A conversation with serial social entrepreneur Shaffi Mather

Free for students: BOP Innovation to Address Social Needs and Corruption: A conversation with Shaffi Mather, Serial Social Entrepreneur This event is part of the Nand and Jeet Khemka Distinguished Speaker Forum and is sponsored by the Jerome A. Chazen Institute of International Business. In 2005 Shaffi Mather launched Dial 1298 for Ambulance — a program that attempted to fill the need for universally accessible, high-quality emergency medical services in India. By 2009, with additional support from the Acumen Fund, 1298 operated more than 90 ambulances in Mumbai and several other locations in India. See the Columbia CaseWorks abstract on Dial 1298 for Ambulance. Mather is a lawyer, public policy analyst, and prolific social entrepreneur, creating other enterprises that address social needs, including Education Access for All, a network of schools in villages across India with cross-subsidy access to economically underprivileged students. Mather also works with MokshaYugAccess (MYA), a rural supply chains solutions company. Monday, November 22, 2010 6:00 – 8:00 p.m. Location: Columbia Club 15 West 43rd Street New York, NY Please click here to register. $20 per alum; $30 per guest; $10 nonprofit professionals A limited number of comp spaces are available. Please contact jt2121@columbia.edu. About Shaffi Mather Shaffi Mather is a Lawyer, Entrepreneur and a Public Policy Analyst. He is the founder of Ambulance Access for All (Dial 1298 for Ambulance — an Emergency Response Ambulance Service), Education Access for All (Newton Schools in Small Town India and E-tutor Digital Teaching/Learning Support) and www.bribebusters.com (an organization battling individual instances of demands for bribes). He is the Vice Chairman of MATHER and Founder Chairman of ZIQITZA. He is also co-promoter of Moksha Yug Access (an integrated Rural Supply Chain Organization based on Microfinance and Self Help Groups). Shaffi is an active member of Indian National Congress Party. Shaffi is one of the founders of Ambulance Access for All/Dial 1298 for Ambulance. It is an initiative started by a group of young professionals with a high degree of social and public commitment with the primary objective of rolling out a nationwide network of Life Support Ambulance Service accessible to anyone, anytime and anywhere through an easy to remember four digit telephone number. Today, Dial 1298 for Ambulance is India's largest private sector Ambulance service with operations in Mumbai, Kerala and Bihar. Shaffi co-founded Education Access for All which is setting up a network of schools in small towns/villages across India with cross-subsidy access to economically underprivileged students and developing a technology based low cost study material access for students across India. He also co-founded Mather Projects, which designs its villas and apartments with the belief that the quality of a home must improve the quality of the homeowner's life. Previously, Shaffi served as Senior Vice President & Head, Retail Rollout for Reliance Industries Ltd. where he was responsible for drawing up the roll out strategy and setting up 1000+ Reliance Webworld & Reliance Webworld Express stores across 500+ districts throughout India. He served as Chief Officer & Vice President of E City Indian Limited for the Essel/Zee TV Group and Assistant Vice President of Westex International Inc. About the Lecture The Nand and Jeet Khemka Distinguished Speaker Forum, established in May 2008 by Board of Overseers member Nand L. Khemka '56 and his wife, Jeet, brings leaders in industry, commerce, finance, and government from India and around the globe to New York to share their perspective on India's growing economy and business policies. These visits will create powerful opportunities for the School to engage alumni, faculty, students, and representatives of the business community in an active dialogue on this evolving region.