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Spotlight On… “Principles of Social Entrepreneurship”
Join us at our unique journey to delve into the principles of social entrepreneurship. Listen to key experts from the sector and get first-hand insights from social entrepreneurs. The digital expert-led session are covering topics of Impact Entrepreneurship and the Tripple Bottom Line, Impact Data Generation, and Impact Story Telling:
30.04.2024 at 12:00 CET | Impact Entrepreneurship and the Tripple Bottom Line: Learn the difference between purely profit-oriented and impact-oriented enterprises; and what it means for the journey as an entrepreneur (vision, mission, target group for fundraising). Understand the positive and challenging aspects and how to navigate the triple bottom line of social & ecological impact and financial sustainability.
Time: 6:00 AM EST
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Webinar on Mainstreaming Climate Change Adaptation and Resilience in Water Sector Projects
The African Development Bank Group and the Global Center on Adaptation (GCA) will organise a webinar to share insights and best practices on mainstreaming climate change adaptation in the water sector. The webinar will present experiences from the Bank’s collaboration with the GCA’s Water and Urban Development program on integrating climate change adaptation into the Bank’s water sector projects and programs through the Africa Adaptation Acceleration Program (AAAP). Focus will be on the Bank’s water sector projects in Ethiopia, Burundi, a World Bank funded project in Chad, and the Bank’s climate ambitions and priorities.Time: 8:00 AM ET- Tags
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2024 State of Blended Finance Virtual Launch
Join us virtually for the launch of the 8th edition of our flagship State of Blended Finance report on Tuesday, April 30 at 9:00am EDT, where we will guide through the report’s data, trends, insights, and recommendations.
This year, for the first time, we will release two State of Blended Finance reports. This first report will cover the overall blended finance market and the second, to be released in Fall 2024, will focus on climate.
Explore last year’s report here.
AGENDA
9:00am – Welcome Remarks, Joan M. Larrea, CEO, Convergence
9:05am – Key Findings: The State of Blended Finance 2024
- Nick Zelenczuk, Manager, Convergence
- Andrew Apampa, Manager, Convergence
- Ayesha Bery, Manager, Convergence
9:25am – Q&A, Content Team, Convergence
9:35am – Panel Discussion, moderated by Joan M. Larrea, CEO, Convergence, featuring:
- Babak Abbaszadeh, President & CEO, Toronto Centre
- Isabelle Tiems, Sustainable Finance Expert, Network for Greening the Financial System (NGFS)
- Michael Ryland, Director, Centre for Social Finance Law
- Ben Weisman, Executive Director, Capital Mobilization at Glasgow Financial Alliance for Net Zero (GFANZ)
10:05am – Q&A with Panelists
10:25am – Closing Remarks, Joan M. Larrea, CEO, Convergence
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