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Transcript of SOCAP:Designing the Future Program Book
CONTENTS /
WELCOME 2
SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURS 7
CONNECTIONS 10
THEMES 17
SCHEDULE 20 TUESDAY / MAY 9 21 WEDNESDAY / MAY 10 30
SPONSORS 36
TEAM 41
3WELCOME
Welcome to SOCAP: DESIgNINg THE FUTURE, a time when we gather together to look at where the market at the intersection of money and meaning has come from, where it is now, and where it’s going next.
This is a high concept SOCAP; we’re looking beyond the
immediate present at complex, systemic issues that we can only
influence by learning to work together toward a shared future.
That’s why we wanted to hold SOCAP: Designing the Future
in Sweden. This is a place where, once people realize what the
problems are, they naturally set forth working together to solve
them. We are grateful to Malmö University and the city of Malmö,
as well as Region Skåne and its partner group Business Region
Skåne for being our partners in this first ever Nordic SOCAP.
Impact investing − investing your money for a blend of financial
as well as social and environmental value − has become a
global phenomenon, a unique mix of an asset class that still
retains elements of being a movement for change in the world.
Impact investing invests in social enterprises: businesses
that are created to be financially sustainable and to return
capital to investors while they solve a social or environmental
problem. For-profit social enterprises range from businesses
creating jobs and hope in immigrant neighborhoods in Europe,
to companies installing solar panels in Sub-Saharan African
villages that simultaneously cut energy costs by 30% and
remove deadly kerosene fumes from the home.
Impact investing looks at success as blended value returns:
some value shows up on the balance sheet, some shows up in
clean water in a community, or in the fact that an eight-year-
old can safely walk two blocks to an ice cream truck in her
neighborhood. Blended value encompasses those things you
would gladly give to, that you would pay for, and that you would
invest your hopes and your money in. It’s the market at the
intersection of money and meaning; letting investors put their
money where their meaning is, and receive a return for doing it.
The market does not solve every problem, but it can solve
many problems better than either giving or public funding
alone. Blended value investing − investing for positive impact
along with financial return − does not replace philanthropy,
or government and publicly-funded efforts to address social
and environmental problems. Instead, it reduces their cost and
increases their reach and scale.
WELCOMEImpact Investing:
an asset class meets a movement
4 SOCAP: DESIGNING THE FUTURE CONFERENCE GUIDE 5WELCOME
It has become clear, as our global problems become more
complex and interconnected, that neither public-funding nor
philanthropy alone is sufficient to meet the problems we face:
from climate change, to immigration and inclusion, to youth
unemployment that is reaching 25% and more in some places
in Europe.
As we gather together investors and entrepreneurs from around
the world for SOCAP: Designing the Future, we are exploring
how we can bring all our resources to bear, within the limits
of planetary boundaries that put limits on unending growth,
to begin to sketch out the collaborative, inclusive, financially-
sustainable future we need in order to actualize the world we
want for our children and grandchildren. Join us as we design
the future.
KEVIN JONES
Convener
Things are changing. More and more investors are looking for
an extra dimension to their investments. And on a global front
we can see how industry, investors, decision-makers, and social
entrepreneurs are beginning to work together to develop new
types of companies from which we can all benefit.
Sweden in general − and particularly Skåne and Malmö − is
now well on the way to establishing itself as a development hub
for social entrepreneurship in Europe.
It therefore gives us great pleasure to host SOCAP: Designing
the Future here in Malmö, bringing with it a fantastic opportunity
for our region. The conference will put a new development
field on the map, not only in Sweden, but also in Scandinavia
and large parts of Europe. The conference will provide the
opportunity to attract new capital, which can be linked with
ideas and social entrepreneurs from all over Europe, parts of
the USA, and the rest of the world. The realization of SOCAP:
Designing the Future is an important part of the process to
broaden the concept of innovation in Sweden, and makes an
important contribution to Sweden’s advancement as one of the
leading operators in Europe with regard to social innovation as
a growth area.
Malmö University, Region Skåne, and the City of Malmö have
actively participated in SOCAP conferences in both San
Francisco and Amsterdam, and have formed a close relationship
with the SOCAP team in San Francisco. The founders of
SOCAP − Kevin Jones and Rosa Lee Harden − have visited
Sweden and Scandinavia on a number of occasions. They
have thus discovered that Sweden possesses a vast depth
of knowledge and a great interest with regards to both the
interaction between sectors and getting social entrepreneurs
involved in the work of development and growth – all with the
aim of finding new solutions to societal challenges.
WELCOME FROM OUR SWEDISH PARTNERS /
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SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURS
People building businesses to build a better world
SOCAP: Designing the Future offers a platform of new
knowledge, experience, and contacts for social entrepreneurs,
social innovators, and investors. It is also aimed at those
who want to know more about social innovation and social
entrepreneurship. In an inspiring environment, we can cooperate
to develop novel ways of working — new configurations, and
support companies that want to solve global societal problems.
WElcoME To MAlMö, SkåNE, AND SWEDEN!
CIty Of MalMö
Pehr Andersson / Director of Trade and Industry
MalMö UNIVErSIty
Eva Engquist / Pro Vice-Chancellor
SKåNE rEgIONal COUNCIl
Hans Henecke / Director
98 SOCAP: DESIGNING THE FUTURE CONFERENCE GUIDE SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURS
The SOCAP Innovation Showcase brings innovations for
poverty reduction into a place-based showcase, and inspiring
entrepreneurs from all over the world will be exhibiting their
ventures and products to the SOCAP community. The exhibition
will be open for all attendees for the duration of the conference.
MEET SOCAP CONNECTORSSocial innovators working on the real needs of urban youth
are coming to SOCAP: Designing the Future to help funders
understand how to take advantage of untapped opportunities.
These Connectors are focused on investment opportunities that
alleviate problems of class, race, and gender inequality. SOCAP
Connectors from the United States will collaborate with their
European counterparts in order to create an ongoing exchange
program and continue addressing important social issues.
SOCAP COnneCtOrS: teAm USA
Diana Marie Lee, Founder and Principal, Sweet Livity
Jesse Martinez, Co-founder & CEO, GIGGO
Carla Mays, MPA; Founder, Social Innovators & Investors
Resource (SIIR)
Pandora Thomas, Founder and Principal Consultant, Earthseed
Consulting LLC
Bruce Wilson, Founder & Executive Director, The Relay
Foundation
SOCAP welcomes more than 120 international innovators.
Together, they are designing the future through bringing creative
solutions to communities, cities, and countries around the world.
On the main stage, interspersed throughout the two days of the
gathering, entrepreneurs will be pitching to participants and to a
global audience viewing through live stream.
These global entrepreneurs are brought to you by SOCAP,
Tillväxtverket, and Sida. You can see the complete list of the
sponsored entrepreneurs at our website www.SOCAPsweden.
com/entrepreneurs. There is also a complete list of these
entrepreneurs in the Innovation Showcase. We are glad to
welcome them to the SOCAP family of entrepreneurs.
NORDIC ENTREPRENEURS Supported by Tillväxtverket
Thanks to Tillväxtverket – the Swedish
Agency for Economic and Regional
Growth – SOCAP: Designing the
Future is able to welcome nearly 80
social entrepreneurs from the Nordic countries. According to
Tillväxtverket, social innovation and social entrepreneurship
is necessary if we want to achieve a sustainable society.
That is why Tillväxtverket considers social innovation to be
of high priority, and considers SOCAP: Designing the Future
an important event for promoting new ways of solving global
challenges and creating opportunities for entrepreneurs to meet
investors.
Visit www.SOCAPsweden.com/entrepreneurs to learn more
about the incredible entrepreneurs that Tillväxtverket has
supported in coming to SOCAP: Designing the Future.
INNOvATION SHOWCASE Presented by Sida
Sida (Swedish International Development
Cooperation Agency), is supporting
SOCAP: Designing the Future by
sponsoring areas of need directly linked to poverty reduction
efforts. Sida considers SOCAP: Designing the Future to be an
important event in introducing new methods and collaborations
to reduce poverty in regions where Sida is operating.
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Effectively looking at the future takes connecting to those
who can help you build towards it right now. SOCAP provides
meaningful ways to connect with other participants and those
beyond the walls of the conference. Helpful volunteers, the
Pop-Up Hub, Hub-Create Sessions, the Sustainable Solutions
Video Tour, Landscape Cartoons, and a special trip offering to
Northern Sweden are just some of the ways we do that.
vOLUNTEERS /SOCAP: Designing the Future welcomes more than 40
volunteers who will act as your guides to the gathering. These
individuals are not your average volunteers. Inquisitive students
(many studying right here at Malmö University or nearby Lund
University), career changers, inspiring entrepreneurs, and
knowledgeable social enterprise staff — these individuals are
people you’ll come in contact with, or maybe even collaborate
with, for years after the conference is over.
Spot them with their orange t-shirts and feel free to ask them
logistical or schedule questions. They’ll be happy to help!
POP-UP HUB / Presented by Hub Stockholm / www.the-hub.net
The Pop-Up Hub is the place where ideas come
to life at SOCAP. We’ve created a physical
representation of the expansive global Hub
network. The Pop-Up Hub is a workspace with
interactive offerings that help you connect with other attendees
and members of the Hub around the world. Each table
represents a different city that has its own Hub. Writing your
email in the Pop-Up Hub will connect you with the Hub of your
choice: Mumbai, Zurich, San Francisco, and beyond!
HUb-CreAte SeSSiOnS
For the first time, SOCAP has incorporated a new approach
towards participant-driven content. “Hub-Create Sessions” will
run concurrently with regular sessions. Facilitated by the Hub
Network, Hub-Create Sessions are highly-curated sessions
that pick from the most pertinent and compelling topics
proposed by attendees prior to and during the conference.
Together we’ll discuss what matters NOW for the FUTURE.
WhEN / Join the Hub-Create introduction at 10:00 on Tuesday,
May 9th in the main hall. You’ll be able to propose topics on
paper and online. Hub Facilitators will then group and select
CONNECTIONSMeet investors, partners,
and fellow change-makers
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“human book” will be shown on the video monitors and other
attendees can sign up for a conversation.
ViSioNArY of ThE DAY / We will film attendees sharing
their visions for a sustainable world, and later showcase these
films. Other participants can vote for the contribution they like
the most.
“SpEED DATiNg” NETWorkiNg SESSioNS / These sessions
will bring groups of people to the Pop-Up Hub and guide them
through 2-minute meetings with a set topic like “What is the
best social innovation in recent years?”
The Pop-Up Hub, Hub-Create
and the Sustainable Solutions
Tour are brought to you by Hub
Stockholm.
The Hub is a local and global habitat for social innovators to
collaborate, access market opportunities and capital, build
community, scale ideas, and connect with a global network
of more than 4,000 Hub members. Up to 25 Hub founders
will be represented at SOCAP: Designing the future.
CARTOONISTS /
Throughout the conference, look for Malmö-based cartoonists
– as well as Global Social Strategist, Visual Practitioner, and
the sessions to be held during break-outs starting Tuesday
at 13:00.
WhErE To folloW / Sessions will be posted at 12:00 on
Tuesday, May 9th on a board in the main hall and in the Pop-
Up Hub. In addition, the Hub-Create session schedule will be
available in our online schedule at the SOCAPconnect.com
platform. Two sessions will be held during each Hub-Create
break-out: one in the Pop-Up Hub and one in the main eating area.
WhAT / Sessions can be of relevant topics relating to impact
investing, social enterprise, and biosphere economies. They
can be discussions of trends in disciplines like business
development, marketing, legal issues, fundraising, or can be
a conversation of ideas, movement creation, or ecosystem
building. These sessions are a time to put ideas to action and
address the most relevant topics that matter right now.
DeSigning tHe FUtUre witH tHe SUStAinAble
SOlUtiOnS tOUr
We are aware that problems like global warming,
starvation, and threats to human rights do exist.
And the world is asking for solutions. The question
is not so often whether or why we should act for
a more sustainable development, rather it is more often how we
can accomplish change.
Roaming around the space, you’ll see a vibrant team of
videographers interviewing conference participants. Their
videos will be showing in the Pop-Up Hub. These videographers
are leading the Sustainable Solutions Tour — a journey
around European cities with a simple mission: to find the
most innovative examples of sustainable solutions to social
and environmental challenges, and to share their stories
with the world. Learn more about them at the Sustainable
Solutions Tour station in the Pop-Up Hub and by visiting
sustainablesolutionstour.com.
COllAbOrAtiVe ACtiOn FOr A better wOrlD
In partnership witb GlobalFocus
The following three offerings, Human
Library, Visionary of the Day and
“Speed Dating,” are all brought to you in the Pop-Up Hub in
collaboration with Global Focus.
hUMAN librArY / Individuals with an interest within a certain
field can set themselves up as “human books,” by writing their
names on a list next to a topic they want to discuss. Each
&
GlobalFOCUS
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SOCIAL MEDIA /Social media will be used throughout the conference as an online
extension of the conversation, as well as a reporting mechanism
for the thousands who will be following SOCAP: Designing the
Future online. Help us share learnings, thoughts, ideas, news, and
questions from the event via social media. Here are a few ways:
Include hashtag #SOCAPdtf in all of your event-related tweets.
Find us at @SOCAPmarkets
Our wall is your wall! Please feel free to post any pictures,
videos, articles and more that come out of the event.
Find us at facebook.com/socialcapitalmarkets
Connect with past and fellow SOCAP attendees for ongoing
conversation in our LinkedIn group.
Find us at linkd.in/SOCAPsweden
SOCAP CONNECT /SOCAP is a place to connect with leading-edge content as well
as your next project, partner, investor, collaborator, or friend in the
social capital market. SOCAP CONNECT is our online platform
that easily allows you to do this prior to, during, and after the event.
SOCAP CONNECT’s features allow you to:
» View sessions and customize your personal schedule
» Search your fellow attendees by name, organization,
location, tags
» View your Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn contacts in
attendance
» Direct message and schedule meetings with fellow
attendees
» Start conversations on topics of interest and view
relevant news feed
Don’t miss the opportunity! Visit SOCAPconnect.com, and be sure to bookmark the page on your mobile phone for connecting on-the-go.
Sketchnoter, Heidi Forbes Öste (@forbesoste) – capturing and
interpreting aspects of the event with one-of-a-kind drawings.
Drawings will be available to purchase from the artists.
The cartoonists and sketchnoter have slightly different methods.
While all their drawings will be subjective, the cartoonists are
not necessarily drawing based on what’s most important in the
discussion (they might take off on anything at all that they hear),
whereas the sketchnoter is aiming to visualize major points of the
talk and encapsulate the talk in a series of notes and drawings.
SPECIAL TOUR IMMEDIATELy FOLLOWINg SOCAP, CENTERED AROUND LAkE väNERN BIOSPHERE ARCHIPELAgO RESERvE /
Connect with the beauty of Sweden and further learning
opportunities on the themes of the biosphere investment
and food security on a guided trip to Lake Vänern Biosphere
Archipelago Reserve. On May 11 and 12, an intimate group of
25 SOCAP attendees will experience grand diversity, locally-
produced food, and natural beauty while focusing on a dialogue
with local stakeholders and experts about biosphere investment
and food security.
Thanks to generous sponsorship by local partners in the
Biosphere Innovation System, there is no cost for participation
in this excursion. Transportation to the Biosphere Reserve,
delicious local food, two nights accommodation in Lidköping,
and educational tours and seminars are all provided. Thank you
to our partners for providing this incredible opportunity!
Registration for this trip closed on May 4th. If you are especially
interested in participating, contact the trip coordinator, Johanna
MacTaggart, to find out if there have been any cancellations.
EMAIL / [email protected]
PHONE / +46 501 39 31 93
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THEMESSOCAP looks at Designing the
Future through four lenses, making complex issues clear across
interdisciplinary boundaries
LIvE STREAMINg SOCAP /All main stage sessions in room D138 will be streaming
live from SOCAP: Designing the Future and archived for
viewing after the event. If you miss a main stage session,
want to watch it again, or even suggest it to someone
not in attendance at SOCAP in Malmö, these sessions
will be available on our website. View our live stream at
SOCAPsweden.com
1918 SOCAP: DESIGNING THE FUTURE CONFERENCE GUIDE THEMES
Throughout Europe, public funding is drying up. At the same
time, the need for social services is growing. How do we keep
society functioning in this new climate? New kinds of public-
private partnerships are arising, using innovative new models
of social enterprise and impact investment to fill the gap. The
UK has experienced a precipitous decline in public funding and
has created more new innovations than anywhere in Europe –
from the Big Society Bank (potentially Europe’s largest social
investment vehicle) to Social Impact Bonds – that change the
rules for success and failure in problem neighborhoods. We will
examine these new, promising, and replicable innovations and
experiments.
SCALINg SOCIAL ENTERPRISES /Getting to the future we want
requires social enterprise to
grow fast enough and large
enough to meet the challenges
of the future; to scale at the
pace of the world’s problems.
We’ll explore new models for
funding, hear stories from the
field from entrepreneurs and
investors, and share tools for increasing impact and consumer
demand. We’ll focus on the emergence of the blended value
economy, where you invest, give, and share to create value:
some value shows up on the balance sheet, some shows up as
a safe neighborhood, and some as clean air and water.
PUBLIC-PRIvATE PARTNERSHIPS /The following are the core session themes that will be covered
at SOCAP: Designing the Future:
INCLUSION /What are the best, creative,
market-based solutions to
the complex, interconnected
issues of youth unemployment,
immigrant inclusion, and
providing for the needs of a
growing aging population? A
new kind of investment fund is
teaching skills, creating jobs,
and funding new enterprises for
youth and immigrants. We bring together leading private and
public sector actors from around the world with new innovators
from the United States and across Europe to share ways to
improve individual lives, boost the economy, and ensure the
stability of social welfare systems.
BIOSPHERE ECONOMy /The economy of the future will
have to work for both people
and the planet, dissolving siloed
approaches that focus only
on the planet or only on social
problems. Investing within
planetary growth boundaries
is complex and calls for new,
multidisciplinary partnerships
that break down traditional
barriers between environmentalists and socially-focused impact
investors. We bring together valuable strangers – from young
world-changing entrepreneurs, to experienced investors, and
world-renowned scientists from the Stockholm Resilience Centre.
We are starting to work together using investment to solve both
social and ecological problems within a holistic framework,
as funders focused on species extinction learn to partner with
investors focused on market-based solutions to poverty.
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TUESDAy / MAy 8
WEDNESDAy / MAy 9
grEEN MATMArkNAD (grEEN MArkET AND
rESTAUrANT) / Västra Varvsgatan 42, Beside turning torso
17:00 Pre-registration & Opening Night Party
18:00 Opening Comments and Welcome from Eva Engquist (Malmö University) and Kevin Jones (SOCaP)
08:00 registration & Breakfast
rEgiSTrATioN / Downstairs lobby Registration will be open for the duration of the conference.
brEAkfAST / Dining Hall, first floor This is the location for all meals served at the conference.
09:00 Plenary Session D138, MAiN STAgE
WElcoME
kevin Jones / SOCAP Curator & Convener
rE-iMAgiNiNg ThE big picTUrE
Understanding the interconnected problems facing humanity
often requires seeing the world in a new way. David McConville,
President of the Buckminster Fuller Institute, explores how
questioning the outdated assumptions underlying “business as
usual” approaches is the first step in designing for a resilient future.
David Mcconville / Buckminster Fuller Institute
ThrEE fAcES of ScAliNg
Lots of people talk about what it takes to go to scale. For this
session, we’ve gathered three groups that have done it.
SCHEDULETwo days of great content
and great conversations, on the stage and in the hallway
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TEchNologY bEYoND ThE griD
D131
Investing in technology can be simple; you figure out how to
entice people to do something new online or with a device.
In the developing world, where the power grid does not exist,
you have to find people to install, repair, and collect money
for the technology. An investor, an entrepreneur, and a supply
chain company working off-the-grid explain how it works, while
the founder of Spotify—the fast-growing Swedish online music
service—sits in.
Ajaita Shah / Frontier Markets Consulting
Xavier hegelson / Off.Grid:Electric
Tobias Edström / Spotify
Niki Armacost / Arc Finance (moderator)
rE-ENgiNEEriNg
SUSTAiNAbiliTY
c238
Göran Carstedt, Chair of The Natural Step and former executive
of Volvo and Ikea, shares his thoughts about the future of
sustainability and its intersection with for-profit social enterprise
combating poverty.
göran carstedt / The Natural Step International
SEED fUNDiNg SToriES: VillAgE cApiTAl ShArES oNE ThAT WENT WroNg
c231
Village Capital—with 12 successful social enterprise seed
funding experiments around the world – tells the story of one
that went wrong. Lessons from a failure by a young star.
ross baird / Village Capital
kevin Jones / SOCAP
big VENTUrE chAllENgE:
AN iNcUbATioN MoDEl
ThAT crAckS ThE SEED
iNVESTMENT MArkET
c127
Jo Hill of UnLtd shows how to replicate the UK’s successful
A mission-focused approach to healthcare and housing has led
France’s Groupe SOS to more than $500 million in revenues,
with higher quality healthcare at lower cost. With thousands of
employees, Aga Khan foundation works all over the world and
is adding impact investing to the mix. Industry leader Bamboo
Finance is launching a $200 million impact investment fund that
turns the traditional model of investing in startups on its head.
Nicolas hazard / Groupe SOS
Jurgen van der Tas / Aga Khan Development Network
Jean-philippe de Schrevel / Bamboo Finance
penelope Douglas / SOCAP (moderator)
iNTroDUcTioN To hUb-crEATE SESSioNS
For the first time, we’ve incorporated a new
approach towards participant-driven content.
SOCAP: Designing the Future will host “Hub-
Create Sessions” that run concurrently with
regular sessions. Facilitated by the Hub Network, Hub-Create
Sessions are highly-curated sessions that pick from the most
pertinent and compelling topics proposed by attendees prior
to and during the conference. In these sessions we’ll discuss
what matters NOW for designing the FUTURE. (see page 14
for a full description)
10:45 Break
11:00 Parallel Sessions
UNDErSTANDiNg ThE bioSphErE EcoNoMY
D138
Traditional capitalism’s drive for endless growth is shattering
the Earth’s planetary boundaries – the safe operating space for
humanity. Scientists, investors, and practitioners point toward a
new way that can work for all of us over the long term.
Alejandro litovsky / Earth Security Initiative
per olsson / Stockholm Resilience Center
Shaun paul / EcoLogic Development Fund
Johanna MacTaggart / Biosphere Innovation System (moderator)
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non-profit loan fund tell of their journey and shared evolution
as they partner to make a difference and reach financial scale.
Harvey Koh – author of a major new report on the continuing
role of philanthropy in impact investing – puts the issue of when
to grant and when to invest into context.
catherine gill / Root Capital
kirsten poitras / The World We Want Foundation (3W)
harvey koh / Monitor Inclusive Markets
STArTUp iNNoVATioN
SYSTEMS
c231
Three groups focused on helping social entrepreneurs get
going tell the stories and plans of the social ecological startups
they work with. These panelists are creating cadres of startups
focusing on social and environmental bottom lines while looking
to make a profit.
Jason Mollring / UnLtd Future
rainer Agster / adelphi
Johanna MacTaggart / Biosphere Innovation System
Jo hill / UnLtd
giirS ANAlYTicS: firST pUblic
iNVESTor DEMo
c127
Be a part of designing an investor’s dream portfolio impact
management & reporting tool! Join GIIRS for the first public
demo of GIIRS Analytics, the impact investing industry’s first
data platform that allows for powerful analysis of data on social
and environmental impact. GIIRS Analytics provides investors,
investment advisors, and fund managers the ability to:
1. Analyze portfolio impact, benchmark data against the GIIRS
rated universe or a specialized peer group, and produce
customized reporting for internal or external use;
2. Search for companies and funds that meet your investing
preferences;
3. Conduct efficient due diligence; and
4. Identify market trends via aggregated social and
environmental performance data for all companies and funds
in the GIIRS rated universe.
Stephanie Nieman / GIIRS
innovation challenge model to find, fund, and scale ambitious
social enterprises and attract new angel investors to the market.
Jo hill / UnLtd
12:00 Lunch Dining Hall, first floor
13:15 Parallel Sessions
ANgEl NETWorkS—crEATiNg ThEM AND MAkiNg ThEM Work
D138
The leaders of three angel networks – one UK based, one from
the Netherlands, and one international – share their models.
Nikolaus hutter / Toniic
frank van beuningen / PYMWYMIC
Suzanne biegel / ClearlySo (moderator)
USiNg A SYSTEMS pErSpEcTiVE To loWEr
hEAlThcArE coSTS AND iNcrEASE QUAliTY
D131
Learn from individuals and organizations known for understanding
their patients and building a healthcare system that works, while
saving money and increasing quality of care. We’ll hear from the
Young Foundation, Groupe SOS, and North Star Alliance about
building a massive, financially-viable, low-cost model focused on
patients, and putting clinics where people need them in Africa.
Simon Tucker / Young Foundation
luke Disney / North Star Alliance
Nicolas hazard / Groupe SOS
Tania Ellis / Author & consultant (moderator)
froM grANTS To DEbT
D238
A Swedish venture philanthropy fund and a major
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Thanks to a long history of innovation across civil society, ongoing
government intervention, and engagement from the financial
services industry, the UK has become a pioneer of new models of
impact investing. From venture philanthropy, through the creation
of bespoke legal vehicles, to social impact bonds, there are a lot of
lessons – both successes and failures – for the rest of the world to
learn from. This session will explore a few of these though the eyes
of some of the UK’s field leaders. At least 50% of the time will be
allocated for audience-led Q&A and discussion.
Arthur Wood / Total Impact Advisors
geoff burnand / Investing for Good
Joe ludlow / NESTA
Martin rich / Social Finance
ben Metz / Blue Ventures (moderator)
iNVESTiNg WiTh ThE WholE plANET iN MiND
D131
A new holistic investing approach is emerging that works for both
investors and for villagers living in forests in the developing world
while it restores the planet. Three people who are making it happen
explain why they may be on the cusp of a new wave. After leading
non-profit EcoLogic Development Fund for 20 years, Shaun Paul
is raising a for-profit investment vehicle targeting the same areas
and people, but with a patient capital investment holding company
approach. Jason Spindler of I-Dev International is guiding other
funds forming focusing at the intersection of people and planet.
Shaun paul / EcoLogic Development Fund
Jason Spindler / I-DEV International
Shawn Westcott / Westcott Initiatives (moderator)
iMpAcT iNVESTiNg: MorE bANg for
ThE AiD bUck
c238
Europeans are realizing that impact investing—which creates
jobs and starts businesses—can do more than aid alone to
create opportunity for immigrants and other marginalized
populations. Thomas Frostberg leads a discussion with the
founder of Bridging Britain and SeedVentures.org.
faraz khan / SeedVentures.org
penelope Douglas / Mission Hub LLC
Thomas frostberg / Sydsvenskan (moderator)
hUb-crEATE SESSioNS
pop-Up hUb & DiNiNg ArEA
Hub-Create Sessions pick from the most
compelling topics proposed by attendees prior to
and during the conference. Announcements of the
topics will be made throughout the day. See page
14 for a full description.
14:30 Break
14:45 Plenary Session D138, MAiN STAgE
A SUccESSfUl ENTrEprENEUr DiScoVErS
WhAT’S DiffErENT AboUT iMpAcT iNVESTiNg
Hampus Jakobsson’s company was sold for $150 million. As
an angel investor, he wonders how to understand the trade-off
between investing for financial return and getting the impact
he wants. Oliver Karius of LGT Venture Philanthropy and Niki
Armacost of Arc Finance guide him into new territory.
hampus Jakobsson / Research in Motion
oliver karius / LGT Venture Philanthropy
Niki Armacost / Arc Finance
UpDATE oN hUb-crEATE SESSioNS
We’ll check in with our Hub-Create team about what themes
have emerged and to hear upcoming session topics for the day.
15:45 Break
16:00 Parallel Sessions
lESSoNS froM ThE Uk: NEW MoDElS AccElErATiNg ThE floW of cApiTAl To gooD
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17:30 Plenary Session D138, MAiN STAgE
iNVESTiNg for pEoplE AND ThE plANET
Environmentalists and social investors are coordinating efforts
to restore ecosystems and lift people out of poverty. There has
been an unnatural divide between impact investors focused on
alleviating poverty and planet-focused funders. Now scientists
and investors jointly realize that these problems and solutions
are linked and require a new, holistic approach to meet the
challenges faced by our world and our species.
Alejandro litovsky / Earth Security Initiative
frances Westley / Stockholm Resilience Center & Social
Innovation Generation
ben Metz / Blue Ventures (moderator)
UpDATE oN hUb-crEATE SESSioNS
We’ll check in with our Hub-Create team about what themes
have emerged and to hear upcoming session topics.
18:45 Break
19:00 Party råDhUSET (MAlMö ToWN hAll)
STorTorgET (MAiN SQUArE of MAlMö)
The Town Hall is a 10-minute walk from Malmö University.
Look for volunteers in their orange shirts to help guide the way.
Coming out of the building, turn left (street side), or right (water
side). Walk to the end of the series of buildings and turn left to
cross the water on the promenade on Neptunigatan. Turn right
on Skeppsbron to pass between the Central Train Station and
the Malmö Börshus (large yellow building). Head straight for
3 blocks into Stortorget, the large square. Rådhuset is the large
building on the left-hand side of the square.
TrANSlATioN gAMES: hElpiNg ENTrEprENEUrS UNDErSTAND hoW To TAlk To iNVESTorS
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Investors and entrepreneurs often have different ways of
thinking about or understanding a deal, and different ways of
communicating. What questions are entrepreneurs often asking,
and what kinds of things do investors frequently ask? How do
their perspectives differ? An experienced investor and a serial
social entrepreneur translate.
Suzanne biegel / ClearlySo
Xavier hegelson / Off.Grid:Electric
fUTUrE iNTErAcTiVE—rEADY for ANYThiNg: DESigNiNg rESiliENcE for A TrANSforMiNg WorlD
c127
Come play a game and learn about the dilemmas facing social
entrepreneurs and funders and the challenges to design for
resilience. Harnessing collective intelligence, we will find a way
to solve complex problems.
graham leicester / International Futures Forum
Tony hodgson / International Futures Forum
hUb-crEATE SESSioNS
pop-Up hUb & DiNiNg ArEA
Hub-Create Sessions pick from the most
compelling topics proposed by attendees prior to
and during the conference. Announcements of the
topics will be made throughout the day. See page
14 for a full description.
17:15 Break
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11:00 Parallel Sessions
NEW fUNDS DoiNg NEW ThiNgS
D138
The huge NGO Oxfam was asked by its donors for some way to
invest in their projects rather than just give. Symbiotics Group
created a fund with them. Paul Cheng created a new way to
leverage loans for non-profits. And the Social Venture fund is
the first pan-European investment fund. New tools emerge to
make it easier for investment to make change.
beau Seil / Unitus Impact
fabio Sofia / Symbiotics Group
Johannes Weber / Social Venture Fund
paul cheng / SharedImpact
per grankvist / Bonnier Tidskrifter (moderator)
rESToriNg ThE plANET AND iNcrEASiNg iNcoMES
D131
The Savory Institute has pioneered a method of cattle farming
in Zimbabwe that turns barren land into rich soil through unique
technology. Millions have been invested using this technique
for the American Prairie. Blue Ventures’ model of restoring
coastlands while increasing local awareness in Madagascar has
been replicated up and down the island.
Daniela ibarra-howell / Savory Institute
ben Metz / Blue Ventures
Sarah brooks / Hot Studio (moderator)
WhErE DoES pUblic
Work? WhErE DoES
priVATE Work?
c238
How does public sector funding work together with impact
investing? What makes a good public-private partnership, what
causes breakdowns? Examples from the field.
THURSDAy / MAy 10
08:00 registration & Breakfast
09:00 Plenary Session D138, MAiN STAgE
bolD NorWEgiANS crEATE ThE firST NorDic
iMpAcT iNVESTMENT fUND
This session tells how a leading tech venture capitalist, a
pioneering impact investor, and a government development
agency came together to create Voxtra.
Tellef Thorleifsson / Northzone Ventures
pål Dale / Voxtra kevin Jones / SOCAP (moderator)
iNNoVATioNS To coMbAT poVErTY
The Swedish aid agency Sida—in conversation with PwC and
one of the social entrepreneur accelerator programs it supports,
SE Forum —explains why it is backing social enterprise as a new
way to use the market to fight poverty while making enough
money to make their work financially sustainable.
Johan åkerblom / Swedish International Development
Cooperation Agency (Sida)
Emma rung / Social Entrepreneurship Forum
Jan Sturesson / PwC
UpDATE oN hUb-crEATE SESSioNS
We’ll check in with our Hub-Create team about what themes
have emerged and to hear upcoming session topics for the day.
10:45 Break
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hUb-crEATE SESSioNS
pop-Up hUb & DiNiNg ArEA
Hub-Create Sessions pick from the most
compelling topics proposed by attendees prior to
and during the conference. Announcements of the
topics will be made throughout the day. See page
14 for a full description.
12:15 Lunch Dining Hall, first floor
13:15 Plenary Session D138, MAiN STAgE
giViNg iS NoT goiNg AWAY
Philanthropy and impact investing need to work together to
create the change the world needs. A ground-breaking new
report by the Monitor Group and Acumen Fund outlines the
continuing role for philanthropy partnering with impact investing
in the market at the intersection of money and meaning. With
the Shell Foundation.
rik Vyverman / Acumen Fund
harvey koh / Monitor Inclusive Markets
Simon Desjardins / Shell Foundation
UpDATE oN hUb-crEATE SESSioNS
We’ll check in with our Hub-Create team about what themes
have emerged and to hear upcoming session topics for the day.
14:15 Break
Alarik von hofsten / Telge
Thomas bisballe / Københavns Kommune
Jan Sturesson / PwC
lise bisballe / Roskilde University (moderator)
fUTUrE iNTErAcTiVE DiScoVErY ToUr + WorkShop
roSENgårD
Visit Rosengård, a Malmö neighborhood where immigrants are
in the majority. 22,000 people from more than 130 countries
live in this community. We’ll learn about two great projects –
Bokalerna and Yalla Trappan – that are helping immigrants
become entrepreneurs and encouraging social and economic
inclusion. Meet with entrepreneurs and public officials who
are making a difference today and participate in collectively
determining both what Malmö could become in 20 years, and
how to get there. What’s working here can be applied in other
challenged neighborhoods. (This session includes bus travel to
a local neighborhood, with return for lunch by noon. Participation
for this session is limited, please sign up in advance at the
registration desk in the downstairs lobby.)
Anna Wiking / MKB Fastighets AB
Arian ratkoceri / City of Malmö, District Rosengård
christina Merker-Siesjö / ABF Malmö
behrang Miri / Parabol Disc Produktioner fiona hovenden / Collective Invention
Dorotha Trusz / Yalla Trappan
Social coaching
icoNic SociAl ENTErpriSE cArDS, VErSioN 1.0
c127
Who are the characters we find in the social capital market?
From the visionary founder who’s stayed too long, to the unsung
operator who makes the vision real. Get hands on, get the
picture, make sense of the landscape.
rachel Sinha / The Finance Innovation Lab
Simon Tucker / Young Foundation
Jason Mollring / UnLtd Future
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fUTUrE iNTErAcTiVE WorkShop: DESigNiNg for rESiliENcE
c127
Building on the introductory keynote to the conference, this
session will explore a set of Principles for Comprehensive
design that help us work together across ecological, social,
cultural, economic, and technological domains toward the
outcomes we want for 100% of humanity.
Sarah brooks / Hot Studio
David Mcconville / Buckminster Fuller Institute
hUb-crEATE SESSioNS
pop-Up hUb & DiNiNg ArEA
Hub-Create Sessions pick from the most
compelling topics proposed by attendees prior to
and during the conference. Announcements of the
topics will be made throughout the day. See page
14 for a full description.
15:45 Break
16:15 Plenary Session D138, MAiN STAgE
rEporT froM hUb-crEATE SESSioNS
Join the Hub team as we reflect on key themes and insights
from all the Create Sessions and examine what has come out of
it, what we’ve learned, and what matters NOW for the future.
lANDScApES froM ThE fUTUrE
Given what we’ve learned over the course of the gathering, this
report back pulls together the best of the best from SOCAP:
Designing the Future to imagine what’s next.
co-moderated by kevin Jones and penelope Douglas / SOCAP
14:30 Parallel Sessions
froM ANgEl AND SEED fUNDiNg To NEW iNSTiTUTioNAl iMpAcT iNVESTMENT fUNDS
D138
Hear from these experienced panelists about where the market
is heading and how capital plays together for collectively
greater impact.
pål Dale / Voxtra
oliver karius / LGT Venture Philanthropy
ross baird / Village Capital
Nikolaus hutter / Toniic Audrey Selian / Rianta Capital (moderator)
TrANSforMiNg coMMUNiTiES: froM ScArciTY To AbUNDANcE
D131
Learn from leaders in community economic and social
transformation about successful projects in Cairo, Nairobi,
Colombia, and Lapland.
Eva-lena Skalstad / Lapland Vuollerim
Jurgen van der Tas / Aga Khan Development Network
ricardo pineda / Compartamos (ZOLIPS Project)
gabby culver / SOCAP (moderator)
iNTEgrATiNg iMMigrANTS AND YoUTh iNTo ThE EcoNoMic MAiNSTrEAM
c231
Come hear the stories of immigrants helping immigrants change
their lives. See how cultural creatives get entrepreneurial and
vice-versa. This session will focus on proven and alternative
methods for urban regeneration and youth and immigrant
engagement.
Ahmed Ali / Social Coaching
behrang Miri / RGRA
Erik Jansson / Bumerangprojektet
peter bjerg / Supertanker (moderator)
37SPONSORS
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Region Skåne http://www.skane.se/
Business Development Skåne is responsible
for and coordinates all business development
issues within Region Skåne: the regional government of
Sweden’s southernmost region, Skåne. Together with public
and private players, Business Development Skåne is working
towards the same objective: stronger business in Skåne
that creates sustainable growth and more jobs. Business
Development Skåne works on initiatives in the fields of
entrepreneurship, innovations, business development, clusters,
process development, and exports. Business Development
Skåne is also a part of a ‘virtual group’ together with Skåne’s
marketing company Business Region Skåne, which is owned by
Region Skåne and the municipalities of Skåne.
Malmö University http://www.mah.se/
Malmö University is a young, up-and-coming
urban university based in Malmö, a city that
links Scandinavia to continental Europe. Malmö
University is located in the very center of Malmö. Almost 24,000
students are enrolled, 1,800 of which are international students
from 100 countries around the world. Internationalization and
diversity have always been core values for Malmö University.
The university’s rapid growth and development reflects the city
of which it is a part. Malmö is a city in transition, moving from an
industrial past to a modern, cosmopolitan future.
The City of Malmö http://www.malmo.se/
Malmö is Sweden’s third largest city and located
just 20 minutes from Northern Europe’s largest
airport, Kastrup. In 2006 Malmö was certified
as Sweden’s first Fairtrade City, which has spurred the city’s
organic and fair trade offerings. It is a vibrant city with a large
number of museums and art galleries and also a rich night and
bar life. The transformation from a typical industrial city to a
youthful knowledge city with a sustainable profile has quickly
put Malmö on the map as one of Scandinavia’s hottest cities.
SPONSORSOrganizations moving
the market forward at the intersection of money
and meaning
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COLLABORATIvE PARTNERS
LAkE vÅNERN TRIP SPONSORS
In Sweden, PwC is the leading professional services firm with
3,800 employees and 130 offices across the country. Our
clients range from small and medium-sized companies to large
and international companies, governmental organizations on all
levels and the non-profit sector.
Sida—Innovation Showcasehttp://www.sida.se/@sida
Sida is a government organization under the Swedish Foreign
Ministry. Sida adminsters approximately half of Sweden's budget
for development aid. Sida is headquartered in Stockholm with
many offices in countries where we have ongoing activities.
Swedish development aid follows three thematic priorities:
democracy and human rights, environment and climate change,
and gender equality and women’s roles. The individual person
is always in focus of our work. We have non-tolerance for
corruption and strive to present all reporting as transparent as
possible.
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Skåne is the southernmost province of Sweden. Business
Region Skåne supports and encourages initiatives that
improve life in Skåne and markets the region internationally.
The aim is to attract visitors to Skåne, to generate investment
in Skåne’s businesses, and to promote Skåne as a venue for
major events. The four marketing companies – Event in Skåne,
Invest in Skåne, Tourism in Skåne, and Film in Skåne – develop,
coordinate, and consolidate the Skåne brand and, along with
other stakeholders, take active responsibility for marketing the
Öresund Region.
Tillväxtverketwww.tillvaxtverket.se@tillvaxverket
The Swedish Agency for Economic
and Regional Growth (Tillväxtverket) is a national authority
that facilitates innovation in businesses and regions, and helps
make running a company easier. Our work contributes to
sustainable growth. We are also the authority responsible for
operating the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF)
in Sweden. A part of our work is facilitating cooperative
development, the development of social business (including
work integration social enterprises, WISE), social innovation,
and business development within the social economy sector. We
also have special assignments from the government to promote
entrepreneurship in health care, cultural, and creative industries;
areas where the social business is part of the enterprise.
PwCwww.pwc.se
PwC firms provide industry-focused
assurance, tax, and advisory services to enhance value for their
clients. More than 169,000 people in 158 countries in firms
across the PwC network share their thinking, experience, and
solutions to develop fresh perspectives and practical advice.
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join together to bring you SOCAP: Designing the Future
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MEDIA PARTNERS
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Sweden
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Entrepreneurship
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Development Entrepreneurs
(ANDE)
Center for Nonprofit and
Public Leadership
Cartier Women’s Initiative
Awards
ThinkImpact
Dasra
Investors’ Circle
ClearlySo
Acumen Fund
Savory Institute
Enviu
Social Entrepreneurship
Forum (SE Forum)
Framtidsboxen
adelphi
NESsT
COMMON
Unreasonable Institute
UniversalGiving
Sustainable Brands
Social Innovation Europe
GlobalFOCUS
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pehr Andersson / Director of Trade and Industry, City of Malmö
Eva Engquist / Pro Vice-Chancellor, Malmö University
hans henecke / Director, Skåne Regional Council
penelope Douglas / Board Chair
cory Smith / CEO
Tim freundlich / Founder
rosa lee harden / Founder
kevin Jones / Founder
frank van beuningen
Margaret Mcgovern
kevin Jones
Tim freundlich
rosa lee harden
SPECIAL THANk yOU TO BERT-OLA BERgSTRANDWe would like to say a special thank
you to Bert-Ola Bergstrand for his hard
work and dedication to bringing SOCAP
to Sweden. If it had not been for his
vision and perseverance this conference
would never have happened. Bert-Ola
has been watching this space emerge in
Scandinavia for several years, and has
been instrumental in bringing the innovations and needs of
Europe and the world to the forefront. We give credit to him for
the formation of this event.
SOCAP MANAgEMENT TEAM
SOCAP/EUROPE FOUNDINg TEAM
REgION SkÅNE SOCAP STEERINg COMMITTEEkevin Jones / Convener & Curator
rosa lee harden / Producer
gabby culver / Content Scout
Jonathan Axtell / Associate Producer
Shawn Westcott / Business Development
kathy bruin / Logistics Manager
Megan Mcfadden / Online Media Manager
Jarrod Shappell / Content Associate
fabienne blanc / Registrar
b.J. harden Jones / Copy Editor
Aaron Maret / Design Support
Matt Jervis / Design Support
Ulf kyrling / Regional Developer, Region Skåne
hanna Sigsjö / Project Manager, Malmö University & Forum for Social Innovation Sweden
Jeanette persson / Marketing Coordinator, Malmö University
rebecca Allen lamptey / Communications Manager, Forum for Social Innovation Sweden
Yasemin Arhan Modéer / Logistics Manager, Malmö University
Tom Magnusson / Business Development Manager, Region Skåne
philip Sandberg / Project Coach, Centre for Public Entrepreneurship
Jake hunter / Volunteer Coordinator, Malmö University
grethe lindhe / Communications Manager, City of Malmö
Sara Andersson / Project Manager, Malmö Convention Bureau
Måns renntun / Communications Manager, Business Region Skåne
SOCAP DTF TEAM
REgION SkÅNE SOCAP TEAM
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