In 2013, 26 new private funds focusing on food & agriculture investing were launched and investment in the sector grew 33% from 2012. Is food & agriculture investing just the hot, new trend or is there real opportunity to transform our food system? Are investments overvalued? What …
The support industry within the social enterprise ecosystem has adopted and adapted “traditional” schemes for supporting entrepreneurs. Incubators, accelerators and business plan competitions seem to dominate the scene. These approaches have proved to work for a certain type of enterprises and entrepreneur profiles. This panel will explore …
A panel discussion among those who have invested in young problem-solvers to build a world-wide network generating positive social change from a compassionate and ethical foundation, addressing the most entrenched and interconnected contemporary global challenges. The panel will demonstrate Dalai Lama Fellow’s work, so far at more …
Three early-stage civic sector entrepreneurs and SOCAP entrepreneurs bring their experience and knowledge to the fore in this honest discussion about corporate structure and its implications for funding, access, attention, partnership and more. Ayesha Khanna, President of the Points of Light Civic Accelerator will moderate and Kyle …
Investing in Human Capital through education is one of the most powerful strategies for poverty alleviation and a critical component for continuous growth in advanced economies. How can you benefit from this emerging trend? Learn how organizations all around the world are revolutionizing the way we fund …
Mobile phones have rocketed through the developing world, extending access to ICT, financial, health, and social services never before imagined. The rapid rise of mobile money for payment, lending, and remittances and increasing use of cell phones for market information and supply chain management points to a …
Most social enterprises struggle to measure the impact of their work and usually - like McDonalds - default to ‘numbers served’. Instead, we should really be looking at, and understanding, how communities and lives have changed, and how we can use this information to not only improve …
The San Francisco Bay Area has become the model for “sharing transportation modes” and the technology that has made these options possible. Our panel will address how technology and innovation have enabled more access and connectivity to newer modes of shared transportation — such as carsharing, ride-sharing, …
There are few areas in social enterprise and impact investing, from public health, to poverty, to oceans, that are not directly impacted by a changing climate. The public discourse on climate change focuses either on denial or doom and gloom, and the amazing opportunities to address the …
+Acumen and the Value Web will bring together an interactive session in which participants will (1) experience design thinking through a hands on workshop and (2) support Acumen in thinking through a strategic issue related to its leadership development course initiative in the process. Since its launch …