Social Impact Leadership Series: Examining the Global State of Impact Investing
Date and time
Location
University of Chicago Booth School of Business
25 Basinghall Street London EC2V 5HA United KingdomDescription
Investors around the globe are embracing impact investing as a vehicle to unleash the power of capital for social good. The 2019 Annual Impact Investor Survey by the Global Impact Investing Network found that impact investing is an industry on the rise, with impact measurement and management becoming increasingly important to investors’ goals. The United Kingdom has positioned itself at the forefront of this industry, aiming to bolster the sector in the UK and beyond.
On November 20, join Chicago Booth's Rustandy Center for Social Sector Innovation in London to learn about these and other trends, the global state of impact investing, and impact investing strategies from a panel of industry experts.
Panelists will include:
- Alexis Crusey, Senior Manager of Investor Relations at Leapfrog Investment
- Maggie Loo, Partner, Client & Strategy Development, Bridges Fund Management Ltd.
- Paul Miller, CEO of Bethnal Green Ventures
- Priya Parrish, ’09, Impact Investor in Residence at the Rustandy Center for Social Sector Innovation and Managing Partner of Impact Engine (moderator)
Agenda:
- 6:30 p.m. - Welcome reception
- 7 p.m. - Welcome remarks from Randall Kroszner, Deputy Dean for Executive Programs and Norman R. Bobins Professor of Economics, Chicago Booth
- 7:10 p.m. - Panel begins
- 8 p.m. - Networking reception
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The Rustandy Center for Social Sector Innovation is the destination at the University of Chicago Booth School of Business for people committed to helping solve complex social and environmental problems. As Chicago Booth’s social impact hub, the Rustandy Center offers hands-on learning opportunities, supports innovative courses, and pursues research—all with the goal of developing people and practices with the potential to solve the world’s biggest problems.