Immersive Learning for Mastercard Strive Portfolio and Partners

In 2025, Caribou ran two convenings with the Mastercard Center for Inclusive Growth in support of the Mastercard Strive initiative for the LAC and ASEAN regions. As a long-time implementing partner of the initiative, Caribou co-created these convenings centered around key pillars critical to advancing inclusive economic growth across these two booming regions: 

Co-creating the LAC Summit with Mastercard Strive in Mexico City, Mexico, brought together key ecosystem stakeholders to showcase grantee achievements and explore tailored solutions for regional challenges. Sessions on the public-facing portion of the event not only served as a showcase for small businesses and grantees but also offered content on themes including data-driven impact reporting, digital finance tools for business resilience, and strategies to scale women-owned small businesses sustainably. As a whole, the Summit encompassed three main moments: grantee learning convening, live learning lab (immersive learning across Mexico city), and the Celebración Mastercard Strive. 

The ASEAN Changemakers Day, hosted in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, was a high-impact convening of 90 changemakers with speakers from Google, Mastercard, and the Center for Inclusive Growth. This day was designed to spotlight and engage the region’s most dynamic agents of change – social impact organizations, mission-driven investors, small business owners, and emerging leaders. Hosted under the ASEAN Inclusive Growth Summit and taking place on the sidelines of the 47th ASEAN Summit, the forum provided an intimate and action-oriented space for dialogue and collaboration. Through curated discussions and workshops, the Changemakers Day served as a launchpad for innovations that can accelerate meaningful change and inclusive growth across the region.