Stream 2: Socially Responsible Investments -NGO , 2:30 pm

Short Introduction - Session #2 Social Responsible Investments (NGO)

David Newing is a Strategic Consultant and Social Entrepreneur. Drawing from his extensive experience, remarkable track record and personal networks in Canada, the USA, and in Europe, he is well recognized as a world-class leader in forward thinking, creative management and social entrepreneurship.

Following a successful 21-year career in the British Royal Navy, rising to the rank of Commander, he was appointed as the London UK based Secretary General of the Duke of Edinburgh's Award International Association. David spent the 1980's building The Duke of Edinburgh's Award Program into an International program involving over 50 national youth achievement programs - in most cases under the direction of the Heads of State of those Countries.

During the 1990's and following a family relocation from London, UK to Ottawa, Canada, he continued this successful track record, as the co-founder and designer of a widening number of highly successful initiatives and new programs including the Canadian Youth Business Foundation (CYBF) and Net Corps Canada.

Through the 1990s he has also successfully consulted with: a wide variety of agencies including the International Development Research Centre (IDRC), Human Resources Development Canada (HRDC), Industry Canada,, the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency (ACOA), Canada's Advanced Internet Development Organization (Canarie) , South Asia Partnerships Canada (SAP),The Assembly of First Nations (AFN) and the OAS Trust for the Americas - for whom he acted as Senior Adviser while resident in Washington DC from 1998 to 2000.

His main social ventures since returning to residency in Ottawa in 2000 include being Co-President, P4Bottomline Inc; Co-Chair, Jade's KIDS Foundation; Co-Founder and Senior Adviser, The Digital Opportunities Trust and Senior Adviser, Master Entrepreneur International.

David is currently a Professor at Algonquin College where he teaches International Business at its Business School He is also Co President of the consulting company P4Bottomline Inc.