We are thrilled to welcome Sonal Shah, Professor of Practice and the founding Executive Director of the Beeck Center for Social Impact & Innovation as one of our keynote speakers! Sonal, an economist and entrepreneur, has spent her career focused on actionable innovation in the public and private sectors. Most recently, she was the Deputy Assistant to the President and founding Director of the White House Office of Social Innovation and Civic Participation.

What can I expect?

ImpactOntario is your opportunity to see how for-profits, nonprofits, cooperatives and charities are changing the way we solve our most pressing social and environmental challenges through social innovation. You can expect to learn about the problems they are solving, their solutions and business models and how they will use debt and/or equity financing to grow and scale their impact.

Who should attend?

The audience will include impact-focused angel investors, wealth advisors, impact capital funds, fund managers, asset managers, philanthropists, and family offices and foundations looking for mission-related investments.