Utrecht, 26 March 2024 - The first Impact Fair is immediately Europe's biggest event for everyone who wants to make a positive impact. On 4, 5 and 6 April, at Royal Jaarbeurs impact organisations, charities and social enterprises together to answer the question: how do you make more impact? From Impact Centre Erasmus and UNICEF to Natuurhuisje.nl, KNMI, Follow The Money and Women Inc: a total of over 100 organisations will be present. They will interactively show what is already going well in the Netherlands, and especially what people themselves can do to contribute to even more positive impact. The Impact Fair is open to everyone, and in particular to entrepreneurs, young people and families.
Henk Jan Beltman, impact entrepreneur (ex-chief chocolate officer Tony's Chocolonely): "By consciously making your purchases, we can all make a step forward. That individually feels like something small, but together we can really make the world a more beautiful place. And that that has to be anything but boring, the Impact Fair proves."
Positive spotlight
With everything that is going on in the world right now; floods, diseases and wars, doom is lurking. People want to do something, but don't know how. People get overwhelmed, become indifferent. While lots of parties are working hard to make impact step by step. The Impact Fair is an incubator for social, environmental and economic improvements. Visitors there are not just spectators, but active participants in a community that is growing and thriving. From Escape Room to VR Experience and from towering climbing wall to karaoke bar, at the Impact Fair you will find anything but an ordinary exhibition floor.
Micha van Hoorn, initiator of the Impact Fair: "At the Impact Fair, we want to let people experience that it makes sense to do something. We are not the moral compass of society. We want to be constructive, engage with each other and offer people inspiring action perspectives. The Impact Fair is a meeting place for everyone already contributing to achieving the SDG ambitions, and a place to take the first step for those who would also like to do some good."
Each SDG has its own pavilion
At the Impact Fair, engaged citizens, difference-makers, pioneers, visionaries, inventors, entrepreneurs and social enterprises come together to share ideas, attend workshops and take concrete steps towards a better future. The Fair is divided into pavilions focusing on different Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). For each development goal, impact makers interactively inspire visitors to get started themselves.
Jeroen van Hooff, CEO of co-initiator Royal Jaarbeurs: "For three days, our exhibition floor is filled with impactful exhibitors striving for a sustainable future. We have one goal that binds us together and that is that together we want to make the world more beautiful by inspiring and motivating visitors to make sustainable choices. We too are working hard to continue the sustainability drive within Jaarbeurs. Our ambition is to be Europe's most sustainable event organiser and facilitator by 2030."
Programme
Besides a floor filled with exhibitors offering all kinds of workshops, innovation labs and interactive experiences, there will also be over 100 speakers giving visitors insights and tools that can be applied directly in practice. From a masterclass from The School of Life to an AI workshop from Nyenrode Business University and the Impact Centre Erasmus. The Impact Fair is divided into 3 days, with each day having a special focus on a specific target group.
The programme
4 April - B2B,
Thursday is ingeis aimed at business, charities, funds, philanthropists and policymakers. Interactive meetups, workshops and inspiration sessions will cover a range of relevant topics, including international best practices, charity partnerships, the latest trends in fundraising and ESG (Environmental, Social and Governance). Keynote speakers from around the world such as Ben Williamson of Charity Entrepreneurship, the world-renowned school for impact organisations in the UK, Eric Smit of investigative journalism platform Follow the Money and Lisa Jordan, director of the Draper Richards Kaplan Foundation, will provide new insights.
5 April - Gen-Z,
Friday's lectures, workshops, meetings, innovation labs and other content sessions focus on the young generation of impact makers. With a tailored programme curated in collaboration with the National Youth Council, ROCs, colleges and universities to specifically inspire students and young people.
6 April - Engaged Dutchmen
Saturday, the Fair is the place to be for anyone who wants to be immersed in all the new possibilities for a better world. Saturday is certainly also fun for families with children. There is all sorts of things to see, do and, above all, experience. Those who want to know how to do something good for the world will learn the first steps in a playful way.
Check here for the complete programme.
Tickets cost 15.- for adults, 12.50 for young people and children up to 12 years get free admission. Business visitors pay 125,- incl VAT.
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