SOCAP (Social Capital Markets) is the world’s largest conference on social enterprise and impact investing, dedicated to increasing the flow of capital toward social good.

SOCAP15 will convene leading impact investors, world-class entrepreneurs, and innovative cross-sector practitioners on October 6-9 for three full days of networking and engaging content at the intersection of money and meaning.

SOCAP started in 2008 with 600 attendees. This year, the conference will host nearly 3,000 people with more than 140 panels uniting global innovators in business, finance, tech, the sharing economy, philanthropy and more, to create positive social impact at the intersection of money and meaning.

SOCAP15 Main Stage Speakers

The preview of major speakers for SOCAP15 includes:

Deval Patrick, Managing Director, Bain Capital, Former Governor of Massachusetts

Deborah Winshel, Managing Director and Global Head of Impact Investing, BlackRock

Bill Drayton, CEO and Founder, Ashoka

Gar Alperovitz, Co-Founder, The Democracy Collaborative, Co-Chair, Next System Project

Cheryl Dorsey, President, Echoing Green

Ann Mei Chang, Executive Director, U.S. Global Development Lab, USAID

Xavier Briggs, Vice President, Economic Opportunity and Assets, Ford Foundation

Fran Seegull, Chief Investment Officer and Managing Director, ImpactAssets

Arjan Schütte, Founder and Managing Partner, Core Innovation Capital

Tyler Norris, Vice President, Total Health Partnerships, Kaiser Permanente

For more information on featured speakers, SOCAP15 content themes, and to purchase tickets, visit http://socap15.socialcapitalmarkets.net/.

About SOCAP

SOCAP (Social Capital Markets) is a world-renowned conference series dedicated to increasing the flow of capital toward social good. Our annual flagship event in San Francisco is the leading gathering for impact investors and social entrepreneurs. We take a unique approach that emphasizes cross-sector convening and gathers voices across a broad spectrum to catalyze unexpected yet impactful connections. From the leading edge to established players, SOCAP brings together global innovators, investors, foundations, governments, institutions, and social entrepreneurs to build the world we want to leave to future generations. We actively seek out opportunities to accelerate the market at the intersection of money and meaning and, in pursuit of that goal, have convened more than 10,000 people since our founding in 2008. SOCAP is a convening platform operated by Mission Hub LLC (MissionHUB).