The Impakt Forum is a a global community for impact leadership.
A space for business , civil society and academic leaders to make a difference at a time when global social and environmental progress is under threat.
Each year, an in-person gathering serves as a catalyst for collaboration.
The forum also provides a space for year-round strategic discussions, thought leadership, and shared action.
The Impakt Forum is an ongoing commitment to:
- Co-create solutions through pilot projects
- Sustain collaboration beyond the annual gathering
- Illuminate new opportunities for progressive leadership
- Leverage creativity and human connection to inspire change
About The Impakt Forum
The Impakt Forum was created to accelerate progress toward UN SDG Goal 11.1: access for all to adequate, safe, sustainable and affordable housing by 2030. Specifically, to co‑create, fund, and implement pilot projects that expand affordable housing for vulnerable people. Each year, the Impakt Forum will be held in a different global location leading up to 2030, the deadline for the UMN SDGs.
The inaugural Impakt Forum was held on October 22nd and 23rd, 2025 at the World Urban Pavilion in Toronto. The first gathering featured 60 invitation-only corporate, non-profit and academic impact leaders from countries including Canada, Portugal, United Kingdom, Finland, India and the United States. The second Impakt Forum will be held in London in the fall of 2026. The Forum also provides a space for year-round collaboration, thought leadership, and shared action.
Estimated Economic Impact:
- Total economic activity influenced: ~$1–2 trillion annually
- Social impact capital influenced (CSR, ESG, giving, impact investing): ~$30–50 billion annually
- People economically affected (employment, supply chains, services): ~50–100 million globally
Transforming Affordable Housing
Transforming Affordable Housing is a new discussion paper designed by Abdiaziz Ali a refugee entrepreneur currently experiencing homelessness in Toronto.
As Ali says " This isn’t just a document. It’s a piece of my journey, a reminder that home is more than a place. It’s a foundation for everything we dream to become." It’s also an important reminder that the best solutions come from those who’ve lived the problem.
Transforming Affordable Housing was the theme of the inaugural Impakt Forum which took place at the World Urban Pavilion in Toronto on October 22nd and 23rd, 2025.
Thanks to the following leaders who informed the development of this new paper.
Scott Arbuckle, Business Unit Director, Arcadis
William Bedrossian, President & CEO, Covenant House International
Mitchell Cohen, CEO, The Daniels Corporation
James Ehrlich, Director, Compassionate Sustainability, Stanford University School of Medicine (CCARE)
olene Livingston, Founder & President, Partners for Affordable Housing
Angie Peters (Draskovic) President & CEO, Yonge Street Mission
Alice Shobe, Global Director, Amazon Community Impact
Tracee Smith, President & CEO, Keewaywin Capital
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