All talks delivered in our signature ‘NanoTalk’ style, meaning they are all 6, 12 or 18 min long for concise, precise and high energy content.

Click on the Days below to see agenda for each day

Day 1 - Research & Data - Feb 25th

Day 2 - Leadership & Major Gifts - Mar 4th

Conference Opening

Sector Report - Yashraj Jain, Director, The Research Concierge

NanoWave 1.1. New Approaches

Data vs. Intuition - Revising Gift Capacity Theory - Toby Savin, Research Manager, The University of Leeds & Oliver Taylor, Research Manager, The University of Manchester

Ideas on Valuing Corporates - Tony Duggan, Research Manager, The University of Cambridge

Deep Research: Myths & Inference - Jonathan Jeffery, Associate Dean of Education, Sheffield University Management School @ NanoWave 1.1 New Approaches

Prospecting Influencers - Jamal Abbas, Owner, Cereal Box @ NanoWave 1.1 New Approaches

Transitions of Wealth - Maeen Shaban, Director of Research & Data Analytics, Wealth-X

NanoWave 1.2 Due Diligence

Getting it Right - Mapping Your Business Process - Michael Cousins, Chairman & Founder, Triaster

Looking at the Individual - Helen Brown, President, Helen Brown Group

Financial Red Flags - Jonathan Jeffery, Associate Dean of Education, Sheffield University Management School

International Red Flags - Nusserwan Talati, Senior Integrity Specialist, Asian Development Bank

A View - Investigative Journalism - Isobel Koshiw, Journalist, The Bureau of Investigative Journalism

NanoWave 1.3 - Planning Ahead

Landscape - Brexit, Law & The Shared Prosperity Fund - Clarissa Lyons, Senior Associate, Bates Wells

Planning Ahead Tips from the Seasoned - Oliver Taylor, Research Manager, The University of Manchester

Strengthening Portfolios - Resilient Sector Analytics - Andy Schultz, Director of Data Science, BWF @ NanoWave 1.3 Planning Ahead

Using Behavioral Science to Understand Your Constituents - Shayoni Lynn, Founder, & Principal Consultant, Lynn PR

Intelligence Led Philanthropy 2021 - Joshua Birkholz, CEO, BWF @ NanoWave 1.3 Planning Ahead Data

NanoWave 2. 1 Security

Security in Philanthropy - Christian Propper, Associate Director at Marlborough College Foundation

Security in Cloud Platforms - Lianne McGrory, UK & Ireland Country Manager, NonProfit Sales, Salesforce.org

Human Nature - The Essence of Data Security - Isabella Corradini, Director, Themis Research Centre & Author of Security: Human Nature and Behaviour

Unlock Cyber Security with Knowledge Graphs - Uday Korlimarla, Founder, Inspektre

How to Manage a Crisis? - Tariq Khwaja, Public Relations Consultant, TK Associates

NanoWave 2.2 Impactful Data

Recap: AI Potential & Implementation in Philanthropy - Huw Hallam, Senior Insights & Data Officer, The University of Oxford

Rethinking Major Gift KPIs - Proof & Practice - Doug Cogswell, Executive Vice President, Pursuant & Jesse Brooks, Vice President for Institutional Advancement, Spelman University and Jennifer Shimp-Bowerman, Director of Advancement Services, Cambridge University

The Power of Missing Data - John DeJesus, Performance Analyst, NYC Department of Education

Creating Decisions from Data - Roewna Humby, CEO, Starcount

Persuasive Visualizations - Scott Berinato, Senior Editor, Harvard Business Review & Author of Good Charts

NanoWave 2.3 Leading Data Teams

From Project to Program - Growing Fundraising Analytics in Your Organization - Mirabai Auer, Senior Associate Director of Data Science, The University of Chicago

Effective Enterprise Reporting - Rodger Devine, Associate Dean of External Affairs for Strategy and Innovation, University of Southern California

Pursuing Sensitive Projects, by Kerry Rock, CEO, Prospecting for Gold

Connecting your Team to Deep Motivation - Sharath Jeevan, Founder & Executive Chairman, Intrinsic Labs

Sturdy Foundations - Covid & Leadership in 2021 - Jason Boley, Senior Vice President of Systems & Operations, BWF

Conference Opening

Sector Report - Yashraj Jain, Director, The Research Concierge

NanoWave 1.1 Gift Acceptance

Recap: Our Duties - A Overview - Niveditha Shanmuganathan, Public Relations Manager, PyroTalks CIC

Being Realistic - Understanding Risk in Your Organisation - Hersh Shah, SIRM, CEO, India Affiliate of Institute of Risk Management (UK)

Essence of Gift Acceptance in Philanthropy - Sacha Tremain, Prospect Researcher, London Air Ambulance

Mind, Matter, Morals – What Influences our Decisions? - Lara Kirfel, Experimental Psychology, UCL

Accepting Major Gifts - Deliberations of a CEO - Robert Dufton, CEO, Moorfields Eye Charity

NanoWave 1.2 - DEI in Philanthropy

Diverse Philanthropy - Barriers & Landscape - Una Osili, Associate Dean for Research and International Programs at Indiana University Lilly Family School of Philanthropy

In Practice - Building Inclusive Comms - Haseeb Shabbir, Senior Lecturer in Marketing & Business Strategy, The University of Hull

In Practice - Building Inclusive Boards - Elizabeth Oni, Development Director, Inclusive Boards

In Practice - Building Inclusive Boards - Misa Lobato, President of APRA & Director, Prospect Management and Analytics at Rhode Island School of Design

The Art of Disruption - Magid Magid, MEP & Author of The Art of Disruption

NanoWave 1.3 - Reputation Management

Embodying Trust - Building Value Driven Brands - Collette Philip, Founder, Brand by Me

Return on Character - in Not-for-Profits - Fred Kiel, Founder KRW International & Author of Return on Character

Image Laundering - Hidden Influence & Corruption - Ray Fisman, Slater Family Professor in Behavioural Economics, Boston University

Reputation Management - Protection through Prevention - Tari Lang, Reputation Management & Leadership Development, The Lang Consultancy

Perception vs. Reality - Reputation Analytics - Alex Oftelie, Senior Vice President of Decision Science, BWF

NanoWave 2.1 - Giving Insight

Not-for-Profit Sustainability - A View from an Accountant - Dawn Morris MAAT CIoF, Director, City Business & Accountancy Services Limited & Consultant, Chartered Institute of Fundraising

Insight into Endowments - Charles Mesquita, Charities Director, Quilter Cheviot @ NanoWave 2.1 - Giving

Insight Insight into Wealth Management - Raj Shah, Owner, Blue Wealth Management

Insight into Impact & Social Investing - Amy Clarke, Chief Impact Officer, Tribe Impact Capital

Insight into Philanthropy Advisors - Anthony Donatelli, Executive Director of Philanthropic Services UK, UBS Bank

NanoWave 2.2 - New Approaches - The Ask

Great Conversations - Building Online Relationships, by Tess Nixon Spiller, Interim Deputy Director of Fundraising, Teenage Cancer Trust

Rethinking “The Ask”, by Louise Morris, Founder & Director, Summit Fundraising

Relationships in Recession - Mark Carrigan, MD, Carrigan Consulting & Faculty Leader, The Chartered Institute of Fundraising

Working with Influencers in Not-for-Profits, by Kehide Brown, Head of Artists & Influencers, WWF

Shaping our Ask - Shifting the Status Quo in Philanthropy, by Manmeet Mehta, Director, Program Operations & Impact, Ashoka

NanoWave 2.3 Managing Philanthropy in 2021

Wellbeing & Resilience - Tesse Akpeki, Founder, Wellbeing & Resilience Initiative

Design Thinking - Boosting Internal Collaboration - Melody Song, Consultant for Global Philanthropic and Co-Founder, Do Good Firm

Building Lasting Teams in 2021 - Tahsin Alam, Vice President of Advancement Solutions & Talent Management, Rutgers University Foundation

Embracing a New Era of Online & Digital Engagement - Jonathan May, CEO, Hubbub

What Hasn't Changed in Philanthropy - Betsy Rigby, Associate Vice President, BWF