Pre-registration | Annual Event 2026 | Esade Chair in Social Impact
Join the annual event of the Esade Chair in Social Impact on Friday October 16 at the Esade Campus in Barcelona.
We will convene for a day of novel insights, reflection, exchange, and collaboration dedicated to advancing meaningful impact in times of complexity.
This year’s program will focus on some of the most urgent questions shaping the social impact field today: how philanthropy can better support systems change, how innovative financing models can unlock deeper impact, how education can prepare leaders for complexity, and how research, practice, and policy can come together to drive meaningful transformation.
Designed for academics, practitioners, policymakers, partners, students, and leaders across the social impact ecosystem, the event will combine plenary discussions, applied sessions, and opportunities to connect with peers working to advance the impact ecosystem in Europe and beyond.
Some of our confirmed speakers are:
Naina Subberwal, CEO of Asian Venture Philanthropy Network (AVPN)
Arturo Benito, CEO of Impact Bridge
Johanna Mair, Fellow and Co-Director Global Innovation for Impact Lab Stanford Center on Philanthropy and Civil Society
Francesc Sistach, CEO of Ship2BFoundation and former CEO and Co-founder of Specialisterne
Lisa Hehenberger, Dean of Esade Business School, Chairholder in Social Impact, Associate Professor
Julia Coffman, Editor in Chief of The Foundation Review and Founder of the Center for Evaluation Innovation
Teresa Guardans, Co-Founder of Oryx Impact
Steven Lichty, working at the intersection of evaluation, strategic foresight and futures thinking;
Luigi Corvo, Associate Professor at the University of Milano-Bicocca and founder of Open Impact
Ruby Quantson Davis, Learning and Impact Manager at Peace Direct
Giulio Pasi, Former Policy and Scientific Officer European Commission
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