Mission Economy Summit 2026
Mission Economy Summit 2026
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The Mission Economy Summit is back, and it’s growing. Last year’s event sold out, so this year we’re doubling the capacity to welcome more leaders, more ideas and more energy than ever before.
Our theme is resilience.
This is a day for people who lead with purpose. Social entrepreneurs. Charity leaders. Changemakers. People working at the sharp edge of social and environmental change.
We’ll explore what it really takes to stay strong when the ground keeps shifting. Financial sustainability. Community power. Bold leadership. Wellbeing that actually works.
Resilience isn’t about playing it safe. It’s how we grow, lead and shape the future.
You’ll leave with tools you can use. Ideas that shift your perspective. And connections that last long after the day ends.
Why come?
Learn
Get practical strategies to strengthen your organisation and your leadership.
Connect
Meet more than 200 people who care about impact as much as you do, including funders, peers and potential partners.
Be inspired
Hear from bold voices who are changing the game in purpose-led business and civil society.
Topics we'll cover on the day
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| 10.00am – 10.50am Funding in 2026… and beyond |
10.00am – 10.50am The Hard Part After the Big Idea - How to capture and communicate impact meaningfully |
10.00am – 10.50am |
| 10.50am – 11.10am Coffee break and room change |
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| 11.05am – 11.55am From Barriers to Breakthroughs: Creating the Conditions for EDI-Led Success |
11.05am – 11.55am Us vs. Them vs. We: Building Community Power |
11.05am – 11.55am Working with Local Government |
| 11.55am – 12.05pm Room change |
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| 12.05pm – 12.55pm Ctrl + Alt + Deliver: AI for Social Impact |
12.05pm – 12.55pm Corporate Partnerships Without Compromise |
12.05pm – 12.55pm Partnership in practice |
| 1.00pm – 2.00pm Lunch |
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| 2.05pm – 2.55pm Funding for Growth |
2.05pm – 2.55pm Beyond Grants, Beyond the Hype: The Real Role of Social Investment |
2.05pm – 2.55pm When the Numbers Don't Add Up, But the Mission Still Does - How to pivot and operate when the economic landscape is challenging |
| 2.55pm – 3.15pm Coffee break and room change |
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| 3.15pm – 4.05pm In conversation with… Social Founders |
3.15pm – 4.05pm Designing for Systems: How Change Actually Sticks |
3.15pm – 4.05pm Leadership Lab: Time to Think |
| 4.05pm – 5.30pm Networking and drinks |
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Speakers include
| Nicola Steuer, Deputy CEO, Power to Change | Binda Patel, CEO, Dulverton Trust | Vicki Papworth, CEO, NatWest Social & Community Capital |
| Fenella Chambers, Counsel, Hogan Lovells | Dan Sutch, Director, CAST | Asher Craig, CEO, Pathway Fund |
| Bayo Adelaja, CEO, Do it Now Now | Ugo Ikokwu, Grants Manager, Trust for London | Matt Smith, CEO, Keyfund |
| Alison Navarro, Race Equality Hub Programme Director, Liverpool City Region Combined Authority | Samantha Creme, Director, Collective Futures | Geraldine Blake, Director of Collaboration and Development, London Funders & Collaboration Circle |
| Sarah Benioff, Chief Executive, Cripplegate Foundation and Islington Giving | Oksana Kalala, Managing Director, New Arrivals Support CIC | Camilla Marcus Dew, Co-founder, Amplify Goods |
| Robert Douglas, Co-founder, Hatch Films CIC | Lucy Vincent, CEO, Food Behind Bars | Hari Mathari, Head of Community Assets, Sport England |
| Kunle Oluode, CEO, Voice4Change | Rosa Sulley, Funding Manager Lead, Esme Fairbarn | Asif Afridi, CEO, Barrow Cadbury |
| Charlie Green, Head of Social Value, M Group Highways | Susannah Hardyman, CEO, Impetus | Shelley Hathaway-Batt, Head of Strategic Partnerships and Projects, Clarion Housing Group |
| Zoe Amar, CEO, Zoe Amar Digital | Servane Mouazan, Conscious Innovation | Caroline Diehl, CEO, Social Founders |
| Damien Ribbans, Operations Director, Noise Solution | Bonnie Chiu, Managing Director, The Social Investment Consultancy | Sarah Blackwood, Director, Ethos Foundation |
| Amir Rizwan, Director, London Social Ventures | Alastair Wilson, Chief Executive, School for Social Entrepreneurs | Robin Chu, Director of Policy and Partnerships, School for Social Entrepreneurs |
| Graham Duxberry, Chief Executive, Groundwork | Abdul Shiil, Co-Founder, Sahan Cares | Matt Parfitt, CEO, Grace Enterprises |
| Angelina Cannizzaro, Deputy Director Small Business Strategy, Department for Business and Trade | Sarah Baker, Deputy Director, Policy and Partnerships, England National Lottery Community Fund | Eli Manderson Evans, CEO, Blagrave Trust |
Thank you to our sponsors
Location
Rich Mix, E1 6LA