2026 IMPACT CALENDAR: Supporting Global South Leaders

Foro Latinoamericano de Inversion de Impacto (FLII) 
February 24-26, 2026 | Mérida, México

The Global Philanthropy Forum March 18-20, 2026 | San Francisco, CA

The Global Philanthropy Forum brings together leaders who are tackling global challenges head-on, local activists who have created new solutions that others can learn from, innovators in new fields, and leading public intellectuals from around the globe alongside cultural luminaries. (Learn More Here)

African Diaspora Network Symposium (ADIS)

March 25-27, 2026 | Santa Clara, CA, USA

The African Diaspora Investment Symposium (ADIS) is an annual conference in Silicon Valley and Washington DC that celebrates and fosters the entrepreneurial and innovative spirit of Africans in the Diaspora and friends of Africa. The Symposium offers an opportunity to dive deep into some of the hottest investment and development trends on the continent. (Learn More Here)

TED2025 | April 13-17, 2026 | Vancouver, Canada

At TED2025, we’ll convene those who can show what human flourishing might look like in the years ahead, whether enabled by AI’s superpowers, revolutionary biological technology or new visions of human creativity, kindness and connection.

Will humanity rise to the challenge? (Learn More Here)

Skoll World Forum | April 21-24, 2026 | Oxford, UK

The Forum shines a spotlight on some of the most promising solutions and impactful social innovations and connects leaders who are driving social progress around the world. Attendance is curated by the Skoll Foundation team, with free virtual participation open to everyone. (Learn More Here)

Simultaneously, two other event series take place that do not require a Skoll World Forum invitation:

The Old Fire Station, Oxford produces the Marmalade Festival in partnership with the Skoll World Forum. The aim is to help connect people from around the world with global/local, strategic/grassroots perspectives. The focus is systems change through the lens of people, power and place. (Learn More Here)

The Sidebar is for everyone, providing spaces that help people connect, converse, and collaborate in Oxford for Skoll Week. (Learn More Here

Women Deliver | April 27-30, 2026 | Melbourne, Austrailia

Women Deliver Conferences are among the world’s most far-reaching and influential global spaces for gender equality. They foster unity, energy, ideas, and collective action to address global issues and protect girls’ and women’s bodily autonomy. (Learn More Here)

Legal Issues in Social Entrepreneurship & Impact Investing 2026

June 2-3, 2026 | New York, USA

The Conference is expected to be attended by over 300 students, lawyers, academics, funders, and other stakeholders from across the globe. This leading Conference will explore salient legal, ethical, and social themes affecting the fields of social entrepreneurship and impact investing.

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Latin American Impact Investment Summit (CLIIQ)
June 4-5, 2026 | Quito, Ecuador

Since 2018, CLIIQ has connected, inspired, and activated the impact investment community to address key social and environmental issues in Latin America and build community.​ CLIIQ is organized by IMPAQTO. (Learn More Here)

Africa Impact Summit 
June 2026 | Zambia

The Africa Impact Summit is the leading forum that is driving networking, deal-making and impact investing thought leadership in Africa. Through 40+ speakers, participants will learn about the key sectors that are driving development and impact in Africa, including agriculture, climate action, education, energy, financial services, healthcare, infrastructure, technology, and water. (Learn More Here)

Hispanics in Philanthropy (HIP) & Native Americans in Philanthropy (NAP) Joint Annual Conference 
June 8-10, 2026 | Los Angeles, CA, USA

HIP's annual gathering of the largest global network of philanthropists, funders, nonprofits, impact investors, and movement leaders to support, fund, and materialize our vision of change for Latines across the Americas and Caribbean. (Learn More Here)

Aspen Ideas Health June 22-25, 2026 | Aspen, CO, USA

From the rich and creative programming that fills the agenda to the unparalleled Rocky Mountain setting, Aspen Ideas: Health is not your ordinary health conference. Join us! (Learn More Here)

Aspen Ideas Festival June 25 - July 1, 2026 | Aspen, CO, USA

The Aspen Ideas Festival brings brilliant leaders and thinkers from around the globe to discuss the ideas that will help build understanding today and shape tomorrow. (Learn More Here)

Asian Venture Philanthropy Network (AVPN) Global Conference August 25-27, 2026 | Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi, India

AVPN has 700+ members across 43 markets that is increasing the flow of financial, human, and intellectual capital from around the world into the social sector in Asia. This global conference is Asia’s largest gathering of social investors and impact leaders comes to New Delhi, India. (Learn More Here)

Impact Minds (Latimpacto) September 9-11, 2026 | Manaus, Brazil

More than a conference, Impact Minds is the meeting point where ideas, capital and action unite to transform realities. This space led by Latimpacto brings together the key capital providers from Latin America, the Caribbean and the world. (Learn More Here)

UN General Assembly (UNGA) September 8-22, 2026 | 
New York City, NY, USA

UNGA 2026 refers to the 81st Session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), a major annual gathering of world leaders and representatives from all 193 UN member states. It will take place in September 2026 at the United Nations headquarters in New York City. The General Assembly is one of the six principal organs of the UN and serves as a forum for multilateral discussion of international issues. UNGA also attracts several global side events such as the Clinton Global Initiative, NY Climate Week, and more. (Learn More Here)

Climate Week NYC September 20-27, 2026 | New York City, NY, USA

Climate Week NYC is the largest annual climate event of its kind, bringing together over 900 events and activities across the City of New York – in person, hybrid and online. Each year, business leaders, political change makers, local decision takers and civil society representatives of all ages and backgrounds, from all over the world, gather to drive the transition, speed up progress, and champion change that is already happening (Learn More Here)

SOCAP Global October 2026 (Exact dates TBA) | San Francisco, California, USA

SOCAP is the largest global impact event. This annual conference is where movement makers and institutional investors learn from each other, academics share research with operators on the ground, entrepreneurs showcase their scalable, world-changing ideas, deals are set, and people take action. SOCAP forges profound and powerful connections. (Learn More Here)

AidEx October 21-22, 2026 | Palexpo, Geneva

The world's leading humanitarian aid and disaster relief event returns to Geneva. AidEx explores solution oriented and innovative approaches, as well as systemic changes needed for a sustainable and effective crisis response in the conference agenda and exhibition. The humanitarian system is creaking, overwhelmed by overlapping crises and funding shortages exacerbated by the USAID dissolution and cuts to other public donor funding, making adaptation critical to address today’s challenges. (Learn More Here)

Opportunity Collaboration (OC2026) November 2-6, 2026 | Albufeira, Portugal

OC2026 is a 4-night, 3-day collaborative unconference gathering leaders from around the world to alleviate poverty and injustice. (Learn More Here)

2026 UN Climate Change Conference (COP31) November 2026 | Antalya, Turkey

COP31 refers to the 31st Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). It is an annual global climate summit where world leaders, negotiators, and stakeholders gather to discuss and make decisions on climate action, aiming to address climate change and meet the goals of international agreements like the Paris Agreement. COP conferences also include numerous side events, panels, and exhibitions that are open to participants outside official negotiations. More info coming soon

#ShiftThePower Summit December 2-4, 2026 | Nepal

#ShiftThePower is a mobilizing force and movement of people and organisations around the world that seeks to highlight, harness, resource, legitimize and join up new ways of “deciding and doing” that are emerging around the world. This movement is galvanizing a vision of a good society and serving as a force for genuine and lasting change in how development work is done. (Learn More Here)