How can entrepreneurs collaborate to maximise their impact?

A better world depends upon our ability to generate new ideas and build new systems that can better channel human, social and financial efforts towards the SDGs. Entrepreneurs are essential to this. They are key to creating the innovations that will enable us to go beyond and reach the SDGs with the resources we have. Every other month at Second Home Spitalfields, we bring together entrepreneurs – both aspiring and established - investors, sustainability professionals, students, and academics to consider the role entrepreneurs play in meeting different elements of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).    This Event For this special speaker event, in-between a collaborative SDGeneration hackathon  and conference, we thought it would be especially fitting to focus on SDG 17: Partnerships for the Goals. SDG 17 calls on us to “Strengthen the means of implementation and revitalize the global partnership for sustainable development”. In this event we ask, how we can create a collaborative entrepreneurial ecosystem in the UK and beyond to maximise our impact, deliver on the UN SDGs and ensure our long-term ability to flourish? Our Speakers: Jude Ower MBE, Founder and CEO of Playmob - Playmob supports brands creating a fairer world, through games that are aligned to the SDGs. Playmobdevelop branded playable ads which not only teach players about global issues but nudge behaviour to be part of the solution. They are creating serious impact results by combining profit, purpose and playfulness Rowan Finnegan, Co-founder of The Conduit - The Conduit embodies the notion of collaboration, serving as a home for a diverse community of social entrepreneurs, investors, creatives, business leaders, policy-makers and civil society. It is a catalytic platform for tackling some of the most pressing challenges facing us today. Kate Wolfenden, Co-founder of Project X - Project X is a systems optimisation focused initiative that enables entire industries to make difficult shifts in their sustainability agenda together. The goal of this programme is to shift $1.3 trillion in purchasing power from unsustainable sources to sustainable sources by 2030. Danny Witter, Co-founder of Work For Good - A profit with purpose online platform that facilitates business giving. They work in partnership with businesses to design and embed charitable donations to drive business growth and scale social impact.  Your ticket includes: A great talk and Q&A session from our guest speakers including Networking and chatting with speakers, and the board members of Fast Forward 2030 Free ethical & sustainably sourced drinks and canapés from Elsyia Catering & Toast Ale About Fast Forward 2030 Fast Forward 2030 is a network and platform of entrepreneurs who believe that in order to achieve the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), entrepreneurs need to incorporate them into their business models.  Why the UN SDGs? There are 17 SDGs with 169 targets - but don’t let this put you off. They are the first comprehensive plan for the whole of humanity to flourish within the means of the planet. This makes them a good framework for people who want to have an impact. They also set a direct challenge to the private sector by insisting that the environmental and social impact of the way we do business can no longer be an afterthought. They need to be at the very heart of how, and why our economies and businesses function. Fast Forward 2030 exists to encourage and inspire businesses that embody this. The Institute for Global Prosperity The Institute for Global Prosperity was launched in 2014 to develop a boader notion of prosperity for a sustainable and prosperous future. For more details on the MSc in Global Prosperity, PhDs, or our short courses in entrepreneurship, click here.