Themed “Economy for the People,” the 20th annual iteration of this event will focus on financial inclusion and social entrepreneurship. The agenda will include topics such as: (1) crisis management for entrepreneurs; (2) the needs of
Tag: Social Entrepreneurship
MICROFINANCE EVENT: Skoll World Forum; April 9-12, 2019; Oxford, England
The Skoll World Forum on Social Entrepreneurship is intended to advance entrepreneurial solutions to social problems. Although this year’s agenda has not been released, sessions from recent years covered topics such as public-private financing initiatives for investing in underserved markets, financial innovation for inclusive business, and funding impact at scale through market segmentation.
MICROFINANCE EVENT: 6th Sankalp Africa Summit; February 21-22, 2019; Nairobi, Kenya
This summit will focus on promoting social entrepreneurship and impact investing, which the event organizers describe as “using business as a tool to achieve social impact” while also generating profits. The themes for the first and second