socap:designing the future program book

CONTENTS /

WELCOME 2

SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURS 7

CONNECTIONS 10

THEMES 17

SCHEDULE 20 TUESDAY / MAY 9 21 WEDNESDAY / MAY 10 30

SPONSORS 36

TEAM 41

3WELCOME

Welcome to SOCAP: DESIgNINg THE FUTURE, a time when we gather together to look at where the market at the intersection of money and meaning has come from, where it is now, and where it’s going next.

This is a high concept SOCAP; we’re looking beyond the

immediate present at complex, systemic issues that we can only

influence by learning to work together toward a shared future.

That’s why we wanted to hold SOCAP: Designing the Future

in Sweden. This is a place where, once people realize what the

problems are, they naturally set forth working together to solve

them. We are grateful to Malmö University and the city of Malmö,

as well as Region Skåne and its partner group Business Region

Skåne for being our partners in this first ever Nordic SOCAP.

Impact investing − investing your money for a blend of financial

as well as social and environmental value − has become a

global phenomenon, a unique mix of an asset class that still

retains elements of being a movement for change in the world.

Impact investing invests in social enterprises: businesses

that are created to be financially sustainable and to return

capital to investors while they solve a social or environmental

problem. For-profit social enterprises range from businesses

creating jobs and hope in immigrant neighborhoods in Europe,

to companies installing solar panels in Sub-Saharan African

villages that simultaneously cut energy costs by 30% and

remove deadly kerosene fumes from the home.

Impact investing looks at success as blended value returns:

some value shows up on the balance sheet, some shows up in

clean water in a community, or in the fact that an eight-year-

old can safely walk two blocks to an ice cream truck in her

neighborhood. Blended value encompasses those things you

would gladly give to, that you would pay for, and that you would

invest your hopes and your money in. It’s the market at the

intersection of money and meaning; letting investors put their

money where their meaning is, and receive a return for doing it.

The market does not solve every problem, but it can solve

many problems better than either giving or public funding

alone. Blended value investing − investing for positive impact

along with financial return − does not replace philanthropy,

or government and publicly-funded efforts to address social

and environmental problems. Instead, it reduces their cost and

increases their reach and scale.

WELCOMEImpact Investing:

an asset class meets a movement

4 SOCAP: DESIGNING THE FUTURE CONFERENCE GUIDE 5WELCOME

It has become clear, as our global problems become more

complex and interconnected, that neither public-funding nor

philanthropy alone is sufficient to meet the problems we face:

from climate change, to immigration and inclusion, to youth

unemployment that is reaching 25% and more in some places

in Europe.

As we gather together investors and entrepreneurs from around

the world for SOCAP: Designing the Future, we are exploring

how we can bring all our resources to bear, within the limits

of planetary boundaries that put limits on unending growth,

to begin to sketch out the collaborative, inclusive, financially-

sustainable future we need in order to actualize the world we

want for our children and grandchildren. Join us as we design

the future.

KEVIN JONES

Convener

Things are changing. More and more investors are looking for

an extra dimension to their investments. And on a global front

we can see how industry, investors, decision-makers, and social

entrepreneurs are beginning to work together to develop new

types of companies from which we can all benefit.

Sweden in general − and particularly Skåne and Malmö − is

now well on the way to establishing itself as a development hub

for social entrepreneurship in Europe.

It therefore gives us great pleasure to host SOCAP: Designing

the Future here in Malmö, bringing with it a fantastic opportunity

for our region. The conference will put a new development

field on the map, not only in Sweden, but also in Scandinavia

and large parts of Europe. The conference will provide the

opportunity to attract new capital, which can be linked with

ideas and social entrepreneurs from all over Europe, parts of

the USA, and the rest of the world. The realization of SOCAP:

Designing the Future is an important part of the process to

broaden the concept of innovation in Sweden, and makes an

important contribution to Sweden’s advancement as one of the

leading operators in Europe with regard to social innovation as

a growth area.

Malmö University, Region Skåne, and the City of Malmö have

actively participated in SOCAP conferences in both San

Francisco and Amsterdam, and have formed a close relationship

with the SOCAP team in San Francisco. The founders of

SOCAP − Kevin Jones and Rosa Lee Harden − have visited

Sweden and Scandinavia on a number of occasions. They

have thus discovered that Sweden possesses a vast depth

of knowledge and a great interest with regards to both the

interaction between sectors and getting social entrepreneurs

involved in the work of development and growth – all with the

aim of finding new solutions to societal challenges.

WELCOME FROM OUR SWEDISH PARTNERS /

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SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURS

People building businesses to build a better world

SOCAP: Designing the Future offers a platform of new

knowledge, experience, and contacts for social entrepreneurs,

social innovators, and investors. It is also aimed at those

who want to know more about social innovation and social

entrepreneurship. In an inspiring environment, we can cooperate

to develop novel ways of working — new configurations, and

support companies that want to solve global societal problems.

WElcoME To MAlMö, SkåNE, AND SWEDEN!

CIty Of MalMö

Pehr Andersson / Director of Trade and Industry

MalMö UNIVErSIty

Eva Engquist / Pro Vice-Chancellor

SKåNE rEgIONal COUNCIl

Hans Henecke / Director

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The SOCAP Innovation Showcase brings innovations for

poverty reduction into a place-based showcase, and inspiring

entrepreneurs from all over the world will be exhibiting their

ventures and products to the SOCAP community. The exhibition

will be open for all attendees for the duration of the conference.

MEET SOCAP CONNECTORSSocial innovators working on the real needs of urban youth

are coming to SOCAP: Designing the Future to help funders

understand how to take advantage of untapped opportunities.

These Connectors are focused on investment opportunities that

alleviate problems of class, race, and gender inequality. SOCAP

Connectors from the United States will collaborate with their

European counterparts in order to create an ongoing exchange

program and continue addressing important social issues.

SOCAP COnneCtOrS: teAm USA

Diana Marie Lee, Founder and Principal, Sweet Livity

Jesse Martinez, Co-founder & CEO, GIGGO

Carla Mays, MPA; Founder, Social Innovators & Investors

Resource (SIIR)

Pandora Thomas, Founder and Principal Consultant, Earthseed

Consulting LLC

Bruce Wilson, Founder & Executive Director, The Relay

Foundation

SOCAP welcomes more than 120 international innovators.

Together, they are designing the future through bringing creative

solutions to communities, cities, and countries around the world.

On the main stage, interspersed throughout the two days of the

gathering, entrepreneurs will be pitching to participants and to a

global audience viewing through live stream.

These global entrepreneurs are brought to you by SOCAP,

Tillväxtverket, and Sida. You can see the complete list of the

sponsored entrepreneurs at our website www.SOCAPsweden.

com/entrepreneurs. There is also a complete list of these

entrepreneurs in the Innovation Showcase. We are glad to

welcome them to the SOCAP family of entrepreneurs.

NORDIC ENTREPRENEURS Supported by Tillväxtverket

Thanks to Tillväxtverket – the Swedish

Agency for Economic and Regional

Growth – SOCAP: Designing the

Future is able to welcome nearly 80

social entrepreneurs from the Nordic countries. According to

Tillväxtverket, social innovation and social entrepreneurship

is necessary if we want to achieve a sustainable society.

That is why Tillväxtverket considers social innovation to be

of high priority, and considers SOCAP: Designing the Future

an important event for promoting new ways of solving global

challenges and creating opportunities for entrepreneurs to meet

investors.

Visit www.SOCAPsweden.com/entrepreneurs to learn more

about the incredible entrepreneurs that Tillväxtverket has

supported in coming to SOCAP: Designing the Future.

INNOvATION SHOWCASE Presented by Sida

Sida (Swedish International Development

Cooperation Agency), is supporting

SOCAP: Designing the Future by

sponsoring areas of need directly linked to poverty reduction

efforts. Sida considers SOCAP: Designing the Future to be an

important event in introducing new methods and collaborations

to reduce poverty in regions where Sida is operating.

1110 SOCAP: DESIGNING THE FUTURE CONFERENCE GUIDE CONNECTIONS

Effectively looking at the future takes connecting to those

who can help you build towards it right now. SOCAP provides

meaningful ways to connect with other participants and those

beyond the walls of the conference. Helpful volunteers, the

Pop-Up Hub, Hub-Create Sessions, the Sustainable Solutions

Video Tour, Landscape Cartoons, and a special trip offering to

Northern Sweden are just some of the ways we do that.

vOLUNTEERS /SOCAP: Designing the Future welcomes more than 40

volunteers who will act as your guides to the gathering. These

individuals are not your average volunteers. Inquisitive students

(many studying right here at Malmö University or nearby Lund

University), career changers, inspiring entrepreneurs, and

knowledgeable social enterprise staff — these individuals are

people you’ll come in contact with, or maybe even collaborate

with, for years after the conference is over.

Spot them with their orange t-shirts and feel free to ask them

logistical or schedule questions. They’ll be happy to help!

POP-UP HUB / Presented by Hub Stockholm / www.the-hub.net

The Pop-Up Hub is the place where ideas come

to life at SOCAP. We’ve created a physical

representation of the expansive global Hub

network. The Pop-Up Hub is a workspace with

interactive offerings that help you connect with other attendees

and members of the Hub around the world. Each table

represents a different city that has its own Hub. Writing your

email in the Pop-Up Hub will connect you with the Hub of your

choice: Mumbai, Zurich, San Francisco, and beyond!

HUb-CreAte SeSSiOnS

For the first time, SOCAP has incorporated a new approach

towards participant-driven content. “Hub-Create Sessions” will

run concurrently with regular sessions. Facilitated by the Hub

Network, Hub-Create Sessions are highly-curated sessions

that pick from the most pertinent and compelling topics

proposed by attendees prior to and during the conference.

Together we’ll discuss what matters NOW for the FUTURE.

WhEN / Join the Hub-Create introduction at 10:00 on Tuesday,

May 9th in the main hall. You’ll be able to propose topics on

paper and online. Hub Facilitators will then group and select

CONNECTIONSMeet investors, partners,

and fellow change-makers


“human book” will be shown on the video monitors and other

attendees can sign up for a conversation.

ViSioNArY of ThE DAY / We will film attendees sharing

their visions for a sustainable world, and later showcase these

films. Other participants can vote for the contribution they like

the most.

“SpEED DATiNg” NETWorkiNg SESSioNS / These sessions

will bring groups of people to the Pop-Up Hub and guide them

through 2-minute meetings with a set topic like “What is the

best social innovation in recent years?”

The Pop-Up Hub, Hub-Create

and the Sustainable Solutions

Tour are brought to you by Hub

Stockholm.

The Hub is a local and global habitat for social innovators to

collaborate, access market opportunities and capital, build

community, scale ideas, and connect with a global network

of more than 4,000 Hub members. Up to 25 Hub founders

will be represented at SOCAP: Designing the future.

CARTOONISTS /

Throughout the conference, look for Malmö-based cartoonists

– as well as Global Social Strategist, Visual Practitioner, and

the sessions to be held during break-outs starting Tuesday

at 13:00.

WhErE To folloW / Sessions will be posted at 12:00 on

Tuesday, May 9th on a board in the main hall and in the Pop-

Up Hub. In addition, the Hub-Create session schedule will be

available in our online schedule at the SOCAPconnect.com

platform. Two sessions will be held during each Hub-Create

break-out: one in the Pop-Up Hub and one in the main eating area.

WhAT / Sessions can be of relevant topics relating to impact

investing, social enterprise, and biosphere economies. They

can be discussions of trends in disciplines like business

development, marketing, legal issues, fundraising, or can be

a conversation of ideas, movement creation, or ecosystem

building. These sessions are a time to put ideas to action and

address the most relevant topics that matter right now.

DeSigning tHe FUtUre witH tHe SUStAinAble

SOlUtiOnS tOUr

We are aware that problems like global warming,

starvation, and threats to human rights do exist.

And the world is asking for solutions. The question

is not so often whether or why we should act for

a more sustainable development, rather it is more often how we

can accomplish change.

Roaming around the space, you’ll see a vibrant team of

videographers interviewing conference participants. Their

videos will be showing in the Pop-Up Hub. These videographers

are leading the Sustainable Solutions Tour — a journey

around European cities with a simple mission: to find the

most innovative examples of sustainable solutions to social

and environmental challenges, and to share their stories

with the world. Learn more about them at the Sustainable

Solutions Tour station in the Pop-Up Hub and by visiting

sustainablesolutionstour.com.

COllAbOrAtiVe ACtiOn FOr A better wOrlD

In partnership witb GlobalFocus

The following three offerings, Human

Library, Visionary of the Day and

“Speed Dating,” are all brought to you in the Pop-Up Hub in

collaboration with Global Focus.

hUMAN librArY / Individuals with an interest within a certain

field can set themselves up as “human books,” by writing their

names on a list next to a topic they want to discuss. Each

&

GlobalFOCUS


SOCIAL MEDIA /Social media will be used throughout the conference as an online

extension of the conversation, as well as a reporting mechanism

for the thousands who will be following SOCAP: Designing the

Future online. Help us share learnings, thoughts, ideas, news, and

questions from the event via social media. Here are a few ways:

Include hashtag #SOCAPdtf in all of your event-related tweets.

Find us at @SOCAPmarkets

Our wall is your wall! Please feel free to post any pictures,

videos, articles and more that come out of the event.

Find us at facebook.com/socialcapitalmarkets

Connect with past and fellow SOCAP attendees for ongoing

conversation in our LinkedIn group.

Find us at linkd.in/SOCAPsweden

SOCAP CONNECT /SOCAP is a place to connect with leading-edge content as well

as your next project, partner, investor, collaborator, or friend in the

social capital market. SOCAP CONNECT is our online platform

that easily allows you to do this prior to, during, and after the event.

SOCAP CONNECT’s features allow you to:

» View sessions and customize your personal schedule

» Search your fellow attendees by name, organization,

location, tags

» View your Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn contacts in

attendance

» Direct message and schedule meetings with fellow

attendees

» Start conversations on topics of interest and view

relevant news feed

Don’t miss the opportunity! Visit SOCAPconnect.com, and be sure to bookmark the page on your mobile phone for connecting on-the-go.

Sketchnoter, Heidi Forbes Öste (@forbesoste) – capturing and

interpreting aspects of the event with one-of-a-kind drawings.

Drawings will be available to purchase from the artists.

The cartoonists and sketchnoter have slightly different methods.

While all their drawings will be subjective, the cartoonists are

not necessarily drawing based on what’s most important in the

discussion (they might take off on anything at all that they hear),

whereas the sketchnoter is aiming to visualize major points of the

talk and encapsulate the talk in a series of notes and drawings.

SPECIAL TOUR IMMEDIATELy FOLLOWINg SOCAP, CENTERED AROUND LAkE väNERN BIOSPHERE ARCHIPELAgO RESERvE /

Connect with the beauty of Sweden and further learning

opportunities on the themes of the biosphere investment

and food security on a guided trip to Lake Vänern Biosphere

Archipelago Reserve. On May 11 and 12, an intimate group of

25 SOCAP attendees will experience grand diversity, locally-

produced food, and natural beauty while focusing on a dialogue

with local stakeholders and experts about biosphere investment

and food security.

Thanks to generous sponsorship by local partners in the

Biosphere Innovation System, there is no cost for participation

in this excursion. Transportation to the Biosphere Reserve,

delicious local food, two nights accommodation in Lidköping,

and educational tours and seminars are all provided. Thank you

to our partners for providing this incredible opportunity!

Registration for this trip closed on May 4th. If you are especially

interested in participating, contact the trip coordinator, Johanna

MacTaggart, to find out if there have been any cancellations.

EMAIL / [email protected]

PHONE / +46 501 39 31 93

1716 SOCAP: DESIGNING THE FUTURE CONFERENCE GUIDE THEMES

THEMESSOCAP looks at Designing the

Future through four lenses, making complex issues clear across

interdisciplinary boundaries

LIvE STREAMINg SOCAP /All main stage sessions in room D138 will be streaming

live from SOCAP: Designing the Future and archived for

viewing after the event. If you miss a main stage session,

want to watch it again, or even suggest it to someone

not in attendance at SOCAP in Malmö, these sessions

will be available on our website. View our live stream at

SOCAPsweden.com

1918 SOCAP: DESIGNING THE FUTURE CONFERENCE GUIDE THEMES

Throughout Europe, public funding is drying up. At the same

time, the need for social services is growing. How do we keep

society functioning in this new climate? New kinds of public-

private partnerships are arising, using innovative new models

of social enterprise and impact investment to fill the gap. The

UK has experienced a precipitous decline in public funding and

has created more new innovations than anywhere in Europe –

from the Big Society Bank (potentially Europe’s largest social

investment vehicle) to Social Impact Bonds – that change the

rules for success and failure in problem neighborhoods. We will

examine these new, promising, and replicable innovations and

experiments.

SCALINg SOCIAL ENTERPRISES /Getting to the future we want

requires social enterprise to

grow fast enough and large

enough to meet the challenges

of the future; to scale at the

pace of the world’s problems.

We’ll explore new models for

funding, hear stories from the

field from entrepreneurs and

investors, and share tools for increasing impact and consumer

demand. We’ll focus on the emergence of the blended value

economy, where you invest, give, and share to create value:

some value shows up on the balance sheet, some shows up as

a safe neighborhood, and some as clean air and water.

PUBLIC-PRIvATE PARTNERSHIPS /The following are the core session themes that will be covered

at SOCAP: Designing the Future:

INCLUSION /What are the best, creative,

market-based solutions to

the complex, interconnected

issues of youth unemployment,

immigrant inclusion, and

providing for the needs of a

growing aging population? A

new kind of investment fund is

teaching skills, creating jobs,

and funding new enterprises for

youth and immigrants. We bring together leading private and

public sector actors from around the world with new innovators

from the United States and across Europe to share ways to

improve individual lives, boost the economy, and ensure the

stability of social welfare systems.

BIOSPHERE ECONOMy /The economy of the future will

have to work for both people

and the planet, dissolving siloed

approaches that focus only

on the planet or only on social

problems. Investing within

planetary growth boundaries

is complex and calls for new,

multidisciplinary partnerships

that break down traditional

barriers between environmentalists and socially-focused impact

investors. We bring together valuable strangers – from young

world-changing entrepreneurs, to experienced investors, and

world-renowned scientists from the Stockholm Resilience Centre.

We are starting to work together using investment to solve both

social and ecological problems within a holistic framework,

as funders focused on species extinction learn to partner with

investors focused on market-based solutions to poverty.

2120 SOCAP: DESIGNING THE FUTURE CONFERENCE GUIDE SCHEDULE

TUESDAy / MAy 8

WEDNESDAy / MAy 9

grEEN MATMArkNAD (grEEN MArkET AND

rESTAUrANT) / Västra Varvsgatan 42, Beside turning torso

17:00 Pre-registration & Opening Night Party

18:00 Opening Comments and Welcome from Eva Engquist (Malmö University) and Kevin Jones (SOCaP)

08:00 registration & Breakfast

rEgiSTrATioN / Downstairs lobby Registration will be open for the duration of the conference.

brEAkfAST / Dining Hall, first floor This is the location for all meals served at the conference.

09:00 Plenary Session D138, MAiN STAgE

WElcoME

kevin Jones / SOCAP Curator & Convener

rE-iMAgiNiNg ThE big picTUrE

Understanding the interconnected problems facing humanity

often requires seeing the world in a new way. David McConville,

President of the Buckminster Fuller Institute, explores how

questioning the outdated assumptions underlying “business as

usual” approaches is the first step in designing for a resilient future.

David Mcconville / Buckminster Fuller Institute

ThrEE fAcES of ScAliNg

Lots of people talk about what it takes to go to scale. For this

session, we’ve gathered three groups that have done it.

SCHEDULETwo days of great content

and great conversations, on the stage and in the hallway


TEchNologY bEYoND ThE griD

D131

Investing in technology can be simple; you figure out how to

entice people to do something new online or with a device.

In the developing world, where the power grid does not exist,

you have to find people to install, repair, and collect money

for the technology. An investor, an entrepreneur, and a supply

chain company working off-the-grid explain how it works, while

the founder of Spotify—the fast-growing Swedish online music

service—sits in.

Ajaita Shah / Frontier Markets Consulting

Xavier hegelson / Off.Grid:Electric

Tobias Edström / Spotify

Niki Armacost / Arc Finance (moderator)

rE-ENgiNEEriNg

SUSTAiNAbiliTY

c238

Göran Carstedt, Chair of The Natural Step and former executive

of Volvo and Ikea, shares his thoughts about the future of

sustainability and its intersection with for-profit social enterprise

combating poverty.

göran carstedt / The Natural Step International

SEED fUNDiNg SToriES: VillAgE cApiTAl ShArES oNE ThAT WENT WroNg

c231

Village Capital—with 12 successful social enterprise seed

funding experiments around the world – tells the story of one

that went wrong. Lessons from a failure by a young star.

ross baird / Village Capital

kevin Jones / SOCAP

big VENTUrE chAllENgE:

AN iNcUbATioN MoDEl

ThAT crAckS ThE SEED

iNVESTMENT MArkET

c127

Jo Hill of UnLtd shows how to replicate the UK’s successful

A mission-focused approach to healthcare and housing has led

France’s Groupe SOS to more than $500 million in revenues,

with higher quality healthcare at lower cost. With thousands of

employees, Aga Khan foundation works all over the world and

is adding impact investing to the mix. Industry leader Bamboo

Finance is launching a $200 million impact investment fund that

turns the traditional model of investing in startups on its head.

Nicolas hazard / Groupe SOS

Jurgen van der Tas / Aga Khan Development Network

Jean-philippe de Schrevel / Bamboo Finance

penelope Douglas / SOCAP (moderator)

iNTroDUcTioN To hUb-crEATE SESSioNS

For the first time, we’ve incorporated a new

approach towards participant-driven content.

SOCAP: Designing the Future will host “Hub-

Create Sessions” that run concurrently with

regular sessions. Facilitated by the Hub Network, Hub-Create

Sessions are highly-curated sessions that pick from the most

pertinent and compelling topics proposed by attendees prior

to and during the conference. In these sessions we’ll discuss

what matters NOW for designing the FUTURE. (see page 14

for a full description)

10:45 Break

11:00 Parallel Sessions

UNDErSTANDiNg ThE bioSphErE EcoNoMY

D138

Traditional capitalism’s drive for endless growth is shattering

the Earth’s planetary boundaries – the safe operating space for

humanity. Scientists, investors, and practitioners point toward a

new way that can work for all of us over the long term.

Alejandro litovsky / Earth Security Initiative

per olsson / Stockholm Resilience Center

Shaun paul / EcoLogic Development Fund

Johanna MacTaggart / Biosphere Innovation System (moderator)


non-profit loan fund tell of their journey and shared evolution

as they partner to make a difference and reach financial scale.

Harvey Koh – author of a major new report on the continuing

role of philanthropy in impact investing – puts the issue of when

to grant and when to invest into context.

catherine gill / Root Capital

kirsten poitras / The World We Want Foundation (3W)

harvey koh / Monitor Inclusive Markets

STArTUp iNNoVATioN

SYSTEMS

c231

Three groups focused on helping social entrepreneurs get

going tell the stories and plans of the social ecological startups

they work with. These panelists are creating cadres of startups

focusing on social and environmental bottom lines while looking

to make a profit.

Jason Mollring / UnLtd Future

rainer Agster / adelphi

Johanna MacTaggart / Biosphere Innovation System

Jo hill / UnLtd

giirS ANAlYTicS: firST pUblic

iNVESTor DEMo

c127

Be a part of designing an investor’s dream portfolio impact

management & reporting tool! Join GIIRS for the first public

demo of GIIRS Analytics, the impact investing industry’s first

data platform that allows for powerful analysis of data on social

and environmental impact. GIIRS Analytics provides investors,

investment advisors, and fund managers the ability to:

1. Analyze portfolio impact, benchmark data against the GIIRS

rated universe or a specialized peer group, and produce

customized reporting for internal or external use;

2. Search for companies and funds that meet your investing

preferences;

3. Conduct efficient due diligence; and

4. Identify market trends via aggregated social and

environmental performance data for all companies and funds

in the GIIRS rated universe.

Stephanie Nieman / GIIRS

innovation challenge model to find, fund, and scale ambitious

social enterprises and attract new angel investors to the market.

Jo hill / UnLtd

12:00 Lunch Dining Hall, first floor


ANgEl NETWorkS—crEATiNg ThEM AND MAkiNg ThEM Work

D138

The leaders of three angel networks – one UK based, one from

the Netherlands, and one international – share their models.

Nikolaus hutter / Toniic

frank van beuningen / PYMWYMIC

Suzanne biegel / ClearlySo (moderator)

USiNg A SYSTEMS pErSpEcTiVE To loWEr

hEAlThcArE coSTS AND iNcrEASE QUAliTY

D131

Learn from individuals and organizations known for understanding

their patients and building a healthcare system that works, while

saving money and increasing quality of care. We’ll hear from the

Young Foundation, Groupe SOS, and North Star Alliance about

building a massive, financially-viable, low-cost model focused on

patients, and putting clinics where people need them in Africa.

Simon Tucker / Young Foundation

luke Disney / North Star Alliance

Nicolas hazard / Groupe SOS

Tania Ellis / Author & consultant (moderator)

froM grANTS To DEbT

D238

A Swedish venture philanthropy fund and a major


Thanks to a long history of innovation across civil society, ongoing

government intervention, and engagement from the financial

services industry, the UK has become a pioneer of new models of

impact investing. From venture philanthropy, through the creation

of bespoke legal vehicles, to social impact bonds, there are a lot of

lessons – both successes and failures – for the rest of the world to

learn from. This session will explore a few of these though the eyes

of some of the UK’s field leaders. At least 50% of the time will be

allocated for audience-led Q&A and discussion.

Arthur Wood / Total Impact Advisors

geoff burnand / Investing for Good

Joe ludlow / NESTA

Martin rich / Social Finance

ben Metz / Blue Ventures (moderator)

iNVESTiNg WiTh ThE WholE plANET iN MiND

D131

A new holistic investing approach is emerging that works for both

investors and for villagers living in forests in the developing world

while it restores the planet. Three people who are making it happen

explain why they may be on the cusp of a new wave. After leading

non-profit EcoLogic Development Fund for 20 years, Shaun Paul

is raising a for-profit investment vehicle targeting the same areas

and people, but with a patient capital investment holding company

approach. Jason Spindler of I-Dev International is guiding other

funds forming focusing at the intersection of people and planet.

Shaun paul / EcoLogic Development Fund

Jason Spindler / I-DEV International

Shawn Westcott / Westcott Initiatives (moderator)

iMpAcT iNVESTiNg: MorE bANg for

ThE AiD bUck

c238

Europeans are realizing that impact investing—which creates

jobs and starts businesses—can do more than aid alone to

create opportunity for immigrants and other marginalized

populations. Thomas Frostberg leads a discussion with the

founder of Bridging Britain and SeedVentures.org.

faraz khan / SeedVentures.org

penelope Douglas / Mission Hub LLC

Thomas frostberg / Sydsvenskan (moderator)

hUb-crEATE SESSioNS

pop-Up hUb & DiNiNg ArEA

Hub-Create Sessions pick from the most

compelling topics proposed by attendees prior to

and during the conference. Announcements of the

topics will be made throughout the day. See page

14 for a full description.

14:30 Break


A SUccESSfUl ENTrEprENEUr DiScoVErS

WhAT’S DiffErENT AboUT iMpAcT iNVESTiNg

Hampus Jakobsson’s company was sold for $150 million. As

an angel investor, he wonders how to understand the trade-off

between investing for financial return and getting the impact

he wants. Oliver Karius of LGT Venture Philanthropy and Niki

Armacost of Arc Finance guide him into new territory.

hampus Jakobsson / Research in Motion

oliver karius / LGT Venture Philanthropy

Niki Armacost / Arc Finance

UpDATE oN hUb-crEATE SESSioNS

We’ll check in with our Hub-Create team about what themes

have emerged and to hear upcoming session topics for the day.

15:45 Break


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iNVESTiNg for pEoplE AND ThE plANET

Environmentalists and social investors are coordinating efforts

to restore ecosystems and lift people out of poverty. There has

been an unnatural divide between impact investors focused on

alleviating poverty and planet-focused funders. Now scientists

and investors jointly realize that these problems and solutions

are linked and require a new, holistic approach to meet the

challenges faced by our world and our species.

Alejandro litovsky / Earth Security Initiative

frances Westley / Stockholm Resilience Center & Social

Innovation Generation

ben Metz / Blue Ventures (moderator)



have emerged and to hear upcoming session topics.

18:45 Break

19:00 Party råDhUSET (MAlMö ToWN hAll)

STorTorgET (MAiN SQUArE of MAlMö)

The Town Hall is a 10-minute walk from Malmö University.

Look for volunteers in their orange shirts to help guide the way.

Coming out of the building, turn left (street side), or right (water

side). Walk to the end of the series of buildings and turn left to

cross the water on the promenade on Neptunigatan. Turn right

on Skeppsbron to pass between the Central Train Station and

the Malmö Börshus (large yellow building). Head straight for

3 blocks into Stortorget, the large square. Rådhuset is the large

building on the left-hand side of the square.

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Investors and entrepreneurs often have different ways of

thinking about or understanding a deal, and different ways of

communicating. What questions are entrepreneurs often asking,

and what kinds of things do investors frequently ask? How do

their perspectives differ? An experienced investor and a serial

social entrepreneur translate.

Suzanne biegel / ClearlySo

Xavier hegelson / Off.Grid:Electric

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Come play a game and learn about the dilemmas facing social

entrepreneurs and funders and the challenges to design for

resilience. Harnessing collective intelligence, we will find a way

to solve complex problems.

graham leicester / International Futures Forum

Tony hodgson / International Futures Forum

hUb-crEATE SESSioNS







17:15 Break



NEW fUNDS DoiNg NEW ThiNgS

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The huge NGO Oxfam was asked by its donors for some way to

invest in their projects rather than just give. Symbiotics Group

created a fund with them. Paul Cheng created a new way to

leverage loans for non-profits. And the Social Venture fund is

the first pan-European investment fund. New tools emerge to

make it easier for investment to make change.

beau Seil / Unitus Impact

fabio Sofia / Symbiotics Group

Johannes Weber / Social Venture Fund

paul cheng / SharedImpact

per grankvist / Bonnier Tidskrifter (moderator)

rESToriNg ThE plANET AND iNcrEASiNg iNcoMES

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The Savory Institute has pioneered a method of cattle farming

in Zimbabwe that turns barren land into rich soil through unique

technology. Millions have been invested using this technique

for the American Prairie. Blue Ventures’ model of restoring

coastlands while increasing local awareness in Madagascar has

been replicated up and down the island.

Daniela ibarra-howell / Savory Institute

ben Metz / Blue Ventures

Sarah brooks / Hot Studio (moderator)

WhErE DoES pUblic

Work? WhErE DoES

priVATE Work?

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How does public sector funding work together with impact

investing? What makes a good public-private partnership, what

causes breakdowns? Examples from the field.

THURSDAy / MAy 10

08:00 registration & Breakfast


bolD NorWEgiANS crEATE ThE firST NorDic

iMpAcT iNVESTMENT fUND

This session tells how a leading tech venture capitalist, a

pioneering impact investor, and a government development

agency came together to create Voxtra.

Tellef Thorleifsson / Northzone Ventures

pål Dale / Voxtra kevin Jones / SOCAP (moderator)

iNNoVATioNS To coMbAT poVErTY

The Swedish aid agency Sida—in conversation with PwC and

one of the social entrepreneur accelerator programs it supports,

SE Forum —explains why it is backing social enterprise as a new

way to use the market to fight poverty while making enough

money to make their work financially sustainable.

Johan åkerblom / Swedish International Development

Cooperation Agency (Sida)

Emma rung / Social Entrepreneurship Forum

Jan Sturesson / PwC




10:45 Break


hUb-crEATE SESSioNS







12:15 Lunch Dining Hall, first floor


giViNg iS NoT goiNg AWAY

Philanthropy and impact investing need to work together to

create the change the world needs. A ground-breaking new

report by the Monitor Group and Acumen Fund outlines the

continuing role for philanthropy partnering with impact investing

in the market at the intersection of money and meaning. With

the Shell Foundation.

rik Vyverman / Acumen Fund

harvey koh / Monitor Inclusive Markets

Simon Desjardins / Shell Foundation




14:15 Break

Alarik von hofsten / Telge

Thomas bisballe / Københavns Kommune

Jan Sturesson / PwC

lise bisballe / Roskilde University (moderator)

fUTUrE iNTErAcTiVE DiScoVErY ToUr + WorkShop

roSENgårD

Visit Rosengård, a Malmö neighborhood where immigrants are

in the majority. 22,000 people from more than 130 countries

live in this community. We’ll learn about two great projects –

Bokalerna and Yalla Trappan – that are helping immigrants

become entrepreneurs and encouraging social and economic

inclusion. Meet with entrepreneurs and public officials who

are making a difference today and participate in collectively

determining both what Malmö could become in 20 years, and

how to get there. What’s working here can be applied in other

challenged neighborhoods. (This session includes bus travel to

a local neighborhood, with return for lunch by noon. Participation

for this session is limited, please sign up in advance at the

registration desk in the downstairs lobby.)

Anna Wiking / MKB Fastighets AB

Arian ratkoceri / City of Malmö, District Rosengård

christina Merker-Siesjö / ABF Malmö

behrang Miri / Parabol Disc Produktioner fiona hovenden / Collective Invention

Dorotha Trusz / Yalla Trappan

Social coaching

icoNic SociAl ENTErpriSE cArDS, VErSioN 1.0

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Who are the characters we find in the social capital market?

From the visionary founder who’s stayed too long, to the unsung

operator who makes the vision real. Get hands on, get the

picture, make sense of the landscape.

rachel Sinha / The Finance Innovation Lab

Simon Tucker / Young Foundation

Jason Mollring / UnLtd Future


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Building on the introductory keynote to the conference, this

session will explore a set of Principles for Comprehensive

design that help us work together across ecological, social,

cultural, economic, and technological domains toward the

outcomes we want for 100% of humanity.

Sarah brooks / Hot Studio

David Mcconville / Buckminster Fuller Institute

hUb-crEATE SESSioNS







15:45 Break


rEporT froM hUb-crEATE SESSioNS

Join the Hub team as we reflect on key themes and insights

from all the Create Sessions and examine what has come out of

it, what we’ve learned, and what matters NOW for the future.

lANDScApES froM ThE fUTUrE

Given what we’ve learned over the course of the gathering, this

report back pulls together the best of the best from SOCAP:

Designing the Future to imagine what’s next.

co-moderated by kevin Jones and penelope Douglas / SOCAP


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Hear from these experienced panelists about where the market

is heading and how capital plays together for collectively

greater impact.

pål Dale / Voxtra

oliver karius / LGT Venture Philanthropy

ross baird / Village Capital

Nikolaus hutter / Toniic Audrey Selian / Rianta Capital (moderator)

TrANSforMiNg coMMUNiTiES: froM ScArciTY To AbUNDANcE

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Learn from leaders in community economic and social

transformation about successful projects in Cairo, Nairobi,

Colombia, and Lapland.

Eva-lena Skalstad / Lapland Vuollerim

Jurgen van der Tas / Aga Khan Development Network

ricardo pineda / Compartamos (ZOLIPS Project)

gabby culver / SOCAP (moderator)

iNTEgrATiNg iMMigrANTS AND YoUTh iNTo ThE EcoNoMic MAiNSTrEAM

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Come hear the stories of immigrants helping immigrants change

their lives. See how cultural creatives get entrepreneurial and

vice-versa. This session will focus on proven and alternative

methods for urban regeneration and youth and immigrant

engagement.

Ahmed Ali / Social Coaching

behrang Miri / RGRA

Erik Jansson / Bumerangprojektet

peter bjerg / Supertanker (moderator)

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Business Development Skåne is responsible

for and coordinates all business development

issues within Region Skåne: the regional government of

Sweden’s southernmost region, Skåne. Together with public

and private players, Business Development Skåne is working

towards the same objective: stronger business in Skåne

that creates sustainable growth and more jobs. Business

Development Skåne works on initiatives in the fields of

entrepreneurship, innovations, business development, clusters,

process development, and exports. Business Development

Skåne is also a part of a ‘virtual group’ together with Skåne’s

marketing company Business Region Skåne, which is owned by

Region Skåne and the municipalities of Skåne.

Malmö University http://www.mah.se/

Malmö University is a young, up-and-coming

urban university based in Malmö, a city that

links Scandinavia to continental Europe. Malmö

University is located in the very center of Malmö. Almost 24,000

students are enrolled, 1,800 of which are international students

from 100 countries around the world. Internationalization and

diversity have always been core values for Malmö University.

The university’s rapid growth and development reflects the city

of which it is a part. Malmö is a city in transition, moving from an

industrial past to a modern, cosmopolitan future.

The City of Malmö http://www.malmo.se/

Malmö is Sweden’s third largest city and located

just 20 minutes from Northern Europe’s largest

airport, Kastrup. In 2006 Malmö was certified

as Sweden’s first Fairtrade City, which has spurred the city’s

organic and fair trade offerings. It is a vibrant city with a large

number of museums and art galleries and also a rich night and

bar life. The transformation from a typical industrial city to a

youthful knowledge city with a sustainable profile has quickly

put Malmö on the map as one of Scandinavia’s hottest cities.

SPONSORSOrganizations moving

the market forward at the intersection of money

and meaning

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COLLABORATIvE PARTNERS

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clients range from small and medium-sized companies to large

and international companies, governmental organizations on all

levels and the non-profit sector.

Sida—Innovation Showcasehttp://www.sida.se/@sida

Sida is a government organization under the Swedish Foreign

Ministry. Sida adminsters approximately half of Sweden's budget

for development aid. Sida is headquartered in Stockholm with

many offices in countries where we have ongoing activities.

Swedish development aid follows three thematic priorities:

democracy and human rights, environment and climate change,

and gender equality and women’s roles. The individual person

is always in focus of our work. We have non-tolerance for

corruption and strive to present all reporting as transparent as

possible.

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Skåne is the southernmost province of Sweden. Business

Region Skåne supports and encourages initiatives that

improve life in Skåne and markets the region internationally.

The aim is to attract visitors to Skåne, to generate investment

in Skåne’s businesses, and to promote Skåne as a venue for

major events. The four marketing companies – Event in Skåne,

Invest in Skåne, Tourism in Skåne, and Film in Skåne – develop,

coordinate, and consolidate the Skåne brand and, along with

other stakeholders, take active responsibility for marketing the

Öresund Region.

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The Swedish Agency for Economic

and Regional Growth (Tillväxtverket) is a national authority

that facilitates innovation in businesses and regions, and helps

make running a company easier. Our work contributes to

sustainable growth. We are also the authority responsible for

operating the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF)

in Sweden. A part of our work is facilitating cooperative

development, the development of social business (including

work integration social enterprises, WISE), social innovation,

and business development within the social economy sector. We

also have special assignments from the government to promote

entrepreneurship in health care, cultural, and creative industries;

areas where the social business is part of the enterprise.

PwCwww.pwc.se

PwC firms provide industry-focused

assurance, tax, and advisory services to enhance value for their

clients. More than 169,000 people in 158 countries in firms

across the PwC network share their thinking, experience, and

solutions to develop fresh perspectives and practical advice.

SUPPORTINg PARTNERS

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THE TEAMAmerican and Swedish partners

join together to bring you SOCAP: Designing the Future

Exygy

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IN-kIND SPONSORS

MEDIA PARTNERS

NETWORk PARTNERSHub

Full Circle Fund

Forum for Social Innovation

Sweden

Center for Public

Entrepreneurship

Aspen Network of

Development Entrepreneurs

(ANDE)

Center for Nonprofit and

Public Leadership

Cartier Women’s Initiative

Awards

ThinkImpact

Dasra

Investors’ Circle

ClearlySo

Acumen Fund

Savory Institute

Enviu

Social Entrepreneurship

Forum (SE Forum)

Framtidsboxen

adelphi

NESsT

COMMON

Unreasonable Institute

UniversalGiving

Sustainable Brands

Social Innovation Europe

GlobalFOCUS

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pehr Andersson / Director of Trade and Industry, City of Malmö

Eva Engquist / Pro Vice-Chancellor, Malmö University

hans henecke / Director, Skåne Regional Council

penelope Douglas / Board Chair

cory Smith / CEO

Tim freundlich / Founder

rosa lee harden / Founder

kevin Jones / Founder

frank van beuningen

Margaret Mcgovern

kevin Jones

Tim freundlich

rosa lee harden

SPECIAL THANk yOU TO BERT-OLA BERgSTRANDWe would like to say a special thank

you to Bert-Ola Bergstrand for his hard

work and dedication to bringing SOCAP

to Sweden. If it had not been for his

vision and perseverance this conference

would never have happened. Bert-Ola

has been watching this space emerge in

Scandinavia for several years, and has

been instrumental in bringing the innovations and needs of

Europe and the world to the forefront. We give credit to him for

the formation of this event.

SOCAP MANAgEMENT TEAM

SOCAP/EUROPE FOUNDINg TEAM

REgION SkÅNE SOCAP STEERINg COMMITTEEkevin Jones / Convener & Curator

rosa lee harden / Producer

gabby culver / Content Scout

Jonathan Axtell / Associate Producer

Shawn Westcott / Business Development

kathy bruin / Logistics Manager

Megan Mcfadden / Online Media Manager

Jarrod Shappell / Content Associate

fabienne blanc / Registrar

b.J. harden Jones / Copy Editor

Aaron Maret / Design Support

Matt Jervis / Design Support

Ulf kyrling / Regional Developer, Region Skåne

hanna Sigsjö / Project Manager, Malmö University & Forum for Social Innovation Sweden

Jeanette persson / Marketing Coordinator, Malmö University

rebecca Allen lamptey / Communications Manager, Forum for Social Innovation Sweden

Yasemin Arhan Modéer / Logistics Manager, Malmö University

Tom Magnusson / Business Development Manager, Region Skåne

philip Sandberg / Project Coach, Centre for Public Entrepreneurship

Jake hunter / Volunteer Coordinator, Malmö University

grethe lindhe / Communications Manager, City of Malmö

Sara Andersson / Project Manager, Malmö Convention Bureau

Måns renntun / Communications Manager, Business Region Skåne

SOCAP DTF TEAM

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