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Leveraging Innovation through Public/Private Partnership

Global Interdependence Center

January 13th 2016

Thorkil Sonne

Founder and CEO

Specialisterne


A Life Changing Moment

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Weed or herb?

Unwanted or wanted?

You decide!


Winners European Space Agency Robotics Competition 2015


Mission

To enable employment for autistic people through innovation, collaboration and knowledge sharing.

Vision

A world where people are given equal opportunitiesin the labor market.

Values

Respect Accommodation Clarity Accessibility

Social Entrepreneurship


The Autism Advantage


Dandelion Job Application


The Stakeholders

Jobs

• Large Employers

• Medium Employers

• Small Employers

Candidates

• Individuals

• Families

• Education providers

• Local governments

• Policy makers

• Social Entrepreneurs/NGOs

• Social investors


Global Interdependence

Andorra, Argentina, Aruba, Australia, Austria, Bahrain,

Bangladesh, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brazil, Bulgaria,

Burma, Canada, Chile, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cote d’Ivoire,

Croatia, Cuba, Cyprus, Czech Rep., Denmark, Dominican Rep., Ecuador,

Egypt, Finland, France, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Honduras, Hong Kong, Hungary, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Iran, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Jordan, Kenya, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Luxembourg, Madagascar, Malaysia, Mauritius, Mexico, Morocco, Myanmar, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nigeria, Norway, Oman,

Pakistan, Panama, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Puerto Rico, Qatar, Romania, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Serbia, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia,

South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, Uganda, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom,

Ukraine, Uruguay, United States of America, Venezuela,

Vietnam, Yemen

Goal: 1,000,000 jobs globally; 100,000 jobs USA


Call to Action Globally

“This year, I am pleased to launch an employment “Call to Action”, inviting businesses to make concrete commitments to employ people on the autism spectrum”

UN General Secretary, Ban Ki-moon

UN World Autism Awareness Day 2015

UN Sustainability Development Goal:

Promote sustained, inclusive and sustainable economic growth, full and productive employment and decent work for all


Call to Action: Delaware Valley

We have

• the vision

• the concept

• the track record

With committed stakeholders we can make the Delaware Valley a power house for competitive employment of autistic people.


Thorkil Sonne

CEO, Chairman

Specialisterne USA

Ashoka Globalizer Fellow

Schwab Foundation Social Entrepreneur

[email protected]

www.usa.specialisterne.com

Let us set a goal and take action

You are all invited

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http://www.specialistpeople.com/

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