As climate change intensifies, the need for investment to build environmental resilience has never been greater. Alternative models that leverage private capital, such as pay-for-success, represent an opportunity to attract new sources of funding to meet critical environmental challenges. How do you measure “success” and how do …

Our society has a waste problem. Food and agriculture waste is growing and estimated to be a yearly global cost well into the billions; material recycling rates are stagnant, landfills are overburdened and our oceans are projected to have more plastic than fish by 2050. These problems …

Opportunities to learn are more varied and widely available today than at any time in history — from robotics camps and coding jams to maker spaces and MOOCs. So why are millions of youth disconnected, under-educated, and under- or unemployed? LRNG Cities are fueling the access, guidance, …

91 million Americans with retirement plans own ETFs and mutual funds, but it’s almost impossible to know what stocks your funds hold. If you don’t know what you own, how can you align your investments with your values? New online tools make it possible to screen fund …

As the world morphs, there will always be new problems to solve, but how are we equipping the next set of social entrepreneurs to tackle them? This panel will discuss the leading tools and tactics to embed teaching social entrepreneurship to young adults and young students.

Family Offices have embraced social impact investment as a route to improve the legacy left to younger and future generations. This is reflected by the long-term beneficiaries of these investment, as 85% of millennials agree that social and environmental impact is important for investment decisions as opposed …

This session will provide a first hand account of investors and entrepreneurs working in Sierra Leone during the Ebola crisis. We will discuss the critical role impact investments played in the Ebola remediation process. Including the efforts Splash Mobile Money played in ensuring health workers received harzard …

today food waste is a huge problem in every part of the world and its also an issue with natural resources that goes into waste while peoples dont have enough to eat

How does the sticky topic of “ ownership” figure in the discussions on inclusive entrepreneurship? In the world of creative artisanal products produced at the Bottom of the Pyramid, an endless succession of hands, handle each product. So… who owns what? Are there fair ways to share …

We know women make up a tiny fraction of U.S. venture capital investors. But what about impact investors? Are we improving our diversity in investment decision-makers and company Board representation? What advantages do female impact investors have over their male counterparts and their traditional finance counterparts? What …

The Womanity Foundation has been working for 11 years to elevate the voice and foster the empowerment of women in emerging economies and fragile states. It has holistically addressed girls’ enrollment and learning outcomes in Afghanistan, and is currently piloting unprecedented vocational training courses for Afghan high …

It takes a village to support an entrepreneur, especially a social entrepreneur. How do you build a village to support ALL social entrepreneurs? After a community of mentors, investors, and support organizations have been built, how can you ensure diversity and inclusion? This panel will discuss how …

Current models of leadership development are based in organizational structures, but now that a third or more of the workforce is working independently-including many of you in the audience at SOCAP or those you support-leadership development has new meaning. Many who have stepped out on their own …

You’ve thought long and hard about outputs and metrics collection. You’ve begun a regular data collection process with your investees. But now that information is flowing your way, what do you actually do with all this data? Who should you report to? What data should be made …

Trillions of dollars will be needed if we want to get serious about addressing big market failures like extreme poverty, lack of access to safe water and basic sanitation and achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) over the next 15 years. A lot more capital will need …

Opportunities to use behavior research and design to create a new era of products and services for low-income communities in the United States

Social Impact Bonds are hot. But Social Impact Incentives may be a logical next step: an effective way of leveraging pay-for-success for social enterprises delivering real impact. We’ll explore how Social Impact Incentives are attracting investors to enterprises in Latin America and what they teach about new …

There is an ongoing debate as to whether there is a trade-off between social and financial returns in impact investing. In this debate, the question is often framed as, “Can you maintain market-rate returns, while getting impact as well?” or “How much impact can we get while …

This panel will discuss the greatest revolution in business since the Industrial Revolution, shifting from focus on profit to purpose Panelists represent leading organizations in this new revolution including: MetroMile: Pay per mile car insurance empowering drivers by creating a more connected and informed car ownership experience. …

Many practitioners recognize that Africa has many opportunities for impact investment. However many perceive the continent as a challenging destination despite the significant impact potential. On this panel, impact investors operating at the African frontline will share their experiences and help to demystify the African impact investment …

How can we intentionally design social enterprises to achieve impact on a large scale? Very often, solutions are either too universal or too context-specific. If we embrace the rich variety in local contexts from the start, we will develop solutions that can be adapted much quicker to …

This workshop helps (non)designated leaders to adopt The H.O.S.T. Next Level Leadership Toolkit. The toolkit embodies human-centered process innovation skills, to unlock human potential in the business, social, and educational context, across the world. The H.O.S.T. toolkit has been applied at various international business schools, at startup …

Energy has become increasingly tantamount with development. So much so that the implementation of thematic areas of the Millennium Development Goals can be made possible only with a coherent energy strategy. This session will introduce Solar Microgrid with smart metering models promoting embedded energy strategies within larger …

Contraception is recognized as one of the highest-leverage interventions to increase self-determination, improve maternal and child health, and lift families out of poverty. So why have most of the new contraceptives of the past two decades, even those developed with public money, been priced out of reach …

Despite the rise of impact investing, and billions of dollars poured into this space, Pioneer Gap Social Entrepreneurs innovating on finding solutions to challenging social issues in poverty alleviation for poor often find themselves caught in scenario where access to patient capital is extremely hard to find. …