Social Enterprise World Forum: Calgary Community Hub

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

Social Innovation Hub | Calgary

Innovate Calgary
Publisher/HostInnovate Calgary
Social Enterprise World Forum: Calgary Community Hub
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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

๐Ÿ•‘: 09:00 AM - 09:30 AM
Breakfast and welcome
๐Ÿ•‘: 09:30 AM - 10:15 AM
People, Planet and Action: Building solutions in times of crisis
๐Ÿ•‘: 10:15 AM
Local discussion/Debrief
๐Ÿ•‘: 10:45 AM - 11:30 AM
Building resilient communities: Place-based solutions for a sustainable future
๐Ÿ•‘: 11:30 AM - 12:15 PM
Local discussion/Debrief
๐Ÿ•‘: 12:15 PM - 01:30 PM
Lunch
๐Ÿ•‘: 02:15 PM - 03:00 PM
Buying for impact: How social procurement is driving change
Local discussion/Debrief
๐Ÿ•‘: 03:00 PM - 03:30 PM
Break
๐Ÿ•‘: 03:00 PM - 04:45 PM
Practical uses of AI for social enterprises
๐Ÿ•‘: 04:00 PM - 06:00 PM
Social Enterprise Showcase (come buy local and make and impact)
October 30
Breakfast and welcome
๐Ÿ•‘: 10:15 AM - 11:00 AM
Beyond jobs: How social enterprises are creating pathways to meaningful work
๐Ÿ•‘: 10:15 AM - 11:00 AM
Local discussion/Debrief
๐Ÿ•‘: 11:00 AM - 11:45 AM
Beyond capital: The role of impact investment
๐Ÿ•‘: 11:45 AM - 12:15 PM
Local discussion/Debrief
๐Ÿ•‘: 12:15 PM - 01:30 PM
Lunch
๐Ÿ•‘: 01:30 PM - 02:15 PM
Rethinking partnerships: The power of social enterprise collaboration
๐Ÿ•‘: 02:45 PM - 03:45 PM
Workshop: Practical Tools to build Partnerships in Calgary and beyond
๐Ÿ•‘: 04:00 PM - 06:00 PM
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Event Venue & Nearby Stays

Social Innovation Hub, Unit #290, 3553 31 St NW, Calgary, Canada

Tickets

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