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The Social Enterprise World Forum (SEWF) is the leading forum for international exchange and collaboration in social entrepreneurship and social investment. The success of the event in galvanising the global movement of social enterprise has created a platform for learning, sharing of good practice, ideas and creating partnerships has made it the main forum for the social enterprise sector. The annual event was first held in Edinburgh in 2008 and has since been held on six continents. This is a historic occasion as it is the first time the SEWF will be held in an emerging market economy.

The British Council is hosting the Social Enterprise World Forum (SEWF) 2019 in Addis Ababa on 23 – 25 October 2019. As the forum enters its second decade, hosting it in Ethiopia provides a unique opportunity to create a truly global social enterprise movement that can share experience, build networks and deliver solutions for a more inclusive and sustainable future for all.

The forum will be complemented with a concurrently held youth week, policy forum, academic symposium, study tours as well as networking evening cultural receptions.

The SEWF will promote sustainable economic growth for human development and offers a great opportunity to establish new relationships and create synergies for working together to increase the visibility of social enterprise on the global stage. It will also create a platform for on-going collaboration and sharing by connecting people across Africa and the world, between advanced and developing economies.

We offer delegates a rich, authentic Ethiopian cultural experience throughout the forum, at side events and study tours, including to world renowned cultural heritage sites. The event is expected to attract up to 1,200 social enterprise leaders, policy makers, development partners, private sector representatives, academics, practitioners and supporters from all around the world.

The inclusive insurance sector has experienced persistent growth in client outreach and premium volumes over the past ten years. Today, nearly 300 million low-income citizens in developing countries are covered by an insurance policy. New technologies are boosting market coverage. In Asia alone, the number of people insured through mobile phones exceeds 40 million. Furthermore, the G7 has decided to insure 400 million people against climate risks by 2020. Nonetheless, many people are still without cover or alternative risk management options. With the global middle class expected to grow to nearly five billion within two decades, we are looking at billions of people who are without a formal safety net from insurance and hence at risk of falling (back) into poverty.

The need to respond to this situation by understanding the role of insurance for sustainable development and the management of climate risks, improving supply, heightening the awareness of insurance, creating the right regulatory framework and better understanding the particular needs of the low-income population is the main focus of the conference. Representatives from insurance and reinsurance companies, distribution channels, investment funds, international organizations, NGOs and development-aid agencies, as well as academics, policymakers and supervisory regulators, from around 50 countries will attend the conference. Attendees will exchange views on current growth trends and risks in emerging markets and discuss key factors for successful implementation and maximized business opportunities to bring supply and demand to the next level.

Structure and Objectives:

The conference will feature panel discussions on key topics addressing an interdisciplinary audience. Additional working group sessions will deal in depth with subtopics. Interactive sessions hosted by partner organizations of the event will be a key part of the conference, facilitating dialogue in small groups on emerging issues. Keynote speeches will look at the latest international, national and local insights.

Registration begins on 6 August 2019.

Explore investment opportunities and learn about latest trends in the ESG & Impact Investing! The 36th TBLI CONFERENCE ASIA will be held in Singapore.

What to expect

• A carefully curated program tailored for both ESG and Impact Investors
• Practical Workshops with case studies, market analysis and lessons learned
• Interactive TBLI Masterclasses on opportunities, innovation and risks
• High-Level Plenary Sessions with seasoned ESG investors, entrepreneurs, CSR and SRI specialists
• Entrepreneur Pitching Salon featuring pre-qualified businesses

Explore investment opportunities and learn about latest trends in the ESG & Impact Investing!

What to expect

• A carefully curated program tailored for both ESG and Impact Investors
• Practical Workshops with case studies, market analysis and lessons learned
• Interactive TBLI Masterclasses on opportunities, innovation and risks
• High-Level Plenary Sessions with seasoned ESG investors, entrepreneurs, CSR and SRI specialists
• Entrepreneur Pitching Salon featuring pre-qualified businesses

Join global leaders from more than 50 countries in Santiago on 17-20 November for the annual GSG Impact Summit.

The GSG makes the annual Summit accessible to all, with Summit Donor Passes starting at just US$500. The donor passes include the option to attend SOCAP’s Entrepreneur Catalyst Day on 20 November.

Inclusive Finance India is a global policy platform on financial Inclusion setup with the objective of enabling cross-pollination of best practices and breakthroughs, specifically to influence India’s Financial Inclusion strategy and campaign. Inclusive Finance India, with its legacy of more than 14 years, has provided a strong articulation for building a vision and a strong ecosystem with clearly defined roles for stakeholders and making key recommendations on financial inclusion policy, regulation, supervision, technology advancements, client protection and institutional framework.

The Inclusive Finance India Summit strives to bring together all stakeholders in the financial inclusion value chain and to help create an eco-system where all efforts collaborate and contribute to a large aggregate outcome. The Summit seeks to inform, influence and support policy towards strengthening an enabling environment, besides providing a platform to discuss key issues and challenges and build consensus on the way forward. Appropriate session themes that will help in understanding the roles of diverse stakeholders, identify impeding and enabling factors, assess the value of different models, understand technological innovations, private sector initiatives and government initiatives that focus on financial inclusion are designed for discussions and recommendations.

The Summit also provides opportunities for learning from experiences and innovations in other regions of the world. The Summit invites participation from the Ministry of Finance, the Reserve Bank of India, Banks, payments gateways, multilateral/bilateral agencies, private sector and other stakeholders from within and outside the country to share experiences and delve and deep dive into critical issues.

Explore investment opportunities and learn about latest trends in the ESG & Impact Investing!

What to expect

• A carefully curated program tailored for both ESG and Impact Investors
• Practical Workshops with case studies, market analysis and lessons learned
• Interactive TBLI Masterclasses on opportunities, innovation and risks
• High-Level Plenary Sessions with seasoned ESG investors, entrepreneurs, CSR and SRI specialists
• Entrepreneur Pitching Salon featuring pre-qualified businesses