Stage Right

Tune into this Stage Right episode, recorded live at Impact Week, to discover the most innovative social entrepreneurs from the Bizkaia region, incubated by BBK Foundation’s entrepreneurship program. Hear pitches from Pedro Silva with BeGas Motor, offering sustainable solutions for combustion engines; Josu Oleaga with INSEKT LABEL BIOTECH SL, specializing in insect-based biotechnology; and Ainhoa Isla with AUZIKER, focused on technological innovation for social impact. The session also featured a panel discussion with experts including Oihane Alday (BBK), Maria Ocariz (Impact Hub), and Alain Gutierrez (BAT Tower), who shared insights on opportunities within the impact ecosystem.

Sustainability is a source of growth and business resilience. Among other benefits, companies can increase loyalty, engagement from their stakeholders (e.g. employees) and unleash innovation by fostering a culture of impact. Replay this Impact Week conversation to discover how a cultural shift can help companies perform better while becoming a force for good. The panelists discuss the opportunities, challenges and the role of corporate impact teams in that cultural transformation journey.

Bank finance is a focal point within the supply of impact capital. In terms of volume, tradition, and capillarity, the role of ethical and social banking institutions has been fundamental, with mainstream banks joining the game. While banking finance differs substantially from impact investing as it supports the ordinary activity of more established impact organizations, higher synergies between investment and debt finance still have a long way to go. Tune in to this conversation, recorded live at Impact Week, to explore it.

Join this episode of our Stage Right podcast, recorded live at Impact Week, for an inside look at how Lever for Change has mobilised over $1 billion in philanthropic capital through open-call challenges. Lever for Change's CEO Cecilia Conrad sits down with Rachel Engel (Macquarie Group Foundation) and Ida Thyregod (LEGO Foundation) to explore lessons for the impact ecosystem — and how more funders can get involved. Plus, meet Borja Bernal of Nükrum Technologies, winner of the Entrepreneurship and Disability Congress, using virtual reality to revolutionise treatments for ADHD, cancer, Alzheimer’s, and autism. And don’t miss a special sneak peek at Impact Week 2025!

From grants to investments, international non-governmental organisations (INGOs) are reshaping their role in global development. In this Stage Right episode, recorded live at Impact Week, Alliance2015 members share how INGOs are using their local expertise to de-risk investments and foster collaboration. Tune in for insights into INGOs’ evolving strategies to scale impact where it’s needed most.You can download How INGOs Do Impact Investing here.

The Empowering Equity Academy (EEA), launched by the European Investment Fund and the EIB Institute, is taking on the gender gap in European venture capital by encouraging women and sustainability talent into finance. Tune in to this Stage Right episode featuring Minerva Elias Franquesa (EIB Institute), Elodie Donjon (EIF), Katrina Walker (CodeOp), Joško Bobanović (Sofinnova Partners), Laura Linuesa-Domenech (EEA) & Mara Balasa (EEA) to hear how they’re shaping a more inclusive, innovative financial market.

Digital transformation is reshaping our world, with AI at the forefront. But as data-powered technologies bring benefits, they also pose big risks. Tune in to this episode of Stage Right, recorded live at Impact Week in Bilbao, to explore how we can ensure that this revolution is ethical, equitable and impactful and how the impact world can go from users of tech to shapers of the digital revolution.

Microeurope is a social investment company that promotes financial inclusion in Europe through microfinance. Seed Capital Bizkaia, alongside other anchor investors in Microeurope, brought together local actors and public funding quickly, enabling Microeurope to scale and provide affordable financial products for the underserved and climate change mitigation. The Impact Week session showcased the approach of investors Seed Capital Bizkaia, Phitrust and others, with an eye towards replicating the effect in sectors beyond microfinance. Tune in to this live recording from Impact Week in Bilbao to hear how starting local can take impact from ‘micro’ to ‘macro!’  

Recorded live at Impact Week, this session seeks to encourage the mobilization of capital and knowledge between Spain and Latin America by inspiring and educating capital holders and managers including NGOs, investment firms and development finance. 

Join us for a bold, interactive introduction that celebrates the past, present and future of our community -- recorded live at Impact Week in Bilbao!