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.
Submit Your SOCAP Open Proposal Here
As you plan your submission, consider the most effective, engaging format for your content idea. The SOCAP16 themes are available to help you gain an understanding of some primary areas of programming, but we always welcome a variety of topics connected to the social impact movement. Don’t forget to check out the SOCAP Open FAQs and our Tips for Crafting a Winning SOCAP Open Idea as you develop your proposal.
Education is a central factor in both individual and community economic stability. In order to address and break down the structural barriers inhibiting citizens and neighborhoods from achieving financial self-sufficiency, a drive for creative, innovative solutions for workforce preparation, skill building, credentialing and access to professional networks, …
Practicing everyday inclusion immediately opens us up to valuable opportunities for social connection. Solutions to our biggest problems or the gateway to the most valuable connection could be the result of one meaningful conversation that was the result of establishing a goal like meeting 1 new person …
For those living in food deserts, choosing to eat healthy is often unrealistic. For people in affluent neighborhoods, overpaying for healthy meals on-the-go is reality. What if there was another way? By taking the first step to educate and support low-income families, while ensuring access to affordable …
Our present economic system prioritizes growth and short-term outcomes, putting humans and ecosystems on a collision course with the finite, physical limitations of the biosphere. There is, however, a new economic movement afoot – one that works to value and regenerate capital assets. The regenerative paradigm draws …
At the heart of the intersection of money and meaning lies an enlightened negotiation. In this interactive session, you will learn to integrate in business and in life three universal laws of Enlightened Negotiation®: trust, flexibility and strength. Whether you’re an experienced negotiator, entrepreneur, or conscious capitalist, …
Housing is a basic human need that our society struggles to provide for our most vulnerable community members, and there are myriad opportunities to innovate in the space. Come learn how One Degree and Compass Family Services teamed up to dramatically improve affordable housing in the Bay …
Ever wonder if major institutions - from Fortune 500 companies to INGOs - are investing for impact? We often hear impact investment positioned on a spectrum of investor expectations, with one side anchored by an appetite for high commercial returns and the other by philanthropic investors, or …
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, …
Opportunities to use behavior research and design to create a new era of products and services for low-income communities in the United States
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 does your life experience shape your view of the world? How does it seep into your interactions, or into the products and services you’re designing and funding? “Designing for Worldview” is an interactive workshop that applies the problem-solving power of human-centered design to the challenge of …
How do for-profit businesses with social mission organize themselves to compete in the future economy? What is the optimal legal structure (traditional corporation, LLC, benefit corporation)? What do larger impact investors such as foundations, family officers look for in investment opportunities? What metrics should for-profit social mission …
As financial inclusion transforms into inclusive fintech, stupendous barriers remain ahead of the industry. The startups that will lead the charge from emerging markets have difficulty raising capital to accelerate their traction and the lessons they learn are usually not shared widely. To address those twin challenges, …
This panel will discuss the trends of impact investing in healthcare and approaches different impact investors are taking to build healthcare investment portfolios in emerging markets. The session will start with the moderator providing a general overview of key trends in healthcare impact investing. This will be …
What blinders do we bring to our missions? How might one’s sector expertise foster myopia? Visionaries are beginning to uncover new market opportunities & solutions by gazing past traditional sectors with fresh lenses. Discuss with a panel this intersection of realms: • How can impact investors engage …
New models of finance for women are exploding around the globe. Join us for a highly interactive session that breaks all the rules of traditional investing, shares radical approaches to impactful value-add finance, and gets actionable with a challenge to the audience and the SoCap Conference. This …
Intended audience: people of all religious traditions Purpose: moving from compassionate charity to compassionate changemaking Outcomes: • Discovering how we those who are in faith communities can use the power of the marketplace to bring lasting change in the lives of our neighbors and in our neighborhoods. …
Intended audience: people of all religious traditions Purpose: moving from compassionate charity to compassionate changemaking Outcomes: • Discovering how we those who are in faith communities can use the power of the marketplace to bring lasting change in the lives of our neighbors and in our neighborhoods. …
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 1-15
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.
