Collection: The Impact Papers
Social enterprise and impact investing events in 2023
Ready to network, learn and get inspired? Don't book your diary without the Pioneers Post roundup of social impact events coming soon – for social entrepreneurs, impact investors and all those working within the global impact economy.
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12-13 June
Sankalp West Africa Summit 2023
What: Sankalp aims to catalyse collaborations across the entrepreneurial ecosystem in order to solve global challenges sustainably. Leveraging on the knowledge, capital and networks of a global ecosystem, the summit aims to educate, trigger conversations, facilitate capital and provide the grounds for unlikely collaborations to achieve positive impact.
Who: Open to entrepreneurs, investors, policy makers, corporations and foundations and others
Where: Kenya, Africa
Tickets: Starting at $199
13 June
Sustainability in Action
What: A panel discussion on sustainability in action featuring member companies of the Danish-UK Association.
Who: Open to those interested in sustainability
Where: London, UK
Tickets: Free for Danish-UK members and guests of speakers, £11.81 for non-members
13-14 June
National Social Value Conference 2023
What: This event presented by Social Value Portal, in conjunction with the National Social Value Taskforce, brings together experts from the public, private and third sectors, and aims to look at how we can work towards a social value economy. The event provides attendees with the opportunity to share innovative ideas and connect with others.
Who: Open to all those interested in breaking down barriers between sectors
Where: London, UK
Tickets: Register for online access (free, or £25 for full access). In-person tickets start from £99
14-16 June
Social Venture Institute Women Virtual
What: This event aims to create equity and opportunity for women, femme and non-binary entrepreneurs. The gathering addresses the specific needs of women identifying leaders including Black, Indigenous, Queer, Latinx and all change-driven people.
Who: Open to all, particularly women, femme and non-binary entrepreneurs
Where: Virtual
Tickets: Register from US$340
15 June
Moving beyond Crises, Building Cooperative Ecosystems
What: Marcelo Vieta, professor at the University of Toronto, will be presenting the latest results of his research on cooperative conversions and salvages. The presentation will focus on the recovery strategies implemented in Canada, Italy and Argentina.
Who: Open to all
Where: Trento, Italy/online
Tickets: Contact marco.lomuscio@euricse.eu for more information
15-16 June
Social Finance Forum
What: Canada’s Social Finance Forum, run by Future of Good and SVX, aims to explore topics ranging from community finance to gender-based investing and indigenous capital to corporate impact investing.
Who: Open to all
Where: Online and community meet-ups available in Toronto and Vancouver
Tickets: Register starting from $199. Toronto and Vancouver attendees can purchase hybrid tickets starting from $277
15-16 June
Sustainable Foods Summit
What: Organised by Ecovia Intelligence, the summit will bring together some of the leading organisations involved in sustainability and eco-labels in the food industry.
Who: Food and beverage companies, academics, researchers, investors, packaging companies and more
Where: Amsterdam, Netherlands
Tickets: Fill out the contact form for more details
20-22 June
AVPN Global Conference 2023
What: In partnership with Yayasan Hasanah, the foundation of the Malaysian government’s sovereign wealth fund, the AVPN Global Conference 2023, Asia's largest social investment conference, will cover topics including strategic philanthropy, blended finance, gender equality and more. The second day is wholly dedicated to exploring impact investing.
Who: The global social investment community including investors, funders, philanthropists, policymakers, family offices and institutional investors.
Where: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Tickets: Available from US$985 for AVPN members, standard tickets US$1,970
Pioneers Post will be at this event as media partner.
21 June
FASE Impact Fire Talks – Session 1
What: This event run by FASE aims to encourage pioneers, movers and shapers to discover or revive their interest for impact, challenge the status quo and talk practice. Further sessions will continue throughout the year.
Who: Open to those interested in social impact
Where: Virtual
Tickets: Register
21-22 June
Business Fights Poverty: Global Summit 2023
What: The summit aims to explore the critical role of business in sustainable development, as well as provide advice and inspiration to drive sustainable development within your organisation.
Who: Open to all, particularly business leaders, sustainability professionals, policymakers, early-career professional
Where: Nairobi, Kenya and online
Tickets: Starting from £298
22 June
An Introduction to Sustainability in Business
What: Hosted by Central Scotland business support organisation, Step, this webinar aims to provide a clear understanding of sustainability in business, Topics include; global impacts of human activity, international and domestic sustainability policies and sustainable performance and environmental compliance.
Who: Entrepreneurs, business owners, managers, and employees who want to learn about sustainability in business and the steps they can take to make their business more sustainable
Where: Stirling, UK
Tickets: Free registration
26-28 June
GreenFin 23
What: This event examines ESG frameworks, and will convene an audience of finance, investment and sustainability professionals to share insights, address key challenges and showcase leading sustainable financial products and services.
Who: Open to anyone interested in supporting the transition to a decarbonised economy
Where: Boston, US
Tickets: Register from $2,975
27 June
FASE Impact Fire Talks – Session 2
What: This event, run by FASE aims to encourage pioneers, movers and shapers to discover or revive their interest for impact, challenge the status quo and talk practice. Discussions will take place around the question, “How much impact is in SDG investing”.
Who: Open to those interested in social impact
Where: Virtual
Tickets: Register
27-28 June
Reset Connect
What: Reset Connect London is the flagship event of London Climate Action Week. This investment event encourages discussion around bridging the gap between sustainability change-makers, business leaders, government and funding.
Who: Open to businesses, investors and innovators
Where: London, UK
Tickets: Register for free or purchase a VIP pass
28 June
Climate Investment Summit
What: This event will take place at the London Stock Exchange and is dedicated to the acceleration and deployment of investments in global climate solutions this decade, to ensure an energy secure and sustainable future for all.
Who: Governments, asset owners, financial institutions, international organisations, energy companies and developers
Where: London, UK
Tickets: Register for in-person or digital access
1 July
International Day of Cooperatives
What: This event organised by the Higher Council of Cooperatives of the Basque Country together with Konfekoop and COCETA aims to facilitate conversations on the relationship between the cooperative movement and each of the Sustainable Development Goals. The event can be followed online in English, Spanish and Basque.
Who: Cooperators from all around the world
Where: Donostia, Spain/online
Tickets: Register for free
3-4 July
Social Impact Summit: Accelerating a fair, just and inclusive Australian society
What: The inaugural 2023 Social Impact Summit aims to bring together a gathering of social impact leaders from across the Australian purpose and profit ecosphere.
Who: Open to those committed to impacting positive social change in Australia and beyond
Where: Sydney, Australia
Tickets: Starting from $795 (AUD)
4-6 July
9th International Research Conference on Social Economy
What: This event held by Ciriec will pose discussions around the general topic: “Building forward better: Social and solidarity economy for a peaceful and fair world”.
Who: Open to all
Where: Seoul, Korea
Tickets: Register from €400
6 July
Community Business Conference 2023 – Facing the Future: Together
What: Designed in collaboration with Plunkett Foundation members, the conference programme includes a mix of sessions to appeal to community businesses of all shapes and sizes; from new groups to well-established and trading, from all corners of the UK, and for all business types.
Who: Community business leaders from across the UK, industry experts and sector partners
Where: Birmingham, UK
Tickets: Available between £0-£100
10 July
Pioneers Post NatWest SE100 Index & Social Business Awards
What: An event to celebrate the Pioneers Post NatWest 2023 SE100 Index & Social Business Awards. The awards recognise social ventures and mission-driven businesses in the UK. Alongside the awards, the annual 'top 100' list, naming the UK's most impressive and inspiring social businesses will be announced.
Who: Open to those interested in the social enterprise landscape in the UK
Where: London, UK and online
Tickets: Register for a free spot or sign up to the Zoom webinar
Explore more about the SE100.
12 July
AVPA Membership Launch
What: To mark AVPA’s fourth year of enabling impact investing thought leadership across Africa, AVPA is hosting a launch that aims to give social investors across the continuum of capital – grants, debt or equity – and other impact investing stakeholders an opportunity to connect and learn from each other.
Who: Open to all
Where: Cape Town, South Africa
Tickets: Register interest to attend
13 July
Building supplier diversity into supply chains
What: During this webinar, run by Supply Change, speakers will discuss some of the key principles of supplier diversity. There will be a particular focus on the intersection of supplier diversity and social procurement and how taking a combined approach creates the most value socially and commercially.
Who: Open to those interested in creating positive societal, organisational and commercial outcomes through their procurement spend
Where: Online
Tickets: Free registration
13-14 July
Africa Impact Summit
What: A forum hosted by the African impact investing community, including GSG and Impact Investing Ghana, that aims to drive networking and impact investing thought leadership in Africa.
Who: Open to all, particularly those interested in impact investing thought leadership in Africa
Where: Cape Town, South Africa
Tickets: Registration starting from R1,655.00 (approx £75.55)
16-28 July
FAB23 Bhutan
What: This event run by the Fab Foundation aims to highlight the ambitious work of the Bhutanese community, and wishes to provide a platform to foster connections and partnerships to shape the future.
Who: Open to makers, educators, and innovators whose goal is to provide vital transformation for the future
Where: Thimphu, Bhutan
Tickets: Starting at Nu 5000 (approximately $60) for local visitors, and $530 for international visitors
26 July
The Bloomberg Sustainable Summit
What: The summit brings together business leaders and investors globally to drive innovation and scale best practices in sustainable business and finance. The summit will also explore strategies for successful stakeholder collaboration, the latest trends in green financing, how to best measure and report progress and more.
Who: Open to all, particularly business leaders and investors
Where: Singapore
Tickets: Register for an in-person or virtual pass
27-30 August
Latimpacto Conference, Impact Minds: Standing Together
What: This event aims to facilitate connections with other change-makers and leaders of the impact ecosystem, stay on top of paradigm changes, and promote innovative alliances to attract more capital to Latin America and the Caribbean.
Who: Open to those interested in human, intellectual and financial capital in Latin America
Where: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Tickets: Starting from $600
4-5 September
Sustainable Foods Summit
What: Organised by Ecovia Intelligence, the summit will showcase sustainability innovations and developments in the Asia-Pacific region. Topics include food security & inflation, cellular agriculture, plant-based foods, blockchain technology, vertical farming, sustainability schemes, regenerative agriculture, green packaging, digital marketing, consumer behaviour, food ingredients, and marketing developments.
Who: Food and beverage companies, academics, researchers, investors, packaging companies and more
Where: Singapore
Tickets: Fill out the contact form for more information
5-8 September
Inbound 2023
What: A conference where business, marketing and sales leaders come together to discuss opportunities around scaling and positive community changes.
Who: Open to all, particularly marketing and sales teams
Where: Boston, US
Tickets: General passes starting from $899 and VIP passes starting from $1,699
11-14 September
9th EMES International Research Conference on Social Enterprise
What: This conference hosted by the EMES International Research Network, in partnership with Competence Center for Social Intervention Research at Frankfurt University of Applied Sciences, aims to provide a platform for scholars worldwide involved in social enterprise, cooperative, and social innovation research.
Who: Open to all, particularly those interested in social enterprise, cooperative, and social innovation research
Where: Frankfurt, Germany
Tickets: Registration starting at €300 for EMES members, and €440 for non-EMES members
13-14 September
Impact Festival
What: Europe’s largest B2B event for sustainable innovation, aiming to bring together key stakeholders to accelerate sustainable transformation in our economy.
Who: Open to all
Where: Frankfurt, Germany
14-15 September
The Social Outcomes Conference 2023 (SOC23)
What: An annual conference held by the Government Outcomes Lab at Oxford University’s Blavatnik School of Government that aims to allow a space for those in the public, private and voluntary sectors to share and build on existing knowledge.
Who: Open to researchers, policymakers and practitioners
Where: Oxford, UK / Online
Tickets: In-person tickets starting from £175 or reserve your online seat
20-21 September
Social Impact World Summit
What: A virtual event, run by Social Impact World, a community for social impact leaders, that aims to equip social impact leaders in the corporate sector with the strategies, tactics, and guidance they need to turn their companies into forces for good.
Who: Open to all
Where: Online
Tickets: Registration starting at $150
26-28 September
CLIIQ NEXUS Latam
What: This event run by CLIIQ NEXUS, aims to address key social and environmental problems in Latin America and build networks and communities.
Who: Investors, entrepreneurs, and other ecosystem actors
Where: Cuenca, Ecuador
Tickets: Register your interest
2-3 October
GSG Global Impact Summit 2023
What: GSG’s annual Global Impact Summit, in partnership with SpainNAB aims to bring together more than 1,000 global practitioners and leaders from the worlds of finance, entrepreneurship, big business, policymaking and philanthropy. The three key themes are mobilising capital for people and planet, achieving transparency in measuring impact and accelerating impact and social economies in and beyond Europe.
Where: Málaga, Spain
Tickets: Sign up to register
4-5 October
GIIN Impact Forum
What: An in-person gathering of impact investors designed to advance and scale the impact investing market by bringing all of the crucial elements of the world’s impact ecosystem in one place.
Who: Open to all interested in impact investment, whether they are seasoned professionals or new to the industry
Where: Copenhagen, Denmark
Tickets: Available starting from $1,250 for members, non-members starting from $1,900
9, 10, & 13 October
SEWF23 Fringe Events
What: A series of side events during the SEWF23 week, providing attendees with the opportunity to explore more of Amsterdam, the “social enterprise way”.
Who: Open to all
Where: Amsterdam, Netherlands
Tickets: More information coming soon
11-12 October
SEWF23
What: The Social Enterprise World Forum’s annual flagship event that brings together thousands of social enterprise leaders, policymakers and purpose-led individuals with the goal of raising awareness of social enterprise as an expanding global mechanism for social change. This year’s co-hosts are Amsterdam Impact and Social Enterprise Netherlands.
Who: Open to all
Where: Amsterdam, Netherlands and online
Tickets: Digital passes starting from €24, physical passes from €298
12-13 October
Impact Unconference New Zealand
What: A conference providing the opportunity to catalyse impact by “reimagining the role of business, charity and philanthropy”. It aims to educate, inform, build networks and inspire action.
Who: Open to anyone interested in connecting, learning, challenging and inspiring action, as well as bringing their own ideas and contributions
Where: Te Pae Convention Centre Ōtautahi Christchurch
Tickets: Starting from $20
15-19 October
Opportunity Collaboration 2023
What: A collaborative summit bringing together leaders from around the world dedicated to building solutions to poverty and injustice.
Who: Community leaders, social entrepreneurs, non-profit leaders, investors, philanthropists, social activists and capacity developers
Where: Miches, Dominican Republic
Tickets: From $2,550 with opportunities for subsidised fellowships
16-19 October
Sustainable Brands – SB’23
What: Sustainable Brands aims to convene leaders across organisations and challenge them to evaluate “business as usual”. The event will focus on the importance of local communities, economies and actors, asking questions around regenerating locally.
Who: Open to all, particularly sustainability, brand and innovation/R&D leaders
Where: San Diego, California
Tickets: All access passes starting at $3,495
17 and 19 October
NPC Ignites 2023
What: This conference, organised by UK charity sector think tank NPC, is designed to help charities, funders, philanthropists, social enterprises, corporates and the public sector keep pace with change and anticipate new trends and innovations to ensure that organisations are maximising their social impact and improving the lives of the people they serve.
Who: Those interested in maximising their social impact
Where: London, UK on 17 October and online on the afternoon of 19 October
Tickets: Between £125 and £175
17-19 October
2023 Global Philanthropy Forum
What: This year’s Forum aims to build on the success of last year’s conference theme, “Shifting Power, Collective Action” which spotlighted power inequity in the philanthropic sector with a focus on racial justice, equity, trust and solidarity.
Where: San Francisco, CA
Tickets: More information coming soon
18 October
Impact Summit America 2023
What: Impact Summit America is a sustainable investing conference run by Phenix Capital, aiming to catalyse institutional capital to support the UN's Sustainable Development Goals and to promote sustainable investing.
Who: Open to all, particularly institutional investors, leaders and practitioners in the impact investing space
Where: New York, USA
Tickets: Register for the waiting list
23-25 October
SOCAP23
What: SOCAP’s annual conference brings investors, entrepreneurs and social impact leaders together to accelerate progress through market-based solutions.
Who: Changemakers from every sector across the globe
Where: San Francisco, California, USA
Tickets: Available for $899
7-9 November
THE Innovation & Impact Summit
What: Times Higher Education (THE) is partnering with the Southern University of Science and Technology (SUSTech) for THE Innovation & Impact Summit 2023. Attendees will come together to analyse how universities can create and sustain cities that are hubs of innovation.
Who: Open to all interested in social innovation and impact
Where: Shenzhen, China
Tickets: Register your interest
9-10 November
Asia Vision: Wealth and Purpose
What: The event is developed by Alliance for Good (AFG), in collaboration with the Asia Family Office Association and a coalition of international partners. It will bring together global families, family offices/foundations, tech/web3 founders and investors, regulators and nonprofit leaders. This is a bilingual forum and culturally aims to bea bridge between the East and West.
Who: Global families, family offices/foundations, tech/web3 founders, investors, regulators, nonprofit leaders, and others
Where: Singapore
Tickets: Express your interest
22-24 November
EVPA Impact Week 2023
Where: Torino
More information coming soon
28-29 November
Sustainable Foods Summit
What: The 7th Latin American edition summit, organised by Ecovia Intelligence, aims to highlight sustainability best-practices in the regional food industry.
Who: Open to those interested in the food industry and sustainability
Where: Sao Paulo, Brazil
Tickets: Register your interest
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