The Future of Impact Investing: An Investor’s Guide to ESG

Biography: Courtney Fingar is editor-in-chief of Investment Monitor and a widely known commentator on international investment trends. She oversaw the launch of the publication in September 2020 after joining from the Financial Times. Her 20-year career in business journalism includes running the FT’s fDi Magazine and serving as head of content for its associated data division fDi Intelligence. She has covered business stories in more than 80 countries and she is a popular moderator and keynote speaker at economic and investment events worldwide and has appeared on television and radio in dozens of countries.

Session Details: Welcome address 02-12-2021, 9:00 am Panel session: What it means to be an ‘impact investor’ post-Covid 02-12-2021, 9:45 am View In Agenda

Biography: Patrick Tsang is the Chairman of Tsangs Group, an innovation-focused global family office from Hong Kong that bridges East and West. Tsangs Group has direct investments across the world, ranging from financial services to entertainment and AI to clean tech. Born and raised in the United Kingdom with a deeply-rooted Chinese heritage, he has a robust global network investing in companies with a positive influence and positive impact. He has worked on numerous IPO and M&A transactions. He is a qualified solicitor in England, Wales, and Hong Kong. He is active in various charity and business associations. He is a Fellow of The Duke of Edinburgh's International Award World Fellowship and was awarded the China Economic Person of the Year during the China Economic Forum in 2014.

Session Details: Panel session: What it means to be an ‘impact investor’ post-Covid 02-12-2021, 9:45 am View In Agenda

Biography: Karin Barthelmes-Wehr is Managing Director of the Institute for Corporate Governance in the German Real Estate Industry (ICG) - the leading Think and Do Tank for all topics related to sustainable leadership. She has been involved in building up the institute since 2003.   Karin is also Chair of the International Ethics Standards Coalition which was initiated by the United Nations in 2014. The coalition’s aim is to establish and implement a common code of ethics in the real estate industry worldwide. To date, around 150 real estate bodies from almost 50 countries (as well as just as many companies, universities and government organisations) have joined the coalition.   Apart from other honorary appointments, Karin is member of the advisory committee of the Real Estate Department of HAWK (Hildesheim/Holzminden University of Applied Sciences), a juror for the polis AWARD and founding member and mentor at the cross industry program Initiative Women into Leadership (IWiL). She holds a Master's degree (suma cum laude) in English, Romance Philology and Political Science from the University of Münster and has more than 25 years of experience in the real estate industry. Before joining ICG, Karin worked in real estate conference management for EUROFORUM/”Handelsblatt” and in executive search at Heidrick & Struggles. In 2020, the jury of "Immobilien Manager" selected her as the top 1 "Real Estate Influencer”, the category of "Real Estate Women with a Strong Presence and High Reputation".

Session Details: A call to action: Creating international standards around ESG 02-12-2021, 9:05 am View In Agenda

Biography: Marguerite Soeteman-Reijnen is Chairman of the Executive Board of Aon Holdings (part of Aon Plc; NYSE AON) and other Holdings entities in the Netherlands and Global Chief Marketing Officer of Aon Inpoint. Aon is active in 120 countries around the globe and has 50,000 employees. Aon Holdings is the statutory shareholder/parent company of over 400 Aon companies - engaged in international insurance and reinsurance brokerage, pensions and employee consulting as well as risk management advice and services in the field of insurances- in Europe Middle East Africa, Asia, Australia Pacific, Canada and Latin America; Aon Inpoint being Aon’s management consultancy arm. Marguerite has been with Aon and its predecessors for over 30 years. Marguerite is an expert on diversity and inclusion and is Chair of the Advisory Board of SER Topvrouwen (the Dutch nationwide diversity C-suite female empowerment initiative). She also represents the Kingdom of the Netherlands and its private sector in the G20 EMPOWER Alliance. In addition she holds various non-executive roles amongst others vice chairman of the Supervisory Board of international law firm NautaDutilh, member of the global Alumni board of Harvard Business School, member of the Supervisory board of the Dutch Royal Military Museums and member of the Executive Committee of the American Chamber of Commerce in the Netherlands. In 2021 she was awarded the Ambassador J. William Middendorf II award. This award is presented to individuals who have markedly served to strengthen relations between the United States and the Netherlands. In 2010 she was awarded “Women to Watch” by Business Insurance, USA. Marguerite received a Master degree in Law from Erasmus University Rotterdam and is an alumna of INSEAD and Harvard Business School. She lives in the Hague, The Netherlands and is married to Christiaan Soeteman. They have two children: Alexander and Isabelle.

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Session Details: Panel session: ESG and FDI: getting investors and host countries on the same page 02-12-2021, 12:15 pm View In Agenda

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Session Details: Panel session: The ESG equation: striking the right balance 02-12-2021, 1:15 pm Deep dive: Unlocking diversity 02-12-2021, 3:30 pm View In Agenda

Biography: Amelia Lopez Huix is the Executive Director and General Partner of MCI Partners, and a United Nations expert on gender economic governance, working as a trusted partner with corporate leaders on their most pressing issues on gender equality, corporate governance and sustainability, under the mission to maximize the likelihood of positive impact on gender equality at a global scale. Amelia is credited with bringing the craft of gender equality in global development risks to financial markets and establishing gender economic governance as an academic discipline. As an executive speaker, she advises leading executives, investment agents, governments, and heads of state. She is a Mother of 4 daughters, a former IT specialist, and a former Spanish Swim Team Member for the Olympic Games of Barcelona 1992. Together with her dutch husband, she lives in The Netherlands since 2008. As Senior Gender Equality Advisor and Lead of the UN Global Compact Target Gender Equality Programme for the Global Compact Network Netherlands, Amelia is conducting gender equality strategies at all business levels for companies participating in the 2021 Edition of the UN accelerator programme in The Netherlands.

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Biography: Colin Herron is currently the Global Coordinator, Water Solutions for the SDGs at the Global Water Partnership (GWP), based in Stockholm, Sweden, where he oversees activities throughout the GWP network on monitoring and boosting implementation of the water-related Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), taking SDG target 6.5, on the degree of implementation of Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM), as its starting point. At GWP, he operates the SDG 6 IWRM Support Programme with the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), which has supported 72 countries in this endeavour so far. Colin has been working for over 20 years in water resources management, from different perspectives and in different regions. He was previously the Water Security Director for The Nature Conservancy (TNC) in Mexico and Northern Central America, and has worked as an advisor on water issues for the governments of Mexico and Turkey, as well as international organizations such as the World Water Council, the World Bank, the World Meteorological Organization and the International Union for Conservation of Nature. He has a bachelor’s degree in French and Spanish language and literature, from the University of Leeds, and a master’s degree in Integrated Water Resources Management from the Mexican Water Technology Institute (IMTA).

Session Details: Panel session: The ESG equation: striking the right balance 02-12-2021, 1:15 pm View In Agenda

Biography: Dr. Frank-Jürgen Richter is the Chairman of Horasis - a global visions community dedicated to inspiring our future. Horasis is using its unrivalled history of partnership with corporations from emerging markets to create a powerful platform for cooperation between emerging and developed markets. The flagship events are the Horasis Global Meeting as well as regional summits focusing on China, India, and South East Asia. He has developed an extensive experience and knowledge y in Tokyo and in Beijing where he developed and managed European Multinationals' China operations.on the world's economic, business and political scene and of its key players. As one of the leading analysts of international business, he influences major business and governmental decisions with his public commentary. Prior to founding Horasis, Dr. Richter was a Director of the World Economic Forum. He also lived, studied and worked in Asia for almost a decade, principal

Session Details: Panel session: What it means to be an ‘impact investor’ post-Covid 02-12-2021, 9:45 am View In Agenda

Biography: It takes a multi-talented leader, innovative businessperson and expert in curriculum design to direct Henley Business School South Africa. Dean and Director Jonathan Foster-Pedley has worked in six continents and has over thirty years of global business experience. He is a former airline pilot and senior executive in the European aerospace industry, and has guided and facilitated cohesion and productivity in international and local multicultural sales and marketing and management teams. He is also an entrepreneur, a leading academic and coach (working as a visiting professor in Strategy, Creativity and Innovation), and a writer and blogger. He’s the former Vice Chair for the South Africa Business Schools Association and a board member for the African Association of Business Schools. He is currently the Chairman of the British Chamber of Business for South Africa. Foster-Pedley’s expertise in strategy, creativity, design, thinking and innovation are key features of the Henley MBA curriculum. He has developed hands-on programmes designed to stimulate innovative business thinking strategies, to increase productivity in the workplace, and to develop self-confidence, self-belief, creativity, proactivity and out-of-the-box thinking. Foster-Pedley has the business acumen, the academic prowess, and the social conscience to direct Henley students so that they reach the full productive potential in every facet of their daily lives.

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Session Details: Panel session: ESG and FDI: getting investors and host countries on the same page 02-12-2021, 12:15 pm View In Agenda

Biography: Jon Whiteaker is a senior editor at Investment Monitor focusing on FDI in the energy sector. He is also Middle East and Africa editor. He joined from Euromoney Institutional Investor. He has been a business and finance journalist for more than a decade, five of which he spent as the editor of IJGlobal – a leading news and data title covering energy and infrastructure finance. Jon has reported on transactions and investment trends across all continents and is an experienced leader and participant in industry events.

Session Details: Panel session - Reporting and regulation: grading ESG investment 02-12-2021, 10:30 am View In Agenda

Biography: Prof. Aditya Singh is Director of Athena School of Management in Mumbai – India where he also teaches Leadership & Differential Thinking. He has decades of experience across the corporate sector, consulting, entrepreneurship & academia. Aditya is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts (FRSA) in London, Fellow of the Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain & Ireland (FRAS) in London, Member of Chatham House - The Royal Institute of International Affairs in London & Member of the OECD Forum Network - Paris. He is also an active Rotarian. Aditya is an Advisor to the ESG Research Initiative Centre (ESGIC) at the University of Chicago. He also sits on the Advisory Board of several start-ups, accelerators & non-profits across the world with a special interest in firms focussing on SDGs, Circular Economy, ESG, Sustainability, Impact Leadership & Innovation. He is a graduate of the Wharton School’s Accelerated Development Program (ADP) and holds an MBA from the S.P. Jain Institute of Management and Research in Mumbai. He is a member of the India Advisory Council of the Business Graduates Association (part of the Association of MBAs). He is a Visiting Professor & Global Speaker who has spoken at Horasis, Rotary International, Association of MBAs, The Futures Project Conference, AIESEC on subjects which he is passionate about including Globalization, Entrepreneurship, Sustainability, Leadership, Impact Leadership, Digital Transformation & Future of Work to name a few.

Session Details: Panel session: What it means to be an ‘impact investor’ post-Covid 02-12-2021, 9:45 am View In Agenda

Biography: Rina is the co-founder of Blue Oceans Ventures, and a former advisor to the Abu Dhabi Investment Office.  Rina specializes in FDI attraction, innovative solution for entrepreneurship and innovation development. Rina is experienced in working with regional governments in strategy development - developing and executing comprehensive baseline for investment attraction strategy and economic diversification, including building and executing successful plans to attract international investors. She’s worked across multiple sectors with strong focus on financial services, agriculture, healthcare  media and entertainment industries. She’s recognized for the ability to deliver practical, sustainable solutions that clarify strategic direction and deliver public value. Rina is passionate about inspiring young people to entrepreneurship and helping prepare them to participate in the workforce through volunteering, internships, summer camps, and vocational training. She’s volunteered with 1776 ( fist accelerator in the UAE), Ellevate network, a global network of professional women and Save the Children, the world's leading independent organization for children.

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Biography: Based in Hong Kong, Rodney leads the risk management function overseeing insurance businesses in the Asia Pacific to identify, assess and manage external and internal risks. This includes the integration climate risk and environmental, social and governance (ESG) considerations into the enterprise risk management (ERM) framework. Specialising in emerging and frontier markets, he previously held roles in property & casualty re(insurance) at Aspen and consultancy at Grant Thornton. He is a member of the judging panel for the Better Society Awards, which awards companies helping create a more sustainable world. Rodney holds a Masters degree in Risk & Finance from the London School of Economics (LSE), and a Bachelors degree in Economics & Politics from The University of Sheffield.

Session Details: Panel session: The ESG equation: striking the right balance 02-12-2021, 1:15 pm View In Agenda

Biography: Dr Stephanie Wray is a founder of Nature Positive (the brainchild of a small group of academics and consultants who recognised that engaging business in the fight against the loss of biodiversity was (i) the key to making a difference at scale (ii) an unfulfilled market opportunity that has been on the ‘too difficult’ pile for years and (iii) just the sort of  thorny intellectual problem they loved to get their teeth into.)  She is also a Director of RSK Wilding and RSK Biocensus.  Previously she was Global Head of Environment for Hyder Consulting (now Arcadis) and has held a range of non-executive, interim management and strategy consulting roles advising businesses on their environmental impacts. Steph is a Chartered Ecologist, a Fellow and past President of the Chartered Institute of Ecology and Environmental Management and in 2011 she was awarded the Mammal Society medal for her work on mitigating development impacts on mammals.  She has worked in biodiversity consultancy for at least  twenty five years (at least she’s not admitting to more) and she will never bring you a problem without a solution, usually a fiendish one that you will kick yourself for not thinking of first.

Session Details: The Business Case for Biodiversity: Why It Matters and How To Embed It In Investment Strategies 02-12-2021, 9:15 am View In Agenda

Biography: Andy has over 24 years’ experience in the financial markets sector, most recently running global distribution in the sustainable investments division of Deutsche Asset Management. Having joined Apex in September 2019, Andy has specific responsibility for driving the Group’s strategic ESG development through its subsidiary Apex ESG Ratings. The purpose of Apex ESG is to deliver an objective ESG rating and report for privately held companies to drive positive change. Prior to becoming Managing Director for Apex ESG, Andy spent three years developing sustainable business models for protected areas and conservation initiatives in Sub Sahara Africa. He is development board member of the UK charity Tusk Trust.

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Biography: Simon Thompson was appointed as Chief Executive of the Chartered Banker Institute in 2007.  Under his leadership, the Institute has grown to become the largest professional body for bankers in the UK, with 30,000 members and students in more than 100 countries. Simon is the author of Green & Sustainable Finance: Principles and Practice, published by Kogan Page and leads the Institute’s work in this area. He chairs the UK’s Green Finance Education Charter and is a former Vice President of the European Bank Training Network.

Session Details: Panel session: What it means to be an ‘impact investor’ post-Covid 02-12-2021, 9:45 am View In Agenda

Biography: With a background in Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) and Economic Zones Advisory, Zoë Harries offers intellectual guidance and support to governments, multilateral organizations and economic zones to increase competitiveness in attracting FDI. Zoë also provides cross-border expansion and market entry services to companies. Zoë’s mission is to mobilize the public and private sector to achieve the SDGs, while accelerating trade and promoting sustainable investment. She has extensive experience working with governments, companies and economic across the globe. Based in Dubai, Zoë heads the Advisory Division at World FZO. She is the founder and CEO of Impact Zones Global and Middle East and a Partner and Director at EZDA Alliance, UAE-based end-to-end economic zone advisory firm. She is a keynote speaker and lecturer on topics such as FDI Trends, Economic Zones, Global Value Chains, Location Competitiveness, Sustainability (SDGs). Zoë holds a BSc. in Economics and International Business Administration from Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences.

Session Details: Panel session: ESG and FDI: getting investors and host countries on the same page 02-12-2021, 12:15 pm View In Agenda

Biography: Three decades of passion for cross-border business and location strategies, over 650 companies served, advisory engagements for more than 150 EDOs/IPAs, visiting university professor on International Business Strategies, called-for speaker on business trends in Central/South Eastern Europe, and still grateful for every new client, each local site visit. Early 2020 Elias established Locationperspectives, a specialty location strategy consultancy that emphasized delivering practical recommendations and working with clients to implement these. From 2003 through 2019, Elias built-out Deloitte’s Brussels-based site selection practice to Global Location Strategies. He joined Deloitte from Andersen where he led the European Business Location Services team. As Chicago-based Vice-Consul for the Netherlands from 1998 to 2000, he was responsible for the US Midwest operations of the Netherlands Foreign Investment Agency. Through the 1990s he worked with Price Waterhouse – Plant Location International.

Session Details: Panel session: ESG and FDI: getting investors and host countries on the same page 02-12-2021, 12:15 pm View In Agenda

Biography: Gregg Wassmansdorf is a Senior Managing Director in Newmark’s Global Corporate Services division, market leader for Global Corporate Services in Canada, and shares responsibility for platform development, sales, engagement management, and client service delivery at Newmark Global Strategy, the company’s consulting practice. As a commercial  real estate outsourcing advisor, Mr. Wassmansdorf helps mid-sized and large organizations evaluate the best means to access and implement service solutions for their global facilities. He facilitates engagements for strategic consulting, CRE/FM technology and data management, account and transaction management, workplace strategies & implementation, facilities services, and project management.  In his management consulting capacity, he works with his corporate clients to address challenges in global portfolio strategy, location strategy and site selection, supply chain planning, economic incentives, workplace strategy, property transaction execution, ESG initiatives, and capital project implementation. His experience spans many asset types including head offices, shared services & call centers, data centers, manufacturing plants, and distribution facilities.

Session Details: Panel session: ESG and FDI: getting investors and host countries on the same page 02-12-2021, 12:15 pm View In Agenda

Biography: Founded in 1975 on Princeton’s historic Nassau Street, The Boyd Company, Inc., is one of the most trusted and well-known corporate site selection firms. Boyd’s corporate client list includes Boeing; Philips; PepsiCo; Visa International; Shell; Honda; UPS; GlaxoSmithKline; JP Morgan Chase; Sanofi; Royal Caribbean Cruises; Dell, TD Canada Trust and others.  Development clients of Boyd include The World Bank; The Howard Hughes Corporation; the Investment Properties Div. of the Mormon Church; the Bagmane Group; and others. Since joining the firm in 2002, John has worked on a wide range of site selection projects that have resulted in billions of dollars of capital investment and tens of thousands of new jobs in North America and around the globe. In 2005, he launched the company’s online BizCosts.com data service and has become a popular speaker at conferences on corporate location, economic development, and global investment trends.

Session Details: Panel session: The ESG equation: striking the right balance 02-12-2021, 1:15 pm View In Agenda

Biography: Founder of  “Data for Change dot org” (thed4c.org), an NGO gathering Diversity Equity and Inclusion (DEI) data for the purpose of class actions led in the US. Mounir Sada, is the author of “Crimson Cherries”, Harvard alumnus, technology investor and former advisor at SAP, IBM and now at Gartner, Mounir Sada takes a strong interest in advancing Diversity Equity and Inclusion  using data and technology for PR, influence and in Court class action. Mounir grew up in France in the 80’s and he has since lived and worked in the UK, Germany, Greece, Morocco, Saudi Arabia, Switzerland and the US. Mounir is today the account executive of Gartner Research at UNHCR, UNILO, the Gavi Alliance and UEFA. Prior to founding theD4C.org and joining Gartner, Mounir has worked with NGOs, academia, UN agencies and the private sector to defined tech platforms to track and advance global progress towards the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

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Biography: Victoria Billing was appointed Her Majesty’s Ambassador to the Republic of Senegal and Non-Resident Ambassador to the Republic of Cabo Verde in July 2019. She is also Ambassador to Guinea Bissau. Victoria joined the FCO in 1997. She has previously been posted to Rangoon and Jerusalem.

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Biography: Bibi is specialized in the financial sector with over 18 years of professional experience, as a result of her passages at PwC and ANACOM, acquiring solid knowledge in financial auditing, corporate finance, and regulation, having been a member of the Regulatory Accounting Group – Board of European Regulators of Electronic Communications. In 2017, Bibi accepted the challenge to develop the Venture Capital arm in a financial entity as partner and member of the Board of Directors. In 4 years, the first nine venture capital funds were created with more than €100m+ under management, becoming the reference area of this financial entity. In the context of corporate social responsibility, in 2019, she joined GRACE’s Advisory Board. In 2021, Bibi, challenged by the GED group, joins the company as Partner and member of the Board of Directors of GED Ventures Portugal to develop the Venture Capital arm and strengthen the company’s Iberian leadership.

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Biography: Gareth is a global healthcare thought leader and the Founder and CEO of the World Health Innovation Summit. He is the Expert Lead on SDG3/4 for the UNGSII Foundation 25+5 SDG Cities Leadership Platform, Founder of the Global Social Prescribing Alliance, and a Member of Pope Francis's Vatican COVID19 Commission Group 2 Looking to the Future.

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Biography: Dr Noel Akpata is a member of the Global Steering Committee of the World Social Innovation Forum (WSIF). The World Social Innovation Forum is a global platform of social change-makers, social innovators, impact investors, policymakers and thought leaders in government, non-profit, and corporate sectors. It is headquartered in Silicon Valley, USA and it aims to improve the lives of people and build stronger, healthier communities across the globe by providing a unique combination of educating, engaging, and connecting leaders in areas like impact investment, digital women entrepreneurship, digital healthcare, digital education, and smart city/village initiatives.   Dr. Noel Akpata is also a member of the Global advisory board of Singapore based OneAgrix.   OneAgrix is the poised to be the world’s largest agricultural and halal blockchain digital infrastructure project helping nation states achieve food security and food safety. He led OneAgrix to top 3 at the recently concluded International Finance Commission’s International Food Security Summit sponsored by the Government of Japan.   Dr Akpata is also the Africa Director of Horasis headquartered in Zurich Switzerland.   Horasis hosts annual meetings to advance solutions to the most critical challenges facing corporations today.   The participants of Horasis Meetings are global Chief Executive Officers, key business leaders from emerging markets, renowned thought leaders, relevant public figures including heads of government, Nobel laureates and the Global Academia.   Recently on October 31^st 2020 and in a meeting hosted by the President of Nigeria, President Muhammadu Buhari (GCFR) at the Presidential Villa, the Government of Nigeria endorsed the creation of the Horasis-Nigeria Economic Development Council and the hosting of Horasis economic development initiatives in Nigeria.   Dr Akpata is also the founder of initiatives like the Nigeria Electricity Market Summit Group, Nigeria Feeds The world Initiative, Horasis-Nigeria Economic Development Council to mention a few. He supports leadership and innovation efforts in Public and private sector organizations through his consulting firm, StratexPro.

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Biography: Jaebadiah S. Gardner is an African-American, Mexican-American business man, multi-family real estate developer, author and is the Founder & CEO of GardnerGlobal, Inc., a privately held holding company. Jaebadiah earned a bachelor’s degree from the University of Washington and later earned a Juris Doctor (J.D.) degree from Western Michigan Law School. Prior to development Jaebadiah worked for Turner Construction building commercial high-rises in downtown Seattle. He has built up a client base of private and non-profit clients in the real estate development space providing feasibility, pre-development and development services. Jaebadiah latest projects consist of the development of the Liberty Bank Building in Seattle’s Central District; a $33 million dollar, 115-unit affordable housing building. Additionally, GardnerGlobal currently has over $9M dollars of land under contract in the city of Seattle with $125 million dollars of future development opportunity that will yield 600+ units of future market rate, workforce and affordable housing. Jaebadiah most recently lead the efforts to close a $3.75 million dollar land acquisition deal in the Central district where he looks to develop 170 units of mixed income housing. Jaebadiah specializes in bringing together government, private capital, community and design partners to overcome complex project hurdles. He has served as a part-time instructor for the University of Washington, Bellevue College and Seattle Central College. He currently serves as a Board of Trustee for the Seattle Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce and President of the University of Washington MAP Board. Jaebadiah’s focus is building wealth through investments, partnerships and community.

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Biography: As the developer of Programming at the International Economic Development Council (IEDC), Claudia Bellony-Atanga creates and builds the robust content for IEDC’s conferences.  She also leads IEDC’s Higher Education Advisory Committee as their staff liaison. Claudia is an advocate for economic equity, women empowerment and equality, entrepreneurship, with data-driven results. She uses creative endeavors to maximize and improve the work in community and economic development.

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Session Details: Presentation: Embracing sustainability: a practical framework for corporate leaders 02-12-2021, 11:30 am View In Agenda

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Biography: Joseph Inyang serves as Chief Technical Officer for Juststandout Limited. A visionary leader with global and diversified expertise from the Energy sector to Agriculture, Brand Management and ICT. Mr. Inyang leads the technological vision of Juststandout Limited, a global leader that provides mechanical, electrical and alternative energy solutions to individuals, corporations and governments who are interested in maintaining continuous high quality power supply, while reducing their carbon footprint. He is a trusted solar expert for Schneider Electric and has Consulted and implemented more than 300 (Solar, Inverters, Low, Medium & High voltage) operational solutions positioned throughout the Nigerian market, (one of the most challenging in the world). He strongly believes that DSERA(a strategic approach he developed) Decentralization, Storage, Efficiencies, Recycle and Repurpose, and Artificial Intelligence are keys to bridging the #kilowattdivide while reducing our carbon footprint. He is the co-founder of an NGO “Light up a Precious Life” which is dedicated to bridging the kilowatt divide as well as capacity building for orphanages, rehabilitation centers and elderly homes.

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Biography: Aditya joined Incofin in 2009. He is a Partner at Incofin & also Co Heads the Asian region. He specialises in deal sourcing and value-creation. He is on Board of several Indian financial institutions. He has over 18+ years’ of industry experience spread across investment management, investment banking and corporate finance. He is a chartered accountant and an alumni of Harvard Business School.

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Biography: Rukaiya El-Rufai is PwC Nigeria's lead on Sustainability & Climate Change services. Rukaiya holds an MPA in Public Policy & Management from the prestigious London School of Economics & Political Science and Hertie School of Governance Berlin. She graduated from Ahmadu Bello University Zaria, where she studied Accounting. She is a Chartered Accountant with over 15 years of industry and consulting work experience. Her experience spans consulting and blue-chip companies in the Nigerian telecommunication industry where she held several roles prior to joining PwC. She has advised a broad range of public and private sector clients on issues across the sustainability value chain. Rukaiya has a practical, top-level experience at the Ministry of Finance, Budget & National Planning where she served as a Special Advisor to the Minister on national revenue matters including Domestic Resource Mobilization (DRM). She is a regular speaker at conferences dedicated to sustainability.

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Biography: Aleksandra (Sasha) Njagulj is the Managing Director, Global Head of ESG (environmental, social, and governance), Real Estate at DWS group. She is responsible for ESG integration across global real estate portfolios. Sasha is an accomplished ESG expert with over 20 years of practical experience in architectural design, design management and the sustainable built environment. In her previous role with CBRE Global Investors, she was Global Head of ESG with overall responsibility for developing and communicating global sustainability priorities and strategies across all business lines. Prior to this, Sasha was head of the Sustainability, R&D and Innovation department at Bouygues U.K. Throughout her career, Sasha has built a reputation both professionally and personally for championing the cause of responsible real estate investment. She received the UK-based edie 2020 Sustainability Leaders Award for Investor of the Year for an ESG programme she designed and delivered for CBRE. In addition, Sasha was awarded the global 2020 GRESB/BREEAM Individual Leadership Award, recognising strong leadership and commitment in the field of sustainable development. In 2021, she won the global Future Proof Real Estate Woman award as a leader in applying digitalisation, technology, open innovation and sustainability to create a better built environment. A qualified architect, Sasha holds a Master's degree in Architectural Design from the University of Belgrade; a Master's degree in Sustainability Leadership from the University of Cambridge. She is a BRE Academy fellow and sits on the INREV ESG Committee and the ULI Sustainability Council.  

Session Details: Panel session - Reporting and regulation: grading ESG investment 02-12-2021, 10:30 am View In Agenda

Biography: Mr. Jonathan D. Tower is the Founder and Managing Partner of Arctaris, an impact firm which manages the Arctaris Opportunity Zone Funds (2019 & 2020), the Arctaris Impact Fund, LP (2018), and three predecessor Arctaris impact funds. He invests in growth-oriented operating businesses and infrastructure, with heavy emphasis on underserved and underrepresented communities. Based in Boston and founded in 2009, Arctaris has partnered with the Kresge Foundation, Harvard Business School Professor Michael Porter’s Initiative for a Competitive Inner City, and multiple other foundation, federal and state government agency partners to make investments in Opportunity Zones and other underserved areas, with the aim of delivering market-rate returns alongside social impact.   Jonathan has over 15 years of industry experience, investing in private equity and private debt, including three interim Chief Executive Officer roles in private equity-backed companies. He has invested and worked closely with portfolio companies in the manufacturing, technology, and services industries to achieve their growth objectives, including Capterra (acquired by Gartner), Verid (acquired by EMC), QuoteShip (acquired by ICGE), Moguldom Media (acquired by InteractiveOne), and Xoom (IPO and subsequent acquisition by PayPal).   Prior to co-founding Arctaris in 2009, Jonathan was a Managing Director, Operating Partner and member of the Investment Committee at Dutchess Capital. He held responsibilities both in private equity deal execution and maximizing value in portfolio companies, working with management teams to develop growth or turnaround strategies. At Fidelity Ventures, Jonathan executed private equity and venture capital investments, focusing on the enterprise technology, security and communications sectors, including the firm’s investment in Xoom, which held an initial public offering and was acquired by Pay Pal for more than $1 billion.   At IBM, Jonathan was a member of the Corporate Venture Capital, Mergers & Acquisitions and Debt Capital Markets groups, where he facilitated the issuance of more than $2 billion in term debt, launched the company’s credit derivative hedging program, managed $250 million of A/R factoring transactions, led venture investments in five expansion-stage technology businesses, and supported two business units in divestitures that generated $300 million in profit. Prior thereto, Jonathan was Co-Founder and Vice President of Business Development at Vodium.com, which was acquired by Vcall.com. From 1996 to 1999, he was a Financial Journalist at Bloomberg News. Jonathan has published articles on corporate finance, derivatives and risk management in Bloomberg News, Bloomberg Magazine, International Herald Tribune, and the New York Times. Jonathan received an M.B.A. from Harvard Business School in 2002 and B.A. in English and Mathematics from Georgetown University in 1996.

Session Details: Panel session - Reporting and regulation: grading ESG investment 02-12-2021, 10:30 am View In Agenda