The Social Capital Markets Conference (SOCAP) has become one of the largest social impact investing conferences globally. I’m excited to join an all-star lineup from the Acumen extended family at this year’s event, which starts today. I’ll be speaking on two panels, one about the “how” of listening to customers as you build a social enterprise, and one on building out a secondary market for impact investing.
If you’re at the conference, or following the livestream, here are some panels you might want to check out.
Flying Blind: No Way to Build a Social Enterprise
Wednesday, Oct. 11, 10:45-11:45am
- Sasha Dichter, Chief Innovation Officer, Acumen
- Ann Mei Chang, former CIO at USAID
- Maryana Iskander, CEO Harambee Youth Employment Accelerator
- Lindsay Louie, Program Officer, The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation
Online Education For Changemakers: Breakthroughs on the Horizon
Wednesday, Oct. 11, 1:15-2:15pm
- Jo-Ann Tan, Lead Architect, +Acumen, Acumen
- Miriam Chaum, Director, Strategy & Analytics, Philanthropy University
The Front Line: How Millennials are Shaping Solutions to Tackle Climate Change
Wednesday Oct. 11, 3:45-4:45pm
- Steph Speirs, Co-Founder and CEO, Solstice, Acumen Fellow
- Clementine Chambon, CTO/Co-founder, Oorja Dev’p Solutions
- Gator Halpern, Founder, Coral Vita
- Christine Su, CEO, PastureMap
- Neil Yoah, Portfolio Manager, Climate Change Echoing Green
Making the Law Work for Social Entrepreneurs
Thursday Oct. 12, 11am-12pm
- Steph Speirs, Co-Founder and CEO, Solstice, Acumen Fellow
- Shannen Naegel, Of Counsel, Morrison & Foerster
- Min Pease, Director, Impact Investing, Echoing Green
- Kyle Westaway, Managing Partner, Westaway
Is Impact Investing Ready for a Secondary Market?
Thursday Oct. 12, 12:15-1:15p
- Sasha Dichter, Chief Innovation Officer, Acumen
- Laurie Spengler, President & CEO, Enclude
- Debra Schwartz, Managing Director, Impact Investments, MacArthur Foundation
How Can Income Sharing Become the Future of Financing for Education?
Thursday, Oct. 12, 12:15-1:15pm
- Stuart Davidson, MD at Labrador Ventures, Chair of Acumen Investment Committee
- Mario Ferro, CEO, Wedu, Acumen Fellow
- Morgan Simon, MD at Candide Group
- Felipe Vergara, Co-Founder & CEO, Lumni
SDGs and Financing Universal Energy Access: Is Impact Investing Too Hot, Too Cold, or Just Right?
Thursday, Oct. 12, 12:15-1:15pm
- Leslie Labruto, Global Energy Lead, Acumen
- Ajaita Shah, CEO, Frontier Markets, Acumen Investee
- Mateen Abdul, CoFounder, Grassroots Energy Inc.
- Thane Kreiner, ED, Miller Center for Social Entrepreneurship
- Marc van den Berg, Partner, DBL
Vodafone Americas Mobile Fast Pitch
Thursday Oct. 12, 5:15-6:15pm
- Saad Ahmad, CEO, Nizam Bijli, Acumen Investee
- Derene Allen, Executive Director, Ignite Institute
- Alexandra Bernadotte, Founder & CEO, Beyond 12
- Ashley King-Bischof, CEO and Cofounder, Markit Opportunity
- Arturo Noriega, Founder & Executive Director, Centro Community Partners
- Naldo Peliks, COO, Centro Community Partners
- Neil Shah, CEO, Concrn
- June Sugiyama, Director, Vodafone, Americas Foundation
- Albert Tai, CEO and Co-Founder, Hypercare
- Zeluis Teixeira, COO Annona
- Ondrej Zapletal, Executive Director, Ceska sporitelna Foundation
