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)