SOCAP strives to offer diverse content across the spectrum of business and capital innovation advancing social and environmental impact. SOCAP Open is a public submission platform that helps us source suggestions directly from our community. As in past years, SOCAP16 will include interactive sessions, panel discussions, workshops, and storytelling opportunities. By proposing a session idea and/or voting, we invite you to add your unique voice to the conversation.
How can we develop an economy based on abundance rather than scarcity? Regenerative economics is a way of recasting entrepreneurship with an understanding of stewardship, so that investments and innovations are valued by how they cultivate healthy relationships, cooperation, and a thriving planet. In this session we’ll …
Kids effectively took the lead by nagging parents to action on recycling, seatbelt use, littering, anti-smoking/drug campaigns. The missing one-third of the population, not yet involved in climate change discussion, are elementary school aged children, parents and teachers. The best way to reach parents is through children …
Tolerance is a muscle that gets strengthened as you practice it. And this practice starts at home, with your parents, siblings, friends, etc. We enjoy life more when we embark on a journey of tolerance: start by asking, then understanding, accepting and eventually appreciating, differing view points, …
Many impact entrepreneurs are reluctant to raise capital from investors due to concerns over losing control over their mission. Female impact entrepreneurs are even more reluctant because of the horror stories they’ve heard about sexism in the world of finance. Hear from a diverse group of women …
I would love to attend and speak at SOCAP16 I’ve spoken on many panels including at Fashion Digital and at the Spanish Chamber of Commerce panel with my mentor Alexandra Wilkinson Wilson founder of Gilt Groupe and Glam Squad and at many other fashion conferences and Universities. …
Mezzanine Debt is one of the newer Debt Instruments available to investment fund managers but how is it being used in small, underdeveloped capital markets? This discussion will dive into the pros and cons of using Mezzanine Debt in underdeveloped markets over other instruments available.
Impact investment has been around for more than a decade and yet it still has yet to take off in smaller emerging markets. We will hear from a variety of experts who started investing in “riskier” economies to support the growth of social businesses. Why did they …
Interested in what it takes to be a first time fund manager? Sit down with Fund managers who have started their own Impact Funds in Emerging Markets. These experts will share their tricks of the trade on what it takes to start and manage a successful impact …
Most mainstream AgTech technologies are being catered towards larger, mainstream agricultural producers but what about small shareholder farmers? In this panel discussion, we will be inviting experts in the field of AgTech solutions who have been working out ways to provide access to innovative technology solutions for …
We all have that friend in our social group who we like but who is really socially awkward. Can the same be true for Mezzanine Debt investors attempting to participate in the venture space? Does it really even belong in the venture space? Or perhaps, Mezzanine Debt …
The world’s largest passive house-certified project is underway in Kansas City, saving over 90 percent in energy use. Fundrise is changing the way real estate is funded, allowing anyone with $1000 to invest in a new online Real Estate Investment Trust. Affordable housing is going green as …
In a world filled with noise and distractions, we forget how to listen deeply — with presence, full attention, curiosity, and non-judgment. When we listen deeply we hear our own inner voice — essential as we navigate an increasingly complex world. We also truly connect with others …
Could you use some expert advice on a tough challenge or great opportunity for your organization? Get your questions answered by top-notch experts in one-on-one, 15 minute sessions. Experts may include accounting, advocacy, finance, fundraising, HR, law, leadership, marketing, PR, and social startups. Some of these folks …
Design thinking is a proven and repeatable problem solving protocol that anyone can employ to achieve big results. It combines creative and critical thinking, focusing on solutions, not problems. We’ll use a 90-minute fast-paced mock project where we’ll run though a full design cycle including deep empathy, …
Easy access to information and simple communication possibilities offered by mobile internet via tablets and smartphones have fundamentally changed our everyday life. However, blind or visually impaired people can only use this technology to a certain extent. Voice recognition and voice response can only help so much. …
Two years, SOCAP along with PEERS, hosted a conference exclusively focused on the Sharing Economy. Now in 2016, sharing is still big business. But the Black Lives Matter movement has generated the first sustained, substantive critique of the “Sharing Economy” Silicon Valley gold-rush. How will AirBnb, Uber, …
In countries like India, Indonesia, Kenya and other emerging economies, digital new growth enterprises (startups) are growing rapidly, alongside traditional social businesses. Digital enterprises typically cannot be localized to any one region, location type, demographic or even language, which are some of the traditional ways of defining …
Jennifer Kenning, Managing Director Speaking Topics • What do investors look for when investing in a Social Enterprise o Mission, team, due diligence, and terms - truly creating a win/win model o We must be sitting on the same side of the table willing to collaborate to …
GIIRS and GIIN(IRIS) can help a single organization measure their impact, but neither solves the problem of measuring the impact across a diverse portfolio. The Pinchot Impact Index is a simple, usable solution to this problem, calculating a single number, no matter how many investments or how …
For early-stage investing, Angels, foundations and other are copying the venture capital investment model, despite the fact that model doesn’t even work for the majority of venture capital funds, despite that model only working for the tiny number of startups with potentials of billions of dollars in …
The recent problems of unemployment of the youth as being a big concern to our organization and the recent Oil drop in the world market as being a treat to the Nigeria Economy, couple with the various security challenges in which Nigeria is currently facing in which …
Impact evidence is often missing element in the impact investment as many brand traditional investments as socially responsible investing. Developing a collective impact measurement system is essential to funders such as foundations, impact funds, and high-impact nonprofit organizations. Funders collect data using MS-Excel, which creates a significant …
This 30 minute workshop will help your organization craft an effective and integrated video strategy that will give you a solid ROI. Using real case studies, we will cover video strategy best practices and common mistakes social enterprises and nonprofits make when planning out their video strategy. …
The American healthcare system is broken and those most at risk are people with a serious illness (think: cancer, heart disease) or those who are nearing the end of life (think: our aging parents). Unfortunately, people are often not empowered to speak up for the kind of …
Important 2016 Dates
- JUNE 3
Final day to submit an idea. - JUNE 4-15
Commenting and voting period. All sessions open for voting. - JUNE 16-28
Judging panel and final selection by SOCAP16 Content Team. - JUNE 29
Winning sessions announced to session organizers.
