The field of impact investing has exploded in the last decade, with billions of dollars committed to various impact investment vehicles, and increasing research into financial and social returns. The consensus seems to be that impact investing is a powerful tool, producing both impressive social and financial returns. Are expectations of market rate returns unrealistic? How can we best assess impact? Four experts will share their evidence and argue the case. You’ll decide: has impact investing has been oversold, or will it live up to the hope?
Session Description
Time & Location
Time:
10:00 AM - 11:15 AM, Friday, April 7, 2017 BSTLocation:
Lecture Theatre 4
Speakers
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SpeakerFaculty Director, CASE at Duke, Center for the Advancement of Social EntrepreneurshipCathy Clark is Faculty Director at the Center for the Advancement of Social Entrepreneurship (CASE) at Duke University’s Fuqua School of Business and Founding Director of the CASE i3 Initiative on Impact Investing. Cathy is globally recognized as a collaborative visionary and pioneering influencer in…
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SpeakerSenior Advisor, Private Sector Department, Oxfam AmericaMara has over 15 years of experience working in the fields of international development, emerging markets finance and business. Mara leads on Oxfam's work on shareholder advocacy directd at US corporations, as well as influencing work on impact investing. Mara is the global lead on the…
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SpeakerCo-Founder, ToniicLisa Kleissner is joyfully aligning her family capital with her business acumen to help make the world a better place. An impact investor since 2000, Lisa advocates, teaches, writes and muses about the impact experience. Lisa co-founded the KL Felicitas Foundation (www.klfelicitasfoundation.org), and…
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ModeratorFounder, IndividualJulia has over 25 years of executive leadership experience in financial services as a portfolio manager, hedge fund manager, wealth advisor and CIO. Since 2008, she has been at the forefront of the impact investing field, working to build better environmental, social and corporate governance…
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SpeakerPartner, Sumerian PartnersChris has a background in business and development. He is a co-founder of Sumerian Partners, and was the former Director of the Shell Foundation. Chris has a track record in applying an “enterprise-based” approach to philanthropy, being an early pioneer of “impact investing”. Through his…