May 14, 2026
MIT Samberg Conference Center
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Join us at The Giving Lab, hosted during Solve at MIT, on May 14, 2026.
The Giving Lab is an exclusive, invitation-only convening designed for philanthropists, family foundations and offices, and philanthropic advisors.
Offering a rare opportunity to move beyond big ideas, attendees will engage in facilitated dialogues around practical, action-oriented conversations about how philanthropic capital can accelerate innovation, strengthen communities, and shape enduring legacies, including:
How values-aligned capital can seed scalable innovation—and why technology and sustainability are increasingly central to long-term philanthropic outcomes.
Candid insights from successful partnership stories on how social innovators have leveraged technology to tackle some of the world’s most complex challenges, and how philanthropic capital has supercharged their impact.
Practical tools to help integrate impact into your philanthropic strategy and legacy planning—from articulating your purpose to accessing innovation pipelines and forming the right partnerships.
Attendees are warmly encouraged to stay for the entirety of the Solve at MIT afternoon programming (1:30 pm - 6:00 pm), including opportunities to meet members of our 2025 Solver Class. This portion of the day offers early access to breakthrough innovators and a chance to explore potential alignment between your philanthropic or investment priorities and the solutions shaping the future.
Whether you're an established philanthropist or just beginning to shape your giving strategy, this is an opportunity to connect, reflect, and act alongside a community committed to solving for a better future.
Thursday, May 14, 2026
All times in Eastern Daylight Time (EDT)
Morning Agenda for The Giving Lab participants
08:30 AM to 09:30 AM: Registration and Breakfast
09:30 AM to 10:30 AM: Opening Plenary
10:30 AM to 10:45 AM: Networking Break
10:45 AM to 12:15 PM: The Giving Lab
12:15 PM to 01:30 PM: Networking Lunch
Afternoon Agenda
01:45 PM to 03:00 PM: Working Session: Action
03:00 PM to 03:30 PM: Networking Break
03:30 PM to 04:30 PM: Closing Plenary
04:30 PM to 06:00 PM: Closing Reception
Event Location
Samberg Conference Center, 50 Memorial Dr, Cambridge, MA 02142
Hala Hanna
MIT Solve Executive Director
Jason Jay
Senior Lecturer and Director,
Sustainability Initiative
MIT Sloan
Brian P. Nagle
Senior Managing Director
and Wealth Manager,
Citizens Private Wealth