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.
The use of visual storytelling is nearly ubiquitous across industries invested in advancing social change. Still, understanding how to construct a narrative and outreach strategy that effectively changes the way people think and act is more elusive. This keynote will focus on the intersection of media and …
A major objective of the new Sustainable Development Goals is to encourage a more integrated approach to addressing economic, social, and environmental challenges. Adopting sustainable food production that also improves health can mitigate crises like under-nutrition and create new sources of income that reduce the need for …
The world increasingly sees the importance of user-centric solutions that are demand-driven, relevant, and affordable. Today’s innovation ecosystem is diffuse, with smart ideas coming from every corner of the world. Empowered by digital platforms and new forms of financing, the opportunities for accelerating innovation—wherever it starts—have never …
The impact of climate change is stressing arable land and water resources, which will increasingly impact food systems, particularly for the most vulnerable populations. We know it’s possible to respond effectively to these challenges by recognizing and drawing on the interconnected components of climate, agriculture, nutrition, health, …
“In Africa, when an old man dies, it’s a library burning.” In the last three years moved by theses words of Malian writer and ethnologist, Amadou Hampâté Bâ, Italian Specialist in Cultural Heritage, Pierpaolo Ceciliani, has developed a complex safeguard project which applies an innovative method using …
Peace Boat is an NGO run on a social business model that combines education, business, advocacy, and global travel for sustainability. This session showcases our Ecoship Project to build the world’s most sustainable passenger ship. Building on our over 30-years of social business and 90 around the …
In this interactive session participants will get to hear from a diverse group of women sharing their stories of breaking into impact investing, navigating the VC world, finding mentors, and driving the future of investing for profit and purpose. The goal is for participants to walk away …
This session will explore the relationship between ethical fashion and socially responsible investing and their collective impact on poverty alleviation and economic empowerment. The panel will feature prominent investors, leading advocates in ethical fashion and long-time veterans of the space who will provide insights into how to …
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 …
Opportunities to use behavior research and design to create a new era of products and services for low-income communities in the United States
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 …
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.
