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100 Women in Finance Announces Impact Investing Symposium in New York City
100 Women in Finance, a global finance industry network committed to empowering women in finance, will bring together impact investing leaders from across the industry at the Impact Investing Symposium on October 10th in New York City, held at etc.venues 360 Madison.
The Symposium will feature keynote speakers, panel discussions, and Table Talks focused on key impact investing developments, best practices, analytics, implementation challenges, success stories, and more.
Rethinking What Counts as Return
With the complex global issues we face today, delivering positive financial returns can no longer stand as the sole focus, social, environmental, and human impact must be factored in as well. With these goals in mind, 100WF aims to spark discussion around innovation and opportunity capable of shaping the future of impact investing. Led by experts from across the industry, the event will tackle topics including ESG data, climate, carbon markets, biodiversity, and reporting and policy.
Featured speakers include Lisa Hall, Impact Chair at Apollo Global Management; Dr. Lucas Joppa, Chief Sustainability Officer and Senior Managing Director at Haveli Investments; Afsaneh Beschloss, Founder and CEO of RockCreek; Andrew Siwo, Director of Sustainable Investments and Climate Solutions at the New York State Common Retirement Fund; Brooke Masters, US Financial Editor at the Financial Times; Annette L. Nazareth, Chair of the Integrity Council for the Voluntary Carbon Market; Debra D. Schwartz, Managing Director of Impact Investments at the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation; Bhakti Mirchandani, Managing Director of Responsible Investing at Trinity Church Wall Street; and Michaela Edwards, Partner at Capricorn Investment Group.
Why Women’s Investment Choices Matter for the Industry’s Future
100WF recognizes the power and influence women hold in shaping the future of impact and sustainable investing. According to research from Simple, 61 percent of women between the ages of 30 and 40 choose their investments based on social or environmental impact. While women make up half the world’s population, they currently manage approximately $72 trillion, roughly one third of the world’s wealth. If women invested at the same rate as men, there would potentially be an additional $1.87 trillion dedicated to responsible investing. The Impact Investing Symposium will serve as a platform for industry leaders to convene and address both the opportunities and challenges within this space.
What makes this gap particularly significant isn’t just its size, it’s the compounding effect it could have on the broader sustainable investing landscape. As more women rise into senior investment and executive roles, closing that gap could meaningfully accelerate capital flow toward ESG and impact focused strategies industry wide, reshaping how mainstream finance approaches sustainability altogether.
Nicole Wiley, Chief Operating Officer of 100 Women in Finance, said, “Women make up the majority of executive appointees in sustainability and as such hold immense power to drive positive change in the ever important and evolving world of impact investing. 100 Women in Finance is dedicated to the pursuit of a more sustainable future, and as such we are honored and excited to host the Symposium.”
For more information, including the full list of speakers and agenda, please visit https://iis.100women.
