Catalyst 2030, the global movement of social entrepreneurs and social innovators who are collaborating to achieve the SDGs by 2030, are holding its second annual Catalysing Change Week from May 3-7, 2021.
“At Catalysing Change Week 2021, we will unite experts, social innovators, and representatives from the private sector and governments to showcase, listen to, and come to understand one another,” said Jeroo Billimoria, spokesperson and one of the movement’s cofounders. “Participants in the event will be able to tap into the collective wisdom around systems change while forging partnerships across countries, regions and sectors,”
Catalysing Change Week 2021 will host 120 online sessions over five days, covering all major time zones. Session presenters will include Catalyst 2030 Award winners and finalists who will bring their own distinct contributions to the program, as well as Catalyst 2030 members and changemakers from around the globe.
The Week will build on the success of Catalysing Change Week 2020 which had an audience of over 4,000 individuals. Together, participants represented more than 1,600 organizations across 131 countries.
This year’s themes reflect the priorities of the movement in this unique period of our global history. The Covid-19 pandemic has the potential to delay the achievement of the SDGs by 50 years or more. It is in this context that the creation of a space for the world’s top social innovators to interact, co-create and share best practices is even more important.
The sessions are structured around these three key themes:
As a core principle in our Theory of Change, Catalyst 2030 members serve as honest brokers who foster connections between various stakeholders in our ecosystem. Catalyst 2030’s objective is to create an environment that enables collaboration and co-creation as we, together, seek to address the most pressing issues of our time.
Celebration is a great way to encourage, inspire and re-energize each other as we go about our work. Catalyst 2030 showcase best practices, creating a ripple effect as other stakeholders adopt these practices in addressing their specific challenges.
Catalyst 2030 brings key stakeholders together to create tangible outcomes for policy making. This is particularly relevant as it engages with governmental stakeholders. As outlined in its Embracing
Complexity, Getting from Crisis to Systems Change and New Allies reports, social entrepreneurs’ collaborations with governments are key to bringing about change and achieving the SDGs at local, national, and global levels.
The overarching goal is to foster an improved understanding of the conditions that best allow social entrepreneurs and their allies to thrive. This understanding will then be translated into tangible policy
recommendations and programs that can be implemented globally.
To achieve this goal, Catalysing Change Week 2021 has six key objectives.
Registration for Catalysing Change Week 2021 is free and open to all.
