Kevin Jones convened impact investors and social entrepreneurs at the first Social Capital Markets conference in 2008. Now he says the value of SOCAP is the way it encourages attendees to find unlikely allies and break down the silos that have isolated tech firms from development organizations, donors and the private sector.
For Devex SOCAP 2015 has offered a chance to connect with a broad array of people, organizations and businesses operating at the intersection of money and meaning, from old friends to new names and rising stars.
In this video recap, we pull apart some of the buzzwords and trends at SOCAP 2015 and examine how the parent company behind SOCAP plans to keep the conversation going after their largest conference yet.
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Catherine Cheney is the Senior Editor for Special Coverage at Devex. She leads the editorial vision of Devex’s news events and editorial coverage of key moments on the global development calendar. Catherine joined Devex as a reporter, focusing on technology and innovation in making progress on the Sustainable Development Goals. Prior to joining Devex, Catherine earned her bachelor’s and master’s degrees from Yale University, and worked as a web producer for POLITICO, a reporter for World Politics Review, and special projects editor at NationSwell. She has reported domestically and internationally for outlets including The Atlantic and the Washington Post. Catherine also works for the Solutions Journalism Network, a non profit organization that supports journalists and news organizations to report on responses to problems.