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  • Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates - 2 Days
    Thursday
    October 9
    2025

    GCF Private Investment for Climate Conference 2025

    The GCF Private Investment for Climate Conference (GPIC) is the GCF’s private sector flagship event, bringing together global leaders from both the public and private sectors.

    The conference highlights successful projects while introducing innovative ideas, partnerships, and investment opportunities. It acts as a bridge between investors and fund recipients, plays a key role in identifying national priorities and investment prospects, and addresses barriers or market shortcomings.

    Additionally, the GPIC offers GCF partners a platform to exchange experiences and lessons learned on collaborating more effectively with the Fund to facilitate faster and more efficient capital deployment.

    The 2025 GPIC is an in-person only, select audience event that will take place 9-10 October in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. It will feature a range of keynote speeches, panels, presentations and networking opportunities. Participants will include Government representatives (GCF’s National Designated Authorities) and various partners, (including GCF’s national and international accredited entities), GCF funding applicants (including via the Project Specific Assessment Approach), commercial banks, asset managers, impact investors, GCF board members, and Development Finance Institutions.

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  • Berlin, Germany & Digital - 3 Days
    Sunday
    October 12
    2025

    World Health Summit 2025

    The World Health Summit is the international platform for global health. It brings together stakeholders from politics, science, the private sector, and civil society from around the world to set the agenda for a healthier future and well-being for all. The World Health Summit strengthens exchange, stimulates innovative solutions to health challenges, fosters global health as a key political issue, and promotes the global health debate in the spirit of the UN Sustainable Development Goals.
    The World Health Summit as a conference and strategic forum is held each October in Berlin with around 3,000 participants on-site and more than 10,000 online. In addition to the main conference there are annual World Health Summit Regional Meetings in different parts of the world, where local and regional topics come to the forefront. The respective meeting is hosted by the WHS Academic Alliance member holding the World Health Summit International Presidency, which rotates every year.
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  • Nairobi, Kenya - 2 Days
    Wednesday
    October 15
    2025

    8th Agrifin Learning Event

    Mercy Corps AgriFin and its partners have long been at the forefront of supporting African Agtech, fintech development, and digital climate-smart agricultural services in the region. Despite the unprecedented challenges faced by technology startups and their investors over the past few years, particularly those aimed at improving the lives of small-scale producers and enhancing rural economies, the commitment remains steadfast. This pivotal moment calls for reflection and support for determined founders and teams striving to make a lasting impact.

    The 2024 AgriFin Learning Event (ALE) will provide a platform for in-depth discussions and candid conversations with DFS enablers & investors, Government representatives & policy makers, donors and small-scale producers. The event will focus on regulatory enablers and barriers, aiming to establish how digital ecosystem players can foster inclusive and sustainable digital agricultural transformation.

    Together, they will ideate, define, and develop strategic breakthroughs to shape the future of partnerships and innovations in Sub-Saharan Africa and beyond, recognizing the transformative era of digital public goods and infrastructure.

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  • San Francisco - -180 Days
    Monday
    October 27
    2025

    SOCAP25

    We’re thrilled to invite you to SOCAP25!

    Join us at SOCAP25 from October 27 to 29, 2025, in the heart of downtown San Francisco for one of the world’s largest convenings of the impact ecosystem. This event will bring together a global audience of funders and founders, plus people from philanthropy, government, education, media, finance, science, faith-based organizations, NGOs, creatives, nonprofits, community leaders, and others to power meaningful impact.

    Don’t wait to secure your spot — we have a limited number of tickets at this price.

     

    What Sets SOCAP Apart

    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 17 years, the SOCAP conference has been the flagship event and leading global convener in the impact economy, gathering more than 110,000 people since our first event and have representation from more than 60 countries in attendance.

    In this video, hear from leaders at Microsoft, JPMorganChase, Prudential Financial, and the Siegel Family Foundation about what makes attending SOCAP valuable!

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  • Taipei, Taiwan - 5 Days
    Monday
    October 27
    2025

    SEWF25: Shaping Tomorrow – Collective Action for People and Planet

    Be Part of the World’s Largest Social Enterprise Gathering!

    The Social Enterprise World Forum (SEWF) is coming to Taipei, Taiwan in October 2025 in partnership with Co-host Impact Hub Taipei!

    SEWF provides space for entrepreneurs, innovators and changemakers from around the world to learn, connect and be inspired. Explore ground-breaking ideas and connect with purpose-driven leaders. Together we are working to transform the economy to put people and the planet first.

    SEWF25 Week (October 27-31) will feature Social Enterprise Tours, Fringe Day, evening activities and a two-day hybrid conference with options to participate in person, online and at Community Hubs around the world.

    Registration for SEWF25 is now open with the option to participate online and in person in Taipei, Taiwan. Connect with leading social entrepreneurs, access world-class content and be part of the world’s largest social enterprise gathering.

    Register before February 28, 2025 to access the Early Bird tickets.

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  • Augsburg, Germany - 3 Days
    Wednesday
    October 29
    2025

    Off-Grid Expo + Conference 2025

    What is behind the OFF-GRID Expo + Conference?

    The OFF-GRID Expo + Conference (OEC) in Augsburg is the only neutral congress trade fair in Europe for off-grid energy supply and utilisation technologies. The practice-oriented format with an English-speaking conference, trade fair and community networking event takes place every two years. With its know-how transfer, the OEC contributes directly to achieving the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). In addition to affordable and clean energy (SDG 7) and access to clean drinking water (SDG 6), the goals of economic growth (SDG 8), sustainable consumption (SDG 12) and climate protection (SDG 13) are also on the agenda.

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  • Washington, DC at the Fairmont Georgetown Hotel - 3 Days
    Monday
    November 3
    2025

    Global Blended Finance Forum

    About the Convergence Blended Finance Forum

    To celebrate its 10th anniversary, Convergence will host the first ever Global Blended Finance Forum in Washington, DC at the Fairmont Georgetown Hotel from November 3-5, 2025.

    This first of its kind gathering will bring together a wide spectrum of blended finance practitioners to share insights, discuss market trends, and break down silos, with an aim towards defining the next decade of blended finance.

    The Forum will take place as the Sustainable Development Goals also reach their decade mark. With five years to go, the world is at a critical juncture in the race to finance sustainable development, even as we saw unprecedented cuts in development aid in 2024 in countries such as the Netherlands and Germany. Private sector buy-in will be more critical than ever to mainstream investing in emerging markets for sustainable development.

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  • Nairobi, Kenya - 3 Days
    Monday
    November 3
    2025

    2025 AVPA Conference

    The AVPA Conference is Africa’s premier convening of changemakers, policymakers, investors, philanthropists, and development actors dedicated to advancing impactful social investment across Africa.

    Hosted by the African Venture Philanthropy Alliance (AVPA), the conference provides a dynamic platform to explore innovative solutions, share best practices, and foster powerful partnerships that drive sustainable development on the continent.

    The 2025 AVPA Conference will be held from 3 to 5 November in Nairobi, Kenya, under the theme “Driving Sustainable Investments and Innovations for Resilient Growth.” This year’s gathering will explore how Africa can harness catalytic capital and scale impactful social enterprises to foster meaningful, lasting development across the continent.

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