Although there are no official rankings, it sure appeared like last year’s Sankalp Forum was the largest social enteprise conference in India. But by linking up with Villgro, which runs the UnConvention – also focused on harnessing entrepreneurship to assist the poor – it’s now indisputable that Sankalp is THE largest conference of its kind in India, and perhaps anywhere else in Asia.
Considering the rapid scale up of the conference, I wanted to find out what Sankalp would look like in 2013, specifically on April 16 through April 18 – the dates of the conference in Mumbai. For more, I spoke with Sankalp Forum Director Aparajita Agrawal. The theme of this year’s summit is ‘Looking Beyond Impact: Seeking Transformational Change’. As a media partner for the Sankalp Forum, NextBillion readers can receive a 30 percent discount by the exclusive partner code “SUSPD” while booking your seat. For more details on agenda and to register, click here.
Scott Anderson: This year Intellecap, which created the Sankalp Forum and Villgro, the creator of Unconvention, teamed up. The result is the Sankalp Unconvention Summit 2013. Beyond the name, how has this partnership affected the conference?
Aparajita Agrawal: The move to come together with Villgro’s Unconvention was a first step towards consolidating the social enterprise space in India. There are several fragmented efforts to support social entrepreneurs in various ways, but such collaboration between two industry leaders will amplify what can be achieved.
