Tandil, Argentina
FREE event
Ekhos drives the development of impact ecosystems, creating favourable environments where social and impact-driven enterprises can be born, grow and thrive. It identifies sectors and key players within the ecosystem, promotes partnerships among them and facilitates spaces for connection, generating new relationships.
The Tandil Impact Roundtable (MIT) is an interdisciplinary space that emerged in May 2023. It aims to share information, promote and support local businesses and ventures that generate a positive impact on people and the planet. Both organizations have come together to co-organise the Tandil Community Hub to share and be part of the SEWF25 experience.
Planned activity:
• Welcome
• Session screening: “The power of networks: collaborative ecosystems for sustainable change”
• Panel discussion with local partners and MIT members
• Workshop to connect local ecosystem actors
• Networking
Time: 5pm - 8pm ART
Calgary, Canada
FREE event
The Social Innovation Hub supports innovators, entrepreneurs, researchers, founders and social-profit leaders to scale their impact and take their solution to the next level. We provide access to expertise, equipment, wellness services, co-working space, community and more. Drawing from the international conference, SEWF25, this two-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 topic. 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
Hope to see you there!
Two-day event: 9am-4pm MDT
Edmonton, Canada
$50 CAD per person
Flourish Alberta presents SEWF25 Edmonton Community Hub. We bring people together in person to experience SEWF programming and join in local conversations about the future of social enterprise. These hubs make SEWF accessible without leaving the province, while celebrating the unique contributions of Alberta communities to the broader global movement.
Watch SEWF content paired with local discussion and panel presentations that will explore what is needed in Edmonton to build a stronger ecosystem of support for social enterprise. You can also check out a range of local social enterprises and capacity builders at the SEWF Edmonton Trade Show.
Two-day event: 8:30am - 5:00pm MDT
Cairo, Egypt
FREE event
This session invites designers, educators and innovators to the Future Design Lab, a creative space for reimagining how communities can thrive in the face of uncertainty. Through tools drawn from human-centered design, systems innovation and storytelling, participants will explore how design can move beyond aesthetics to create meaningful social impact.
The lab emphasises the role of designers as changemakers, facilitating resilience and co-creating with communities to translate complex challenges into actionable solutions and prototype inclusive futures. Real-world case studies will highlight how participatory design processes have strengthened education, social cohesion and equity, offering inspiration and practical methods for designers seeking to expand their impact.
Time: 4pm EET
Letterkenny - Ireland
FREE event
Stronger Together: Unlocking Growth Through Shared Services in the Social Enterprise Sector
In a rapidly evolving funding and policy landscape, social enterprises are being called to do more with less, while still delivering deep impact. A key area of challenge for the sector is access to skills and resources to supporting doing business to generate income and diversify reliance on funding. This webinar explores how shared services can be a powerful lever for operational activity, growth resilience and innovation.
From finance and HR to marketing and tech, shared services could offer a collaborative model that reduces overhead, increases efficiency, plugs resource and skills gaps within enterprises and frees up capacity for mission-driven work. Hear from those who are currently in this space and discover insights to apply in your own organization. Is there an opportunity to look at how to develop shared services for your organisation, sector region or cluster.
Whether you're a small community organisation, charity or social enterprise looking to maintain your current offering and position or scale, this session will help you think, and maybe rethink, how you operate and grow together.
Hear from a number of speakers on shared services and their experiences and knowledge and learn about a new way of supporting business and trade in the social enterprise sector.
Who Should Attend
- Leaders and managers of social enterprises
- Charity and Voluntary and Community Sector professionals
- Local authority and public sector partners
- Anyone exploring collaboration, sustainability, operational efficiency and clustering in the social economy
What You’ll Take Away
- A better understanding of what shared services is and what it might look like in practice
- Real-world examples of successful shared service models in the social enterprise sector
- Insights and inspiration to create, or be part of, shared services models and social enterprise clusters
- Practical tools to help you explore shared services
- Opportunities to connect with peers and potential collaborators
Where: Online event (details of Teams link circulated after registration)
Duration: 45 minutes
When: 29th October 2025 at 2 p.m. (GMT)
Speakers: Details to follow
Lagos, Nigeria
FREE event
Theme: Balancing People, Profit and Planet — The African Perspective
As part of the Nigeria Hub Programme, this panel session will explore how African changemakers and enterprises are redefining the balance between social impact, financial sustainability and environmental responsibility. The session will highlight homegrown innovations that demonstrate how businesses across the continent are integrating purpose with profit while safeguarding the planet.
This Nigeria Hub will serve as a space to amplify African voices in the global dialogue on social enterprise, connecting visionary leaders, entrepreneurs and ecosystem enablers who are driving inclusive and sustainable growth. Through dialogue and collaboration, the Hub aims to strengthen local capacity, encourage impact-driven investments and foster partnerships that advance Africa’s development agenda.
Planned activities include:
- Panel Discussion: Exploring practical approaches to achieving harmony between people, profit, and the planet within African contexts.
- Networking Session: Building bridges between innovators, investors and ecosystem actors.
- Impact/ Product Exhibition: Highlighting social enterprises and initiatives demonstrating sustainable, scalable impact and showcasing products of value to the ecosystem.
Time: 11am - 3pm WAT
Lagos, Nigeria
FREE event
Theme: Strengthening Rural Social Enterprises Across Africa’s Value Chains
Muazu Africa Community Hub will explore the “rural deficit”, the gap between the immense value created in rural communities and their limited visibility and inclusion in broader economic and policy conversations. The event will also feature a special session on Building Resilient Communities: Place-based Solutions for a Sustainable Future.
The Hub will serve as a platform to connect high-potential but under-resourced social enterprises to capital, markets and supportive communities. Through their programs, projects and services, they aim to reduce dependency on donor funding, unlock new opportunities and co-create market-driven solutions.
Planned activities include:
- Networking Mixer: Fostering meaningful connections and collaborations.
- Social Enterprise Clinic: Providing tailored support to strengthen enterprise models.
- Policy Workshop: Engaging stakeholders to shape an enabling environment for social enterprise.
Time: 11am - 1pm WAT
Krakow, Poland
FREE event
Gamification Global brings the Social Enterprise World Forum to Krakow for the very first time! You don't need to fly to Taipei to be part of the world's largest social enterprise gathering – join us at the Krakow Center for Climate Education for an exclusive Community Hub event. We're bridging SEWF's global community with local social entrepreneurs, changemakers and impact enthusiasts right here in Poland.
Our day will feature curated talks screened live from SEWF in Taipei, followed by an interactive gamification workshop where we'll co-design the social enterprises of tomorrow. We'll close with a networking session to launch Krakow's local changemaker community. This is your chance to connect with fellow ecosystem builders, learn from global leaders, and help shape the future of social entrepreneurship in our city. Participation is free but seats are limited, so register early to secure your spot!
Time: 9am - 3pm CET
Honiara, Solomon Islands
$20 SBD (Vavaya Ward Association Members) $30 SBD (Non Members) per person
Local social entrepreneur Dr. Donna Wate, co-founder of Mere Care Co. Ltd., will lead the upcoming event in collaboration with the Boston Women’s Association, a local charitable organisation, and the Honiara Council of Women (HCW), Central Honiara Constituency. Scheduled to take place in the Honiara CBD, likely at the HCW Conference Room, the event will convene fifty women leaders and members for each in-person session. This initiative represents the second gathering of its kind for women leaders in Honiara and is designed to build on the success of the first, with even greater reach, stronger planning and a renewed focus on empowering women in leadership.
Two-day event: 10am-2pm SBT
To register, contact Dr Donna Wate: 25mariewate@gmail.com
Kampala, Uganda
FREE event
Join the Federation of Uganda Social Entrepreneurs on 29 October 2025 for the Social Enterprise Uganda Summit, in partnership with Social Enterprise World Forum. This Community Hub will unite Ugandan social entrepreneurs, particularly those from rural areas, to engage with global SEWF25 content, share local insights and foster collaboration with ecosystem stakeholders. The Summit aims to empower social enterprises to scale, innovate and create sustainable impact, tackling critical challenges across Uganda.
Time: 9am-16pm EAT