A running calendar of events relevent to the NextBillion Community...
The Social Enterprise Conference: Feb. 25-26, Harvard Business School and Harvard Kennedy School. The Social Enterprise Conference is one of the world's leading forums to engage in dialogue, debate, and expression around social enterprise. Over time, the Conference has become an arena to explore innovative ideas that challenge the status quo and inspire a call to action. The Conference is entirely student-run, jointly hosted by students from the Harvard Business School and the Harvard Kennedy School of Government. More information and registration details are available here.
Hub Ventures 2012 Cohort: March 5 deadline. Hub Ventures helps high caliber entrepreneurs build their world-changing startups better and faster. We operate 12-week cohort cycles at Hub Bay Area, during which participating companies receive seed funding and engage in best-in-class mentorship, collaborative sessions with program peers, and workshops and speaker events on topics relevant to impact oriented startups. We also connect companies with our extensive network of investors during the program and at Investor Day, an opportunity to pitch to hundreds of Bay Area investors. More information and application details are available here.
NCIIA's Open 2012: March 22-24, San Francisco. NCIIA's 16th Annual Conference, exploring the science, business and practice of catalyzing innovation in higher education. More information and registration details are available here.
100WHF-Stanford PACS Conference: Alpha & Altruism: March 23, Boston, MA. 100 Women in Hedge Funds, the Stanford Center on Philanthropy and Civil Society and Stanford Social Innovation Review are proud to co-sponsor one of the world’s first hedge fund conferences to donate all net proceeds to philanthropy and to focus on a double bottom line. The three organizations' partnership was born out of a shared vision to not only build more innovative fundraising models, but also to create a powerful platform that could channel the power of finance for social change. More information and registration details are available here.
Sankalp Summit 2012: April 11-13, Mumbai, India. Established to recognize some of the most innovative, sustainable and scalable businesses, the Sankalp Awards have come to be known as India's largest Social Enterprise Awards. Five finalists across the Sankalp Forum sectors will be selected to pitch to a panel of experts and leading investors at the Sankalp Summit 2012 in Mumbai, India. For more information, please visit the Sankalp Forum website.
Investors' Circle Spring Venture Fair 2012: April 22-24, San Francisco. This event features for-profit entrepreneurs with social and or environmental solutions presenting to values-aligned investors. Deal levels up to $3,000,000. Entrepreneur Showcase, Investor Deal Debrief, Networking Lounge, Entrepreneur Workshop, Two Evening Receptions and more. Make more than change with your investments. Register now and find out more here.