Ecuador, Egypt, Finland, France, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Honduras, Hong Kong, Hungary, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Iran, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Jordan, Kenya, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Luxembourg, Madagascar, Malaysia, Mauritius, Mexico, Morocco, Myanmar, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nigeria, Norway, Oman, Pakistan, Panama, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Puerto Rico, Qatar, Romania, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Serbia, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, Uganda, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, Ukraine, Uruguay, United States of America, Venezuela, Vietnam, Yemen

Goal: 1,000,000 jobs globally; 100,000 jobs USA Š Specialisterne 2015. All rights reserved.

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Call to Action Globally “This year, I am pleased to launch an employment “Call to Action”, inviting businesses to make concrete commitments to employ people on the autism spectrum” UN General Secretary, Ban Ki-moon UN World Autism Awareness Day 2015

UN Sustainability Development Goal: Promote sustained, inclusive and sustainable economic growth, full and productive employment and decent work for all

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Call to Action: Delaware Valley We have • the vision • the concept • the track record

With committed stakeholders we can make the Delaware Valley a power house for competitive employment of autistic people. © Specialisterne 2015. All rights reserved.

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Let us set a goal and take action

You are all invited Thorkil Sonne CEO, Chairman Specialisterne USA Ashoka Globalizer Fellow

Schwab Foundation Social Entrepreneur thso@specialisterne.com www.usa.specialisterne.com

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