Proceedings Impact Finance - Philanthropy, Investment and Blended Finance Geneva Forum 2024

Proceedings of the Annual International Conference on Impact Finance, Philanthropy and Investments for Peace and Sustainable Development of the Tuesday 10 December 2024 at Geneva.

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Geneva - Tuesday, December 10, 2024, Morning

9th Annual International Conference on Philanthropy and Impact Investments for Peace and Development

 Program

SCHEDULE AND SPEAKERS

Schedule
From 08:30 : On-site: Badge generation for access
09:00-09:30 : Welcoming. One-on-one meetings.
09:30 :

M. Thomas EGLI
Host of the (Geneva Forum) and Chair of the session, Switzerland
Opening of the Conference, Introductory notes and protocol
09:45-10:45 : Pitch session (6 min. max. per speaker)
In the frame of call for contribution in planification of this conference and of this technology request forwarded at international level,
Field report: Which project detection and selection criteria are most relevant in practice for Venture Capital or Philanthropy?
with testimonies from:
Mr. Aymeric JUNG, Finance professional in Geneva, formerly of Quadia Regenero Impact Fund, Daniel and Nina Carasso Foundation, and Slow Money

From the field - measuring impact in investment funds and the circular economy : Transitioning from Impact Measurement to Impact Management: Aligning Expectations Between Funders and Projects (corporates)
Mr. Lukas ADAMS, Head of Asset Management Bank GLS Gemeinschaftsbank eG, Germany

From the field: impact projects in the investment choices of an ethical bank - Intro to Values Based Banking
Mr. Mohammad Firas TABIEKH, Banker, MFT Wealth Management, Boston, former at Wealth Fargo, Merrill Lynch, and Morgan Stanley

From the field: choosing funds and projects in asset management
Mr. Nadim EL KHAZEN, Team Leader at BE WTR Nature-inspired technology for a new water experience, banker, formerly at Agri-FoodTech Fund at PeakBridge and Private Equity and VC at Edmond de Rothschild

From the field: choosing investment funds and the viewpoint of an impact project
Mme Teresa GUARDANS, Investment Consultant & Impact Investor, co-founder at Oryx Impact, Non Executive Board MemberNon Executive Board Member at SI Capital Private Equity, External Collaborator at Pictet Group, formally Rothschild & Co et UBS Wealth Management

From the field: Impact Fund operations and day-to-day choices
M. Grégoire MOUHICA, Investment Analyst at Lusignan Multi Family Office, formally Fund Distribution at Natixis Investment Managers and Disruptive Project Manager at NAOS (Bioderma - Institut Esthederm - Etat Pur)

From the field: selecting impact projects for a familly office
Mme. Caroline WELTE, Scientist, communicator, and inspiring trailblazer for the participative transfer of knowledge from theory to practice, Triple Bottom Line

From the field - point of view of an impact economy development foundation : Impact measurement for assessing the holistic return of Regnerative Cultural Landscapes in Switzerland
10h:45-12:30 : Open roundtable and breakout workshops
Facilitated by M. Thomas EGLI and M. Tristan LESCURE,
with active contribution from audience members, speakers and M. Alejandro JARA WEITZMANN, Mme. Christa MUTH and Mme. Michèle WACHS from Steering Committee of Geneva Foundation for the Future.
12h30 : Debriefing session
12h45 : Closing remarks
13h00 : End of session
From 13h00 : Opportunities of Networking
13h00 : Lunch break
19h00 : Geneva Forum Networking Dinner

 Partner organizations of this international conference

Geneva Foundation for the Future

The Foundation team, specialized in the economic viability of change-making projects, combines Values and Trust for Impact Investments. Its multidisciplinary team is involved in the development of businesses and NGOs. In this context, it has observed a mismatch between interesting projects deserving of sponsorship funding and the requirements of public and private funding bodies, particularly in terms of project presentation for funding solicitation and - at the end of the exercise - reporting to meet their standards.

This mismatch leads to a lack of productive interactions between projects and funding bodies. If brought together, the available funds that go unused and the serious projects that lack funding would have significantly higher societal impacts both qualitatively and quantitatively. The team aims to provide user-friendly and effective tools within a Foundation called the Geneva Foundation for the Future, which can also offer the necessary services, consulting, training, and coaching to the actors concerned in order to streamline all these interactions.

The workshop will consist of cross-referencing the needs and methods of the different professions present (investors, financiers, bankers, philanthropists, project monitors, evaluators, project leaders) in order to consolidate the choices proposed by the Geneva Foundation for the Future.

See : www.geneva-for-future.foundation
Objectif Sciences International

Since 1992, Objectif Sciences International has been conducting Science Education and Citizen Science projects and created the first Participatory Research trips in 2004. The NGO holds Special Consultative Status with the United Nations. Active on all continents, the NGO has been organizing the Annual International Conference on the Rights of Nature since 2012 in partnership with the UN’s Harmony with Nature Bureau, which is attended by all Governments active in this field or interested in its work.

Since 2016, Objectif Sciences International has contributed to the Annual International Conference on Impact Finance, offering a unique platform to unite global initiatives and foster the emergence of innovative solutions in responsible and participatory financing.

See : https://www.osi-ngo.org/?lang=en