social enterprise

The 2009 Social Capital Markets conference (SoCap09) was a watershed event. There was a clear sense that social enterprise has become a viable business strategy and investment option.

The event brought together many of the familiar faces from social enterprise summits past, but also a new group of leaders from traditional industries such as investment banking, government, real estate and forest products.

Having spent the majority of my career in the private sector, I have seen many conferences, but nothing quite like The Skoll World Forum on Social Entrepreneurship. The annual event at Oxford University’s Saïd Business School is an explosive cloud of inspired innovators bouncing against each other in a highly charged environment. While the inspiring program of speakers and panels creates an innovative buzz, the breakout sessions that fill every gap in the agenda throw delegates together and create a storm of ideas and collaborative action of epic scale.