13th edition of the EVPA Annual Conference 2017 | European Venture Philanthropy Association (evpa) | 9 November 2017 | Sentralen, Øvre Slottsgate 3, 0157 Oslo, Norway

We invite you to join us for the 13th EVPA Annual Conference – Guiding Lights to create the space to reflect on the work we do, to share ideas, stories and best practices!

This year we meet in beautiful Oslo, Norway thanks to the generous support of FERD and their partners.

Between November 9th and 10th we will exchange ideas, lessons learnt and be inspired by a variety of actors in venture philanthropy and social investment (VP/SI) and showcasing the Nordic model.

2017 Speakers:

Hugo Menino Aguiar
Co-founder and CEO, Speak

Mikael Ahlström
Founder, Charity Rating

João Baracho
CEO, CDI Portugal

Gian Paolo Barbetta
Head of the Evaluation Unit, Fondazione Cariplo

Matteo Bartolomeo
CEO, Make a Cube

Claudia Belli
Global Head of Social Entrepreneurship and Microfinance, BNP Paribas Wealth Management

Suzanne Biegel
Founder, Catalyst at Large

Martijn Blom
Senior Investment Relations Manager, Hivos Impact Investments

Knut Ove Børseth
Founder , Drive for Life (Kjør for livet)

Sofia Breitholz
CEO, Reach for Change

Dr. Leonora Buckland
Researcher , ESADE

Paul Chaffey
State secretary, Ministry of Local Government and Modernisation

Mark Cheng
Europe Director , Ashoka

Teia Ciulacu
President, FuturePlus Association (owner of Recicleta)

Roxana Damaschin-Tecu
Global Portfolio Director , NESsT

Isabelle Delvaux
Expert on VP, King Baudouin Foundation

Vincent Fauvet
Executive Chairman, Investir &+

Amanda Feldman
Director, Bridges Fund Management

Dr. Markus Freiburg
Founder & Managing Director , FASE

Sylvain Franc de Ferrière
Co-Chief Investment Officer, Yunus Social Business

Betteke de Gaay Fortman
Director, Karuna Foundation

Katinka Greve Leiner
Director , Ferd Social Entrepreneurs

Wolfgang Hafenmayer
Co-Founder and Managing Partner , Challenger 88

Anna-Marie Harling
Deputy Head of Philanthropy Advisory, UBS

Dr. John Healy
Deputy Executive Director, Genio

Dr. Lisa Hehenberger
Lecturer Department of Strategy and General Management, ESADE

Dr. Peter W. Heller
Co-founder and Executive Director, Canopus Foundation

Jochen Herdrich
Partner, BonVenture

Anne Holm Rannaleet
Trustee and Executive Director, IKARE Ltd

Giulia Houston
Responsible for Institutional Relations and Communication, Progetto Quid

Lars Jannick Johansen
Founder & CEO, Den Sociale Kapitalfond

Leslie Johnston
Executive Director, C&A Foundation

Lars Johansson Kjellerød
Founder & Business Development, Unicus

Alix Lebec
Executive Vice-President of Business Development & Investor Relations, WaterEquity

Maria Lee
Assistant Director and Regional Coordinator for Europe, WOCAN

Dr. Jeremy Leggett
Founder and Chair, SolarAid & Founder and Director, Solarcentury, Solarcentury

Tris Lumley
Director of Innovation & Development, New Philanthropy Capital

Markus Lux
Senior Vice President Strategic Development and Deputy Head of Department “International Relations – Europe and its Neighbours”, Robert Bosch Stiftung

Harlan Mandel
CEO, Media Development Investment Fund

Robert Manz
Enterprise Investors, Managing Partner

Caroline Mason
Chief Executive, Esmée Fairbairn Foundation

Elizabeth McKeon
Head of Strategy, Ikea Foundation

Florian Meister
Managing Director , Finance in Motion

Dr. ​Martina Mettgenberg Lemiere
Head of Insights and Capacity Building, Asian Venture Philanthropy Network (AVPN)

Antonio Miguel
Managing Director, Social Investment Lab

Miguel Neiva
CEO and Founder, ColorADD

Jeremy Nicholls
CEO, Social Value UK; Social Value International

Diana Nunes
Marketing Manager and Business Developer, Code for All (Academia de Código)

Tharald Nustad
Founder, Nordic Impact AS (Katapult)

Dr. Jussi Nykänen
Chairman, Epiqus

Joseph Ogutu
Director Strategy & Innovation, Safaricom

Aitor Ojanguren
CEO and Founder, Koiki

Felix Oldenburg
Secretary General, Association of German Foundations

Hedda Pahlson-Moller
Founder, Omsint/Tiime

Miquel de Paladella
Founder and CEO, UpSocial

Martha Paren
Director, ICSF - International Centre for Social Franchising

Elisabeth Paulson
Portfolio Director, Impetus – The Private Equity Foundation

Alexia Penent d'Izarn
Manifesto Director, Danone

Stephanie Petrick
Head of Impact Investing, Phineo

Lidia del Pozo
Director of Community Investment Programs , BBVA

Cliff Prior
CEO, Big Society Capital

Filipe Santos
Professor and Chair in Social Entrepreneurship, Católica-Lisbon School of Business & Economics

Alina Serban
Project Manager Social Development, ERSTE Foundation

Steven Serneels
Impact investor , SI2 Fund

Anna Sienicka
Vice President, TechSoup Europe

Henrik Skovby
Executive Chairman, Dalberg Group

Ingrid Stange
Founder and Chair, Partnership for Change

Alice Steinbrück
Director Strategy and Programmes, Vodafone Institute

Bård Stranheim
Special Advisor, Innovation Norway

Dr. Felix Streiter
Director Centre for Science and Humanities, Mercator Foundation

Paul Streets
CEO, Lloyds Bank Foundation

Andre Støylen
CEO, Sparebankstiftelsen DnB

Francisco Soler Garcia
Investment Director, Creas

Simon Sommer
Head of Research and Member of the Senior Management , Jacobs Foundation

Celia Tennant
Chief Executive, Inspiring Scotland

Tinne Vandensande
Senior programme coordinator and Impact & Evaluation Manager , King Baudouin Foundation

Nienke Venema
Director, Stichting Democratie en Media

Dana Verbal
Policy Officer, Social Entrepreneurship, European Commission

Jos Verhoeven
Managing Director and Co-Founder, Start Foundation

Alison Ward
CEO, CottonConnect

Karen E. Wilson
Founder, GV Partners

Alastair Wilson
CEO, The School for Social Entrepreneurs (SSE)

Priscilla Boiardi
Knowledge Centre Director, EVPA

Madeleine Clarke
Chair, EVPA

Caroline Cornil
Dissemination Manager, EVPA

Alessia Gianoncelli
Research Manager, EVPA

Ewa Konczal
Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) Manager, EVPA

Daniel Rostrup
Head of Corporate VP and Local Representative UK, EVPA

Sara Seganti
Training Manager, EVPA

Bernard Uyttendaele
CEO, EVPA

Supported by:

• Ferd Social Entrepreneurs
• Oslo Kommune
• Sparebank Stiftelsen
•Sparebank DNB
• TD Veen