IXL Social Enterprise Case Studies Food Security January 2013

Food Security in Urban Slums by 2018 AUTHORS Dr. Hitendra Patel Managing Director, IXL Center; Hult Professor of Innovation and Growth Hitendra Patel is the Managing Director of the IXL Center. He helps Fortune 1000 companies identify and implement new growth engines or helps them build innovation capability. He has written all the cases for the Hult Prize and is on its advisory board. Previously, Hitendra worked at Monitor, ADL, and Motorola. Ronald Jonash Partner, IXL Center At Arthur D. Little for 25 years, Ron led the effort to translate strategic planning methods to the institutional and non-profit sector as well as the effort to transition a technology innovation practice to a broader strategic innovation practice. Ron was also head of the Innovation practice at the Monitor Group for five years before launching the Center for Innovation Excellence and Leadership and the Global Innovation Management Institute. Kristen Anderson Consultant, IXL Center Kristen is a consultant with the IXL Center. Kristen has worked with the Hult Prize since 2010, when she was a student in London. In 2012, she wrote the case study with Habitat for Humanity. She specializes in corporate and MBA Management Consulting training. Kristen also provides coaching and training for innovation and business intelligence action projects around the world. Julius Bautista Consultant, IXL Center Julius works on product development and research efforts at IXL Center. He has contributed to the development of white papers, articles and books around the topic of innovation. Additionally, Julius co-wrote the One Laptop per Child (OLPC) case used by Hult Prize for the 2012 challenge. He is also a mentor at the Hult Innovation Olympics helping MBA students generate breakthrough ideas for OLPC to educate more children in developing countries. RESEARCH TEAM Juris Baldunciks Research Associate, IXL Center Juris is a research associate at IXL Center. Prior to IXL Center, he has worked on management and finance consulting projects in Latvia as well as in the student NGO sector. Juris has B.Sc. from University of Latvia in Business Administration. Karla Gomes Consultant, IXL Center Karla has more than four years of consulting experience working in Strategy and Organization (S&O) related projects where she worked with public and private sector clients for various industries such as energy, finance and construction, among others. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS The writing team would like to give special thanks to the following: Alfredo Lozano Cordova, General Director, Fundación Mexicana para el Desarrollo Rural A.C. Victor Fernandes, Former Innovation Director, Bunge Pierre Ferrari, CEO, Heifer International Grupo Bimbo Hal Hamilton, Co-Director, Sustainable Food Laboratory Dan Maxwell, Professor and Research Director for Food Security and Complex Emergencies, Tufts University Dave Stangis, Vice President Public Affairs and Corporate Responsibility, Campbell Soup Company Steve Sywulka, World Renew, West Africa Sara Sywulka, Disaster Risk Reduction Specialist, Food for the Hungry The Hult Prize and IXL Center have compiled research for this case from known and credible sources. The authors have attempted to use accurate information as much as dynamic data can be accurately measured and reported. The authors explicitly disclaim to the extent permitted by law responsibility for the accuracy, content or availability of information located throughout this case or for any damage incurred owing to use of the information contained therein. Version 1.0, January 2013 Hult International Business School Publishing 24

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