AGENDA Day One | Tuesday, May 22, 2012 | Downtown San Francisco
8:00 – 9:00 am Registration/Breakfast
9:00 – 9:15 am Welcome Address

The Honorable David Chiu, President, Board of Supervisors, City & County of San Francisco

9:15 – 9:35 Impact Investing: Present & Future

How can this convening help you achieve your goals?

Georgette Wong, CEO, Correlation Consulting
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9:35 – 10:15 am Case Studies in Value Creation, Part I

Long-term value creation creates the intersection of above-market financial returns with the creation of social and environmental benefit. When do the world’s greatest challenges create great investment opportunities?

10:15 – 10:45 am Break
10:45 am – 11:45 pm Concurrent Break-Out Sessions

 

11:45 – 1:30 pm Lunch
1:30 – 2:45 pm Three Investment Approaches: Conservation and Climate Change

There are at least three distinct motivations for investing with impact:  Investment First, Impact First and Catalyst First.  Leading investors describe their investment goals, strategies, collaborations and lessons learned.

2:45 – 3:00 pm Break
3:00 – 4:00 pm Investment Showcase

The judging is complete! Hear from three new and exciting investments (recommended by fellow asset owners) selected by our Investment Showcase Judges. These three funds cover debt, private equity and real assets.

  • Ecotrust Forest Management/Ecotrust Forests II
  • Floresta Holdings Limited/Floresta
  • Nikko Asset Management/Nikko AM World Bank Green Fund
4:00-5:00 Working Groups
5:00 – 6:30 pm Networking Reception


AGENDA Day Two | Wednesday, May 23, 2012 | Downtown San Francisco
8:00 – 9:00 am Registration/Breakfast
9:00 – 9:15 am Introduction to Today & Recap of Yesterday

Georgette Wong, CEO, Correlation Consulting

9:15 – 10:00 am Keynote Address

Jean Oelwang, CEO, Virgin Unite, Sir Richard Branson’s Foundation

Q&A Moderator: Gloria Nelund, TriLinc Global

10:00 – 10:30 am Break
10:30 am – 11:45 pm Panel:  Creating What’s Next – New Fund Creation

Looking to have an impact on a particular issue in a particular geography but no such fund yet exists? Hear from practitioners who identified underinvested market opportunities and created new investment vehicles to catalyze hundreds of millions of dollars for impact.

11:45 – 1:15 pm Lunch
1:15 – 2:30 pm On the Horizon:
Unconventional Perspectives
What are opportunities that we routinely overlook, undervalue or do not yet know how to create as viable investment opportunities?
 

2:30 – 3:15 pm The Innovation Genome: Moving From Invention to Innovation

Bill O’Connor, Corporate Strategy & Engagement, Autodesk

The Innovation Genome Project researches the 1,000 most important innovations in world history, and how they moved from invention (the sparkle of an idea) to innovation (sustainable over time). How can the patterns and insights from the Innovation Genome apply to you and support your work for the long-term?

 

3:15 – 4:00 pm

Taking Stock: What Have You Learned? Where Will You Take Action?
4:00 pm Closing Reception & Networking