FT Investing for Good Asia 2018 | Financial Times | 10 May 2018 | Four Seasons, 8 Finance Street Central Hong Kong

As countries in Asia work to address social and environmental problems against the backdrop of shrinking government financing, many see potential in private sector financing and impact investing as a means of helping solve global problems such as poverty and climate change. At the same time, appetite is growing among Asian high net worth individuals, donors and investors to use their investment funds to address challenges – ranging from climate change to lack of access to healthcare and education – while also generating a financial return.

WHY ATTEND?

• Leave the event understanding the potential for private capital to fill the funding gaps in solving the world’s biggest challenges.
• Hear directly from the policymakers, advisors and investment experts who are pursing new opportunities and developing innovative financing mechanisms at the intersection of philanthropy and investment.
• Meet dynamic leaders from foundations, institutional and individual investors, investment professionals and advisors, fund managers, development finance institutions and policymakers.
• Learn about the latest financing tools that are available to investors who want to achieve social and environmental impact as well as financial returns.
• Learn about cutting-edge forms of financing that are currently being developed or experimented with to address global challenges
Find out how to take the next steps in developing or offering financial products investors who want to use their investment funds to tackle global challenges.

2018 SPEAKERS:

Angela Bai
Secretary General and Executive Director, China Alliance of Social Value Investing (CASVI)

Naina Batra
CEO, AVPN

Amit Bouri
CEO and Co-founder, Global Impact Investing Network

Melissa Brown
Partner, Daobridge Capital

Aditi Chadha
Founder & Chief Product Officer, DAZL

Annie Chen
Founder and Chair, RS Group

Emily Chew
Global Head of Environmental, Social & Corporate Governance, Manulife Asset Management

Beth Delaney
Assistant Secretary Development Economics, Private Sector and Agriculture Branch, Australian, Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade

Cheng Enjiang
Program officer, Ford Foundation (China)

Mario Ferro
CEO and Co-founder, Wedu

Harvey Koh
Managing Director, FSG

Robert Kraybill
Managing Director, Portfolio Management, IIX

Joyce Lam
SPOTT Manager, Zoological Society of London

Helene Li
Managing Director, Head of Strategic Planning, Brand and Communications Asia Pacific, BNP Paribas Wealth Management

Angela Mackay
Global Publisher, FT Live and Managing Director Asia Pacific, Financial Times

Will McGoldrick
Director of Climate Strategy, The Nature Conservancy

Henry Motte-Muñoz
Founder and CEO, Edukasyon.ph

Yanni Peng
CEO, Narada Foundation

Jaff Shen
CEO, Leping Social Entrepreneur Foundation

Rahul Sheth
Executive Director, Capital Markets, Standard Chartered Capital Solutions

Nena Stoiljkovic
Vice President for Asia and Pacific, International Finance Corporation

Shuyin Tang
Partner, Patamar Capital

KK Tse
Founding Chair, Hong Kong Social Entrepreneurship Forum

Haoliang Xu
UN Assistant Secretary-General; Director, Regional Bureau for Asia and the Pacific, UNDP

Steven Ying
Founder and Managing Partner, High Impact Capital Advisors

Ada Yip
CEO and Director, Urban Spring and WYNG43 Social Investment

Moderator:

Victor Mallet
Asia News Editor, Financial Time

Henny Sender
Chief Correspondent, International Finance, Financial Times

Sarah Murray
Specialist Writer on Sustainable Development, Financial Times

Keynote Speakers:

Paul Chan Mo-po
Financial Secretary, Hong Kong SAR Government

Ma Weihua
Chairman, China Global Philanthropy Institute

Norihiro Takahashi
President, Government Pension Investment Fund (GPIF)

2018 Sponsor:

PRESENTED BY:
• FT

ASIA FOUNDING PARTNER:
• Ford Foundation

KNOWLEDGE PARTNER
• BNP Paribas Wealth Management

SILVER SPONSORS
• Manulife Asset Management
• Standered Chartered

SUPPORTING SUPPORTERS:
• AVPN
• Impact Investment Exchange (IIX)

DEVELOPMENT PARTNER:
• UNDP