Summit Day
- Gavin Serkin - Founder & Managing Editor, Frontier Media & Intelligence Network
Representatives from each sector will share:
• How their stories first began
• Their vision and their impact through pictures
• One thing they would have done differently along the way
5 mins presentations each followed by 10 mins Q&A
- Prof Syed Hasan Jafar - Associate Dean of School of Business, Director of Finance and Bloomberg lab, Woxsen University
- Natasha Ibori - Co-Founder, Uwana Energy
- Abrar Mir - Managing Partner, Quadria Capital
What are key trends in the current landscape of innovative investment funds across emerging markets? What are concrete examples of emerging market funds with innovative strategies? How can LPs and GPs leverage gender-smart investing strategies to drive business returns and impact?
- Jessica Espinoza - CEO, 2X Global
What innovative financing models and instruments are being utilised to attract private capital for climate investments in emerging markets? In what ways can investments in climate address local, social challenges? Exploring the future of hydrocarbons as a global energy source. How can private capital play a key role in driving decarbonisation efforts within the supply chains of different emerging markets?
- Ruchira Shukla - Managing Partner & Co-Founder, Synapses
- Lars Zimmermann - Vice President, DEG Impact
- Bart Schaap - Managing Partner, Total Impact Capital
- Ellen Cathrine Rasmussen - Executive Vice President, Green Infrastructure and Scalable Enterprises, Norfund
How can investors looking at impact navigate challenges including investment availability, short term hits to returns and keeping up with a fast-paced market? How to encourage collaboration and knowledge sharing among private capital investors, policymakers and local communities to accelerate sustainable investment practices in emerging markets. Investors in which sustainable sectors in EM are reaping the highest rewards?
- Petr Vítek - Co-Founder & Partner, Tilia Impact Ventures
- Kadir Gungor - Chairman, Sustainable Impact Capital
What is the impact of sustainability disclosure regulations (such as IFRS, CSRD, SFDR) on ESG reporting? What main questions do investors need to bear in mind to ensure their sustainability reporting addresses the needs of all their stakeholders? What are the main challenges for emerging markets focused businesses?
- Claire Gillig-Brouwer - Manager, Sustainability Standards Integration, FMO
- Ashish Patel - Managing Partner, Credit, Aavishkaar Capital
- Melissa Kang - CEO & Founder, Enyorra Private Equity
Through engaging discussions, activities and real- life examples, this workshop will delve into the importance of embracing diverse perspectives in an industry that often creates divides. What small yet powerful steps can you take to create more comfort zones and an inclusive culture within your own business? Diving into interesting themes, unconventional talent management, finding the right partners and overcoming hurdles specific to different emerging markets. Create a stronger community within your circle.
Run strictly under the Chatham House Rule. Encouraging participants to speak openly on the topics that really matter.
Open to all.
Closed to Press.
For GP or Service Provider registrations please contact Munazzah Siddique at munazzah.siddique@informa.com
For LPs: to join, please contact Adrianna Moskal at adrianna.moskal@informa.com
- Melissa Kang - CEO & Founder, Enyorra Private Equity
- Jessica Espinoza - CEO, 2X Global
- Gavin Serkin - Founder & Managing Editor, Frontier Media & Intelligence Network