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Join us when leaders in philanthropy, business, healthcare, research and design will create a shared approach to understanding where and when design makes a difference, and how it can become a more powerful tool for systems-level transformation.

The constant and fast growth of impact investing during the last few years shows the economic significance this field will have in the future, especially as it continues to attract more capital as well as to offer new opportunities for investment and financial products.

This opens up new possibilities for the development of services where the views and needs of multiple stakeholders are taken into account. It is because of this that, despite the significant challenges ahead for impact investing, the sharing of experiences between the impact investing “pioneers” and the new players is essential to create a strong impact investing field.

This is what the seif Impact Investing Congress 2017 seeks to achieve; to act as a platform for the exchange of knowhow and best practices between key players, and to foster collaboration between the different actors on stage. Attendees are invited to discuss the current situation and the future of impact investing, and to expand their networks with their peers and experts. The aim is to strengthen the ecosystem for its future sustainable development throughout Europe and Switzerland in particular.

MFA Design for Social Innovation (DSI) at the School of Visual Arts in New York will host Measured Summit, a two-day gathering to mark its fifth anniversary as the only master of fine arts degree in Social Innovation Design. To celebrate the milestone as well as gather leaders to examine the process of measuring the impact of social design, DSI is hosting its inaugural Measured Summit. More than 150 leaders and practitioners from the business, philanthropy, technology and design sectors are anticipated to attend.

While business can play an important role in addressing society’s grand challenges, enterprise leaders and their partners have yet to fully deliver on this promise. To fulfill these aspirations, we must challenge imbedded assumptions and provide business leaders with actionable strategies and tools for achieving impact at scale. Focusing on the base of the pyramid – which includes the four billion poorest people on this planet – Ted London will draw from his new book to present a roadmap for building sustainable, scalable businesses that generate positive impacts for companies and move us toward a more equitable and inclusive global society.