The Impact Seminar Series – BENELUX is tailored to institutional investors and asset owners based in Belgium, Netherlands and Luxembourg. It consists of a one-day programme with keynote speeches, InvestorConnect sessions, investor panel discussions, fireside chats and a workshop to close the day touching upon the challenges and opportunities within the impact investing universe.
The Seminar also includes educational workshops and masterclasses featuring in-depth sessions on thematic topics. These sessions cover financial data, practical tools, top-tier case studies, and group assignments.
Institutional investors, asset owners, and impact fund managers will have the opportunity to exchange best practices, share insights from their experiences, and collaborate on innovative, scalable solutions for generating impact across both private and public markets through the InvestorConnect sessions. These sessions offer investors a chance to explore a curated selection of impact strategies spanning public equity, public debt, private equity, private debt, and real assets.
Impact Investing Event for Institutional Investors & Asset Owners
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WHO WILL ATTEND
This invitation-only event is catered to C-Suite, Board Members, Portfolio Managers and ESG/Impact Investing officers, and respective teams of:
● Public and Corporate Pension Funds and their Fiduciary Managers,
● Insurance Companies,
● Sovereign Wealth Funds,
● Family Offices,
● Foundations and Endowments,
● Wealth Managers/Private Banks,
● Development Finance Institutions,
● Faith-based Organisations.
● Public and Corporate Pension Funds and their Fiduciary Managers,
● Insurance Companies,
● Sovereign Wealth Funds,
● Family Offices,
● Foundations and Endowments,
● Wealth Managers/Private Banks,
● Development Finance Institutions,
● Faith-based Organisations.
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SPOTLIGHT SPEAKERS 2024
Eric Huizing
VP InvestmentsAhold Delhaize Pensioen
Stefan Kuhn
Head of ETF Distribution EuropeFidelity International
Philip Ehrhorn
Chief Technology Officer and Co-FounderThe Great Bubble Barrier
Eric Huizing
VP Investments
Ahold Delhaize Pensioen
Currently Eric is Executive Board member at Ahold Delhaize Pensioen and is also chairman of the Investment Advisory Committee. In addition, he is chairman of the Customer Council at Achmea Investmen Management.
Previously, Eric worked at the Options Exchange in Amsterdam and Aegon Asset Management in The Hague.
Previously, Eric worked at the Options Exchange in Amsterdam and Aegon Asset Management in The Hague.
Stefan Kuhn
Head of ETF Distribution Europe
Fidelity International
Head of ETF Distribution Europe at Fidelity International. Stefan has more than 25 years of experience in the financial services industry.
Prior to joining Fidelity in April 2022, Stefan was Head of SPDR ETFs for Germany, Switzerland, and Austria. Stefan’s previous positions include Head of Lyxor ETF Sales German-speaking Europe at Société Générale, Head of Fixed Income Sales Germany/Austria at BNP Paribas and Fixed Income Sales at Morgan Stanley.
Stefan started his career in Fixed Income Research at JP Morgan in London.
Prior to joining Fidelity in April 2022, Stefan was Head of SPDR ETFs for Germany, Switzerland, and Austria. Stefan’s previous positions include Head of Lyxor ETF Sales German-speaking Europe at Société Générale, Head of Fixed Income Sales Germany/Austria at BNP Paribas and Fixed Income Sales at Morgan Stanley.
Stefan started his career in Fixed Income Research at JP Morgan in London.
Philip Ehrhorn
Chief Technology Officer and Co-Founder
The Great Bubble Barrier
Philip has a B.Sc. in Naval Architecture and Ocean Engineering with an additional B.A.Sc. in Aquatic Ecosystem Analysis. As an avid surfer and diver, his desire to protect our ocean led him to co-found The Great Bubble Barrier where he acts as CTO. Philip is responsible for engineering and technical development of the Bubble Barrier system ensuring they operate in the most optimised & efficient way. Through his work, he discusses and challenges the complexity of our modern life with politicians and industry experts, as well as activists.
FEATURED SPEAKERS 2024
Ana Pimenta
Chief Impact StrategistBlink CV
Carol Tarr
Head of Impact Programmes and CollaborationsPhenix Capital Group
Chantal Hermans
Chief Operations OfficerPhenix Capital Group
Eszter Vitorino Fuleky
Manager, Sustainable & Impact InvestingVan Lanschot Kempen
Gemma Roex
IMM LeadPhenix Capital Group
Georg Mikus
SVP Fixed Income Product DevelopmentSolactive AG
Jan-Willem König
Chief Executive OfficerPolestar Capital
Luke Layfield
Head of Portfolio Management - Private MarketsAviva Investors
Liza Rubinstein Malamud
Co-founder & Chief Climate ImpactCarbon Equity
Mohit Saini
Impact SolutionsPhenix Capital Group
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Peter van den Tol
Senior Advisor Impact Investing & Responsible InvestingMN
Philip Ehrhorn
Chief Technology Officer and Co-FounderThe Great Bubble Barrier
Narina Mnatsakian
Impact Investor, Independent Impact Advisor
Stijn de Bont
Senior Portfolio Manager ESM/Alternative InvestmentAPG Asset Management
Ana Pimenta
Chief Impact Strategist
Blink CV
Ana Pimenta is the Chief Impact Strategist at Blink CV, a first-generation single-family office in the Netherlands, where she leads the strategy to maximize social and environmental impact across diverse projects in venture philanthropy, impact and sustainable investments.
With over 15 years of experience in impact investing, private equity / venture capital, and strategy, Ana has held key roles at Santander, EY, Deloitte, Lynx Asset Managers, Third Way Africa, and Alanis Capital, executing projects across sectors like energy, food and agriculture, infrastructure, education, and real estate. A strategic board member and inspirational speaker, Ana frequently lectures on impact investing and measurement, mentors social enterprises, and advocates for systems-driven strategies that catalyze change.
She holds a PhD in Impact Investing & Measurement from Universidad Autónoma de Madrid and a master’s in Economics from NOVA SBE.
With over 15 years of experience in impact investing, private equity / venture capital, and strategy, Ana has held key roles at Santander, EY, Deloitte, Lynx Asset Managers, Third Way Africa, and Alanis Capital, executing projects across sectors like energy, food and agriculture, infrastructure, education, and real estate. A strategic board member and inspirational speaker, Ana frequently lectures on impact investing and measurement, mentors social enterprises, and advocates for systems-driven strategies that catalyze change.
She holds a PhD in Impact Investing & Measurement from Universidad Autónoma de Madrid and a master’s in Economics from NOVA SBE.
Carol Tarr
Head of Impact Programmes and Collaborations
Phenix Capital Group
Before joining Phenix Capital Group as Impact Measurement and Management Lead, Carol was a Portfolio Manager for a VC fund and a lecturer in Research Methodology and Sociology for Nyenrode Business University. She has a Master’s degree from Harvard University in Religious Studies where she specialized in World Religions with a focus on Ethics. She is from Chicago, USA and lives in Amsterdam.
Chantal Hermans
Chief Operations Officer
Phenix Capital Group
Chantal Hermans is the head of events & publications at Phenix Capital Group, leading the events & marcomm team. Chantal started her career at Management Events, working with C-level executives across industries. In 2014 she moved to London and started working for financial publisher Euromoney Institutional Investors as an investor relations manager. Here she was responsible for building relationships with the key financial players in the Benelux, UK and Eastern Europe. Next to her IR role, she was also responsible for building the European network for the II conferences. In 2018, Chantal joined EQDerivatives as Executive Director of machineByte. A platform focused on delivering education around machine learning and AI in the investment industry. Her passion for sustainability and building a better world brought her to Phenix Capital Group, where she can fully focus on delivering education on impact investing and helping the industry move forward.
Eszter Vitorino Fuleky
Manager, Sustainable & Impact Investing
Van Lanschot Kempen
Eszter joined Kempen’s sustainability team in early 2019, with a focus on corporate governance issues.
Prior to working at Van Lanschot Kempen, Eszter worked for nine years at the Global Reporting Initiative, the global standard setter for corporate sustainability reporting as Head of Capital Markets Engagement. In this role she worked with stock exchanges and market regulators individually and through umbrella organisations, such as the World Federation of Exchanges or the International Organisation of Securities Commissions to advance sustainability reporting worldwide. She was part of the EU Technical Expert Group on Sustainable Finance, focusing on corporate disclosure recommendations.
Eszter holds a Master’s in Economics from the University of Economics in Prague and a Master in Political Science from the Free University of Amsterdam.
Prior to working at Van Lanschot Kempen, Eszter worked for nine years at the Global Reporting Initiative, the global standard setter for corporate sustainability reporting as Head of Capital Markets Engagement. In this role she worked with stock exchanges and market regulators individually and through umbrella organisations, such as the World Federation of Exchanges or the International Organisation of Securities Commissions to advance sustainability reporting worldwide. She was part of the EU Technical Expert Group on Sustainable Finance, focusing on corporate disclosure recommendations.
Eszter holds a Master’s in Economics from the University of Economics in Prague and a Master in Political Science from the Free University of Amsterdam.
Georg Mikus
SVP Fixed Income Product Development
Solactive AG
Georg Mikus develops fixed income indices at Solactive with a focus on ESG and quantitative indices.
Earlier he worked as a portfolio manager at Allianz Global Investors and in various roles in risk modelling and equity research at Deutsche Bank and in Consulting.
He holds a PhD in quantitative finance and is an alumnus of Stanford University and Frankfurt School of Finance.
Earlier he worked as a portfolio manager at Allianz Global Investors and in various roles in risk modelling and equity research at Deutsche Bank and in Consulting.
He holds a PhD in quantitative finance and is an alumnus of Stanford University and Frankfurt School of Finance.
Luke Layfield
Head of Portfolio Management - Private Markets
Aviva Investors
Luke leads the Multi-Asset Portfolio Management team within our Private Markets business which manages portfolios for a range of pension and insurance clients. He is Fund Manager of the Climate Transition Real Assets Fund which invests sustainably in value-add real estate and infrastructure across the UK and Europe, as well as directly owned forestry in order to achieve net zero by 2040.
Luke has over 15 years’ experience of private markets. He joined Aviva Investors in 2008 and previously managed several multi-asset secure income portfolios within the Real Estate Long Income team. Prior to that Luke led the Portfolio Analysis team, where he was responsible for the financial underwriting of transactions and quantitative portfolio analysis, and worked as an Analyst in the Real Estate Research team.
He holds an MSc in real estate investment from Bayes Business School, an MA in Politics and Economics from the University of Cambridge, the Investment Management Certificate and is a CFA® charterholder.
Luke has over 15 years’ experience of private markets. He joined Aviva Investors in 2008 and previously managed several multi-asset secure income portfolios within the Real Estate Long Income team. Prior to that Luke led the Portfolio Analysis team, where he was responsible for the financial underwriting of transactions and quantitative portfolio analysis, and worked as an Analyst in the Real Estate Research team.
He holds an MSc in real estate investment from Bayes Business School, an MA in Politics and Economics from the University of Cambridge, the Investment Management Certificate and is a CFA® charterholder.
Peter van den Tol
Senior Advisor Impact Investing & Responsible Investing
MN
Peter van Tol is senior Advisor Impact Investing & ESG Integration in Real Assets at MN. His core focus lies on the contribution to the mitigation of climate risk as well as strengthening the positive impact of institutional clients via key impact themes: Energy transition, Innovation in Europe, Affordable housing, Circular economy and Healthcare.
MN manages the institutional portfolios of our stakeholders with a long term focus on both people and the environment. By actively engaging with companies on impact and responsibility we seek to provide both financial and social returns for our stakeholders.
MN manages the institutional portfolios of our stakeholders with a long term focus on both people and the environment. By actively engaging with companies on impact and responsibility we seek to provide both financial and social returns for our stakeholders.
Narina was at the forefront of sustainable and impact investment over the last two decades. Narina held senior leadership roles at UN-backed PRI and UNEP FI, MN and Sarona. She also led sustainable and impact team, launched innovative impact solutions and was portfolio manager of the Global Impact Pool at Van Lanschot Kempen. In her most recent role Narina was Global Head of Impact Investing at UBS Asset Management responsible for impact strategy, impact framework development and launch of new impact solutions. Narina is currently working as an independent impact adviser to pension funds, family offices and is a senior adviser at Consilium Capital. Narina is a board member at the Dutch Nature Conservation Society.
Stijn de Bont
Senior Portfolio Manager ESM/Alternative Investment
APG Asset Management
Stijn De Bont, based in Netherlands, is currently a Senior Portfolio Manager at APG.
Stijn De Bont brings experience from previous roles at Kempen & Co, Univest company (Unilever), Blue Sky Group and Optiver.
Stijn De Bont holds a 1995 - 2000 doctoraal in Bedrijfseconomie from Tilburg University. He has a robust skill set that includes Hedge Funds, Tactical Asset Allocation, Asset Management, Portfolio Management, Asset Allocation.
Stijn De Bont brings experience from previous roles at Kempen & Co, Univest company (Unilever), Blue Sky Group and Optiver.
Stijn De Bont holds a 1995 - 2000 doctoraal in Bedrijfseconomie from Tilburg University. He has a robust skill set that includes Hedge Funds, Tactical Asset Allocation, Asset Management, Portfolio Management, Asset Allocation.
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“It was a unique opportunity to deep dive into the impact investing trends and challenges as well as connect with experts, asset managers and owners that are shaping the impact landscape.”
Haltra Group
“Very Professional and informative. Help build up a more positive view of the world by meeting people that act.”
Candriam investors group
“The InvestorConnect series are an effective way to learn about various impact strategies and tune in to impact industry peers.”
Portfolio Manager Private Markets, Aegon Asset Management
“As befits true impact investors, the attendees are very engaged in the discussion of the topics. Their participation is an added value that makes this seminar stand out.”
Dr. Jac Kragt, Assistant Professor, Tilburg School of Economics and Management
“The Phenix conferences are a great opportunity to learn about a diverse set of impact strategies, across impact themes and asset classes. It allows you to quickly get a sense of what is possible in the realm of impact investing, and connects you to some of the best impact funds. It's also a great place to meet like-minded LPs and learn about how they are working to improve their impact strategies further!”
Liza Rubinstein Malamud, Head of Impact & Co-founder, Carbon Equity
“It was an eye opening and insightful conference, very well curated and for a must visit for the new actors in the ecosystem but also the seasoned professionals that wish to learn best practices and close deals with peers.”
We Share Forward Foundation
“Inspiring event, with concrete investable solutions in impact investing field amongst all asset classes and great, relevant network.”
Sweco Capital Consultants
“One of the biggest and well-organized events on impact investing.”
Altis Investment Management
“I was able to meet niche managers and products that were not on my radar.”
Director, Family Office, Netherlands
“For an introduction in Impact Investing and for broadening your network the conference is worth visiting.”
Anthos Fund & Asset Management
“Great event with plenty of opportunity to network and connect with interested institutional investors.”
Triodos Investment Management
"I think the InvestorConnect sessions were very useful, because it was very fast and very easygoing. Good to just have a quick chat and receive other peoples contact details, to be able to contact them in the future. Also funny structure with having multiple investors at the table, where it was also good to speak to other LPs."
Laura Alberga-Berendsen, Associate Director, Rabo Investments
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