IBSI Events
Decade of Digital Inclusion 2022
November 2, 2022
The Institute for Business & Social Impact hosted the The Decade of Digital Inclusion symposium and gala along with the Center for Global Effective Action and the Marconi Society, a nonprofit chaired by Internet innovator Vint Cerf and dedicated to creating digitally equitable communities.
The John E. Martin Mental Healthcare Challenge
September 19 - November 10, 2022
The John E. Martin Mental Healthcare Challenge invited graduate student teams from around the world to explore and develop innovative solutions focused on improving the quality of and access to mental healthcare.
Partners and Centers
[CRB] Climate CAP Summit
February 28 - March 1, 2025
UC Berkeley Haas School of Business is hosting the national ClimateCap Summit for over 500 MBA students from across the country to explore innovative solutions for climate action.
[EGAL] EGALapalooza
October 10, 2024
EGAL celebrates inclusive leadership, community-building, and the power of equity in an inspiring event held at Haas’s Spieker Forum. The event features live presentations and performances on the main stage.
[LIFT] 2024 Entrepreneurship and Private Sector Development IPA-LIFT-CEGA Researcher Gathering
October 7 - 8, 2024
IPA, LIFT, and CEGA host a research gathering that brings together researchers from around the world for two days of discussions on innovative research designs, early-stage results, and new papers focused on entrepreneurship and private sector development, with a special focus on digital financial services and financial technologies
[EGAL] Catapulting Talent DEI Progress Through Artificial Intelligence
September 6, 2024
[EGAL] Innovation & Entrepreneurship Case Competition
February 23, 2024
[LIFT] The Digital Future: Fintech, AI, and the Path to Financial Inclusion
December 11 - 12, 2023
LIFT and the International Finance Corporation (IFC) co-host a two-day conference where policymakers, industry partners, leaders, and researchers will come together to discuss strategies and implications of digital innovation, financial technologies, blockchain solutions, and artificial intelligence (AI), and the role they can play to foster financial health, economic resilience, and prosperity for underserved populations.
[LIFT] The Promise and Future of New Financial Technology: For Better or for Worse?
June 7 - 8, 2022
LIFT and the Digital Credit Observatory (DCO) co-host an event bringing together researchers, implementing partners, and policymakers to explore whether and how digital financial technologies can benefit underserved populations around the world.