Impact Investing Conferences & Events
International conferences are a great way to learn and connect with others in the impact space. There are far too many to detail in their entirety but the following list are some of the most well known, ordered starting with most recommended.
In addition to these Conveners.org collate a calendar of events – it is worth checking for any taking place in your region.
European Conferences
Private Equity International’s Impact Investing Global Summit [London] [2 days] [Varies]
Phenix Capital Events and Webinars [Varies]
European Sustainable Investment Summit [London] [2 days]
Impact Investing World Forum [London] [2 days] [£495]
Impact Investing Summit [London] [2 days] [£495]
FT Investing for Good Europe [London] [1 day] [Free]
Barclays Unreasonable Impact World Forum [London] [1 day] [Free]
IESE Responsible Business Club Doing Good Doing Well [Barcelona] [2 days] [€50]
Saïd Business School Responsible Business Forum [UK]
London Business School Social Impact Conference [UK]
EMPEA Sustainable Investing in Emerging Markets [London] [£2500] [2 days]
Worldwide Conferences
GIIN Investor Forum [Varies] [2 days] [€1895]
Net Impact Annual Conference [USA] [3 days] [$400]
EVPA Annual Conference [Varies] [2 days] [€1100]
UN Social Good Summit [Varies] [1 day]
Global Steering Group Impact Summit [Varies] [2 days] [£300]
PYXERA Global Engagement Forum [Washington] [2 days]
Yunus Global Social Business Summit [Varies] [€1290] [2 days]
Networking at Conferences
Conferences present a fantastic networking opportunity but it can be daunting approaching someone working in your dream job. The fear of saying the wrong thing, or making a bad impression can overwhelm your desire to learn from other professionals.
Thankfully Steve Dalton has a simple three-step framework to help guide the initial conversation when meeting someone at a conference:
