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.
Over the past few decades, the social enterprise spectrum has brought about innovative solutions that provide communities at the base of the income pyramid with low-cost access to virtually all the basic goods and services required to eliminate most poverty conditions. In an age where social innovation …
Establishing the appropriate structure to align the intended risk-return profile with social and environmental considerations is complicated. This panel will learn from the experience of three distinct impact investors, discussing strategies and challenges to setting-up and managing a diverse range of impact investment vehicles. For example, 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 …
Program Related Investments have been around for a long time, but recently coming into vogue with among foundations and family offices seeking to find co-investors in impact investments. Recent regulations have again opened the door for private sector impact investors to add venture philanthropy as a credible …
We have an opportunity to invest in globally connected, young, entrepreneurial talent today! There are nearly ~60m Latin@’s in the US with over 4.1 million Latin@ led businesses. There is a $1.4 trillion economic opportunity as we move our Latino business owners to be on par with …
New investment structures and first time fund managers are gaining more traction as the broader field of impact investing grows and evolves. But can the larger community ensure the most attractive and vital investment vehicles and best managers rise to the top? How can the development of …
Lack of funding for entrepreneurs of color has been addressed as a matter of under-representation. An emerging approach highlights the demographic change in the United States toward a majority minority economy. This panel will address the different avenues to a more inclusive ecosystem, focusing on the economic …
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 …
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 …
Entrepreneurs around the world are address pressing challenges through the creation of innovative hardware technology. We are just beginning to see the potential for hardware technology to address issues such as energy access, clean water, clean cooking and sustainable agriculture. Entrepreneurs building hardware face unique challenges to …
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 …
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.
