Join SEWF 2021 to connect with thousands of leading social entrepreneurs, access world-class content and be part of the world’s largest social enterprise conversation.
Designed by and for social enterprises, this is the event for the global social enterprise community. SEWF 2021 will champion the potential of social enterprises – small and large, rural and urban – to bring about inclusive and sustainable economic development.
The two-day programme features fireside chats, panels and discussions with live Q&A, expert-led masterclasses, partner sessions, online networking, private meeting rooms and a virtual marketplace giving you the opportunity to connect, learn and be inspired.
Dates: 28-29 September 2021 (into 30 September, depending on location)
Times: 12:00-00:45 BST (GMT+1) [times in the agenda will adjust with your time zone]
Language: The event will be in English with French interpretation and closed captioning. Other languages to be confirmed.
Programme and speakers: Throughout August and September we will be adding details to our programme and speaker pages.
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Registration: To register, please enter the details of the person to be registered on the right under "Tell us about yourself." If you do not already have a Hopin account, you will be asked to create an account for the ticket holder, which enables access to the event. After completing registration, you will receive an email confirmation from no-reply@hopin.com. Please check your junk folders and mark the email address as “safe.” You have not registered for the event until you have received this email. Prior to registering, please read our Terms and Conditions and Privacy Policy for more details.
Ticketing: There is a ticket cost to attend the event as virtual events still involve considerable resources. As a social enterprise we do not intend on generating a profit and we thank all our partners and sponsors for their support, which has significantly reduced fees.
Ticket types
- Early bird: Closed 9 August
- Standard ticket: from 10 August.
- Low income, lower middle income and conflict affected countries: As defined by World Bank Atlas at June 2020 (also available here). The qualifying criterion is the regular business address of the delegate. Registrations will be checked and if the delegate address does not match the selected category the ticket will be cancelled.
- Start-up social enterprise / student / youth: Start-up social enterprise (within 24 months) employing fewer than 10 people and with turnover of less than £100,000 GBP at last accounts. Any full-time student. Please use your university/college email address to register. Anyone under 30 years old.
- Group discount (10% for groups of 10 or more): Please contact digital@sewfonline.com with the number of tickets required. Please note that group discounts are only available on the same event and ticket type.
- Bursary tickets: In addition to the youth bursaries available through the SEWF Youth Forum (now closed), there are two other types of bursary available: 1) COVID-19 Hardship bursary, 2) Bursaries for social enterprises based in low income, lower middle income or conflicted affected countries. More details and to apply. Limited bursaries available. Deadline 31 August.
Ticket prices include a non-refundable booking and administration fee. Following registration, ticket swaps are not possible. Ticket sharing is also not permitted and SEWF reserves the right to cancel a ticket with no refund if this occurs.
Got a question? Please check our event FAQs, which we update regularly. If you don’t find your answer, try our Hopin participant guide or contact digital@sewfonline.com