{"id":125,"date":"2026-05-13T11:42:15","date_gmt":"2026-05-13T11:42:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/impact-report.uwcstaging.co.uk\/?post_type=casestudy&#038;p=125"},"modified":"2026-05-29T13:38:27","modified_gmt":"2026-05-29T13:38:27","slug":"innovation-for-impact-forums","status":"publish","type":"casestudy","link":"https:\/\/impact-report.uwcstaging.co.uk\/en\/casestudy\/innovation-for-impact-forums\/","title":{"rendered":"Alumni reconnecting across the UWC community"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div style=\"--background-color:transparent;--width:100%;--max-width:80rem;--margin-top:0;--margin-right:auto;--margin-bottom:0;--margin-left:auto;--padding-top:0;--padding-right:0;--padding-bottom:0;--padding-left:0\" class=\"wp-block-studio14-blocks-section-block innovation-forums__content\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">UWC\u2019s Innovation for Impact Forums brought alumni together in&nbsp;<strong>New York in May 2025<\/strong>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<strong>London in September 2025<\/strong>. Alumni working across education, climate, technology, finance and social change came together to share their work, learn from one another and reconnect with the wider UWC community.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The forums reflected how UWC connections continue long after graduation, across sectors, countries and generations. Speakers included people leading work in climate and technology innovation, higher education and impact investing. 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