Capital Markets In Crisis: Threat Or Opportunity?
Thursday, March 26, 2009
Session Description
With shrunken investment portfolios and budgets, corporations, investors and philanthropists are facing hard choices. What will be the impact on social entrepreneurs and social impact investing? Will the increased emphasis on sustainability and social impact be sustained during tough times? Is there a silver lining in the cloud as investors recognise that social values provide business opportunities – and may help reinvent capitalism?
Time & Location
Time:
10:45 - 12:15, Thursday, March 26, 2009
BST
Speakers
-
Speaker
Managing Director, Rockefeller Foundation
After 26 years at The Economist, Matthew recently joined the Rockefeller Foundation to launch a new global institute. He is the coauthor of several books, including Philanthrocapitalism: How Giving Can Save the World. Co-founded the Social Progress Index and the #givingtuesday movement…
-
Speaker
President, GSG Impact
Sir Ronald Cohen is co-founder President of the GSG Impact, co-founder Chair of The Portland Trust, and the recently-created International Foundation for Valuing Impacts (IFVI). He is also a former co-founder Chair of Bridges Fund Management, Better Society Capital, and Impact Weighted Accounts…
-
Speaker
Advisor, Southern Bancorporation & Chair, Homeless Children's Playtime Project board, Individual
Jan Piercy is broadly engaged in economic inclusion, impact investing and social entrepreneurship fields, having served as Senior Advisor to Enclude, Senior Vice President of ShoreBank Corporation, and as USED on the World Bank & International Finance Corporation boards during the Clinton…
-
Speaker
Senior Partner, Generation Investment Management LLP (U.S.)
David Blood is co-founder and Senior Partner of Generation Investment Management. Previously, he spent 18 years at Goldman Sachs including serving as co-CEO and CEO of Goldman Sachs Asset Management from 1999-2003. David received a B.A. from Hamilton College and an M.B.A. from the…
