Social Enterprise West Midlands CIC announced Social Finance Fair 2015 agenda
17 August, 2015Social Enterprise West Midlands CIC (SEWM CIC) is holding our 5th annual Social Finance Fair on the 1st October and has released the event programme.
The event, being held in association with Big Society Capital will bring Social Enterprises and Social Businesses together with Social Finance, Investment and Funding Providers. The conference is taking place at BVSC, our venue host sponsor, in Digbeth Birmingham.
We are delighted to announce that Kieron Boyle, Head of Social Investment, from the Cabinet Office will be providing our keynote address. Enterprises and entrepreneurs will also be introduced to Access: The Foundation for Social Investment, which launched in March 2015, with Chief Executive Seb Elsworth providing our other keynote address.
Our Social Investment in Action Case Studies include:
- Big Society Capital discussing Social Investment Tax Relief
- Social Investment Business talking Big Potential
- The Key Fund returning to discuss their journey of investment in the West Midlands one year on from last year’s Social Finance Fair. They will be co-presenting with SEWM Member, Citizen Coaching, who has received investment support from The Key Fund.
Melanie Mills, Social Sector Engagement Director at Big Society Capital, and former Chief Executive of SEWM CIC, stated: “Big Society Capital is delighted to sponsor Social Enterprise West Midlands’ fifth annual Social Finance Fair. As an early adopter of social investment, SEWM has always kept its members up-to-date with the latest development in the market. This event provides members with an invaluable opportunity to meet a range of social finance intermediaries and learn from other charities and social enterprises who have taken on social investment. We very pleased to support an event that will help make a big difference to people in the West Midlands.”
The conference has been designed to keep enterprises up to date with strategic investment changes and opportunities from within the marketplace. Join us to hear from a range of key sector leaders, gain expertise through our master classes and attend our Social Finance exhibition where attendees can meet Providers directly and discuss finance, investment and funding options.
SEWM CIC is delighted the Finance Fair is supported and sponsored by The Key Fund, Social Investment Business, Charity Bank, Unity Trust Bank, The FSE Group, Blue Sky Corporate Finance, PwC, Social Enterprise UK and Big Potential – all of which will be exhibiting on the day as part of our Social Finance Exhibition.
Download the agenda here.
Download the flyer here.
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Full details of our master classes taking part in the afternoon of the conference and the full list of Providers taking part in our Social Finance Exhibition will be issued soon.
