Impact investing is still a nascent, rapidly evolving field—which means professionals have to work extra hard to stay on top of best practices, news, and trends.
One of the best ways to do this is to attend an industry conference. Luckily, the impact field offers dozens of top-notch events per year, with more than 70 impact conferences in 2019 alone. These conferences vary in terms of price, location, theme, duration, and keynotes, but they all promise ample opportunity for education, inspiration, and networking.
With the calendar year-end upon us, it’s a great time to map out your conference schedule for 2020. We recommend attending at least 1-2 events to boost your knowledge, build your network, and learn from experts in the field. Here are 15 leading conferences that have already announced their 2020 dates.
If none of the conferences on this list work with your schedule, here’s our full list of 2019 impact investing conferences. Keep an eye on these ones as they announce their 2020 dates.
- Hosted by the Sorenson Impact Center
- Salt Lake City, UT
- February 5-7, 2020
- Hosted by The Economist
- New York, NY
- February 13, 2020
Confluence Philanthropy's 10th Annual Practitioners Gathering
- Hosted by Confluence Philanthropy
- San Juan, Puerto Rico
- February 25-27, 2020
Harvard Social Enterprise Conference
- Hosted by the Harvard Business School and Harvard Kennedy School
- Cambridge, MA
- March 7-8, 2020
- Hosted by Ceres
- New York, NY
- March 23-26, 2020
Yale Impact Investing Conference
- Hosted by Yale University’s International Center for Finance
- New Haven, CT
- March 27, 2020
- Hosted by the Opal Group
- West Palm Beach, Florida
- March 29-31, 2020
- Hosted by Sustainatopia
- Los Angeles, CA · New York, NY · Boulder, CO · Vancouver, Canada
- May 6-8, 2020
- Hosted by the Mission Investors Exchange
- Atlanta, GA
- May 11-13, 2020
- Hosted by Engage for Good
- Austin, TX
- May 27-28, 2020
- Hosted by US SIF: The Forum for Sustainable and Responsible Investment
- Arlington, VA
- June 8-10, 2020
- Hosted by Big Path Capital
- Nantucket, MA
- July 15-16, 2020
Impact Investing 2020: The Real Estate Impact Investing Conference
- Hosted by the Housing Joint Venture
- Columbus, OH
- August 14-15, 2020
North American Family Investment and Impact Conference
- Hosted by Campden Wealth
- Denver, CO
- October 19-21, 2020
- Hosted by SOCAP (Social Capital Markets)
- San Francisco, CA
- October 20-23, 2020
To learn more about impact investing, check out Impact Investing: Best Reads and Podcasts.
