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  • Prague, Czech Republic - 2 Days
    Thursday
    April 20
    2023

    14th Global Banking Innovation Forum & Expo

    Making the digital banking world a safer place

    Whether you are a startup, or a huge multinational corporation, there is no company in the world that has not been affected by the events of a few past years. In such challenging times it’s a must to be innovative. Does it apply to banking – one of the most “traditional” industries? How to be open-minded and innovative yet safe and trustworthy?

    Don’t learn from your own mistakes. Meet 300+ industry experts to get their valuable insights in Prague, Czech Republic, on 20 & 21 April 2023.

    Day 1

    • OPENING PANEL DISCUSSION: Banking during crisis
    • Reshaping banking: from legacy to cutting-edge
    • New Onboarding and KYC process with use of biometric approach
    • Building a USP with a data driven process
    • Making the digital banking world a safer place
    • Customer first: creating a seamless customer journey with data
    • European Digital Identity Wallet in Banking
    • Taking advantage of Variable Recurring Payments (VRP) technology
    • PANEL DISCUSSION: Innovations in Payments

    Day 2

    • Digital Euro initiative
    • Case Study: Shared ATMs project
    • FIRESIDE CHAT: Future of Neobanks
    • REGULATORS PANEL
    • Embedded finance – fast & furious
    • Regulate & Innovate
    • Making Sustainability Profitable
    • Banking in the Metaverse
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  • Virtual - 1 Day
    Thursday
    April 20
    2023

    Introduction to Innovation Leadership

    For busy founders and leaders who are seeking a new approach to solving social and environmental challenges with creative solutions.

    Introduction to Innovation Leadership

    This introduction to Innovation Leadership is made for busy founders and leaders who are seeking a new approach to solving social and environmental challenges with creative solutions.

    Continuous improvement is at the heart of making a positive impact. As founders and change-makers, we are always creating new ways of doing things and working with others to bring our visions to life. Innovation leadership is a crucial skill to do this effectively.

    In this interactive and practical workshop you will learn:

    • What exactly is innovation leadership?
    • What are the different types of innovation mindsets?
    • How do these mindsets help me understand others better and work more effectively in a team?
    • How do I actually “do” innovation, with the research-based Targeted Innovation Process?

    Join us on Thursday, April 20th at 2:00pm CT and hear from Kelby Kupersmid, the Executive Coach of Kinetic Development and a member of Social Enterprise Alliance.

    About Our Presenter

    Kelby Kupersmid is a leadership development and coaching specialist who supports social enterprises around the world to unlock their potential so they can maximize their performance. From working at a pre-revenue startup to a multi-billion-dollar financial institution, his diverse professional background informs his unique approach to workplace innovation and efficacy. As Founder and CEO of Kinetic Development, Kelby partners with local and global organizations to increase their leadership effectiveness so they can enhance business results. He draws on his multidisciplinary experience to find a targeted approach that works for each client, combining assessments, individual and team coaching, and large group facilitation. He is trusted by leaders from the boardrooms of the Fortune 100 to the field offices of the United Nations.

    Registration Details

    Members of Social Enterprise Alliance register for this webinar for free. To receive the discount code, please contact us at info@socialenterprise.us.

    Registration for non-members is $35. To join SEA, or to learn more about becoming a member, please visit our Membership page.

    Registrants will receive instructions on accessing the webinar via email.

    Time: 3:00 – 4:30 EDT

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  • Virtual - 1 Day
    Thursday
    April 20
    2023

    The Ideal Role of Catalytic Capital in an Impact Economy

    Catalytic capital is foundational to the impact economy, injecting patient, risk-tolerant, concessionary, and flexible dollars to impact enterprises. For much of the past decade, catalytic capital has arguably served as the “R&D” arm for the broader field, helping to seed innovative impact investing market developments. In response to the COVID-19 pandemic and confluence of global crises in 2020, catalytic capital providers pivoted to flow capital to response, recovery, and resiliency interventions. Now in 2023, amid a challenging, dynamic economic and political backdrop, what will be the ideal role of catalytic capital going forward? How can catalytic capital most effectively support early-stage impact ventures and the impact economy as a whole?

    Join Impact Entrepreneur for a Luminarias Series Webinar to hear from field leaders on the following topics:

    • Best practices and taking stock — what has worked well and what needs to evolve in how catalytic capital is deployed and leveraged
    • Doubling down on policy progress – opportunities for the private sector to invest alongside government funds for sustainable infrastructure, climate solutions and economic resiliency
    • Widening the tent — bringing catalytic capital products to wealth management

    Featured Guests:

    John Balbach is Director of Impact Investments at MacArthur Foundation. John is responsible for the operational management of Impact Investments, including playing leadership roles with major initiatives such as Benefit Chicago and the Catalytic Capital Consortium. He also leads impact investing efforts to advance the Foundation’s Climate Solutions Big Bet. Prior to MacArthur, John worked with Silicon Valley Bank and JPMorgan Chase. He has also served on a National Science Foundation commercialization review committee, managed and raised capital for an Impact Investing Fund focused on developing the Michigan life sciences sector, advised industry-leading corporations on infusing cleantech solutions into their supply chains, provided consulting services to leading nonprofit organizations with the Nonprofit Finance Fund, and served as a strategic advisor to hundreds of founders of technology-based startup ventures through a Michigan economic development program. He holds a BS in Finance from Miami (Ohio) University, an MA from St. John’s College, and an MPA from the University of Minnesota’s Humphrey School of Public Affairs.

    Sam Bonsey is Co-Founder and Executive Director of The ImPact, a global network of families committed to making more impact investments more effectively. Sam is also Vice-Chair of the board of directors and Chair of the investment committee of Keller Enterprises, a family office committed to values-aligned investing. In 2022, Sam became Chair of the Transformation Capital Initiative, a nonprofit dedicated to building the field of systemic investing, collaboratively accelerated by members of The ImPact.  In 2015, Forbes recognized Sam as a “30 Under 30” Social Entrepreneur. In 2010, Sam co-founded the 2Seeds Network, an incubator of community-driven development projects in Tanzania; in 2019, 2Seeds merged with Spark Microgrants, on whose board Sam now serves. Sam graduated magna cum laude from Harvard College with a degree in History and Literature, focused on African postcolonial studies and Swahili. Sam happily resides in Paris with his wife and son.

    Tracy Palandjian is CEO and Co-Founder of Social Finance, a national nonprofit that builds innovative partnerships and investments to measurably improve lives. Since 2011, the firm has pioneered impact investments including the Social Impact Bond and the Career Impact Bond. To date, Social Finance has mobilized over $350 million in new investments to deliver measurable outcomes in education, economic mobility, health, and housing. Social Finance also develops recoverable grant opportunities for donor-advised funds (DAFs), aiming to unlock the $200+ billion in DAF assets toward greater social impact. Prior to Social Finance, Tracy was a Managing Director for eleven years at The Parthenon Group, where she established and led the Nonprofit Practice. She also worked at Wellington Management Company and McKinsey & Company. A member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and the American Philosophical Society, Tracy is a frequent speaker and writer on ESG and impact investing, social innovation, and results-oriented policymaking. Tracy is a member of the Harvard Corporation, is Vice Chair of the U.S. Impact Investing Alliance, and serves on the boards of The Surdna Foundation and The Boston Foundation. She is also an Independent Director of Affiliated Managers Group (NYSE: AMG). A native of Hong Kong, Tracy is fluent in Cantonese and Mandarin. She graduated from Harvard College with a B.A. magna cum laude in Economics and holds an M.B.A. with high distinction from Harvard Business School, where she was a Baker Scholar.

    Fran Seegull is President of the U.S. Impact Investing Alliance, which works to increase awareness of impact investing in the United States, foster deployment of impact capital across asset classes globally, and partner with stakeholders, including government, to build the impact investing ecosystem. She also serves as Executive Director of the Tipping Point Fund on Impact Investing—a donor collaborative focused on growing the field. Previously, Fran was the Chief Investment Officer and Managing Director at ImpactAssets where she headed investment management for The Giving Fund—now a $2B impact investing donor-advised fund. Fran has a BS in Economics from Barnard and an MBA from Harvard. She serves on the Investment Committee of Align Impact and the Advisory Boards of SOCAP and the CASE i3 Initiative at Duke. She tweets at @franseegull.

    Host

    Laurie Lane-Zucker is Founder and CEO of Impact Entrepreneur, LLC, an impact economy business that hosts the Impact Entrepreneur Network — a large, global network of “systems-minded” entrepreneurs, investors and scholars of social and environmental innovation — and publishes Impact Entrepreneur Magazine. For over 30 years, Laurie has been a “pioneer” (Forbes) and recognized leader in sustainability, social enterprise, and impact investing. Laurie was the founding Executive Director of the international environmental organization, Orion Society, which publishes the celebrated Orion Magazine, as well as the founder of a global sustainability think-tank, the Triad Institute, and Hotfrog, a Founding B Corporation, GIIRS Pioneer Company, and the first company ever to complete an equity transaction on an impact investment exchange. Laurie is the bestselling and multiple award-winning publisher and editor of books and magazines on sustainability and social impact, and the author of numerous articles on entrepreneurship and impact investing.

    Time: 12:00 – 1:15 PM ET
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