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  • Virtual - 1 Day
    Thursday
    April 11
    2024

    Leveraging Private Equity for Impact & Growth in Emerging Markets

    Leveraging Private Equity for Impact & Growth in Emerging Markets

    In the evolving landscape of global investment, emerging markets represent a frontier of opportunity for private equity to catalyze sustainable growth and social impact. Join us for an enriching Deep Dive conversation with Clemens Feil, the author behind the Impact Entrepreneur Magazine article “The Untapped Potential of Private Equity in Emerging Markets.” This session aims to unfold the layers of complexity and promise that define private equity investments in these vibrant but often overlooked economies.

    Clemens Feil’s analysis reveals a compelling narrative: emerging markets are not just investment destinations offering enticing financial prospects; they are arenas where private equity can significantly contribute to addressing critical societal challenges. Through our dialogue, we will navigate the symbiotic relationship between yielding robust returns and fostering impactful societal transformations, focusing on:

    • The nuanced balance of risk and reward in emerging markets’ private equity landscape.
    • Innovative strategies that investors can deploy to align financial success with impactful outcomes.
    • Insightful case studies demonstrating the transformative power of private equity in sectors such as healthcare, education, and sustainable infrastructure.
    • Reasons why emerging markets provide lucrative private equity investment opportunities but may be currently under-appreciated by investors.

    This conversation promises to be a fascinating dive into how private equity can be a force for good, driving both economic prosperity and societal well-being in emerging markets. Additionally, these investments have the potential to offer strong, less correlated returns, which offers a compelling proposition for discerning investors. Whether you’re an investor, entrepreneur, or enthusiast for sustainable economic development, join us to explore how private equity can shape the future of these dynamic regions.

    About Our Deep Dives

    Deep Dives are hour-long Zoom Meetings: Live Q&A Sessions (as opposed to our Zoom Webinars, where the audience is in View-Only Mode) between the author(s) or subjects of a Magazine article and our members. Be sure to read the article in question and come bearing questions!

    Time: 12:00 PM – 1:10 PM
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  • Virtual - 1 Day
    Tuesday
    April 16
    2024

    Front Burner: How Business Model Innovation Is Driving the Clean Cooking Industry

    Private sector innovation is a cornerstone of the efforts to bring clean cooking to the over 2.3 billion people worldwide who presently lack it.

    The Clean Cooking Alliance (CCA) has supported over 25 clean cooking companies through its Venture Catalyst program, which helps firms attract investors, and grow their leadership and technical capacity to scale. Supported companies like BioLite, BURN Manufacturing, KOKO Networks and Sistema.bio have brought different product and business strategy innovations to the forefront. These include high-tech solutions like electric induction cookers, new fuels such as ethanol, targeted marketing, and business model solutions such as special purpose financing vehicles, carbon financing, and pay-as-you-go customer financing mechanisms.

    The April 16 discussion, “Front Burner: How Business Model Innovation is Driving the Clean Cooking Industry,” will be hosted by the William Davidson Institute at University of Michigan (WDI), will feature panelists from CCA and these four trailblazing clean cooking companies with operations in multiple countries. Panelists will share their strategies for growing market size and scale, as well as barriers and enablers to implementing innovation. To learn more about the state of the clean cooking industry, click here for the CCA’s 2023 Annual Report.

    Time: 8:00 AM EDT

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  • Hybrid - 1 Day
    Thursday
    April 18
    2024

    Global Inclusive Growth Summit

    The 2024 Global Inclusive Growth Summit, hosted by the Mastercard Center for Inclusive Growth in its 10th anniversary year, advances real solutions to today’s most pressing challenges through collaboration and candid conversation among entrepreneurs, innovators, policymakers and emerging changemakers. First held in 2019, the Summit assembles a dynamic group of cross-sector leaders who collectively address topics including financial inclusion, data science for social impact, emerging technology such as artificial intelligence, climate and the environment, women’s economic empowerment and place-based development.

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  • Hilton Sandton,Johannesburg - 1 Day
    Saturday
    April 20
    2024

    The Financial Investment Expo 2024

    2024 The Financial Investment Expo is a major event for the fintech and financial investment industry around the world. It is a comprehensive platform designed for global fintech companies and investment and financial institutions to display their corporate image, expand brand influence, promote financial products and expand market share. At the same time, it also builds a new financial investment service platform for global investors to connect resources and exchange information.

    In recent years, Internet technology has affected and subverted the traditional financial industry with an unprecedented wave, and the finance + technology sector has risen rapidly and become extremely popular. In 2023, under the influence of the global inflation crisis + geopolitical conflicts and other factors, how to allocate major types of assets has become one of the most important problems troubling investors. This event will further meet the professional investment needs of fintech enthusiasts and financial investors in an all-round way. It will be a bridge and bond for the comprehensive communication and deep cooperation between fintech institutions, investment and financial planning institutions and investors.

    2024 The Financial Investment Expo mainly covers foreign exchange, cryptocurrency, payment and other industries, while blockchain, Meta, NFT, DeFi, artificial intelligence, Web3.0 will also participate in it. It includes not only traditional financial institutions, but also the integration of the latest forms of business in the fintech industry. At the same time, the expo will be attended by more than 100 well-known guests in the financial industry. With the joint support of many enterprises, institutions and guest teachers in the industry, the summit will be an opportunity to share resources and exchange ideas.

    Participants: Foreign exchange companies, crypto exchanges, payment companies, banks, insurance, securities, futures, trust, asset management, digital financial enterprises, financial media, financial technology companies, financial support service companies, NFT companies, Meta, financial securities companies, software companies, software providers, artificial intelligence, big data companies, etc

    Audience composition: leaders of foreign exchange companies, leaders of crypto exchanges, leaders of payment companies, bank executives, insurance executives, securities and futures executives, high net worth investors innovative financial industry practitioners, financial company leaders, fintech companies, agencies, financial companies, financial industry practitioners, etc

    Features of this expo

    1. The world’s largest and far-reaching financial investment Expo

    More than 100 financial investment + Fintech companies participated in the summit, involving companies such as forex, cryptocurrency, payments, banking, securities, insurance, futures, blockchain, Meta, asset management, electronic payment systems and fintech solutions.

    2. Join hands with world famous entrepreneurs to discuss the frontier development of financial investment industryMore than 100 well-known entrepreneurs and heads of institutions were invited to give speeches, systematically explaining the latest development process and future direction of the financial investment industry.

    3. High-end network resourcesThe attendees mainly include guests of global famous financial enterprises, introducing brokers, senior executives of banks and securities industry, outstanding leaders of Internet finance industry, well-known experts and scholars, industry elites, media representatives, legal teams, high net worth investors, to ensure the efficiency of resource connection and communication.

    4. Cooperate with numerous media organizations to achieve global dissemination and influenceThe Expo mainly cooperates with 100 well-known financial media around the world to carry out in-depth coverage and wide dissemination of this international financial Expo. Eight million exposures will maximize the influence of the expo in the financial sector.

    Topics of the meeting:

    2024 Logic and Trend analysis of Global Asset allocation

    The trading system in the global foreign exchange market

    How can forex brokers better serve global traders

    How to strengthen the supervision of foreign exchange investment industry

    The importance of strengthening foreign exchange regulation and investor capital safety

    We will give full play to the important role of foreign exchange investment in asset allocationThe impact of global energy crisis on foreign exchange investment

    Opportunities and risks brought by blockchain to traditional financial markets

    How to seize the opportunities in digital asset investment

    Is Digital asset Investment the ultimate Choice for financial Development?

    The impact of digital currency, blockchain technology, cross-border payment and other factors on the field of commercial payment

    Payment industry convergence – Case analysis and development trend interpretation of alternative payment solutions

    Global cross-border payment innovation and the use of fintech

    Explore the next investment opportunity of Web3 around Meta and NFT

    Time: 9:00 AM – 6:00 PM SAST / 2:00 AM – 11:00 AM

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  • ABU DHABI, UAE - 3 Days
    Tuesday
    April 23
    2024

    AVPN Global Conference 2024

    One Asia, One Future

    As AVPN counts down to the 11th edition of the Annual Global Conference, which will take place against the backdrop of a world in great flux, it is imperative that we provide the social investment community with the most extensive opportunity yet, to learn, connect, and unite in action for Asia.

    Join us for the first time in West Asia, in Abu Dhabi, UAE on 23 – 25 April 2024 in a gathering guided by the theme “One Asia, One Future”.

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  • Cape Town, South Africa - 2 Days
    Wednesday
    April 24
    2024

    ICSC Energy Transition Workshop

    Following the great success of the 2023 Energy transition workshop in Cape Town, the ICSC, in collaboration with Eskom are delighted to announce that the event will be returning to the same stunning venue – Cape Town on 24 – 25 April 2024.

    The energy transition is raising issues thick and fast the world over. One of the most pressing is to identify the most practical routes to achieve net zero – this is the focus of the ICSC workshop and makes attendance at this international event more important than ever. The event will improve your understanding of the policies being pursued by various countries to achieve net zero, the technologies that are being developed and deployed, and how they interact.

    The 3rd energy transition workshop is a fantastic opportunity to discuss the energy transition with experts from all over the world, and to gain insights into what strategies and technologies are likely to work and the ones that may be less successful.

    Topics that will be discussed include:

    • Developments in carbon capture, utilisation and storage
    • Emissions reduction from power plants
    • The role of variable renewable energy
    • How to maintain a stable electricity grid during the transition
    • How to improve the flexibility of power plants so they can cope with VRE
    • The potential to reduce emissions from hard to abate industries
    • The role of coal in a circular economy – for example as a viable source of rare earth elements, critical for the energy transition.
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  • Online and in-person at Prince de Galles Hotel, Douala, Cameroon - 2 Days
    Thursday
    April 25
    2024

    Digital Climate Advisory Services Training to Support Climate Resilience for Smallholder Agriculture in Central Africa

    The Africa Adaptation Acceleration Program (AAAP), a joint initiative of the African Development Bank and the Global Center on Adaptation (GCA), will bring together key public and private sector change makers from Central Africa for a two-day training session on the effective implementation and scale up of digital climate advisory services (DCAS). The invited representatives include Bio Agro-Business SAS (BAB)(link is external) and GreenHouse Ventures(link is external) Limited of the Democratic Republic of Congo and Cameroon, respectively.

    The training will be delivered by FOKABS(link is external), a social enterprise that offers innovative technologies and advisory services for climate change mitigation, adaptation, finance, capacity building, and technology transfer in developed and developing countries. Participants will explore new knowledge, best practices and the latest innovations and approaches to promoting the adoption of digital climate advisory services in the region. The training will feature design and implementation of DCAS projects that reach the last mile and enable farmers to improve food security and climate resilience.

    Climate change, including flooding, drought and extreme weather, continues to impact traditional farming methods, making it harder for farmers worldwide to secure livelihoods. However, modern technology – from smartphones to satellites, drones and special sensors – and innovative digital tools are revolutionizing farming practices.  By providing accurate weather forecasts, recommendations for adapting to climate variations, and optimized crop management strategies, technology can play a key role in enhancing sustainable agriculture.

    Time: 8:00 – 16:30 (GMT+1) / 4:00 AM – 12:30 PM EST

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  • Denver, Colorado - 3 Days
    Wednesday
    May 1
    2024

    Industry Growth Forum

    A One-of-a-Kind Event in the Climate Tech and Cleantech Space
    In its 29th year, the Industry Growth Forum (IGF) is the premier event for climate tech and cleantech entrepreneurs, investors, and experts from industry and the public sector to build relationships, showcase innovative technologies, and identify disruptive business solutions.

    The IGF builds on decades of technical expertise and market analysis accumulated at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), the nation’s only federal lab dedicated to renewable energy and energy efficiency research.

    We are strongly committed to our mission of connecting cutting-edge startups with motivated investors. These connections are critical to drive innovation to market for impact and we are dedicated to making that a reality.

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