Mobilizing faith-based investors for greater impact
Steven Owen
FaithInvest
Track
The Future of Global Finance
Format
Panel (3 speakers)
Speakers
- NameNana Francois
- TitleCEO
- OrganizationOpportunity Microfinance Investments Ltd
- NameMathew Jensen
- TitleSenior Investment Officer, Unitarian Universalist Association’s Common Endowment Fund
- OrganizationUnitarian Universalist Association
- NameZiwei Fan
- TitleSenior Research Assistant, Advisor to the China Daoist Association
- OrganizationHong Kong University
Description
This SOCAP25 panel with audience interaction will explore how significant assets – in the trillions – of the world’s faith organizations can be more fully mobilized and directed at scale towards impact strategies focused on the climate and human flourishing. Our panel will discuss how faith organizations can invest in greater alignment with their values through impact investing and by collaboration with the broader values-based investment community. The panel will highlight blended finance instruments, microfinance operations in the global south, and other innovative investment vehicles.
