• The Aavishkaar Group and Intellecap are hosting the social entrepreneurship global event between November 2-6, 2020 that will be attended by close to 5,000 participants including global delegates from across 35 countries
• This year’s theme of the Global Sankalp Summit is Entrepreneurial Renaissance – Designing an Impact Economy for sustainable future
• Global Investors, Venture Capitalists, Foundations and Entrepreneurs will congregate and align to work towards viable solutions to global development challenges

The 12th SANKALP Global Summit 2020 will take place from 2-6 November 2020, virtually. The 5 virtual days, hosted by the Aavishkaar Group and Intellecap, will be attended by close to 5,000 participants, including international delegates and global leaders from 35 countries. Some of the global leaders who will be attending the Summit are Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-General, World Health Organization (WHO); Hon. Ken Ofori-Atta, Finance Minister of Ghana; Dr. K.V. Subramanian; Chief Economic Advisor, Government of India; and Dave McCormik, CEO, Bridgewater Associates.

Policy makers, ministers, entrepreneurs, representatives of global multilateral agencies, global business leaders, NGOs, and community groups will share their expertise at the virtual summit. The agenda of the event is to reverse global development challenges while accelerating social entrepreneurship innovations and ecosystems with a view to deliver on the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by 2030.

The theme for this year’s Global Summit is Entrepreneurial Renaissance that focuses on the Impact Economy – an economy that thrives on creating meaningful impact in lives of individuals, societies and nations. The summit will enable entrepreneurs to step-in with their sustainable interventions, where markets and governments have fallen short, particularly in supporting vulnerable communities.

CEO of Intellecap, Mr. Vikas Bali, said, “The world as we know it has been reset. We need a collective response to how we will use Natures resources, in a more prudent manner as we formulate our response on the reset of expectations, opportunities, and of livelihoods. We believe, our focus has to shift towards resilient, responsible and resource-efficient businesses. The time is opportune for impact entrepreneurs to seize the moment and drive this renewed thinking, showing the world that economic growth is possible in harmony, in a sustainable, inclusive manner. Sankalp brings together impact entrepreneurs, investors, regulators, philanthropic foundations and the broader corporate world to shape a more sustainable, equitable society through intent, intellect and investments. Join us at Sankalp to reimagine and shape the future - Connect. Co-create. Collaborate.”
The summit will focus not only on the critical gaps in enabling social entrepreneurship, but also on practical actions at local, national and global level.
Other distinguished speakers at the event would include Jun Jhang, Country Manager, International Finance Corporation (IFC); Pradeep Nair, Regional Director, Ford Foundation; John Githongo, CEO, Enuka Trust; Wendy Teleki, Head – We-FI Initiative, World Bank Group; Belinda Goldmsmith, Editor-in-Chief, Thomson Reuters Foundation; Chetna Sinha, Founder-Chairperson, Mann Deshi Foundation.

Some of our Key partners for the Summit this year include World Economic Forum’s COVID response Alliance for Social Entrepreneurs ; Cartier Women’s Initiative; Dasra, Aspen Network of Development Entrepreneurs, DOEN Foundation, Laudes Foundation, Aditya Birla Fashion & Retail, & Aspire Impact.

Several virtual booths will be set-up on the sidelines of the Summit, to showcase the innovations of social entrepreneurs as case studies and concrete actions or new knowledge related to the issues under consideration at the Summit. Many organizations will show their latest products, technology and innovations at the Exhibition section. There will be forums exclusively organized by and for business, social entrepreneurs and civil society.
Sankalp Africa Lead, Arielle Molino said, “It is our hope that a truly global Sankalp will facilitate meaningful connections, learning, sharing and scaling for organizations working in and for the Global South. We have so much to learn and share from each other, and the opportunities to curate these shared experiences are always too few.”

The Summit will also host ‘thematic days’ that focus on the different areas of work of the impact investment community. They include - Healthcare, Water & Sanitation for Billions - the impact of COVID-19, Inclusive Fintech & Financial Services, Jobs & Livelihoods - The Future of Work & Gig Economy, Agriculture, & Agtech - Connecting Small Holder Farmers, Climate Crisis - Finance, Risk, & Opportunity, Circular Economies, Gender Lens Investing, & Women Leaders, Impact Investing, Blended Finance, & Collaborative Philanthropy.

For more information and agenda of the event, please visit https://events.sankalpforum.com/SankalpGlobalSummit2020#/thematicareas?lang=en

About Sankalp
Sankalp Forum was initiated in India in 2009 by Intellecap, part of the Aavishkaar Group, to create a thriving ecosystem for business-led inclusive development. Over the past 11 years, Sankalp has built one of the world's largest impact enterprise focused platforms that has showcased and discovered 1800+ entrepreneurs, through 23+ editions and has connected them to 600+ investors. Sankalp has enabled enterprises and entrepreneurs and has helped raise over USD 270 million in funding and disbursed over USD 870,000 in cash grants. Sankalp Forum engages with Governments, Corporations, influential platforms like the G8 and G20, media and civil society to drive a paradigm shift in inclusive development approaches.

For more information, please contact:
Intellecap Africa
George Murage – Communications (George.murage@intellecap.com)