2025 IMPACT CALENDAR: Supporting Global South Leaders
Crowdsourced and curated calendar of events that support resource mobilization for impact-driven leaders around the world, particularly those working in the Global South.
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January 2025
World Economic Forum Annual Meeting (WEF) January 20-24, 2025 | Davos-Klosters, Switzerland
The Annual Meeting 2025 convenes global leaders to address key global and regional challenges. These include responding to geopolitical shocks, stimulating growth to improve living standards, and stewarding a just and inclusive energy transition. (Learn More Here)
February 2025
Asian Venture Philanthropy Network Summit 2025 (AVPN)
February 24-25, 2025 | Singapore
Leveraging Singapore’s position as the gateway to the region, AVPN is excited to bring the Southeast Asia Summit to the nation in 2025. Singapore has in recent years become a powerhouse for the impact sector, with the introduction of a range of initiatives to encourage the flow of impact capital to and from Singapore. These developments have positioned Singapore as a focal point for social investment in Southeast Asia. (Learn More Here)
Latin American Impact Investing Forum (FLII)
February 25-27, 2025 | Mérida, México
We connect and amplify Latin America’s impact investment ecosystem through networking and knowledge platforms, contributing to the gathering of key market actors that drive impactful outcomes. (Learn More Here)
March 2025
Nexus Australia Summit March 3-5, 2025 | Melbourne, Australia
The NEXUS 2025 Australia Summit program will feature some of the most prominent international and Australian experts leading social change, public policy, philanthropy, and impact investment. (Learn More Here)
The Global Philanthropy Forum March 12-14, 2025 | 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)
Nexus USA Summit March 27 - 28, 2025 | Washington, D.C.
NEXUS is pleased to announce its first NEXUS USA Summit since 2020. Join us as they uplift brave voices and bold ideas showcasing the pivotal role that private sector philanthropy, impact investing, and entrepreneurship can play in shaping our nation’s future. (Learn More Here)
April 2025
Skoll World Forum | April 1-4, 2025 | 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)
Global Youth Climate Summit
April 2-5, 2025 | Belo Horizote, Brazil
The summit empowers youth with climate knowledge, leadership skills, and support for their climate action initiatives. It will host 200 in-person and 300 virtual participants, with 10 Youth Climate Champions from vulnerable countries receiving $1,000 each for community projects. (Learn More Here)
TED2025: Humanity Reimagined
April 7-11, 2025 | 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. (Learn More Here)
May 2025

NGOs Impact Investment Summit 2025 (NIIS)
May 14-15, 2025 | Abuja, Nigeria
Hosted by Voice of the Girl Child and Vulnerable People Foundation to connect visionary leaders, impact-driven investors, and change makers focused on sustainable development and social impact. This summit aims to catalyze meaningful partnerships and mobilize resources towards high-impact projects across specific regions in Nigeria and Africa as a continent. NIIS is a landmark event dedicated to fostering sustainable growth and social change through strategic investments. (Learn More Here)
African Diaspora Network Symposium (ADIS)
May 28-30, 2025 | Washington, DC, 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)
June 2025
Latin American Impact Investment Summit (CLIIQ)
June 4-5, 2025 | 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 11-12, 2025 | Accra, Ghana
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 16-18, 2025 |
Albuquerque, New Mexico
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.
For the first time ever, HIP and Native Americans in Philanthropy (NAP) are co-hosting our annual conference! Join this historic event in the Southwest where we'll convene to improve investments in Latine and Indigenous communities. (Learn More Here)
Aspen Ideas Health June 22-25, 2025 | 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)
Nexus Global Summit June 25-27, 2025 | New York City, New York, USA
The NEXUS Global Summit is our flagship event, bringing together over 350 of the world’s most influential next-gen philanthropists, impact investors, and social innovators. Held in New York City from June 26-28, this summit is a unique opportunity to celebrate “Brave Voices and Bold Ideas” as we tackle global challenges and shape a better future for 2025 and beyond. (Learn More Here)
Aspen Ideas Festival June 25 - July 1, 2025 | 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)
September 2025
UN General Assembly (UNGA) September 9-23, 2025 |
New York City, NY, USA
UNGA 2025 refers to the 80th 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 2025 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 21-28, 2025 |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)
October 2025
SOCAP Global October 27-29, 2025 | 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)
Social Enterprise World Forum (SEWF) October 27-31, 2025 | Taipei, Taiwan.
SEWF25 is a global hybrid gathering for the social enterprise community, providing space for entrepreneurs, innovators and changemakers from around the world to learn, connect and get inspired.
Explore ground-breaking ideas, connect with purpose-driven leaders and be part of shaping a more sustainable and fairer world. (Learn More Here)
November 2025
Opportunity Collaboration (OC2025) November 2-6, 2025 | Albufeira, Portugal
OC2025 is a 4-night, 3-day collaborative unconference gathering leaders from around the world to alleviate poverty and injustice. (Learn More Here)
2025 UN Climate Change Conference (COP30) November 10-21, 2025 | Belém, Brazil
COP30 refers to the 30th 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. (Learn More Here)