The Impakt Forum is 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.
As momentum stalls and backlash grows, the Forum asks not how we can hold the line, but how we can move it forward.
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:
We believe that at the intersection of compliance, capital, and change lies a powerful, untapped opportunity: a new vision of prosperity that aligns financial performance with human and planetary well-being.
Compliance, traditionally viewed as a constraint, is emerging as a strategic lever for risk mitigation, reputational trust, and long-term value. Capital, once measured only in profits, is shifting toward inclusive, sustainable growth that reflects the priorities of investors, employees, customers, and communities. Change becomes a competitive advantage—fueling innovation, talent retention, progressive social impact and climate resilience.
The Impakt Forum exists to illuminate and activate these opportunities. We bring together leaders who believe the status quo is unacceptable and are ready to challenge assumptions about what success looks like. Through cross-sector dialogue, shared intelligence, and catalytic relationships, we explore how to redefine prosperity for a new era—one where regulatory alignment, financial growth, and impact are not opposing forces, but mutually reinforcing ones.
The Impakt Forum is an ongoing commitment to action, innovation, and leadership and will serve as a platform for continuous engagement, leveraging both digital and in-person convenings to drive impact. Each annual gathering will be an opportunity to identify new priorities and co-create solutions and pilot projects that will be shared with the global community of impact leaders.
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The Impakt Forum was created in 2025 by Paul Klein founder of Impakt and the Impakt Foundation For Social Change as a way to harness the ideas and impact of the remarkable corporate, non-profit and academic impact leaders that made contributions to his impact leadership articles for Forbes.
The Impakt Forum is an invitation-only community but feel free to contact us to share your experience as an impact leader.
Each year, an in-person gathering serves as a catalyst for collaboration and leadership. The Impakt Forum's inaugural gathering will be on October 22nd and 23rd in Toronto
The Impakt Foundation For Social Change is a charitable organization established in 2019 that exists to improve lives for refugees and other newcomers to Canada
You can make a charitable contribution to the Impakt Foundation For Social Change in support of its work to improve the lives of refugees in Canada - including the need for more affordable housing. Click here to donate: Donations