MICROFINANCE EVENT: SOCAP19; October 22-25, 2019; San Francisco, California, USA

This annual event addresses the use of capital to promote social welfare, including ways to meet the demands of a growing world population while reducing the strain on environmental resources. Conference themes include investing in sustainable agriculture, racial equality, impact investing in the US, impact investing in Latin America, gaps in impact investing, the economic effects of disruptive technology, protecting indigenous communities, the influence of the media on impact investing, and boosting the self-sufficiency of refugees.

Background on Organizer: The Social Capital Markets (SOCAP) Group is a US-based firm that launched its flagship conference in 2008. It unites investors and entrepreneurs to increase awareness of the potential for financial capital to meet social goals. In addition to the annual conference, the organisation hosts SOCAP365, a series of events held around the US.

Cost: The cost of attending the event is USD 1,627. A pre-event leadership session held on October 22, in conjunction with Conscious Company, is available to people who identify as female for an additional cost of USD 228. Pricing is also available for individual days of the conference and the leadership session. More details can be found at https://socialcapitalmarkets.net/#register.

Event webpage: https://socialcapitalmarkets.net/socap19/

For additional information, you may contact the organizer at info[at]socialcapitalmarkets.net. No telephone number is offered.

By Ng Chee Meng, Research Associate

Sources and Additional Resources

Event webpage
https://socialcapitalmarkets.net/socap19/

SOCAP homepage
https://socialcapitalmarkets.net

SOCAP365 webpage
https://socialcapitalmarkets.net/socap365/

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