EVPA Annual Conference 2015

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EVPA - European Venture Philanthropy Association

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Date

01 Dec 2015 to 02 Dec 2015

Address

Casa de América

Plaza de Cibeles

Madrid

Spain

Event Type

L - Conference, forum

Organiser type

Federations / Associations

Section

Social Europe & Jobs

Event Location

Spain

Event Description

The EVPA Annual Conference is the premier event of the year on venture philanthropy and social investment in Europe, attracting around 500 delegates annually.

The conference brings together a variety of players, including social investors, donors, foundations, private equity organisations, advisory firms, private banks, academic institutions and some selected social entrepreneurs. Recognised experts and practitioners identified by an international conference committee lead the various debates, panels and round tables.

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We have made this year’s conference even more interactive allowing for more exchange and discussions.

We offer 28 breakout sessions with new panel formats which encourage your participation and a Forum in the networking area where you can discuss the topics that are of importance to you.

For the third year running we are organising a number of pitching sessions where social entrepreneurs will be pitching to investors.

We are also very excited about the great line-up!

Some of our confirmed speakers include:

Lisa Ashford - Director and CEO, Ethex

Sonia Castañeda - Director, Fundación Biodiversidad

Elizabeth Corrado - Director, Collaborative Capital Ltd

Matthias Daub – Partner, McKinsey

Miquel de Paladella - Co-Founder, Upsocial

Conchita Galdón - Manager of Area 31, IE Business School

Wolfgang Hafenmayer - Co-Founder, FutureMakers

Susannah Hares - Director, Absolute Return for Kids (ARK)

Markus Hipp - CEO, BMW Stiftung

Claudia Juech - Associate Vice President and Managing Director, Rockefeller Foundation

Kelly McCarthy - Senior Manager, GIIN

Martina Mettgenberg-Lemière - Assistant Director Knowledge Centre, AVPN

Natalia Perry - CEO, Leadership Islands / Safe Childhoods.org

Xavier Pont - Co-Founder, Ship2B

Deborah Ribas Duró - President, Julià Reig Foundation

Patrice Schneider - Chief Strategy Officer, Media Development Investment Fund (MDIF)

Naina Subberwal Batra - CEO, AVPN

Robert Wardrop - Executive Director, Cambridge Centre for Alternative Finance

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