2022 PROGRAM
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29 MARCH 2022 | DAY 1 | ImpactConnect
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ImpactConnect embraces the powerful fusion of financial forces offering unprecedented and growing opportunities for qualified investors to consider and pursue rewarding and purposeful impact investments In Australia and beyond. Learn more about ImpactConnect here.
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30 MARCH 2022 | DAY 2 | Impact Investment Summit
8:45AM | Event open Cockle Bay Room |
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8:50AM – 9:00AM Acknowledgement of Country – Uncle Ray Minniecon, Kabikabi and Gurang-Gurang man, elder and statesman |
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9:00AM – 9:05AM The Summit at a Glance – Summit MC |
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9:05AM – 9:25AM The GIIN’s CEO, Amit Bouri will be in a live conversation with Mary Delahunty, Founder and MD, Seven Advisory, to focus intention, aspiration, build momentum and invite the community to look towards a new horizon, in a post covid world where opportunity abounds to re-make the world. Amit Bouri – CEO, Global Impact Investing Network (GIIN) in conversation with Mary Delahunty, Founder & Managing Director, Seven Advisory |
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9:30AM – 9:40AM In an opening address, as a prelude to the launch of the Gender Lens Investing Roadmap, the Ambassador for Women and Girls will address the Summit audience making gender equality everyone’s business. Christine Clarke CSC, Ambassador for Women and Girls, DFAT |
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9:40AM – 9:45AM Cockle Bay Room The Critical Decade and the Role of Government The Hon. Matt Kean, Treasurer of NSW and Minister for Energy |
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9:50AM – 10:30AM Darren Walker, President, Ford Foundation (USA) |
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10:30AM – 11:00AM | Morning Tea |
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11:00AM – 11:45AM Louise Walsh, Founder & CEO, Walsh Capital David Gonski AC, former chairman ANZ, Chancellor University of New South Wales, president Art Gallery of New South Wales Trust, and chairman UNSW Foundation Ltd. Andy Kuper, Founder and CEO, Leapfrog Investments
SCALING IMPACT ALL STARS BIZ PITCH
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11:45AM – 12:45PM | Breakout Sessions |
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Breakout 1 Cockle Bay Room |
Breakout 2 Room C3.2 |
Breakout 3 Room C3.3 |
Breakout 4 Room C3.4 |
Endowments For Impact Part 1: Overcoming the barriers to mobilising the billions invested by philanthropic trusts and foundations Simon Lewis, Goodwolf Partners (Moderator)
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Reaping What We Sow Impact and commercial VC – what’s driving the expansion of impact into VC? Jessica Roth, Founder and CEO, Social Impact Hub (Moderator) |
Impact at Scale: From ESG to Impact. The path towards impact at an institutional scale? What are the challenges? What do the pioneers have to tell us and how do we make the leap from ESG to intentional impact Susan Clear, Director, Social Impact Investing, Asia Regional Director, Macquarie Group Foundation (Moderator) |
Catalytic Gendered Innovation: Showcasing gender lens philanthropy and investing Cameron Neil, Co-Founder & Director, Red Hat Impact (Moderator) |
12:45PM – 1:45PM | Lunch Lunch and Learn: Danny Almagor, Managing Director, Small Giants |
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1:45PM – 2:45PM SCALING IMPACT ALL STARS BIZ PITCH
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2:45PM – 3:45PM | Breakout Sessions |
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Breakout 1 Cockle Bay Room |
Breakout 2 Room C3.2 |
Breakout 3 Room C3.3 |
Breakout 4 Room C3.4 |
Post COP26 where the rubber meets the road: Investing in renewables and clean tech A case study on what’s possible when we invest to secure a net zero future, homing in on renewables and clean tech. John Treadgold, Editor OnImpact (Moderator)
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The Great Housing Nexus Australia’s growing housing affordability crisis, financial wellbeing and the unique point in time we witness with record low interest rates, present an unparalled opportunity. We’ll explore where the opportunities are and showcase some examples of high impact projects. Rebecca Thomas, Executive Director, Impact Investing, Social Ventures Australia (Moderator) |
Natural Capital and Impact Investing Investing in conservation, regeneration and biodiversity in the critical decade. Jennifer Lauber-Patterson, Managing Director, Frontier Impact Group (Moderator) |
For the Good of Business: Forging the Next Economy through Social Enterprise What’s new in social procurement policy, where can we leverage investments to boost the social enterprise sector – what’s on the horizon for social enterprises in Australia? Alex Hannant, Professor of Practice + Co-Director, Yunus Centre at Griffith University (Moderator) |
3:45PM – 4:15PM | Afternoon Tea |
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4:15PM – 4:50PM SCALING IMPACT ALL STARS BIZ PITCH
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4:55PM – 5:20PM Radical Transformation of the Housing market in Australia Evan Thornley, Executive Chair, LongView |
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5:20PM – 5:30PM | Closing Remarks |
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6:00PM – 10:00PM | Aurora Doltone House Darling Island Aurora is our signature Summit soiree, with a post-Covid, celebratory twist, a much anticipated event in the Festival of Impact. Read more. |
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30 MARCH 2022 | DAY 2 | AURORA - FESTIVAL OF IMPACT EVENING SOIREE
6:15PM | Arrival Drinks Doltone House, Darling Island |
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7:00PM Acknowledgement of Country & Performance Blak Douglas |
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7:10PM We will hear from David Albert, CEO at Alberts, and Emily Albert, Executive Director, about their family’s 137 year history in the creative sector, and their commitment to investing in and growing the future pioneers of the arts and culture landscape. Led by the family’s fifth generation now, the family business is focussed on impact investing, to back founders and organisations who share a vision for a better tomorrow. David and Emily will share their journey and conviction around the importance of investing in the people and projects that weave the fabric of a healthy society. |
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7:30PM What would Australia look like in 2030 if we simply listened to the needs of its people? Regenerating Australia is a short film by the team behind the high-impact feature documentaries 2040 and That Sugar Film. It is based on a four month interview process with a diverse group of Australians who shared their hopes and dreams for the country’s future. Featuring Kerry O’Brien, Sandra Sully, Gorgi Coghlan, Tim Flannery, Larissa Behrendt, David Pocock and other well-known voices, the film is set on New Year’s Eve 2029 and takes the form of a news bulletin looking back at the decade ‘that could be’. A decade that saw Australia transition to a fairer, cleaner, more regenerative economy that values Australia’s greatest assets – First Nations’ wisdom, our unique natural environment and our sense of community. |
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8:00PM Roving and Networking Dinner Soiree |
31 MARCH 2022 | DAY 3 | Impact Investment Summit
7:30AM – 8:45 AM A Field Guide to Investing In the Indigenous Impact Ecosystem Impact Asia Pacific is delighted to host this Summit breakfast as part of our ongoing commitment to supporting the development and capacity building of the Indigenous business and impact investing ecosystem. Expertly facilitated by First Australians Capital Head of Strategy and Engagement, Tiarne Shutt, this breakfast workshop will give you a powerful lens into the Indigenous economic ecosystem. The Indigenous economy is growing at 12.5% p.a (Supply Nation). The opportunity to invest and empower Indigenous entrepreneurs to achieve their business and community goals can only be achieved by placing self-determination at the centre of investments. The team at First Australians Capital are pioneering a new approach to Indigenous investing by utilising very old ways of Indigenous thinking. This session is for investors looking to create an impact and understand how to find their place within the Indigenous economy. Key topics covered are the Indigenous economic ecosystem, market opportunities, Indigenous first investing principles and understanding how to shift power back to Indigenous enterprises. Facilitated by Leah Armstrong, MD and Tiarne Shutt, FAC Head of Strategy and Engagement, First Australians Capital Ltd |
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9:00am | Event open | |||
9:00AM – 9:10AM Opening and Welcome – MC SCALING IMPACT ALL STARS BIZ PITCH |
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9:20AM – 10:20AM Joel Solomon, Co-founding Partner, Renewal Funds and author, The Clean Money Revolution |
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10:25AM André Eikmeier, Founder, Good Empire. |
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10:30AM – 11:00AM | Morning Tea | |||
11:00AM – 11:55AM SCALING IMPACT ALL STARS BIZ PITCH CASE’s Faculty Director, Cathy Clark (USA) will deliver a compelling provocation live from the USA, as a precursor to a dynamic panel discussion with local leaders in impact measurement and management. Cathy Clark, Faculty Director for CASE, the Center for the Advancement of Social Entrepreneurship, Duke University |
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12:00PM – 1:00PM | Breakout Sessions | |||
Breakout 1 Cockle Bay Room |
Breakout 2 Room C3.2 |
Breakout 3 Room C3.3 |
Breakout 4 Room C3.4 |
Gender, Climate and Intersectionality: An investment showcase for impact across gender and climate Diving deeper into the Gender Lens Investing Roadmap this session brings a focus to intersectionality and where both big problems lie and therefore big opportunities. Manita Ray, Managing Director & Founder, Capital Human, Specialist – Financing for Gender Equality, UNDP (Moderator) |
UnConference Space We’ve created space in the program this year to support transformative gathering and catalytic conversation. UnConference is space where ‘agitators’, ‘provocateurs’, and like-minded folk can assemble with what is emerging at the Summit for them as key challenges, ideas worth spreading, and opportunities, and put their heads and hearts together in favour of innovation and transformation. It’s space and conversation co-created and led by you – our community of esteemed Summiteers! |
Re-Booting the Creative Economy in a post Covid world We take a look into the state of the market and the opportunities for impact by investing in our creative and cultural economy Cass O’Connor, Chair, Carriageworks (Moderator)
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Deep Tech, Good Tech, Impact Tech: Leveraging technology to scale impact Meet the new impact unicorns – solving big problems with ethical tech and good returns. Joshua Ross, Co-founder, Humanitix (Moderator) |
1:00PM – 2:00PM | Lunch
Bring your lunch as Lillian Kline, CEO Impact Outfit, and Michelle De Lucia, Partner at Lineage Group will walk you through the dynamics, navigation and articulation of your Family Office values, and how to align those values to the impact you seek to make. Lillian Kline, CEO, Impact Outfit — Lunch and Learn 2: Join Ralitza Rizvanolli, the Director of Investments for the Emerging Markets Impact Investment Fund (EMIIF) at Sarona Asset Management, for a deep dive into how a professional fund manager screens impact fund managers and investments in South-Asia, South-East Asia and the Pacific. Ralitza will be sharing practical advice about how to choose the right fund manager and what to look for in terms of impact measurements and outcomes. Join us for a process-oriented conversation facilitated by Amanda Goodman from Ecotone Partners. Anyone interested in the process of assessing and selecting impact fund managers or those interested in gender lens investing or investing with a climate lens. |
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2:00PM – 3:10PM SCALING IMPACT ALL STARS BIZ PITCH Wisdom, Courage, Action: Impact Ideas Worth Spreading A rapid fire series of impact ideas from across the globe, anchored regionally – to ignite courageous innovation and action Krisztina Tora, Global Steering Group (UK) |
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3:10PM – 3:15PM Sydney University Impact Investing Society Provocation |
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3:15PM – 3:45PM | Afternoon Tea |
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3:45PM – 4:40PM | Breakout Sessions |
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Breakout 1 Cockle Bay Room |
Breakout 2 Room C3.2 |
Breakout 3 Room C3.3 |
Breakout 4 Room C3.4 |
Integrity and Impact: Shareholder activism and other key drivers of impact As shareholders become louder and more influential in their activism, how do we ensure integrity when it comes to impact and avoid the risk of impact washing? Lillian Kline, Founder, Impact Outift (Moderator) |
Regen Melbourne: A Blueprint for local community regeneration and doughnut economics in action Kaj Lofgren, Head of Strategy at Small Giants Academy and lead on Regen Melbourne
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Endowments For Impact Part 2 Three Australian-based case studies illustrating how philanthropic trusts and foundations are moving forward along the impact continuum in investing and granting Claire Hanratty, Director, Goodwolf Partners (Moderator) |
The 3i approach to impact investing: Gender lens investing in practice The 3i approach to impact investing enables investors to align intention with impact. Learn about this approach from fellow practitioners and case studies from the new Gender Lens Investing Roadmap. Moderators: Sally McCutchan, Partner & CEO, Bridges Australia and Sabina Curatolo, Partner & Head of Impact, Bridges Australia and MEL Advisor, Investing In Women |
4:45PM – 5:20PM The collective opportunities for systemic change loom large, this session will canvas global trends, the impact horizon, and inspire Summiteers to go forth with wisdom, courage and action, becoming half a shade braver in both intent and impact. Lillian Kline, CEO, The Impact Outfit (Moderator) |
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5:15PM – 5:30PM | Close |
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1 APRIL 2022 | DAY 4 | Impact Deep Dives
9:00am | Event open | |||
Oceans and the Blue Economy | |||
9:00AM – 10:30AM The Blue Opportunity The Blue Opportunity – an overview of the ocean impact market – the ocean story from a global perspective. Paul Holthus, Founding President and CEO, World Ocean Council will give map the global story – issues and opportunities. This will be followed by a 10 minute overview including opportunities (direct and indirect) by Michael van Niekerk, Chief Impact Officer, Inspire Australian Equities. This will open into a moderated conversation with Paul, Mike, Tim Silverwood, Co-founder, Ocean Impact Organisation; and Nick Chiarelli, Co-founder, Ocean Impact Organisation Amy Low, Brand and Marketing Director, Piping Hot (Moderator) |
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10:30AM – 11:00AM | Morning Tea | |||
11:00AM – 12:15PM The Promises of a Blue Economy: Insights from research, development and ocean thought leaders This moderated panel discussion will draw on insights from the thought leadership around the ocean economy, and exemplars of ocean impact. The expert panel will dive deeper into research, development and opportunities in the big blue. Moderated panel discussion with: Emily Jateff, Curator, Ocean Science and Technology, Australian National Maritime Museum (Moderator) |
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12:15PM – 1:00PM Ocean Enterprises in Action: A showcase of five ocean impact businesses: The final session in our deep dive into the ocean economy will feature six ocean impact entrepreneurs present their work, highlighting their impact and opportunities for investors. Julia Kay and Jordy Kay, Co-CEO and Co-founders, Great Wrap |
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Climate Action Meets Impact Investing | |||
9:00AM – 9:45AM The Critical Decade: What we need money to do, now This compelling provocation by Greenpeace’s CEO, David Ritter will follow with a panel discussion on what’s needed now, where are the gaps and how to we close them – urgently. John Treadgold, Editor, OnImpact (Moderator) |
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9:50AM – 10:45AM REnergise – a workshop REenergise calls on some of Australia’s biggest electricity using companies to make the switch to 100% renewable electricity, because it’s better for the environment, and it’s better for the bottom line. This workshop, facilitated by Greenpeace’s Campaign Director will outline how your organisation can take action to reduce your carbon footprint and save money. Lindsay Soutar, Director, Greenpeace REenergise Campaign |
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10:45AM – 11:15AM | Morning Tea | |||
11:15AM – 12:15PM Regenerative, Renewable, Relational: Impact investing for a healthy planet. An exploration of the continuum of regenerative capital, including where and how it needs to flow. Reece Proudfoot, Head of Innovation and Impact Investment, WWF Australia (Moderator) |
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12:15PM – 1:00PM Multi-Stakeholder Collaboration for Place-based Transition and Impact (Insight Circle) Amanda Cahill, The Next Economy (Moderator) |
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Impact Investing Deep Dives | |||
9:00AM – 10:45AM Housing and Property Deep Dive Affordability Crisis Meets Impact Opportunity at Scale: Innovations in Housing Andrew Tyndale, Social Impact Debt Fund (Facilitator) |
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10:45AM – 11:15AM | Morning Tea | |||
11:15AM – 1:15PM Impact Management and Measurement in Practice The B Impact Assessment is one of the most widely used tools by companies to measure its impact on its workers, community, environment, and customers. More than 100,000 companies in 80 countries have used the free, web-based B Impact Assessment as an impact measurement and improvement tool. Andrew Davies, B Lab Australia & New Zealand |
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A word from our Curator and Head of Program, Melanie Greblo
Since our 2019 Summit, the world as we know it had radically shifted. The global pandemic has intensified inequities, particularly for women and girls, and our climate picture continues to loom large, evidenced here at home by the consecutive disasters of drought, fire, and floods. The latest IPCC report is a clarion call to act, and act fast.
This is indeed the critical decade. We know we have the solutions. We know we have the capital. More and more of us have the will. It’s our time. Time to accelerate the movement to create a more just, inclusive and equitable future for all – when we rise together, for each other and the planet, we rise stronger than ever – with wisdom courage and action!