SOCAP2015 Recap

Members of BFI’s network attended the SOCAP2015 conference in San Francisco, California, which was held from October 6-9 at the Fort Mason Center.

In keeping with its eight-year history, SOCAP15 featured content from across the growing landscape of social capital with a focus on innovative investing and entrepreneurship for impact.

The SOCAP community tackled various topics and themes, boiling down to one major question: What does it mean to build a marketplace at the intersection of money and meaning in a world facing growing economic inequality, racial injustice, ongoing humanitarian crises, and climate change?

This year’s event had record attendance, with over 2,600 participants from nearly 60 different countries.

A recent Huffington Post article emphasized the importance of systems-level problem solving in order to face the world’s challenges, and highlighted impact investment as a sector that has strongly embraced whole systems thinking. In particular, SOCAP has served as the “biggest convener of all the main stakeholders in the industry”.

Stay connected with this incredible network by following the SOCAP blog.

Below, check out a recap video from Devex: