{{Short description|International conference on social entrepreneurship}} {{Infobox company | hq_location_city = Hubballi | key_people = Dr. Desh Deshpande, Jaishree Deshpande, Naveen Jha, Dilip Modi, Raju Reddy | website = [http://www.developmentdialogue.org www.developmentdialogue.org] }}
'''Development Dialogue'''<ref name="Past Development Dialogue's">{{Cite web|url=http://www.developmentdialogue.org/past-dd.php|title=Development Dialogue|access-date=2017-01-02|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170103003758/http://www.developmentdialogue.org/past-dd.php|archive-date=2017-01-03|url-status=dead}}</ref> is an international conference on social entrepreneurship held by Deshpande Foundation, a non-governmental organization founded in 1996 by Dr. Desh Deshpande and Jaishree Deshpande.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.livemint.com/Home-Page/ZKNhFW8SwSe5HVUmXAGjgO/People-must-become-problem-solvers-Gururaj-Deshpande.html|title=People must become problem solvers: Gururaj Deshpande|date=5 March 2016 }}</ref>
During this Dialogue, delegates from diverse sectors and geographies come together to share proven models, innovations and transforming perspectives about improving social infrastructure.<ref name="Forbes">{{Cite web|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/nishacharya/2014/01/22/the-largest-entrepreneurship-conference-you-have-never-heard-of/#53c723cc4155|title=The Largest Entrepreneurship Conference You Have Never Heard Of|website=Forbes }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://avpn.asia/2015/11/05/capacity-building-deshpande-foundation/|title=Capacity Building – Deshpande Foundation seeding local social innovation from entrepreneur to entrepreneur|date=5 November 2015 }}</ref> Sessions on different aspects of social entrepreneurship are conducted during this conference with keynote addresses from Deshpande Foundation, partners and its associated organizations. This includes featured speakers, business-track specific offerings, and panel discussions.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://fya.tv/the-development-dialogue/|title=The Development Dialogue}}</ref>
Development Dialogue is held annually in the three Sandbox regions :
==Hubli Sandbox==
Since 2008, Hubli Sandbox in Hubballi, India has been organizing the Development Dialogue.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.asianage.com/technomics/india-needs-10-million-entrepreneurs-solving-problems-billion-people-364|title='India needs 10 million entrepreneurs solving problems of a billion people'|date=2 February 2016 }}</ref> ==Ek Soch Sandbox==
The Ek Soch Sandbox in Varanasi was co-founded by Dilip Modi, the pioneering telecom entrepreneur in India and Naveen Jha, CEO of Deshpande Foundation, India. The first Ek Soch Development Dialogue was conducted in 2016.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.indiainfoline.com/article/general-csr/ek-soch-sandbox-to-host-development-dialogue-2016-116070400092_1.html|title=Ek Soch Sandbox to host 'Development Dialogue 2016'}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://delhigreens.com/2016/07/07/ek-soch-sandbox-development-dialogue-2016-bhu-varanasi/|title=Ek Soch Sandbox Development Dialogue 2016 at BHU, Varanasi|date=7 July 2016 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.eksochsandbox.org/dd2016.php|title=Ek Soch Development Dialogue Speakers}}</ref>
==Kakatiya Sandbox==
The Kakatiya Sandbox in Telangana is a co-creation of Raju Reddy, Founder and former CEO of Sierra Atlantic and Phanindra Sama, co-founder of Redbus.in. The first Kakatiya Development Dialogue was conducted in 2016.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.thehansindia.com/posts/index/Telangana/2016-01-31/Development-Dialogue-programme-held/203799|title=Development Dialogue programme held|date=31 January 2016 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.kakatiyasandbox.in/DD2016.php|title=Kakatiya Development Dialogue Speakers}}</ref>
==History==
===2008===
The first Development Dialogue was held at the IMSR Business School in Hubballi, Karnataka in January 2008. Over 200 delegates from partner organizations came together to discuss their work in the Sandbox.<ref name="Past Development Dialogue's" />
===2009===
The second Dialogue was held on June 2 - 3 based on the theme ‘Sandbox & Global Perspectives’ where innovation in the Sandbox was highlighted.
===2010===
This dialogue held on June 21 - 22 featured over 40 speakers in various sector-based panels with the theme ‘Changing Mindsets’.
===2011===
Theme ‘Leveraging Opportunity’ held on January 27 - 29<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/todays-paper/tp-economy/development-dialogue/article2327259.ece|title=Development Dialogue 2011|date=25 January 2011 }}</ref>
===2012===
Theme ‘Value Chain' held on January 15 - 17
===2013===
Theme 'Tipping Point' held on January 30 - February 1
===2014===
Theme 'Counting What Matters' held on January 20 - 22<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://kannada.oneindia.com/news/dharwad/deshpande-foundation-development-dialogue-from-january-19-080989.html|title=Development Dialogue 2014}}</ref><ref name="Forbes" />
===2015===
Theme 'Scaling by Proving' held on February 6 - 8<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.upayasv.org/blog/2015/3/18/93jmfw3tosiyhxdkl00tjlctd1qzwi|title=Development Dialogue 2015}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.thealternative.in/business/deshpande-foundation-presents-development-dialogue-2015/|title=Deshpande Foundation presents Development Dialogue 2015}}</ref>
===2016===
Theme - 'Innovate globally, Execute locally' held on February 6 - 7<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.iuemag.com/january2016/ef/execute-locally-innovate-globally.php|title='Execute Locally, Innovate Globally' Development Dialogue 2016}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/development-dialogue2016-begins/article8204943.ece|title='Development Dialogue-2016' begins|website=The Hindu }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.business-standard.com/article/finance/india-needs-a-specialised-regulatory-authority-for-microfinance-muhammad-yunus-116020700604_1.html|title=India needs a specialised regulatory authority for microfinance: Muhammad Yunus|date=7 February 2016 }}</ref>
===2017===
This year, the Development Dialogue, themed ‘Scaling Effectively’ is going to be held on January 28 - 29.
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