| "The Impact Forum will shine a light on the exciting growth of social enterprises and impact investment in Asia, and increase understanding of how innovative trading platforms can provide capital for social enterprises to substantially scale up their activities." - Bart W. Édes Director for Poverty Reduction, Gender and Social Development Asian Development Bank Last few days for the Early Bird Rate The Impact Forum 2012: Igniting Capital Markets for Social Good is a global conference dedicated to the evolution of sustainable development in Asia that will be focusing on connecting impact and innovation with investment. Join us in the keynotes, plenaries, and breakout and networking sessions that will spark your growth. Catch the Early Bird Rate of S$300 until 30 April 2012.  Nurturing Social Capital Markets With the rapid movement of private wealth funds into Singapore and with the thousands of international companies based in the country, the opportunity to nurture social capital markets and to collaborate and incubate social enterprises is positioning Singapore to become the Silicon Valley of Impact Investing in Asia. IIX and Shujog are proud to host the Impact Forum 2012 in Singapore, the rising hub of social capital markets in the center of a region that combines growing wealth with persistent poverty and mounting social and environmental issues. The Forum will be held at the alumni complex of the National University of Singapore, which was designed specifically for creating collaborations and synergies. Learn more about our venue here. Meet our Speakers and Panelists The list of speakers and panelists for the Impact Forum 2012 continues to grow, and these are just a few. Our keynote speakers will be announced soon. For the most updated list of our speakers and panelists, please click here. Alex Nicholls, University of Oxford Skoll Centre for Entrepreneurship Amornsak Kitthananan, USAID Asif Saleh, BRAC Bart Édes, Asian Development Bank Dorjee Sun, Carbon Conversation Doug Clayton, Leopard Capital Geoff Woolley, Unitus Impact Jean-Philippe de Schrevel, BlueOrchard Jill Kickul, NYU Stern School of Business Lester Salamon, Johns Hopkins University Neera Nundy, DASRA Noor Quek, NQ International Penny Low, Singapore Innovation Park Rekha Mody, Stree Shakti / Global Women's Forum Rolando Victoria, ASKI Microfinance Sanjay Sinha, M-Cril Sasa Vucinic, V-Media Ventures Sean Granville-Ross, Mercy Corps Shiao-Yin Kuik, School of Thought Timothy Evans, James P. Grant School of Public Health, BRAC Timothy Ma, Senior Citizen Home Safety Association William Chan, Stamford Priveě Wolfgang Hafenmayer, LGT Venture Philanthropy ____________________________________________________________________ Get Involved Be a Partner The Impact Forum is happy to partner with individuals, groups, or organizations who also believe in Igniting Capital Markets for Social Good. If you would like to sponsor the Forum in any way, cover it as a member of the press or as a media partner, or spread the word to your network as an outreach partner, contact us at impactforum2012@asiaiix.com. Be a Volunteer Be part of the action and assist during the Impact Forum 2012. Interested volunteers are encouraged to register here. Be an Impact Angel Enhance social and environmental impacts and support a social enterprise to attend the Impact Forum, a half-day Impact Academy workshop, or receive an impact assessment. Contact impactforum2012@asiaiix.com to know how you can be an Impact Angel. __________________________________________________________________ | 
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