Partnering for Global Impact is proud to again collaborate with the HUB Zürich to source and select five top social entrepreneurs to compete for the award before a prestigious jury panel. In an expansion of this partnership the HUB will source candidates from their global entrepreneur support and investment readiness programs. This enables us to tap into a global network for budding social entrepreneurs.

The general application window for entrepreneurs outside the HUB network is now closed. Thank you to all the applicants and the best of luck with your exciting ventures.

Join us in Lugano on July 10, 2013 for the exciting pitching session and prize award.

The Future Impact Prize is generously sponsored by Fidelity Worldwide Investment.

About Fidelity

Fidelity Worldwide Investment was established in 1969 and operates in markets outside the US. The company manages assets of USD 232 billion (as per March 31, 2012) for millions of investors around the world – major institutions as well as private individuals.

A hallmark of the asset management style at Fidelity is an abiding commitment to fundamental, bottom-up research on the companies in which we invest. Fidelity has one of the largest in-house research teams to facilitate stock selection. Numerous awards in all markets, in which Fidelity is active, confirm the good performance of the company and its products.

About Hub Zürich

We're a social enterprise with the ambition to inspire and support imaginative and enterprising initiatives for a better world. The Hub is a global community of people from every background and culture working at "new frontiers" to tackle the world's most pressing social, cultural and environmental challenges.

"This place that has become known worldwide is proving what is possible." Kofi Annan speaking on the Soweto Mountain of Hope, a Hub collaboration.

Already present in 25+ cities and 50+ emerging around the world, the Hub combines the best of a trusted community, co-working space and start-up incubator to create a habitat for social innovation; locally embedded and globally connected, we provide flexible work, meeting and event space from Sao Paulo to Johannesburg and now also in Zürich!