India (Maharashtra), October 11: The Sankalp Global Summit 2021, one of the world’s largest inclusive development platforms and an Intellecap initiative, will hold its 13th edition in a virtual format over the next two days.The Summit would draw 2,000+ attendees from 70+ countries, with 200+ Hours of Training, 50+ Sessions, 500+ Consultants, 200+ Investors, and over 100+ Female Founders.Over 200 speakers from around the globe will attend the summit, including two eminent Nobel Laureates, Kailash Satyarthi, Founder, Bachpan Bachao Andolan, and Muhammad Yunus, Founder, Grameen Bank.The discussions will be focused on climate resilience, ecology, circularity, financial inclusion, and sustainable development, according to Ajay Mathur, the Director General of the International Solar Alliance; Arti Ahuja, Additional Secretary, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India; Parmesh Shah, Global Lead for Data Driven Digital Agriculture, World Bank; Dr. Srikanya Yathip, CEO, The Hong Kong Capital Development Fund; and Veena Reddy, Mission Director, USAIDIndia The urgency for businesses, departments, governments, and individuals to transition to an impact-driven society has never been more apparent, as demonstrated by our call to action at Sankalp this year, according to Urvashi Devidayal, Sankalp India Lead and Associate Vice President of Intellecap.
We examine the relationship between technology, capital, and women across all of our thématizing areas.The Sankalp Global Summit is at the heart of a celebration of entrepreneurship.The summit will feature deal rooms, a sleepover party, exhibition booths, literary sessions, and the Sankalp Global Awards, where top companies will be recognized.The sessions will be divided into eight high impact areas: agriculture, renewable energy and climate solutions, financial services, health and WASH, gender and livelihoods, impact investing, and blended finance, and the future of work.
The Sankalp Forum was established in India in 2009 by Intellecap, a division of the Aavishkaar Group, to develop a vibrant ecosystem for business-led inclusive growth Sankalp has built one of the world’s biggest impact enterprise-focused websites, covering three continents, that has showcased and found 1800+ entrepreneurs, in 25+ editions, and connected them to 600+ investors.Sankalp has helped businesses and entrepreneurs thrive, receiving over USD 270 million in grants and disbursing over USD 870,000 in cash grants.Governments, Corporations, influential forums like the G8 and G20, media, and civil society are collaborating with Sankalp Forum to drive a paradigm shift in inclusive development theories.Intellecap, a part of the Aavishkaar Group, is a pioneer in creating and nurturing resilient and equitable societies.Intellecap, founded in 2002, works in key sectors such as Agriculture, Livelihoods, Climate Change, Sustainable Energy, Financial Services, Gender & Inclusion, Healthcare, Water and Sanitation, and has completed more than 500 global engagements in 40+ countries.
Sankalp Forum, one of the world’s largest inclusive development forums, brings together the community to shape how markets function for achieving the SDGs 2030.The following organizations are included in Intellecap’s list of clients, which include the United States Department of Agriculture, the Rockefeller Foundation, the World Bank, Ford Foundation, The Hans Foundation, the Doen Foundation, GIZ, DFID, Hindustan Unilever, P&G, International Finance Corporation, and the Michael and Susan Dell Foundation.
