Social Enterprise World Forum: Calgary Community Hub

Schedule

Wed, 29 Oct, 2025 at 09:00 am to Thu, 30 Oct, 2025 at 06:00 pm

UTC-06:00

Location

Social Innovation Hub | Calgary, AB

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Drawing from the international conference, SEWF25, join us for a deep dive into the social enterprise ecosystem in Calgary.
About this Event

We invite you to join the Calgary Community Hub of the Social Enterprise World Forum 2025 (SEWF25). This 2-day in-person event will feature a curated selection of SEWF25 session recordings paired with additional activities designed to provide attendees with a chance to connect and collaboratively engage with session topics. The 2025 SEWF focuses on collective action, innovation and creating resilient, sustainable change.

SEWF is the flagship event for the global social enterprise community, providing space for purpose-led people, policymakers, philanthropists, intermediaries and entrepreneurs to connect, learn and be inspired. Through SEWF Community Hubs, folks can engage with SEWF25 content, network, share ideas and opportunities with each other locally.

For the third consecutive year, Innovate Calgary is thrilled to host a Community Hub for the forum. This 2-day in-person event will be held on October 29th and 30th 2025, and will feature a curated selection of SEWF25 session recordings paired with additional activities designed to provide attendees with a chance to connect and collaboratively engage with session topics. There will be discussions/workshops on:

  • Impact Financing
  • How to build successful partnerships
  • Using AI to support Social Change
  • Building resilient communities and sustainable solutions


This program is brought to you in partnership with Flourish Alberta and is funded by the Calgary Innovation Coalition.


October 29

πŸ•‘: 09:00 AM - 09:30 AM
Breakfast and welcome
πŸ•‘: 09:30 AM - 10:15 AM
People, Planet and Action: Building solutions in times of crisis
πŸ•‘: 10:15 AM
Local discussion/Debrief
πŸ•‘: 10:45 AM - 11:30 AM
Building resilient communities: Place-based solutions for a sustainable future
πŸ•‘: 11:30 AM - 12:15 PM
Local discussion/Debrief
πŸ•‘: 12:15 PM - 01:30 PM
Lunch
πŸ•‘: 02:15 PM - 03:00 PM
Buying for impact: How social procurement is driving change
Local discussion/Debrief
πŸ•‘: 03:00 PM - 03:30 PM
Break
πŸ•‘: 03:00 PM - 04:45 PM
Practical uses of AI for social enterprises
πŸ•‘: 04:00 PM - 06:00 PM
Social Enterprise Showcase (come buy local and make and impact)
October 30
Breakfast and welcome
πŸ•‘: 10:15 AM - 11:00 AM
Beyond jobs: How social enterprises are creating pathways to meaningful work
πŸ•‘: 10:15 AM - 11:00 AM
Local discussion/Debrief
πŸ•‘: 11:00 AM - 11:45 AM
Beyond capital: The role of impact investment
πŸ•‘: 11:45 AM - 12:15 PM
Local discussion/Debrief
πŸ•‘: 12:15 PM - 01:30 PM
Lunch
πŸ•‘: 01:30 PM - 02:15 PM
Rethinking partnerships: The power of social enterprise collaboration
πŸ•‘: 02:45 PM - 03:45 PM
Workshop: Practical Tools to build Partnerships in Calgary and beyond
πŸ•‘: 04:00 PM - 06:00 PM
Resource Fair Social Enterprises
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Social Innovation Hub, Unit #290, 3553 31 St NW, Calgary, Canada

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