Agenda

Impact Investing Symposium: Preliminary Agenda

 

Time Session/Activity
8:30am Registration & Networking Breakfast
9:10am Opening Remarks
9:30am

Leadership Armchair Discussion:

Afsaneh Beschloss, Founder & CEO RockCreek

In conversation with Monica Medina, President & CEO, Wildlife Conservation Society

10:00am

Leadership Armchair:
Turning promises into reality: the challenges of implementing a zero emissions policy

Dr. Lucas Joppa, Senior Managing Director and Chief Sustainability Officer, Haveli Investments

In conversation with Brooke Masters, US Financial Editor, Financial Times

10:30am Networking Break
11:00am

Panel Discussion:
The Recipe and Kitchen Behind Gender Lens Investing

 

Debra D. Schwartz, Managing Director, Impact Investments, MacArthur Foundation
Lenna Koszarny, Founding Partner and CEO, Horizon Capital
Gloria Nelund, Chairman and CEO, TriLinc Global

Moderated by: Michelle Noyes, Head of Americas, The Alternative Investment Management Association

11:30am

Keynote:
Accelerating a just transition to 1.5°: mobilizing climate finance through high-integrity voluntary carbon markets

 

Annette Nazareth, Chair of the Integrity Council for the Voluntary Carbon Market

In conversation with Emily A. Chien, Fellow Harvard University Leadership Initiative (Climate and Sustainability)

12:00pm

Panel Discussion:
Active ownership: How does engagement work and does it impact returns?

 

Paula Luff, Director of ESG Research and Engagement, DSC Meridian Capital
Chavon Sutton, Senior Investment Director, Sustainable & Impact Investing Research, Cambridge Associates
Lauren Taylor Wolfe, Managing Director, Impactive Capital

Moderated by: Courtney Birnbaum, Director of Sustainability, Corbin Capital Partners

12:30pm Networking Lunch
2:00pm

Roundtables:

This unique program feature deconstructs the traditional conference format by bringing the experts away from panels and into interactive small group discussions. Attendees will have the opportunity to participate in engaging discussion with their peers.

Esteemed hosts include:
Lisa Green Hall, Impact Chair, Apollo Global Management
Masrura Oishi, Manager, Global Impact Investing Network
Blair Miller, Senior Advisor, Two Sigma Impact
Diana van Maasdijk, Co-Founder and CEO, Equileap
Angela Outlaw-Matheny, Director of Diverse Manager Equity, Crewcial Partners
Melissa Weigel – Managing Director, Capital Raising, NatureVest
Myriam Ahmed, Executive Director, Global Sustainability Finance, Morgan Stanley
Matthew Christ, Portfolio Manager, Ninety One
Han Yik, Senior Advisor to the Executive Director and Chief Investment Officer, NYS Teachers’ Retirement System

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4:00pm Networking Break
4:15pm

Panel Discussion:
An Inside Look at Allocators Approach to Sustainable Investing

 

Essma Bengabsia, Senior Social Investments Analyst, The Annie E. Casey Foundation
Michaela Edwards, Partner at Capricorn and Sustainable Investors Fund
Andrew Siwo, Director of Sustainable Investments and Climate Solutions, New York State Common Retirement Fund

Moderated by: Bhakti Mirchandani, Managing Director, Responsible Investing, Trinity Church Wall Street

4:50pm Closing Remarks
5:00pm Cocktail Reception
6:00pm Event Concludes

*Timing, sessions and speakers are subject to change

Keynote Speakers and Panel Discussions:

Showcasing thought leaders and your industry peers, we are creating engaging content to provoke ongoing conversations and group discussion.

 

Roundtables:

This unique program feature deconstructs the traditional conference format by bringing the experts away from panels and into interactive small group discussions. Attendees will have the opportunity to participate in three, 30 minute Roundtables at the Symposium.

 

Networking:

The Symposium will include ample networking opportunities, from breakfast, breaks and lunch to a closing cocktail reception for attendees to keep the conversation going.