Ashoka Changemaker Summit 2022

Brussels > November 29th-30th

The Ashoka Changemaker Summit is Ashoka`s largest community gathering.

Every year, social entrepreneurs, young changemakers and leaders from business and philanthropy get together to advance our shared vision “everyone a changemaker”.

In 2022 we hosted 432 people in our fifth summit and reached an estimated audience of 16,2M people partnering with Impact Finance Belgium and EVPA during the Belgium Impact Week.

Decisions, our concept for the summit

In 2022 we asked ourselves how we make equitable and forward-thinking decisions in such a volatile, rapidly changing world.

To this end we organized the summit in Brussels, heart of decision-making in Europe and the world – so we could involve some of the most pioneering policymakers of the public sphere and focus on exactly that: decisions and the complex values and variables that underlie them.

Attendees were happy about the learnings, the strategic connections they made, and the collaborations that will grow out of them. They also thought that Ashoka did a good job at ensuring safe spaces and diversity at the summit.

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ACMS22 Final Report

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ACMS22 Welcome Pack

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ACMS22 Sustainability Policy

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Summit Themes

💶 Funding Systems Change

Finding, funding, and supporting transformative solutions at a far greater pace than ever

🏛️ Public Policy

Connecting social innovation with public policy

🔥 Young Changemaking: How will we transform the way young people grow up?

A vast majority of Ashoka Fellows have experienced the power of changemaking before the age of 21. How do we ensure that every young person grows up knowing that they can be changemakers? How can we inspire a new generation of powerful young people towards a more inclusive, sustainable, and fair world?

🌍 Planet & Climate: How will we rebalance human’s relationship with nature?

Our economic systems are changing, with new risks and opportunities becoming inextricably linked to our planet’s wellbeing. A majority of CEOs state that sustainability is critical to their company’s success. How do we design for now and forever, ensuring sustainable long-term success and resilience? How can our current systems prioritize creating wellbeing for a healthy planet?

💡 Tech & Humanity: How can we anticipate, mitigate, and manage the consequences of rapidly changing technology?

Ninety percent of the world’s data was generated within the past two years alone. How do we ensure tech works for the common good – and empowers everyone - in the age of AI, robots, and algorithms? How do we take advantage of technology without losing human connection?

👴🏾 New Longevity: How will we reverse age segregation and the loneliness epidemic affecting all generations?

For the first time in history, there are more people above 65 years old than there are below five. There isn’t an aspect of our lives and economies that isn’t affected by this Big Shift. How can we maintain purposeful, healthy lives as we age? How can we redefine what it means to age today? What roles can arts and culture play?

💜 Gender Equity: How will we build a gender equal world, where everyone can live as their authentic self?

For most of us, our gender still determines how we grow up, the kinds of jobs we have, who we can love, our health outcomes, and how much power and agency we hold. How do we re-imagine identities and ensure equality in the process? What will we replace patriarchy?

💊 Health: How will we create a healthier world for individuals and their communities?

Living through a global pandemic has driven dramatic shifts in the healthcare industry. How has COVID-19 changed the way consumers think about healthcare? What power dynamics must shift to achieve a healthier world for humans and their communities, including animals? How can we create shared value for a healthier world?

🧳 Migrations: How will we create a better society for people on the move as well as those who meet them?

The UN estimates that there are now 281 million international migrants worldwide (about 4 out of every 100 people). How can we help activate the changemaking potential of migrants across the globe? How can we create a new framework for migration where innovation and collaboration lie at the heart of policy change?

✊🏾 Equity: How will we enable fair treatment, access, opportunity, and advancement for all people?

The pandemic has revealed and accelerated the world’s deep inequities. How can societies reimagine and redesign better, more equitable systems? How can we design a world free of systemic oppression where everyone has access to resources, voice, power, and safety?

⚡ Changemaker Companies: How will we put social impact at the core of transformation in the private sector?

As the rate of change accelerates and new crises emerge, resilient companies will be those who fully embrace change, anticipate new ways of organizing and do business for the good of all. How can companies become drivers of positive change? What priorities must shift to achieve positive impact through businesses?