Themes
SOCAP: Health
Investing in Health and Well-Being
SOCAP: Health focuses on new business models and investable opportunities in the social determinants of health (how cultural and societal factors drive well-being). We look at health in a holistic sense of the word – all the elements that go into wellness, most of which is NOT about medical care. The challenges and opportunities in the developed and developing world are different, so we have sessions targeted at each, and hope to extract and share innovation across geographies to accelerate better health for everyone.
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SOCAP: Oceans
Investing in the Link between People and Planet
SOCAP: Oceans is a theme this year to fuel innovation and attract a broader set of stakeholders to participate in the sustainability of our oceans. By reaching out to a new cast of characters to take a fresh look at the sources and systems that affect and are affected by the health of the ocean, the challenges will be reconceived in a way that supports existing ocean advocates as well as invites innovative new solutions.
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SOCAP: Communities
Place Based Innovation and Development
SOCAP: Communities explores place-based innovation and development through providing examples of multi-dimensional, multi-stakeholder solutions that are applied in communities to generate an economy for good. In a progressively more global and transient society, creating grounded and stable communities is a significant endeavor.
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SOCAP: Meaning
The Connection Between Mission and Me
Whether sharing our stories as entrepreneurs or leading others to support our mission, meaning is central to our work. We explore spiritual and non-spiritual aspects of meaning and money, creating community, inspiring others to join our cause, and addressing the challenges of staying the course as we tackle big social problems.
SOCAP: Investing
Impact Investing and Philanthropy
We bring the latest research on impact investing best practices gleaned from experience, as well as new initiatives from both newcomers and experienced participants. We explore innovations in approaches and infrastructure, as well as lessons learned, and even some exits that preserve mission and impact. We look at approaches both generally and using examples within sectors such as Health.
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SOCAP: Faith
In the United States, no important social change has been accomplished without the active involvement of faith leaders: from the emancipation of slaves to gay rights to women’s right to vote. We are exploring the continuation of this historical trend of effective change and are gathering a cohort of faith leaders, imams, rabbis, ministers, and priests who will be traveling through SOCAP13 together and looking to create the good economy in their faith communities when they go home.
SOCAP: Art
This year, SOCAP welcomes artists-as-entrepreneurs, making work on topics like communities, health, social justice, and food systems. These cultural entrepreneurs work as wholly integrated social enterprises, spanning the nonprofit and commercial sectors, shifting assumptions, and making change.