Program
Date:
Thursday 7 April 2022, 16:00 - 18:00 CET (Online)
In this interactive session, you will learn from experts in the field, and your peers, about investing in inclusion.
These experts will share their strategies in empowering people who might be underserved, revolutionizing financial services for people who otherwise might be left out.
* The content of this event does not constitute professional and/or financial advice but is intended to give you a flavor of what is out there in this field.
The theme of the day will be introduced by an impact investor who is passionate about the social, economic, and political inclusion of all:
Giorgiana Notarbartolo is an impact investor who is passionate about the social, economic, and political inclusion of all.
She is the founder of the 2030 Social Impact Special Prize, an initiative that supports startups and entrepreneurial ideas that aim to address inequality issues, within and among European Nations.
These four organizations present their investment strategy:
Ronald is an experienced manager and investment professional, with 15 years of experience in global impact investing. He joined Wire Group in 2019 as Partner and Fund Manager of the Wire Private Markets Fund. As Fund Manager of the Fund-of-Funds, he is responsible for the overall execution of the investment strategy and has executed/overseen the investments into the first seven impact private equity funds.
Ronald will be speaking about the Wire Groups investment in the Quona Accion Inclusion Fund III.
François de Borchgrave brings more than 15 years of experience in Private Equity investments with a specific focus on impact investing in the last 11 years. François co-founded KOIS, an impact investment and innovative finance advisory firm. He is the Managing Partner in charge of KOIS’s European operations and leading KOIS’s efforts on social impact bonds in Europe, especially in France and in Belgium. François is KOIS’s lead person on asset management and innovative finance product structuring in the renewable energy sector.
Jamy is a serial social entrepreneur with experience in Africa and Asia. She worked as a consultant for several large companies on CSR-related topics and as a strategic advisor for foundations. She has launched the Dutch Chapter of the world-renowned international NGO Ashoka, where she scouted and supported system-changing social entrepreneurs and deepened her experience of scaling social enterprises. In 2017 she joined the European Venture Philanthropy Association as the Community and Market Development Director.
Ali Najafbagy is the co-founder and Managing Partner of 4impact capital, a venture capital fund investing in European tech4good ventures. Ali worked at Goldman Sachs and Mubadala Investment Company and has an MSc in Aerospace Engineering from Delft and an Executive MBA from Harvard Business School. His board seats include social innovation foundation Number 5, The National Theatre, and diversity recruitment firm Global People.