Today’s capital, tomorrow’s generation
The Impact Investor Global Summit 2025 is back—bigger and better than ever! Join 700+ leaders in impact and transition investing, including 250+ active allocators on 20-21 May at our exciting new London venue, the Brewery.
As the leading global event in impact investing, the Summit is your chance to dive into how private capital is fueling a sustainable and equitable future—and uncover the investable opportunities within this shift.
Claire van der Grift, Rabobank
"Very interesting programme and speakers, great event for networking. Well organised and location was top notch."
Keynote spotlight #1: Regaining high ambition in sustainable investing
Join us for a keynote featuring a legendary figures in global impact investing, David Blood. David is a Founding Partner and the Senior Partner of Generation Investment Management. Previously, David spent 18 years at Goldman Sachs including serving as CEO of Goldman Sachs Asset Management. Alongside Al Gore, David launched one of the world’s leading pioneering funds in impact investing, Generation Investment Management.
Where | Day one keynote
When | Tuesday 20th May, 12.00
Keynote spotlight #2: The next era of impact investing
Hear from one of the world’s biggest impact funds in the form of TPG’s The Rise Fund. Steve Ellis is Co-Managing Partner of The Rise Fund. Prior to joining TPG in 2015, Steve was the CEO of Asurion, the world’s leading provider of technology protection services with over $6B in revenues. Prior to Asurion, Steve served as the Global Managing Partner for Bain & Company.
Where | Day two keynote
When | Wednesday 21st May, 14.00
Hannah Maunder, SV Health Investors
"The Impact Investor Global Summit provided a huge amount of clarity on all things impact investing and did so in an engaging and enjoyable way."
Speakers for 2025 include:
Key themes for 2025:
Growth and maturity of the impact market
Understanding the evolution of the impact investing market, and its role in a fast-changing world. Hear debate on impact investing especially in the wider context of political developments, ongoing high inflation, and the profound impact of AI on society.
Investment themes and sectors of tomorrow
Learn about the investment sectors of tomorrow, especially those that have sustainability outcomes and present the best returns. Hear deep dive sessions with leading funds in energy system evolution, natural capital, circular economy, climate resilience and adaptation, water scarcity, AI safety, ownership economy, among others.
Innovation in impact management, measurement and structures
Get the latest on innovations in impact structures and executing a credible impact strategy, with dedicated sessions focused on exchanging best practices on reporting, metrics, fundraising for an impact fund, creating blended finance, solution, and executing brown-to-green strategies, and more.
Meet institutional investors
Hear from institutional investors who are looking to increase their exposure to impact funds. Connect with representatives from Allianz Global Investors, Alvarium, AZR Capital, British Business Bank, BII, Church Commissioners, CPPIB, EBRD, EM Impact Capital, GIC, Hitachi Digital, IMAS Foundation, KFW Capital, M&G Investment Management, Mallinckrodt Foundation, and many more.
Event content with value
The summit will explore investment opportunities across the impact market’s different thematic buckets, and how to build strategies that are measurable, scalable and deliver real world outcomes. Featuring sessions on impact benchmarking, specialist vs generalist impact strategies, allocation priorities, investments opportunities in climate, circular economy, placed-based investing, emerging markets, and many more.
Build a valuable network
Connect with industry participants in all aspects of impact investment and benefit from our expansive global community. Network in-person at interactive workshops, networking breaks, evening drinks reception, roundtable discussions and invite-only breakfasts. Build lasting relationships and compare best practices with your peers.
2024 event in numbers
Diane Damskey, Operating Principles for Impact Management
"The event gathered some of the top names in impact investing and covered key topics to promote the understanding and growth of this market. The organization and execution was impeccable."
Pre-Event Resources
For more information on speaking in 2025, please contact Boris Petrovic.
boris.p@pei.group | +44 (0)204 548 4494
2025 speakers:
Natalie Adomait
Managing Partner ＆ Chief Operating Officer, Renewable Power ＆ Transition, Brookfield Asset Management
Jaime Alvarez
Portfolio Manager for Sustainable infrastructure, Natural Capital and Private Equity, Brunel Pension Partnership
Dr. Stephanie Bilo
Chief Client ＆ Investment Solutions Officer, Executive Management, responsAbility Investments AG
Daniel Borrego Cubero
Head of Debt Mobilisation Product Development, European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD)
Henry de Zoete
Senior Advisor and Visiting Fellow, Oxford Martin AI Governance Initiative; AI adviser to the UK Prime Minister
John Goldstein
Managing Director, Global Head of Sustainability an Impact Solutions, Asset & Wealth Management at Goldman Sachs
David Gowenlock
Senior Investment Director, Sustainable and Impact Investing at Cambridge Associates
Imraan Mohammed
Portfolio Manager – Climate Opportunities Fund, Border to Coast Pensions Partnership
Alex Ouimet-Storrs
Investment Director - LOIM Plastic Circularity, Lombard Odier Investment Managers
The Impact Investor Global Summit will take place in May 2025.
For more information on the agenda or speaking opportunities, please contact Boris Petrovic.
boris.p@pei.group | +44 (0)204 548 4494
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Agenda
Impact Investor Global Summit 2025 - Day 1 - Tuesday 20th
08:00 - 08:50
Networking breakfast and registration
Plenary
08:50 - 08:55
PEI welcome
08:55 - 09:00
Chair’s opening remarks
Xenia Loos
Xenia Loos, Co-Founder, Partner, Collective Action
09:00 - 09:10
Data presentation: Impact fundraising over the past year
Fairuz Farhoud
- Who are the biggest funds and allocators in impact investing?
- What are the most significant trends in allocation to impact investing?
- Which strategies and themes are gaining the most capital?
Fairuz Farhoud, Senior Research Manager, PEI Group
09:10 - 09:55
Plenary #1: The state of market - performance, fundraising, exit environment
Laurie Spengler,
Jen Braswell,
John Goldstein,
Max Odefey
- How are geopolitical and macro trends converging, and what does it mean for the impact market?
- Generalist impact vs specialist – does it make sense to have climate, healthcare, education, financial inclusion focuses in one fund?
- As the first vintages of impact funds reach maturity – what can we say about performance?
- How are impact assets being valued and what are the trends in exits?
Moderator: Laurie Spengler, President and CEO, Courageous Capital Advisors
Jen Braswell, Head of Impact, EQT Partners
John Goldstein, Global Head of Sustainability and Impact Solutions, Asset & Wealth Management, Goldman Sachs
Max Odefey, Co-founder, GENUI
John Goldstein
Managing Director, Global Head of Sustainability an Impact Solutions, Asset & Wealth Management at Goldman Sachs
Read bio
09:55 - 10:00
Launch of Impact Convergence Forum
David Schacht
Hear about the exciting new initiative in convergence on impact measurement, the Impact Convergence Forum for Private Equity (ICF), how it builds on previous effort and priorities for 2025.
David Schacht, Secretariat, Impact Convergence Forum for Private Equity (ICF)
10:00 - 10:45
Plenary #2: Allocator perspectives – can impact be a form of portfolio protection?
Paula Langton,
Eliza Foo,
Simon Hallett,
Carlotta Saporito
- How is the appetite for impact products changing?
- When looking at the investment landscape as an LP, what is the good, the bad and the ugly?
- Will impact ever be a part of fiduciary duty?
- How are capital allocators driving flows into impactful opportunities and embedding impact into investment processes?
Moderator: Paula Langton, Partner, Campbell Lutyens
Eliza Foo, Director, Impact Investing, Temasek
Simon Hallett, Partner and Head of Climate Strategy, Cambridge Associates
Carlotta Saporito, Head of Impact Investing, J.P. Morgan Private Bank
Networking
10:45 - 11:15
Break
Plenary
11:15 - 12:00
Plenary #3: The bigger picture - how to balance realism and idealism in impact investing
Heike Schmitz,
Matt Christensen,
Hetal Damani,
Pal Erik Sjatil
- Is impact investing overly idealistic or ideological?
- What is the real incentive to being an impact investor?
- ‘Planetary boundaries’, net zero, science-based targets, SDGs, DE&I, Just Transition – are we being guided by sound frameworks or a web of overlapping/conflicting fads?
- Climate change is very palpable now, has the time come for a serious shift from mitigation to adaptation?
- What does the Trump administration mean for global environmental efforts?
Moderator: Heike Schmitz, Partner, Herbert Smith Freehills
Matt Christensen, Global Head of Sustainable and Impact Investing, Allianz Global Investors
Hetal Damani, Impact Partner, Trill Impact
Pål Erik Sjatil, Managing Partner ＆ CEO, Lightrock
12:00 - 12:20
Day one keynote #1: Regaining high ambition in sustainable investing
David Blood
Hear from a legendary figure in global impact investing, David Blood. David is a Founding Partner and the Senior Partner of Generation Investment Management. Previously, David spent 18 years at Goldman Sachs including serving as CEO of Goldman Sachs Asset Management. Alongside Al Gore, David launched one of the world’s leading pioneering funds in impact investing, Generation Investment Management.
David Blood, Senior Partner, Generation Investment Management
12:20 - 13:00
Plenary #4: The economics of the transition - who pays for the cost curve and takes the risks
Marjoleine van der Peet ,
Natalie Adomait,
Anders Bendsen Spohr,
Dr. Stephanie Bilo
- Is it possible to turn asset-heavy impact venture into mature companies?
- What are the lessons of Northvolt’s demise?
- Who will pay for going down the cost curve, which is needed to scale transition solutions?
- What role will industrial policy and subsidies play in a transition?
Moderator: Marjoleine Van Der Peet, Co-Founder, Collective Action
Natalie Adomait, Managing Partner ＆ Chief Operating Officer, Renewable Power ＆ Transition, Brookfield Global Transition Fund
Anders Bendsen Spohr, Managing Partner, Head of Planetary Health Investments, Novo Holdings
Dr. Stephanie Bilo, Chief Client ＆ Investment Solutions Officer, Executive Management, responsAbility Investments AG
Natalie Adomait
Managing Partner ＆ Chief Operating Officer, Renewable Power ＆ Transition, Brookfield Asset Management
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Anders Bendsen Spohr
Managing Partner, Head of Planetary Health Investments at Novo Holdings
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Dr. Stephanie Bilo
Chief Client ＆ Investment Solutions Officer, Executive Management, responsAbility Investments AG
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Networking
13:00 - 14:00
Lunch
After lunch the conference splits into four streams, the streamed sessions are designed for you to hear about the latest investment opportunities from best-in-theme managers and get detailed insights on innovations on the horizon.
Impact tech and innovation
14:00 - 14:45
A1: Looking into the sun: investing in the AI revolution
Natasha Buckley,
James Gifford,
Charles Janssen,
Jeremy Rogers
- How quickly will the economy change because of AI?
- How can impact funds get exposure to AI?
- How is AI being applied to address social and environmental issues right now?
- What can funds and investors do to get ahead of the disruption curve?
Moderator: Natasha Buckley, Principal, ESG, HarbourVest Partners
James Gifford, CEO, Additionality Capital
Charles Janssen, Managing Partner, KOIS
Jeremy Rogers, Chief Investment Officer, Better Society Capital
14:50 - 15:35
A2: Deep tech and biotech for environment
David Gowenlock,
Alex Hoffmann,
Floris Lyppens,
Christian Roehle
- Which advances in biotech and deeptech are reaching commercial maturity, and what’s on the horizon?
- What is the potential for impact applications?
- What is the intersection between biotech and deeptech with impact investing?
- How can impact investors access deployment opportunities in this market?
Moderator: David Gowenlock, Senior Investment Director, Sustainable and Impact Investing, Cambridge Associates
Alex Hoffmann, General Partner, Forbion
Floris Lyppens, Managing Director, Corporate Investments, ABN AMRO Bank
Christian Roehle, Co-Head of Investment Management, KfW Capital
David Gowenlock
Senior Investment Director, Sustainable and Impact Investing at Cambridge Associates
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Social and inequality
14:00 - 14:45
B1: Systemic change vs sticking plasters: what will social impact be in the coming decade?
Charles Avery,
Anita Bhatia,
Cyril Gouiffes,
James Westhead
- Can impact investing address the root cause of social issues or is that chimerical?
- What are the most transformative models of effective social impact around the world?
- Is there a lack of replicability between countries and regions?
- To what extent are social investment opportunities as a result of welfare institutions retreating?
Moderator: Charles Avery, Senior Reporter, New Private Markets
Anita Bhatia, Trustee, Chair of Investment Committee, Joseph Rowntree Foundation
Cyril Gouiffes, Head of Social Impact, European Investment Fund
James Westhead, Executive Director, Better Society Capital
14:50 - 15:35
B2: Democratising ownership: a workable solution to inequality?
Jonny Page,
Delilah Rothenberg
- To what extent is ownership a scalable means to addressing inequality?
- How do models such as community ownership or employee ownership work?
- What are the case studies from some of the pioneer investors that have ownership within their theory of change?
- Can investments focused on ownership attract mainstream allocators?
Alex Owen, Senior Portfolio Analyst, Brunel Pension Partnership
Jonny Page, Head of Social and Impact Investment, Esmée Fairbairn Foundation
Delilah Rothenberg, Co-Founder and Executive Director, Predistribution Initiative
Decarbonisation
14:00 - 14:45
C1: Energy system evolution: where’s the impact and the alpha?
Clare Murray,
Emma Gordon,
Imraan Mohammed,
Alex O'Cinneide
- What is the next phase of energy system transformation?
- How are geopolitics and escalating energy security considerations by advanced economies impacting the investment opportunity set?
- Which aspect of the energy transition is underfunded?
- How much price inflation are we seeing for ‘grade-A’ climate assets?
Moderator: Clare Murray, Co-Founding Partner, Blume Equity
Carolina Echecopar, Investment Manager, Carbon Equity
Emma Gordon, Energy and Investment Policy Analyst, International Energy Agency
Imraan Mohammed, Portfolio Manager – Climate Opportunities Fund, Border to Coast Pensions Partnership
Alex O’Cinneide, CEO and Co-Founder, Gore Street Capital
14:50 - 15:35
C2: Climate adaptation: going mainstream
Béla Hanratty,
Jesse de Klerk,
Matteo Squilloni,
Pooja Yadav
- As climate change becomes more palpable, is it time for a heavy pivot to adaptation (away from mitigation)?
- Is climate adaption largely an infrastructure investment play?
- What are some of the best examples of climate adaptation solutions around the world?
- What are climate resilience investors going after in terms of asset selection?
Moderator: Béla Hanratty, Co-founder & Managing Partner, Keeling Capital
Jesse de Klerk, Partner, Stafford Capital Partners
Jay Koh, Managing Director, The Lightsmith Group
Matteo Squilloni, Head of Climate Transition – Equity Investments, European Investment Fund
Pooja Yadav, Principal, Azarine
Natural capital
14:00 - 14:45
D1: Nature capital as an investment: forever hype?
Jaime Alvarez,
Angelika Delen,
Peter Jäderberg,
Yida Kemoli,
Ben Stafford,
Michael Urban
- What are the fundamentals driving viability of natural capital as investments?
- How are managers active in the market deploying their capital?
- What are the environmental objectives and impact goals of nature funds?
- Is the term ‘natural capital’ being abused?
Moderator: Jaime Alvarez, Portfolio Manager, Brunel Pension Partnership
Angelika Delen, Head of Impact Solutions, Mercer
Peter Jäderberg, Founder & Principal, Jäderberg & Cie.
Yida Kemoli, Managing Director, Africa, New Forests
Ben Stafford, Founder and CEO, Regenerate Asset Management
Michael Urban, Chief Sustainability Strategist, Lombard Odier Investment Managers
Jaime Alvarez
Portfolio Manager for Sustainable infrastructure, Natural Capital and Private Equity, Brunel Pension Partnership
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14:50 - 15:35
D2: Water security: poised for scarcity?
Xenia Loos,
Sasha Brown,
Tom Ferguson,
Job van Schelven
- How much is water scarcity and quality becoming an issue in different markets?
- What does the landscape of water investing consist of?
- To what extent does water investing align with the and climate adaptation agenda?
- What is the LP appetite for the theme?
- Is water a human right?
Moderator: Xenia Loos, Co-Founder, Partner, Collective Action
Sasha Brown, Partner, Ecosystem Integrity Fund
Tom Ferguson, Managing Partner, Burnt Island Ventures
Job van Schelven, Partner, PureTerra Ventures
Networking
15:35 - 16:00
Networking Break
Impact tech and innovation
16:00 - 16:45
A3: Future of work and skills: what will be the value of labour in the AI age?
Ilonka Jankovich,
Marie-Christine Levet,
Jan Lynn-Matern
- In the past two years, how much have labour markets been altered by AI?
- What is the future of education and reskilling?
- How are funds active in the workforce development and education market faring in the current market, in terms of deployment?
- Where is the alpha opportunity for investors active in the scape?
Moderator: Borja García Fernandez, Head of Structuring and LATAM, Citi Social Finance
Ilonka Jankovich, Venture Partner, Rubio Impact Ventures
Marie-Christine Levet, Founder ＆ Partner, Educapital
Jan Lynn-Matern, Founder ＆ General Partner, Emerge
16:50 - 17:35
A4: AI safety, assurance and security: a short window to act?
Beatrice Erkers,
Henry de Zoete,
Kristian Rönn,
Vilhelm Skoglund
- As the world becomes ever more digitised, what is the investment opportunity set which is emerging in security and safety?
- Some of the leading impact investors (such as Omidyar) have shifted their focus toward safeguards for tech, why have they done so?
- What are the risks of inaction on safety considerations in the tech sector?
- What is the opportunity set within this theme, in things such as AI safety, ethical cloud, deepfake detection, cybersecurity, privacy etc?
Moderator: Beatrice Erkers, Programme Director, Foresight Institute
Henry de Zoete, Senior Advisor and Visiting Fellow, Oxford Martin AI Governance Initiative, University of Oxford
Kristian Rönn, CEO and co-founder, Lucid Computing
Vilhelm Skoglund, Founder, Astralis Foundation
Henry de Zoete
Senior Advisor and Visiting Fellow, Oxford Martin AI Governance Initiative; AI adviser to the UK Prime Minister
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Social and inequality
16:00 - 16:45
B3: Aging society and care economy: investing in the ‘silver tsunami’
Toby Mitchenall,
Peter Kaldes,
Lyne Landry,
Angelica Nikolausson
- How are investors thinking about the demographic precipice facing developed markets?
- What are the investment opportunities in an aging society?
- Are there any concrete visions in terms of how societies can provide a better life for older people?
Moderator: Toby Mitchenall, Senior Editor, ESG & Sustainability, New Private Markets
Peter Kaldes, President and CEO, Next50 Foundation
Lyne Landry, Founding and Managing Partner , AgeTech Capital
Angelica Nikolausson, Managing Director, Impact Investments, GEM Investments
Angelica Nikolausson
Managing Director, Impact Investments, Global Endowment Management (GEM)
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16:50 - 17:35
B4: Health: impact opportunities and market disruption
James Bair,
Caitlin Bristol,
Michael Chang,
Dr. Silva Deželan
- How is AI affecting health investment opportunities?
- Have we made any progress in credibly measuring health impacts?
- How robust are health-related impact opportunities in a downturn?
- What is the maturity of the ecosystem in the ‘impact for health’ sub-asset class?
Moderator: James Bair, Managing Director ＆ Partner, Baraka Impact Finance
Caitlin Bristol, Director, Impact Ventures, Johnson ＆ Johnson
Michael Chang, Venture Partner, Global Health Investment Corporation (GHIC)
Silva Deželan, Head of Impact ＆ ESG, Forbion
Decarbonisation
16:00 - 16:45
C3: Decarb strategies: deep dive into industry and built environment
Pierre Devillard,
Rhea Hamilton,
Virginie Morgon,
Timothée Pasquier
- How are corporates looking to decarbonise?
- Which technologies are being used to decarbonise and how scalable are they?
- How capital intensive are industrial decarbonisation solutions?
- What are some examples of successfully executed brown-to-green strategies?
Moderator: Henry de Biolley, Investment Professional
Pierre Devillard, Partner – Sustainable Industries, Eurazeo
Rhea Hamilton, Managing Director, General Atlantic – BeyondNetZero
Virginie Morgon, Managing Partner, Ardabelle Capital
Timothée Pasquier, Advisor, Sustainability, CDPQ
16:50 - 17:35
C4: Moving with the times: Being an investor in the ‘post-globalised’ world
Ralph Keitel
- How are investors finding opportunity in de-globalisation?
- What types of sectors and business models are best prospects in the medium-term?
- What are the key opportunities and risks of proposed increases onshoring of production, decentralisation and government ‘efficiency’?
- Which types of investors and skill sets are most likely to thrive in the new world order?
Moderator: Jeffrey Altman, Senior Advisor, Finadvice AG
Ralph Keitel, Chief Investment Officer, Swiss Investment Fund for Emerging Markets (SIFEM)
Natural capital
16:00 - 16:50
D3: Circularity: latest innovations, corporate appetite, and scaling impact
Martijn Lopes Cardozo,
Bruno Farber,
Nina Kraus,
Alex Ouimet-Storrs
- How is the circularity evolving?
- What technologies and innovations are driving progress in materials recycling and reuse?
- What the regulatory trends in sustainable consumption and waste?
- Is corporate interest and investment in circularity likely to grow?
Moderator: Martijn Lopes Cardozo, Partner, Regeneration.VC
Bruno Farber, Founder and Managing Director, Ginkgo Advisor
Nina Kraus, Director of Sustainability, Hamilton Lane
Alex Ouimet-Storrs, Investment Director – LOIM Plastic Circularity fund, Lombard Odier Investment Managers
Alex Ouimet-Storrs
Investment Director - LOIM Plastic Circularity, Lombard Odier Investment Managers
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16:50 - 17:35
D4: Impact in food systems: how resilient is global food supply?
Milti Chryssavgis,
Dr. Stephanie Bilo,
Narina Mnatsakanian,
Alex Pitt,
Rosie Wardle
- How are food supply chains likely to be impacted by climate change in the coming decade – are we going to run out of food?
- What opportunities does food system transformation present to investors?
- What are leading corporates doing about food supply chain resilience, and what opportunities does it present to PE funds?
- What is the intersection of nature-focused and sustainable agri strategies?
Moderator: Milti Chryssavgis, CEO ＆ Founder, Drashta Impact
Stephanie Bilo, Chief Client & Investment Solutions Officer, responsAbility Investments AG
Narina Mnatsakanian, Partner and Chief Impact Officer, Regeneration.VC
Alex Pitt, Co-Founder ＆ Managing Partner, Mustard Seed + Partners
Rosie Wardle, Co-founder and Partner, Synthesis Capital
Dr. Stephanie Bilo
Chief Client ＆ Investment Solutions Officer, Executive Management, responsAbility Investments AG
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Networking
17:35 - 18:35
Evening networking reception
Agenda
Impact Investor Global Summit 2025 - Day 2 - Wednesday 21st
07:30 - 08:15
Networking breakfast and registration
First round of workshops
08:15 - 09:30
W1: LP only - best practices in filtering, due diligence and data
Rames Munschizada,
Anastasia Guha,
Jonathan Hirschtritt,
Jake Levy,
Katsuki Tsuboi
LP only session.
- What filters are investors using to screen bad impact investments?
- What are the best practices for engaging with impact fund managers?
- How are different investors doing due diligence?
- How are LPs using impact data?
Chair: Rames Munschizada, Executive Director, Investment Professional, Private Markets, Bank Julius Baer
Anastasia Guha, Global Head of Sustainable Investment, Redington
Jonathan Hirschtritt, Managing Director, Sustainability & Impact Investing, GCM Grosvenor
Jake Levy, Director, Impact Investing, AlTi Tiedemann Global
Katsuki Tsuboi, Head of Sustainability, Dai-Ichi Life International (Europe)
Rames Munschizada
Executive Director, Investment Professional, Private Markets at Bank Julius Baer
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08:15 - 09:30
W2: IMM - building a good impact strategy
Kenza Himmi,
Nina Freudenberg,
Ben Constable Maxwell,
Keren Raz
- What are the pillars to a credible impact strategy?
- Should you link carry with impact performance?
- Should your fund have third-party verification mechanisms to impact claims?
- What is part of a well-thought-out theory of change?
- How are the concepts of intentionality and additionality, double materiality being applied practically?
Chair: Kenza Himmi, Head of Impact Investing and Partnerships, United Nations Joint Staff Pension Fund
Nina Freudenberg, Director, Investments, Golding Capital Partners
Ben Constable Maxwell, Head of Impact Strategy, M＆G Investments
Keren Raz, Head of Impact, APG Global Private Equity
Kenza Himmi
Head of Impact Investing and Partnerships, United Nations Joint Staff Pension Fund
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08:15 - 09:30
W3: Impact operating partners – best practices in supporting impact companies and founders
Abrielle Rosenthal,
Niclas Düring,
Madeleine Evans,
Johannes Weber
- How can you become the impact GP of choice?
- What are the differing considerations when handling an ‘impact’ portfolio company?
- Impact under the hood: how to increase ‘sustainable revenues’ of portfolio companies?
- How can funds improve the mental health of founders in their portfolios?
Chair: Abrielle Rosenthal, Managing Director, Chief Sustainability Officer, TowerBrook Capital Partners
Niclas Düring, Senior Impact Director, Trill Impact
Madeleine Evans, Director, Generation Investment Management
Johannes Weber, Managing Partner ＆ Founder, Ananda Impact Ventures
Abrielle Rosenthal
Managing Director, Chief Sustainability Officer, TowerBrook Capital Partners
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08:15 - 09:30
W4: How to create blended finance solutions fit for the coming decade
Regina Rossmann,
Daniel Borrego Cubero,
Eric Holterhues,
Aarish Shariff
- Is the resurgent interest in blended finance, by prominent voices such as Mark Carney, justified?
- What have been some of the genuine innovations in blended finance over the last 5 years?
- What are the lessons learnt in how not to do blended finance vehicles and where they are not an appropriate tool?
- How can blended finance be used in non-EM context (e.g. in financing climate or nature solutions)?
Chair: Regina Rossmann, Manager, Training and Engagement, Convergence Blended Finance
Daniel Borrego Cubero, Head of Debt Mobilisation Product Development, EBRD
Eric Holterhues, Director of Partnerships for Impact, FMO
Aarish Shariff, Associate Director – New Ventures, Climate Fund Managers
Daniel Borrego Cubero
Head of Debt Mobilisation Product Development, European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD)
Read bio
09:30 - 09:45
Short morning break
Second round of workshops
09:45 - 11:00
W5: Impact measurement - convergence in measurement approaches ＆ metrics
Inès Mertens,
Michele Demers,
Diane Mak
- How much progress have we made on impact convergence – can improved convergence drive more efficient capital allocation towards impact?
- Avoided and serviced emissions – how to enhance measurement and reporting credibility?
- Putting a price on impact – can you put a valuation on impact?
- How are some of the pioneering metrics (such as carbon reduction per million dollars invested) faring? What metrics do LPs / GPs find most helpful?
Chair: Inès Mertens, Impact Investing Market Development Lead, Impact Europe
Michele Demers, Founder and CEO, Boundless Impact Research & Analytics
Diane Mak, Head of Impact Strategy, Allianz Global Investors
09:45 - 11:00
W6: To be, or not to be…an impact-labelled fund
Marieke Spence,
Anja Gräf,
Tim Manuel,
Matt Ripley
- Is the impact label worth it, with all the measurement and metrics backage that comes with it?
- What are the language options that make most sense (‘Transition’, ‘Impact’, ‘Inclusive Growth’, ‘Climate’ etc)?
- What’s the most prudent way to fundraise with the negative sentiments around sustainability-related investments in certain markets (as in the US)?
- How are different funds positioning themselves that invest alongside ‘impact’ themes?
Chair: Marieke Spence, Executive Director, Impact Capital Managers
Anja Graef, Head of Impact, Private Markets, Managing Principal, HSBC
Tim Manuel, Head of Responsible Investment, Border to Coast Pensions Partnership
Matt Ripley, Director, Impact Frontiers
Anja Gräf
Managing Principal - Head of Impact Private Markets, HSBC Global Asset Management
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09:45 - 11:00
W7: Getting to grips with the evolving regulatory environment
Heike Schmitz
- How are funds going about resourcing and supporting their portfolios to comply with CSRD and CSDDD?
- How are funds finding their way around the UK’s regulations on sustainability labels?
- How is the market reacting to SFDR’s evolution?
- What are the main regulatory headaches for impact investors?
Heike Schmitz, Partner, Herbert Smith Freehills
09:45 - 11:00
W8: The nuts and bolts of executing a brown-to-green strategy
Marjoleine van der Peet ,
Jack Azoulay,
Danielle Brassel,
Tracey Huggett
- How extensive is the playbook on brown-to-green strategies?
- What case studies are there of successful execution of brown-to-green transition of businesses?
- What are the considerations in terms of planning, governance, and management selection?
- What are the best and worst scenarios in which the strategy can be applied?
Chair: Marjoleine Van Der Peet, Co-Founder, Collective Action
Jack Azoulay, Senior Partner, Argos Wityu
Danielle Brassel, Head of Responsible Investment, Zurich Insurance Group
Tracey Huggett, Co-Founder and Co-Managing Partner, Future Business Partnership
11:00 - 11:30
Networking break
Stream A
11:30 - 12:15
A5: Freeing up capital: creating liquidity in the impact market
Jean-François Le Ruyet,
Marta Hervás Melgarejo,
Nicolas Muller
- How significant is the liquidity problem facing the impact market, vs private markets more widely?
- Are secondaries a good solution to the liquidity problem?
- How are LPs viewing the secondaries market?
- What other structures are helping investors with their need for liquidity in the current market environment?
Moderator: Henry de Biolley, Investment Professional
Jean-François Le Ruyet, Senior Advisor, Quilvest Capital Partners
Marta Hervás Melgarejo, Managing Director, Arcano Partners
Nicolas Muller, Managing Director (Head of Private Equity Partnerships), Blue Earth Capital
12:15 - 13:00
A6: Elevator pitches: The best up-and-coming managers
Jon Coker,
Tom Ferguson,
Khanh Tran
In this new format session, you’ll be hearing from some of the most innovative and exciting emerging managers in the global impact market.
We’ll hear a set of 5-minute pitches from five of the most exciting managers we’ve found in the impact market, followed by an open Q+A with the speakers facilitated by the chair.
We are committed to providing a platform for new managers that are doing exceptional work.
Jon Coker, Founding Partner, Eka Ventures
Tom Ferguson, Managing Partner, Burnt Island Ventures
Khanh Tran, Managing Partner, Touchstone Partners
Stream B
11:30 - 12:15
B5: Impact debt strategies: are they really impact?
Rajen Gokani,
Johnny Brom,
Ralph Engelchor,
Salvador Vidal,
Diana Wesselius
- How much is ‘impact washing’ a phenomenon in credit?
- To what extent are credit strategies authentically impact?
- What is the market map on impact credit in terms of themes and geographical coverage?
- How can funds embedding intentionality and additionality to their strategies?
Moderator: Rajen Gokani, Managing Director, Absolute Return Strategies, GCM Grosvenor
Johnny Brom, Founder and Chief Investment Officer, SAIL Investments
Ralph Engelchor, Lead Portfolio Manager, Impact Investing, Achmea Investment Management
Salvador Vidal, Head of Sales and Business Development, Symbiotics Group
Diana Wesselius, Managing Director Multi Asset Impact, Anthos Fund & Asset Management
Diana Wesselius
Managing Director Impact Investment Portfolios, Anthos Fund ＆ Asset Management
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12:15 - 13:00
B6: Emerging markets, blended finance ＆ development impact: will it finally become mainstream?
Guna Lasmane,
Luc Rigouzzo,
Matt Robinson,
Juho Uusihakala
- EM investing is a rounding error, people have quipped, in terms of the total volume investments – is it destined to remain so?
- Is there the resurgence in blended finance justified or hype?
- Are there reasons for optimism about the future of emerging market investing?
- The perennial question: what is needed to make EM investing more attractive to allocators?
- How are the shifting geopolitics picture going to effect international development?
Moderator: Guna Lasmane, Senior Underwriter, Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency
Luc Rigouzzo, Managing Partner & Executive President, Amethis
Matt Robinson, Head of Private Capital Mobilisation, British International Investment
Anne-Laurence Roucher, Deputy CEO, Head of Private Equity and Natural Capital, Mirova
Juho Uusihakala, Senior Development Impact Advisor, Finnfund
Stream C
11:30 - 13:00
Speed networking
In this session we’ll have speed networking between conference delegates.
A great way to meet 6-8 new people with 4-minute per meeting.
Please note, places are limited and look out for our communication regarding how to sign up. this will occur roughly 3 weeks prior to the event.
PEI will then email the week before the event those that have been accepted and more details on the format.
Networking
13:00 - 14:00
Lunch
Afternoon plenaries
14:00 - 14:20
Keynote #2: The next era of impact investing
Steve Ellis
Hear from one of the world’s biggest impact funds in the form of TPG’s The Rise Fund. Steve Ellis is Co-Managing Partner of The Rise Fund.
Steve Ellis, Co-Managing Partner, TPG Rise Fund
14:20 - 15:00
Plenary #5: Protecting the biosphere - Planetary boundaries as an investment mindset
Marieke Spence,
Clara Barby,
Chris Gorell Barnes,
Audrey Lambry
- What do the concepts of ‘land transition’ and ‘planetary boundaries’ in investing entail?
- What are the investment opportunities that have deep impact in protecting the biosphere?
- Is conservation a ‘sticking plaster’ solution relative to the scale of degradation occurring?
- What are the most pressing issues in biodiversity (soil health, ocean acidification, deforestation)?
Moderator: Marieke Spence, Executive Director, Impact Capital Managers
Clara Barby, Senior Partner, Just Climate
Chris Gorell Barnes, Founding Partner, Ocean14
Audrey Lambry, Impact Director, Eurazeo Planetary Boundaries Fund
15:00 - 16:00
Plenary #6: Debate - Can impact investing survive in a post-liberal world?
Xenia Loos,
Sean Farrell,
Michele Giddens OBE,
Jennifer Pryce,
Jeremy Smith
This is an Oxford-style debate in which we’ll have two speakers for the proposition and two speakers against, with audience voting on their views at the start and at the end of the session. This session will be an off-the-record discussion.
The political atmosphere has shifted considerably since the start of the Trump administration’s second tenure in the White House. In this budding ‘post-liberal’ era, long-cherished values and institutions appear to be in retreat while national self-interest is being prioritised above all else.
The norms of environmentalism, multilateralism and social justice are in the process of being revalued or scuppered entirely. Yet existential global issues such as climate change, biodiversity loss and global inequality are only ramping up with no credible vision that they will be addressed meaningfully in the short-term.
Against this background of political flux, we ask what the future of impact investing is likely to be as a result. Will impact investing survive as a going concern, and if so, in what form.
The debate session will explore questions such as:
- Will impact investing go the way of ESG and DE&I?
- What investment areas are above the political tumult?
- Can security and defence ever be an impact investment?
- Can trying to protect old liberal institutions (freedom of press, human rights) be a form of impact?
Chair: Xenia Loos, Co-Founder, Partner, Collective Action
Sean Farrell, CIO, Snowball IM
Michele Giddens, CEO & Co-Founder, Bridges Fund Management
Jennifer Pryce, President & CEO, Calvert Impact
Jeremy Smith, Senior Advisor, Energy Impact Partners
16:00 - 16:05
Closing remarks
16:05 - 16:15
End of conference
Impact Investor Global Summit
Meet our 2025 advisory board:
David Gowenlock
Senior Investment Director, Sustainable and Impact Investing at Cambridge Associates
Sponsorship opportunities
Position your business with an authoritative content-led event portfolio focused on ESG & diversity and be recognised as a go-to solution provider for senior private markets professionals and institutional investors.
Sponsorship gives you the opportunity to:
- Network with senior power players and private market investors as you address the most impeding social and environmental challenges through impact investing.
- Present how your impact fund solutions deliver measurable ESG credentials to align with a strong financial performance to enable fundraising across a global investor base.
- Discover brand opportunities to position your sustainable funds to aid capital raising to a global ESG community.
For more information on available sponsorship opportunities please contact chris.w@pei.group | +44 (0) 7584 018 707
2025 sponsors include:
Network with the global impact investment industry
The Summit will be in-person in London. Join 600+ attendees from specialist impact fund managers, general asset managers and institutional investors for two days of networking at the must-attend event for impact investment professionals.
The in-person networking experience
Meet investors focused on impact investment
Network with active investors in the industry. Benefit from our expansive global investor community who will be in attendance throughout the summit.
Network in-person in London
Connect with your peers at interactive workshops, networking breaks, evening drinks reception, roundtable discussions and invite-only breakfasts.
Build new connections
Our past attendees included Big Society Capital, Blackstone Group, CDC Group, Goldman Sachs, Macarthur Foundation, MassMutual, New York State Common Retirement Fund, and many more.
Past attendees included
Testimonials from attendees
Operating Principles for Impact Management
Diane Damskey, Head of Secretariat
The event gathered some of the top names in impact investing and covered key topics to promote the understanding and growth of this market. The organization and…
SV Health Investors
Hannah Maunder, Investor Relations and Communications Associate
The Impact Investor Global Summit provided a huge amount of clarity on all things impact investing and did so in an engaging and enjoyable way.
FSN Capital Partners
Pål Dale, Senior Director, Business Development
All in all, the event provided a rich and detailed snapshot of the state of the impact investment industry, as of 2021.
Institutional Investors at the Impact Global Summit 2025
The Impact Investor Global Summit is an opportunity to connect with 200+ investors who are looking to increase their exposure to impact funds and sustainable investment strategies. The Summit is a platform for investors to gain insights from their peers, benchmark investment strategies, and share best practices.
Confirmed investor attendees in 2024 included Allianz Global Investors, Alvarium, AZR Capital, British Business Bank, BII, Church Commissioners, CPPIB, EBRD, GIC, Hitachi Digital, IMAS Foundation, KFW Capital, M&G Investment Management, Mallinckrodt Foundation, and many more.
What to expect at the Summit:
- Meet with the best and biggest impact funds globally – network and arrange one-to-one meetings with leading impact managers
- Networking with peers and other institutional investors – build your network of peers, understand their strategies, challenges, and allocation approach to impact
- Get insight on the latest innovations and trends in impact investing – take advantage of a world-class speaking faculty to stay aligned with developments in the market
- Find investment opportunities across the impact market’s thematic sub-asset classes from climate, healthcare, social, education, and many more
Apply for a complimentary Institutional Investor pass
A limited number of complimentary passes are available for impact LPs, allocators and institutional investors to join the event.
Complimentary investor passes are limited to foundations, endowments, trusts, insurance companies, single family offices, sovereign wealth funds and pension funds who are actively making fund commitments and do not engage in third-party fundraising activities or collect fees for advisory/consulting services.
Apply for a complimentary pass and a member of our team will follow up with you to confirm your eligibility.