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Impact Investor Global Summit London 2022
18 - 19 May 2022,
Hilton Tower Bridge, London
Today’s capital. Tomorrow’s generation.
The Impact Investor Global Summit will be taking place in-person for the first time in London. The conference will mobilise private market institutions to engage with the growing momentum in impact investing.
Hear from industry leaders creating scalable, positive change and explore how you can create impact strategies that create greater value for people and the planet.
Join over 300 attendees from specialist impact fund managers, general asset managers and institutional investors for two days of networking at the must-attend event for impact investment professionals.
What can you expect at the Impact Investor Global Summit?
Event content with value
The summit will focus on mainstreaming and scaling impact strategies. Featuring sessions on how to make sure of SFDR, private capital’s role in the Just Transition, post-COP26, integrating natural capital, innovation in financial structures, alignment on impact metrics, as well as specialist vs generalist impact.
Build a valuable network
Connect with industry participants in all aspects of impact investment and benefit from our expansive global community. Network in-person at interactive workshops, networking breaks, evening drinks reception, roundtable discussions and invite-only breakfasts. Build lasting relationships and compare best practices with your peers.
Meet institutional investors
Hear from institutional investors who are looking to increase their exposure in the industry. Past investors included California State Teachers’ Retirement System, Children’s Investment Fund Foundation, Guy’s and St Thomas’ Foundation, New York State Common Retirement Fund, PGGM Investments and many more.
Key event themes
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- Making sense of SFDR – are you an article 8 or article 9 fund and what are the implications?
- Private capital’s role in the Just Transition – how to integrate climate and inequality into a single impact strategy?
- Post-COP26 – going beyond net-zero commitments, how can the impact market accelerate the energy transition?
- Integrating Natural Capital – what is the role of natural capital and carbon offsets as part of your net-zero investment strategy?
- Innovation in financial structures – how to make impact fund structures and manager incentives fit for purpose?
- Alignment on impact metrics – how are measurement standards aligning and what are the implications for your investor reporting?
- Specialist vs generalist impact – what role should specialisation play in your investment remit and fund positioning?
Connect with impact investment professionals
the 2022 advisory board
Leaders guiding the content
Testimonials from attendees
Operating Principles for Impact Management
Diane Damskey, Head of Secretariat
The event gathered some of the top names in impact investing and covered key topics to promote the understanding and growth of this market. The organization and…
SV Health Investors
Hannah Maunder, Investor Relations and Communications Associate
The Impact Investor Global Summit provided a huge amount of clarity on all things impact investing and did so in an engaging and enjoyable way.
FSN Capital Partners
Pål Dale, Senior Director, Business Development
All in all, the event provided a rich and detailed snapshot of the state of the impact investment industry, as of 2021.
Operating Principles for Impact Management
Diane Damskey, Head of Secretariat
The event gathered some of the top names in impact investing and covered key topics to promote the understanding and growth of this market. The organization and execution was impeccable.
Pre-Event Resources
Speakers confirmed for 2021
For more information on speaking in 2022, please contact Boris Petrovic.
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Nicholas Abel
Associate Portfolio Manager, Sustainable Investments, CalSTRS
Nick joined CalSTRS in April 2020 and is an Investment Officer within the Sustainable Investment & Stewardship Strategies division of the California State Teachers’ Retirement System (CalSTRS), the nation’s largest teacher retirement fund. Nick i… Read full bio
Anita Bhatia
Investment Director- Endowment Team, Guy's and St Thomas' Foundation
Anita is Investment Director at Guy's and St Thomas' Charity, working on the investment activities of the Charity's endowment and leads the development and implementation of the Charity's impact investing activities including portfolio construction,… Read full bio
Cecilia Chao
Managing Director, Bain Capital Double Impact
Cecilia Chao is a Managing Director at Bain Capital Double Impact. She joined Bain Capital in 2008 and prior to her current role, she was a member of the Private Equity Portfolio Group.Prior to joining Bain Capital, Ms. Chao was a Vice President at D… Read full bio
Sweta Chattopadhyay
Investment Director, Moonfare
Sweta is an Investment Director at Moonfare, with responsibility for investments sourcing and due-diligence across Private Markets asset classes. She has over a decade of experience as a Limited Partner investor, investing in Private Markets Funds an… Read full bio
Matt Christensen
Global Head of Sustainable and Impact Investing, Allianz Global Investors
Matt Christensen was appointed Global Head of Sustainable and Impact Investing at Allianz Global Investors in December 2020. In this newly created role, he is responsible for accelerating the growth of Impact Investing as part of the company’s growin… Read full bio
Alexandra Farmer
Partner - ESG & Impact, Kirkland & Ellis
Alex heads the Firm’s ESG & Impact Practice Group, which advises some of the world’s most sophisticated and dynamic private equity firms, corporations, and project sponsors and lenders on complex and evolving legal issues relating to ESG and clim… Read full bio
Josh Featherby
Senior Investment Director, Cambridge Associates
Josh is a Senior Investment Director in Cambridge Associates’ London office, having joined the firm in 2010. He focuses on advising clients on the construction of custom private investment portfolios spanning Private Equity, Venture Capital and Real… Read full bio
Michele Giddens OBE
Co-Founder and Co-CEO, Bridges Fund Management
Michele co-founded Bridges alongside Philip Newborough and Sir Ronald Cohen in 2002. As a partner, she focuses on strategy, investor relations, public affairs and social impact assessment. Michele plays a key role in the growth of the impact investin… Read full bio
John Gilligan
Joint Managing Director – Funds, Big Issue Invest
John worked in the private equity and venture capital industry for over 30 years starting at 3i, and then as a corporate finance Partner with Deloitte and BDO. He is now the Director of the Oxford Saïd Finance Lab at the University of Oxford and Join… Read full bio
Max Gottschalk
Founding Partner, Vedra Partners
Max Gottschalk is the Founding Partner of Vedra Partners, a multi-family office with operations in London and Switzerland. Prior to Vedra, he co-founded, Gottex Fund Management in 1998, a global asset management company that he built and brought to m… Read full bio
Neil Gregory
Chief Thought Leadership Officer, IFC
Neil Gregory is Chief Thought Leadership Officer of the International Finance Corporation, the private investment arm of the World Bank Group. He has held a range of senior strategy and management roles at IFC, including research, business planning,… Read full bio
Alison Hampton
Founder, Alma Verde Advisors
Alison is the founder of Alma Verde Advisors, which provides strategic consultancy and training services to private equity, venture capital and other investors on how to incorporate responsible investment into their investment decision-making and own… Read full bio
Beth Houghton
Partner, Palatine
Beth Houghton is a Partner at Palatine Private Equity and is Head of Palatine’s Impact Fund. Beth joined Palatine in 2007 after gaining an MBA with distinction from Manchester Business School. Beth leads Palatine’s Environmental, Social and Governanc… Read full bio
Hanna Ideström
Senior Portfolio Manager, Alternative Investments, AP4
Hanna is a Senior Portfolio Manager in the team of Alternatives Investments at Fjärde AP-fonden (AP4), where her focus area is Private Equity. As per June 2021, AP4 manages assets of approx. SEK 490 billion. Prior to joining AP4, Hanna was an Investm… Read full bio
Reynir Indahl
Managing Partner, Summa Equity
Reynir Indahl is the Managing Partner of Summa Equity, a Nordic Private Equity (PE) fund that he founded in 2016 with EUR 1.6bn in Assets under Management across two funds. Summa was the first in PE to align its investments with the UN Sustainable De… Read full bio
Yasemin Saltuk Lamy
Deputy CIO, Head of Asset Allocation and Capital Solutions, CDC Group
Yasemin is Deputy Chief Investment Officer and Head of Asset Allocation and Capital Solutions at CDC Group, the UK’s development finance institution. She began her investment career at JPMorgan in London, covering first derivatives and then as a foun… Read full bio
Imraan Mohammed
Head of Impact Investments, Children's Investment Fund Foundation
Imraan Mohammed is Head of Impact Investments at Children’s Investment Fund Foundation (CIFF) and is responsible for equity and debt related investments in areas that support CIFF’s programmatic focus. Imraan has 17 years of experience in managing pr… Read full bio
Stephen Muers
Chief Executive Officer, Big Society Capital
Stephen was appointed CEO in May 2021. He has been at Big Society Capital since 2016, working for four years as Head of Strategy and Market Development and then as interim CEO since May 2020. During this time, Stephen has led on the organisation’s st… Read full bio
Gordon Power
Chief Investment Officer, Earth Capital
Gordon is Chief Investment Officer for Earth Capital (EC) and Co-Founder of Earth Capital Holdings (ECH) with Stephen Lansdown, EC’s holding company. Established in 2008, ECH is a global private equity investment group with $1.7bn AUM. The company’s… Read full bio
Fabio Ranghino
Head of Strategy & Sustainability, Ambienta
Fabio is Head of Strategy and Sustainability at Ambienta and is based in Milan. He has joined Ambienta in 2011 and since then has led the development of Ambienta’s approach to sutainability driven investment across asset classes building internal pro… Read full bio
Tommy Stadlen
Founding Partner, Giant Ventures
Tommy Stadlen is a Founding Partner at Giant Ventures, the global venture capital firm backing purpose-driven technology founders. Tommy is Co-Founder of the Tailwind SPAC platform, which has launched three public companies with a combined market cap… Read full bio
Benoit Valentin
Deputy Head of EMEA, Head of Private Equity Fund Investments and Head of Impact Investing, Temasek
Benoit Valentin joined Temasek International (Europe) Limited in 2014 as a Senior Managing Director. He is currently Deputy Head of EMEA; Global Head of Private Equity Fund Investments and Global Head of Impact Investing. Prior to this, Mr. Valentin… Read full bio
Bhavika Vyas
Managing Director, Head of Impact Investing, Stepstone Group
Ms. Vyas is a member of the responsible investing team at StepStone, with a focus on impact investing. She is also involved in the Firm’s responsible investing initiative. Prior to StepStone, Ms. Vyas was a managing director at East Rock Capital, a m… Read full bio
Sponsorship opportunities in 2022
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The Impact Investor Global Summit will take place on 18-19 May.
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Agenda
Impact Investor Global Summit - Wednesday 18th
08:00 - 09:00
Registration and networking breakfast
Plenary
09:00 - 09:15
Opening remarks from the chair
09:15 - 10:00
Taking stock of progress towards Sustainable Development Goals
· How on track is the world to meeting the SDGs – and what is the role of private capital in achieving these lofty goals?
· How will political polarisation in the West and increased geopolitical tensions impede the Just Transition?
· How can the SDGs be applied in a developed country context?
· What proportion of impact capital should be deployed in emerging markets?
· How to address inclusivity, diversity and inequality goals within an impact strategy?
10:00 - 10:30
Keynote 1#
10:30 - 11:00
Morning break
Plenary
11:00 - 11:45
Specialist & generalist impact investment strategies
- Hear investment real world case studies from single and multithemed managers
- Investor appetite for generalist versus specialist strategies
- What are the benefits of generalist strategies in terms of scaling impact outcomes and return prospects?
- What role will specialisation play in the evolution of the impact market?
- Which focus or remit is more conducive to delivering impact outcomes?
11:45 - 12:30
LP panel: Fund investors’ perspectives on impact investing
- How will interpretations of fiduciary duty and other regulatory restrictions on institutional investors change and what will this mean for appetite in impact funds?
- How are institutional investors approaching fund investment in the impact market?
- How are pension funds integrating impact into their investment mandate?
- What data do investors want to see and which frameworks are they using?
- To what extent are investors comfortable with investing in first time funds?
- What mechanisms are investors using to address ‘impact washing’?
12:30 - 13:00
Keynote 2#
13:00 - 14:00
Lunch
Stream 1: Climate impact stream
14:00 - 14:45
Looking to COP27 - Going beyond net-zero commitments
- How can the impact market accelerate the energy transition?
- How are institutional investors looking to implement net-zero commitments in practice?
- Is a specific impact allocation of total investment enough or should impact considerations be embedded into mainstream investment teams?
- Digesting developments from COP and the risk and opportunities for private market funds
- There are a lot of energy transition funds pitching their tents, but is enough capital being deployed?
- Investing in green vs brown companies: should investors help green companies grow or help brown companies become greener – how to do the latter credibly?
14:45 - 15:30
Investment opportunities in climate & tech impact
- Which technologies are game-changing in the clean economy transition?
- Do investors need to take on more venture capital risk to support emerging technologies?
- Where should climate investment sit within the private market portfolio, private equity or Real Assets?
- How commercially mature are hydrogen and carbon capture technologies?
Stream 2: Social impact stream
14:00 - 14:45
What does a ‘Just Transition’ investment strategy mean in practice?
- To what extent is the ‘just transition’ a useful concept for guiding an impact strategy and what does it entail in terms of asset selection?
- Where are examples of retraining, education and financial inclusion investment success stories – and what can be taken from them in terms of generalised learnings?
- Is the ‘just transition’ more of a buzzword or a genuine useful concept for fund managers?
14:45 - 15:30
Overview of investment opportunities in social impact
- How are fund managers going about quantifying and reporting on social impact success?
- What types of investments are being pursued as part of social impact strategy and what is their typical risk/return profile?
- What are the challenges which are unique to socially focused investments?
Stream 3: Impact innovation stream
14:00 - 14:45
Direct equity: innovation in impact structures and incentives
- How to make impact fund structures and manager incentives fit for purpose?
- Is the 10-year LP model fit for purpose in the impact investment context and what alternative structures make more sense?
- What examples exist of linking carry with impact performance?
- Appropriate remuneration incentives managers to deliver impact performance?
14:45 - 15:30
Impact debt: The role of impact financing in creating change
- To what extent are sustainability-linked loans, green bonds and blended finance solutions able to move the needle on SDGs?
- Impact financing sounds simple but is far more complex, what are the main challenges which are faced by lenders?
- The role of ‘catalytic’ subsidised capital in blended structure structures?
15:30 - 16:00
Networking break
Stream 1: Climate impact stream
16:00 - 16:45
Integrating natural capital into impact strategy
- The role of natural capital and carbon offsets as part of your net zero investment strategy
- What types of investments are part of a natural capital strategy?
- What is the return/risk profile of natural capital assets, and how scalable are these strategies?
- To what extent should carbon credits be a part of a net zero portfolio claim?
- To what extent should forestry and other organic carbon capture investment be part of climate strategy?
16:45 - 04:50
Day one closing remarks
Stream 2: Social impact stream
16:00 - 16:45
Implementing a diversity and inclusion impact strategy
- What are the KPIs you need to consider when looking to implement a social impact goals such as female empowerment?
- What are the key challenges gender-lens impact funds have come across?
- Case studies of investment stories that demonstrate diversity impact
16:45 - 16:50
Day one closing remarks
Stream 3: Impact innovation stream
16:00 - 04:45
Democratisation of impact opportunities: Creating private market impact products for retail investors
- How are efforts to provide access to the ‘wall of capital’ of retail investors to private markets evolving?
- Which firms have created vehicles for retail investors to access the impact investment market – and how have these strategies fared?
- How does retail investor demand compare to institutional investors for impact products?
- What can be learnt from impact investing by public markets?
16:45 - 16:50
Day one closing remarks
16:50 - 18:00
Networking reception
Agenda
Impact Investor Global Summit - Thursday 19th
Plenary
08:50 - 09:00
Day two opening remarks
09:00 - 09:45
Delivery impact vs reporting impact: which takes precedence?
- Are efforts to create standardised impact measurement and reporting frameworks detracting from the fundamental purpose of impact investing?
- Are funds using the sophistication of their reporting as a competitive differentiator?
- How are managers prioritising their time and resources in executing an impact strategy?
- Are market participants aligning to a common understanding of what impact investing is?
- Is there a risk of overburdening portfolio companies with data and process bureaucracy?
- How are funds finding responding to impact data requests by investors?
09:45 - 10:15
Making sense of SFDR
- Are you an article 8 or article 9 fund and what are the implications?
10:15 - 10:45
Morning break
Plenary
10:45 - 11:30
Impact reporting and analysis strategy
- How is the IFRS Sustainability Standards Board shaping up, and how it will interact with the EU taxonomy/SFDR?
- How are funds managing the reporting effort across multiple frameworks and responding to varied, granular data requests from their investors?
- Will there be a consolidation of measurement frameworks and standards, or are we set for continued proliferation?
- Which organisations should bear the cost of information and data requests (e.g., LPs, GPs, portfolio companies)?
- Are we in danger of making the impact investment market a sophisticated data and reporting exercise over delivering real world outcomes?
11:30 - 12:00
Keynote 3#
12:00 - 13:00
Roundtables: deep dive into investment stories across the impact thematics
- Climate & energy
- Sustainable forestry
- AgTech
- Healthcare
- Education and financial inclusion
- Affordable housing
13:00 - 14:00
Lunch
Plenary
14:00 - 14:45
Regulatory outlook for impact reporting and disclosure
- Should the market rely on regulations to drive progress?
- What are the most notable upcoming regulations across key jurisdictions such as the FCA, EU and SEC?
- Discover where the key legal risks are when making impact claims and how efforts to stamp-out impact washing will evolve
14:45 - 15:00
Closing remarks
Network with the global impact investment industry
After a successful virtual launch in 2021, the summit will be in-person for the first time in London. In May join 300+ attendees from specialist impact fund managers, general asset managers and institutional investors for two days of networking at the must-attend event for impact investment professionals.
The in-person networking experience
Meet investors focused on impact investment
Network with active investors in the industry. Benefit from our expansive global investor community who will be in attendance throughout the summit.
Network in-person in London
Connect with your peers at interactive workshops, networking breaks, evening drinks reception, roundtable discussions and invite-only breakfasts.
Build new connections at the forum
Our past attendees included Big Society Capital, Blackstone Group, CDC Group, Goldman Sachs, Macarthur Foundation, MassMutual, New York State Common Retirement Fund, and many more.
Previous attendees included
Testimonials from attendees
Operating Principles for Impact Management
Diane Damskey, Head of Secretariat
The event gathered some of the top names in impact investing and covered key topics to promote the understanding and growth of this market. The organization and…
SV Health Investors
Hannah Maunder, Investor Relations and Communications Associate
The Impact Investor Global Summit provided a huge amount of clarity on all things impact investing and did so in an engaging and enjoyable way.
FSN Capital Partners
Pål Dale, Senior Director, Business Development
All in all, the event provided a rich and detailed snapshot of the state of the impact investment industry, as of 2021.
Operating Principles for Impact Management
Diane Damskey, Head of Secretariat
The event gathered some of the top names in impact investing and covered key topics to promote the understanding and growth of this market. The organization and execution was impeccable.
Impact Investor Global Summit
Our leading advisory board in 2022
Nicholas Abel
Investment Officer, Sustainable Investment & Stewardship Strategies
California State Teachers’ Retirement System
Cecilia Chao
Managing Director
Bain Capital Double Impact
Michele Giddens
Co-Founder and Co-CEO
Bridges Fund Management
Neil Gregory
Chief Thought Leadership Officer
IFC
Pia Irell
Impact Partner
Trill Impact
Yasemin Saltuk Lamy
Deputy CIO, Head of Asset Allocation and Capital Solutions
CDC Group
Henry McLoughlin
Director of Advocacy
Capricorn Investment Group
Imraan Mohammed
Head of Impact Investments
Children’s Investment Fund Foundation
Fabio Ranghino
Head of Strategy & Sustainability
Ambienta