Investors and industry leaders will examine how impact strategies can pursue competitive returns while addressing environmental and social challenges.
[NEW YORK, September 22, 2026] – 100 Women in Finance (“100WF”), a global finance association committed to empowering women in finance, will convene impact investing leaders for its fourth annual Impact Investing Symposium on October 8, 2026, in New York City.
The powerful program combines keynote remarks, leadership conversations, expert panels, small group Table Topics and a networking reception. These formats give attendees opportunities to exchange ideas directly with senior leaders and practitioners in impact investing and sustainable finance. Discussions will span energy security, infrastructure and resilience; intentional impact strategies; evolving sustainability regulation and disclosure requirements; private credit for the energy transition; and the power demands of the AI buildout. The conversations will offer perspectives on emerging investment opportunities and market trends while building connections across the allocator and manager spectrum.
Featured speakers include:
- Amantia Muhedini, Executive Director, Head of Sustainable & Impact Investing Americas, UBS Global Wealth Management
- Preeti Bhattacharji, Head of Sustainable Investing, J.P. Morgan Chase, and Adjunct Professor, Columbia University
- Yana Watson Kakar, Managing Director and Head of the Americas, La Caisse
- Anju Suresh, CFA, Vice President, Portfolio Manager & Impact Investing Specialist, Glenmede Endowment & Foundation Management
- Bhakti Mirchandani, Managing Director, Responsible Investments, Trinity Church Wall Street
- Jennifer Katz, Director, Investments and Head of Mission-Aligned Investing, Doris Duke Foundation
- Wendy Cromwell, Vice Chair and Senior Managing Director, Wellington Management
- Laura Nishikawa, Head of Emerging Risk R&D – Banks & Corporates Segment, MSCI
The Symposium has sold out in each of its previous three years, drawing hundreds of investors, allocators and managers from across North America. Its growth tracks a broader shift: capital allocators are treating environmental, social and governance factors as core to any investment case. This year’s program reflects growing interest in how investors assess financial performance alongside environmental and social risks and outcomes.
“Capital is moving toward strategies that price in environmental and social risk, and our role is to make sure women are at the forefront of that shift, allocating, underwriting and setting strategy. The Symposium is where those connections get made. For 25 years, 100 Women in Finance has stood behind the women driving change across the industry, and its mission of building an inclusive, connected financial ecosystem matters as much today as it did at the start.” said Rehana Farrell, Chief Executive Officer, 100 Women in Finance.
For more information, including the agenda and full list of speakers, please visit https://iis.100women.org.