The Social Enterprise Conference (SECON) is a student-run conference hosted at Harvard Kennedy School and Harvard Business School.

This year’s theme is “Reimagining Our Future Together” – confronting paradigm-shifting challenges from the breakdown of development assistance to the explosion of artificial intelligence, the world of social enterprise finds itself at a crucible moment. At SECON 2026, we hope to explore mechanisms for driving impact in an uncertain world and look to inspiring examples of leadership to collaboratively reimagine a more just future.

The conference is co-hosted by students at Harvard Kennedy School and Harvard Business School, with day 1 held at Harvard Kennedy School and day 2 at Harvard Business School.

Our programming will include keynote addresses and fireside chats with inspiring leaders from around the world, a documentary screening, and a workshop on resilience for social impact leaders. Thirteen panels will cover critical topics such as:

The Breakdown of Development Assistance
Artificial Intelligence for Social Good
Health Impacts of Climate Change
Information Ecosystems and Democracy
Impact Investing and Innovative Finance
Social Innovation within Corporations
Digital Public Infrastructure
Blended Finance and Catalytic Capital
Building a Workforce for the Future
Social Entrepreneurship in the Global South
Localized Solutions and Community Resilience
The Future of Philanthropy
The Evolving Social Contract

Tickets include light refreshments on day 1, and breakfast, lunch, and light refreshments on day 2.

Contact the host of Social Enterprise Conference at Harvard