The SEED Africa Symposium is an international forum for sharing knowledge and experience, establishing partnerships, and developing solutions to stimulate the growth of social and eco-entrepreneurship.
Building Bridges for Impact is the goal for this year’s Symposium. Around 500 entrepreneurs, business leaders, investors, practitioners and policy makers will examine emerging trends in the green and entrepreneurship space and look into ways of constructing new bridges to amplify the impact of social and eco-enterprises. Special attention will also be given to the role of eco-entrepreneurship in the Post-2015 agenda.
Background
SEED is a global partnership for action on sustainable development and the green economy. Established in 2002 at the World Summit on Sustainable Development in Johannesburg by the UN Environment Programme, UN Development Programme, and International Union for the Conservation of Nature, SEED sets out to stimulate and support innovative, small-scale and locally-led enterprises which integrate social and environmental benefits into their business model. SEED annual Symposia are part of SEED’s effort to foster the Green Economy at the grassroots.
The SEED Africa Symposium is the largest gathering on social and eco entrepreneurship in Africa, and is supported by a variety of partners. The Symposium takes a unique approach that emphasizes cross-sector collaboration and peer-learning. It brings together entrepreneurs, business leaders, policy makers, the community of finance and practitioners to co-create, and build together an effective ecosystem for social and eco-enterprises.
2015 is a special year for SEED, in that it marks the 10th Anniversary of the SEED Awards. The Symposium will be the opportunity to share insights from more than 10 years of experience in promoting social and eco-entrepreneurship.