Annual gathering of partners, entrepreneurs and fellows to support Acumen's work tackling poverty around the world. Join us for one or both parts of the day, starting with an afternoon of insight-driven workshops followed by an evening of inspiration with our global community, including bestselling author and entrepreneur Seth Godin.
An afternoon for Acumen Partners to roll up their sleeves and dive deep into Acumen’s work. See below for session descriptions.
1:30 p.m. Registration
2 p.m. Strategy Deep Dive led by President Carlyle Singer and Founder and CEO Jacqueline Novogratz
2:45 p.m. Deep-Dive Session #1
Partners Choose One
Leadership Strategy * led by Director of Leadership Batool Hassan and Founder and CEO Jacqueline Novogratz
Innovating for Healthcare in America led by Director of Acumen America Catherine Casey Nanda, Founder and CEO of ConsejoSano Abner Mason, and Director at the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Lori Melichar
Acumen Fellow Brain Trust with Aaron Kirunda, Founder of enjuba
3:30 p.m. Deep-Dive Session #2
Partners Choose One
The Role of Capital * led by Chief Investment Officer Sachindra Rudra and President Carlyle Singer
Investing with a Gender Lens led by Chief Partnerships Officer Yasmina Zaidman
Good Society Salon* led by Founder and CEO Jacqueline
5:15 p.m. Transportation to NeueHouse for those joining for Part II
*Session is AT CAPACITY
An evening of challenging the status quo with changemakers from across Acumen's global community, including bestselling author and entrepreneur Seth Godin.
6 p.m. Welcome Cocktails + Canapés
6:30 p.m. Evening Program
Carlos Ignacio Velasco, Co-Founder and CEO of Cacao de Colombia
Abner Mason, Founder and CEO of ConsejoSano
Seth Godin, Acumen Advisor, bestselling author and entrepreneur
Aaron Kirunda, Founder and CEO of enjuba
Gayatri Jolly, Founder and Creative Director of MasterG and the Heimat Collection
Jacqueline Novogratz, Founder and CEO of Acumen
8 p.m. Closing Celebration
Acumen is changing the way the world tackles poverty by investing in companies, leaders and ideas. We invest patient capital in businesses that are enabling the poor to transform their lives. Founded by Jacqueline Novogratz in 2001, Acumen has invested more than one hundred million dollars into companies across Africa, Latin America, South Asia and the United States, and is equipping a community of changemakers with the knowledge, skills and determination to create a more inclusive world. In 2017, Jacqueline Novogratz was named one of Forbes 100 Greatest Living Business Minds and in 2015 Acumen was named one of Fast Company’s Top 10 Most Innovative Not-for-Profit Companies.