PricewaterhouseCoopers gathered more than 150 leaders of social enterprise organisations to debate with an expert panel: the role of the Board; strategies to beat the recession; and the future of funding. Watch highlights below.

Video 1:
Philip Wright, Partner at PricewaterhouseCoopers, shares his thoughts on operating a social enterprise in a recession. Philip feels they have a real opportunity to use it to their advantage and gain market share by being proactive and focusing on what really matters, planning for different scenarios, taking advantage of every opportunity and managing costs

Video 2:
Rodney Schwartz, CEO of ClearlySo, the world’s first marketplacefor social business & enterprise, commerce and investment, gives his insight into the future of social enterprise funding. Rodney looks at 4 areas: sources of funding; types of instruments; delivery mechanisms and conditions of business.

Video 3:
Stephen Dawson, Chairman of Impetus Trust, talks about what is expected of Boards of social enterprises. Stephen talks about 3 key areas for Boards to focus their attention on - strategic direction, holding management to account and meeting stakeholder expectations.