Jeremy Nicholls invited to be a guest speaker by the United Nations Economic and Social Council
Social Value International CEO Jeremy Nicholls was invited by the United Nations Economic and Social Council to be a guest speaker at the ninth session of the Team of Specialists on Innovation and Competitiveness Policies in November. Jeremy represented the Social Value movement and gave a very well-received presentation on Measuring impact – standards, certifications, regulation at the prestigious Palais des Nations, Geneva (Switzerland). The event was also very well received and incorporated a total of five sessions with expert speakers from around the globe:
Session 1: Overview – Impact investing trends and prospects:
- Mike Mompi, Impact Investment Committee, European Business Angel Network and Director of Early Stage Investment at ClearlySo
- Cecile Blilious, Managing Partner, ImpactFirst, Israel
Session 2: Measuring impact – standards, certifications, regulation:
- Sophie Paquot,Director, Toniic Uk
- Jeremy Nicholls, Chief Executive, Social Value International
Session 3: Match-making – connecting innovators with investors:
- Dan Gregory,Head of Policy, Social Enterprise UK, United Kingdom
- Rasmus Nutzhorn, Mentor, Stride unSchool for Entrepreneurial Leadership, and board member, SocialLab, Switzerland
- Buke Cuhakar, Vice President, Global Entrepreneurship Network
- Meret Brotbek, Business Development Lead, Climate KIC
Session 4: Mobilizing Impact Capital – social impact bonds, impact funds, impact banking, crowd funding, public-private cooperation:
- Pierrick Balmain, Blue Orchard
- Louis Zanolin, responsAbility AG
- Tenke Zoltani, Director, UBS
Session 5: Country experiences, case studies, trends, good practices:
- Marie Wall, Deputy Director Startups, Ministry of Enterprise, Sweden
- Igor Yegorov, Deputy Director, Institute for Economics and Forecasting, National Academy of Sciences, Ukraine
- Igor Severine, United Nations Development Program, Minsk, Belarus
You can access various documents and copies of the presentations here
The prestigious Palais des Nations, Geneva (Switzerland)
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