Collection: The Impact Papers
Social enterprise and impact investing events in 2024 and beyond
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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4-6 November 2024
AVPA Conference
What: AVPA’s inaugural conference will mark the organisation’s fifth anniversary.
Who: Social investors and other impact investing stakeholders.
Where: Nairobi, Kenya.
Tickets: From US$439.99 for members to US$679.99 for all access. Register via the event website.
4-5 November 2024
Business & Philanthropy Forum
What: Hosted by Alliance for Good, the eighth annual forum aims to host panel talks and discussions around global philanthropy, social innovation, sustainability and technology. Alliance for Good will also be running its second Next Generation Philanthropy Leaders Fellowship Program during the week of the forum.
Where: Singapore, Republic of Singapore.
Tickets: More information here.
5-7 November 2024
FLII CA&C – Impact Investing Latin America Forum, Central America and the Caribbean edition
What: The event, initiated by NGO Alterna, aims to highlight the potential that the Central American region represents for the impact sector, bringing together more than 100 impact businesses and 40 impact funds to create connections and develop ideas. The conference will revolve around three strands – people, planet and systems change.
Who: Social entrepreneurs, impact investors, business and corporate leaders, corporate social investors, academics, financial advisors, the impact investing community, policymakers and international cooperation actors.
Where: San José, Costa Rica.
Tickets: Available from US$430 via the event website.
6-7 November
Impact Week (Norrsken)
What: Curated by non-profit Norrsken and partners, Impact Week consists of panel discussions, networking and knowledge-sharing, with the aim of “defining the critical problems of our time and enabling solutions to them.”.
Who: Founders, investors, business leaders and policymakers
Where: Barcelona, Spain
Tickets: Sold out, more information and to join the waiting list here.
6-7 November
Ship2B Impact Forum
What: Organised by the Ship2B Foundation, the event will bring leaders from the business, financial and philanthropic sectors to share ideas, connect, and catalyse projects that promote the impact economy. This year’s edition will focus on finding solutions to current challenges and how to overcome the barriers to achieving the SDGs.
Where: Barcelona, Spain
Who: Business, finance and philanthropy representatives.
Tickets: Register for free via the event website.
6-9 November 2024
Global Doughnut Days
What: Global doughnut days is an international, community-led festival focused on the ideas of doughnut economics. The festival will start with a day of online events on 6 November. This will be followed by three days of events from 7-9 November, organised by members of the Doughnut Economics Action Lab Community. Last year Global Doughnut Day saw participation in 26 countries, 56 places, over 100 events and more than 4,000 people on one day.
Who: People across the world interested in doughnut economics.
Where: Multiple international locations.
Tickets: More information on the event website.
7 November 2024
Social Enterprise Scotland Awards
What: There are 10 categories at the 2024 awards including Social Enterprise of the Year; One to Watch; Environmental Social Enterprise; Building Diversity, Inclusion, Equity and Justice; Health and Social Care; Tech for Good; ‘Buy Social’ – Market Builder; Social Enterprise Employee; Social Enterprise Volunteer Champion; and the IDBM Impact Award.
Who: Representatives of social enterprises in Scotland.
Where: Edinburgh, Scotland.
Tickets: Register for free through the event website.
7-8 November 2024
New Economies: tipping points in a shifting political landscape
What: Organised by Partners for a New Economy, the event will feature a keynote from Jayati Ghosh, speaker panels, workshops and networking opportunities. Topics addressed will include the current political landscape, AI and innovation, decision-making for young generations, and more.
Who: Individuals, entrepreneurs and organisations committed to economic systems change.
Where: SPARKS, 60 rue Ravenstein, 1000 Brussels, Belgium, and online.
Tickets: More information and tickets here.
12 November
Food Security and Financial Inclusion: Leveraging Retail Partnerships
What: One of a series of free events run by the UK Financial Inclusion Forum, this spotlights innovative microfinance partnerships with food retailers leveraging the power of financial inclusion to combat food poverty and insecurity.
Who: People interested in global financial inclusion.
Where: London, UK.
Tickets: Free via Eventbrite.
11-22 November
COP29
What: One of the world’s main forums for shaping international climate policy, the 2024 United Nations Climate Change Conference (commonly known as COP) is a focal point for discussions on combating climate change worldwide. COP29 aims to limit global warming to 1.5°C, emphasising the urgent need for investment in climate action. The approach involves boosting ambition through national plans and transparency while driving action with effective financing to reduce emissions and address climate impacts.
Who: Representatives of governments, civil society, the private sector, financial institutions, local communities and the media
Where: Baku, Azerbaijan
Tickets: Expressions of interest to exhibit in the COP29 green zone can be submitted via the event website
12-13 November 2024
West Africa Deal Summit
What: With the theme of “actions to deepen catalytic capital in West Africa”, the second West Africa Deal Summit and seventh Annual Convening on Impact Investing will include plenary sessions, curated deal rooms and an impact fund showcase.
Who: Impact investors, development finance institutions, limited partners, general partners, philanthropic organisations, government representatives, local and international NGOs, social enterprises and other key decision makers in impact investment in West Africa.
Where: Lagos, Nigeria.
Tickets: Available from ₦ 50,000 on the event website.
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25-30 November 2024
ICA Global Cooperative Conference 2024
What: Under a theme of ‘cooperatives build prosperity for all’ this event will aim to convey the people-centred, purpose-led and shared progress-driven nature of cooperatives. Hosted by the Indian Farmers Fertilizer Cooperative and the 18 ICA member organisations in India, the event will include plenary speakers and breakout sessions. The event will officially launch the United Nations International Year of Cooperatives 2025 in the presence of global leaders.
Who: Cooperative leaders, members and professionals engaged with the cooperative movement
Where: New Delhi, India
Tickets: Prices range between €100 and €900, available to book on the event website.
21 November
Social Enterprise World Forum’s Social Enterprise Day programme
What: This event celebrates the social enterprise movement by highlighting the work of social enterprises across the world and by providing opportunities for networking, workshops and collaborative sessions. The event is scheduled across three time zones to ensure people can join during their daytime.
Who: Anyone engaged in or interested in the social enterprise movement
Where: Online
Tickets: Register for free on the event website
27-29 November 2024
Impact Week
What: An annual conference hosted by Impact Europe (formerly known as EVPA) that aims to bring together a global community of impact investors and changemakers to explore ideas, foster partnerships with one another, discover new trends, and launch transformative initiatives.
Who: People who work in the impact sector from around the world.
Where: Bilbao, Spain.
Tickets: Tickets available from €600 via the event website.
27 November
Scale Your Impact
What: The event aims to give social entrepreneurs the opportunity to learn all about the opportunities of the EU Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive and social return, speed date with large companies and strengthen your network by getting to know customers of other social enterprises. Organisers include RABO Foundation, DOEN Foundation, FNO, the municipality of Amsterdam, Buy Social (Netherlands) and Social Enterprise NL.
Who: Social entrepreneurs, individual and institutional investors and corporate representatives
Where: Amsterdam, Netherlands
Tickets: Available for social entrepreneurs from €35 via the event website.
28 November 2024
Impact Seminar Series Benelux
What: The event, held by Phenix Capital Group, aims to bring together institutional investors and asset owners based in Belgium, Netherlands and Luxembourg to exchange best practices and ideas on creating innovative and scalable solutions to generate impact in private and public markets. It will consist of keynote speeches, investor panel discussions and fireside chats, a closing workshop and 15-minute InvestorConnect sessions where investors can explore a pre-screened group of scalable impact strategies.
Who: This event is designed for C-Suite, board members, portfolio managers and ESG/impact investing officers of: public and corporate pension funds and their fiduciary managers; insurance companies; sovereign wealth funds; family offices; foundations and endowments; wealth managers/private banks; development finance institutions; and faith-based organisations.
Where: Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
Tickets: Register via the event website.
4 December 2024
UK Social Enterprise Awards 2024
What: Organised by Social Enterprise UK, the awards aim to celebrate the “very brightest stars in a brilliant community” of social entrepreneurs, with the 2024 winners revealed at the event.
Who: Social entrepreneurs, corporates and everyone supporting the social enterprise movement.
Where: Roundhouse, Chalk Farm Road, London NW1 8EH, UK
Tickets: More information and tickets available here. Prices start at £250 + VAT for individual tickets for SEUK members; from £325 + VAT for non-members.
26-28 March 2025
Anthropy 2025
What: A three-day, in-person event that will incorporate over 180 sessions focused on creating dialogue and addressing questions on themes such as the quality of life in future Britain and the future of the planet in regards to poverty, climate change, and human rights.
Who: Leaders, founders, thought leaders and those who wish to contribute to improving Britain.
Where: Cornwall, UK.
Tickets: More information here.
1-4 April 2025
Skoll World Forum 2025
What: An annual conference which brings together changemakers from around the world. More information to come on the event website.
24-26 April 2025
ChangeNOW 2025
What: This three-day summit is returning for its 8th edition, bringing together stakeholders from across the impact sector to plan innovative and sustainable solutions through workshops, conferences and networking opportunities. Echoing the 10th anniversary of the Paris Agreement and inspired by World Expos, the summit aims to unite representatives of 140 countries.
Who: Open to all.
Where: Grand Palais, Paris, France.
Tickets: Pre-register here.
11-12 June 2025
3rd Africa Impact Summit
What: Event organiser the Africa Impact Investing Group says the event will emphasise building platforms to mobilise capital at scale for impact, especially for small and medium enterprises, policy action to accelerate and scale progress and research and knowledge capture to inform action and enable scaling of what works. The summit will include a pre-event tour of relevant organisations for delegates to learn about the region’s impact economy, and deal rooms facilitated by Deal Source Africa.
Who: People who work in the impact sector from around the world.
Where: Accra, Ghana
Tickets: Not yet available
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