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Impact Investing Forum

The power of capital for a better future

Madrid #Fi23 May 10, 2023
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What is Fi Forum?

The Fi Forum is a flagship event of the impact investing community in Europe, conceived by the Social Nest Foundation to accelerate the mobilisation of capital towards impact. Asset owners and asset managers convene here to share ideas, experiences and inspiration; learn about impact investing concepts and trends; connect with like-minded peers from around the world, and grow their contact base and investment opportunities.

In our fifth edition this year, we return with greater conviction than ever that impact investing is the best strategy to align capital with values.

If you believe in the transformative power of capital for a better future for All, join us at our Fi Forum 2023!

What to expect

1.
Highly curated and engaging content from top-tier speakers
2.
Networking with impact investing leaders from around the world
3.
In-depth and insightful discussions driving the future of impact investing
4.
Invaluable and diverse impact investment opportunities

Join the impact investors community from Europe and LATAM

  • Inspiration
  • Education
  • Networking
  • Opportunities
  • Investment
  • Panel discussions
  • Thematic workshops
  • Networking space for investors
  • Keynote presentations
  • Networking sessions
  • Opportunity pitches
500+

attendees from more than 36 different countries participated in the last edition

20+

keynotes and sessions featuring diverse perspectives on sustainable investing and impact investing

30+

international industry experts and inspirational speakers discussing ways to drive capital towards impact investing

#Fi23 Speakers

Discover some of the amazing speakers already onboard for the Fi Forum 2023
Tim Radjy
Chairman, AlphaMundi
Roberta Bosurgi
CEO, EVPA
Bertrand Badré
Managing Partner and Founder, Blue like an Orange Sustainable Capital
Nico Blaauw
Partner Investor Relations, Goodwell
Ging Ledesma
Director, Strategy and Sustainable Impact, Oikocredit International
Virgilio Barco
Managing Director, Alive Ventures
Elena Pons
Chief Investment Officer, MCE Social Capital
Teresa Guardans
Co-Founder, Oryx Impact
Margarita Albors
Founder and President, Social Nest Foundation
Jingdong Hua
Vice Chair, International Sustainability Standards Board, IFRS
Remo Oswald
Managing Partner, Enabling Qapital
Carolina Suárez
CEO, Latimpacto
Pablo Valencia
Partner, Q Impact
Tammy Newmark
CEO & Managing Partner, EcoEnterprises Fund
Tom Keleher
Equity Director, Oikocredit
Agi Veres
Director, UNDP Representation Office, Geneva
María Ángeles León
Co-Founder, Global Social Impact Investments
Maximilian Martin
Global Head of Philanthropy, Lombard Odier Group
Luca Torre
Founder and Co-CEO, GAWA Capital
Iker Marcaide
Founder and Executive Chairman, Zubi Group
Vincent Piche
Co-Founder, KIMPA - Impact Investing
Claudia Coppenolle
Fellow in Residence, The ImPact
Adrian Ackeret
Partner & CFO, elea Foundation for Ethics in Globalization
Alejandra Baigun
Impact Investment Manager, iGravity
Emma Salisbury
Consultant, LSE Generate
Marta del Castillo
CEO, Social Nest Foundation
Mónica Vásquez
Head of Strategy and Impact, Social Nest Foundation
Gonzalo Gutiérrez
Nature-based Solutions Specialist, The World Bank (Global Program on NBS for Climate Resilience)
Patricia Saenz
Managing Partner, Ewa Capital
Yaw Pepraw
Investor Relations Manager, Goodwell Investments
Nathalie Nebelius
Member Engagement Manager, Toniic
Rachida Justo
Director, Impact Bridge- IE Chair for Social Entrepreneurship and Impact Investing
Samir Selim
Head of Impact Investing, Social Nest Foundation
Maria Oliva
Impact & ESG Manager, Oryx Impact
María Puch
Head of Growth at BFA Global & Investor Relations Lead at Catalyst Fund
Safeya Zeitoun
Head of Impact,Tameo Impact Fund Solutions
Juliane von Boeselager
Investor Relations Manager, Financing Agency for Social Entrepreneurship
Anna Patton
Managing Editor, Pioneers Post
Amer Vohora
Impact investor and family office, Ikigai Ventures GmbH
Francisco Vivas
CEO, ZhanaSolutions
Juan Manuel López Zafra
General Director Economy and Chief Data Officer of the Madrid Region
Melissa Sesana
Co-Founder & Partner, Asiri
María López-Escorial
Social Impact Consultant and Professor at IE
Jose Ugaz
Criminal defense attorney, Benites, Vargas & Ugaz Law Firm
Carla Grados
Impact Measurement, 60 Decibels
David Hernando
Head of Strategy, SportBoost
Oisin Lunny
Co-Founder, Galaxy of OM
Rory Tews
Head of Strategic Development, Proof
Laura Fernández Cascán
Independent Consultant, Social Innovation, Systems Thinking and Impact-linked Finance
Carlos Martínez
CEO & Founder, Ecoballution
María del Mar Palau Madriñan
CEO, Bankamoda
Karla Gallardo
CEO, VIWALA
Jose Moncada
CEO, Fondo Bolsa Social
Ivan Agabekov
CFO & CO-CIO, Inoks Capital
Adrian Landa
Investors & Business Development, Global Social Impact Investments
Íñigo Serrats
Co-founder & Managing Partner, Impact Bridge
Pablo González Moreno
Executive Director, BTG Pactual Europa
Anais Mangin
Impact Investment Programme Lead, OXFAM
Iñigo Orvañanos
Chief Executive Officer, COMVIVE
Carmen Pumariño
Investment Director, Zubi Capital
Jose Maria Torrego
CEO, El Referente
Daniel Prieto
Vice President, Raven
Maria Francisca Paz y Miño
Sustainable Finance Consultant & ESG transition
Marta González Labián
Head of Impact and Sustainable Investing, SpainNAB
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Agenda

May 10, 2023
Formats
Enlightenment Stage
8:30
Plenary Access Hall

Check-in

9:00
Plenary Enlightenment Stage

Organizer Welcoming

Margarita Albors, Founder and President, Social Nest Foundation
9:15
Plenary Enlightenment Stage

Welcome to Madrid

Juan Manuel López Zafra, General Director Economy and Chief Data Officer of the Madrid Region
9:30
Track: Fundamentals of Impact Investing Enlightenment Stage

Keynote: The role of Finance in driving sustainable development

Agi Veres, Director, UNDP Representation Office, Geneva
9:45
Track: Fundamentals of Impact Investing Enlightenment Stage

Panel Session: From sustainable investing to impact investing

Rachida Justo, Director, Impact Bridge- IE Chair for Social Entrepreneurship and Impact Investing; Nico Blaauw, Partner Investor Relations, Goodwell; Safeya Zeitoun, Head of Impact, Tameo Impact Fund Solutions; and Samir Selim, Head of Impact Investing, Social Nest Foundation (Moderator)
10:25
Track: Fundamentals of Impact Investing Enlightenment Stage

Panel Session: Impact Investing as a Catalyst for Systemic Change

Ging Ledesma, Director, Strategy and Sustainable Impact, Oikocredit International; Margarita Albors, Founder and President, Social Nest Foundation; Pablo Valencia, Partner, Q Impact; and Emma Salisbury, Consultant, LSE Generate (Moderator)
11:05
Networking Networking Area

Coffee Break

11:35
Track: Impact Investing in Emerging Markets Enlightenment Stage

Panel Session: Emerging markets: Unlocking opportunities to invest with impact

Tim Radjy, Chairman, AlphaMundi; Bertrand Badré, Managing Partner and Founder, Blue like an Orange Sustainable Capital; and Marta del Castillo, CEO, Social Nest Foundation (Moderator)
12:00
Track: Investing in Global Themes Enlightenment Stage

Panel Session: Investing in natured based solutions: reflections from the field

Luca Torre, Founder and Co-CEO, GAWA Capital; Tammy Newmark, CEO & Managing Partner, EcoEnterprises Fund; Gonzalo Gutiérrez, Nature-based Solutions Specialist, The World Bank (Global Program on NBS for Climate Resilience); and María Puch, Head of Growth at BFA Global & Investor Relations Lead at Catalyst Fund (Moderator)
12:40
Track: Fundamentals of Impact Investing Enlightenment Stage

Keynote: Increasing the effectiveness of sustainable finance through standardization

Jingdong Hua, Vice Chair, International Sustainability Standards Board, IFRS
13:00
Track: Impact Investing in Emerging Markets Enlightenment Stage

Panel Session: Delivering impact investments in emerging markets

Tom Keleher, Equity Director, Oikocredit; Ivan Agabekov, CFO, Member of the Board of Directors, INOKS Capital; Elena Pons, Chief Investment Officer, MCE Social Capital; and Anna Patton, Managing Editor, Pioneers Post (Moderator)
13:40
Networking Networking Area

Lunch Break

14:30
Track: Early-Stage Investments Enlightenment Stage

Panel Session: Mobilizing Catalytic Capital: Utopia or Reality?

Roberta Bosurgi, CEO, EVPA; Carolina Suárez, CEO, Latimpacto; and Emma Salisbury, Consultant, LSE Generate (Moderator)
15:00
Track: Early-Stage Investments Enlightenment Stage

Panel Session: Investing in impact ventures with an impact-first approach

Adrian Ackeret, Partner & CFO, elea Foundation for Ethics in Globalization; Anais Mangin, Private Sector Programme Lead - Impact Investment, Oxfam Intermón; and Mónica Vásquez, Head of Strategy and Impact, Social Nest Foundation (Moderator)
16:00
Track: HNWI, Families and Family Offices Enlightenment Stage

Fireside Chat: Role of families in accelerating the mobilization of capital towards impact

Iker Marcaide, Founder, Zubi Group; and Claudia Coppenolle, Fellow in Residence, The ImPact
16:25
Track: HNWI, Families and Family Offices Enlightenment Stage

Panel Session: The impact investing journey for families: Sharing learnings

Maximilian Martin, Global Head of Philanthropy, Lombard Odier Group; Amer Vohora, Impact investor and family office, Ikigai Ventures GmbH; Melissa Sesana, Co-Founder & Partner, Asiri; and Nathalie Nebelius, Member Engagement Manager, Toniic (Moderator)
17:15
Plenary Enlightenment Stage

Closing Words

Marta del Castillo, CEO, Social Nest Foundation
17:30
Networking Networking Area

Cocktail

Discovery Stage
10:25
Track: Investing in Global Themes Discovery Stage

Panel Session: Gender Lens Investing: The smart way of investing

Virgilio Barco, Managing Director, Alive Ventures; Carmen Pumariño, Investment Director, Zubi Capital; María Oliva, Impact & ESG Manager, Oryx Impact; María López-Escorial, Social Impact Consultant and Professor at IE (Moderator)
11:05
Networking Networking Area

Coffee Break

11:35
Track: Early-Stage Investment Discovery Stage

Panel Session: Revealing the power of innovative finance to scale impact

Juliane von Boeselager, Investor Relations Manager, Financing Agency for Social Entrepreneurship; Alejandra Baigun, Impact Investment Manager, iGravity; Karla Gallardo, CEO, Viwala; and Mónica Vásquez, Head of Strategy and Impact, Social Nest Foundation (Moderator)
12:15
Track: Impact Investing Fundamentals Discovery Stage

Panel Session: Impact management practice: From reporting to driving performance

Iñigo Serrats, CFA, Co-founder and Managing Partner, Impact Bridge; Carla Grados, Impact Measurement, 60 Decibels; Rory Tews, Head of Strategic Development, Proof; and Laura Fernández, Independent Consultant, Social Innovation, Systems Thinking and Impact-linked Finance (Moderator)
13:00
Track: Fundamentals of Impact Investing Discovery Stage

Panel Session: VC investors driving the change through impact investing

Patricia Saenz, Managing Partner, Ewa Capital; Vincent Piche, Co-Founder, KIMPA; José Moncada, Founder and CEO, La Bolsa Social; Marta González Labián, Head of Impact and Sustainable Investing, SpainNAB (Moderator)
13:40
Networking Networking Area

Lunch Break

14:30
Track: Early-Stage Investment Discovery Stage

Fireside Chat: Inspiring stories of sustainable entrepreneurship linked to sports: Ecoballution and Sport Boost (Session conducted in Spanish)

Carlos Martínez Pardo, CEO & Founder, Ecoballution; David Hernando, Sport Boots; and José María Torrego, CEO, El Referente (Moderator)
14:50
Track: Investing in Emerging Countries Discovery Stage

Panel Session: Impact investing in Africa

Remo Oswald, Managing Partner, Enabling Qapital; Adrian Landa, Investors & Business Development, Global Social Impact Investments; Yaw Pepraw, Investor Relations Manager, Goodwell Investments; Teresa Guardans, Co-Founder, Oryx Impact; and Samir Selim, Head of Impact Investing, Social Nest Foundation (Moderator)
15:40
Networking Networking Area

Coffee Break

16:00
Track: Investing in Emerging Countries Discovery Stage

Keynote: Latin American context for impact investing

Jose Ugaz, Criminal defense attorney, Benites, Vargas & Ugaz Law Firm, Ex-Attorney General of Peru
16:15
Track: Investing in Emerging Countries Discovery Stage

Panel Session: Impact investing practice in Latin America. Experiences from the field

Carolina Suárez, CEO, Latimpacto; Tim Radjy, Chairman, AlphaMundi; Francisco Vivas, CEO, Zhana Solutions; Iñigo Orvañanos, CEO, Comvive; and Maria del Mar Palau, CEO, Founder & Partner, BancaModa
Workshops
15:00
Workshops Workshops

Invest in Madrid: A success story

Diego de Arístegui, Project Director, Invest in Madrid; Daniel Prieto, VP, Raven; and Pablo González, Executive Director, BTG Pactual
Impact Ventures Pitches
11:05
Impact Ventures Pitches Impact Ventures Pitches

Part I

Gradhoc, Proteus Innovation, ForestChain, Amaia App
13:40
Impact Ventures Pitches Impact Ventures Pitches

Part II

Depencare, Azolla Projects, Woltea, Solar Crowd, Nucaps, Loowatt, Lendahand

Time

May 10, 2023

8:30h - 19:00h

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Location

Espacio COAM
C/ de Hortaleza, 63,
28004 Madrid

How to get there

Bus: 001, 14, 21, 3, 37
Train: C10, C4A
Metro: M1, M-10, M-5

Accommodation

There is a diverse accommodation offering near the venue in neighborhoods such as Chueca, Malasaña, Sol – Gran Vía, Barrio de las Letras and Chamberí. We highly recommend to book the accommodation in advance.

 

Petit Palace Hotels

 

Petit Palace Hotels offers a 15% special discount for the Fi Forum attendees from May 7th to 12th, 2023. The following Petit Palace Hotels are located at a walking distance of less than 10 minutes from the venue: Petit Palace Chueca, Petit Palace Triball, Petit Palace Tres Cruces, and Petit Palace Plaza del Carmen.

 

Bookings: Petit Palace Hotels

15% Discount Code: FIFORUM2023GUESTS
*The code applies from May 7th to 12th, 2023

 

The Social Hub Madrid

 

The Social Hub Madrid offers a 15% special discount for the Fi Forum attendees. The Social Hub Madrid is located on Cuesta de San Vicente 28, 28008 Madrid, at a distance of less than 20 minutes from the venue by Metro or 30 minutes on foot.

 

Bookings: The Social Hub

15% Discount Code: SOCIALNEST23

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