Date:
8 November, 2012
November 8 and 9
MaRS Discovery District
101 College Street, Toronto, ON
The MaRS Centre for Impact Investing is excited to announce that registration is now open for the 2012 Social Finance Forum.
Embracing the theme of "measuring up," the 2012 Social Finance Forum will delve deeply into the opportunities and challenges of growing impact investing in Canada. A key focus this year is how impact measurement makes a “good deal” a success for ventures, investors and society alike.
Featuring:
- Exceptional keynote speakers from across Canada and internationally, including Bart Houlahan, co-founder of B Lab, and Jeremy Nicholls, CEO of The SROI Network International
- Solution-focused and skill-building workshops on social impact measurement and impact investing in Canada
- Showcases of leading social enterprises from the SVX
- Spotlight on Canada's most influential social finance players at the announcement of the Social Finance Awards winnerGood Deals Café
Who will you connect with?
- Many of Canada’s leading decision-makers and thought leaders from across sectors will attend the Social Finance Forum, including: funds, foundations and private investors; non-profits, co-operatives and social enterprises; finance professionals; academics; representatives from government; professional service providers; and impact measurement and valuation practitioners.
Why attend?
Impact investing has emerged as an innovative investment strategy during a time of significant economic instability and distraction. Momentum continues to build in Canada and globally, with the economic and social imperatives to move this agenda forward more compelling than ever.
Recent progress is encouraging due to $324 million in new capital raised for impact investing in 2011/2012 and increased engagement from a wide array of sectors and stakeholders. With social and environmental benefit at the core of this transformational shift in economic activity, comes the importance of measuring and valuing these impacts.
A number of key questions need to be addressed: What is impact? Who is impacted? How is impact measured? How should we value impact? What makes a good deal?
About the Social Finance Forum
The annual Social Finance Forum drives the development of the impact investment market in Canada by convening key players from across sectors to collectively address social and environmental challenges.
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Region:
Host:
MaRS
Toronto Ontario
Canada