ZUG IMPACT SUMMIT 2017
FAITH IN FINANCE – 30 & 31 OCTOBER 2017
The Zug Impact Summit features over 40 entrepreneurs, investors, and thought leaders from Africa, India, Europe, USA and Switzerland who will present how their companies, investments strategies and ideas make positive impact to society.
You are very welcome to join any of these speeches. The Summit values open dialogues, diverse opinions, and an atmosphere of sharing experiences, knowledge, and ideas to find solutions for a sustainable economy and society. Come and be part of it.
This year SIIA is cooperating with the Alliance of Religions and Conservation to highlight the theme of “Faith Consistent Investing” at the Summit.
At the Summit a group of the major Faiths will sign the Zug Guidelines determining how to invest according to their Faiths’ core values and beliefs.
Also at the Summit, a group of Charitable Foundations will sign the Zug Declaration declaring their commitment to the Sustainable Development Goals and the approach of impact investing.
Other important themes at the Summit are: Gender Equality, Nature Conservation, Renewable Energy, Education and Blockchain for good.
SPEAKER CONTRIBUTIONS
CO-HOSTS
Klaus-Michael Christensen
President
Swiss Impact Investment Association
THE IMPACT ECOSYSTEM
Dr. Matthias Michel
Member of the Zug Cantonal Government
Canton of Zug
Small Canton – Big Impact
KEYNOTE
Jamison Ervin
Manager, Nature for Development
United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
Genesis & Future of the Sustainable Development Goals
Cardinal Peter Turkson
Leader of The Dicastery on Integral Human Development
The Vatican
The Choices of Investing – A Noble Vocation
Jo Andrews
Co-founder
Equileap
Financial Tools to Advance Gender Balance
Robert Rubinstein
Chairman
TBLI Group
Family Office Impact Strategies –
How can Impact Offer Safer Returns
How can Impact Offer Safer Returns
Martin Palmer
Secretary General
Alliance of Religions and Conservation
Learning from the Faiths about value
consistent investing
consistent investing
Prof. Dr. Dr.h.c. Christoph Stückelberger
Executive Director
Geneva Agape Foundation
RRR: The Triple “R” Investments
Pelle Pedersen
Head of Responsible Investment
PKA Pension
How to Transform Investment Strategy Objectives
Bhawani Singh Shekhawat
CEO UK/EUROPE, The Akshaya Patra Foundation
Coppin Collings Akshaya Patra SOE Fund
The Enterprise of Feeding 5 Million Children Every Day
Nana Kwame Bediako
CEO Kwarleyz Group of Companies, Winner of the Lifetime Africa Achievement Prize
Coppin Collings Kensington Residential Partners Ghana Corporate Hospitality Fund
Improving Business Environment to Attract FDI to Africa
Karl H. Richter
Head of Research and Knowledge
UNDP SDG Impact Finance (UNSIF) & ExpandX
The Internet of Impact
Philippe Berthoud
Project Development
AST FEE Schweizerische Anlagestiftung für Erneuerbare Energie
Pension Strategy for Renewable Energy
Ben Banerjee
Member of the Boards
Swiss Impact Investment Association and EastWest Institute
Why Impact Investing
ZUG GUIDELINES
Faith Procession
A Procession of the worlds major Faiths arrives at Theater Casion Zug
Celebration of the Zug Guidelines
The Zug Guidelines are presented to the Summit and committed to by the Faiths in a festive celebration
The Handclasp of the Future
ZUG DECLARATION
Daniel Krähenbühl
CEO
Foundations & Sustainability
Launch of the Swiss Initiative for Sustainable and Impact Investing
Dr. Lee Alexander Risby
Head of Impact and Communication
C&A Foundation
Beyond Measurement – Putting Faith and Trust in Impact Investment
John Ayliffe
Chairman & Founder
1to4 Foundation
Bone Surgery to Fintech – a Business Angel’s Journey into Impact
Inez Colyn
Head Philanthropy
WWF Switzerland
6 Myth to Bust! – The Moves of WWF in Sustainable Investing
Daniel Krähenbühl Leading Swiss Foundations
Zug Declaration Signing Ceremony
NEW THEATRE PANEL: BLOCKCHAIN FOR SOCIAL GOOD
How BlockChain Can Help Achieve The SDGs
Toni Caradonna
Scenic Swisscoast GmbH
Karl H. Richter
UNDP SDG Social Impact Finance (UNSIF)
Olinga Ta’eed
Centre for Citizenship, Enterprise and Govern
Efi Pylarinou
Dailyfintech.com
Marcelo Garcia
BroadLights.org
PANEL: WAYS TO INVEST IN SDG5 GENDER EQUALITY
Ways to Invest in Gender Equality (SDG5)
Ingeborg Schumacher
Moderator
Lex van Dam
Partner
Hampstead Capital LLP
Brigitte Baumann
Founder
GoBeyond
Mette Rotbøll
Cofounder, CPO
Think Yellow
SAVE-THE-FOREST SYMPOSIUM
Pamela Brazier
Moderator for Save-The Forest Symposium
Moderator
Gerald Prolman
President
Everland llc
Introduction
Sir Graham Wynne
Special Adviser
Special Adviser, Prince of Wales Sustainability Unit
Why Forests Matter
Dr. Gavin Schmidt
Director
Director, NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies
NASA Observations on Climate Change
Mario Boccucci
Head of UN-REDD Secretariat
UN-REDD
REDD+ and the Paris Climate Agreement
Armin Sandhoevel
CIO
Infrastructure Equity Allianz Global Investors
Why Invest in Forest Conservation
Francois Carre
Carbon Portfolio Manager
Commodity Deriv., BNP Paribas
Leading by Example with Carbon Neutrality
Mike Korchinsky
Founder & President
Wildlife Works
How REDD+ Saves Forests & Achieves SDGS
Joseph Mwakima
Community Leader
Wildlife Works
What REDD+ Means for Communities
David Antonioli
CEO
VCS & CCBA
REDD+ Standards, and Audited Impact
Noelle LeCann
President
Alpha Source Climate Fund
REDD+ at Scale, a Holistic Approach
Dr. Assheton Carter
President
The Dragonfly Initiative
Addressing Conflict Mining
Alik Hinckson
Senior Vice President
Rainforest Alliance
Livehoods for Smallholder Farmers
Jamison Ervin
Manager
United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
Future of Forests Depends on Investment
FIRST GLOBAL SOCIAL BANK
Christian Heyner
President
1bank4all Founding Association
Empowering People at Speed of Light
Andreas Dudas
Head of Communication
1bank4all Founding Association
Empowering People at Speed of Light
SHOWCASES
Gil Crawford
CEO
MicroVest
Purposeful Investing in Under-Banked Markets
Jouni Keronen
Executive Director
Climate Leadership Council
Citizens Actions in Mitigating Climate Change
Chris Roelofse
Head of Alternatives
STANLIB Multi-Manager
Simpler and Safer Impact Investment in Africa
Sebastian Waldburg
Managing Partner
SI Capital
Energy Efficiency as a Fundamental Driver
to Achieve the Paris CC Agreement
to Achieve the Paris CC Agreement
Martin à Porta
CEO & President
Pöyry PLC
Reforestation for Sustainable Value
Scott Nelson
Co-founder
Sweetbridge Foundation
Building Blockchain Alliance with the Impact Ecosystem
Professor Olinga Ta’eed
Chairman
Centre for Citizenship, Enterprise and Governance
Cryptocurrencies with Values:
The Seratio Faith Coin
The Seratio Faith Coin
Bhawani Singh Shekhawat
CEO UK/EUROPE, The Akshaya Patra Foundation
Coppin Collings Akshaya Patra SOE Fund
The Enterprise of Serving 5 Million
Children Everyday – Food for Education
Children Everyday – Food for Education
Bridget Jackson
Director of Corporate Sustainability
PwC UK
Going Circular – Generating Demand for SDG12 – Responsible Consumption and Production
Sanchayan Chakraborty
Partner
Aavishkaar Venture Management
Impact Investing at Ground Zero: Building Businesses at the other 3 Billion
Jojo Linder
Founder
kompotoi
Good Business for the Earth Literally
Francis Tagumigwa
Founder & CEO
World Delta Limited
Empowering African Society
Through Telecommunication
Through Telecommunication
Joss Tantram
Founding Partner
Terrafiniti LLP