LEADING IMPACT INVESTING CONFERENCE FOR INSTITUTIONAL INVESTORS!
Impact Summit Europe is a highly curated institutional investor conference designed to bring together thought leaders and practitioners in impact investing with the objective to catalyse private institutional capital in support of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. The Summit offers investors the practical instruments to increase their impact mandate, contributing to scale their positive impact on people and the planet. It also provides the necessary content and tools to start investing with impact.
WHO CAN ATTEND:
This event is catered for C-Suite, Board Members, Portfolio Managers and ESG/Impact Investing officers 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.
It is a well worth summit. The topics are of actuality, and the discussions are often times forward-looking. The people attending are for the most part very interested in impact investing so the discussion is very enriching. You will definitely learn new things, meet new interesting people and find new interesting products.
Investment consultancy, Switzerland
"Very useful conference in terms of bringing together all types of profiles from the impact investing world, including different investor profiles, funds covering all asset classes and impact specialists, with the ultimate aim of getting to know each other’s position in impact investing and sharing ideas."
Paloma Giménez de Córdoba Melgarejo, Vice President, Arcano Partners
"If you want to hear about impact investing and get a 360 degree open view from multiple professionals in the market Impact Summit Europe is the place to be to sharpen your own mind and track developments."
Jos van Gisbergen, Expert asset management, External Managers, Achmea Investment Management B.V.
I do hope these type of events become more mainstream, as they truly enable more people to participate and contribute to the impact investing ecosystem.
Managing Director, Insurance Company, Switzerland
This Summit really helps investors, proposals and managers to find each other so it is a great mediation opportunity.
Karlijn Van Lierop, Head of Responsible Investment & Governance, MN
One of the biggest and well-organized events on impact investing.
Altis Investment Management
"For me, the Impact Summit is a valuable and inspirational event to get up to speed with the latest developments in impact investing whilst reconnecting with peers and establishing new contacts. Phenix Capital does a great job bringing content and investors together, that’s why I attended this event for the past two editions."
Johan Vanderlugt, Lead Expert Environment, Social and Governance Advisory, Van Lanschot Kempen
"The way this conference is organized with keynotes, panels, interactive sessions and the arrangement of InvestorConnect meetings is highly professional and efficient and provides for an optimal conference attendance of every guest. I highly appreciate this level of professionalism and will definitely come again."
Barbara Wokurka, Head of Impact Investing, FINVIA Holding GmbH
I was able to meet niche managers and products that were not on my radar.
Director, Family Office, Netherlands
"Speakers and attendees are high caliber, and the agenda is always topical, with good breadth and very interesting items."
Andreas Gintschel, CEO, Effectual Capital
"Taking part in the "Private vs Public markets" debate was an interesting challenge as there's a perception that private market allocations are "purist," whereas public market allocations are not! What inspired me at Impact Summit Europe was to convert some of the purists! I enjoyed most seeing familiar faces... but also an increasing number of new faces. I also enjoyed the debate surrounding commercial vs concessionary returns - it's clear there are quality and commercially viable opportunities across the impact space. You simply need to know how and where to look."
Dimple Sahni, Managing Director Multi Asset Impact Investing, Anthos Fund & Asset Management
For an introduction in Impact Investing and for broadening your network the conference is worth visiting.
Anthos Fund & Asset Management
"The IC sessions were extremely well organised and we found them very useful. 15 minutes is just the right time to get to know each other and can always be followed up by a dedicated meeting. So I would not make any changes to the format from my point of view."
Christian Kleboth, Head of Loan Syndications, European Bank for Reconstruction and Development
It is an excellent venue to meet others interested in the concept of investing with impact, both on the investment side and on the investor side.
Conservation Resources
Great event with plenty of opportunity to network and connect with interested institutional investors.
Triodos Investment Management
"It is always a pleasure to be surrounded by and exchange ideas with like-minded professionals who are exploring ways to invest in positive impact in the real world. Impact Summit Europe is a platform for investors who aim to translate today’s societal challenges in opportunities to invest to transform the world’s societies."
Yvonne Janssen, Portfolio Manager Balance Sheet Management Investments, PGB Pensioendienst
"Impact Summit Europe is for everyone who is interested in impact investing, whether new or experienced. It is a great opportunity to connect with knowledgeable and inspiring professionals and have content-driven discussions."
Karin Bouwmeester, ESG Specialist Private Equity, PGGM
"I do hope these type of events become more mainstream, as they truly enable more people to participate and contribute to the impact investing ecosystem."
Managing Director, Insurance Company, Switzerland
"The Impact Summit provides a great opportunity to meet and connect with thought leaders, meet innovative managers, sharpen one’s thinking about impact and to meet like-minded investors. A stimulating and driving force behind the real-world impact debate. "
Gabriëlle Krapels, Head of the Responsible Investment team, Fiduciary Department, APG Asset Management
"I think the investor connect 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
TESTIMONIALS ABOUT OUR EVENTS
WHAT OUR ATTENDEES SAY
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FEATURED SPEAKERS 2023
Piet Klop
Head of Responsible Investments,PGGM Investments
Annette Jung
Impact Finance Lead,Philips Foundation & Philips
Cyril Gouiffès
Head of Social Impact Equity Investments,European Investment Fund
Gabriëlle Krapels
Head of the Responsible Investment team, Fiduciary DepartmentAPG Asset Management
Joanne Kellermann
Chair of the boardPFZW
Kostis Tselenis
Managing Partner,Swiss Impact Office
Peter van den Tol
Senior Advisor Impact Investing & Responsible Investing in Real Assets,MN
Yvonne Janssen
Team Lead Sustainable Investment,PGB Pensioendiensten
Piet Klop has been developing PGGM’s portfolio of “investing in solutions” to the Sustainable Development Goals, including impact measurement. He also leads PGGM’s engagement efforts around water risk.
Before joining PGGM Investments in July 2011, Piet was at the World Resources Institute in Washington DC and held senior positions at the Netherlands Ministry of Foreign Affairs and in the private sector. As a water resources expert, he worked at the World Bank and United Nations. Piet holds master’s degrees in Water Resources Management (Wageningen University, 1989) and Applied Environmental Economics (University of London, 1999).
Before joining PGGM Investments in July 2011, Piet was at the World Resources Institute in Washington DC and held senior positions at the Netherlands Ministry of Foreign Affairs and in the private sector. As a water resources expert, he worked at the World Bank and United Nations. Piet holds master’s degrees in Water Resources Management (Wageningen University, 1989) and Applied Environmental Economics (University of London, 1999).
Annette has a background in banking and held various senior regional and global functions in customer, export & project financing at Deutsche Bank and Philips. Annette is a founding member of Philips Capital; after heading the global Financial Structuring and Sourcing team Annette was responsible for various Western European markets and Africa before moving into the impact finance space.
Currently, Annette is leading the impact finance activities within Philips, which allows her to combine her financial expertise and leadership skills with her drive and passion to contribute to the sustainable development goals. Engagements in her current role include the set-up and investments into “impact first” investment funds as well as business development to bring innovative healthcare solutions and delivery models to market. Shaping and closure of the Transform Health Fund for Africa is one of the recent successes.
Annette is also part of the Philips Foundation team, establishing and driving the impact finance activities. Prior to this Annette initiated and developed the Ashoka Partnership Program for the Philips Foundation; engaging with social entrepreneurs to jointly address key challenges related to the delivery of quality care in underserved communities.
Currently, Annette is leading the impact finance activities within Philips, which allows her to combine her financial expertise and leadership skills with her drive and passion to contribute to the sustainable development goals. Engagements in her current role include the set-up and investments into “impact first” investment funds as well as business development to bring innovative healthcare solutions and delivery models to market. Shaping and closure of the Transform Health Fund for Africa is one of the recent successes.
Annette is also part of the Philips Foundation team, establishing and driving the impact finance activities. Prior to this Annette initiated and developed the Ashoka Partnership Program for the Philips Foundation; engaging with social entrepreneurs to jointly address key challenges related to the delivery of quality care in underserved communities.
Cyril Gouiffès
Head of Social Impact Equity Investments,
European Investment Fund
Cyril has been an investment manager within the venture capital team of EIF for the last six years. He is responsible for the management of EIF social impact instruments portfolio at EIF: Social impact funds investments Social Impact Bonds, co-investment with Impact Business Angels and Investments in impact incubators. His entire career within EIF has been dedicated to impact related activities, starting with microfinance in 2008. In this context, he was responsible for the implementation of the JASMINE programme, an EU initiative aimed at boosting the institutional capacity of microfinance institutions in Europe. Prior to joining EIF, Cyril gained unique field experience working with microfinance institutions in the Middle East. Cyril is an occasional lecturer on impact investing at EM Lyon and studied at Toulouse Institut d'Études Politiques where he received a Masters in Development Economics with a focus on poverty alleviation and local development.
Gabriëlle Krapels
Head of the Responsible Investment team, Fiduciary Department
APG Asset Management
Gabrielle Krapels is Head of the Responsible Investment team within the Fiduciary Department at APG Asset Management. Her team advises APG’s pension fund clients on their Responsible Investment policy. She has a special interest in impact investing, biodiversity policy and a deep knowledge of ESG integration within Private Equity. Gabrielle is a member of the APG Sustainability Board. Prior to joining APG, Gabrielle worked at an investment boutique (NLII) preceded by years of experience within the public sector (European Commission, Dutch Ministry of Economic Affairs). Gabrielle holds a PhD in European Politics from the University of Oxford.
Joanne Kellermann
Chair of the board
PFZW
Joanne Kellermann is the Chair of PFZW, the pension fund for the Care and Welfare sector and the 2nd largest pension fund in The Netherlands. Before that, she was a Board Member of the Single Resolution Board (SRB) in Brussels, since its inception in 2015. From 2007 until 2014 she was an executive member of the Governing Board of the Netherlands Central Bank (DNB), responsible for supervision. She was actively involved in all major crisis interventions in the Netherlands’ financial sector and after the crisis lead the development of supervising culture and behaviour in firms. She started her career as a lawyer in the law firm NautaDutilh and was a partner in the finance practice in Amsterdam and London between 1992 and 2005. She currently also chairs the board of supervisory directors of NWB Bank NV, the board of the University of Utrecht and Aflatoun International, an NGO that empowers 10 million children annually worldwide through social and financial education.
Kostis Tselenis
Managing Partner,
Swiss Impact Office
Kostis is considered a pioneer investor that helped shape the sustainability / impact investing market in Europe. In the past two decades he has been managing global, diversified impact portfolios (directs and funds) aiming at advancing the circular economy. He has a long track record with 100s of millions in Venture Capital, Private Equity and Project Finance and has worked with among others, Lombard Odier, Bregal/Good Energies and Quadia. He has been invited as a speaker in international events and conferences, published articles in electronic and print media, and held guest lectures at various Swiss and European universities. In 2018 he founded the Hellenic Impact Investing Network, a platform that aims at creating awareness and mobilizing action around impact investing in the global Hellenic community of families, investors and entrepreneurs. He held various board positions in high growth companies in the past, and today serves, i.a., as a Chairman of the Board of Netherlands-based biodiverse reforestation forest and asset manager Generation Forest Invest. He grew up in a family of entrepreneurs in the ethical cosmetics space before getting his Banking and Finance MBA with magna cum laude at the University of Zurich.
Peter van den Tol
Senior Advisor Impact Investing & Responsible Investing in Real Assets,
MN
Peter 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. At MN we manage 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.
Yvonne Janssen
Team Lead Sustainable Investment,
PGB Pensioendiensten
Yvonne is part of the policy and strategy team that advises the board of directors of Pensioenfonds PGB. She is responsible for the policy and strategy advice related to sustainable investment.
With a versatile professional background, ranging from Philips, ACTIAM, Hivos, AVANS business school of applied sciences, IBERO university Mexico, and Pensioenfonds Rail & OV, in her career Yvonne has considered sustainability from different angles and in a variety of contexts/sectors; business, finance, NGO and higher education.
Her ambition is to lead Pensioenfonds PGB to a future-proof sustainable investment strategy mitigating the adverse impacts and maximizing the positive impacts on society while assuring sound pensions for its multi-sector beneficiaries and guaranteeing continuous engagement with and optimal transparency to its stakeholders.
With a versatile professional background, ranging from Philips, ACTIAM, Hivos, AVANS business school of applied sciences, IBERO university Mexico, and Pensioenfonds Rail & OV, in her career Yvonne has considered sustainability from different angles and in a variety of contexts/sectors; business, finance, NGO and higher education.
Her ambition is to lead Pensioenfonds PGB to a future-proof sustainable investment strategy mitigating the adverse impacts and maximizing the positive impacts on society while assuring sound pensions for its multi-sector beneficiaries and guaranteeing continuous engagement with and optimal transparency to its stakeholders.
TAKE A GLIMPSE AT OUR PREVIOUS SPEAKERS
IN THE COMPANY OF IMPACT PIONEERS
Al Gore
Former Vice President of the United States
Anita Bhatia
Assistant Secretary - General & Deputy Executive Director,UN Women
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Sir Ronald Cohen
Chair,The Global Steering Group (GSG)
Eva Halvarsson
CEO,AP2
Dewi Dylander
Deputy Executive Director,PKA
Piet Klop
Head of Responsible Investments,PGGM Investments
Scilla Elworthy
Peace Builder, Three-time Nobel Prize Nominee
Amit Bouri
CEO & Co-founder,The GIIN
Mark Mobius
PartnerMobius Capital Partners
Hazel Henderson D.Sc.Hon., FRSA,
Founder, Ethical Markets Media,Certified B Corporation
Peter Borgdorff
Former Director,Pensioenfonds Zorg & Welzijn (Pfzw)
Claudia Kruse
Managing Director Global Responsible Investment & Governance,APG
Rosemary Addis
Ambassador, The Global Steering Group for Impact Investment (GSG) and Chair, Director, Leader and Strategist,Impact Strategist
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Elsa Palanza
Global Head of Sustainability and ESG,Barclays
Ross Piper
CEO,Christian Super
Sarah Gordon
CEO,Impact Investing Institute
Former Vice President Al Gore is the cofounder and chairman of Generation Investment Management, and the founder and chairman of The Climate Reality Project, a non-profit devoted to solving the climate crisis. He is also a senior partner at Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers and a member of Apple Inc.’s board of directors. Gore was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in 1976, 1978, 1980, and 1982 and to the U.S. Senate in 1984 and 1990. He was inaugurated as the 45th vice president of the United States on January 20, 1993, and served eight years. He is the author of the #1 New York Times best-sellers "An Inconvenient Truth" and "The Assault on Reason," and the best-sellers “Earth in the Balance,” "Our Choice: A Plan to Solve the Climate Crisis," "The Future: Six Drivers of Global Change," and most recently, The New York Times best-seller "An Inconvenient Sequel: Truth to Power.” He is the subject of the documentary movie “An Inconvenient Truth,” which won two Oscars in 2006 and a second documentary in 2017, “An Inconvenient Sequel: Truth to Power.” In 2007, Gore was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize, along with the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, for “informing the world of the dangers posed by climate change.”
Anita Bhatia
Assistant Secretary - General & Deputy Executive Director,
UN Women
Assistant Secretary-General and UN Women’s Deputy Executive Director for Resource Management, UN System Coordination, Sustainability, and Partnerships. Ms. Anita Bhatia serves as the Assistant Secretary-General and UN Women’s Deputy Executive Director since August 2019.
Before that, Ms. Bhatia served since 2014 as the Director for Development Partner Relations at the World Bank Group. Previously, she held the position of Director of Partnerships and Advisory Services Operations (2011–2014) and Global Head of Knowledge at the International Finance Corporation (2010-2011).
Ms. Bhatia also served as Head of IFC’s Latin America Advisory Operations. In addition to Latin America, she has worked in Africa, Europe, Central Asia, and South and East Asia. Ms. Anita Bhatia brings extensive experience in the area of strategic partnerships, resource mobilization, and management. During her time at the IFC, she developed and expanded innovative partnerships with public and private sector partners to support its strategy in key areas, including fragile and conflict-affected states, gender equality, financial inclusion, support to women-owned businesses, and other priorities critical for the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
Ms. Bhatia holds a BA in History from Calcutta University, an MA in Political Science from Yale University, and a Juris Doctor in Law from Georgetown University.
Sir Ronald Cohen
Chair,
The Global Steering Group (GSG)
Sir Ronald Cohen is a pioneering philanthropist, venture capitalist, private equity investor, and social innovator, who is driving forward the global Impact Revolution. For nearly two decades, his ground-breaking initiatives have catalyzed global efforts to drive private capital to serve social and environmental good. He serves as Chairman of the Global Steering Group for Impact Investment and The Portland Trust. He is a co-founder of Social Finance UK, USA, and Israel; and co-founder Chair of Bridges Fund Management and Big Society Capital. He chaired the G8 Social Impact Investment Taskforce (2013-2015), the UK Social Investment Task Force (2000-2010) and the UK’s Commission on Unclaimed Assets (2005-2007). In 2012 he received the Rockefeller Foundation’s Innovation Award for Social Finance. He was a co-founder and Executive Chairman of Apax Partners Worldwide LLP (1972-2005), a global private equity firm. He was a co-founder and Chairman of the British Venture Capital Association and a co-founder of the European Venture Capital Association. He is a member of the Board of Dean’s Advisors at Harvard Business School; a former director of the Harvard Management Company; and formerly a member of the Harvard University Board of Overseers and the University of Oxford Investment Committee. He graduated from Oxford University, where he was President of the Oxford Union. He holds an MBA from Harvard Business School to which he was awarded a Henry Fellowship. Sir Ronald was born in Egypt and left as a refugee at the age of 11, when his family came to the UK.
Eva Halvarsson
CEO,
AP2
Since 2006, Eva Halvarsson has acted as the CEO of the Second Swedish National Pension Fund -- AP2. She heads up an organization with more than SEK 345 billion (approx. USD 43 billion) under management in virtually every asset class, and one that is active in all parts of the world; AP2 is one of northern Europe's largest pension funds.Ms. Halvarsson began her career as an accountant, progressing to the point that before joining AP2, she spent ten years working for the Swedish Government where she was responsible for the governance and management of the large and extensive portfolio of state owned companies. Eva Halvarsson has had a distinguished and varied leadership career. She took part in the working group that put into effect the Swedish Corporate Governance Code in 2004. She also spent several years, serving on the Swedish Corporate Governance Board. Eva has been a board member of several large companies and has chaired the nomination committees of some of Sweden’s largest listed companies. She recently left after serving for ten years as the Deputy Chairperson of the board of the University of Gothenburg.Presently, she is board member of the UN-PRI (the United Nation´s Principles for Responsible Investments), Vasakronan (the largest real estate company in Sweden), The Gothenburg Award for Sustainable Development and The Royal Swedish Opera. In addition, she serves on the advisory board of the Women Entrepreneur´s Opportunity Facility, the first-ever global finance facility dedicated exclusively to women-owned small and medium-sized enterprises.Eva Halvarsson was born in 1962 and holds an MSc in Business and Economics from the School of Business, Economics and Law at the University of Gothenburg.
Dewi Dylander
Deputy Executive Director,
PKA
As PKA’s Deputy Executive Director, Mrs Dylander is a Head of Sustainable Investments (ESG) and the Investment Secretariat where she works with integrating ESG in investments, exercising active ownership and optimizing the business through sustainable investments. Mrs Dylander is responsible for climate related issues and implementing the UN SDG's. In addition, Mrs Dylander ensures long-term value creation through an increased focus on implementing ESG factors as core elements in the investment strategy, policies and guidelines.
Piet Klop
Head of Responsible Investments,
PGGM Investments
Piet Klop has been developing PGGM’s portfolio of “investing in solutions” to the Sustainable Development Goals, including impact measurement. He also leads PGGM’s engagement efforts around water risk. Before joining PGGM Investments in July 2011, Piet was at the World Resources Institute in Washington DC and held senior positions at the Netherlands Ministry of Foreign Affairs and in the private sector. As a water resources expert, he worked at the World Bank and United Nations. Piet holds master’s degrees in Water Resources Management (Wageningen University, 1989) and Applied Environmental Economics (University of London, 1999).
Scilla Elworthy
Peace Builder, Three-time Nobel Prize Nominee
Dr Scilla Elworthy turns vision into action. Today her full attention is on developing Business Plan for Peace, resulting from her 2017 book: The Business Plan for Peace: Building a World Without War. She has been three times nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize for developing effective dialogue between nuclear weapons policymakers worldwide and their critics, with the Oxford Research Group she founded in 1982. Peace Direct, voted ‘Best New Charity’ in 2005, goes from strength to strength under brilliant young leadership, founded by Scilla in 2002 to fund, promote and learn from local peace-builders in conflict areas. Scilla was adviser to Archbishop Desmond Tutu and Sir Richard Branson in setting up ‘The Elders’, and was Awarded the Niwano Peace Prize in 2003. She co-founded Rising Women Rising World in 2013, and FemmeQ in 2016 to establish the qualities of feminine intelligence - for men as for women - as essential for building a safer world. Her TED talk on non-violence has been viewed by over 1,400,000 people on TED and YouTube. Her book Pioneering the Possible: awakened leadership for a world that works (North Atlantic Books, 2014) continues to receive critical acclaim from experts in the field. She’s Ambassador for Peace Direct, a Councillor of the World Future Council and patron of Oxford Research Group; adviser to the Syria Campaign and the Institute for Economics and Peace. She advises the leadership of selected international corporations as well as young social entrepreneurs. Scilla is a mother, stepmother, and grandmother and loves messing about in her garden near Oxford in the UK.
Amit Bouri
CEO & Co-founder,
The GIIN
Amit Bouri is the Chief Executive Officer and co-founder of the GIIN. His work in impact investing began when he was a strategy consultant with the Monitor Institute. At Monitor he was part of the team that produced the Investing for Social & Environmental Impact report, and he left Monitor to co-found the GIIN in 2009.Amit's other projects at the Monitor Institute included strategic planning and organizational development work for nonprofit organizations and foundations. Amit previously worked in the private sector as a strategy consultant with Bain & Company. He left Bain to work in global health at the Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation. He also worked in the corporate philanthropy units of Gap Inc. and Johnson & Johnson. Amit holds an MBA from Northwestern University's Kellogg School of Management, an MPA from Harvard University's John F. Kennedy School of Government, and a BA in Sociology and Anthropology from Swarthmore College.
Mark Mobius
Partner
Mobius Capital Partners
Dr. Mark Mobius has spent more than 40 years working in the emerging markets. He has been a key figure in developing international policy for emerging markets. In 1999, Dr. Mobius was selected to serve on the World Bank’s Global Corporate Governance Forum as a member of the Private Sector Advisory Group and as co-chairman of its Investor Responsibility Task Force. Today, Dr. Mobius is a member of the Economic Advisory Board of the International Finance Corporation (IFC). Since 2010, he is also a member of the supervisory board of OMV Petrom in Romania and has also served as a director on the Board of Lukoil, the Russian oil company. Former executive chairman of Templeton Emerging Markets Group, Dr. Mobius was with Franklin Templeton for more than 30 years, where he headed the emerging markets team until 2016. In 1987, he became manager of the Templeton Emerging Markets Fund, listed on the New York Stock Exchange. During his time with Franklin Templeton, his Emerging Markets Group expanded assets under management from US$100 million to more than US$40,000 million and launched a number of emerging market and frontier funds focusing on Asia, Latin America, Africa and Eastern Europe. In addition to open-end and closed end mutual funds, Dr. Mobius launched a successful series of emerging market private equity funds. Prior to joining Templeton, Dr. Mobius was Chief Executive of International Investment Trust in Taiwan, the first international investment company in that country managing the NYSE listed Taiwan ROC Fund. A prolific writer, Dr. Mobius is the author of numerous books translated into several languages, including: The Little Book of Emerging Markets (2012); Mark Mobius - An Illustrated Biography (2007); Passport to Profits (1999/2012); Mobius on Emerging Markets (1996); The Investor's Guide to Emerging Markets (1994); and Trading with China (1973). A recognised global emerging markets expert, appearing frequently in the media including global networks Bloomberg, CNBC, MSNBC, and CNN, Dr. Mobius has received numerous industry awards, including: Life Time Achievement Award in Asset Management (2017) Global Investor Magazine; 50 Most Influential People (2011) Bloomberg Markets Magazine; and Top 100 Most Powerful and Influential People (2006) Asiamoney. He received his Ph.D. in Economics and Political Science from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in 1964. Before that he received his Bachelor of Fine Arts, a Master of Science in Mass Communications from Boston University. Dr. Mobius also studied at the University of Wisconsin, University of New Mexico, and Kyoto University in Japan.
Hazel Henderson D.Sc.Hon., FRSA, founder of Ethical Markets Media, Certified B Corporation. She is a world-renowned futurist, active environmentalist, syndicated columnist, and author of award-winning Ethical Markets: Growing the Green Economy (2006); Mapping the Global Transition to the Solar Age (2014), and other books in 800 libraries, in 20 languages, including “Planetary Citizenship “co-authored by Buddhist leader Daisaku Ikeda. Ethical Markets is the publisher of Henderson’s forthcoming textbook, “Mapping the Global Green Transition: 2009-2020“.
She is the producer of the global TV series “Transforming Finance“ and the Ethical Markets TV series. She created in 2004 the EthicMark® Awards for Communications Uplifting the Human Spirit & Society, showcasing positive messages to raise the ethical bar on global advertising and in 2009 the annual Green Transition Scoreboard®.
She launched the EthicMarkGEMS®.com, the first global standard certifying only gems NOT mined from Mother Earth, to phase out unnecessary global gem mining, now chemically- identical gems are cheaply available worldwide and also co-created Ethical Biomimicry Finance®. Henderson served as a cabinet-level science policy advisor to the US Office of Technology Assessment, the National Science Foundation, and the National Academy of Engineering.
Her over 400 articles appear in Harvard Business Review, New York Times, LeMonde Diplomatique, and journals in Japan, Britain, Venezuela, China, France, Australia. Honorary Member of the Club of Rome, Fellow of Britain’s Royal Society for Arts and of The World Academy of Art & Science, Henderson shared the 1996 Global Citizen Award with Argentinian Nobelist Pérez Esquivel. She has many honorary degrees.
Peter Borgdorff
Former Director,
Pensioenfonds Zorg & Welzijn (Pfzw)
Seasoned all-around executive who is widely recognised as an authority on pensions. He has spent most of his career in the world of social partners where he is seen as influential. Over the years he has gained extensive knowledge of all aspects of running a pension fund. In his last role Peter was responsible for running PFZW, the second-largest pension fund in the Netherlands (2.9 million members and EUR 240 billion AUM) whose pension fund administration and asset management are outsourced to PGGM.
Experience in the 'polder', the world of social partners. Was busy at both sides of the table: in an employer’s organisation and the union. And of course, in paritarian organisations. These days Borgdorff is a non-executive board member of ANBO (organisation for elderly), Nibud (national institute for research and advice in household finance), Bartiméus (expertise centre, care, and cure of people with a visual deficit) He is chairman of the Advisory Board of Caceis NL. Peter has a role as lecturer, moderator, and program maker at Nyenrode Business Universiteit.
Specialties: Social partners; pensions; governance, board matters.
Claudia Kruse
Managing Director Global Responsible Investment & Governance,
APG
As Managing Director Global Responsible Investment & Governance Claudia Kruse is part of the management team of the investment function reporting into the Chief Investment Officer/ Board. Her seventeen people strong team implements the responsible investment policy on behalf of APG and its clients across all asset classes. The focus is on active ownership, ESG integration tailored to the specific investment strategies and investing in solutions that contribute to the Sustainable Development Goals. Before joining APG in 2009, she worked on the buy and sell-side in London for almost a decade. She was appointed to the German Corporate Governance Code Commission in 2016, and in 2017 was member of the EU Expert Group on Sustainable Finance whose recommendations inspired the EU Action Plan on Sustainable Finance. She is on the Board of the International Corporate Governance Network (ICGN). In 2016 she was voted CIO Europe’s Next Generation CIO Award winner. Claudia is co-chair of the PRI SDG Advisory Committee. Claudia studied International Management & Chinese, and has an MSc Tourism & Development (UCL, London). She has lived in Germany, China, the UK and now the Netherlands. She has inter alia published on the Governance of Sustainability and the integration of sustainability into remuneration which reflects her strong belief in the connection between good governance and sustainability.
Rosemary Addis
Ambassador, The Global Steering Group for Impact Investment (GSG) and Chair, Director, Leader and Strategist,
Impact Strategist
Rosemary Addis is a global leader and strategist in social innovation and investment. Executive Director, Impact Strategist – trusted adviser and strategist to senior leaders in business, governments, foundations and strategists globally. Chair, Impact Investing Australia and the Australian Advisory Board on Impact Investing. Represents Australia on the Global Social Impact Investment Steering Group (previously the G8 Social Impact Investment Taskforce), Member of the OECD Expert Group on Impact Investment, Bridges Impact + Global Advisory Council and the NSW Government Social Investment Expert Advisory Group.
Elsa Palanza
Global Head of Sustainability and ESG,
Barclays
Elsa Palanza is a Managing Director and the Global Head of Sustainability & ESG for Barclays. In this role, Elsa leads the strategic direction and execution of the bank’s policies and practices across a broad range of sustainability and ESG matters, including climate change, environmental stewardship, human rights, and social impact. She manages ESG assessment and approach for the firm, strengthening client and investor engagement, and ensuring diverse stakeholder perspectives are integrated into decision-making. In addition, Elsa oversees the development of appropriate and ambitious standards and metrics to advance green and sustainable finance and steward early innovation in sustainable product and service development.
Elsa assumed this role with over 20 years of experience as a strategic advisor for corporations, foundations, and non-profits. Most recently, she was enlisted by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to create and launch a platform to advance progress on the UN Sustainable Development Goals. For many years, Elsa served as Director of Commitments for the Clinton Global Initiative, a role that afforded her comprehensive insight into best practices in sustainability, cross-sector partnership development, and corporate responsibility. Previously, she worked in Washington, D.C., delivering geopolitical and industry risk analysis to large international energy companies, and in Istanbul, Turkey, leading strategy and business operations for an education company.
Elsa attended Middlebury College and the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy.
Ross Piper
CEO,
Christian Super
Ross Piper is the Chief Executive Officer of Christian Super. He has over 25 years of leadership and management experience in corporate and non-profit contexts. Prior to Ross’ appointment as Christian Super CEO in January 2018, he was Chief Operating Officer with World Vision Australia and also served with World Vision International for several years in the Middle East and various countries of the former Yugoslavia. During his career Ross has held a number of positions in the corporate sector, primarily in investment banking and mining. He was Head of Corporate Risk for Macquarie Group for several years, and his early professional experience was gained in Indigenous communities and the mining sector, where he worked in the area of Native Title and community enterprise development. He served as a Director and Chair of AgroInvest, a microfinance bank serving rural families in Serbia and Montenegro, and currently sits on various other boards for organisations focused on social enterprise and technology. He is currently the Deputy Chair of the Responsible Investment Association Australasia (www.responsibleinvestment.org). Ross’ formal qualifications include a BSc (Geophysics), GradDipEd, and MBA (Deakin University).
Sarah Gordon
CEO,
Impact Investing Institute
Sarah Gordon took over as chief executive of the Impact Investing Institute in September 2019. Previously, she spent 18 years at the Financial Times, where she ran the paper's corporate coverage during the financial crisis and was most recently business editor. Before journalism, she worked in fund management in the UK and the US, and at the UN Conference for Trade and Development in Geneva. Sarah was a panel member of the recent independent inquiry into the future of civil society, led by Julia Unwin CBE, and was formerly a trustee of CSV, one of the UK’s largest volunteering charities. She is a non-executive director of Social Finance and a visiting professor at Kings College London.
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS
OUR COMMITMENT TO UN SDGs
The world is facing an abundance of environmental and societal challenges. Recent years have seen a significant momentum surrounding the need of a ‘new normal’ where financial markets are designed to positively contribute to sustainable development. Despite this trend, significantly more private sector capital is needed to help finance the implementation of the 2030 Agenda, which requires investments in the amount of several trillion USD each year. Phenix Capital Group accompanies institutional investors and asset owners throughout their impact journey. We provide tools to facilitate the implementation of a successful impact investing allocation and to navigate current impact investing opportunities.
