Calgary Innovation & Entrepreneurship

The Soul of the Next Economy Forum Fri, Sept 28 8:30am-4:30pm Converging to change the way we do business & impact society. YOUR opportunity to engage with thought leaders who are creating innovative & sustainable solutions to social & environmental issues. Fueled by innovation, collaboration & corporate social responsibility, we come together to:

● Learn about local & global social & development challenges
● Connect with peers, industry experts & other sectors addressing these challenges
● Engage in sustainable business oriented solutions to these challenges

What you can expect:

● Learn actionable strategies to improve the way you do business
● Connect with thought leaders who are championing CSR
● Contribute to solutions for social & environmental problems
● Explore your passion for social entrepreneurship
● Collaboration across diverse organizations & industries

Early bird tix before August 31 < bit.ly/SOULFORUMYYC >

SoulForumYYC – learn. connect. engage "This is both a great opportunity for current thought leaders to connect and brainstorm, and also an incredible opportunity to give young entrepreneurs an understanding of how social responsibility can enhance the success of a business."

As we begin ramping up you will be the first to know 🙂

Looking forward to sharing all the progress..
Stay tuned

A little teaser from Keith. Keith Ippel is the Founder/CEO for Spring Activator. We are thrilled he is joining us in Calgary on Monday & Tuesday to launch our City Chapter of Spring, as our social entrepreneurship programming partner. Along with Bridge Cowork, as our cowork space partner, we will be 2/3 along our journey AND The social enterprise venture fund is currently being pulled together. Exciting times for Calgary impact entrepreneurs !

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