3. A Business Model for the 21st century Farming in the Desert Mohamed Sultan ILO Conference, Social Entrepreneurship, Cairo, Egypt 20 th November, 2015

4. Transforming the Desert – 38 Years of SEKEM The first SEKEM building in 1979 The same building in 2009 A SEKEM field in 1987 The same field in 2009

5. Ecological agriculture in Egypt - Compost

6. Innovative SEKEM: - Aiming for the impossible.. Opening ceremony of the Sinai Project 2008 The land before…

7. …and changing our world. … and after 18 months.

8. The Sustainable Development Flower Ecological Life Cultural Life Societal Life Economic Life

9. $$$ Bussiness Solutions Food security Poverty Nutrition Education Health Climate Change Water Scarcity Social Challenges

10. SEKEMs Approcah to Development Kindergarten and school Medical centre Vocational training Community school (Chamomile Children) Children with special needs Adult education EBDA- COAE R&D and training Heliopolis University for Sustainable Development Charity vs. Development

11. Associative Business Integrative value chain & Associations

12. Social Innovation is the Solution EMBRACE MORE SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURS Space Country Time

13. Thank you very much for your attention! www.sekem.com Mohamed Sultan SEKEM Group Mohamed.sultan@sekem.com