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.
Millennials are unlike any other generation to date. They are eager to connect, make impact and create meaning. They are also the future of philanthropy and the workforce. They ask “why?” and want truthful answers. They give lots of time and the aggregate impact of their donations …
“In a real sense all life is inter-related. All men are caught in an inescapable network of mutuality, tied in a single garment of destiny. Whatever affects one directly, affects all indirectly. I can never be what I ought to be until you are what you ought …
The case for investing in women has never been stronger, and the need has never been greater. Learn from pioneering women investors and leaders about why gender lens investing is growing, how it will affect everyone, and what you can do to get involved.
We all exist in networks full of unseen resources. Leverage Your Network is designed to help you identify those resources and realize that no matter what goal you are trying to accomplish, you already have the necessary tools to accomplish it. In this workshop, you will imagine …
As more and more entrepreneurs join and build the impact sector today, we often feel that we are tackling important global issues in isolation. Who is there for us to discuss the most important things in our lives? How do we best support social entrepreneurs in meaningful, …
As more and more entrepreneurs join and build the impact sector today, we often feel that we are tackling important global issues in isolation. Who is there for us to discuss the most important things in our lives? How do we best support social entrepreneurs in meaningful, …
This will be a research-based, uncensored, BS-free, thought-provoking, and inspiring session to help participants integrate their own work with new ideas they’re learning at SOCAP to identify opportunities for more impact, satisfaction, and/or efficiency. We’ll each present a real tradeoff that we struggle with (e.g. breadth vs …
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 …
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 …
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 …
Engaged, motivated and high-performing employees are essential for business success. Building a purpose-minded culture in which employees thrive, and a workplace that attracts high caliber talent is a topic on every leader’s mind. But with almost 70% of today’s corporate workforce actively disengaged, companies are looking for …
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.
