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Upcoming Events

Mainstreaming Impact Investing in the Pension Fund Industry

Regulation plays an immutable role in facilitating mainstream involvement of pension funds in the impact economy. Clarity on the legality is often a key barrier faced, while legal incentives accelerate mainstream adoption. We will hear of existing regulations in Denmark, Switzerland, The Netherlands, Nigeria and Ghana and hear practical strategies.

02nd - 05th October 2023

Centre International des Conférences Genève - Room A

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SWISS IMPACT WITH BANERJIS, weekly TV SHOW

The weekly TV show on how Impactful investments and businesses are helping to implement the 17 UN SDG’s worldwide to preserve the world for future generation. Banerjis have enlightening and in-depth conversations with newsmakers, celebrities, thought leaders, entrepreneurs, project owners, investors, politicians and business leaders and encourage them to act.

15th January 2021 - 31th December 2023

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Past Events

HOW TO MAINSTREAM IMPACT INVESTMENT

We are delighted to invite you to The first ever Building Bridges Hybrid event focusing on: How to address the Supply of Impact Capital and Demand of Impact Capital mismatch through the mainstreaming of impact investment in Switzerland on Wednesday, 1^st of December from 10:00am-11:30 am CET. This event will feature a distinguished Panel discussion on Key learnings from two leading impact investment experts showcasing their successful ventures / initiatives with Real Cases of impact investments. The discussion will be followed by the workshop

How can the Swiss Impact community integrate these learnings to accelerate our path to the 2030 SDGs?

PLACES ARE LIMITED, register today!

01st December 2021

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ENTREPRENEUR OF THE FUTURE: TRANSFORMING ENTERPRISES INTO BUSINESSES WITH IMPACT

This is an invitation to all those wanting to become a successful entrepreneur and rock their family and neighborhood next year. On 9th February 2021, you are welcome to attend a free 90 minutes session on how to start on the path of becoming a successful entrepreneur of the future. The session is geared towards starters in this international, competitive, and highly uncertain world, but we will also discuss points to help existing and more developed businesses to grow. Please come with your questions and issues. If time available, then we will try to answer as many of them as possible.

The date will be Februare 9th at 19:30 CET Book it in your calendar and plan to attend LIVE as it will be VERY powerful and important for you to put a VERY strong foundation of your business in 2021 and that's our vision for everyone here!

09th February 2021

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FINANCE IN CLIMATE – Year Ending Fireside chat

You are all invited to join us in our online event on the 15th of December at 5pm CET to celebrate the festive season and to welcome the New Year, together as a community!

Where we all share, collaborate, create, learn, debate and take actions to make a positive impact to the world. The theme of our Year Ending online event is Finance in Climate Change, due to the importance it holds for the wellbeing of our Planet and urgency for action. And to discuss and share views on how the influence of Finance and Investment can be used to fight Climate Change and keep the temperature rise limited to 1.5C.

We invite you all to contribute to creating a better environment and social balance as a legacy to the youth and to the next generations to come.To elaborate this theme further, we decided to organize our last online event of the year 2020 to cover this important topic with leaders such as Stephen Brenninckmeijer, Elina Kamenitzer, H.E. Jan Peter Balkenende and few more Surprise Guests who will be joining.The Finance in Climate Change webinar is a unique event for all who are investors, thought leaders, business owners, entrepreneurs, philanthropists, students and academists.

The interconnection between Finance and Climate will lead us to a long-term solution for addressing our current challenges, impacting all lives on our Planet. Our Speakers, who are experts, investors and leaders in Finance and Climate Change, will be inspiring all of us with their thoughts, experiences, actions and wisdom. We are offering an opportunity to all attendees to join in our event followed by the Online Networking Apéro with us to celebrate the festive season and the new year 2021.Looking forward to seeing you online on the 15th of December at 5pm CET.SIIA and Camomile teams

15th December 2020

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Planet, Humanity and Finance

Swiss Impact Investment Association organizes annually a Impact Summit where Financial Professionals, Policy Makers, Investors, Impact Start ups and Academical Representitives come together to shape the future of today’s society.

26th - 27th October 2020

Virtual Summit

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CHRISTMAS PARTY GALILEO & SIIA

You are invited to an evening of laughter and good cheer at Galileo IIIC' and SIIA' Christmas Party! Let's celebrate together with SIIA and Galileo IIIC members, impact investing friends and share learnings, stories & achievements of 2019, get inspired, set up new goals, connect and enjoy the get together moment! Bring your family and friends with you! WHEN: 19 December, at 18:00 - 21:00h Program: 18:00 - 21:00h Apèro and drinks, few short speeches from members We are looking forward to celebrating with You! Teams Galileo IIIC & SIIA

19th 20019 - 19th December 2019

Hohlstrasse 110, Zurich, at WWF

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IMPACT INVESTING DEEP DIVE, GETTING INTO ACTION

This Workshop will be a deep dive into impact investing and designed for those who already have a basic understanding of it. We will dive into Investment Opportunities through all asset classes and various themes in Impact investing, explore Wicked Problems and Leadership, learn about tools and resources for practitioners including impact assessment, sourcing and screening deals. You will be ready to take action and find your investments. You will have a chance to have an interactive discussion and work on your own / your company's Impact Investment strategy.

07th December 2019

Hohlstrasse 110, Kreis 4, 8004 Zürich, WWF

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5 Things Wrong With Your Impact Story And How To Fix Them

STORYTELLING WEBINAR Impact is becoming more mainstream, which is great. But it means your impact investment isn’t standing out anymore. How do you differentiate and engage your audience to feel, believe, and act on your story? How do you attract investors to take another look? Find out several tips and tricks that can help scaling your impact through powerful storytelling.

27th November 2019

WEBINAR

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Impact Investing: Making use of finance to change the world

The Workshop is an introduction to Impact Investing. It will cover all aspects of this topic and deliver a broad understanding of the sector as a whole. You will learn on practical examples what is impact investing, how it is different from sustainable investments, why this is important for our planet and people. We will look at different techniques of impact measurement and you will also learn about possible investment opportunities with purpose.

20th November 2019

WWF, Hohlstrasse 110, 8004 Zürich

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Building Bridges Week is a collaborative, community effort.

It aims to create conversations, common understanding, and collaboration between the finance and international development communities. Each event has its own focus, perspective, and viewpoint. They are planned by organizations active in finance and sustainable development. Taken together, these events create a comprehensive picture of what it will take to create grow sustainable finance and achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Free events all over Geneva dedicated to impact investing!

07th - 11th October 2019

Geneva

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Ocean Vitality Forum

The oceans sustain all life. We depend on them for our survival. We want to bring the blue economy, conservationists, and people who care, together to safeguard Ocean Vitality.

This is the second annual event of the Ocean Vitality Forum. Stay in touch for the upcoming program.

01st October 2019

Zurich, Switzerland

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Business Leaders for a Sustainable Future – Cross Business School Alumni at UBS

With an overall theme of how individuals and corporations can drive the right execution of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), the specific focus of this event is on Quality Education, SDG 4. Keynote ► Prof. Vanina Farber, IMD Professor and elea chair for Social Innovation

20th September 2019

UBS, Nüschelerstrasse 9, 8001 Zürich

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Zug Impact Summit 2019

The 4th annual Zug Impact Summit presents "OCEAN | HEALTH | CONSUMPTION". How are these themes interlinked and how can investing in one area impact the other? Sign up as speaker, sponsor, or reserve your seat as participants. You can support SIIA in putting together the most effective programme to make awareness about impact investment.

16th - 17th September 2019

Theater Casino, Zug, Switzerland

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TBLI EUROPE 2019 – Zurich

The 4th annual Zug - Explore investment opportunities and learn about the latest trends in the ESG & Impact Investing! The 35th TBLI Conference Europe will be held in Zurich, Switzerland.

12th - 13th June 2019

Volkshaus, Zurich, Switzerland

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The 4th Global Impact Investment Conference

Special SIIA rates. The ESAFON conference helps address and assess the gap between supply and demand in both traditional and mainstream impact segments. Join the high profile participants in Geneva and participate in the interactive debates. For special SIIA rates write to info@siia.ch or call +41 79 332 58 77.

16th May 2019

Mövenpick Hotel, Geneva, Switzerland

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Impat Measurement for Entrepreneurs and Investors

Impact Investing goes well beyond avoiding harm and managing ESG risks. In contrast to traditional investing, impact investing entails the challenge of measuring both the financial impact as well as the societal and environmental results. For those aiming to get involved in impact investing, it is of key importance to understanding how to build in impact measurement mechanisms from the start. In this community of practice session, we will look at different tools and techniques of impact measurement. As a basis for measuring impact, the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are explored to see how they can be employed for key performance indicators (KPI) in impact investing. A case study will be examined together with the participants. Together, enriched by the diverse background and expertise of participants, the subject matter is examined.

02nd May 2019

Spaces Ambassador Hotel, CH

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Blockchain as a Force for Good

Blockchain meets Impact Investing. Scaling and empowering the force for good? Exploring new technology and investment approach in combination. In this interactive presentation based on the best practice, you will learn about blockchain as a force for good and how Impact Investing company can use it to create social and environmental impact in emerging economies. We will explore and discuss the combination of blockchain and impact investing from an early enthusiast of Blockchain technologies and Crypto asset management, Enrique Alvarado Hablutzel, who is a fund manager at Bamboo Capital Partners. Enrique will share his experience and important insights, show practical examples based on his expertise in the field. How Blockchain can support Impact Investing and empower it? What is the implementation process? You will have the unique opportunity to get your questions answered on both topics - emerging technology blockchain and impact investing. We encourage experts from blockchain and impact investing industries to join us and contribute to the dialogue. After the workshop, everyone is invited for networking Apéro and inspiring conversations!

20th March 2019

Chi Impact Capital, Zurich, Switzerland

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Fourth Session of the UN Environment Assembly

The theme of Innovative solutions, covering policies, financing, technologies, partnerships and multistakeholder processes – are key both to solving many environmental challenges, as well as to accelerate sustainable development more generally. This recognition of the need of transformative change to support Agenda 2030, already highlighted in at the 2nd and 3rd sessions of the UN Environment Assembly, directly underpins the choice of the overarching theme for the fourth session of the Environment Assembly by the Member States in Nairobi in March 2019.

11th - 15th March 2019

United Nations, Nairobi, Kenya

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Innovate 4 Water – Kisumu, Kenya

Waterpreneurs Sàrl initiated the "Innovate 4 Water" series of marketplace forums, in 2017, with a global plan to expand to more than 25 selected countries (over the next three years) that were identified as leading (or emerging) spots in the fields of water and sanitation, entrepreneurship and innovation, and impact finance. The role of private sector in providing innovative solutions to the water and sanitation sector in Kenya. “Innovate 4 Water” in Kisumu, Kenya will bring together diverse water stakeholders (e.g. entrepreneurs, investors, large and small companies, ICT companies, agribusiness sector, non-governmental organizations, UN agencies, incubators) that are contributing toward the achievement of United Nations Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 6: Clean water and sanitation for all people.

th February 2019

Kisumu, Kenya

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2nd Faith-based Entrepreneur Conference – FaithInvest : Building Bridges

The 2nd Faith-based Entrepreneur Conference is a twin conference including "Spirituality 4.0 at the workplace" and "FaithInvest: Building Bridges". Churches and church-related institutions with their pension funds and capital invest billions of dollars worldwide. How can these investments become more consistent with Christian values and have a positive impact on development? And how can Christian development agencies with their expertise and partners match the needs of Christian investors? This conference aims at increasing trust between Christian (institutional) investors and Christian development agencies, share experiences of cooperation and develop strategies for future joint projects. The conference also contributes to the newly built FaithInvest Alliance with its secretariat in Geneva.

20th - 22th January 2019

Ecumenical Center, Geneva, Switzerland

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Impact Investing: making use of finance to change the world

13th December 2018

Chi Impact Capital, Zurich Switzerland

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New Year Celebration – 1 Year Galileo IIIC

We invite ALL participants of past workshops, friends and Impact Investing Experts to celebrate the NEW YEAR and to set up impactful intentions for 2019 together! On 13 December 2017, the first workshop of Galileo was performed - another reason to celebrate! ONE YEAR of GALILEO IIIC!

13th December 2018

Chi Impact Capital, Zürich, Switzerland

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COP24 Katowice 2018

With COP24 being hailed by the UNFCCC as ‘Paris 2.0’, the Sustainable Innovation Forum presents a crucial opportunity to drive forward the Paris Agreement framework by bringing together 600 delegates engaged with fast-tracking the global green economy.

09th - 10th December 2018

Vienna House Easy Katowice, Poland

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Innovate 4 Water – Abuja, Nigeria

Waterpreneurs Sàrl initiated the "Innovate 4 Water" series of marketplace forums, in 2017, with a global plan to expand to more than 25 selected countries (over the next three years) that were identified as leading (or emerging) spots in the fields of water and sanitation, entrepreneurship and innovation, and impact finance. The role of private sector in providing innovative solutions to the water and sanitation sector in Nigeria. “Innovate 4 Water” in Abuja will bring together diverse water stakeholders (e.g. entrepreneurs, investors, large and small companies, ICT companies, agribusiness sector, non-governmental organizations, UN agencies, incubators) that are contributing toward the achievement of United Nations Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 6: Clean water and sanitation for all people.

27th - 28th November 2018

NAF Centre, Abuja, Nigeria

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BE IMPACT & The Laudato Si’ Challenge

Discover how to realise dreams of a more just, more united, more sustainable world through savings and investments. LITA.co, which means "Live. Impact. Trust. Act "is the first online platform exclusively dedicated to social, societal and sustainable projects and allows users to create a 100% online, 100% transparent and 100% sustainable portfolio. During this evening at Espace Lumen, we will not only present the companies collecting LITA.co but we will announce an ambitious partnership formed within the framework of the "Laudato Si 'Challenge". Announced June 13 at the Forbes Impact Summit in New York, the second edition of the Laudato Si 'Challenge, sponsored by Pope Francis, aims to sustainably improve the lives of 10 million refugees by 2020 through innovative, sustainable businesses and ethical. The challenge is collaborating with LITA.co.

28th November 2018

Espace Lumen, Ixelles, Belgium

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Blockchain Leadership Summit 2018

Blockchain Leadership Summit is the biggest event on blockchain in Switzerland, which will take place on November 23-24 in Basel: 2500 attendees, 70+ speakers, 13 industries, and 2 days of highly valuable content. The summit is interesting for business owners, investors, VCs, family funds and startups by the real cases from industry leaders in the real sector of economics. The summit traditionally will be opened by Prince Michael of Liechtenstein. Main speakers are going to present tech companies, like IBM, Bosch, Novartis, Ubuntu, and representative of the World Economic Forum. Dedicated program tracks cover all the most actual topics, from public sector and regulations to real business applications on blockchain in 9 industries: Blockchain Technology, ICT, Finance, healthcare and Pharma, smart cities, media & marketing, Academia, Governments and jurisdictions as well.

23th - 24th November 2018

The Congress Center Basel, Switzerland

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Impact Investing in Action. Climate Change, Food & Energy

The workshop will lead you into action and help explore various investment and engagement opportunities of impact investing. You will learn about different investment themes such as education, healthcare, affordable housing, and other social and environmental issues. You will also learn about existing impact investment products and platforms available for different budgets to invest. We will then dive deeper into 3 topics: Climate Change, Food and Energy. Why these three topics? Every human is facing it day after day. Every day we eat, we consume energy, and create an impact on the climate with our actions. How can you transform your actions to improve society and be rewarded for doing it? We will show you live examples of how you can invest in a supportive way for your family and local communities; how to switch to solar energy and explore all the costs and benefits of this switch; how to invest in your food in a way that would be beneficial for you, farmers, and the planet.

20th - 21th November 2018

Chi Impact Capital, Zurich

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Roadshow – Association of the Luxembourg Fund Industry

The Association of the Luxembourg Fund Industry (ALFI) is returning to Switzerland for its annual roadshow on 13 & 14 November this year. 400+ fund professionals have registered to attend the event, don’t miss out on the opportunity to hear updates on the most recent developments in cross-border fund distribution as well as innovative solutions in the alternative investments space.

13th - 14th November 2018

Marriot Hotel, Zürich, Switzerland

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TBLI Conference Nordic 2018

TBLI (Triple Bottom Line Investing) is the worlds leading authority on ESG and Impact Investing. Don’t miss out hearing from leaders on ESG & Impact Investing!

08th - 09th November 2018

NASDAQ, Stockholm, Sweden

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Agri & Co Challenge Networking Event

This unique event will allow you to discover and engage with the Agri & Co Challenge winners, you will discover the future plans for the new Innovation Center in St-Aubin and hear from inspiring ecosystem figures.

09th November 2018

HEIA-FR Auditoire E. Gremaud, Fribourg, CH

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Symposium: Vertrauen und Verantwortung

Hat das Vertrauen in die Wirtschaft Schaden genommen? Wieviel Vertrauen müssen wir riskieren und welche Strukturen sind notwendig, damit ein gutes und effizientes Miteinander im Unternehmen gelingen kann? Das Lassalle-Institut stellt mit diesem Symposium die Frage: Was können wir aus diesen Ereignissen lernen? Wir wollen mit Verantwortungsträgern in der Wirtschaft im Gespräch bleiben und fragen, wie wir selbst unserer Verantwortung gerecht werden, nicht nur wenn die Sonne scheint, sondern auch in stürmischen Zeiten.

08th November 2018

Lassalle-Institut, Edlibach, Switzerland

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Joint Alumni Forum Speakers Series – Mr Patrick Odier

Mr Patrick Odier, Senior Managing Partner at Banque Lombard Odier, will discuss Impact Investing from the perspective of Lombard Odier Group as well as his strategic vision, addressing the challenges and successes of implementing that strategic vision.

18:00 Arrivals and registrations
18:30 Interview (and Q&A) with Mr Patrick Odier
19:30 Discussion and networking

SIIA Members are invited to participate, but, places are limited.

05th November 2018

Impact Hub Kraftwerk, 25 Selnaustrasse, 8001 Zürich

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Impact Investing in Action. Climate Change, Food & Energy

23th - 24th October 2018

Chi Impact Capital, Josefstrasse 225, 8005 Zurich

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Impact Investing: Making Use of Finance to Change the World

This is an introductory workshop to Impact Investing. All aspects of the topic and it will provide attendees with a broad understanding of the sector as a whole. You will learn from practical examples what is impact investing, how it is different from sustainable investing and why it is important for our planet and people. The Workshop will look at different techniques of impact measurement and you will also learn about possible investment opportunities with purpose. After the workshop, everyone is invited for a networking Apéro and open discussion! Galileo offers SIIA a special price of CHF 20.-

06th September 2018

Chi Impact Capital, Josefstrasse 225, 8005 Zurich

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