The SROI Network International Conference, “A Time for Social Value", will be held on 16 and 17 February 2012 at the University of Potsdam, Campus Griebnitzsee, Germany.

The SROI Network and iq consult have announced that tickets for the upcoming SROI International Conference are now available. As the world continues to face social and environmental challenges, the level of interest in social and environmental impact continues to increase.  Social and impact investors, public sector commissioners and corporate social responsibility (CSR) departments increasingly want to know how much value their investment creates, and social entrepreneurs are recognising the importance of maximising the value they can create for those they serve.

The SROI Network International Conference will explore how Social Return on Investment, the framework and principles, can help create social value.

The conference will cover the following topics:

  • Introduction to SROI
  • The policy context for social value
  • Involving stakeholders and identifying outcomes
  • CSR and SROI
  • Measuring and valuing outcomes
  • Different tools available to help analyse social value
  • The process for assurance
  • Using the VOIS database
  • Presentation of international SROI case studies.

Speakers will include:

  • Richard Spencer - Head of Sustainability, The Institute of Chartered Accountants England and Wales (ICAEW)
  • Jeremy Nicholls - CEO of The SROI Network
  • Karl Leathem - The SROI Network
  • Jennifer Inglis - The SROI Network
  • Marlon van Dijk - Social Evaluator
  • Peter Scholten - Value Game
  • Hugo Narrillos Roux - Independent Consultant
  • Eilis Lawlor - Just Economics
  • Sara Burns - Triangle Consulting
  • Daniela Gatti - Social evaluator expert on social accounting.


For further information, visit the SROI conference website or get tickets with an early bird discount rate before 8 January.