The Symposium will be held at the Kauffman Foundation Conference Center (4801 Rockhill Road, Kansas City, MO 64110) on Friday, May 16, 2025.
The 2025 Midwest Symposium on Social Entrepreneurship, a unique one-day social entrepreneurship event, will convene in Kansas City on May 16, 2025. The Symposium is co-hosted by the University of Missouri - Kansas City (UMKC) and the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation.
Designed for individuals and organizations interested in engaging in or supporting social entrepreneurship, this year’s Symposium offers information sharing featuring presenters with a variety of local, regional, national, and international experiences on timely topics and innovative approaches across three tracks of panel sessions: Capital Investment in Social Enterprises; Arts as Vehicles of Social Entrepreneurship; and Effects of AI (Artificial Intelligence) on Civic and Social Innovation and Entrepreneurship. Those sessions will include opportunities for interactive discussions between the panelists and audience members, and exchanges of knowledge and experiences among nonprofit and business practitioners, educators, funders, and others interested in sharing and shaping the practice of social entrepreneurship.
The $105 registration fee entitles the registrant to attend morning and afternoon sessions on Friday, May 16, 2025 (see the Program Schedule in this website), with breakfast and lunch provided.
To register for the Symposium click: REGISTRATION
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