The SVN Global Gathering:
A Revival
Santa Fe, New Mexico
June 17–19, 2026
Forty Years Ago, We Started Something.
In 1987, a handful of visionary leaders made a radical bet: that business could be a force for good. That profit and purpose weren't opposites. That the companies we build, how we invest capital, and the way we lead people matters — not just to shareholders, but to the world.
From that founding circle, the Social Venture Network became something far greater than a membership organization. It became a movement. B Lab. Business for Social Responsibility. Net Impact. BALLE. Investors Circle. Conscious Capitalism. Social Enterprise Alliance. Social Venture Institute. Responsible Wealth. Organizations that shaped how businesses operate and influenced how entire industries think about their responsibility to people and the planet… they were born here. From conversations among people like you.
And it’s been a moment…
SVN has had its own complex journey, searching at times for its footing and wrestling with how to stay relevant and true to its founding values as more organizations emerged to advance those same values. Along the way, amid strong connections and some incredible successes, we also made some painful mistakes. Saying that out loud is part of what this Revival is about.
The work this community pioneered has never mattered more. And we have never needed each other more than we do today.
It is time to show up — for each other, and for our shared work.
This is OUR moment for a Revival
The old-fashioned kind: where people who share a vision come together not just to talk about what they believe, but to reignite it. To remind each other why it matters. To recommit out loud, together, to the work that is calling us today.
Santa Fe, New Mexico. June 17–19, 2026.
We are gathering the SVN community: members, alumni, friends, allies, the next generation of leaders who need to find us as much as we need to find them, for three days of radical reconnection, honest conversation, and the kind of peer-to-peer magic that has always been SVN's greatest gift to the world.
This is where you will sit across from someone wrestling with the same challenges. Where a breakthrough idea finds its collaborators, partnerships emerge, and investments are made. Where you leave lighter and more connected than when you arrived.
This is the gathering we need. And the world cannot afford for us to wait any longer.
Our Home to Gather: The Santa Fe Railyard
Our gathering will take place at the Santa Fe Farmers Market in the historic Railyard — a nationally celebrated, community-driven transformation of a 50-acre industrial site into a living demonstration that sustainable design, cultural preservation, and economic vitality don't just coexist, they amplify each other. It is, in every sense, an expression of SVN's values at their best.
New Mexico, the Land of Enchantment, is home to a remarkably vibrant ecosystem of entrepreneurs, investors, and community leaders rooted in the deep Indigenous, Hispanic, and creative cultures that give this region its singular magic. They are not our hosts. They are our fellow participants — their voices, businesses, and lived experience woven into the program alongside leaders joining us from across the country and around the world.
This is a global community convening in an extraordinary place.
What We Do When We're Together
Bono wrote, “We're one, but we're not the same. We get to carry each other.”
That is SVN at its best. Three days of forging trust and deepening connections. Sharing what's working and what isn't. Backing each other's ventures, serving on each other's boards, and reminding each other that none of us is alone in the work. That is SVN at its best. Three days of forging trust and deepening connections. Sharing what's working and what isn't. Backing each other's ventures, serving on each other's boards, and reminding each other that none of us are alone in the work.
Deep peer conversations in small, honest circles where no performance is required. Visionary sessions wrestling with the questions our community needs to answer together. Dedicated space to do business, to move capital, form partnerships, and grow the enterprises that carry our values forward. Community immersion in the people, food, and culture of this magical place. And time — real time — to breathe, reconnect, and just be with your people.
Deep Peer Conversations
Small, honest circles where no performance is required. Sit across from someone wrestling with the same challenges and leave with breakthrough insights.
Capital & Partnership Space
Dedicated space to do business, to move capital, form partnerships, and grow the enterprises that carry our values forward.
Visionary Sessions
Wrestling with the questions our community needs to answer together. The kind of strategic dialogue that only happens when values-aligned leaders gather.
Community Immersion
Experience the people, food, and culture of this magical place. New Mexico's vibrant ecosystem of entrepreneurs and community leaders are fellow participants, not hosts.
And We Are Doing Something Radical About Access
While most business conferences have priced themselves into exclusivity, we are going in the other direction.
The SVN Global Gathering is radically affordable by design, starting at $500 for members. This moment is too important for cost to be the reason someone stays home. Because the best version of this gathering happens when any leader who would benefit from being in community can walk through the door.
FAQs
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Program themes, session formats, and featured voices will be announced in early 2026. We're designing an experience that balances learning, connection, and renewal—and we'll share details as soon as they're ready.
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Because conference planning requires advance commitments, refunds are available only within the following timeframes:
More than 60 days before the event: Full refund (minus processing fees)
30–60 days before the event: 50% refund (minus processing fees)
Less than 30 days before the event: No refunds
Ticket transfers are allowed up to 7 days before the event at no cost.
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Registration will remain open until Wednesday, June 3rd, 2026, or until the event reaches capacity. We recommend registering early as space is limited.
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We are not reserving hotel blocks for this event. We hope to announce discount codes with locally owned hotels convenient to the Gathering site. For now, we recommend Hotel Santa Fe, which is nearby and owned by the Picuris Pueblo.