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AGENDA 2024

Latest agenda for the annual conference “Impact Investing World Forum 2024” on April 24-25, 2024 in London, UK

24th April
09:00 AM
KEYNOTE I: IMPACT INVESTING AND SUSTAINABILITY
Melek De-WintMelek De-Wint - Research & Evaluation Director , The Duke of Edinburgh's International Award Foundation

Carlotta Saporito, Head of Global Impact Investing, JP Morgan

   

09:20 AM
KEYNOTE II: ESG data trends and challenges
Shaun ConwayShaun Conway - Founder & President , IXO

Panagiota Balfousia, Member of the Management Committee Sustainable Business Strategy, KIEGER  

09:40 AM
KEYNOTE III: FUTURE OF IMPACT MEASUREMENT
Kay ParpliesKay Parplies - Head of Unit/ Senior Economist , European Commission

Sam Duncan, Co-Founder & CEO of Net Purpose

10:00 AM
KEYNOTE IV: Sustainability Data and Analytics
Allison ClarkAllison Clark - Associate Director , MacArthur Foundation

TBC: Morgan Stanley

10:20 AM
NETWORKING BREAK (TEAS & SNACKS)
Raphael BettiRaphael Betti - Head of Equity Risk Management , European Investment Fund (EIF)

10:50 AM
KEYNOTE V: DEMOCRATISATION OF FINANCE

Nigel Kershaw, Chair, BIG ISSUE INVEST

11:10 AM
KEYNOTE VI: DISRUPTING THE LINK BETWEEN HOUSING INSTABILITY AND JUSTICE INVOLVEMENT
Farrukh H Khan, Farrukh H Khan, - Chief Business Development Officer and member of management committee , ACUMEN

  • Allison Clark, Associate Director, Macarthur Foundation
 

11:30 AM
PANEL DISCUSSION: LATEST MARKET TRENDS IN IMPACT INVESTING SECTOR 2023-2024

  • Panelists:
  • - Carlotta Saporito, Head of Global Impact Investing, JP Morgan
  • - Allison Clark, Associate Director, Macarthur Foundation
  • - Panagiota Balfousia, Member of the Management Committee Sustainable Business Strategy, KIEGER  
  • - Sam Duncan, Co-Founder & CEO of Net Purpose
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12:30 PM
NETWORKING BREAK - LUNCH BREAK

01:45 PM
The Frontier of Innovative Finance
Karen E. WilsonKaren E. Wilson - Private Sector Finance , Development Co-Operation Directorate, OECD

  • Serena Guarnaschelli, Partner, KOIS

02:00 PM
Effective stewardship and engagement practices

Darshita Gilles, Founder & CEO, MAANCH

02:15 PM
Blended Finance for Improving Education in Emerging Markets

Corina Gardner, CEO of IDP Foundation (IDPF

02:30 PM
NETWORKING BREAK - (TEAS & SNACKS)

03:00 PM
Blended finance’s potential to drive social outcomes in India

Richard Hawkes, CEO, British Asian Trust

03:15 PM
Quantifying Impact – Beyond the binary choice

Simon Vacklen, Manager, Impact Reporting, Sustainalytics

03:30 PM
AddIing liquidity and transparency to the voluntary carbon market

Martin Kessler, Head of Business Development & Global Markets, FLOWCARBON

04:00 PM
DRINKS RECEPTION

25th April
09:20 AM
KEYNOTE I: Impact Funds and Sustainable Investing

Michele Giddens, Bridges’ co-Founder and co-CEO, Bridges Fund Management

09:40 AM
KEYNOTE III: An overview of the social impact investment market in the UK
Mauricio RODRIGUESMauricio RODRIGUES - Co-Head, Impact Investing , BARCLAYS WEALTH

Stephen Muers,  CEO, Big Society Capital

10:00 AM
KEYNOTE IV: The All–Party Parliamentary Group on Environmental, Social, and Governance

Pierre Shepherd, Account Manager, College Green Group

10:20 AM
NETWORKING BREAK - (TEAS & SNACKS)
Severin LuebkeSeverin Luebke - Lead for the Impact Programme , DFID (Department for International Development)

10:50 AM
KEYNOTE V: Delivering impact investments in the EU

Christoph Lassenberger, Head of Unit, EIB  
11:10 AM
KEYNOTE V: Disrupting the link between housing instability and justice involvement
Hannah SchiffHannah Schiff - Manager, Research , GIIN (Global Impact Investing Network)

  • Allison Clark, Associate Director, Macarthur Foundation

11:30 AM
PANEL DISCUSSION: EXPLORING NEW OPPORTUNITIES IN IMPACT INVESTING MARKET GLOBALLY
Nigel Kershaw OBENigel Kershaw OBE - Chair , The Big Issue Group

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  • Panelists:
  • - Michele Giddens, Bridges Fund Management, co-Founder and co-CEO
  • - Mark Campanale, Founder & Executive Director, Carbon Tracker Initiative
  • - Christoph Lassenberger, Head of Unit, EIB  
  • - Gieltje Adriaans​​​​, Manager DI Investments, British International Investment plc

12:30 PM
NETWORKING BREAK - (LUNCH)

01:30 PM
Impact investing in the water, sanitation, hygiene (WASH) and solid waste sectors

Kajetan Hetzer, Programme Director and Senior Expert at WASTE,

01:45 PM
Quantifying Corporate Impact

Dalia Cohen, COO and Founding Partner, Confluence Investors

02:00 PM
ESG, Impact & Climate Compliance

Nisaa Jetha, Curator of ImpactforSDGs

02:15 PM
Why US stocks and Treasuries are overvalued - An View from Impact Impacting

 Andrea Cicione, Head of Research, TS Lombard

02:30 PM
NETWORKING BREAK - (TEAS & SNACKS)

03:00 PM
Impact Investing Opportunities in Insurtech Southeast Asia
Klaus-Michael ChristensenKlaus-Michael Christensen - President , Swiss Impact Investment Association (SIIA)

Hannah Nguyen,  Head of Southeast Asia - Granite Oak

03:15 PM
Rural Electrification Household-Level Modeling Software (REHLMS)

Manuel Timita, Co-Founder, ILLUSTREETS

03:30 PM
Measuring impact investing: Decoding the SFDR, EU's green gold standard

Anders Habostad, Head of Product, CELSIA

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