The Fi Impact Investing Forum, Europe’s largest meeting on impact investing, is holding its fifth edition entitled ‘The Power of Capital for a Better Future’, the aim of which is to highlight the transformative power of capital and analyze new trends in impact investing.
Organized by Social Nest Foundation, the global platform for social and environmental impact investors and entrepreneurs, the forum will act as a meeting point where investors, owners and asset managers can discover the challenges in the sector, as well as new investment opportunities, with a focus on attracting new international investors interested in southern Europe and Latin America in particular.
To be held on May 10 at the Colegio Oficial de Arquitectos de Madrid between 8:30 am and 7:00 pm, the event will cover issues such as: the path from sustainable investment to impact investment, gender-sensitive investing, opportunities in emerging markets such as Africa and Latin America, impact investment as a catalyst for systemic change and the importance of capital for driving social and environmental change.
The conference will be attended by leading international experts in financial management and social and environmental impact investment, including: Tim Radjy, Chairman of Alphamundi; Ging Ledesma, director of strategy and sustainable impact at Oikocredit International; Nico Blaauw, partner at Goodwell; Carolina Suárez, CEO of Latimpacto; Roberta Bosurgi, CEO of EVPA; Bertrand Badré, Managing Partner and founder of Blue Like An Orange; Tammy Newmark, CEO of EcoEnterprises Fund; Virgilio Barco, Managing Director of Alive Ventures; Tom Keheler, Equity Director of Oikocredit; Pablo Valencia, Partner at Q Impact; Tom Adams, co-founder and Chief Strategy Officer of 60 Decibels; Agi Veres, Director of the UNDP office, Geneva; Jingdong Hua, Vice Chair of ISSB and former Vice President of the World Bank, and Margarita Albors, Founder and President of Social Nest Foundation.
In addition to the presentations and panels on the two main stages, the event will feature other attractive content and formats such as theme-based workshops, networking sessions, a demo stage and matchmaking spaces for funds and impact firms and for asset owners and managers.
The Fi Impact Investing Forum is partnering with: Oikocredit, Goodwell, Alphamundi, Invest in Madrid, Zubi Capital, Global Social Impact Investments and Q Impact.