Events
Unparalleled opportunities for networking, partner building, and collaboration

ANDE hosts hundreds of events each year, from intimate peer learning roundtables to large regional and global conferences.

Upcoming ANDE Events
Type
Location
Attendance
Sector
Theme
Regional Chapter
May
29
3:00 - 5:00 p.m. ICT , 1:30 - 3:30 p.m. IST
Online

Join a session on intersectionality in business development, featuring peer insights, breakout discussions, and best practices for inclusive leadership and programming on May 29, 2025.

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June
2
9:00 - 17:00
Bangalore, India

Apply now for ANDE’s upcoming Investment Manager Training (IMT), taking place on June 2-6, 2025 in Bangalore.

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June
4
5:00-7:00 pm
Washington DC, United States
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June
5
14.00-15.15 ICT
Online

Join ANDE Asia and Roots of Impact on June 5 for a session spotlighting Bangladesh’s B-Briddhi program and how Impact-Linked Finance can unlock capital for impact-driven SGBs across Asia.

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June
24
5.15 - 6.15 PM Nepal Time, 5.30-6.30 PM Bangladesh Time
Online

The 1st session of the INGO Impact Investing Learning Series explores how INGOs can catalyze finance for SMEs and bridge the global north-south gap through impact investing.

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June
30
9:00 - 17:00
Jakarta, Indonesia

Join the ANDE Investment Manager Training from 30 June - 4 July 2025 in Jakarta, Indonesia.

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June
30
September
30
Flagship Events
Annual Conference
Annual Conference

The Annual Conference is the largest gathering each year of members from around the globe. Typically taking place in late September, the highly interactive event is targeted at senior-level executives of ANDE member organizations and highly interactive agenda features workshops on solutions to common challenges, networking sessions, and plenaries with leading thinkers in the SGB space.

Metrics from the Ground Up Conference Nairobi 2025

Since 2009, ANDE has regularly hosted its Metrics from the Ground Up conference, featuring discussion topics and conference themes from emerging measurement practices among our members. Join global leaders to explore the latest in monitoring and evaluation, participatory approaches, AI-driven insights, and ESG metrics on May 6-8, 2025 in Nairobi, Kenya.

London Member Meeting

ANDE members gather during the spring in London for a one day meeting around the Skoll World Forum. It provides a place to network and meet other ANDE members, share reports from the field, announce new opportunities, and discuss challenges. ANDE members have priority registration for the event.

Pan Africa Conference

This two-day, highly interactive conference aims to connect local and international ANDE members and partners working in or with interest in Africa; promote best practice ideas for the development of the SGB sector; feature practitioner-led breakout sessions on relevant sector issues; discuss changes and potential opportunities in the African entrepreneurial ecosystems; and sustain the growing network of African SGB support providers as a platform for promotion, networking and collaboration.

Entrepreneurial Ecosystems Convening

Since 2015, ANDE has hosted EECO, an annual closed door and invite-only event for funders in the SGB ecosystem, focused on peer learning and identification of opportunities for collaboration.

South Asia Convening

ANDE South Asia hosted the first regional convening in August 2022. The ANDE South Asia Convening centered on resilient entrepreneurship. It was the first attempt to bring together this ecosystem of entrepreneur support organizations in South Asia. It initiated discussion and catalyzed cross-border collaboration to further economic growth through entrepreneurship. We see this as the beginning of many more focused conversations and interventions in the region in the future.

Training Programs
Investment Manager Training

This five day course is the only course of its kind which provides a comprehensive overview of investing in SGBs. It is designed both for investment managers actively making investments in SGBs and capacity development providers working to support entrepreneurs through the investment process. The course covers the entire investment process – from deal sourcing and due diligence to term sheets, ongoing business support, and exit strategies.

SGB Investing Orientation Training

This two-day course offers an overview of the SGB sector and doing deals in developing economies. It is geared towards new hires, summer associates, and those new to the sector.