MICROFINANCE EVENT: Columbia University Social Enterprise Conference: Capital for Good; November 30, 2018; New York City, USA

Event Summary: This conference will address how business models are changing to meet the demands of socially conscious consumers and investors, including opportunities for both philanthropic and profit-oriented organizations. Keynote speakers include Joel Greenblatt, co-chief investment officer of Gotham Asset Management; Caroline Roan, president of the Pfizer Foundation; and Darren Walker, president of the Ford Foundation. Each of the organizations represented by these speakers is based in the US. Sessions include Private Equity Investments in Impact Investing, Trends in Social Impact Real Estate Development and Affordable housing, Capital Deployment for Scaling Social Ventures, Opportunity Zones and Community Development Financing.

Background on Organizers: This event is held by the business school of Columbia University, which is based in the US city of New York. Columbia was founded in 1754 and has 32,000 students as of 2017. It has an endowment of USD 10 billion.

Cost: The cost to attend the forum is USD 150, with a rate of USD 50
offered to students.

Event Website: https://www.columbiasocialenterprise.org/conference/

By Michelle Fleming, Research Associate

Sources and Additional Resources

Event page
https://www.columbiasocialenterprise.org/conference/

Event Agenda
https://www.columbiasocialenterprise.org/conference/program/

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