SBC 2025

Social Business Conference 2025

The Social Business Innovation Lab (SBI-LAB) organizes the Social Business Conference (SBC) 2025 in Barbengo (Lugano) on Thursday, May 22, 2025 at h14:00. The SBC is a key event in Ticino to strengthen the impact start-up ecosystem and connect social entrepreneurs with impact investors and relevant stakeholders.

The focus areas of this year’s edition are: sustainable food, sustainable fashion and preservation of the environment.

The SBC 2025 has five main goals:

1. Introducing impact startups (early-stage) to potential investors and facilitate their growth and access to financing.
2. Engaging local and international stakeholders to expand the Impact Startup and Social Business Ecosystem in Canton Ticino and beyond through concrete commitments (mentoring, sponsoring, financing, knowledge sharing etc.).
3. Contributing to the achievement of the UN SDGs
4. Awarding the Sapiens Natura Prize
5. Networking

SBI-LAB was created through a partnership between Social Business Earth and Area 302. It identifies and selects the best talents in social business and social innovation in line with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), offering them:

• A dynamic workspace to co-create and collaborate together with other social entrepreneurs
• Tailored consulting from professionals in the area of sustainability and social business
• Training programs
• Access to a network of potential investors

The venue of the event is Area 302, via Cadepiano 18, Barbengo (Lugano). It is reachable with bus line 431 or 433. Parking is available on site. Google maps location

The event will be held in English.

Panelists:

• Mr.Matteo Boffa, Co-founder Zebra Ventures, Impact Investor
• Dr.Christina Hertel, Assistant Professor University of Geneva, Responsible Entrepreneurship Center
• Ms.Katherine Milligan, Senior Lecturer in Social Innovation, University of Geneva, Former Director of the Scwhab Foundation for Social Entrepreneurship at the World Economic Forum
• Ms.Samantha Caccamo, Moderator, CEO, Social Business Earth

Program:

• h 14:00 – Arrival and Check-in
• h 14:30 – Welcome Greetings by Samantha Caccamo, Founder and CEO, Social Business Earth, Co-founder, Social Business Innovation Lab and Dr. Massimiliano Sassoli de Bianchi, President, Area 302, Co-founder, Social Business Innovation Lab.
• Musical Moment, harpist Ms. Eleonora Murgia
• h 15:00 – Sponsors and Supporters
• h 15:30 – Round Table + Q&A
• h 16:30 – Musical Moment, harpist Ms. Eleonora Murgia
• h 16:40 – Coffee Break
• h 17:00 – Pitching Session by 5 innovative social entrepreneurs + Q&A
• h 18:00 – Sapiens Natura Prize Ceremony
• h 18:10 – Closing Remarks and Musical Moment
• h 18:30 – Networking and rich cocktail with finger food (wine courtesy of Tenuta Castello di Morcote, plant-based creamery courtesy of New Roots)

Tickets:

Standard Ticket – General Admission to the full program of the event – CHF 40.
Registration is required. Please register here