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IFC 2024 is more than just a conference; it is a rallying cry, a call to action. It is an urgent and unapologetic declaration that the power to drive change resides within each of us, and that together, as a united force, we can alter the course of history. In October 2024, we come together to shape a future that prioritises our planet and defies these waves of oppression, war, and inequality. Like the tide, unstoppable, we rise.
The world stands at a crossroads. Our planet teeters on the brink of ecological catastrophe. ...
Date:
Tuesday, 22 October 2024 12:00 am
Location:
Noordwijk, Netherlands and Online
The GIIN Impact Forum is a global impact investing event with unparalleled networking, thought-provoking speakers, interactive sessions, and a diverse range of impact investing leaders from six continents. With a reputation for fostering valuable connections and providing a platform for sharing innovative strategies and industry developments, this is an opportunity you can't afford to miss. Discover new opportunities and learn from the best in the industry as you explore ways to drive continued growth and momentum in the impact investing market. With more and more people recognizing the importance of considering societal and environmental impact in their investments, now ...
Date:
Wednesday, 23 October 2024 12:00 am
Location:
Amsterdan, Netherlands
Are you ready to shape the future of social enterprise? SEWF Policy Forum 2024 offers a unique opportunity to learn, share and contribute to the development of effective and progressive social enterprise policies. Join policymakers, thought leaders and social enterprises from around the world as we spotlight best practice, raise awareness and foster the transfer and replication of successful social enterprise policies.
Date:
Wednesday, 23 October 2024 12:00 am
Location:
Virtual
As African Philanthropy Forum convenes in Marrakech, Morocco, the theme echoes a call to action. It urges stakeholders to embrace a new era of philanthropy—one that is agile, collaborative and focused on catalyzing funding to accelerate Africa’s transformation.
This conference serves as a platform for meaningful dialogue and an avenue to strengthen South-South and North-South collaborations with the potential to shape a brighter and more prosperous future for the continent.
Date:
Sunday, 27 October 2024 12:00 am
Location:
Marrakech, Morocco
Unlike any other conference in impact, SOCAP convenes the whole ecosystem to catalyze investable and profitable businesses and industries that can solve the greatest challenges of our time. For more than 16 years, the SOCAP conference has been the flagship event and leading convener in the impact economy, gathering more than 100,000 people since our first event. SOCAP24 will take place Oct. 28 through 30, 2024, at Yerba Buena Center for the Arts in San Francisco. We invite changemakers from every sector and across the globe who are ready to dig in to help drive urgent change for people and the planet.
Date:
Monday, 28 October 2024 12:00 am
Location:
San Francisco, California, USA
To strengthen the African Impact ecosystem, and to mark six years of enabling social investment in Africa, AVPA will be hosting its inaugural signature convening; the 2024 AVPA Conference from 4th to 6th November 2024 in Nairobi, Kenya. Themed ‘Catalysing Africa’s Sustainable Growth’, this three-day gathering promises to be a transformative experience, uniting a diverse tapestry of stakeholders across the continent’s Impact ecosystem to forge new connections and share learnings that accelerate development progress.
In recognising the critical challenge of mobilising finance for sustainable growth in Africa, this event aims to convene pivotal actors across Africa’s Impact ...
Date:
Monday, 4 November 2024 12:00 am
Location:
Kenya
The 2024 APN Assembly will provide a safe space and a platform for delegates from Africa and around the world to meet, share experiences, new knowledge and collectively engage with issues of agency faced by African communities. Communities experience complex and intersectional problems that pose not only direct challenges to an African philanthropy arena that uses a fragmented approach to enduring said challenges. The Assembly seeks to explore the responsiveness of African philanthropy practices, and policies. 2024 Assembly is designed to understand key questions of our time around which we could have impact. Participants will have the opportunity to celebrate what ...
Date:
Monday, 4 November 2024 12:00 am
Location:
Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe
The 2024 UN Climate Change Conference (UNFCCC COP 29) will convene in November 2024. It will include the 29th session of the Conference of the Parties (COP 29), the 19th meeting of the COP serving as the Meeting of the Parties to the Kyoto Protocol (CMP 19), and the sixth meeting of the COP serving as the Meeting of the Parties to the Paris Agreement (CMA 6) that will convene to complete the first enhanced transparency framework and the new collective quantified goal on finance, among other matters. The 61st sessions of the Subsidiary Body for Scientific and Technological Advice (SBSTA 61) and the Subsidiary Body ...
Date:
Monday, 11 November 2024 12:00 am
Location:
Baku, Abseron, Azerbaijan
Global Entrepreneurship Week (GEW) is celebrating and empowering entrepreneurs in every country and community around the world – especially those individuals who face structural barriers or may have never considered the idea of launching a startup. It will be held on 11-17 November, 2024.
Date:
Monday, 11 November 2024 12:00 am
Location:
To be determined
The G20 Summit represents the conclusion of the work carried out by the country holding the group's rotating presidency. It is the moment when heads of state and government approve the agreements negotiated throughout the year and point out ways of dealing with global challenges. In Brazil, the G20 Leaders' Summit is scheduled for November 18 and 19, 2024, in Rio de Janeiro, with the presence of the leaders of the 19 member countries, plus the African Union and the European Union.
Date:
Monday, 18 November 2024 12:00 am
Location:
(Rio de Janeiro, Brazil)
The Global Inclusive Finance Summit will be organised on December 11 & 12, 2024 in New Delhi. Over the past 20 years, the summit has evolved significantly, making it the largest convening on financial inclusion globally. The summit features over 127 thought leaders from within and outside India speaking in sessions, and it gathers 1,138 delegates (2023) from the government, regulators, policy influencers, financial institutions, technology enablers, investors, academicians, thought leaders, researchers, foundations and private sector players.
After more than two decades of building momentum around inclusive finance, the Global Inclusive Finance Summit brought together a greater convergence of diverse global perspectives from thought ...
Date:
Wednesday, 11 December 2024 12:00 am
Location:
New Delhi, India
The Global Philanthropy Forum is a community of engaged leaders committed to building philanthropy for the 21st century, in a world with ever-changing demands and needs. This important event will brings together 200+ leading senior executives from major foundations, family foundations, social investors, private and corporate foundations and donor networks from across the US and the world.
Date:
Wednesday, 12 March 2025 12:00 am
Location:
San Francisco, CA (USA)
We invite you to join our rapidly growing Transformations Community in the historic city of York as we come together to explore how to organize more effectively for transformational and systemic change. This TCX conference addresses the pressing challenges of our time, including climate change, health, and social issues, by delving into how we can best mobilize, and organise and lead for transformations within communities, cities, and regions.
Date:
Wednesday, 25 June 2025 12:00 am
Location:
University of York, England
The 80th session of the UN General Assembly (UNGA 80) will open on Tuesday, 9 September 2025. The first day of the high-level General Debate will be Tuesday, 23 September 2025. We will add more information to this page as it becomes available.
Date:
Tuesday, 9 September 2025 12:00 am
Location:
New York City, USA
SEWF25 is a global hybrid gathering for the social enterprise community, providing space for entrepreneurs, innovators and changemakers from around the world to learn, connect and get inspired. Explore ground-breaking ideas, connect with purpose-driven leaders and be part of shaping a more sustainable and fairer world. The date will be updated soon.
SEWF’s goal is to strengthen the global social enterprise movement to accelerate our transition to a new economy. The concept of a new economy represents a shift away from the traditional focus on profit maximisation alone. It envisions a world where businesses prioritise social ...
Date:
Wednesday, 1 October 2025 12:00 am
Location:
Taipei, Taiwan