Building on last year’s success, the Symposium will bring together experts to examine and discuss the latest developments in the impact and sustainable investing ecosystem
NEW YORK, (September 5, 2024) – 100 Women in Finance (“100WF”), a global finance industry network committed to empowering women in finance, will convene impact investing leaders at the Impact Investing Symposium on October 1st in New York City at @Ease 605.
The Symposium will feature panels of experts, leadership armchairs and group discussions, and will tackle topics like environmental capital, impact and sustainable financing, clean energy, and how to integrate diversity, equity and inclusion into investor decision-making. Attendees will gather to share wisdom on sustainable investment values, hear from leaders on the latest industry developments and work together to come up with solutions to challenges affecting the impact investing ecosystem.
Featured speakers include:
- Gina McCarthy, Former White House National Climate Advisor and U.S. EPA Administrator, America Is All In
- Preeti Bhattacharji, U.S. Head of Sustainable Investing, J.P. Morgan Private Bank
- Wendy Cromwell, Vice Chair & Head of Sustainable Investment, Wellington Management
- Leslie Biddle, Deputy Undersecretary for Commercialization and Finance, U.S. Department of Energy
- Carine Smith Ihenacho, Chief Governance and Compliance Officer, Norges Bank Investment Management
- Jed Emerson, Chief Impact Officer, AlTi Tiedemann Global
- Andrew Siwo, Head of Sustainable Investments & Climate Solutions, New York State Common Retirement Fund
- Emily Thomas, Head of Investing with Impact, Morgan Stanley
- Amy Chung, Managing Director, Impact Investing, The California Endowment
Last year’s sold-out inaugural event brought together nearly 250 thought leaders and industry peers, as well as college and university students from the Tristate area. The event’s discussions highlighted the increasing significance of environmental, social and governance factors when making investment choices, and the prevailing themes that emerged resonated strongly with 100 Women in Finance’s mission and Vision 30/40, which seeks to attain gender parity and diversity in the finance industry by 2040.
Media partners for the Symposium include ImpactAlpha and Impact Wealth.
“Building on the momentum of last year’s success, our second annual Impact Investing Symposium reflects 100WF’s commitment to fostering professional enrichment, networking opportunities, and development. As an organization that advocates for female talent to ascend to roles that reflect their capacity to serve as executives and investors, 100WF impact initiatives, such as this Symposium, serve as a vital conduit between the increasing demand for values-aligned investments and the women ready to lead this evolution in finance.” — Carole K. Crawford, Board Chair, 100 Women in Finance.
For more information, including the agenda and full list of speakers, please visit https://iis.100women.org.