Social Firms UK

As the world continues to face social and environmental challenges, the level of interest in social and environmental impact continues to increase. Social and impact investors, public sector commissioners and CSR departments increasingly want to know how much value their investment creates, and social entrepreneurs are recognising the importance of maximising the value they can create for those they serve.

Behind this interest is the question – how much social value are we creating?

The SROI Network International Conference will explore how Social Return on Investment, the framework and principles, can help answer this.

The conference will cover the following topics:

 Working Capital is a Social Investment Conference designed to bring together the leading exponents in Social Investment with Social Enterprises and Social Entrepreneurs to learn about emerging products, do deals and undertake business. This is a first for the North of England and we hope this will become an annual event to cement our place as a leading marketplace for Social Investment.

Our Speakers include:

• Nick O’Donohoe, CEO, Big Society Capital
• Jonathan Jenkins, CEO, Social Investment Business
• Jo Hill, Director, UnLtd Ventures
• Jake Hayman, CEO, The Social Investment Consultancy
• Ann Oldroyd, CEO, Key Fund
• Mark Sesnan, CEO, GLL
• Geoff Burnard, Chief Investment Officer, Charity Bank and CEO, Investing for Good

We will also have workshops and a pitching session where you can pitch your idea to a panel of investors.

Social Enterprise Exchange marks the first time Social Enterprise UK and Social Enterprise Scotland have joined forces, bringing together Voice and S2S, the two social enterprise events north and south of the border.

This makes the event uniquely well-placed to create a real exchange: of business, of knowledge, of best practice. It will include:

• high-profile speakers from across the UK and beyond
• masterclasses on social investment and engaging with the private sector
• a substantial networking and trading area
• practical workshops on sales, start-ups, spin-outs, impact measurement, export + more
• 1:1 clinics with expert agencies in the field
• hundreds of exhibitors seeking to do business
• social enterprise event suppliers, including event production partner CEiS Events 

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