20,Sep,2022

The 14th Sankalp Global Summit 2022 will rally Global leaders to create transformational impact

Mumbai, September 23, 2022: The 14th Sankalp Global Summit 2022 will be held virtually from 27-29 September 2022, and will bring unparalleled innovation, learning, and networking with entrepreneurs and impact leaders from across the world. The convening, hosted by Sankalp Forum, an Intellecap initiative, will be attended by over 3,000 global delegates from 100 + countries and will feature 160 Global Speakers, 40 Sessions, 200 Hours of Learning and 120 Hours of Networking across 9 High Impact tracks.

Global leaders and practitioners attending the Summit include Wendy Werner, Country Head, International Finance Corporation (IFC), Gurjit Singh and Lakshmi Puri, Former Ambassadors of India, Ugo Astuto, Ambassador of the European Union to India, Zaved Akhtar, CEO & MD, Unilever Bangladesh, Payal Dayal, Senior VP, Mastercard, Sivakumar Surampudi, Group Head – Agri & IT Business, ITC, Anjalli Ravi Kumar, Chief Sustainability Officer, Zomato, Professor Dr. Rohit Jindal, MacEwan University School of Business, Monika Frech, MD, Yunus Social Business and Luis Noda, VP, Habitat for Humanity, Shereen Bhan, Managing Editor, CNBC- Young Turks, Ajita Sashidhar, Editor At Large, Fortune India, Swati Khandelwal, Executive Editor, Zee Business and Luis Noda, VP, Habitat for Humanity, among several others.

The theme for this year’s Sankalp Global Summit is #TransformingImpact and is a clarion call for the impact community to embrace “entrepreneurship, collaboration and empathy” to navigate a changing world dynamic, with a view to deliver on the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by 2030.

The summit will showcase 10 outstanding Global Startup Finalists through the Sankalp Global Awards 2022. As the Oscars of the Development Sector, the Awards are an opportunity for promising entrepreneurs to showcase their innovative solutions that can help transform vulnerable communities.

CEO of Intellecap, Vikas Bali, said, “The world has changed beyond our imagination. We are faced with a looming climate crisis having recorded the hottest summer in history, while the pandemic and an ongoing war have disrupted economic growth, wiping out years of developmental progress, and pushing millions into poverty. Our focus has to shift towards creating a collective response that will embrace fundamental shifts in our thinking and bring to bear, interconnectedness, empathy and transformational change, and galvanize plans to action. At Sankalp discover compelling insights to broaden the scale and build a sustainable, equitable society through ideas and investments that drive impact.“

Some of the Key Partners for the Summit this year include UNDP, Jhpiego, Terwilliger Center for Innovation in Shelter, IDRC and Energy Catalyst. The Summit is also supported by over 40+ Friends of Sankalp, Media and Outreach Partners.

This year the Summit will host Intellecap’s Rendezvous, the Private Mid-Market Companies Conference that brings together Entrepreneurs and Global Investors.

Sankalp India Lead, Urvashi Devidayal said, “The time is now to bring about transformational impact and a renewed thinking that spurs economic growth in an inclusive, sustainable manner, while helping us achieve the ambitious SDG Goals. We will leverage the Sankalp platform to enable meaningful connections between entrepreneurs, capital providers and the larger developmental ecosystem. Join us at Sankalp to reshape the future.”

The Summit will also host conversations centered around ‘High Impact tracks’ that focus on the different areas of work of the impact investment community. These include Inclusive Fintech & Financial Services, Healthcare, Water & Sanitation, Gender Lens Investing & Women Leadership, Agriculture, Climate Change & Clean Energy, Impact Investing, Blended Finance, Collaborative Philanthropy and Affordable Housing.

Join us at the 14th Edition of the Sankalp Global Summit 2022. The time for transformational change is today and we are saving you a seat. For more info and to register for the event, please visit – https://www.sankalpglobalsummit.com/

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