Der tatsächliche Impact von Investing
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Elisabeth-Herz-Kremenak-Saal
Plenary
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in englischer SpracheNachhaltiges Finanzieren und Impact Investing werden weltweit immer mehr zur Priorität. Aber was steckt wirklich dahinter? Hat das Konzept tatsächlich Substanz? Kombiniert es Investing mit der Schaffung einer besseren Welt? Hochrangige VertreterInnen der österreichischen und internationalen Banken- und Investmentbranche werden diese Fragen in diesem Plenum diskutieren.
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Elizabeth CORLEY
Former Chief Executive Officer, now Senior Advisor, Allianz Global Investors and Chair, Implementation Taskforce, London
| Elizabeth was CEO of Allianz Global Investors, initially for Europe then globally, from 2005 to 2016 and continues to act as a senior advisor to the firm. She was previously at Merrill Lynch Investment Managers and Coopers & Lybrand. Elizabeth serves on three company boards as a non-executive director - Pearson plc, BAE Systems plc and Morgan Stanley Inc. | |
| Elizabeth is active in representing the investment industry and developing standards within it. She is a member of the European Securities and Markets Authority’s stakeholder group and the CFA Future of Finance Council. She is chair of an industry Taskforce for the UK government on social impact investing. Additionally, she is a member of the Committee of 200 and a trustee of the British Museum. She is also a published author and fellow of the Royal Society of Arts. |
Mag. Martin GRÜLL
Chief Financial Officer, Raiffeisen Bank International AG, Vienna
| 1977-1982 | University of Economics, Vienna |
| 1982-1987 | Deputy Manager, International Loan Department, Raiffeisen Zentralbank Österreich, Vienna |
| 1987-1988 | Vice President, Head of International Loan Division, Raiffeisen Zentralbank Österreich, Vienna |
| 1988-1998 | Senior Vice President, Head of International Corporate Banking, Raiffeisen Zentralbank Österreich, Vienna |
| 1998-1999 | Member, Managing Board, Bank Austria Handelsbank, Vienna |
| 1999-2002 | Chairman, Managing Board, Bank Austria Handelsbank, Vienna |
| 2001 | General Manager, Central and Eastern Europe, UniCredit Bank Austria |
| 2002-2004 | Senior General Manager, Central and Eastern Europe, UniCredit Bank Austria |
| 2005-2010 | Member, Managing Board and Chief Financial Officer, Raiffeisen International Bank Holding AG, Vienna |
| since 2010 | Member, Managing Board and Chief Financial Officer, Raiffeisen Bank International AG, Vienna |
Harish HANDE
Chief Executive Officer, SELCO Foundation, Bangalore
| Harish Hande is an entrepreneur with over 24 years of experience in deploying sustainable energy solutions for underserved communities. His understanding of the deep correlation between lack of energy and a poor quality of life inspired him to launch a social enterprise - SELCO India - in 1994. SELCO provides appropriate renewable energy services to poor and underserved households in rural India, with affordable financial linkages from local financial institutions. More than 450,000 systems have been installed. SELCO operates at every level of the system and at every point in the supply chain, to build an ecosystem that increases accessibility, affordability, and appropriate renewable energy solutions for the poor. Harish has received national and international recognition for his/SELCO’s pragmatic efforts to empower the poor via energy access. Most notably the Ramon Magsaysay Award (2011), Zayed Future Energy Prize (2018) and Skoll Social Entrepreneurship Award (2018). Born in rural Karnataka, Harish graduated from the Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur and earned his PhD from the University of Massachusetts. |
MA Susan MYERS
Senior Vice President, United Nations Foundation, New York
| Susan Myers is the UN Foundation’s Senior Vice President. Ms. Myers has served as Executive Director of the New York office of the United Nations Foundation since 2000. As a member of the Foundation's leadership team, she provides overall guidance and participates in the development of long-term strategy for the organization. Previously, she served as Legislative Director of the Better World Campaign, a bi-partisan, non-profit national education and outreach effort dedicated to enhancing the awareness of and appreciation for the vital role the United Nations plays around the world. In this position, she led successful campaigns for the payment of over $1 billion in U.S. arrears to the UN and for the re-entry of the U.S. to UNESCO (the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) after an 18-year absence from the organization. | |
| Susan holds a B.A. from Duke University and an M.A. from the Elliott School of International Affairs at George Washington University. Previous experience includes working in the Governmental Relations and Public Affairs Office of the Legal Services Corporation and Governmental Affairs Office of the American Bar Association. She has also served on the boards of the U.S. Global Leadership Coalition and Citizens for Global Solutions. |
Woody TASCH
Chairman, Slow Money Institute, Boulder
| Woody Tasch, the Founder of the Slow Money Institute, is the author of 'Inquiries into the Nature of Slow Money: Investing as if Food, Farms and Fertility Mattered', which sparked a movement and led to the flow of more than $60 million to hundreds of local and organic food enterprises around the U.S., Canada, France, and Australia. In 2017, he published his second book, 'SOIL: Notes Towards the Theory and Practice of Nurture Capital', which one early reviewer calls "Walden for the 21st Century." Woody is former Chairman and CEO of Investors' Circle, one of the oldest angel networks in the U.S. and the only one dedicated to sustainability, steering more than $200 million into 300 early stage companies since 1992. He was previously Treasurer of the Jessie Smith Noyes Foundation, where he pioneered mission related investing. He was also founding chairman of the Community Development Venture Capital Alliance. Utne Reader named Woody one of "25 Visionaries Who Are Changing Your World." |
Cliff PRIOR
Chief Executive Officer, Big Society Capital, London
| 1975-1978 | Biochemistry, University of Oxford |
| 1978-1982 | Crisis intervention counsellor |
| 1982-1988 | Special Needs Housing, New Islington & Hackney Housing Assn |
| 1988-1994 | Policy and Planning Director, Stonham Housing |
| 1994-1998 | Programmes Director, Mental Health Foundation |
| 1998-2006 | Chief Executive, Rethink |
| 2006-2016 | Chief Executive Officer, UnLtd |
| since 2016 | Chief Executive Officer, Big Society Capital, London |
