
Purpose
to discuss and engage on how the impact ecosystem in Singapore can unite as a GSG National Advisory Board (NAB) to enable and scale the Impact Economies in Asia-Pacific.
Key Attendees

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Abhinav Akhilesh
Director
KPMG

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Adam Cotter
Head of Asia and Chief Representative of the Asia office
OMFIF

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Alex Hannant
Director
Pocket Knife

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Amit Bhatia
CEO
GSG

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Anna Batenkova
Sustainable Finance Engagement Manager
WWF

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Annie Chen
Founder & Chair
RS Group

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Anshul Sonak
Regional Director- Innovation & Learning
Intel

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Artak Melkonyan
Senior Advisor
UNDP

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Ashutosh Tyagi
Head, India Education Outcome Fund
SFI

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Cecilia Pessanha
Practice and SDGs Lead
IMP

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Darryl Dong
Client Leader, E Asia and Pacific at IFC – International Finance Corporation
IFC

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David Heng
CEO
ABC World Asia

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Durreen Shahnaz
Founder and Managing Director
IIX and IIX Foundation

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En Lee
Partner, Head Asia Pacific
LGT Impact Ventures

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Fernanda Lima
Director of Investments
LeapFrog

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Herry Cho
Head of Sustainable Finance Asia Pacific
ING

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Jamuna Rao Verghese
Inclusive Markets and Impact Investment – Senior Advisor
PwC

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Jonathan Tsuen Yip Wong
Chief Technology Officer
UNESCAP

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Joost Bilkes
Head of Impact Advisory and Finance Department APAC
Credit Suisse

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Joseph Cherian
Director, Centre for Asset Management Research & Investment
NUS

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Karthik Varada
Project Coordinator
Sasakawa Peace Foundation

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Krisztina Tora
Market Development Director
GSG

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Lalith Welamedage
CEO
Lanka Social Ventures

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Leonie Kelly
Project Director, Sustainable Finance Initiative
RS Group Asia

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Maame Agyben
Associate Economic Affairs Officer
ESCAP

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Mark Ingram
Executive Director – Head of Impact Strategy
Brightlight Investment Management

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Maxime Grimaud
CFA – Consultant – Impact Finance
UNSIF

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Melvyn Mak
Chairman
TBN Asia

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Mikkel Larsen
Managing Director & Co-Chairman
DBS Sustainability Council

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Nilachal Mishra
Partner, Infrastructure, Government and Healthcare
KPMG

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Nirav Khambhati
Partner
Kaizen

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Patisan Low
Director, Asia Policy Forum
AVPN

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Piyush Gupta
CEO
DBS Bank

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Pradeep Nair
Regional Director, Asia
Ford Foundation

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Qing Gu
Programme Officer
Ford Foundation

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Ralph Keitel
Principal Investment Office, Private Equity and Investment Funds, S.E. Asia
World Bank Group

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Rami Tawfiq
Director Partnerships, East Asia
British Council

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Riski Raisa Putra
First Planner, Ministry of National Development Planning
Government of Indonesia

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Rosianna Sianipar
Development Planner
Indonesian Ministry of National Development Planning

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Sandeep Aneja
Managing Partner
Kaizen

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Shanthakumar Bannirchelvam
Managing Director
Global Impact Partners

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Simba Marekera
Head – Investment Solutions
Brightlight Group Pvt Ltd

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Sukanya Narain
Programme Manager
GSG

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Sunny Verghese
Co-Founder & CEO
Olam International

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Swee Sum Lam
Associate Professor Director, Asia Centre for Social Entrepreneurship & Philanthropy Department
NUS Business School

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Yulius
Assistant Deputy of Entrepreneurship Development
Coordinating Ministry of Economy
Who Should Attend
Impact Leaders from Asia-Pacific (Impact Investors, Business Leaders, Policymakers, Accelerators & Incubators, Impact Entrepreneurship Networks)
Venue
June 24, 2019
JW Marriott, Singapore
Networking Cocktail: 6:30 – 7:00 pm
Dinner: 7:00 – 9:00 pm
Please email sukanya.narain@gsgii.org for invites
AGENDA
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6:30- 7:00 pm |
Cocktail |
7:00- 7:05 pm |
Welcome by Krisztina Tora (GSG) |
7:05- 7:30 pm |
Opening Session (I): Impact Movement in Asia – Pacific Lead Discussants (3 min each): There is a profound change underway in the global economic system, with Capitalism 1.0 paving way for more conscientious Impact Economies. With US$ 22 trillion in AUM classified as Responsible Investment, Sustainable Investment or Impact Investments, we are already on a path to this new economy requiring all actors- big business, investors, impact entrepreneurs, consumers, and governments – to change their role. We are calling this #ImpactRising. How are Singapore and Asia-Pacific going to take part in this revolutionary movement?
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7:30- 7:50 pm |
Session II: Enabling Policy Frameworks to develop Impact Ecosystems Presentation by Abhinav Akhilesh (KPMG) The Asia Pacific Regional Roadmap for implementing the 2030 Agenda for SDGs and endorsed by the ESCAP member countries via Resolution 73/9 was a big win for the impact movement in the region1. It brought to the forefront the importance of impact investing, and the need for policy guidance for different stakeholders, resulting in GSG’s collaboration with UNESCAP to develop a practical Policy Toolkit for policy makers.
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7:50- 8:20 pm |
Session III: Unlocking private Capital at scale in the region Presentation by Jamuna Verghese (PwC) In Asia Pacific, a multitude of socio- economic challenges are competing for limited public or philanthropic capital. With ASEAN estimated to need at least $1 trillion USD of infrastructure in the next 5 years to keep pace with the economic growth, and to meet the goals of ending extreme poverty, [1] there is an urgent need to scale up private investment with the support of enabling policy, regulatory, financial and market conditions to develop and utilize new mechanisms to unlock private financing. Singapore is increasingly being recognized as the hub for Impact, and as a gateway to funding and catalyzing impact in the region.
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8:20 – 8:40 pm |
Session IV: Theory of Change – GSG National Advisory Boards Presentation by Krisztina Tora (GSG) GSG, an independent multilateral, operates in countries via its National (and Regional) Advisory Boards (NABs), with currently 22 countries and the EU as members. A NAB is a group of leaders, united in purpose to create a thriving environment where increasing amounts of capital to flow ventures that create impact and contribute to the SDGs. A NAB is representative of the entire impact ecosystem nationally and creates consensus around key priorities, inspires all actors and furthers the impact movement.
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8:40- 9:00 pm |
Closing session (V) |
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