Impact Investing
Driving Social Purpose Through Measurable Investment Returns
MAY 24, 2017
KIMPTON HOTEL PALOMAR
2121 P STREET NW
WASHINGTON, D.C.
AGENDA
The Skytop Strategies team is dedicated to crafting thought provoking
agendas that are diverse, not only in areas of thought and experience,
but in the broad range of attending speakers.
| Time | Description |
|---|---|
| 8:15-8:45 AM | Registration & Networking Breakfast |
| 8:45-8:50 | Welcome Remarks Christopher P. Skroupa, Founder & Chief Executive Officer, Skytop Strategies |
| 8:50-9:20 | Opening Interview Reframing Impact Investing: Meeting Financial Performance Expectations While Investing With Purpose Interviewer: John Shire, Equity Partner, Seyfarth Shaw LLP Interviewee: Christina Leijonhufvud, Co-Founder & Managing Partner, Tideline |
| 9:20-10:00 | Panel Discussion Public-Private Partnerships: An Economic Engine That Drives Profitable Outcomes Moderator: Fran Seegull, Executive Director, U.S. Impact Investing Alliance Panelists: Lara Metcalf, Managing Director, Social Finance David Yeh, Former Senior Policy Advisor, The White House |
| 10:00-10:30 | Presentation Restoring Balance: Connecting Capitalism and Markets with Main Street Presenter: Martin Whittaker, Chief Executive Officer, JUST Capital |
| 10:30-10:50 | Networking Break |
| 10:50-11:30 | Discussion Session The Power of the SDG: How It Might Align Performance and Scale Risk Control Discussants: Georges Dyer, Principal, Intentional Endowments Network Katherine St. Onge, Senior Officer, Investor Relations, Calvert Foundation Mariela Vargova, Senior Vice President, Sustainability and Impact Investments, Rockefeller & Co |
| 11:30-12:00 PM | Discussion Session Impact Strategies for the Institutional Investor: Building to Scale and Driving Larger Allocations Discussants: Jacob Haar, Managing Partner, Community Investment Management Christie June Zarkovich, Managing Director, Cambridge Associates |
| 12:00-12:30 | Discussion Session Shareholder Engagement: The Role Public Equities Play in Shaping the Impact Investor Sector Discussants: Karen Wawrzaszek, Managing Director, Rockefeller & Co Mariela Vargova, Senior Vice President, Sustainability and Impact Investments, Rockefeller & Co Lisa Woll, Chief Executive Officer, US SIF |
| 12:30-1:30 | Networking Luncheon |
| 1:30-2:10 | Panel Discussion Impact Investing Across Asset Classes: From Governance through Implementation Moderator: Drianne Benner, Managing Director, Appomattox Panelists: Jeannine Jacokes, Chief Executive Officer, Partners for the Common Good Kate Kohler, Principal, Korn Ferry Marcela Pinilla, Senior Analyst, Christian Brothers Investment Services, Inc. |
| 2:10-2:30 | Presentation Emissions Statement: Diversifying Your Portfolio Around a Low-Carbon Economy Presenter: Brian Rice, Portfolio Manager, CalSTRS |
| 2:30-3:00 | Discussion Session Participating in Climate Change: An Investor’s View on Green Bonds and Other Access Vehicles Discussants: Peter Ellsworth, Director, Investor Program, Ceres Brian Rice, Portfolio Manager, CalSTRS Mark Spalding, President, The Ocean Foundation |
| 3:00-3:30 | Networking Break |
| 3:30-4:10 | Panel Discussion The Pivot to Renewable Energy: Optimizing Old Infrastructure to Support Allocations Moderator: John Shire, Equity Partner, Seyfarth Shaw LLP Panelists: David Dabney, Co-Founder & Chief Executive Officer, StarCore Nuclear Leo Eskin, Director of Systems Engineering, StarCore Nuclear |
| 4:10-4:50 | Panel Discussion The “Hydra” of Emerging Markets Impact Investing: The Dependence on Capital From Developed Countries and How It Challenges Overall Development Moderator: Sally Boulter, Senior Officer, Client Experience & Strategic Development, ImpactAssets Panelists: Fran Seegull, Executive Director, U.S. Impact Investing Alliance Esther Pan Sloane, Head of Partnerships, Policy, and Communication, United Nations Capital Development Fund Bert van der Vaart, Founder & Chief Executive Officer, SEAF |
| 4:50-5:30 | Panel Discussion The Connection Between Philanthropy and Impact: The Next Generation is Shaping a Different Brand to Watch Moderator: Kenneth St-Amand, Vice President, Client Portfolio Manager, Mirova US Panelists: Alexander Golding, Founder and Chief Executive Officer, HelpedHope Jason Ingle, Co-Founder & Managing Partner, Closed Loop Capital Carol Pepper, Chief Executive Officer, Pepper International |
| 5:30 | Closing Remarks |
| 5:35 | Program Adjourns |
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